Beste Harvard University Podcasts (2024)

1
Eurasia from the East, 2024 1:35:10

5d ago1:35:10

1:35:10

As we approach the third year of the war in Ukraine, the ripples from the conflict go deeper and further into the fabric of international relations. This seminar brings together three scholars from Japan to analyze the war’s impact and meaning outside Eastern Europe. Their expertise includes not only Russia but the Middle East and Northeast Asia. I…

1
Amb. Krol (Ret): America Discovers Central Asia, Central Asia Discovers America 1:15:29

1M ago1:15:29

1:15:29

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan George Krol will discuss the development of relations between the United States and the Central Asian states from the inception of diplomatic relations in 1992 to the present time. Drawing on personal experiences and insights gained from his 36 years as a ca…

1
The MapMaker: Episode 6 - The Day Watermelons Almost Toppled the Russian Empire 1:04:26

3M ago1:04:26

1:04:26

Dr. Kelly O'Neill recounts the convoluted events of the so-called Watermelon Rebellion, a little-known episode in Russian imperial history full of intrigue, deception, espionage, personal animosities, and… watermelons.Von The Davis Center

1
The MapMaker: Episode 5 - Water, Memory, and the Steppe 34:05

3M ago34:05

34:05

REECA alumna Jackie Erlon-Baurjan talks with Kelly about water: about how it was conceptualized and managed on the Kazakh steppe in the 19th century, and about how it (or the lack of it) shaped her own family's traditions near the Altai Mountains.Von The Davis Center

1
The MapMaker: Episode 4 - Shakespeare versus Stalin: Why Place Names Matter 29:23

3M ago29:23

29:23

Graduate student Valerie Browne shares her research into the history of Crimean place names. She explains how Stalin attempted to remake the map after World War II and how Wikipedia allowed her to reconstruct the stories of lost, forgotten, and renamed villages.Von The Davis Center

1
The MapMaker: Episode 1 - Crimea as Queen Victoria Saw It 23:33

4M ago23:33

23:33

In our first episode, Dr. O'Neill goes to the Harvard Map Collection with high-school student Lily Grodzins to investigate a map of Crimea produced in 1855 and dedicated to Queen Victoria. What they find is a map bigger than most kitchen tables, riddled with misinformation, and full of everything from mountains to mud volcanos. Who made the map? An…

1
The MapMaker: Episode 2 - The Art of Map-Listening 26:14

4M ago26:14

26:14

Lily and Kelly dig into what it was like to live in Crimea as a subject of the Russian Empire. They explore power-relations, the survival of local practices, imperial ideology, and yes, the art of map-listening.Von The Davis Center

1
The MapMaker: Episode 3 - The Antidote to Misinformation 22:17

4M ago22:17

22:17

Lily and Kelly discuss an enterprising official of the East India Company and how he turned a dusty old Russian military map into a game-changing weapon for the British Army.Von The Davis Center

1
Richard Cash on Solving Dehydration 37:14

10M ago37:14

37:14

Richard Cash on Solving Dehydration by The Mittal Institute, Harvard UniversityVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
"Skunk Hour" Robert Lowell 2:44

1y ago2:44

2:44

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
"Difficulties of a Statesman" T. S. Eliot 3:22

1y ago3:22

3:22

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

1
"The Road Not Taken" Robert Frost 1:04

1y ago1:04

1:04

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
“American Arithmetic” Natalie Diaz 2:11

1y ago2:11

2:11

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
"Triumphal March" T. S. Eliot 3:16

1y ago3:16

3:16

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

1
"Villanelle for an Anniversary" Seamus Heaney 1:31

1y ago1:31

1:31

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
“Note” Amanda Gorman 6:30

1y ago6:30

6:30

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
"For the Felling of an Elm in the Harvard Yard" Adrienne Rich 2:40

1y ago2:40

2:40

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
"Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour" Wallace Stevens 2:02

1y ago2:02

2:02

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
"Short Lecture on Shakespeare" Mary Ruefle 0:41

