The Hardcore Humanities Podcast
Jamie puts questions to a variety of researchers from top UK universities. Each episode will feature a different academic and a discussion about their specialist work. If you want to take a deep dive into history, politics, arts, culture, religion, theology, philosophy, sociology, anthropology and lots more - this is the podcast for you. If you are interested in learning more about the topics discussed, keep listening until the end of the episode when our researcher recommends books or materials for further reading. Thank you for listening. Thrive by MusicbyAden | https://soundcloud.com/musicbyadenMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Podcasting since 2021 • 38 episodes
The Hardcore Humanities Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Furies: Classical Goddesses of Vengeance with Eleni Giamarellou (St Andrews)
I am very happy to share this conversation with literary critic Eleni Giamarellou (@ElenGiamm). Join us as we dive into the exciting and terrifying world of classical mythology. Eleni's work pays spec...
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Episode 37
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Early Modern Melancholia with Emily Betz from St Andrews University.
I am thrilled to be bringing you this conversation with Emily Betz (@Emily_E_Betz). Emily is a cultural historian with a focus on the history of medicine, here we discuss her work on early m...
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Episode 36
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West German Sexual Revolutions and Socialist Feminism with Charlotte Oakes (St Andrews)
It is with great pleasure that I can introduce you to Charlotte Oakes. Charlotte is currently pursuing her masters in Modern History at St Andrews University. Her research focuses on West German feminism. In episode we discuss how sexual libera...
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Episode 35
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Cannabis, Spain and 'histories of drugs' with Joshua Hill (St Andrews University)
I very happy to introduce you to drug historian Joshua Hill. Josh's main area of interest is cannabis use in Francoist Spain, but in this episode we also discuss interesting topics like how the cultural perception of drugs can change, social tr...
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Episode 34
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40:30
Genetic Enhancement and Bioethics with Tess Johnson (Oxford University).
Tess Johnson is a research fellow at Oxford University. In this thought provoking episode we discuss her work in genetic enhancement and bioethics. Where is the genetic enhancement industry currently at? What does the future hold? What are the ...
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Episode 33
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