Robert Harrison http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/index.html Is everyone entitled to an opinion? Entitled Opinions is a literary talk show on Stanford University Radio, KZSU, in which Professor Robert Harrison interviews guests about issues that range from literature and philosophy to politics and sports. en-us ℗ & © 2005 Robert Harrison & Guests Robert Harrison frit@stanford.edu literature, philosophy, theory, politics, stanford Robert Harrison Michel Tournier's Friday September 14, 2005. This week we are talking about the modern French novel with Stanford Professor Laura Wittman. We will spend most of the time speaking about Michel Tournier's novel Friday http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10001.mp3 Thu, 15 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 57:47 Robert Harrison Girard's theory of mimetic desire September 17, 2005. Listen to Professor Girard speak about his theory of mimetic desire in relation to authors like Shakespeare and Cervantes. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10002.mp3 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 22:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 58:52 Robert Harrison In praise of athletic beauty September 17, 2005. This week we talk about sports and athletic beauty with Professor Gumbrecht, whose new book "In praise of athletic beauty" just appeared in Germany. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10003.mp3 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 23:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 49:11 Robert Harrison What is the Enlightenment? September 28, 2005. This week we talk about the French Enlightenment with Professor Dan Edelstein. The discussion includes the relationship between the Enlightenment and Totalitarianism. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10004.mp3 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:03:31 Robert Harrison Girard's theory of ritual sacrifice and the scapegoat October 4, 2005. Listen to Professor Girard speak about his theory of ritual sacrifice and the scapegoat in relation to myth and religion from the Old Testament to Ancient Greek Tragedy to Nietzsche. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10005.mp3 Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:02:42 Robert Harrison African and Caribbean authors, especially Aimé Césaire. October 11, 2005. Listen to Professor Elisabeth Boyi speak about African and Caribbean authors who write in French, with special focus on the Martinican poet Aimé Césaire. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10006.mp3 Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:00:03 Robert Harrison The philosophy of Martin Heidegger. October 18, 2005. Listen to Stanford IHUM Fellow speak about the philosophy of Martin Heidegger. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10007.mp3 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:00:00 Robert Harrison Virgil's Aeneid and Fourth Eclogue. October 25, 2005. Listen to Stanford Classics Professor Susanna Braund speak about the poetry of Virgil. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10008.mp3 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:03 Robert Harrison The Vocation of Literature and Marcel Proust. November 1, 2005. Listen to Stanford French Professor Joshua Landy speak about the vocation of literature and Marcel Proust's 4000 page novel, A la recherche du temps perdu. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10009.mp3 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:57:40 Robert Harrison Epicurus and Epicureanism. November 8, 2005. Listen to Stanford Classics Professor Andrea Nightingale speak about Epicureanism throughout the ages. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo100010.mp3 Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:57:53 Robert Harrison Ezra Pound Nov. 15, 2006. Listen to Stanford Professor Emerita Marjorie Perloff speak about the poetry and politics of Ezra Pound. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10011.mp3 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:02:38 Robert Harrison Philosophy and Politics with Richard Rorty. November 22, 2005. Listen to American philosopher Richard Rorty speak about his career and the current state of philosophy in America. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo100012.mp3 Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:59:45 Robert Harrison The Phenomenon of Crowds. November 28, 2005. Listen to Stanford Professor Jeffrey Schnapp speak about crowds from the ancient world to the fall of the Berlin Wall. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo100013.mp3 Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:00:09 Robert Harrison Albert Camus, author of The Stranger. December 06, 2005. Listen to Stanford Professor Jean-Marie Apostolidès speak about the literary career of Albert Camus and his most famous novel, The Stranger. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo100014.mp3 Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:31 Robert Harrison Vladimir Nabokov and his novel Lolita. December 13, 2005. Listen to Stanford Professor Monika Greenleaf speak about Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo100015.mp3 Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:23 Robert Harrison French Philosopher Michel Serres December 13, 2005. Listen to French Philosopher Michel Serres speak about his career and thought. