Best Anthony Hess Podcasts (2024)

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623 Unpacking a Japanese Masterpiece - The Hakkenden, or Eight Dogs (with Glynne Walley) | Literature and the Olympics 1:03:04

4d ago1:03:04

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The Hakkenden, or Eight Dogs is one of the classics of Japanese literature. In this episode, Jacke talks to translator Glynne Walley about this massive - and massively popular and influential - nineteenth-century novel about eight warriors who band together to defend a princess's clan. PLUS Jacke takes a look at the years when the Olympics awarded …

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622 Lesbians in the Archives (with Amelia Possanza) 1:10:30

5d ago1:10:30

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Lesbians have been around for thousands of years (at least!), but their voices have often fallen victim to censorship, oppression, and ostracization. In this episode, Jacke talks to author Amelia Possanza, whose new book Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives describes Possanza's research into seven love stories for the ages. What can these lesbi…

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Ep. 46 - De LatAm a Europa: Matices Culturales en Estrategias de Seguros Cibernéticos - con Andrea García-Beltrán 36:07

2h ago36:07

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¿Te has preguntado alguna vez cómo difieren las estrategias de seguros cibernéticos entre Bogotá y Berlín? En este episodio de podcast, descubrimos las complejidades culturales que intervienen en los diferentes mercados de seguros cibernéticos. Únete a nosotros mientras Andrea García-Beltrán, Socia y Jefa de Cyber Media y Tecnología Europa en Nirva…

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Ep. 46 - From LatAm to Europe: Cultural Nuances in Cyber Insurance Strategies - with Andrea García-Beltrán 48:37

6d ago48:37

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Ever wondered how cyber insurance strategies differ from Bogotá to Berlin? In this episode, we unpack the cultural complexities at play in different cyber insurance markets. Join us as Andrea García-Beltrán, Partner and Head of Cyber Media and Tech Europe at Nirvana, shares her expert insights on navigating the complex cyber insurance terrains of L…

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621 War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 1:30:41

12d ago1:30:41

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For Virginia Woolf, Leo Tolstoy was "the greatest of all novelists," and her argument was simple: "[W]hat else can we call the author of War and Peace?" In this episode, Jacke takes a look at Tolstoy's original plans for the novel; the unusual nature of the book, which Henry James called a "loose, baggy monster"; the contributions of Tolstoy's wife…

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620 Necromantics (with Renee Fox) | Herman Hesse on What We Learn from Trees 1:04:34

18d ago1:04:34

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What was the deal with the Victorians and their obsession with reanimating corpses? How did writers like Mary Shelley, Robert Browning, Charles Dickens, W.B. Yeats, Bram Stoker, and others breathe life into the undead - and why did they do it? We can attribute their efforts to the present's desire to remake the past in its own image - but what does…

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619 Fred Waitzkin on Kerouac, Hemingway, and His New Novel | My Last Book with Michael Blanding 56:12

21d ago56:12

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Novelist Fred Waitzkin (Searching for Bobby Fischer) stops by to discuss Jack Kerouac, Ernest Hemingway, and his new novel Anything Is Good, which tells the story of a childhood friend who was a genius - and who ended up living among the unhoused for years. PLUS Michael Blanding (In Shakespeare's Shadow: A Rogue Scholar's Quest to Reveal the True S…

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Ep. 45 - Breach Coach Strategies: Achieving Work-Life Balance and Preventing Burnout in High-Stress Cyber Law - with John Loyal 46:15

10d ago46:15

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From preventing burnout to mastering communication, learn how to navigate the high-stakes world of breach coaching. In this episode, John Loyal, Partner and Co-chair of the cyber practice at Cipriani & Werner PC, shares his candid insights into the demanding nature of cyber law, the critical importance of creating a work-life balance, and the strat…

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618 A Year of Women's Diaries (with Sarah Gristwood) | Sharon Olds | My Last Book with Suzanne Scanlon 52:26

28d ago52:26

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Women haven't always been given an equal chance to contribute to literature - but they were writing nevertheless, sometimes just for themselves. In this episode, Jacke talks to Sarah Gristwood (Secret Voices: A Year of Women's Diaries) about her new collection of extracts from four centuries of women's diaries. PLUS Jacke shares a poem by Sharon Ol…

