Geordie Williamson's guest appearances

Geordie Williamson

Adelaide Writers' Week 2013

Uncommon

The ABR Podcast

Donald Trump

Jules Lund

Colson Whitehead

Kevin Young

Wil Anderson

Tracy K. Smith

James Martin

Nathan Chan

Chris Smith

Josh Miller

Jason Harris

David Mitchell

Daniel Davis

Rohit Bhargava

Sally Rooney

OwlTail

This week, on the ABR podcast, literary critic and editor Geordie Williamson reviews J.M. Coetzee’s new short story collection, The Pole and Other Stories. At the age of eighty-three Coetzee has again proved himself a ‘true and loving creator’, argues Williamson, by denying his characters endings or wholeness – ‘the great lie of art’. Listen to Geordie Williamson with ‘Last things: J.M. Coetzee’s antipodal forces’.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, on the ABR podcast, literary critic and editor Geordie Williamson reviews J.M. Coetzee’s new short story collection, The Pole and Other Stories. At the age of eighty-three Coetzee has again proved himself a ‘true and loving creator’, argues Williamson, by denying his characters endings or wholeness – ‘the great lie of art’. Listen to Geordie Williamson with ‘Last things: J.M. Coetzee’s antipodal forces’.   See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Geordie Williamson reviews J.M. Coetzee’s The Pole and Other Stories

Author and scholar Kevin Birmingham has shown that books as much as people are worthy subjects of biography. This year he has followed up The Most Dangerous Book, his award-winning account of the battle to get James Joyce’s Ulysses published, with The Sinner and the Saint, a book about the genesis of another classic: Crime and Punishment. In this week’s episode of the ABR podcast, Geordie Williamson reads his review of Birmingham’s latest study, one which ‘brings microscopic detail and a sense of drama to the composition’ of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s masterpiece. Geordie Williamson has been chief literary critic of The Australian since 2008.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author and scholar Kevin Birmingham has shown that books as much as people are worthy subjects of biography. This year he has followed up The Most Dangerous Book, his award-winning account of the battle to get James Joyce’s Ulysses published, with The Sinner and the Saint, a book about the genesis of another classic: Crime and Punishment. In this week’s episode of the ABR podcast, Geordie Williamson reads his review of Birmingham’s latest study, one which ‘brings microscopic detail and a sense of drama to the composition’ of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s masterpiece. Geordie Williamson has been chief literary critic of The Australian since 2008.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Geordie Williamson on the genesis of ‘Crime and Punishment’

Get all links mentioned in the episode here: bit.ly/185-geordiewilliamsonSkip through the episode: 00:28 - Welcome to Uncommon01:09 - Guest introduction01:26 - Getting into climbing 05:58 - Growing up differently08:58 - Childhood aspirations &amp; nostalgia11:29 - Childhood principles 12:47 - Creativity in science and maths 16:56 - Why Galois Theory?20:13 - Explaining the breadth of maths23:52 - Proving The Lusztig Conjecture in the shower30:36 - Polya &amp; changing perspectives35:52 - Inspirations40:17 - Tackling maths communication43:09 - Choosing to stay in Australia48:07 - Collaboration in a pandemic52:11 - A mathematician's COVID-19 forecast57:14 - Maths &amp; science: the communication issue01:00:25 - Career highs &amp; lows01:03:41 - Go-to lockdown food01:04:03 - Best purchase under $20001:04:22 - Show recommendation 01:05:23 - Book recommendation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get all links mentioned in the episode here: <a href="http://bit.ly/185-geordiewilliamson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bit.ly/185-geordiewilliamson</a>Skip through the episode:  00:28 - Welcome to Uncommon01:09 - Guest introduction01:26 - Getting into climbing 05:58 - Growing up differently08:58 - Childhood aspirations &amp; nostalgia11:29 - Childhood principles 12:47 - Creativity in science and maths 16:56 - Why Galois Theory?20:13 - Explaining the breadth of maths23:52 - Proving The Lusztig Conjecture in the shower30:36 - Polya &amp; changing perspectives35:52 - Inspirations40:17 - Tackling maths communication43:09 - Choosing to stay in Australia48:07 - Collaboration in a pandemic52:11 - A mathematician's COVID-19 forecast57:14 - Maths &amp; science: the communication issue01:00:25 - Career highs &amp; lows01:03:41 - Go-to lockdown food01:04:03 - Best purchase under $20001:04:22 - Show recommendation 01:05:23 - Book recommendation Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Geordie Williamson on maths, science and thinking in the shower