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo100016.mp3 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:21 Robert Harrison Novelist Shirley Hazzard January 10, 2006. Listen to Novelist Shirley Hazzard speak about her life and works. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo100017.mp3 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:02:52 Robert Harrison The Big Bang and the Inflationary Universe January 17, 2006. Listen to Cosmologist Andrei Linde speak about the theory of the inflationary universe. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo100018.mp3 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:02:45 Robert Harrison Henry David Thoreau January 24, 2006. Listen to Stanford graduate student and KZSU Program Director speak about Henry David Thoreau. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10019.mp3 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:03:42 Robert Harrison The Historical Jesus January 31, 2006. Listen to Stanford Professor Thomas Sheehan speak about the historicity of Jesus. Who was he? What do we really know? http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10020.mp3 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:59:06 Robert Harrison Robert Musil's novel "The Man Without Qualities" February 07, 2006. Listen to Stanford Professor Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht speak about the literary and philosophical aspects of Robert Musil's novel "The Man Without Qualities" http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10021.mp3 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:06 Robert Harrison Russian Writer Isaac Babel February 14, 2006. Listen to Stanford Professor Gregory Freidin speak about Isaac Babel and the fate of literature in the Soviet Union. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10022.mp3 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:00:22 Robert Harrison The Fate of the Earth in the 21st Century February 21, 2006. Listen to Stanford Professor Paul Ehrlich speak about evolution, ecology, population, and consumption. How humans have changed the face of the Earth. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10023.mp3 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:37 Robert Harrison The cemeteries of America February 28, 2006. Listen to Stanford Senior Scholar Marilyn Yalom speak about the cemeteries of America, including the cemeteries of New Orleans and what happened to them in the wake of Katrina,. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10024.mp3 Wed, 29 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:00:11 Robert Harrison The year 1910 March 07, 2006. Listen to Professor Thomas Harrison of UCLA speak about the culture of expressionism in pre-WWI Europe. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10025.mp3 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:03:43 Robert Harrison Love Poetry March 14, 2006. Listen to KZSU DJ Lisa Dornell (aka "Decca") and Robert Harrison speak about and read love poetry from across the centuries. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10026.mp3 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:02:19 Robert Harrison The History of the Book April 4, 2006. Listen to Stanford Professor Seth Lerer speak about the history and culture of the book. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10027.mp3 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:52:15 Robert Harrison American writers in Paris April 11, 2006. Listen to Stanford Professor Cécile Alduy speak about the long tradition of American writers in Paris, from Gertrude Stein to the beats. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10028.mp3 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:02:15 Robert Harrison April 18, 2006. Part 1 of a conversation with Tom Sheehan on the Christ's resurrection. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10029.mp3 Wed, 18 Apr 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:57:25 Robert Harrison April 18, 2006. Part 2 of a conversation with Tom Sheehan on the Christ's resurrection. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10030.mp3 Wed, 18 Apr 2006 01:00:01 GMT -07:00:00 00:50:55 Robert Harrison Anti-Americanism in Europe April 25, 2006. Listen to Stanford Professor Russell Berman speak about the historical and cultural causes of anti-Americanism. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10031.mp3 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:59:46 Robert Harrison The founding documents of the United States May 2, 2006. Listen to Stanford Law Professor Kathleen Sullivan speak about the founding scriptures of the United States of America. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10032.mp3 Wed, 03 May 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:53:35 Robert Harrison The European Avantgarde May 9, 2006. Listen to Stanford Professor Emerita Marjorie Perloff speak about the European Avantgarde. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10033.mp3 Wed, 10 May 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:57:05 Robert Harrison What is life? May 16, 2006. Listen to Stanford Medical School Professor and Doctor Michael Hendrickson address the question "What is Life?". http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10034.mp3 Wed, 17 May 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:52:05 Robert Harrison Cancer: A disorder of life May 16, 2006. Listen to Stanford Medical School Professor and Doctor Michael Hendrickson speak about Cancer as a disorder of life. