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The Iris Murdoch Society podcastPoems from an Attic PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Anne Rowe (University of Chichester/Kingston), Rachel Hirschler (Kinston University) and Rosanna Hilyard (Chatto & Windus) to celebrate the publication of 'Poems from An Attic: Selected Poems 1936-1995', published today by Chatto and Windus.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/470920/poems-from-an-attic-by-murdoch-iris/9781784746124
ANNE ROWE is Visiting Professor at the University of Chichester and Emeritus Research Fellow with the Iris Murdoch Archive Project at Kingston University. She has published widely on Iris Murdoch, including The Visual Arts and the Novels of Iris Murdoch (2002), Iris Murdoch in the Writers and Their Work series (2019) and most recently...
2025-11-061h 03
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and Early Childhood Education PodcastIn this episode Miles talks to Andrea Delaune (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) about her new book, 'Iris Murdoch and Early Childhood Education: Enhancing Attention and Moral Vision in Pedagogy' (Routledge, 2025).
https://www.routledge.com/Iris-Murdoch-and-Early-Childhood-Education-Enhancing-Attention-and-Moral-Vision-in-Pedagogy/Delaune/p/book/9781032886169
Andrea Delaune is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education at University of Canterbury (Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha), New Zealand, where she conducts research at the intersection of ethics, pedagogy and early childhood practice. Her scholarly work explores how moral philosophy—especially concepts of attention, care, and moral vision—can illuminate and revitalise the everyday practices of early childhood teaching, care and...
2025-10-3057 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and the VirtuesIn this episode we discuss Murdoch’s conceptualisation of virtue and what it might mean to be virtuous. We’ll range across her philosophy, of course, but we’ll also have time to visit her fiction and consider if she embeds some of her ideas about virtue into her novels.
Joining Miles to discuss this fascinating topic is Tony Milligan.
Tony is a Research Fellow in Philosophy of Ethics in the Theology and Religious Studies at Kings College, University of London. And his current research, as part of the KCL (China) team and the University of Manchester (Russia) team within the Co...
2025-09-151h 03
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastA Word Child Revisited PodcastWelcome to a new season of the Iris Murdoch Podcast! In this episode we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of one of Murdoch very best novels, and one of the six first-person male narrated novels, A Word Child. This is a revisit as we discussed this wonderful novel way back in 2021 – it was our ninth podcast and this episode is our seventieth! – so if you might want to catch up with that one if you love this novel. As you might expect, we also discuss a wide range of Murdoch's other novels.
Joining Miles is Frances White. France...
2025-09-011h 11
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch Birthday Lecture 2025In this lecture Miles Leeson, Director of the Iris Murdoch Research Centre at the University of Chichester, discusses Murdoch’s reception by her contemporaries and look at the lighter side of how she was lampooned, both directly and indirectly, in the work of H.E. Bates, Malcolm Bradbury, Brigid Brophy, Barbara Pym and Ian McEwan, as well as the reception of her work by Philip Larkin and Monica Jones. Whilst a good deal of this was affectionate, and some even complementary, there was also a streak of jealousy and cruelty present. As Murdoch grew in popularity, and as a public in...
2025-07-1647 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastExistentialists and Mystics 2 PodcastIn this second episode focused on Existentialists and Mystics we’ll be reading two essays – ‘Thinking and Language’ and ‘Nostalgia for the Particular’ – together. If you’ve yet to listen to our prior episode on Murdoch earliest work on Sartre then you may wish to catch up with that, before you listen to us here.
Both essay were originally give as oral presentations. The first, ‘Thinking and Language’ came from a symposium entitled, naturally enough, Thinking and language and was part of a conversation between Murdoch, Gilbert Ryle and A.C. Lloyd in 1951. The second, ‘Nostalgia for the Particular’ was read at a meeting of the...
2025-06-1648 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastExistentialists and Mystics 1 PodcastHave you always thought you could do with some expert guidance when reading Iris’s philosophy? Well help is at hand! This episode marks the start of a new mini-series of episodes where we’ll be reading Iris’s collected essay collection – Existentialists and Mystics – with a team of excellent academics and seasoned readers, and you can join us for the experience! Each episode will focus on a small number of essays – or perhaps just one essay if it is substantial in length – and explore exactly what Murdoch was up to and how the essay fits in with her overall vision. We’ll...
2025-06-0451 min
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 podcastLecture 'A Warm Bright Significant Space' Iris Murdoch's Search for HomeIn this, her first public lecture, Dr Maria Peacock discusses Iris Murdoch's search for home using examples from her novels and biography.
This lecture was given at the University of Chichester on Saturday 29th March, 2025.
2025-04-1741 min
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
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastThe Red and the Green PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Ian D'alton (Trinity College, Dublin) and Frances White (University of Chichester) to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Murdoch's ninth novel, The Red and The Green.
Ian is a visiting research fellow in the Centre for Contemporary Irish History at Trinity College, Dublin, and his most recent work is Southern Irish Protestants: Histories, Lives and Literatures was published just a few months ago. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Southern-Irish-Protestants-Histories-Literature/dp/1916742505
Frances is a Visiting Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Iris Murdoch Research Centre at the University of Chichester, editor of the Iris...
2025-03-121h 03
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and Evil PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Daniel Read (University of Kingston) to discuss his new book, 'Degrees of Evil in Iris Murdoch's Fiction and Philosophy'.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-75841-6
We range across all of her published work - in literature, fiction and theology - and ask why the nature of evil obsessed her throughout her career.
2025-02-2057 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastKeynote Lecture: Justin Broackes Summer 2024This Keynote Lecture was given at the Eleventh International Iris Murdoch Conference at Chichester on the 31st August, 2024. Justin is Professor of Philosophy at Brown, USA.
There are philosophers who have said that late 20th century philosophical works do not need commentaries in the way that the writings of Plato and Aristotle, or Kant and Hegel do. Russell and Strawson, or Kripke and Lewis — and others at least in the English-speaking academic world — have committed themselves so much to clarity and a kind of professional *limitation* that they will have followers and opponents, but won’t need expository or explanatory commen...
