Podcasts about Franz Kafka

Milena Jesenská was a courageous journalist, translator and resister of the Nazi regime. So why do most people only know her as Franz Kafka's lover? Milena was one of the great loves of Kafka's life, and his letters to her are immortalized in the book Letters to Milena. But that story remains unfinished … because Milena's responses have never been found. That's where writer Christine Estima steps in. In her debut novel, Letters to Kafka, Christine tells Milena's story and gives voice to a woman often overshadowed in history. Liked this conversation? Keep listening:Leslie Jamison: Capturing Peggy Guggenheim in fiction and honouring a friend's dream Emma Donoghue boards a train destined for disaster Check out Mattea's interview on Gays Reading:gaysreading.com

IntroductionEach year millions of tourists visit the Czech capital, awed by its blend of architectural styles and dramatic landscape. St. Vitus's Gothic cathedral towers above the Charles Bridge and the Vltava River, while winding alleys lead to elegant squares lined with Renaissance palaces, Baroque statues, and modern glass structures. Yet this beauty obscures centuries of conflict — ethnic, religious, political, and more typically mundane conflicts— beginning when Prague was just a fort on a hill above a river. Presumably it wasn't built there for the view.In her new book, Prague: The Heart of Europe, Cynthia Paces traces the city's history from the late ninth century, when Slavic dukes built the first fortifications and church, through eleven centuries of triumph and tragedy. Prague has been both an imperial center of a great empire and a city on the periphery of empires—several of them. It became a European capital of art, politics, and pilgrimage, endured religious wars and defenestrations, and was nearly destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. At the beginning of the twentieth century it was celebrated as a beacon of democracy, only for its citizens to endure violent antisemitism, Nazi occupation, and communist repression — before once again becoming a beacon of democracy.Through her story of Prague we come to understand the truth of Franz Kafka's observation: “Prague does not let go; this little mother has claws.” Our conversation moves across centuries of wars, saints, emperors, rebellions, and revolutions to show why Prague still grips the imagination.About the GuestCynthia Paces is Professor of History at The College of New Jersey. She is the author of Prague Panoramas: National Memory and Sacred Space in the Twentieth Century and co-editor of 1989: The End of the Twentieth Century.For Further InvestigationCynthia Paces, Prague: The Heart of Europe (Oxford University Press, 2025)—Prague Panoramas: National Memory and Sacred Space in the Twentieth Century (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009)Chad Bryant, Prague in Black: Nazi Rule and Czech Nationalism (Harvard University Press, 2007)Derek Sayer, Prague, Capital of the Twentieth Century: A Surrealist History (Princeton University Press, 2013)Related Episodes“Edges are Interesting: A History of Eastern Europe”“City of Light, City of Darkness”“Madrid”Listen & DiscussHow does Prague's geography help explain its importance across European history?What does the Prague Spring reveal about the continuing interplay in Prague's history of freedom, repression, and resilience? Share the podcast with someone who has visited Prague, or who has always meant to.