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10035.mp3 Wed, 17 May 2006 01:00:01 GMT -07:00:00 00:50:05 Robert Harrison The Virgin Mary May 23, 2006. Listen to Stanford Art History Professor Bissera Pentcheva speak about the figure of the Virgin Mary in the early eastern and western churches. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10036.mp3 Wed, 24 May 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:05 Robert Harrison The Philosophy of Corporations May 30, 2006. Listen to Silicon Valley businessman Drew Gibson speak about the state of American corporations and the philosophy that governs them. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10037.mp3 Wed, 31 May 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:05 Robert Harrison Henry James and Toibin's new novel, The Master June 06, 2006. Listen to Irish novelist Colm Toibin speak about Henry James, the main character of his acclaimed novel, The Master. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10038.mp3 Wed, 07 Jun 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:05 Robert Harrison A reflection on birds June 13, 2006. Listen to Robert Harrison conclude Entitled Opinions' first year on the radio with a few reflections on birds. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10039.mp3 Wed, 13 Jun 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:05 Robert Harrison A post-avian epilogue on consumerism and the Edenic garden. June 20, 2006 http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10040.mp3 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:00:05 Robert Harrison A conversation on Dante's Divine Comedy, focusing on the writing of the poem and on the first parts of the Inferno. April 10, 2007 http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10041.mp3 Wed, 10 Apr 2007 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:54:28 Robert Harrison A conversation on Dante's Divine Comedy, wrapping up the discussion of the Inferno. April 17, 2007 http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10042.mp3 Wed, 17 Apr 2007 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:58:19 Robert Harrison A conversation on Dante's Divine Comedy, focusing on the last two canticles of the poem. April 17, 2007 http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10043.mp3 Wed, 17 Apr 2007 01:00:01 GMT -07:00:00 01:01:04 Robert Harrison April 24, 2007--A conversation with Stanford President John Hennessy about the vocation of higher education, the role of the Humanities at Stanford, and the general mission of Stanford University. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10044.mp3 Wed, 24 Apr 2007 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:51:17 Robert Harrison May 1, 2007--A conversation with Stanford Professor Josiah Ober about democracy in ancient Athens. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10045.mp3 Wed, 01 May 2007 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:54:34 Robert Harrison May 8, 2007--A conversation with Poet and Professor of Philosophy Troy Jollimore on his award winning book of poetry. Tom Thomson in Purgatory won the 2007 Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10046.mp3 Wed, 08 May 2007 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:55:29 Robert Harrison May 15, 2007--A conversation with Professor Karen Feldman of Berkeley on the philosophy of Hannah Arendt. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10047.mp3 Wed, 15 May 2007 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 00:53:12 Robert Harrison May 15, 2007--A continuation of the conversation with Professor Karen Feldman of Berkeley on the philosophy of Hannah Arendt. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10048.mp3 Wed, 15 May 2007 01:00:01 GMT -07:00:00 01:03:54 Robert Harrison May 22, 2007--A conversation with Brown University Professor Pierre Saint-Amand on the dark side of the French Enlightenment. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10049.mp3 Wed, 22 May 2007 01:00:00 GMT -07:00:00 01:03:03 Robert Harrison May 29, 2007--Part 1 of a conversation with Stanford Professor Charitini Douvaldzi about what is dead and what is alive in psychoanalysis. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10050.mp3 Wed, 29 May 2007 13:00:00 PDT 00:58:54 Robert Harrison May 29, 2007--Part 2 of a conversation with Stanford Professor Charitini Douvaldzi about what is dead and what is alive in psychoanalysis. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10051.mp3 Wed, 29 May 2007 13:00:01 PDT 00:58:53 Robert Harrison June 5, 2007--Part 1 of a conversation with Stephen Hinton on Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, and the Weimar Republic. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10052.mp3 Wed, 05 Jun 2007 13:00:00 PDT 01:03:16 Robert Harrison June 5, 2007--Part 2 of a conversation with Stephen Hinton on Kurt Weill and 20th-century music. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10053.mp3 Wed, 05 Jun 2007 13:00:01 PDT 00:59:07 Robert Harrison June 12, 2007--A conversation with Andrew Mitchell about poetry and thinking in the later work of Martin Heidegger. