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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

51mins

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