2025-01-1358 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastThe Sacred And Profane Love Machine PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Robert Cremins (University of Houston, Texas) and Daniel Read (Kingston University) to celebrate the anniversary of Murdoch's Whitbread Award-winning novel from 1974. They cover the culture of the 1970s, trauma, childhood, cruelty, black humour, love triangles, links to other writers, links to other novels by Murdoch and much more.
Robert is a writer and Senior Lecturer in the Honours College at the University of Houston, and the Faculty Director of Creative Works. A novelist, short story writer and literary critic, Robert has got a lifelong love of Murdoch’s fiction. He is currently working on...
2024-11-201h 03
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 Dorothy Emmet PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Prof. Larry Blum (U-Mass, USA) to discuss the intellectual and personal connections between Iris and Dorothy Emmet. This follows on from a previous episode on Emmet, which you can find in the Podcast archive.
Professor Lawrence Blum is Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Education and Professor of Philosophy. His scholarly interests are in race theory, moral philosophy, moral psychology, moral education, multiculturalism, social and political philosophy, philosophy of education, the philosophy of Simone Weil, philosophy and the Holocaust, and ethics and race in film.
You can find his Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy...
2024-09-3054 min
Talking with the dogs!Navigating Pet's End of Life with Liz MurdochNavigating the heart-wrenching decision to euthanize a beloved pet is a difficult choice many people will face when struggling with balancing a pet's quality of life with their own emotional well-being. While veterinarians can offer guidance and friends may offer opinions, the ultimate judgment call still rests with a pet's immediate caretakers, a decision often filled with stress, anguish, and the uncertainty of wondering, "Is it really my dog's time?" Tune in to Liz Murdoch, Intuitive Animal Communicator and host of the popular podcast Talking with the Dogs! Learn from Liz's experience within her own family and...
2024-09-2919 min
Talking with the dogs!TTouch & Intuitive Pet Healing with Liz Murdoch and Rachel JacksonHave you ever wondered what pets would say if they could actually talk to you? And how to help your dog in pain? Animal Communicator Liz Murdoch talks with TTouch Practitioner Rachel Jackson about her work and teaching on the Tellington TTouch® Training Method. Liz and Rachel explore integrating intuitve awareness in treating pain and behaviour, proprioception and animal anatomy. Their conversation touches on what Rachel has learned through her private consultations and workshops and trainings, in person and online nationally and internationally. Learn more: Liz Murdoch is an intuitive animal communicator specializing in co...
2024-09-2249 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
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 podcastA.S. Byatt PodcastIn this special episode Miles is join by Dr Leanne Bibby (Teeside University) and Dr Barbara Franchi (University of Durham) to celebrate the life, work and legacy of A.S. Byatt. Byatt was not only a significant novelist and biographer but also a close friend of Iris Murdoch - Byatt wrote the first significant work of criticism of Murdoch's work 'Degrees of Freedom: The Early Novels of Iris Murdoch'.
We discuss Byatt's novels, short fiction, criticism, film adaptations and much more.
Leanne Bibby is specialises in historical fiction and historiographic metafiction, and the relationship of literary writing to feminist and...
2024-06-241h 02
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 podcast50th Episode Q&A PodcastIn this special edition of the podcast Miles is joined by Dan Read (Kingston) to answer questions sent in by listeners. These are:
Is it possible to say where Murdoch stands in relation to other ‘great’ writers? Is she on a par with Dickens, Shakespeare (or others) for example?
In A Fairly Honourable Defeat Murdoch assigns astrological birth signs on several of the characters, and they discuss the subject somewhat knowledgeably. Does she give evidence of interest in the subject in other works?
Do we know if de Beauvoir read Murdoch? Does she mention Murdoch anywhere in her writings? Did any...
2024-04-301h 10
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
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastTiny Corner PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Gillian Dooley (Flinders University, Australia) and Daniel Read (Kingston University, UK) to celebrate the Twentieth Anniversary of 'From a Tiny Corner in the House of Fiction: Conversations with Iris Murdoch', a collection of interviews with Murdoch from across her career, as well as to discuss the wealth of unpublished interview and conversational material in the Kingston Archive. We discuss what we can learn about her works but, perhaps more enticingly, the woman behind them.
Until the end of 2023 the collection is half price from the publisher using code JHOL23.
https://uscpress.com/From-a-Tiny-Corner-in-the-House-of-Fiction
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2023-11-2459 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and Artistic Inspiration PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by artists Kevin Petrie (University of Sunderland), Matthew Richardson (University of Kingston) and Carol Sommer to discuss their latest work which has been inspired by Murdoch's writing.
Kevin Petrie is Head of the School of Art and Design and Professor of Glass and Ceramics at University of Sunderland. He is known for his artwork on ceramics and glass, especially in combination with printmaking and drawing. Kevin has also written and edited a number of books and articles about ceramics and glass and lectured around the World. Kevin’s artwork is held in a number of...
2023-10-091h 14
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastMurdoch In Translation PodcastIn this podcast, Miles is joined by Eva-Maria Düringer (Tübingen, Germany) and Mariëtte Willemsen (Amsterdam University College) to discuss their work translating 'The Sovereignty of Good' into German and Dutch respectively.
Eva-Maria Düringer is a researcher at the University of Tübingen, Germany, where she currently leads a funded project on suffering and its role in virtue ethics - you can find her website here emduringer.de. Her work is very much influenced by the writings of Simone Weil, Iris Murdoch and Philippa Foot. She is the author of Evaluating Emotions (Palgrave 2014) and various articles on emoti...
2023-09-2951 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch's Practical Metaphysics PodcastMiles is joined by Lesley Jamieson (Centre for Ethics as Study in Human Value at the University of Pardubice, Czech Republic) to discuss her new book, 'Iris Murdoch's Practical Metaphysics: A Guide to her Early Writings' (Palgrave, 2023). You can find out more about the book here:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-36080-0
2023-08-1844 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastAusten, Eliot, Woolf PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Gillian Dooley (Flinders University, Australia), Jan Skinner (Formerly Oxford University's Continuing Education Department), and Frances White (Chichester University) to discuss the influence of Jane Austen, George Eliot and Virginia Woolf on the thought and writing of Iris.
Gillian Dooley is Honorary Associate Professor in English Literature at Flinders University Australia. Editor of From a Tiny Corner in the House of Fiction: Conversations with Iris Murdoch as well as the recent Listening to Iris Murdoch: Music Sounds and Silences recently published with Palgrave. She’s also published widely on Austen, and is the leading ex...