Hur påverkas våra tankar av platsen de uppstår på? Madeleine Hessérus söker platsens ande. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Tid har förflutit på platsen där jag bor. Det blir tydligt när jag ser mig omkring. Den uråldriga brunnens ruttna träöverbyggnad utgör numera en fara för nattliga vandrare, vilka riskerar att vid ett felsteg hamna i samma förtvivlade situation som en protagonist i någon av Haruki Murakamis romaner. Tujorna, som när de planterades knappt var manshöga, har växt sig över taksprånget på ladan och ekarna, askarna, lönnarna – alla är nu nästan dubbelt så höga.Det förvånar mig, just detta att jag och min man bott här så länge, att vi gått omkring här så länge, i mer än tjugo år, men i förhållande till husets egen ålder är de två decennierna försumbara.När vi flyttade hit, till en övergiven gård på gränsen mellan Närkeslättens ödslighet och Bergslagens slutenhet, föll den ena grindstolpen ihop när flyttbilen körde in på gården. Ett tecken naturligtvis. På att här skulle krävas hårt arbete eller överseende eller humor – hur man än valde att se det, var man från och med nu i gårdens våld eller kanske, under dess beskydd.Den första natten i huset tillbringade jag ensam med min hund i det enda rum som gick att få varmt, det var sent i november, och hunden och jag vaknade samtidigt av ett krafsande ljud vid tröskeln ut mot hallen. När jag vände blicken mot dörren, såg jag hur en mus satt på bakbenen på tröskeln, som om den behövde sträcka på sig i hela sin längd för att kunna ta in synen av mig och hunden: Vad vill det här säga? Vilka är de här inkräktarna och vad gör de här i mitt hus?Den sönderfallande grindstolpen och musen på tröskeln är de starkaste ögonblicksbilderna från min allra första tid på den här platsen, alldagliga händelser, men deras reflekterande kvalitet – kontrasten mellan det objektiva skeendet och den subjektiva upplevelsen – säger kanske något om vad det innebär att försöka erövra en plats, och bli en del av den.Här i huset har jag skrivit böcker, berättelser, texter. Många av texterna och de tusentals orden och meningarna har jag vid det här laget glömt vad de handlat om, men jag minns när och var de kommit till. Den här platsen har blivit förknippad med själva berättandet, så att platsen inte längre bara är en särskild fysisk plats, utan numera också en berättelsens plats.Ibland använder man begreppet ”platsens ande”, genius loci på latin, när man vill beskriva en särskild plats starka påverkan på människans sinne eller känsloliv, och hur den påverkan i sin tur har sin grund i platsens metafysiska minne av sin historia. Kanske har platsen där jag bor, dess så att säga samlade hågkomster, i hög grad påverkat mig och i förlängningen också mitt skrivande. Men hur egentligen?När vi flyttade till den här gamla gården fanns inget dricksvatten i huset, ingen fungerande värme, tak läckte, mössen bodde i väggarna. Det var ett hus och en gård som människorna övergivit och lämnat åt sitt förfall. Men det var också en plats som bar spår av en annan tid.Skriver man om annat och på ett annorlunda sätt i ett lantligt gammalt hus än i ett modernt hus inne i en stad? Vad har platsen för betydelse? Det är förstås svårt att sätta fingret på. Men ibland när jag går genom rummen i huset, där så mycket är förankrat i historia, eller när jag utför sysslor i trädgården under de höga träden, kan jag tänka att alla de uttryck för liv som varit så fundamentalt annorlunda mitt egets, ofrånkomligt blandat sig in i det jag har skrivit; att de diffunderat in i berättelserna lite i taget, på samma sätt som molekylerna i luften vi andas rör sig och blandar sig med varandra.Jag tror att litteratur mår bra av perspektivförskjutningar. Att bo på en plats där de gamla knotiga träden fått stå kvar och där husets möbler och föremål bär spår av tidigare människors begrepp om tillvaron, kan kanske göra att man ser på samtiden och sig själv med annan blick än om man lever mitt bland nuets snabbt förbiilande ting och föreställningar, där det förgångna ofta är bortmotat.När jag sitter och skriver i mitt arbetsrum tittar jag ibland upp från datorskärmen och låter blicken glida över bokhyllan framför mig. Många av titlarna och namnen på böckernas ryggar vittnar om liv som levts före mitt och på helt andra platser, och många av dem enbart i författarnas föreställningsvärld. En plats kan otvivelaktigt påverka en människas sinne, och den kan ibland också bli till ord och placeras på tryckta boksidor, som Thomas Manns febriga Venedig, Mircea Cărtărescus magnetiserade Bukarest, Emily Brontës