1y ago0:41

0:41

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
“Making Room” Claudia Rankine 4:04

1y ago4:04

4:04

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
"Do the Meditation Rock" Allen Ginsberg (and the Fugs) 4:30

1y ago4:30

4:30

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
“Not Even This” Ocean Vuong 7:36

1y ago7:36

7:36

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" T. S. Eliot 7:51

1y ago7:51

7:51

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

1
"The Hollow Men" T. S. Eliot 3:53

1y ago3:53

3:53

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

1
"Journey of the Magi" T. S. Eliot 2:41

1y ago2:41

2:41

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

1
"A Song for Simeon" T. S. Eliot 2:27

1y ago2:27

2:27

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

1
"Gerontion" T. S. Eliot 4:38

1y ago4:38

4:38

As the country’s first library of voices, the Woodberry Poetry Room helped create some of the earliest recordings of such writers as Ralph Ellison, Robert Frost, Audre Lorde, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, and T. S. Eliot. We invite you to listen to one of the most rare recordings in the archive: T. S. Eliot’s first known poetry recording—produced…

1
“Why’s/Wise 1” Amiri Baraka 1:10

1y ago1:10

1:10

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
"In the Waiting Room" Elizabeth Bishop 3:59

1y ago3:59

3:59

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
"Spring and All" William Carlos Williams 1:11

1y ago1:11

1:11

The Listening Booth is a digital audio archive featuring highlights from the Woodberry Poetry Room, one of the largest repositories for literary recordings in the country. We welcome you to sample this selection or explore the Listening Booth itself, with readings by W. H. Auden, Amiri Baraka, Elizabeth Bishop, Jorge Luis Borges, E. E. Cummings, Al…

1
Tariq Omar Ali on the Dhaka Archives 2:49

2y ago2:49

2:49

Tariq Omar AliVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
Tariq Omar Ali on Garment Workers In Bangladesh Today 1:17

2y ago1:17

1:17

Tariq Omar AliVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
India In Focus: Hemakshi Meghani on the Indian School of Democracy 24:31

2+ y ago24:31

24:31

India In Focus: Hemakshi Meghani on the Indian School of Democracy by The Mittal Institute, Harvard UniversityVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
India In Focus: The Union Budget 2022 with Atanu Chakraborty 25:43

2+ y ago25:43

25:43

India In Focus: The Union Budget 2022 with Atanu Chakraborty by The Mittal Institute, Harvard UniversityVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
India in-Focus, Episode 7: India Policy Insights 37:30

3y ago37:30

37:30

In this episode, we are in conversation with Professor S.V. Subramanian, professor of Population Health and Geography at Harvard University. Professor Subramanian discusses his ongoing research project India Policy Insights for which he has been awarded a 2.2million-dollar grant by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. His current research interes…

1
WIEGO: Marty Chen Interview 2021 44:28

3y ago44:28

44:28

WIEGO: Marty Chen Interview 2021 by The Mittal Institute, Harvard UniversityVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
Marty Chen: WIEGO 45:03

3y ago45:03

45:03

Marty Chen: WIEGO by The Mittal Institute, Harvard UniversityVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 5 - Scrambled Beans 20:54

3y ago20:54

20:54

The signatories of the Belavezha agreement believe it should serve as a consensus model for the world—an example of diplomacy, civil discourse, and nonviolent means of conflict resolution. The events at Belavezha are among the most momentous in modern history. But, unlike the fall of the Berlin Wall, most people have never heard of them. In the con…

1
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 4 - The Hero of Tetris 20:06

3y ago20:06

20:06

Boris Yeltsin’s trip to a supermarket in Clear Lake, Texas, planted a seed of the USSR’s destruction. The United States won the Cold War with free-market capitalism—and Jell-O pudding pops. Still, astoundingly, the collapse of the USSR was not what the U.S. government wanted. In this episode, Dr. Yelena Biberman and Zachary Troyanovsky evaluate the…

