Eternal Youth

In 1925, Frantz Fanon regrets joining the fight against fascism. Music by Timbah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1945, Margaret Thatcher watches her hero go down in flames. Music by Timbah Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1943, James Baldwin buries is father and meets his hero. Music by Timbah Bibliography: Native Son by Richard Wright Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin Talking at the Gates a Life of James Baldwin by James Campbell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did Lyndon Johnson really care about civil rights or was he motivated by party unity and cold political calculation? Music by Timbah Bibliography: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1926 Hannah Arendt says goodbye to the most exciting philosopher in Germany. Music by Timbah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1925 Ayn Rand plots her escape from Leningrad while Stalin and Trotsky plot against each other. Music by Timbah Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1919, the 20-year-old Vladimir Nabokov has fled from revolutionary Petrograd and decamped to the Crimea where he writes poetry, catalogues butterflies, plays chess and waits for Lenin's Red Army to arrive. Bibliography: Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov Collected Poems by Vladimir Nabokov Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years by Brian Boyd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

In 1923, there is no such thing as George Orwell, but a policeman called Eric Blair is collecting stories. Music: Paws by Timbah Bibliography: Shooting an Elephant by Geroge Orwell Burmese Days by Geroge Orwell 1984 by Geroge Orwell Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1874 the Austrian economy was on its keens and a young Sigmund Freud met Franz Brentano, "an ideal human being". Written and read by Nicholas Barrett Music: Paws by Timbah Bibliography: The Austrians by Gordon Brook-Sheperd Becoming Freud by Adam Phillips Freud by Stefan Zweig Freud An Intellectual Biography by Joel Whitebook Sigmund Freud by Matt Ffytche Listen to Jumping Off Points here https...

In 1864 Nietzsche went to Bonn, where he tried and failed to study theology. Written and read by Nicholas Barrett Music: Friends From the Afterlife by Heston Mimms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.