2023-07-281h 01
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastThe Black Prince PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Prof. Anne Rowe (Chichester and Kingston) to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of what may be Murdoch's greatest novel.
Anne is Visiting Professor at the IMRC at Chichester and Emeritus Research Fellow at Kingston. Her many books include 'Iris Murdoch' in the 'Writers and their Work' Series, which you can purchase at a discounted rate from the Society, here:
https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk/product/iris-murdoch-writers-and-their-work/
2023-07-151h 04
Talking with the dogs!Tuning in to Intuition: Divine timing in connecting people or animals with storytelling & memoir.Animal Communicator & Dog Whisperer Liz Murdoch shares a heartfelt conversation with New York Times Best Selling co-author, Linda Sivertsen. Besides being a top notch Book Whisperer & agent connector, Linda is most recently the author of Beautiful Writers: A Journey of Big Dreams & Messy Manuscripts - Tricks of the Trade, where she shares insights from her own intuitive journey and conversations with thought leaders and writers ranging from Brene Brown to Deepak Chopra to Gabby Bernstein. Linda and Liz touch on the different ways people can be moved by inner knowings, unleashing their stories, and how even paying...
2023-06-1438 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastBeyond Murdoch: The ExperimentalistsMiles is joined by Carole Sweeney (Goldsmiths University, London) and Joe Darlington (Futureworks Media, Manchester) to discuss a range of authors who emerged post-World War 2, inspired by the works of the high modernists and the French Nouveau Roman. They were writing at the same time as Murdoch, but in very different modes and genres. Do they even form a real grouping?
Authors discussed, or mentioned, include: Brigid Brophy, Anthony Burgess, Christine Brooke-Rose, Angela Carter, Eva Figes, B.S. Johnson, Anna Kavan, Ann Quin, Muriel Spark, as well as those in their circles, and those who published them.
Joseph Darlington is...
2023-04-2756 min
Alumni After DarkBrieanna Mercer and Lauren Gandini: Women in SportWe're excited to release this wonderfully inspirational discussion featuring Murdoch alumni Brieanna Mercer and Lauren Gandini, the founders of Stella. Hosted by Murdoch alumnus, Samantha Osborne, Lauren and Brie chat about some of the amazing work they are doing in the female professional athlete space, the obstacles they've faced in their own sporting careers and how they overcame them and how their law degree at Murdoch helped pave their success.
2023-03-1029 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastBefore Murdoch: Dorothy Emmet PodcastMiles is joined by Larry Blum (U-Mass) to discuss the life and work of Dorothy Emmet, a philosopher of the prior generation to Murdoch who work in numerous different areas of the subject. Later in her life she and Murdoch became friends ; Larry sees her work as in some ways very much in the spirit of the Quartet’s, though in other ways quite different.. Emmet and Murdoch had some significant areas of professional and personal contact.
You can find out more about Larry here: www.lawrenceblum.net/
You can hear more about Larry's journey on the wonderful Five Questions Po...
2023-03-0358 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch, Philosopher PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Justin Broackes (Brown, USA) and Meredith Trexler-Drees (Notre Dame, US) to discuss and celebrate Justin's edited collection 'Iris Murdoch, Philosopher' which was published in 2012. We range across the collection, the work it inspired including Meredith's latest monograph, and discuss Justin's latest work on Murdoch's Heidegger Manuscript and his commentary on the Sovereignty of Good, both forthcoming with OUP.
You can find the collection here:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/iris-murdoch-philosopher-9780198701200?cc=ro&lang=en&
Justin is Professor of Philosophy at Brown, and his present research focuses on issues in metaphysics and the...
2022-11-2956 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastSEP PodcastIn this episode I'm joined by Professor Larry Blum (U-Mass, USA) to discuss his recent entry on Murdoch in the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy. We discuss his early interest in Murdoch in the 70s, her connections with his philosophical life and the construction of the article, as well as the difficulties in reading Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals.
You can find the article here: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/murdoch/
You can find out more about Larry here: http://www.lawrenceblum.net/
You can hear more about his own journey on the wonderful Five Questions Podcast: https://anchor.fm...
2022-09-2346 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIn Conversation - Gillian DooleyGillian Dooley (Flinders University, Australia) is in conversation with Lucy Bolton (QMUL, UK) about her new book, 'Listening to Iris Murdoch: Music, Sounds and Silences' (Palgrave, 2022) - the first book in the 'Iris Murdoch Today' Series.
As Lucy says about the Gillian's book: 'When we think of Iris Murdoch’s relationship with art forms, the visual arts come most readily to mind. However, music and other sounds are equally important. Soundscapes – music and other types of sound – contribute to the richly textured atmosphere and moral tenor of Murdoch’s novels. This book will help readers to appreciate anew the sensuous nature o...
2022-08-0133 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastThe Wallace Collection PodcastJoin Anne Rowe and Miles Leeson as they guide you around London's Wallace Collection, stopping off to discuss three key paintings that feature in Murdoch's novels: Hal's Laughing Cavalier, Titian's 'Perseus and Andromeda', and Rembrandt's 'Titus, the Artist's Son'. These feature in her first novel 'Under the Net' and her Booker Prize-winning 'The Sea, The Sea', respectively. You can view them here:
https://www.wallacecollection.org/art/exhibitions-displays/past-exhibitions/frans-hals-the-male-portrait/
https://wallacelive.wallacecollection.org/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=65351&viewType=detailView
https://www.wallacecollection.org/art/collection/collection-highlights/titus-artists-son/
Anne Rowe is Visiting Professor at the Iris Murdoch...
2022-07-2853 min
Talking with the dogs!Dog Talk about Dog Travel: Sherpa Bags making a DifferenceAnimal Communicator Liz Murdoch chats with Gayle Martz the founder of The SHERPA PetTrading Company where she single-handedly designed, manufactured and marketed the iconic SHERPA Bag you see everywhere! This carrier, which millions have bought for their dogs, cats and other animal companions, continues to be THE top-selling, prize-winning, globally-popularly soft-sided pet carrier. Further, it is because of Gayle’s advocacy and entrepreneurship that pet travel on airlines is now possible and common. Gayle’s the author of “IT’S IN THE BAG”, which is part memoir and part business book. Gayle's mission and passion is helping people enjoy and live t...