stormpiskade hedar, Franz Kafkas labyrintiska bo. Och platserna utgör inte bara bakgrund till levnadsöden utan skapar också ödena, plågsamt eller glädjefyllt, men alltid obevekligt – obevekligt eftersom litteraturen är tvingande i sig; Spöket Cathy kommer att för alltid hemsöka Wuthering Heights, Aschenbach sitta i sin vilstol på Lido mellan havet och badhytterna, Kafkas varelse kommer att för all framtid irra runt i sitt förvirrande bo, och platserna är avgörande för berättelsernas utveckling och berättelsernas karaktärer är så beroende av platserna att de beblandat sig med varandra.Jag ser mig också omkring på alla de oordnade ting förutom böckerna som omger mig i mitt arbetsrum – somliga pyttesmå och anspråkslösa som pennstumpar, andra större och mer betydelsebärande, en marionettdocka inköpt för länge sedan i en tobaksdoftande källare i Prag, en ask med fotografier på okända döda släktingar, ett golvur som slår varje heltimme med fel antal slag – en mängd föremål, där många av dem inte tjänar något bestämt syfte annat än som nötta artefakter som verkar upprätthålla en egensinnig distans till omvärlden, till det samtida eller enbart nyttoinriktade. Men det är detta förflutna, dess materiella tyngd, som ifrågasätter min varseblivning så att jag måste rynka pannan och tänka efter: Har jag verkligen rätt i det jag tror och tänker?Det är kanske så den här platsen påverkar mig och också smittar av sig på mitt skrivande: Jag får hjälp att betrakta världen ur en annan synvinkel och logik än min egen. När jag nu ser tillbaka på de böcker och berättelser jag skrivit medan jag bott här verkar de ha det gemensamt att de alla försökt gestalta just platsens betydelse, hur en plats påverkar människan, hur den formar och skapar henne, hur hon brottas med den och vad platsen tvingar henne till.Karen Blixen skrev om sitt Afrika i boken Den afrikanska farmen: ”Jag kan en sång om Afrika /.../ Kan Afrika också en sång om mig? /.../ Spejar örnarna på Ngong efter mig?”Blixens tanke går naturligtvis att se som uttryck för kolonial självöverskattning, men man kan också tolka den som uttryck för verklig beblandelse, en diffusion, där jaget och platsen är oskiljaktigt samverkande. För Blixen skedde denna beblandelse i Kenya (ett oblitt öde skulle ju senare föra henne tillbaka till Danmark, en plats hon befarade skulle ”tillintetgöra” henne, som hon skriver i ett brev). Ibland tänker jag: det ska bli skönt att resa härifrån. Vid sådana tillfällen reser jag till en mindre stad här i närheten eller till en större stad längre bort. Jag längtar efter något flyktigt, till nuet, till att lämna beständighet och historia. Men jag återvänder, som Kafkas varelse till sitt bo, av envishet eller helt enkelt för att jag erinrar mig den där musen på tröskeln för över tjugo år sedan, och den förvåning vi bägge två upplevde vid det plötsliga mötet. Vem vet, kanske bevarar den här platsens ande, dess genius loci, det ögonblicket och den förvåningen. Madeleine Hessérus, författareLitteratur:Thomas Mann, Döden i Venedig (på svenska på Bonniers, första utgåva 1952)Mircea Cărtărescu, Solenoid (på svenska på Albert Bonniers Förlag 2019)Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights (1847), på svenska Svindlande höjder, senast utgiven på Modernista, 2014Franz Kafka, Boet (oavslutad novell publicerad första gången postumt 1931, på svenska på Polyfem 1995)Karen Blixen, Den afrikanska farmen, på svenska på Bonniers 1955Människor som oavsiktligt hamnar i en brunn eller i ett underjordiskt rum återkommer som idé i flera romaner av Haruki Murakami, t ex i Fågeln som vrider upp världen (Norstedts 2007) och Mordet på kommendören (Norstedts 2019)

Prague: The Heart of Europe (Oxford University Press, 2025) traces Prague's origins in the ninth century through the end of the Cold War. Highlights include the golden ages of Charles IV and Rudolph II; the religious conflicts of the Hussite and Thirty Years Wars; the rich culture of Europe's largest Jewish community; the rivalry between the city's German and Czech speakers; the World Wars and Nazi occupation; and the Communist era. Prague: The Heart of Europe highlights the complex culture of the city where Mozart premiered his magnificent Don Giovanni and where Franz Kafka wrote his foreboding tales. Cynthia Paces is Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Prague: The Heart of Europe (Oxford University Press, 2025) traces Prague's origins in the ninth century through the end of the Cold War. Highlights include the golden ages of Charles IV and Rudolph II; the religious conflicts of the