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10054.mp3 Wed, 12 Jun 2007 13:00:00 PDT 01:03:42 Robert Harrison June 19, 2007--A monologue by Robert Harrison with concluding thoughts about issues from shows of the last three months. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10055.mp3 Wed, 19 Jun 2007 13:00:00 PDT 00:57:40 Robert Harrison June 19, 2007--A monologue by Robert Harrison on T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and its connections with Dante's "Inferno." http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10056.mp3 Wed, 19 Jun 2007 13:00:01 PDT 01:04:53 Robert Harrison January 15, 2008--A discussion with historian Philippe Buc on the topic of religion and violence. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10057.mp3 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:02:38 Robert Harrison January 22, 2008--A discussion with 2006 Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk about his work and modern Turkey. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10058.mp3 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:00:01 PDT 00:44:40 Robert Harrison January 29, 2008--A conversation with historian Aron Rodrigue about the place of Orhan Pamuk in Turkish literature, and the Ottoman past of modern Turkey http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10059.mp3 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:01:56 Robert Harrison February 5, 2008--The first of a two part conversation with archaeologist Michael Shanks about the origins of agriculture http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10060.mp3 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:00:00 PDT 00:56:08 Robert Harrison February 5, 2008--The conclusion of a two part conversation with archaeologist Michael Shanks about the origins of agriculture http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10061.mp3 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:00:01 PDT 00:58:33 Robert Harrison February 12, 2008--A conversation with Dr. Stewart Agras about the history of pyschiatry, behavioral therapy, and eating disorders http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10062.mp3 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:00:01 PDT 00:58:36 Robert Harrison February 19, 2008--A conversation with historian and literary theorist Hayden White about the vocation of the humanities http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10063.mp3 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:01:40 Robert Harrison February 26, 2008--A conversation with professor Laura Wittman about the poetry of AR Ammons http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10064.mp3 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:03:00 Robert Harrison March 11, 2008--A conversation with professor Blakey Vermeule about the works of Jane Austen http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10065.mp3 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:00:01 PDT 00:58:21 Robert Harrison March 18, 2008--A conversation with Giovanni Tempesta about his translations of the Poet Robert Service http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10066.mp3 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:00:01 PDT 00:59:14 Robert Harrison March 25, 2008--A conversation with Marjorie Perloff about the Irish poet W.B. Yeats http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10067.mp3 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:05:42 Robert Harrison April 1, 2008--A monologue by Robert Harrison about Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10068.mp3 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:00:01 PDT 00:58:25 Robert Harrison April 10, 2008--Erwin Schrödinger on Mind and Matter: A Coda by Robert Harrison http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10069.mp3 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:07:20 Robert Harrison September 24, 2008--A conversation with Paul Robinson about the field of intellectual history, Freud, opera, and gay autobiography http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10070.mp3 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:00:01 PDT 00:59:57 Robert Harrison September 30, 2008--A conversation with literary historian Nicholas Jenkins about the life and work of poet W.H. Auden http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10071.mp3 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:03:50 Robert Harrison October 7, 2008--A conversation with scholar Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht about the philosophy of moods http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10072.mp3 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:00:53 Robert Harrison October 14, 2008--A conversation with scholar Dick Davis about the history, culture, and poetry of ancient and medieval Persia http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10073.mp3 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:02:57 Robert Harrison October 21, 2008--A conversation with Italianist Heather Webb and educator Connie Solari about the physiology, theology, and poetics of the medieval heart, as well as the career of French Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, the 19th century founder of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and their international network of schools http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10074.mp3 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:00:14 Robert Harrison October 28, 2008--A conversation with physician and author Abraham Verghese about internal medicine, the sociology of infectious diseases, the rehumanization of the doctor-patient relationship, and Dr. Verghese's literary career http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10075.mp3 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:00:38 Joshua Landy November 4, 2008--Guest host Joshua Landy, Professor of French at Stanford University, speaks with Lera Boroditsky, Professor of Psychology about language and thought. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10076.mp3 Tue, 4 Nov 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:01:00 Robert Harrison November 11, 2008--A conversation with Vinton Cerf, Vice President and "Chief Internet Evangelist" at Google about the future of the internet and Google http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10077.mp3 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:00:01 PDT 00:58:11 Robert Harrison November 18, 2008--A conversation with Historian Peter Stansky about World War II and the first day of the London Blitz http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10078.mp3 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:00:01 PDT 00:59:47 Robert Harrison November 25, 2008--A conversation with Professor of Law Helen Stacy about human rights in the 21st century http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10079.mp3 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:00:01 PDT 01:01:17 Robert Harrison December 2, 2008--A conversation with Matt Farley S.J. about the Jesuit Order and various matters related to Christian faith in our times http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10080.mp3 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:00:01 PDT 00:56:07 Robert Harrison December 9, 2008--A conversation with French philosopher Michel Serres about the internet (conducted in French) http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10081alt.mp3 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 17:00:01 PDT 01:01:18 Robert Harrison December 15, 2008--The fall season wraps up with Robert Harrison's concluding thoughts on Conrad's Heart of Darkness http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10082.mp3 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:01 PDT 00:57:58 Robert Harrison April 14, 2009--A conversation with Professor Lanier Anderson about the Existential philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10083.mp3 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:00:01 PDT 01:01:15 Robert Harrison April 21, 2009--The first hour of a two part conversation with Professor Stephen Hinton about the life, music, and myth of Ludwig van Beethoven http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10084.mp3 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:00:01 PDT 00:59:07 Robert Harrison April 21, 2009--The second hour of a two part conversation with Professor Stephen Hinton about the life, music, and myth of Ludwig van Beethoven http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10085.mp3 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:00:01 PDT 01:00:06 Robert Harrison April 28, 2009--A conversation with Professor Denise Gigante about romanticism and organic form, which is the subject of her new book, Life: Organic Form and Romanticism (Yale UP, 2009) http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10086.mp3 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:00:01 PDT 01:02:59 Robert Harrison May 5, 2009--A conversation with Professor Adrian Daub about the metaphysics of misogyny in the German philosophical tradition http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10087.mp3 Tue, 5 May 2009 12:00:01 PDT 01:04:43 Robert Harrison May 12, 2009--A conversation with Professor Marília Librandi Rocha about nuance and Brazilian Culture http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10088.mp3 Tue, 12 May 2009 12:00:01 PDT 00:57:01 Josh Landy May 19, 2009--A conversation about secular magic and the re-enchantment of the world between guest-host Josh Landy, professor of French at Stanford University, and Michael Saler, professor of History at UC Davis. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10089.mp3 Tue, 19 May 2009 12:00:01 PDT 00:59:38 Robert Harrison May 26, 2009--A conversation about the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche with Andrew Mitchell, professor of philosophy at Emory University. This is Andrew Mitchell's 3rd appearance on Entitled Opinions. He has spoken twice previously about Martin Heidegger. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10090.mp3 Tue, 26 May 2009 12:00:01 PDT 01:09:51 Robert Harrison June 2, 2009--A conversation about the poetry of Emily Dickinson with poet Katie Peterson. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10091.mp3 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:00:01 PDT 01:04:34 Robert Harrison June 2, 2009--The first part of a two hour conversation with Panagiotis Agapitos, Professor of Byzantine Studies at the University of Cyprus, about the history, literature and culture of Byzantium. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10092.mp3 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:00:01 PDT 01:00:26 Robert Harrison June 2, 2009--The second part of a two hour conversation with Panagiotis Agapitos, Professor of Byzantine Studies at the University of Cyprus, about the history, literature and culture of Byzantium. A long discussion of contemporary crime fiction as well. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10093.mp3 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:00:01 PDT 00:56:03 Robert Harrison June 20, 2009--In the concluding show for the spring, 2009 season, Robert Harrison speaks about the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10094.mp3 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:00:01 PDT 00:56:50 Robert Harrison September 29, 2009--Stanford Professor of French Jean-Marie Apostolidès discusses the ideas and the case of Ted Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10095.mp3 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:01 PDT 01:12:07 Robert Harrison October 6, 2009--The legendary, former Stanford tennis coach Dick Gould joins Robert Harrison to discuss the art, strategy and philosophy of the game. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10096.mp3 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 12:00:01 PDT 01:00:45 Robert Harrison October 19, 2009--Byrd Hale, Blues Director of KSZU 90.1 Stanford radio, joins Robert Harrison to discuss various aspects of the blues, including its origins, prevalent themes, and major protagonists in this first hour of a two-part conversation. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10097.mp3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 5:00:01 PDT 00:58:40 Robert Harrison October 19, 2009--Byrd Hale, Blues Director of KSZU 90.1 Stanford radio, continues the second portion of his conversation with Robert Harrison on various aspects of the blues, including its origins, prevalent themes, and major protagonists. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10098.mp3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 5:00:01 PDT 01:07:42 Robert Harrison November 23, 2009--Hans Gumbrecht and Robert Harrison discuss the life and literary legacy of Jorge Luis Borges. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10099.mp3 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 5:00:01 PDT 01:04:42 Robert Harrison November 25, 2009--Andrea Nightingale and Robert Harrison discuss love and beauty in Plato's Symposium. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10100.mp3 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 5:00:01 PDT 01:08:12 Robert Harrison December 7, 2009--Robert Harrison discusses Machiavelli's The Prince http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10101.mp3 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 5:00:01 PDT 00:56:40 Robert Harrison December 9, 2009--Robert Harrison discusses the poetry of the American poet Wallace Stevens http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10102.mp3 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 5:00:01 PDT 00:53:28 Robert Harrison January 19, 2010--Robert Harrison discusses Shakespeare's King Lear with Stanford English Professor Stephen Orgel http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10103.mp3 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 5:00:01 PDT 00:59:14 Robert Harrison February 9, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with author Tobias Wolff about his fiction, J.D. Salinger, and the art of the short story. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10104.mp3 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:01:22 Robert Harrison February 16, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with poet Gwyneth Lewis about Welsh literature. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10105.mp3 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:00:43 Robert Harrison February 16, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis about her writing. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10106.mp3 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:02:33 Robert Harrison February 23, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with audio engineer Jay Kadis about transistors, psycho-acoustics, rock 'n roll, and the future of music in the digital age. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10107.mp3 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:00:21 Robert Harrison March 2, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Yale professor Giuseppe Mazzotta on Tasso, Ariosto, and Italian epic poetry. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10108.mp3 Mon, 2 Mar 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:02:33 Robert Harrison April 6, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford history professor Mark Mancall about Karl Marx, the misappropriation and misunderstanding of his ideas, and his legacy today. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10109.mp3 Mon, 5 Apr 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:00:20 Robert Harrison April 13, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford history professor Paula Findlen about Athanasius Kircher, 17th-century German Jesuit scholar. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10110.mp3 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:01:35 Robert Harrison April 20, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford French literature professor Joshua Landy about the uses of literature. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10111.mp3 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:01:33 Robert Harrison April 27, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of Iberian literature and culture Vincent Barletta about Alexander the Great. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10112.mp3 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:04:07 Robert Harrison May 4, 2010--Robert Harrison's band Glass Wave speaks with Rush Rehm, Stanford Professor of Drama and Classics, about the band's new album based on great works of literature from the western canon. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10113.mp3 Tue, 4 May 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:07:58 Robert Harrison May 11, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with his brother Thomas Harrison, professor of Italian Literature at UCLA, about Pink Floyd. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10114.mp3 Tue, 11 May 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:06:03 Robert Harrison May 18, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Thomas Sheehan, Professor of Religious Studies at Stanford, about Heidegger's Being and Time. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10115.mp3 Tue, 18 May 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:06:57 Robert Harrison May 25, 2010--Robert Harrison speaks with Laura Wittman, Professor of French and Italian Literature at Stanford, about Georges Batalle. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10116.mp3 Tue, 25 May 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:02:29 Robert Harrison June 23, 2010--A monlogue by Robert Harrison about The Doors. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10117.mp3 Tue, 22 June 2010 5:00:01 PDT 01:09:37 Robert Harrison January 11, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Andrea Nightingale, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Stanford, about Herman Melville's "Moby Dick". http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10118.mp3 Tue, 11 January 2011 1:00:01 PDT 01:11:47 Robert Harrison January 18, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Caroline Winterer, Stanford Professor of History, about America's relation to classical antiquity. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10119.mp3 Tue, 18 January 2011 0:56:41 PDT 00:56:41 Robert Harrison January 25, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Mace Perlman, actor, teacher and director, about masks, mime, and the Italian Commedia dell'Arte. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10120.mp3 Tue, 25 January 2011 1:00:52 PDT 01:00:52 Robert Harrison February 1, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of Latin American literature Héctor Hoyos about Chilean author Roberto Bolaño. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10121.mp3 Tue, 1 February 2011 5:00:01 PDT 01:04:37 Robert Harrison February 8, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with professor of English literature at Oxford University Nicholas Halmi about the Romantic symbol. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10122.mp3 Tue, 8 February 2011 1:00:01 PDT 01:04:48 Robert Harrison February 15, 2011--Joshua Landy speaks with professor of philosophy at Princeton University Alexander Nehamas about beauty. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10123a.mp3 Tue, 15 February 2011 0:59:58 PDT 00:59:58 Robert Harrison February 15, 2011--Joshua Landy speaks with professor of philosophy at Princeton University Alexander Nehamas about beauty. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10123b.mp3 Tue, 15 February 2011 1:00:01 PDT 00:58:41 Robert Harrison February 22, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Christy Wampole, Ph.D candidate in French and Italian Literature at Stanford about the French New Novel (Nouveau Roman) of the 1950s through the 1970s. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10124.mp3 Tue, 22 February 2011 1:00:01 PDT 00:59:09 Robert Harrison February 13, 2011--Joshua Landy speaks with professors of philosophy at Stanford John Perry and Kenneth Taylor about the uses of philosophy. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10123c.mp3 Tue, 13 February 2011 1:00:01 PDT 01:02:10 Robert Harrison March 1, 2011--Christy Wampole, Ph.D candidate in French and Italian Literature at Stanford, speaks with Haitian author Lyonel Trouillot (in French). http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10125.mp3 Sun, 27 February 2011 1:00:01 PDT 01:08:12 Robert Harrison April 25, 2011--Christy Wampole talks to Sonia Korn-Grimani in French about her memoir recounting her experiences during her escape from Nazi-Germany and during the German occupation of Belgium. Sonia was born in 1931 and has lived all over the world, she has a PhD in French literature and is an accomplished singer. The episode includes some of her recordings. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10132.mp3 Sun, 27 February 2011 1:08:09 PDT 01:08:09 Robert Harrison March 8, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Blair Hoxby, Stanford Professor of English literature about Aristotle's Poetics. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10126.mp3 Tue, 8 March 2011 1:00:01 PDT 01:01:39 Robert Harrison March 15, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Rush Rehm, Stanford Professor of Classics and Drama about ancient Greek tragedy. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10127.mp3 Tue, 15 March 2011 1:00:01 PDT 01:05:49 Robert Harrison March 22, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Sarah Carey, Mellon Fellow at the Department of French and Italian at Stanford about Italian cinema. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10128.mp3 Tue, 22 March 2011 1:00:01 PDT 01:03:06 Robert Harrison March 29, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Jay Kadis (Department of Music, CCRMA, Stanford) about the late sixties psychedelic rock bands of San Francisco. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10129.mp3 Tue, 29 March 2011 1:05:37 PDT 01:05:37 Robert Harrison April 5, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stuart Edelstein, Professor Emeritus of biology and neuroscience (University of Geneva) and member of the French Académie des Sciences. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10130.mp3 Tue, 5 April 2011 1:05:37 PDT 01:01:51 Robert Harrison April 12, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks about Samuel Beckett. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10131.mp3 Tue, 12 April 2011 1:05:37 PDT 01:10:25 Robert Harrison April 25, 2011--Entitled Opinions will be on hiatus from May till Fall 2011 - this is a short announcement. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10131a.mp3 Mon, 25 April 2011 1:05:37 PDT 00:03:34 Robert Harrison October 5, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Thomas Sheehan, Stanford Professor of Religious Studies, about phenomenology. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10133.mp3 Wed, 5 October 2011 1:05:37 PDT 01:04:32 Robert Harrison October 12, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford archaeologist Patrick Hunt about the Rosetta Stone. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10134.mp3 Wed, 12 October 2011 1:05:37 PDT 01:03:46 Robert Harrison October 19, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of German literature Adrian Daub about G.W.F. Hegel and his philosophical heirs. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10135.mp3 Wed, 19 October 2011 1:05:37 PDT 01:04:39 Robert Harrison October 26, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of Classics and History and Dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences Richard Saller about the Ancient Roman family. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10136.mp3 Wed, 26 October 2011 1:05:37 PDT 01:02:48 Robert Harrison November 2, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of English Denise Gigante about the life and poetry of John Keats, as well as his relationship with his family. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10137.mp3 Wed, 2 November 2011 1:05:37 PDT 00:59:02 Robert Harrison November 9, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of International History Martin Lewis about the discipline of geography. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10138.mp3 Wed, 9 November 2011 1:05:37 PDT 01:00:04 Robert Harrison November 16, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stanford professor of Classics Richard Martin about Homer and his two greatest works, the Iliad and the Odyssey. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10139.mp3 Wed, 16 November 2011 1:05:37 PDT 01:01:36 Robert Harrison November 23, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Larry Zaroff, doctor, writer, and Stanford professor, about the medical profession and the human condition. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10141.mp3 Wed, 23 November 2011 1:05:37 PDT 00:58:26 Robert Harrison November 30, 2011--Robert Harrison speaks with Stephen Hinton, Stanford professor of Music, about the love/hate relationship between Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Wagner. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10142.mp3 Wed, 30 November 2011 1:05:37 PDT 01:02:38 Robert Harrison April 12, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Ursula Heise about human and animal extinction. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10143.mp3 Wed, 12 April 2012 1:05:37 PDT 00:59:03 Robert Harrison April 18, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Hans Sluga about the life and work of Michel Foucault. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10144.mp3 Wed, 18 April 2012 1:05:37 PDT 01:03:16 Robert Harrison April 25, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Debra Satz about John Rawls and her own Rawls-inspired work. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10145.mp3 Wed, 25 April 2012 1:05:37 PDT 00:59:14 Robert Harrison May 2, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Tanya Luhrmann about psychological anthropology and contemporary spiritual beliefs and practices. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10146.mp3 Wed, 2 May 2012 1:05:37 PDT 01:03:39 Robert Harrison May 9, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Leah DeVun, professor of History at Rutgers University, about hermaphroditism. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10147.mp3 Wed, 9 May 2012 1:05:37 PDT 01:02:34 Robert Harrison May 16, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with EO listener Sasha Borovik about life, literature, and Lermontov. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10148.mp3 Wed, 16 May 2012 1:05:37 PDT 01:00:29 Robert Harrison May 23, 2012--Robert Harrison speaks with Andrew Hui about Petrarch and his legacy. http://www.stanford.edu/dept/fren-ital/opinions/shows/eo10149.mp3 Wed, 23 May 2012 1:05:37 PDT 00:59:28