2022-05-2436 min
Talking with the dogs!The Ambassador's Dog Intuitive Animal Communicator Liz Murdoch chats with retired Ambassador Scott DeLisi about his story and book he wrote, The Ambassador’s Dog, a tale of what happened when a man met a dog calling out to him. It’s a conversation and story of the power of active listening, meaningful connections, and dreams coming true. His book includes beautiful illustrations representative of the country by award-winning artist, Jane Lillian Vance, it tells the tale of a puppy, abandoned and alone, who waited on a trail in what once was the ancient kingdom of Lo on the T...
2022-04-1946 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastMetaphysics as a Guide to Morals Podcast 1To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of Murdoch's 'Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals' I'm joined by Gillian Dooley (Flinders University, Australia), Nora Hämäläinen (University of Pardubice, Czech Republic), and Frances White (IMRC, Chichester) to give an introductory overview of the work. As this is Murdoch's magnum opus this is the first in a series of four podcasts being released in 2022 focusing on it.
You can find Gillian and Nora's edited collection 'Reading Iris Murdoch's Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals' here:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-18967-9?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=google_books&utm...
2022-04-1458 minTalking with the dogs!Sniff Dogs Talk ScentworkIntuitive Animal Communicator Liz Murdoch chats with Sniff dog yellow Labrador Owen and his award-winning scent working mom Yellow Lab Jones plus their avid scent handler and dog mom Turena Koontz. Listen how Liz works as an animal communicator and find out what messages these dogs share about their favorite things, their observations and feelings about scentwork and advice for anyone considering scentwork for their puppy or dog, regardless of age. To learn more about nosework, visit the National Association of Canine Scentwork at www.NACSW.net The AKC began offering scentwork titles in 2017. Another...
2022-03-2946 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastLecture: 'Iris and the Christians: what did the Christian churches make of Murdoch, 1954-1983'This lecture was given by Peter Webster, a scholar of contemporary religious history, with a particular interest in the religious arts. His most recent book was the first biography of Walter Hussey; Dean of Chichester and patron of the arts.
The audio recording of a public lecture given at the University of Chichester on 19th February 2022, as part of a study day at the Iris Murdoch Research Centre. My thanks are due to Miles Leeson for the invitation, and to the audience for a very engaged and stimulating discussion afterwards.
I examine Christian reactions to Murdoch’s work in three ar...
2022-03-0251 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Film PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Lucy Bolton (Queen Mary, University of London), Lisa Smithstead (University of Exeter), and Melanie Williams (University of East Anglia)- three noted film scholars - to discuss the impact and legacy of the Oscar-winning film 'Iris', based on the first of John Bayley's memoirs about his wife, Iris Murdoch.
You can find Lucy's book on Murdoch here: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-contemporary-cinema-and-the-philosophy-of-iris-murdoch.html and her essay on the film itself, here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt16d6996.10?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
2022-01-2852 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and the Others PodcastIn this podcast Miles is joined by Paul Fiddes, Professor of Systematic Theology at the University of Oxford, to discuss his latest book, Iris Murdoch and the Others: A Writer in Dialogue with Theology.
Paul is the author or editor of over twenty five books, including recent publications on Lewis and Williams, and a forthcoming monograph on Shakespeare later in 2022.
Find the book here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Iris-Murdoch-and-the-Others-by-Paul-S-Fiddes/9780567703347
You can find out more about Paul, and his research centre, The Centre for Theology and Modern European Thought, here: https://ctmet.theology.ox.ac.uk/home
2022-01-2057 min
Alumni After DarkLisa Gittos and Claire Seeber- Taking on the ChallengeWe're excited to release this wonderfully motivational panel discussion featuring Murdoch alumni Lisa Gittos- Australian Representative to the United Nations and, Eating Your Cake Too founder and CEO, Claire Seeber.Facilitated by Kelly Parsons, Murdoch alumnus and Murdoch University's Equity and Diversity Projects Coordinator, the panel discuss the topic Taking on the Challenge. Both alumni chat about some of the obstacles they've faced in their careers and how they overcame them, learnt from them and the strategies they continue to implement to this day. They discuss the notion of ‘being enough’, plus being comfortable being uncomfortable and the...
2022-01-1330 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastSartre PodcastIn this episode I'm joined by Justin Broackes (Brown, USA), Gary Browning (Oxford Brookes), and Alison Scott-Baumann (SOAS)to discuss Murdoch's lifelong engagement with the fiction and philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre. From her first meeting with him in Brussels in 1945, right the way through to 'Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals'. Have your copy of Sartre: Romantic Rationalist to hand!
Justin is the Editor of 'Iris Murdoch, Philosopher': https://www.bookdepository.com/Iris-Murdoch-Philosopher-Justin-Broackes/9780198701200?ref=grid-view&qid=1639760683318&sr=1-1
Gary is the author of 'Why Iris Murdoch Matters': https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk/product/why-iris-murdoch-matters/
Alison is the co-editor of 'Iris Murdoch...
2021-12-201h 13
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIn Conversation: Paul Hullah PodcastIn this podcast Miles is joined by Paul Hullah, Associate Professor of English Literature at Meiji Gakuin, and President of the Iris Murdoch Society of Japan.
Paul discusses his early life, literature, music and his meeting and subsequent friendship with Iris Murdoch. He and Yozo Muroya edited the only collection of Murdoch's poetry to date, as well as a volume of her essays. We talk about her poetry and why she changed Paul's life.
Unfortunately the 'Poems' collection is out-of-print, but Paul hopes to have some copies available in 2022. 'Occasional Essays' by Iris Murdoch is available via Amazon.
You can...
2021-12-1355 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastElizabeth Bowen PodcastThe new season of the podcast starts with a special on the author, essayist, critic, spy, journalist and much else besides, Elizabeth Bowen. She was a friend of Iris Murdoch (whom she influenced) 'I was very fond of her...she should have been Queen', Virginia Woolf, and many more. She's now seen as a major figure of Twentieth Century culture.
Joining me to discuss her life and work are Nicola Darwood (University of Bedfordshire, Allan Hepburn (McGill University, Canada), and Nicolas Royle (University of Sussex). All three have written and published widely on Bowen's work and are experts in the...
