In this episode, the Hedgehog & the Fox talk to Dutch psychologist Stefan van der Stigchel about concentration, which he defines as ‘the action of maintaining one’s attention on a… Read More
Stefan van der Stigchel on Concentration
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Danny Dorling on Slowdown
This week, we have a returning guest to the podcast, Oxford professor of geography Danny Dorling, who spoke to me recently about his new book Slowdown. Danny has given his… Read More
Christopher Forth on Fat: A Cultural History
Last November, I spoke to Christopher E. Forth about his book, Fat: A Cultural History of the Stuff of Life (Reaktion Books, 2019), which he describes as a ‘study in… Read More
Conversations with Translators: Meredith McKinney
This week, another interview in the series of Conversations with Translators. My guest is Meredith McKinney, a translator from Japanese whose anthology of classical Japanese travel writing was published in… Read More
American GeHographies
After a three-month hiatus, the Hedgehog and the Fox is back with a new spring season. To get it under way, in this latest podcast we explore the role of… Read More
Conversations with Publishers: Sarah Caro, Princeton University Press
This week we have an interview with Sarah Caro, who describes herself on Twitter as ‘Editorial Director for Social Sciences at Princeton University Press, long-suffering Arsenal fan and qualified optimist’.… Read More
Conversations with Publishers: Amy Brand, MIT Press
Hedgehog & Fox This week we have an interview with Amy Brand, who for the past four years has been director of the MIT Press. In a recent Q&A that… Read More
Charlie Gere hates the Lakes
My guest today is Charlie Gere, who hates the Lake District; so much so, in fact, that his new book is unambiguously entitled I Hate the Lake District. But it’s… Read More
Duncan Exley: The End of Aspiration?
My guest in this programme is Duncan Exley, who in his recent book, The End of Aspiration, warns: Living standards over the coming years are predicted to stagnate for middle-income… Read More
Christie Henry: ‘Shaping knowledge, shaping communication’
This week we have an interview with Christie Henry, who’s director of Princeton University Press. She joined PUP two years ago in September 2017, after twenty-four years at the University… Read More