Hussite and Thirty Years Wars; the rich culture of Europe's largest Jewish community; the rivalry between the city's German and Czech speakers; the World Wars and Nazi occupation; and the Communist era. Prague: The Heart of Europe highlights the complex culture of the city where Mozart premiered his magnificent Don Giovanni and where Franz Kafka wrote his foreboding tales. Cynthia Paces is Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Prague: The Heart of Europe (Oxford University Press, 2025) traces Prague's origins in the ninth century through the end of the Cold War. Highlights include the golden ages of Charles IV and Rudolph II; the religious conflicts of the Hussite and Thirty Years Wars; the rich culture of Europe's largest Jewish community; the rivalry between the city's German and Czech speakers; the World Wars and Nazi occupation; and the Communist era. Prague: The Heart of Europe highlights the complex culture of the city where Mozart premiered his magnificent Don Giovanni and where Franz Kafka wrote his foreboding tales. Cynthia Paces is Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

Prague: The Heart of Europe (Oxford University Press, 2025) traces Prague's origins in the ninth century through the end of the Cold War. Highlights include the golden ages of Charles IV and Rudolph II; the religious conflicts of the Hussite and Thirty Years Wars; the rich culture of Europe's largest Jewish community; the rivalry between the city's German and Czech speakers; the World Wars and Nazi occupation; and the Communist era. Prague: The Heart of Europe highlights the complex culture of the city where Mozart premiered his magnificent Don Giovanni and where Franz Kafka wrote his foreboding tales. Cynthia Paces is Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prague: The Heart of Europe (Oxford University Press, 2025) traces Prague's origins in the ninth century through the end of the Cold War. Highlights include the golden ages of Charles IV and Rudolph II; the religious conflicts of the Hussite and Thirty Years Wars; the rich culture of Europe's largest Jewish community; the rivalry between the city's German and Czech speakers; the World Wars and Nazi occupation; and the Communist era. Prague: The Heart of Europe highlights the complex culture of the city where Mozart premiered his magnificent Don Giovanni and where Franz Kafka wrote his foreboding tales. Cynthia Paces is Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

Prague: The Heart of Europe (Oxford University Press, 2025) traces Prague's origins in the ninth century through the end of the Cold War. Highlights include the golden ages of Charles IV and Rudolph II; the religious conflicts of the Hussite and Thirty Years Wars; the rich culture of Europe's largest Jewish community; the rivalry between the city's German and Czech speakers; the World Wars and Nazi occupation; and the Communist era. Prague: The Heart of Europe highlights the complex culture of the city where Mozart premiered his magnificent Don Giovanni and where Franz Kafka wrote his foreboding tales. Cynthia Paces is Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prague: The Heart of Europe (Oxford University Press, 2025) traces Prague's origins in the ninth century through the end of the Cold War. Highlights include the golden ages of Charles IV and Rudolph II; the religious conflicts of the Hussite and Thirty Years Wars; the rich culture of Europe's largest Jewish community; the rivalry between the city's German and Czech speakers; the World Wars and Nazi occupation; and the Communist era. Prague: The Heart of Europe highlights the complex culture of the city where Mozart premiered his magnificent Don Giovanni and where Franz Kafka wrote his foreboding tales. Cynthia Paces is Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies

Prague: The Heart of Europe (Oxford University Press, 2025) traces Prague's origins in the ninth century through the end of the Cold War. Highlights include the golden ages of Charles IV and Rudolph II; the religious conflicts of the Hussite and Thirty Years Wars; the rich culture of Europe's largest Jewish community; the rivalry between the city's German and Czech speakers; the World Wars and Nazi occupation; and the Communist era. Prague: The Heart of Europe highlights the complex culture of the city where Mozart premiered his magnificent Don Giovanni and where Franz Kafka wrote his foreboding tales. Cynthia Paces is Professor of History at the College of New Jersey. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network.