2021-11-101h 11Talking with the dogs!No Paws, No Problem: Zeeky’s Story of Abuse, Recovery & ResilienceAnimal Communicator Liz Murdoch chats with Zeeky, a dog who suffered horrible abuse with the brutal removal of his back legs. Adopted by a woman who saw his picture on Instagram and flew across the world to adopt him, Zeeky is now helped by prosthetic equipment and inspires fans across the world. Inspirational story of overcoming obstacles and courage & hope. Follow his ongoing progress at www.Instagram.com/go_speedy_boy_go Learn more about Liz Murdoch’s work with dogs and unleashing your own dog story, visit www.talkingwiththedogs.com
2021-10-2647 min
Alumni After DarkDr Patrick Jones on MindfulnessHosted by Murdoch alumnus Sam Osborne, our second alumnus to feature in a podcast interview is Dr Patrick Jones. After a twenty year background in clinical psychology, Dr Jones talks to Sam about why Covid-19 has affected our wellbeing and ways to improve our mental health through mindfulness. Patrick also delves into the psychology of why being mindful is so important.Mindfulness Resources by Dr. Patrick Jones: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WkHZYkKd47b-j7HpVL8gO_GOr6-VIhH4?usp=sharingMurdoch Counselling Services: https://www.murdoch.edu.au/counselling
2021-10-2638 minTalking with the dogs!Dog Days Search and Research: Finding Lost Dogs and CatsAnimal Communicator Liz Murdoch chats with Joanne Powell, Co-Founder of Dog Days Search and Rescue, a registered 501(c)(3) non profit organization, volunteer based, animal search and rescue group whose primary focus is helping lost animals reunite with their owners, and helping abandoned, stray and neglected pets get to safety. In this episode they talk about what it takes to find a lost pet. To find out more about Dog Days Search and Rescue, donate, or for resources on finding a lost pet, go to https://dogdayssar.com/ or follow them on Instagram at www.instagram.com/dogdayssarteam.
2021-08-1037 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIn Conversation: Avril Horner and Sarah PerryThis 'In Conversation' talk was given as part of the first online Iris Murdoch Conference on the 15th July, 2021. Sarah and Avril discuss the importance of Iris’ use of the gothic, and the impact it had on Sarah's own fiction.
Avril Horner (Emeritus Professor, Kingston University) is a world-leading expert in the Gothic. She has co-edited collection on Murdoch’s work, as well as ‘Living on Paper: Letters from Iris Murdoch’ with Anne Rowe. Her biography of Barbara Comyns is forthcoming.
Sarah Perry is the internationally best selling author of the novels Melmoth, The Essex Serpent, and After Me Comes the Floo...
2021-07-1950 minTalking with the dogs!Energy Healing for Dogs and Their People: EFT & TappingAnimal Communicator Liz Murdoch chats with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) /tapping practitioner and Animal-Assisted Therapist Noreen O’Sullivan about energy healing for people and their pets. Learn what it is and how it can transform your feelings and relationship within yourself, or with your dog or any other animal in your life. Learn more about her work and her book at www.noreenosullivan. Animal Communicator Liz Murdoch chats with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) /tapping practitioner and Animal-Assisted Therapist Noreen O’Sullivan about energy healing for people and their pets. Learn what it is and how it ca...
2021-06-0948 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and Childhood Reading PodcastJoining me to discuss Murdoch's childhood reading, and its impact on her fiction, are Jan Skinner (formerly a tutor at Oxford's Continuing Education Department) and Anne Rowe (Chichester/Kingston).
The main books discussed are Treasure Island, the Alice Books, and Kipling's Kim.
A taster of Jan's essay can be found here: https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9780230348288 and if you'd like the full text please get in touch.
Anne's latest book can be purchased from the Society here:https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk/product/iris-murdoch-writers-and-their-work/
2021-05-171h 11
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and Religion PodcastJoining me to discuss Murdoch and Religion are Christopher Gowans (Fordham, USA), Scott H. Moore (Baylor, USA) and Frances White (IMRC, Chichester). We cover her life, tensions in her beliefs, her desire for a demythologised Christianity, and her later interest in Buddhism.
Chris' website can be found here: http://christophergowans.com
Scott's new book, 'How to Burn a Goat: Farming with the Philosophers': https://www.baylorpress.com/9781481311526/how-to-burn-a-goat/
Frances' award-winning biography: https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk/ims-shop/
2021-05-071h 12
WindscapeChapter 22 – Some Old TroubleTopics to explore : calamine lotion, life jackets, pantomimes… What might have turned Sandy Murdoch into a bully? Translate – ‘there’s a dug in the drink’ Words to explore : estuary, thugs, mooched, cuff, juddered, gushing, sheen, manic… Emotions : What is Flynn thinking as he negotiates with Angus Murdoch? Summarise the chapter in a …
2021-04-0600 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and the Common Reader PodcastJoining me for this podcast are two Murdoch fans who consider themselves to be 'common readers' (a term taken from Virginia Woolf).Kent Wennman is an artist, musician, and much more; Liz Dexter is a blogger, proof reader, and author of 'Iris Murdoch and the Common Reader'. We discuss what makes Murdoch appeal to all types of reader, and how she might be relevant to new readers in the Twenty-First Century.
Liz's Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Iris-Murdoch-Common-Reader-Dexter/dp/1974249646
2021-04-0257 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch, Music And Singing PodcastIn this podcast I'm joined by Gillian Dooley (Flinders University, Australia) and Elin Svenneby to discuss Murdoch, music and singing. Along the way we cover most of the novels, consider how the philosophy of Plato, Schopenhauer and Weil might be connected to her thoughts about this artform, and discuss natural sounds and silence.