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617 Politics and Grace in Early Modern Literature (with Deni Kasa) | Mike Recommends... James Baldwin! | My Last Book with Carlos Allende 1:12:07

1M ago1:12:07

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Early modern poets - John Milton, Edmund Spenser, Aemilia Lanyer, Abraham Cowley - lived in a world where theological questions were as hotly contested as political struggles over issues like empire, gender, civil war, and poetic authority. In this episode, Jacke talks to Deni Kasa (The Politics of Grace in Early Modern Literature) about the ways p…

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616 Madwomen and Literature (with Suzanne Scanlon) | Sylvia Plath | My Last Book with Adhar Noor Desai 1:11:59

1M ago1:11:59

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The relationship between literature and "madwomen" has deep roots. In this episode, Jacke talks to author Suzanne Scanlon (Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen) about her efforts to reclaim the idea of the madwoman as a template for insight and transcendence. PLUS Jacke talks to Adhar Noor Desai (Blotted Lines: Early Modern English Literature and the…

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Ep. 44 - AI, Quantum Computing, and Cyber Insurance: Transforming Underwriting and Claims - with Keith Bergin 44:23

1M ago44:23

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AI and quantum computing are revolutionizing underwriting and claims handling. In this episode, Keith Bergin, Vice President of Corporate Claims at Tokio Marine HCC, shares his insights on the transformative impact of AI and quantum computing, emphasizing the crucial role of data in understanding systemic risks and improving underwriting practices.…

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615 Nicholson Baker | My Last Book with Vera Kutizinski and Anthony Reed 1:19:59

1M ago1:19:59

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What a treat! First, Jacke talks to Nicholson Baker, an author he's been reading for the past three decades, about Finding a Likeness: How I Got Somewhat Better at Art, Baker's deeply personal account of his journey learning how to paint for the first time, and a meditation on the power of art in times of crisis. Then Vera Kutizinski and Anthony Re…

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614 Family Matters (with Bill Eville) | Fatherhood in Three Poems | Storytime with Jacke 1:23:41

2M ago1:23:41

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Families can provide wonderful material for a writer, but they can also be tricky to navigate. How do you make your stories of home interesting to other people? What's too personal? What's not personal enough? In this episode, Jacke talks to author Bill Eville (Washed Ashore: Family, Fatherhood, and Finding Home on Martha's Vineyard) about his pers…

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613 Celebrating the Book-Makers (with Adam Smyth) | My Last Book with Christopher de Hamel 1:01:57

2M ago1:01:57

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Books are beloved objects, earning lots of praise as amazing pieces of technology and essential contributors to a civilized society. And yet, we often take these cultural miracles for granted. Who's been making these things for the last several centuries? How have they influenced what we've been reading? In this episode, Jacke talks to author Adam …

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612 Finding Margaret Fuller (with Allison Pataki) | My Last Book with James Marcus 57:16

2M ago57:16

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Fearless and fiercely intelligent, the nineteenth-century American feminist Margaret Fuller was "the radiant genius and fiery heart" of the Transcendentalists, the group of New Englanders who helped launch a fledgling nation onto the world's cultural and literary stage. In this episode, bestselling historical novelist Allison Pataki, author of the …

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611 John Buchan (with Ursula Buchan) | My Last Book with Marsha Gordon | A Hemingway Letter 1:06:47

2M ago1:06:47

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Scottish writer John Buchan is perhaps best known for his pioneering thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps, the source material for one of Alfred Hitchcock's first great films. But as his biographer (and granddaughter) Ursula Buchan tells Jacke, Buchan was far from a one-hit wonder. John Buchan wrote more than a hundred books of fiction and non-fiction an…

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610 How to Become Famous (with Cass Sunstein) | My Last Book with James MacManus 1:15:41

2M ago1:15:41

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Why do we read John Keats and not one of his well-regarded peers? Why do some authors disappear into the sands of time - while others, virtually unknown in their day, become posthumous household names? In this episode, Jacke talks to Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein (How to Become Famous: Lost Einsteins, Forgotten Superstars, and How the Beatles…

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Ep. 43 - Cyber Insurance Down Under: Australian Market Dynamics, Challenges, and Growth Opportunities - with Andrew Brett 56:00

