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On Required Reading we talk with writers and readers about the texts — old and new — that influence or express their worldview.
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- 2 weeks ago37 min
Ben Libman
Ben Libman and Morten Høi Jensen discuss Ben's recent essay for Liberties "The Venus Effect: In Defense of Voyeurism."
- 4 weeks ago37 min
Christina Cacouris on designers who hate women
Christina Cacouris and Morten Høi Jensen discuss Christina's recent essay for Liberties "Designers Who Hate Women"
- Aug 14, 202639 min
Arash Azizi on Iranian patriotism and nationalism on the left
Arash Azizi joins Morten Høi Jensen about his recent Liberties essay "Irandoost, or Confessions of a Patriot"
- Jul 6, 202635 min
David A. Bell on the book review's past, present, and uncertain future
David A. Bell joins Morten Høi Jensen to discuss his essay from Liberties' spring issue "The Life and Death of the Book Review."
- Jun 22, 202637 min
A.E. Stallings on writing poetry
A.E. Stallings discusses her recent essay "How Poems Happen (For Me)" with Morten Høi Jensen.
- Apr 14, 202634 min
Abbas Milani on Ali Khamenei: A Profile in Dogma
Abbas Milani and Morten Høi Jensen discuss Milani's recent Liberties essay "Ali Khamenei: A Profile in Dogma"
- Mar 31, 202633 min
Yahia Lababidi - Czesław Miłosz and Thomas Merton; Secretaries of Silence
Yahia Lababidi discusses his recent essay "Secretaries of Silence" with Morten Høi Jensen. The essay is about the relationship between Czesław Miłosz and Thomas Merton.
- Mar 6, 202624 min
James Wolcott - Gloire Days
James Wolcott and Morten Høi Jensen discuss Wolcott's essay "Gloire Days" and Trump's obsession with Mar-a-Lago.
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