Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature) podcast

Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature)

The narcotic of intelligent conversation

The narcotic of intelligent conversation

 

#300

A Conversation about Spirit with Christy Wampole

This episode features Robert Harrison’s conversation with Christy Wampole about Zeitgeist ... more

04 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:23

04 Dec 2025


#299

Entitled Opinions: The Twentieth Anniversary

A conversation between Robert Harrison and Christy Wampole about the origins and history o... more

10 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:13

10 Nov 2025


#298

Robert Harrison on Human Intelligence

In this monologue Robert Harrison reflects on the differences between human intelligence, ... more

22 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:20

22 Oct 2025


#297

Unselfing the Self with Michaela Hulstyn

In this show Robert Harrison and Michaela Hulstyn discuss various experiences of unselfing... more

02 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:10

02 Oct 2025


#296

The Philosophy of Inaction with Grant Dowling

A conversation about the uses and abuses of action in the history of philosophy and contem... more

19 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:05

19 Sep 2025


#295

The Physics and Spirit of Crystals with Aaron Breidenbach

A conversation about crystals and their mysterious quantum powers with Dr. Aaron Breidenba... more

05 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:44

05 Sep 2025


#294

The Wind: A Monologue

A monologue in which our host, Professor Robert Harrison, gets swept up by the spirit of t... more

08 May 2025

27 MINS

27:36

08 May 2025


#293

World War I, Modernism, David Jones with Tim Noakes

A conversation about David Jones’ “In Parenthesis” with Tim Noakes, Head of Public Service... more

15 Apr 2025

52 MINS

52:23

15 Apr 2025


#292

Cyber-Intimacy with Jeanne Proust

A conversation about sex, intimacy, and human relations in the era of AI with Jeanne Prous... more

26 Mar 2025

44 MINS

44:40

26 Mar 2025


#291

The Destructive Character: A Cover

A monologue in which our host, Professor Robert Harrison, performs a “cover” of Walter Ben... more

20 Feb 2025

06 MINS

06:11

20 Feb 2025


#290

Carl Jung with Laura Wittman

A conversation about Carl Jung, the Red Book, and Jung’s descent into the unconscious with... more

11 Feb 2025

47 MINS

47:48

11 Feb 2025


#289

What is the Virtual? with Jan Söffner

A conversation about the real, the actual, and the virtual with Jan Söffner, Visiting Prof... more

12 Dec 2024

46 MINS

46:21

12 Dec 2024


#288

Language, Music, and Meaning with Julie Sedivy

A conversation about the origins of language and everything in between with Julie Sedivy, ... more

12 Nov 2024

38 MINS

38:10

12 Nov 2024


#287

Rainer Maria Rilke with Alexander Sorenson

A conversation about the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke with Alexander Sorenson, Assistant P... more

17 Oct 2024

53 MINS

53:57

17 Oct 2024


#286

The Dark Places of Wisdom with Grant Bartolomé Dowling

A conversation about the work of Peter Kingsley, the thought of Parmenides, and everything... more

19 Sep 2024

54 MINS

54:15

19 Sep 2024


#285

Vico, Rome, and the Rise of American Fascism with Julian Davis

A conversation about the intersection of Giambattista Vico’s philosophy, Roman history, an... more

03 Sep 2024

43 MINS

43:55

03 Sep 2024


#284

Nietzsche and van Gogh with Brian Pines

A conversation about the creative peak of Nietzsche and van Gogh in 1888 with Brian Pines,... more

16 Aug 2024

46 MINS

46:18

16 Aug 2024


#283

Bioregionalism and the Reinhabitation of Place with Mark Gonnerman

A conversation about bioregionalism and reinhabitation with Mark Gonnerman, author of “A S... more

09 May 2024

48 MINS

48:26

09 May 2024


#282

The Spirit of Rivers

A meandering monologue on rivers with our host, Professor Robert Harrison. Songs in this e... more

18 Apr 2024

31 MINS

31:53

18 Apr 2024


#281

Crime in America with Scott Thomas Anderson

A conversation about crime in America with Scott Thomas Anderson, author of “Shadow People... more

28 Mar 2024

47 MINS

47:20

28 Mar 2024