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The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch's Wild Imagination PodcastMiles is joined by Lucy Oulton (University of Chichester) to discuss her new book, Iris Murdoch's Wild Imagination: Nature and the Environment (Palgrave, 2025).
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-87833-6
This book presents the first ecocritical study of novelist, philosopher, poet and public intellectual Iris Murdoch (1919–1999). It brings her love of the natural world into the light, arguing for its critical significance when Murdoch conveys an awareness of intricately interconnected ecologies through her work: an awareness that anticipates the motivations and concerns of modern-day environmental humanities. The book is the first of its kind to assess some of Mu...2025-05-1558 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastThe Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by joined by Mark Hopwood, Associate Professor of Philosophy, from the University of Sewanee, USA to discuss his new book – which has just been published – The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch. This is his first monograph since he published the co-edited volume that he’s perhaps best known for in Murdoch circles, the magisterial Murdochian Mind in 2022. Both books published by Routledge.
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Moral-Philosophy-of-Iris-Murdoch-by-Mark-Hopwood/9780367819576
Examining the role of vision, imagination, love, goodness, and transcendence in Murdoch's work, The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch presents a compelling and original argument that s...2025-04-301h 12
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch Individuals and Ethics PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Prof. Bridget Clarke (University of Montana) to discuss her new book, entitled ‘Iris Murdoch’ in the Cambridge Elements, Elements on Women in the History of Philosophy series from Cambridge University Press.
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Iris-Murdoch-by-Bridget-Clarke/9781009358149
Bridget is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montana and her research interests include the History of Ethics, Moral Psychology and, of course, Iris Murdoch, who she has been working on for the past twenty years or more. This new book, however, is her first monograph dedicated solely to Murdoch work.
To access Iris Murd...2025-03-2851 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and Public PhilosophyIn this podcast Miles is joined by Michela Dianetti and Lucy Elvis (both from Galway University, Ireland) discusses the role Murdoch's work can play in public philosophy. They discuss working with her philosophy, her radio play 'The One Alone', her novel 'The Unicorn', the Quartet biography 'Metaphysical Animals' and much more.
Dr Michela Dianetti is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Galway and a CPI (Community of philosophical inquiry) facilitator. Her PhD research developed a literary ethics of attention grounded in the philosophies of Simone Weil and Iris Murdoch, applying them to the literary work of Elsa Morante. She...2025-03-2042 min
Conversations With Ronnie Keith and IrisEp. 41 - Conversations With Ronnie Keith and IrisSend a text to Ronnie KeithEP. 41!! In this episode, Ronnie Keith and Iris answer some fan mail questions this week and that dives into what we feel is good for a marriage. We then talk about how we are trying a new restaurant each week and it was Ronnie Keith's pick and what the results were. We then talk about the surprise that was waiting for Iris and how much she enjoyed it. Please contact me at the belowEMAIL: Rkhardrick91@gmail.comFB: Keith HardrickIG:ronniekeith910Twitter/X: @k...2025-03-1445 min
Here's the Deal: Fitness, Nutrition, & Mindset for People Who Don't Want Life to SuckIris's Story: Diet Culture DropoutIn today’s episode, we interview Iris! We dive into Iris’s personal story, uncovering the deeply ingrained struggles many of us face around food, body image, and exercise, and the path to self-acceptance. The conversation takes us through the early influences of her childhood, the pressures of dieting, and how she eventually found balance and peace in a world that often pushes extremes.This episode is packed with personal anecdotes, valuable lessons, and a deep exploration of how our relationships with food and exercise are shaped from childhood… and what we can do about...2024-10-211h 08
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch And Dogs PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Dr Frances White (University of Chichester) and Liz Whittome (Former Chief and Principal Examiner of English for Cambridge Examinations) to discuss dogs in Murdoch's Fiction.
The episode covers Under the Net, The Sandcastle, The Nice and the Good, The Sacred and Profane Love Machine, The Green Knight and The Philosopher's Pupil in some depth as well as discussing other Murdoch novels.
You can buy Chris Boddington's 'Iris Murdoch's People A-Z' via the society website, here: https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk/product/iris-murdoch-people-a-to-z/2024-10-1452 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch And Moral Psychology PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Matt Congdon (Vanderbilt, USA), Sam Filby, (Northwestern, USA) and Francey Russell (Columbia, USA) to consider Murdoch's moral psychology. They discuss Murdoch's essay 'Vision and Choice in Morality' and 'On 'God' and 'Good''- you can find both in 'Existentialists and Mystics'.
Also recommended is this article by Cora Diamond: https://www.abc.net.au/religion/cora-diamond-picture-of-the-soul-the-moral-psychology-of-iris-m/11316086
Matt Congdon is a philosopher at the University of Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee specializing in ethics, social philosophy, and aesthetics. He writes about emotions, interpersonal recognition, moral change, the aesthetics of interpersonal ethical life, and the intersections of...2024-09-161h 22
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch And The Political PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Gary Browning (Oxford Brookes, UK) to discuss his new book, Iris Murdoch and the Political.
