http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=11898 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:44:00 EST Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:16:00 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss RapidFeeds v0.1 -- http://www.rapidfeeds.com ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk en-gb ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk/wp-content/themes/ad-clerum-10/audio/podcast_artwork_300.jpg http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?fid4ct=11898 300 300 Bristol Festival of Ideas Established in 2005, the Bristol Festival of Ideas aims to stimulate minds and passions with an inspiring programme of discussion and debate throughout the year. The festival welcomes to Bristol, among others, scientists, artists, politicians, journalists, historians, musicians, novelists and commentators on all subjects. Throughout the year, we audio record interviews and lectures with selected speakers from our annual programme. Highlights of these talks are featured here in a series of podcasts. Individual interviews and lectures can also be found on our website at: www.ideasfestival.co.uk. 'festival of ideas', ideas, debate, discussion, bristol, festival, lecture 'bristol festival of ideas' No ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk Bristol Festival of Ideas In this first podcast from 2009, presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2009 May Festival. One of Britain's leading philosophers, writers and broadcasters, Alain de Botton, discusses the pleasures and sorrows of work; Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford and one of the foremost voices of reformist Islam in the West, talks about the challenges facing Islam today; and Susie Orbach, author of the best-selling book 'Fat is a Feminist Issue' looks at our changing relationship with our bodies. This podcast is 31 minutes long (30MB), and is the first in a series for 2009 that will be issued each month from July until autumn. If you would like to hear more interviews with selected speakers from this year's festival, please visit our website at: www.ideasfestival.co.uk. Presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas (www.ideasfestival.co.uk). Interviews by George Miller (http://podularity.com). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3815428 ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=3815428 Podcast - Alain de Botton, Tariq Ramadan and Susie Orbach (July 2009) In this first podcast from 2009, presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2009 May Festival. One of Britain's leading philosophers, writers and broadcasters, Alain de Botton, discusses the pleasures and sorrows of work; Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford and one of the foremost voices of reformist Islam in the West, talks about the challenges facing Islam today; and Susie Orbach, author of the best-selling book 'Fat is a Feminist Issue' looks at our changing relationship with our bodies. This podcast is 31 minutes long (30MB), and is the first in a series for 2009 that will be issued each month from July until autumn. If you would like to hear more interviews with selected speakers from this year's festival, please visit our website at: www.ideasfestival.co.uk. Presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas (www.ideasfestival.co.uk). Interviews by George Miller (http://podularity.com). ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk No Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:44:00 EST In the final podcast of this series, presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas and sponsored by the Philosopher's Magazine, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2008 Bristol Festival of Ideas. Alan Weisman looks to the future to discover what the world might be like, and how it would change if humans disappeared right now for good. In the current age of anxiety over our impact on the earth's climate and environment, he offers an intriguing glimpse of what the real legacy of our time on the planet may be. New York University psychologist Gary Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but a 'kluge', a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind, arguing against a whole tradition that praises our human minds as the most perfect result of evolution. Andrew Kelly, Director of the Bristol Festival of Ideas talks about some of this year's events and looks forward to 2009. http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2321663 ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2321663 Podcast - Alan Weisman, Gary Marcus and Andrew Kelly (October 2008) In the final podcast of this series, presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas and sponsored by the Philosopher's Magazine, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2008 Bristol Festival of Ideas. Alan Weisman looks to the future to discover what the world might be like, and how it would change if humans disappeared right now for good. In the current age of anxiety over our impact on the earth's climate and environment, he offers an intriguing glimpse of what the real legacy of our time on the planet may be. New York University psychologist Gary Marcus argues that the mind is not an elegantly designed organ but a 'kluge', a clumsy, cobbled-together contraption. He unveils a fundamentally new way of looking at the human mind, arguing against a whole tradition that praises our human minds as the most perfect result of evolution. Andrew Kelly, Director of the Bristol Festival of Ideas talks about some of this year's events and looks forward to 2009. ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk No Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:16:00 EST In this third podcast, presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas and sponsored by the Philosopher's Magazine, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2008 Bristol Festival of Ideas. Julian Baggini, author of 'Atheism: A Short Introduction', discusses matters of atheism, agnosticism and God with Rev. Robert Grimley, Dean of Bristol Cathedral, and agnostic Mark Vernon, who in 'After Atheism', argues that a committed, even passionate, agnosticism is vital for the future of our planet and our souls. This debate is followed by Tony Benn, veteran Labour politician, who talks about his life after politics and changes in the Labour party. The final speaker in this month's podcast is Astrid Proll, a member of the early Baader-Meinhof gang, who talks about Germany in 1968 and what happened afterwards. This podcast is 28 minutes long (26MB), and is the third in a series that will be issued each month from now until autumn. If you would like to hear more interviews with selected speakers from this year's Festival, please visit our website at: www.ideasfestival.co.uk/audio.html. Presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas (www.ideasfestival.co.uk) and the Philosopher's Magazine (www.philosophersnet.com). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2106977 ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=2106977 Podcast - 'Atheism, Agnosticim & God'; Tony Benn; Astrid Proll (September 2008) In this third podcast, presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas and sponsored by the Philosopher's Magazine, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2008 Bristol Festival of Ideas. Julian Baggini, author of 'Atheism: A Short Introduction', discusses matters of atheism, agnosticism and God with Rev. Robert Grimley, Dean of Bristol Cathedral, and agnostic Mark Vernon, who in 'After Atheism', argues that a committed, even passionate, agnosticism is vital for the future of our planet and our souls. This debate is followed by Tony Benn, veteran Labour politician, who talks about his life after politics and changes in the Labour party. The final speaker in this month's podcast is Astrid Proll, a member of the early Baader-Meinhof gang, who talks about Germany in 1968 and what happened afterwards. This podcast is 28 minutes long (26MB), and is the third in a series that will be issued each month from now until autumn. If you would like to hear more interviews with selected speakers from this year's Festival, please visit our website at: www.ideasfestival.co.uk/audio.html. Presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas (www.ideasfestival.co.uk) and the Philosopher's Magazine (www.philosophersnet.com). ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk No Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:42:00 EST In this second podcast, presented by the Bristol Festival of Ideas, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2008 Festival of Ideas. Historian, Adrian Tinniswood, presents the second Museum of Bristol Lecture: 'The Historian and the City'. As regional chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Adrian has been involved in many Bristol heritage projects, and now, in the lead-up to the opening of the Museum of Bristol in 2010, he reflects on his own work as a historian, looks at ways in which historians have defined the city in the past, and outlines the vital role that history has in shaping Bristol's future. Jean Moorcroft Wilson talks about the life and work of Bristol-born war poet, Isaac Rosenberg. Author of the first biography of Rosenberg for 30 years, she looks back at his childhood in Bristol and the Jewish East End of London, his time at the Slade School of Art where he met David Bomberg, Mark Gertler and Stanley Spencer, and his harrowing life as a private in the British Army. Sebastian Peake, son of Mervyn Peake, speaks about his father's life and work with reference to drawings, paintings and designs presented in his new book: 'Mervyn Peake: The Man and His Art'. This podcast is 30 minutes long (26MB), and is the second in a series that will be issued each month from now until autumn. If you would like to hear more interviews with selected speakers from this year's Festival, please visit our website at: www.ideasfestival.co.uk/audio.html. Presented by George Miller for the Bristol Festival of Ideas (www.ideasfestival.co.uk). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1879341 ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1879341 Podcast - Adrian Tinniswood, Jean Moorcroft Wilson & Sebastian Peake (August 2008) In this second podcast, presented by the Bristol Festival of Ideas, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2008 Festival of Ideas. Historian, Adrian Tinniswood, presents the second Museum of Bristol Lecture: 'The Historian and the City'. As regional chair of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Adrian has been involved in many Bristol heritage projects, and now, in the lead-up to the opening of the Museum of Bristol in 2010, he reflects on his own work as a historian, looks at ways in which historians have defined the city in the past, and outlines the vital role that history has in shaping Bristol's future. Jean Moorcroft Wilson talks about the life and work of Bristol-born war poet, Isaac Rosenberg. Author of the first biography of Rosenberg for 30 years, she looks back at his childhood in Bristol and the Jewish East End of London, his time at the Slade School of Art where he met David Bomberg, Mark Gertler and Stanley Spencer, and his harrowing life as a private in the British Army. Sebastian Peake, son of Mervyn Peake, speaks about his father's life and work with reference to drawings, paintings and designs presented in his new book: 'Mervyn Peake: The Man and His Art'. This podcast is 30 minutes long (26MB), and is the second in a series that will be issued each month from now until autumn. If you would like to hear more interviews with selected speakers from this year's Festival, please visit our website at: www.ideasfestival.co.uk/audio.html. Presented by George Miller for the Bristol Festival of Ideas (www.ideasfestival.co.uk). ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk No Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:42:00 EST In this first podcast, presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas and sponsored by the Philosopher's Magazine, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2008 Bristol Festival of Ideas. Baroness Susan Greenfield, Professor of Pharmacology at Oxford University, Director of the Royal Institution and a member of the House of Lords, talks about her new book 'ID: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st Century'. Raymond Tallis, polymath, poet and Emeritus Professor of Gerontology, then discusses what goes on inside our heads with reference to his new book, 'The Kingdom of Infinite Space'. He is followed by Alan Sokal, Professor of Physics at New York University, who talks about pseudo-science, religion and misinformation in public life. This podcast is 30 minutes long (28MB), and is the first in a series that will be issued each month from now until autumn. If you would like to hear more interviews with selected speakers from this year's Festival, please visit our website at: www.ideasfestival.co.uk/audio.html. Presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas (www.ideasfestival.co.uk) and the Philosopher's Magazine (www.philosophersnet.com). http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1546222 ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk http://www.ideasfestival.co.uk http://feeds.rapidfeeds.com/?iid4ct=1546222 Podcast - Baroness Susan Greenfield, Raymond Tallis & Alan Sokal (July 2008) In this first podcast, presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas and sponsored by the Philosopher's Magazine, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2008 Bristol Festival of Ideas. Baroness Susan Greenfield, Professor of Pharmacology at Oxford University, Director of the Royal Institution and a member of the House of Lords, talks about her new book 'ID: The Quest for Meaning in the 21st Century'. Raymond Tallis, polymath, poet and Emeritus Professor of Gerontology, then discusses what goes on inside our heads with reference to his new book, 'The Kingdom of Infinite Space'. He is followed by Alan Sokal, Professor of Physics at New York University, who talks about pseudo-science, religion and misinformation in public life. This podcast is 30 minutes long (28MB), and is the first in a series that will be issued each month from now until autumn. If you would like to hear more interviews with selected speakers from this year's Festival, please visit our website at: www.ideasfestival.co.uk/audio.html. Presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas (www.ideasfestival.co.uk) and the Philosopher's Magazine (www.philosophersnet.com). ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk No Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:43:00 EST