Gillian's latest book: https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030189662
Elin's Book: https://www.haugenbok.no/iris-murdochs-velvalgte-ord/svenneby-elin/9788274191662
2021-03-051h 06WindscapeChapter 15 – Feeling SickTopics to explore : Scottish slang… blether, crabbit, What size were McGovern’s feet? Words to explore : peely-wally, pegged, bolted, wretch, strewn… Emotions : How does Mrs Murdoch feel when she discovers Angus Murdoch has been holding back the McLeod’s letters? Summarise the chapter in a few sentences, draw a favourite scene, write out your …
2021-02-2200 minWindscapeChapter 12 – Panic at HilltopTopics to explore : The surname McLeod, duffle bag, the Spanish town of Javea… What has the name Murdoch got to with gas? Words to explore : blankly, mutt, Mademoiselle, dread, kilter, bobbled, natty, Imbecile… Emotions : How does Mrs Murdoch feel when Angus becomes angry at Jenny’s disappearance? Summarise the chapter in a few …
2021-02-0700 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastPeter J Conradi PodcastIn this podcast I'm joined by Prof Peter J. Conradi, Iris Murdoch's official biographer, to celebrate his own memoir, 'Family business', and to reflect on his biography of Iris, 'Iris Murdoch: A Life', twenty years after publication. He tells us about his relationship with Iris, her life, work and relationships, her unpublished novel 'Jerusalem', what he left unsaid until 'Family Business' (the final third of which is dedicated to her) and much more!
You can buy 'Family Business' at a discounted price here until the end of February 2020: https://www.serenbooks.com/productdisplay/family-business-memoir using the code 'MURDOCH' at checkout.
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2021-01-1856 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastLecture - Iris Murdoch, Shakespeare and TS EliotIn this lecture Rob Hardy (Emeritus, Henan Normal University, China) explores the consequences of two statements: (1) that Iris Murdoch was a shaman in the sense that Ted Hughes said that Shakespeare and T.S Eliot were, and (2) that Murdoch’s shamanism was deeply linked to the intertextuality of her fiction.
2021-01-0453 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch And Feminism PodcastJoining me to discuss Iris Murdoch and feminism are Lucy Bolton, a film scholar from Queen Mary, University of London; Wendy Jones Nakanishi a literary scholar recently retired from Shikoku Gakuin University, Japan; and the artist and scholar Carol Sommer.
Lucy's Book on Iris Murdoch and Film-Philosophy: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-contemporary-cinema-and-the-philosophy-of-iris-murdoch.html
Carol's Book 'Cartography for Girls': https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/7203743-cartography-for-girls-an-a-z-of-orientations-ident
2020-12-211h 06
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastLecture - Iris Murdoch and William BlakeGeorge Steiner commented in Existentialists and Mystics that Iris Murdoch’s writings present ‘[l]uminous shades of Blake’s “holiness of the minute particular”’. This lecture explores some of the ways
in which Murdoch engages with this oft-maligned Romantic visionary, whose works are referenced in her fiction, her letters and her philosophy. Blake and Murdoch share a dialectical moral vision that
suggests the necessity for revolutionary violence, seeks an acknowledgement of evil, and invites the individual to attend to the world around them.
Dr Daniel Read completed his doctoral studies at Kingston University.
This lecture was given at the University of Chicheste...
2020-12-1042 minTalking with the dogs!Poppy in the Wild - A Lost Dog Returns HomeInternational Animal Communicator Liz Murdoch chats with #1 New York Times Best-Selling author Teresa Rhyne of The Dog Lived (And So Will I) about her latest book and dog story, Poppy in the Wild, about Poppy, a shy Beagle Freedom Project dog, rescued from the dog meat operation, who got lost for 5 days in 1500 acres sf Southern California wilderness. Surviving heavy rains, busy traffic, and wild animals, Poppy's story is testament to the resilience of a dog. Learn what it takes to find a lost dog, the tools and strategies dog search and rescue teams utilize, and hear what happens...
2020-10-1321 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and Ireland PodcastIn this episode, Miles is joined by Ian D'Alton (Trinity College, Dublin), Gillian Dooley (Flinders University Australia) and Frances White (IMRC, Chichester) to discuss Iris' Irishness. Areas covered include her biography and links with Irish culture, along with the novels 'The Unicorn', 'The Red and the Green', and her only short story 'Something Special'.
Ian's article on her Irishness:
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/in-praise-of-iris-murdoch-by-ian-d-alton-1.2235736
Gillian's New work: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030189662
Frances' biography:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Becoming-Iris-Murdoch-Frances-White/dp/1899999604/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=white+iris+murdoch&qid=1602192322&sr=8-2
2020-10-091h 06
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch for Beginners PodcastJoining me to present a general introduction to Murdoch's life and work are Prof. Cheryl Bove (Ball State University, USA), Prof. Avril Horner (Kingston University, UK), and Kieran Setiya (MIT, USA).
In this podcast we introduce each facet of Murdoch's life and work - her biography, fiction, philosophy, life writing, her love of London, and more. You can discover more via these links:
Avril's Co-edited collection of Murdoch's letters:
https://www.psbooks.co.uk/Living-on-Paper-9780701187057
Cheryl's book 'Understanding Iris Murdoch':
https://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&ref=bf_s2_a1_t1_1&qi=cw5b7Q6.xXFowro,ke3...
2020-09-211h 11
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch in the National Gallery PodcastJoin me and my guest Anne Rowe as she guides us around London's National Gallery! We'll be stopping off at four paintings that appear in her novels:
Gainsborough's portrait of his two daughters from 'The Bell'
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/thomas-gainsborough-the-painters-daughters-chasing-a-butterfly
Bronzino's 'Allegory with Venus and Cupid' from 'The Nice and the Good'.
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/bronzino-an-allegory-with-venus-and-cupid
Giorgione's 'Il Tramonto' from 'The Sacred and Profane Love Machine'
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/giorgione-il-tramonto-the-sunset
Titian's 'The Death of Acteon' from 'Henry and Cato'
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/titian-the-death-of-actaeon
Anne is the world's leading...
2020-07-151h 03
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and Politics PodcastJoining me to discuss Murdoch and Politics are Gary Browning (Oxford Brookes), author of 'Why Iris Murdoch Matters', Lesley Jamieson (Queen's University, Canada)who is conducting research into Murdoch's thought in the 1950s, and Vic Seidler (Goldsmiths, London) author of numerous works on sociology and politics.
Gary's Book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/why-iris-murdoch-matters-9781472574473/
Lesley's Latest Research: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-9752.12416
Vic's latest book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/making-sense-of-brexit
2020-07-131h 04
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastThe Bell PodcastMy guests on this podcast are Dr Frances White, Deputy Director of the IMRC at Chichester and author of the short biography 'Becoming Iris Murdoch', Fr Mark Patrick Hederman Former Abbott of Glenstall Abbey in Ireland and author of two works with a focus on Murdoch (see below), and James Marriott, Deputy Books Editor of The Times.
