George Prochnik

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

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

57mins

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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

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

1hr 32mins

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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

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