Night Waves
NIGHT WAVES – BBC RADIO 3. I was on the programme last night discussing cynicism with classicist Richard Seaford and presenter Rana Mitter.
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The Table of Delights
Eating out is often theatrical – and now one theatre company is turning their stage into a restaurant, with the audience as diners.
ReadA Very British Populism
“In ‘A very British populism’, a thoughtful exploration of British culture and politics, philosopher and writer Julian Baggini argues that the same springs of populism that fuel the far right elsewhere in Europe exist in Britain. He warns against the complacency of the ‘it could never happen here’ mindset; whether in the form of a ‘softer-edged’ UKIP, or a more sinister movement, populism could be at our doorstep.”
ReadWhat’s the problem with boredom?
The thought that only boring people get bored is such a commonplace that it’s not clear who said it first. G K Chesterton, for example, coined the similar “There are no uninteresting things, only uninterested people.” Like many familiar sayings, there is a wisdom here that quickly turns to folly if we don’t read it carefully…
ReadFolkestone Book Festival
TWO EVENTS IN FOLKESTONE – 17 NOVEMBER. I’m taking part in two events in this year’s Folkestone Book Festival. At 10:30 I’m doing a Cafe Philo on “What Use are the Arts?” and at 2:30 debating “Can Atheists learn anything from Religion?” with Richard Norman and John Butler.
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