Frances Book: https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Becoming_Iris_Murdoch.html?id=9APuoQEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
Mark Patrick's Books:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Haunted-Inkwell-Art-Our-Future/dp/1856073475
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Opal-Pearl-Towards-Gyroscopic-Ethics/dp/178218306X/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&qid=1592437559&refinements=p_27%3AMark+...
2020-06-181h 08
Talking with the dogs!Beagle Freedom Project: Life after Medical ResearchDog Communicator Liz Murdoch connects for an intuitive communication chat with Walker, a rescued and rehabilitated beagle who spent the first two years of his life living in a medical laboratory as a research subject. Once considered one of the most traumatized animals Beagle Freedom Project has ever rescued, and nurtured, Walker is now cuddly, social and a very loving dog enjoying freedom to be loved and live his best dog life. This is a story of resilience and the power of what love and patience can do for supporting dog resilience, and figuring out what happily...
2020-05-2858 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch and the Moving Image PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by Lucy Bolton (Queen Mary, University of London), Rebecca Moden (University of Chichester), and Anne Rowe (Chichester, and Kingston University) to discuss how Murdoch's use of imagery works in the novels, her inspirations, her relationship with painters and paintings, and how her philosophy can be brought to bear on the cinema and film-philosophy.
Lucy's Book: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-contemporary-cinema-and-the-philosophy-of-iris-murdoch.html
Link to Vogue Article: https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/vogue-archive-article-iris-murdoch
Anne's Book: https://mellenpress.com/book/Visual-Arts-and-the-Novels-of-Iris-Murdoch/4673/
Special Edition of the Iris Murdoch Review No. 8 on the Visual Arts (edited by Lucy, work...
2020-05-281h 00
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastInterview with A.N. WilsonIn 2017 A.N. Wilson was a guest at the Iris Murdoch Conference at Chichester. Here he is, in interview with Miles Leeson, reflecting on 'Iris Murdoch: As I Knew Her' 15 years after publication.
If you want the full interview with audience questions and responses you can find it in this book.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Iris-Murdoch-Celebration-Miles-Leeson/dp/191297200X
If you'd like a copy at a discount please email: ims@chi.ac.uk
Andrew's book is here:
https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/a-n-wilson/iris-murdoch-biography/GOR004674835
2020-05-1435 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastSovereignty of Good PodcastIn this podcast Miles Leeson is joined by three renowned experts on Murdoch's philosophy; Justin Broackes (Brown University, USA), editor of 'Iris Murdoch, Philosopher' and author of a forthcoming commentary on SOG; Hannah Marije Altorf (St. Mary's, London) author of 'Iris Murdoch and the Art of Imagining' and translator of the Dutch edition of SOG, and Mark Hopwood (Sewanee, University of the South, USA), editor of the forthcoming'The Murdochian Mind'.
You can find 'Existentialists and Mystics' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0140264922/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tu00_p1_i6
Justin's Collection: https://global.oup.com...
2020-05-1355 min
Talking with the dogs!Rosie the Golden Retriever: When Our Dogs Are Our Biggest FansGolden Retriever Rosie Tigerlilly shares her insights with Animal Communicator Liz Murdoch on her very satisfying life with Financial Educator & Consultant Tracey Bissett. Liz uses telepathy to talk with a dog and find out what Rosie wants Tracey to know, including how much she understands and respects her work, her dog advice for Tracey and even a special message to the world! For more on Liz Murdoch and her work Talking with the dogs!, you can find her at www.talkingwiththedogs.com, or Instagram at Talking with the dogs. Subscribe to her Youtube Channel for videos and m...
2020-05-1241 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastMurdochland PodcastThis podcast discusses 'Murdochland' - the locations, characters, and buildings that inhabit Murdoch's novels: London is central.
Guests are Chris Boddington, author of 'Iris Murdoch A-Z' - a major reference work to all her characters, locations, and so much more ; James Jefferies, creator of irismurdoch.info - an online site dedicated to Murdoch's London, and Prof Anne Rowe co-author of 'Sacred Space, Beloved City: Iris Murdoch's London' and many other works on Murdoch.
Anne's Book: www.cambridgescholars.com/sacred-space-beloved-city-15
Chris' Book here: https://murdochspeople.com/
James Website: https://irismurdoch.info
2020-05-0151 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastIris Murdoch: 20 years onA talk at the Iris Murdoch Research Centre on the 20th anniversary of her death in 2019.
