About this episode
How can Hannah Arendt's work help us make sense of today's politics? In this episode, we bridge the gap between her "dark times" and our "post-truth" era to discover why her scholarship is the ultimate survival guide for modern democracy. Dr Oliver Belcher, Prof. Ilan Baron, Prof. Maria Dimova-Cookson, Prof. Christopher Finlay, and Prof. John Williams illuminate how Arendt's lived experience and scholarship on power and violence, "earth alienation", politics and her distinction between liberty and freedom can illuminate the politics of our time.To learn more about our guests and their research visit their websites:- Dr. Oliver Belcher: https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/oliver-belcher/- Prof. Ilan Baron: https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/ilan-baron/- Prof. Maria Dimova-Cookson: https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/maria-dimova-cookson/- Prof. Christopher Finlay: https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/christopher-j-finlay/- Prof. John Williams: https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/j-c-williams/For a Conversation piece Prof. Finaly wrote on how Arendt can help us understand this new age of far-right populism, see https://theconversation.com/how-hannah-arendt-can-help-us-understand-this-new-age-of-far-right-populism-269626 [Last accessed: 16 Janaury 2026]Music: The Good News by SHANTI from https://tunetank.com/track/263-the-good-news/