1
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 3 - Liquid Courage 20:40

3y ago20:40

20:40

Dr. Yelena Biberman and Zachary Troyanovsky explore the role of spontaneity at Belavezha, narrowing in on the exact moment of dissolution: a dinner party. The seating arrangement, a late arrival, and the sequence of phone calls all influenced the outcome. Did vodka? For a transcript of this episode and more, visit https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.ed…

1
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 2 - History Made Them, and They Made History 30:55

3y ago30:55

30:55

How much agency did the signatories of the Belavezha Accords have? Factors outside of their control shaped their behavior in ways that even they could not have predicted. In this episode, Dr. Yelena Biberman and Zachary Troyanovsky seek wisdom from Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy to understand the dissolution of the USSR, as well as their own unu…

1
How to Kill a Superpower: Episode 1 - Do You Believe in Miracles 26:21

3y ago26:21

26:21

The Soviet Union drew its last breath on Sunday, December 8, 1991, in a hunting lodge inside the primeval Belavezha forest. The life of a global superpower—offering the last ideological alternative to liberalism—ended over a boisterous weekend. Many believe that it was doomed because of flawed ideals, but few know the story of the Belavezha Accords…

1
Eli Langley ’21 in Koasati 2:45

3+ y ago2:45

2:45

A member of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Eli Langley ’21 is the first tribal citizen to use Koasati, the language of the Coushatta people, to fulfill the second language requirement at Harvard. Transcript: https://hrvd.me/vtpVon Harvard University

1
The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan, with Ian Talbot 1:01:27

3+ y ago1:01:27

1:01:27

This panel discusses the development of British diplomatic efforts in Pakistan from 1947 through the “War on Terror,” as chronicled in the new book by Ian Talbot, Director of the Centre for Imperial and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Southampton and Research Affiliate at the Mittal Institute.…

1
Anup Malani: Preparing for the Pandemic 1:02:12

3+ y ago1:02:12

1:02:12

In the fifth episode of The COVID Chronicles podcast, Dr. Satchit Balsari speaks with Anup Malani, as they explore India's initial response to the pandemic, the involvement of private sector in scaling up the testing strategies, and innovations in collecting COVID-19 data in India.Von The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
The Future of Green India: Energy and Climate Change 1:14:35

3+ y ago1:14:35

1:14:35

The Future of Green India: Energy and Climate Change by The Mittal Institute, Harvard UniversityVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
Sanjay Mehendale: The Epidemiology of the Pandemic 39:02

3+ y ago39:02

39:02

India’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been characterized by a pro-active public sector leadership and centralization of decision-making. The private sector and academics stepped up to the play in the early days in myriad ways, from wanting to boost testing capacity to providing models to forecast the spread of the disease. Few of these meas…

1
Bangladesh at 50: The Future of Bangladesh 1:14:05

3+ y ago1:14:05

1:14:05

A panel from the second day of our Bangladesh at 50 conference.Shameran Abed, BRACFaisal Ahmed, IMFAhmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale UniversityUmama Zillur, Kotha Moderator: Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School; the Mittal InstituteVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
Bangladesh at 50: The Role of Civil Society in Bangladesh’s “Miracle” 1:08:52

3+ y ago1:08:52

1:08:52

A panel from the second day of our Bangladesh at 50 conference.Shameran Abed, BRACZafrullah Chowdhry, Gonoshasthaya KendraUmama Zillur, KothaModerator: Borje Ljunggren, Formerly with Swedish Foreign MinistryVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

1
Bangladesh at 50: Women’s Empowerment: From Home to Factory and Beyond 1:19:54

3+ y ago1:19:54

1:19:54

A panel from the second day of our Bangladesh at 50 conference.Hameeda Hossain, Ain o Salish Kendra, Forum MagazineShireen Huq, NaripokkhoNaila Kabeer, London School of EconomicsKhushi Kabir, Nijera Kori Moderator: Marty Chen, Harvard Kennedy School; WIEGOVon The Mittal Institute, Harvard University

Podcasts, die es wert sind, gehört zu werden

Harvard University Podcasts

Podcasts, die es wert sind, gehört zu werden

Kurzanleitung