Episodes

  • Doubter's Doubts About Science and Religion-Sir Robert Anderson

    Doubter's Doubts About Science and Religion-Sir Robert Anderson
    Aug 24 2026
    PUBLISHERS NOTE On August 27, 1914, while in London, I jotted down a thought in my memorandum book Met Arthur Ransome at_____s; we discussed a potential book exploring the Russians relationship to the war through the lens of their psychological and folkloric backgrounds. Although that book never materialized, the ideas sparked during that conversation resonate throughout Ransomes insights on Russian matters. A versatile figure, Ransome is not only a respected biographer of Poe and Wilde but also a translator and commentator on Remy de Gourmont, and a devoted folklorist committed to uncovering the truth. The document he hastily smuggled out of Russia during the early days of the Soviet government—first published in the New Republic and later circulated as a pamphlet—was a groundbreaking plea from a non-Russian voice to the American audience for fairness during a crisis that was, and still is, poorly understood. According to the British Whos Who—an esteemed directory of influential individuals—Ransomes hobbies include walking, smoking, and fairy stories. It is perhaps his deep familiarity with the latter that allows him to navigate the realms of myth and fact, making his observations and recordings invaluable in a time marked by confusion and betrayal. - Summary by B. W. Huebsch
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    3 hrs and 24 mins
  • Germania-Publius Cornelius Tacitus

    Germania-Publius Cornelius Tacitus
    Aug 23 2026
    PUBLISHERS NOTE On August 27, 1914, while in London, I jotted down a thought in my memorandum book Met Arthur Ransome at_____s; we discussed a potential book exploring the Russians relationship to the war through the lens of their psychological and folkloric backgrounds. Although that book never materialized, the ideas sparked during that conversation resonate throughout Ransomes insights on Russian matters. A versatile figure, Ransome is not only a respected biographer of Poe and Wilde but also a translator and commentator on Remy de Gourmont, and a devoted folklorist committed to uncovering the truth. The document he hastily smuggled out of Russia during the early days of the Soviet government—first published in the New Republic and later circulated as a pamphlet—was a groundbreaking plea from a non-Russian voice to the American audience for fairness during a crisis that was, and still is, poorly understood. According to the British Whos Who—an esteemed directory of influential individuals—Ransomes hobbies include walking, smoking, and fairy stories. It is perhaps his deep familiarity with the latter that allows him to navigate the realms of myth and fact, making his observations and recordings invaluable in a time marked by confusion and betrayal. - Summary by B. W. Huebsch
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • History of the United States, Vol. VI-Charles Austin Beard, Mary Ritter Beard

    History of the United States, Vol. VI-Charles Austin Beard, Mary Ritter Beard
    Aug 22 2026
    PUBLISHERS NOTE On August 27, 1914, while in London, I jotted down a thought in my memorandum book Met Arthur Ransome at_____s; we discussed a potential book exploring the Russians relationship to the war through the lens of their psychological and folkloric backgrounds. Although that book never materialized, the ideas sparked during that conversation resonate throughout Ransomes insights on Russian matters. A versatile figure, Ransome is not only a respected biographer of Poe and Wilde but also a translator and commentator on Remy de Gourmont, and a devoted folklorist committed to uncovering the truth. The document he hastily smuggled out of Russia during the early days of the Soviet government—first published in the New Republic and later circulated as a pamphlet—was a groundbreaking plea from a non-Russian voice to the American audience for fairness during a crisis that was, and still is, poorly understood. According to the British Whos Who—an esteemed directory of influential individuals—Ransomes hobbies include walking, smoking, and fairy stories. It is perhaps his deep familiarity with the latter that allows him to navigate the realms of myth and fact, making his observations and recordings invaluable in a time marked by confusion and betrayal. - Summary by B. W. Huebsch
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    4 hrs and 37 mins
  • Civil War Women, North And South-Various

    Civil War Women, North And South-Various
    Aug 21 2026
    PUBLISHERS NOTE On August 27, 1914, while in London, I jotted down a thought in my memorandum book Met Arthur Ransome at_____s; we discussed a potential book exploring the Russians relationship to the war through the lens of their psychological and folkloric backgrounds. Although that book never materialized, the ideas sparked during that conversation resonate throughout Ransomes insights on Russian matters. A versatile figure, Ransome is not only a respected biographer of Poe and Wilde but also a translator and commentator on Remy de Gourmont, and a devoted folklorist committed to uncovering the truth. The document he hastily smuggled out of Russia during the early days of the Soviet government—first published in the New Republic and later circulated as a pamphlet—was a groundbreaking plea from a non-Russian voice to the American audience for fairness during a crisis that was, and still is, poorly understood. According to the British Whos Who—an esteemed directory of influential individuals—Ransomes hobbies include walking, smoking, and fairy stories. It is perhaps his deep familiarity with the latter that allows him to navigate the realms of myth and fact, making his observations and recordings invaluable in a time marked by confusion and betrayal. - Summary by B. W. Huebsch
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Folk-lore and Legends Oriental-Charles John Tibbits

