James Meek
16 Podcast Episodes
Sheila Fitzpatrick & James Meek: The Shortest History of the Soviet Union
Sheila Fitzpatrick & James Meek: The Shortest History of the Soviet Union
Over a century after the Russian Revolution, the tumultuous history of the Soviet Union continues to fascinate us and in... Read more
22 Feb 2023
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56mins
On Ukraine: with Andrey Kurkov, Oksana Zabuzhko, Robert Chandler, James Meek, Peter Pomerantsev, Ilya Kaminsky, and Lyuba Yakimchuk
On Ukraine: with Andrey Kurkov, Oksana Zabuzhko, Robert Chandler, James Meek, Peter Pomerantsev, Ilya Kaminsky, and Lyuba Yakimchuk
Andrey Kurkov is the celebrated Ukrainian author of Death and the Penguin and 18 other novels. His letters from Ukraine ... Read more
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Tariq Ali & James Meek: The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan
Tariq Ali & James Meek: The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan
Tariq Ali has been observing and commenting on Afghanistan for more than four decades. He vehemently opposed the Soviet ... Read more
19 Jan 2022
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1hr 2mins
A Book Review - To Calais, in Ordinary Time by James Meek
A Book Review - To Calais, in Ordinary Time by James Meek
Three journeys. One road. England, 1348. A gentlewoman is fleeing an odious arranged marriage, a Scottish proctor is re... Read more
14 Apr 2021
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3mins
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The People's Act of Love by James Meek
The People's Act of Love by James Meek
We're back with a Patreon pick! Here's Jesse's Patreon pick for the year, The People's Act of Love by James Meek! It's a... Read more
11 Feb 2021
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52mins
James Meek on Healthcare: from WHO to NHS
James Meek on Healthcare: from WHO to NHS
David talks to the writer James Meek about what the Covid crisis has revealed about how we understand healthcare and how... Read more
5 Jul 2020
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37mins
James Meek - The People's Act of Love
James Meek - The People's Act of Love
Journalist James Meek talks about his novel The People's Act of Love, first published in 2005, a bold and imaginative w... Read more
2 Feb 2020
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27mins
Little Atoms 621 - James Meek's To Calais, In Ordinary Time
Little Atoms 621 - James Meek's To Calais, In Ordinary Time
James Meek is the author of six novels including The People's Act of Love which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize ... Read more
10 Dec 2019
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45mins
Lara Maiklem, Freeman & Lowe, and James Meek
Lara Maiklem, Freeman & Lowe, and James Meek
For over 20 years Lara Maiklem has strolled the foreshore of London’s River Thames in search of treasures from the past.... Read more
8 Sep 2019
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1hr
Rojo, Hansard, James Meek, Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor, Defending the Guilty
Rojo, Hansard, James Meek, Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor, Defending the Guilty
Argentinian film Rojo is set just before the 1975 military coup, looking at the simmering tensions and the complicity th... Read more
7 Sep 2019
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51mins