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/iris-murdoch-and-the-political-9780192844989?cc=sy&lang=en&
Gary Browning is Emeritus Professor of Political Thought at Oxford Brookes University. Gary has worked at Oxford Brookes University since 1997, first as a Lecturer and then a Professor. He was Associate Dean, 2010-20,, set up a series of Think Human Festivals, performing stand-up at the first and staging an event on Iris Murdoch and Listening in 2020. He was a member of the Executive of the Political Studies...2024-08-191h 16
Conversations With Ronnie Keith and IrisEp. 15 Conversations with IrisSend a text to Ronnie KeithEp. 15!!! Join Ronnie Keith and Iris as we discuss how 2023 ended with some troubling news. What the new year liked The uphill battle Iris was facing along with Ronnie Keith. How Iris was hours from losing her life and how God worked a miracle. This is just one of many stories we have to share about our life. Listen in!!Please contact me at the belowEMAIL: Rkhardrick91@gmail.comFB: Keith HardrickIG:ronniekeith910Twitter/X: @keithhardrick24TikTok: ronniekeith9102024-08-1658 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch And Remorse PodcastIn this episode Miles talks to Dr Frances White (University of Chichester) about her new book, Iris Murdoch and Remorse: Past Forgiving? They cover key Murdoch novels, philosophy, psychoanalysis, her play 'The One Alone', and connections with post-war history.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-43013-8
Frances White is a Visiting Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Iris Murdoch Research Centre at the University of Chichester, editor of the Iris Murdoch Review, and Writer in Residence at Kingston University Writing School. She has published widely on Iris Murdoch and other writers. Her prize-winning biography Becoming Iris Murdoch...2024-07-2255 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch And The Ancient Quarrel PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined Lyra Ekström Lindbäck (Centre for Ethics, Pardubice) to discuss the distinctions and connections between philosophy and literature, and why literature is not philosophy; focusing primarily on the work of Iris Murdoch which is the subject of Lyra's new book.
Lyra is a Swedish novelist, literary critic, podcaster and philosopher. She has published six novels and a collection of poetry. Iris Murdoch and the Ancient Quarrel is her first work of philosophy. You can find out more, here:
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/iris-murdoch-and-the-ancient-quarrel-9781350332935/2024-06-1139 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastTalk: Iris Murdoch: 25 Years OnThis talk was given by Professor Anne Rowe at the Iris Murdoch Research Centre, University of Chichester (UK) on Saturday 17th February 2024.
Anne Rowe is Visiting Professor at the University of Chichester and Emeritus Research Fellow with the Iris Murdoch Archive Project at Kingston University. Her publications include The Visual Arts and the Novels of Iris Murdoch (2002); Iris Murdoch: A Literary Life (2010) with Priscilla Martin, and Living on Paper: Letters from Iris Murdoch 1934-1995 (2015), co-edited with Avril Horner and Iris Murdoch (2019) in the Writers and their Work series from Liverpool University Press. She has just completed work as a co-editor...2024-02-2156 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch And Japan PodcastIn this episode Miles is join by Paul Hullah (Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo) and Chiho Omichi (Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo) to discuss Murdoch and Japan - her visits, the inspiration she took from Japan, Murdoch in translation, her philosophical links, the Japanese Murdoch Society, and much more.
https://irismurdochjapan.jp/en/
Paul Hullah (MA (Hons), PhD) is Associate Professor of British Literature at Meiji Gakuin University and, since 2015) has been President of The Iris Murdoch Society of Japan (1997-). With Murdoch’s active participation, he co-edited and wrote a 'Critical Introduction’ to the authorised collection of Murdoch’s Poems (UEP 1997), and he...2023-12-3059 min
Crystallizing Conversations: Expansive Spirituality & Crystal WisdomAutumnal Catch-Up with Jillian & IrisLife is never what you expect it to be.In this episode, we throw our format out the window and just allow ourselves to be human as we explore what we’ve been experiencing throughout this year, and reconnect after a two month hiatus.Jillian has been focused on navigating divorce after the sudden end of an eight-year partnership, all while trying to meet her publisher’s book deadline and keeping Sage Crystals going. In the meantime, Iris opened the Enchanted Gardens retreat center in Bali this summer and accepted a senior-level position at a vet...2023-11-131h 20
De Paard & Gezondheid podcast#118 Hoe gaat het nu met het 'kromme' veulen van Iris?In deze aflevering bespreken de dierenartsen hoe het nu gaat met het veulen van Iris. Iris legt uit wat ze gedaan heeft na de geboorte om de kromme benen van het ‘’windswept foal’’ zo snel mogelijk rechter te maken.
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Bezoek de website: paardengezondheidpodcast.nl2023-09-0324 minDe Paard & Gezondheid podcast#114 De geboorte van het veulen van IrisIn deze aflevering bespreken Iris & Aimée de geboorte van het veulen van Iris. Iris vertelt hoe de geboorte van het veulen is verlopen en over bijzonderheden rondom de bevalling. Ook leggen de dierenartsen uit wat een windswept foal is.
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Bezoek de website: https://paardengezondheidpodcast.nl2023-07-0916 min