    Folk-lore and Legends Oriental-Charles John Tibbits
    Aug 20 2026
    PUBLISHERS NOTE On August 27, 1914, while in London, I jotted down a thought in my memorandum book Met Arthur Ransome at_____s; we discussed a potential book exploring the Russians relationship to the war through the lens of their psychological and folkloric backgrounds. Although that book never materialized, the ideas sparked during that conversation resonate throughout Ransomes insights on Russian matters. A versatile figure, Ransome is not only a respected biographer of Poe and Wilde but also a translator and commentator on Remy de Gourmont, and a devoted folklorist committed to uncovering the truth. The document he hastily smuggled out of Russia during the early days of the Soviet government—first published in the New Republic and later circulated as a pamphlet—was a groundbreaking plea from a non-Russian voice to the American audience for fairness during a crisis that was, and still is, poorly understood. According to the British Whos Who—an esteemed directory of influential individuals—Ransomes hobbies include walking, smoking, and fairy stories. It is perhaps his deep familiarity with the latter that allows him to navigate the realms of myth and fact, making his observations and recordings invaluable in a time marked by confusion and betrayal. - Summary by B. W. Huebsch
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    4 hrs and 51 mins
  • Philosophy of Immanuel Kant-Alexander Dunlop Lindsay

    Philosophy of Immanuel Kant-Alexander Dunlop Lindsay
    Aug 19 2026
    PUBLISHERS NOTE On August 27, 1914, while in London, I jotted down a thought in my memorandum book Met Arthur Ransome at_____s; we discussed a potential book exploring the Russians relationship to the war through the lens of their psychological and folkloric backgrounds. Although that book never materialized, the ideas sparked during that conversation resonate throughout Ransomes insights on Russian matters. A versatile figure, Ransome is not only a respected biographer of Poe and Wilde but also a translator and commentator on Remy de Gourmont, and a devoted folklorist committed to uncovering the truth. The document he hastily smuggled out of Russia during the early days of the Soviet government—first published in the New Republic and later circulated as a pamphlet—was a groundbreaking plea from a non-Russian voice to the American audience for fairness during a crisis that was, and still is, poorly understood. According to the British Whos Who—an esteemed directory of influential individuals—Ransomes hobbies include walking, smoking, and fairy stories. It is perhaps his deep familiarity with the latter that allows him to navigate the realms of myth and fact, making his observations and recordings invaluable in a time marked by confusion and betrayal. - Summary by B. W. Huebsch
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    2 hrs and 51 mins
  • Fairies and the Christmas Child-Lilian Gask

    Fairies and the Christmas Child-Lilian Gask
    Aug 18 2026
    PUBLISHERS NOTE On August 27, 1914, while in London, I jotted down a thought in my memorandum book Met Arthur Ransome at_____s; we discussed a potential book exploring the Russians relationship to the war through the lens of their psychological and folkloric backgrounds. Although that book never materialized, the ideas sparked during that conversation resonate throughout Ransomes insights on Russian matters. A versatile figure, Ransome is not only a respected biographer of Poe and Wilde but also a translator and commentator on Remy de Gourmont, and a devoted folklorist committed to uncovering the truth. The document he hastily smuggled out of Russia during the early days of the Soviet government—first published in the New Republic and later circulated as a pamphlet—was a groundbreaking plea from a non-Russian voice to the American audience for fairness during a crisis that was, and still is, poorly understood. According to the British Whos Who—an esteemed directory of influential individuals—Ransomes hobbies include walking, smoking, and fairy stories. It is perhaps his deep familiarity with the latter that allows him to navigate the realms of myth and fact, making his observations and recordings invaluable in a time marked by confusion and betrayal. - Summary by B. W. Huebsch
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    3 hrs and 53 mins
  • Firelight Fairy Book-Henry Beston

    Firelight Fairy Book-Henry Beston
    Aug 17 2026
    PUBLISHERS NOTE On August 27, 1914, while in London, I jotted down a thought in my memorandum book Met Arthur Ransome at_____s; we discussed a potential book exploring the Russians relationship to the war through the lens of their psychological and folkloric backgrounds. Although that book never materialized, the ideas sparked during that conversation resonate throughout Ransomes insights on Russian matters. A versatile figure, Ransome is not only a respected biographer of Poe and Wilde but also a translator and commentator on Remy de Gourmont, and a devoted folklorist committed to uncovering the truth. The document he hastily smuggled out of Russia during the early days of the Soviet government—first published in the New Republic and later circulated as a pamphlet—was a groundbreaking plea from a non-Russian voice to the American audience for fairness during a crisis that was, and still is, poorly understood. According to the British Whos Who—an esteemed directory of influential individuals—Ransomes hobbies include walking, smoking, and fairy stories. It is perhaps his deep familiarity with the latter that allows him to navigate the realms of myth and fact, making his observations and recordings invaluable in a time marked by confusion and betrayal. - Summary by B. W. Huebsch
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    4 hrs and 16 mins