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AboutProduced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its relevance to contemporary issues. Available on all major podcast platforms, listeners join us on a captivating intellectual journey through the mind of Hannah Arendt. Join Roger Berkowitz with a new episode every Friday, as he discusses the works of German Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt (1906-1975).
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The HostRoger Berkowitz is Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College. He is editor of The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition and co-editor of Thinking in Dark Times: Hannah Arendt on Ethics and Politics (2009), and Artifacts of Thinking: Reading Hannah Arendt's Denktagebuch (2017). Berkowitz edits HA: The Journal of the Hannah Arendt Center and the weekly newsletter Amor Mundi. He is the winner of the 2019 Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought given by the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Germany.
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Edited by Alex Fox Tschan
Alex Fox Tschan is the editor & co-producer of the “Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz” podcast. He is a working musician, creative producer, & audio/visual editor at his Brooklyn-based studio, The Fox & The Sound. With 25 years of recording & performance experience, Tschan’s recent projects range from indie-pop albums to audiobooks for McNally Jackson. A full spread of his work & collaborations can be found at pastelhell.com
Testimonials
"These meetings have become very meaningful to me. It’s like holding hands and diving deeply." - comment from March 21, 2025
"Now I am hooked. Wish I didn't wait this long to start. This podcast sat in my feed for a long time before I had the courage to start listening. Today, I started with Episode 2 of Life of the Mind (which starts with Chapter 1 of the book.) So far this year (2025) this wonderful little episode is the first online experience that did not leave me in a state of high anxiety BUT somehow returned me back to the "real" world in a way that makes me feel better equipped to engage with it. The Q&A at the end is ALSO marvelous. Thank you!" - a review from March 21, 2025
"I feel like I'm back at Bard! I missed having regular access to such thought-provoking and important conversations." - a review from July 17, 2024
"I've been listening to the reading group's podcasts while independently working my way through The Origins Of Totalitarianism. Arendt's thoughts on loneliness and your series on friendship has inspired me to maintain social connections within my community and to create new ones. Officially joining the HAC seems like a good step toward developing connections with people outside my immediate circle." - a new Arendt Center member
"This podcast rewards careful listening. Through thoughtful, clear analysis Roger Berkowitz helps his listeners into and through the complex and nuanced ideas of Hannah Arendt. The podcast is relevant to anyone interested in modern social and political history, contemporary politics, and what it means to be human. Working through Arendt's oeuvre with Berkowitz has opened my mind and given me confidence to think independently. I listen to an episode every morning and think back on it regularly throughout the day. Thank you to the Hannah Arendt Center!" - Nola D.
"This new podcast allows me to share the experience of the Hannah Arendt Center Virtual Reading Group with friends who just want to hear about the current reading. Roger's talks are brilliant. Jana introduces the topic and the context for the discussion. I have already recommended the podcast to friends. I travel a lot and cannot always join the weekly discussion so the podcast is a convenient way for me to listen." - Neil Gussman
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