Theater im Palais: "Die Verwandlung" von Franz Kafka – Lesung von Carl Martin Spengler(Hördauer 78 Minuten)Wie verhalten sich Menschen, wenn das Unmögliche vor ihren Augen passiert? Wenn sich beispielsweise ein erfolgreicher Mann plötzlich in ein Ungeziefer verwandelt?Kafkas 1912 entstandene schaurige Erzählung beschreibt die Metamorphose des Handelsreisenden Gregor Samsa in einen Schädling. Mit unerbittlicher Plausibilität schildert der Prager Schriftsteller, der Berlin als seinen „Sehnsuchtsort“ bezeichnete, wie aus dem einstigen Ernährer der Familie ein Käfer wird, den sein Umfeld zunehmend als Belastung empfindet. Es beginnt ein Prozess der Ausgrenzung, der für Gregor Samsa fatal endet.Kafkas fesselnde Erzählung wirft hochaktuelle Themen wie Ausgrenzung, soziale Isolation und die Ablehnung von Andersartigem auf. Für eine besonders packende Atmosphäre sorgen ausgesuchte Musikstücke für Violoncello. Das THEATER IM PALAIS BERLIN unter der Leitung von Alina Gause ist ein musikalisches Salontheater, das sich im historischen Palais am Festungsgraben mitten in Berlin vor allem den Themen und Geschichten rund um die Hauptstadt widmet. Zu sehen und zu hören sind (Musik-)Theaterproduktionen, Lesungen, musikalische und literarische Programme aus eigener Produktion sowie zahlreiche Gastspiele.Wir verstehen Berlin in einem umfassenden Sinn: Als Symbol deutscher Geschichte, als Symbol der Teilung und Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands und damit auch als Ort mit Bezug zur Flüchtlingsthematik. Als Metropole mit allen Themen der Postmoderne wie Individualisierung, Globalisierung, Gender- und Beziehungsthemen aber auch Kriminalität. Und nicht zuletzt als Stadt der Kreativen! So versteht sich das THEATER IM PALAIS BERLIN auch als ein Ort des Austausches für Kreative und ihre Themen. Genreübergreifende Formate sind ein fester Bestandteil unseres Programms. Und wir sind eine Entdeckerbühne! Daher zeigen wir zahlreiche Uraufführungen und wenden uns auch der Förderung des Nachwuchses in den darstellenden Künsten zu – beispielsweise indem wir eine Kooperation mit der Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch pflegen.Die beliebten Reihen der BERLINER GESCHICHTEN und BERLINER PERSÖNLICHKEITEN sind das Markenzeichen unseres Hauses und widmen sich berühmten Berliner:innen, einem Stück Stadtgeschichte und Werken Berliner Autor:innen.Ein weiteres Herzensprojekt ist unsere einmal jährlich im Juni stattfindende Themenwoche HEIMAT_KUNST: Dabei präsentieren wir unseren Besuchern ein einwöchiges Programm mit Festivalcharakter rund um einen thematischen Schwerpunkt. 2025 wird unser Thema „Kriegskinder“ sein.Nicht zuletzt soll der lebendige Austausch mit Ihnen, unserem Publikum, gepflegt werden, sodass jeder Besuch im charmanten Salontheater zu einem einzigartigen Theatererlebnis für Sie wird.Wir freuen uns auf viele gemeinsame, erfüllte Theaterabende!Wenn Ihnen diese Sendung gefallen hat, hören Sie doch auch mal hier hineinProgrammAnsprechpartnerin Ildiko Bognar(Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Dramaturgie)Tel.: +49 (30) 204 534 54presse-bognar@theater-im-Palais.de⁠⁠presse@theater-im-Palais.de⁠Wenn Sie hören möchten, was wir als Demokratie-Radio veröffentlichen, klicken Sie ⁠HIER ⁠ LESE-LEBEN

Aus seiner Bücherwand voller kulinarischer Lektüre hat Genussexperte Helmut Gote die besten aktuellen Kochbücher, Genussführer und kulinarischen Sachbücher gezogen, um sie mit Moderator Uwe Schulz zu besprechen. Von WDR 5.