2M ago56:00

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Curious about Australia’s cyber insurance market and how it differs from the US and European markets? Here’s your insider’s guide. In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Brett, co-founder and Director of Infosure Insurance, to explore the unique landscape of cyber insurance in Australia. Andrew shares his expertise on navigating Australia's burge…

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609 Swimming in Paris (with Colombe Schneck) | My Last Book with Pardis Dabashi 1:16:37

2M ago1:16:37

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Dear listeners: What kind of life are you living? What's your relationship between your body, mind, and soul? And what can you learn about your deepest self as you get older? In this episode, Jacke talks to award-winning French novelist Colombe Schneck about her new book, Swimming in Paris: A Life in Three Stories, in which she dives into her past …

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608 The Encyclopedia of the Dog (with Jose Vergara) | My Last Book with Gareth Russell 56:46

2M ago56:46

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First published in 1980, Between Dog and Wolf by Sasha Sokolov is one of the most acclaimed Russian novels of the twentieth century. But the book, with its dazzling wordplay, shifting-sand narration, and other literary pyrotechnics, has been tough for English-speaking audiences to appreciate. In this episode, Jacke talks to Jose Vergara about his n…

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607 Upton Sinclair and the Muckraking Novelist (with Adelle Waldman) | My Last Book with Edward Chamberlin 1:02:25

3M ago1:02:25

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Can novelists make a difference in the world? Of course we know they can - we've seen plenty of examples. But how does it happen? And what are the challenges a twenty-first century novelist might face when hoping to bring about social change? In this episode, Jacke looks at the example of Upton Sinclair, whose famous novel The Jungle shone a spotli…

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606 Love, Loss, and Literature (with Sophie Ratcliffe) 59:16

3M ago59:16

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Why do we fall in love? Why do we fall out of love? And how can literature shape the way we travel these emotional and romantic landscapes? In this episode, Jacke talks to University of Oxford professor Sophie Ratcliffe about her work of creative criticism, Loss, A Love Story: Imagined Histories and Brief Encounters. Help support the show at patreo…

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605 Tove Jansson, Creator of the Moomins (with Boel Westin) 47:51

3M ago47:51

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She's been called Scandinavia's best loved author - but "author" only begins to describe Tove Jansson's genius. Famous worldwide as the creator of the Moomin stories, she balanced her talents as a painter, cartoonist, illustrator, and writer with an unusual lifestyle and an insistence on personal freedom. In this episode, Jacke talks to biographer …

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604 How Russian Literature Became Great (with Rolf Hellebust) | My Last Book with Valeria Sobol 1:04:18

3M ago1:04:18

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Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov... the familiar Russian names are at the pinnacle of world literature. How did this happen? Was it merely a happy accident? Did events conspire to bring it about? In this episode, Jacke talks to Rolf Hellebust, author of How Russian Literature Became Great, about a golden age of historiography and nation-building - and …

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603 Rethinking Ralph Waldo Emerson (with James Marcus) 1:12:33

3M ago1:12:33

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Born more than two centuries ago, Ralph Waldo Emerson has long been recognized as a giant of nineteenth-century American letters. But what can he offer readers today? In this episode, Jacke talks to author James Marcus, author of the new book Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson, which reconsiders Emerson's reputation as a "…

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602 Thomas Hardy's "Spellbound Palace," The Birthplace of the King James Bible, and a Royal Setting for Shakespeare and His Plays (with Gareth Russell) | My Last Book with Jess Cotton 1:19:28

3M ago1:19:28

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We humans imprint ourselves on our surroundings - and they, in turn, have the power to affect us. In this episode, Jacke talks to Gareth Russell (The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court) about the building that Thomas Hardy famously called a "Spellbound Palace" in one of his finest poems. We'll hear about …

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Ep. 42 - Hacked: How Law, Communication & Technology Can Save Your Business During a Crisis - with Stu Panensky 43:15

3M ago43:15

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Cyber incidents may first seem like a maze without an exit. With the right tools, you can find order in the chaos and get back to where you need to be. Join us for a deep dive into cyber incident response with Stu Panensky, Founding Partner at Pierson Ferdinand LLP, a full services law firm founded in January 2024 – the largest law firm launch in U…

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