5 Podcast Episodes
The Quarantine Tapes 162: George Prochnik
The Quarantine Tapes 162: George Prochnik
“I was concerned with not only the artist’s role in calamity, but the question of how artists should situate themselves ... Read more
18 Feb 2021
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27mins
Life in the Time of Cholera: Lessons on a Pandemic – George Prochnik
Life in the Time of Cholera: Lessons on a Pandemic – George Prochnik
As sirens fill the streets of London, George Prochnik recalls a revolutionary poet’s account of the 1832 cholera pandemi... Read more
26 May 2020
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57mins
The Religious Value of the Unknown – George Prochnik
The Religious Value of the Unknown – George Prochnik
In an age when the fate of the world is frightfully unknown, George Prochnik, author of “In Pursuit of Silence: Listenin... Read more
7 Feb 2019
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46mins
Episode 216 - George Prochnik
Episode 216 - George Prochnik
"Scholem teaches us that the Jewish tradition is so capacious it could embrace its own subversion." George Prochnik retu... Read more
1 May 2017
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1hr 32mins
George Prochnik on Gershom Scholem, Benjamin, and Jerusalem; Elif Batuman The People in Trees
George Prochnik on Gershom Scholem, Benjamin, and Jerusalem; Elif Batuman The People in Trees
George Prochnik is one of our leading biographers and cultural historians; and he talks with Kate and Medaya about his l... Read more
14 Apr 2017
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37mins