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/
Episodes
38 episodes since 2021
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...
March 16, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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50:00
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...
January 31, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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39:20
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...
January 15, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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51:02
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...
January 11, 2023
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Season 1
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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 ...
September 23, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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36:48
The Normans with Alex Dymond (Oxford University).
Straight out of submitting his PhD at Oxford University , medievalist and fellow podcaster Alex Dymond joins me to talk about the Normans. Who were the Normans? Who was William before he became 'the Conqueror'? How much do we really know ...
September 20, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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1:01:52
From Birmingham University - Robin Diver on child friendly Greek Mythology: Anthologies and how they change.
I am very happy to share my conversation with Classicist Robin Diver. Robin has completed an amazing hat-trick of Classical studies at Birmingham University, having completed an undergrad, masters and more recently, a fantastic PhD. Robin's PhD...
August 18, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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47:14
From Birmingham University - Timothy Mitchell on the New Testament: History and Corruption.
I am very happy to share my conversation with New Testament textual critic Timothy Mitchell. Tim originally studied Science at Lancaster University, Pennsylvania. He then moved into religious studies by graduating from the Luther Rice Universit...
August 15, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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41:08
From Birmingham University - Charlotte Stokes on classical mythology: female monsters and monstrous females.
I am very excited to bring you Classicist Charlotte Charleston Stokes. After receiving her undergrad in Classical Civilisations and Literatures, Charlotte stayed on at Birmingham for her masters, for which she is currently studying. Charlotte's...
August 11, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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31:57
From Cambridge - Helena Trenkić on Socialist Yugoslavia and the policy of 'non-alignment'.
I am very pleased to bring you historian of Socialist Yugoslavia: Helena Trenkić. Helena studied History at Cambridge University for her undergrad and will soon have completed her masters, both of which in History. Next year Helena will begin h...
June 27, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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39:22
From Cambridge - Isobel Akerman on Environmental History and Kew Gardens.
I am very happy to bring you environmental historian: Isobel Akerman. Isobel has an undergrad in History from the University of York and is currently studying for her MPhil in Modern History at Cambridge. Isobel's work looks at the environmenta...
June 23, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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31:28
From St Andrews - Reuben Duffy on Scotland: Empire, Decolonisation and the Union.
I am very happy to introduce you to historian Reuben Duffy. After gaining a joint honours degree in History, Politics and International Relations from the University of Strathclyde, Reuben started his masters in Modern History at St Andrews. Re...
June 20, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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33:30
From St Andrews - Lucy Coatman on the Mayerling Affair: Who? What? Where? Why? How?
I am very pleased to share my conversation with historian Lucy Coatman. Lucy has an undergrad in Theology but will soon be completing her Mlitt at St Andrew's University. Her main focus is 19th century women. However, Lucy is particularly fasci...
June 16, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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37:44
From St Andrews - Edward Armstrong on the Ancient Greeks: Thucydides, Euripides and the language they use.
I am thrilled to introduce you to classicist Edward Armstrong. After gaining an undergrad in Ancient History, Edward compounded that subject with Classics for his MPhil, both completed at the University of Sydney. Edward is currently studying f...
June 13, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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37:04
From Sheffield Hallam University - Joseph Stanley on the Yorkshire Miners: work, dangers, wages and protest.
I am very happy to bring you historian Joseph Stanley. Joseph is an expert on the 18th and 19th centuries, with a particular interest in the Yorkshire mining industries. After gaining his undergrad in History at Durham University, he went on th...
May 26, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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42:28
From Cambridge - Charlotte Zemmel on Social Epistemology and the importance of Cognitive Diversity.
I am very excited to introduce you to the fascinating philosopher that is Charlotte Zemmel. Charlotte works in the field of epistemology. She has an undergrad in Natural Sciences and she is currently at Cambridge University studying for her mas...
May 23, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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35:48
From University of Bristol - Shaun Stanley on Cultural Evolution Theory.
I am very pleased to introduce you to philosopher of science: Shaun Stanley. Shaun gained both his undergrad and his masters in Philosophy from the Witz University in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is soon to finish four years of study for his ...
May 19, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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40:26
From the University of Bristol - Martina Delucchi on Classics: Mythology, Philology and Archaeology.
I am very happy to be sharing my conversation with classicist Martina Delucchi. As an Italian, Martina has always had a love for the ancient world. She studied Classics at the University of Genoa and then went on to gain two masters; one also f...
May 16, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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38:19
EXTENDED SPECIAL! From Birmingham University - Benjamin Zemmel on God: evidence for and against His existence, arguments old and new.
To celebrate reaching 20 episodes, I am thrilled to be releasing another extended special. Please meet philosopher Benjamin Zemmel. Benjamin is Jewish and works in the field of religion and ethics. After gaining his undergrad in Judiac Studies,...
May 12, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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1:12:36
From Heidelberg, Cambridge and Oxford - Jan-Willem Prügel (PART 2) on 20th century legal theories and 19th century transcendentalism.
I am very happy to be sharing the second part of my conversation with Jan-Wilem Prügel. Make sure you have listened to part one before getting stuck into this episode! (It is episode 16). In this conversation, we cover the eclectic philosophica...
May 09, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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43:26
From Cambridge and Bristol University - Inigo Purcell on the history of the Legend of King Arthur.
I am very happy to introduce you to literary historian Inigo Purcell. After completing his MPhil in Medieval Literature at Cambridge, he began his PhD; a joint programme at the University of Bristol and the Macquarie University in Sydney. Inigo...
May 05, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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29:56
From the London School of Economics - Katherine Arnold on Germany: the second reich, Berlin and colonial exhibtions.
I am very pleased to bring you this conversation with historian Katherine Arnold. Katherine has a masters from University College London in History and is soon to be finishing her PhD after 4 years of study at the London School of Economics. Ka...
May 02, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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36:35
From Heidelberg, Cambridge and Oxford - Jan-Willem Prügel (PART 1) on the legality of Native American resettlements and the Declaration of Independence.
I am very happy to introduce you to Jan-Willem Prügel. Jan's studies cover so many different fields and periods that I couldn't keep our conversation to the usual 30-40 minutes in length. So here is the first half of our 1hr and 30 minutes long...
April 28, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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44:19
From Uni of Bristol - Diego Repenning Lopez on the history of Siberia and its attachment to Russia.
I am very excited to be sharing my conversation with historian Diego Repenning Lopez. Diego is originally from Chile but has always had a fascination with Russia and the mysterious territory of Siberia. He came to the UK to study Russian at the...
April 25, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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40:52
From Oxford - Rachel Reville on FDR and the British left.
I am thrilled to introduce you to political historian Rachel Reville. Rachel has studied at York university before completeling here masters at the London School of Economics. She is currently doing her PhD at Oxford part-time as she works in f...
April 21, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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41:00