2020-04-0658 min
The Don't Comply ShowShould People Die For Your Copyright – Episode 47Matthew has a run in with the law and leaves Murdoch and Phoenix to attempt a philosophical conversation, although it may devolve to talk of fidget spinners, more sovereign citizen talk, the legitimacy of copyright, and Murdoch talks about how the DC crew infiltrated an anti-gun meeting held by Moms Demand Action. Listen […]
2017-06-051h 18
The Don't Comply ShowShould People Die For Your Copyright – Episode 47Matthew has a run in with the law and leaves Murdoch and Phoenix to attempt a philosophical conversation, although it may devolve to talk of fidget spinners, more sovereign citizen talk, the legitimacy of copyright, and Murdoch talks about how the DC crew infiltrated an anti-gun meeting held by Moms Demand Action. Listen […]
2017-06-051h 18The Don't Comply ShowDon’t Spy On Me Bro Episode 42Murdoch and Phoenix are back from an extended hiatus and are ready to take on the world again. Today we talk about spyware, John McAfee’s new privacy phone, traffic light engineers, and more. Don’t Miss The Don’t Comply Show! Listen On Sound Cloud [adinserter block=”3″] Show Notes: Updates: Commercial free podcast Topics: Is Murdoch a government […]
2017-05-0159 minThe Don't Comply ShowDon’t Spy On Me Bro Episode 42Murdoch and Phoenix are back from an extended hiatus and are ready to take on the world again. Today we talk about spyware, John McAfee’s new privacy phone, traffic light engineers, and more. Don’t Miss The Don’t Comply Show! Listen On Sound Cloud [adinserter block=”3″] Show Notes: Updates: Commercial free podcast Topics: Is Murdoch a government […]
2017-05-0159 minThe Don't Comply ShowThe Don’t Comply Show July 4th, 2016 Episode 38This week Murdoch and Phoenix are joined by friend of the show, Eric Haley. He recently found himself serving on the Grand Jury and stops by to tell us about his experiences. Murdoch rants about memes again, and many other things. Also we may or may not have an after show bonus this week. Listen […]
2016-07-041h 45The Don't Comply ShowThe Don’t Comply Show July 4th, 2016 Episode 38This week Murdoch and Phoenix are joined by friend of the show, Eric Haley. He recently found himself serving on the Grand Jury and stops by to tell us about his experiences. Murdoch rants about memes again, and many other things. Also we may or may not have an after show bonus this week. Listen […]
2016-07-041h 45The Don't Comply ShowThe Don’t Comply Show March 7th, 2016 Episode 26Today Murdoch and Phoenix speak with Kenny Lovett about his arrest while cop watching, we also do what we do best by ranting about freedom, and Phoenix wonders if we need a nationalistic President like Trump? So join us for the slow motion beautiful train wreck that is The Don’t Comply Show! Support Kenny Lovett – Donate Here Hosted By: Murdoch […]
2016-03-061h 21The Don't Comply ShowThe Don’t Comply Show March 7th, 2016 Episode 26Today Murdoch and Phoenix speak with Kenny Lovett about his arrest while cop watching, we also do what we do best by ranting about freedom, and Phoenix wonders if we need a nationalistic President like Trump? So join us for the slow motion beautiful train wreck that is The Don’t Comply Show! Support Kenny Lovett – Donate Here Hosted By: Murdoch […]
2016-03-061h 21The Don't Comply ShowThe Don’t Comply Show February 15th, 2016 Episode 23Today we are talking about food stamps, we make fun of the comedian Steve Hofsetter for being a douchebag to Murdoch, debate if its alright to support police, relive our trip to Woodstock, and cover open borders. Hosted By: Murdoch Pizgatti, Phoenix Horton, and Matthew Short. [adinserter block=”3″]Hard hitting news style talk radio with knee slapping, twisted, […]
2016-02-151h 20The Don't Comply ShowThe Don’t Comply Show February 15th, 2016 Episode 23Today we are talking about food stamps, we make fun of the comedian Steve Hofsetter for being a douchebag to Murdoch, debate if its alright to support police, relive our trip to Woodstock, and cover open borders. Hosted By: Murdoch Pizgatti, Phoenix Horton, and Matthew Short. [adinserter block=”3″]Hard hitting news style talk radio with knee slapping, twisted, […]
2016-02-151h 20The Don't Comply ShowFebruary 8th, 2016 Episode 22Somehow Matthew gets in a naked wrestling match, Murdoch gets in a car crash, we talk about non-refusal DUI checkpoints, and rant at the world. Hosted By: Murdoch Pizgatti, Phoenix Horton, and Matthew Short. [adinserter block=”3″]Hard hitting news style talk radio with knee slapping, twisted, satirical, sarcastic comedy. This show will hurt your brain with deep […]
2016-02-081h 11The Don't Comply ShowFebruary 8th, 2016 Episode 22Somehow Matthew gets in a naked wrestling match, Murdoch gets in a car crash, we talk about non-refusal DUI checkpoints, and rant at the world. Hosted By: Murdoch Pizgatti, Phoenix Horton, and Matthew Short. [adinserter block=”3″]Hard hitting news style talk radio with knee slapping, twisted, satirical, sarcastic comedy. This show will hurt your brain with deep […]
2016-02-081h 11The Don't Comply ShowFebruary 1st, 2016We start off February trying a new format, more talk, less breaks. Today the DC crew talks more about the standoff in Oregon, Murdoch shares his fun Facebook troll experience, along with more of our usual nonsense. Hosted By: Murdoch Pizgatti, Phoenix Horton, and Matthew Short. [adinserter block=”3″]Hard hitting news style talk radio with knee slapping, […]
2016-02-011h 12The Don't Comply ShowFebruary 1st, 2016We start off February trying a new format, more talk, less breaks. Today the DC crew talks more about the standoff in Oregon, Murdoch shares his fun Facebook troll experience, along with more of our usual nonsense. Hosted By: Murdoch Pizgatti, Phoenix Horton, and Matthew Short. [adinserter block=”3″]Hard hitting news style talk radio with knee slapping, […]
2016-02-011h 12The Don't Comply ShowNovember 23rd, 2015 Episode 11Today Matthew talks about cock blocking a FBI agent, Murdoch shares his Facebook conspiracy theories, we find out Phoenix hates dreadlocks, we learn about gayborhoods, rant about Syrian refugees and so much more. Just listen already. Hosted By: Murdoch Pizgatti, and Matthew Short Hard hitting news style talk radio with knee slapping, twisted, satirical, sarcastic comedy. […]
2015-11-241h 42The Don't Comply ShowNovember 23rd, 2015 Episode 11Today Matthew talks about cock blocking a FBI agent, Murdoch shares his Facebook conspiracy theories, we find out Phoenix hates dreadlocks, we learn about gayborhoods, rant about Syrian refugees and so much more. Just listen already. Hosted By: Murdoch Pizgatti, and Matthew Short Hard hitting news style talk radio with knee slapping, twisted, satirical, sarcastic comedy. […]
2015-11-241h 42The Don't Comply ShowNovember 16th, 2015 Episode 09The Don’t Comply Crew talks about the aftermath of their Armed Walk For Lives open carry event, the police mistaking a camera rig for a drone, Murdoch getting denied at the club, the Paris attacks, and the loss of Ronda Rousey. Hosted By: Murdoch Pizgatti, Phoenix Horton, and Matthew Short Hard hitting news style talk […]
2015-11-171h 43The Don't Comply ShowNovember 16th, 2015 Episode 09The Don’t Comply Crew talks about the aftermath of their Armed Walk For Lives open carry event, the police mistaking a camera rig for a drone, Murdoch getting denied at the club, the Paris attacks, and the loss of Ronda Rousey. Hosted By: Murdoch Pizgatti, Phoenix Horton, and Matthew Short Hard hitting news style talk […]
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