“No endeavor to write a travel book is ever lost, since it gives you a useful perspective on (and intensified attention to) the reality of the travel experience itself. When embraced mindfully, the real-time experience of a journey is invariably its truest reward.” –Rolf Potts In this episode of Deviate, Rolf touches on nine lessons from attempting to write a (never finished) van-life vagabonding memoir at age 23, including: On Pilgrims in a Sliding World (1:00) Lesson #1: No work is lost (and “failure” has lessons to teach) On the author as a character (6:30) Lesson #2: “Show, don't tell” is still good narrative advice On depicting other people (14:30) Lesson #3: Travel books require reporting (not just recollecting) On recounting dialogues (22:30) Lesson #4: Be true to what was said (but make sure it serves a broader purpose) On veering from the truth (32:30) Lesson #5: The truth tends to work better than whatever you might make up On depicting places (39:30) Lesson #6: “Telling details” are better than broad generalizations about a place On neurotic young-manhood (48:30) Lesson #7: Balance narrative analysis with narrative vulnerability The seeds of Vagabonding (1:01:30) Lesson #8: Over time, we write our way into what we have to say The journey was the point (1:06:30) Lesson #9: In the end, taking the journey counts for more than writing it Books mentioned: The Geto Boys, by Rolf Potts (2016 book) Vagabonding, by Rolf Potts (2003 book) The Anxiety of Influence, by Harold Bloom (1973 book) On the Road, by Jack Kerouac (1957 book) The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger (1951 book) Epic of Gilgamesh (12th century BCE Mesopotamian epic) Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes (17th century novel) The Travels of Sir John Mandeville (14th century travelogue) True History, by Lucian of Samosata (2nd century novella) Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson (21st century memoir) Marco Polo Didn't Go There, by Rolf Potts (2008 book) Labels: A Mediterranean Journal, by Evelyn Waugh (1930 book) Essays, poems, and short stories mentioned "The Mystical High Church of Luck," by Rolf Potts (1998 essay) "Greenland is Not Bigger Than South America", by Rolf Potts (1998 essay) “The Faces,” by Robert Creeley (1983 poem) "Reflection and Retrospection," by Phillip Lopate (2005 essay) "Why so much travel writing is so boring," by Thomas Swick (2001 essay) "10 Rules of Writing," by Elmore Leonard (2001 essay) "In the Penal Colony," by Franz Kafka (1919 short story) Places and events mentioned People's Park (activist park in Berkeley) 924 Gilman Street (punk-rock club in Berkeley) Alphabet City (neighborhood New York City's East Village) Brentwood (Los Angeles neighborhood) 1994 Northridge earthquake Panama City Beach (Florida spring-break city) Gainesville (Florida college town) Athens (Georgia college town) Big Sur (coastal region of California) Humboldt Redwoods State Park (park in California) Other links: "Van Life before #VanLife" (Deviate episode) Paris Writing Workshops (Rolf's annual creative writing classes) Picaresque (prose genre) Roman à clef (fictionalized novel about real-life events) "Jumping freight trains in the Pacific NW" (Deviate episode) "Telling travel stories, with Andrew McCarthy" (Deviate episode) "Rolf Potts: The Vagabond's Way" (Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank podcast) "A personal history of my grunge-bandwagon band" (Deviate episode) Gettysburg Address (Abraham Lincoln speech) José Ortega y Gasset (Spanish philosopher) Jack Handey (American humorist known for "Deep Thoughts" jokes) Laurel Lee (American memoirist) The Deviate theme music comes from the title track of Cedar Van Tassel's 2017 album Lumber. Note: We don't host a “comments” section, but we're happy to hear your questions and insights via email, at deviate@rolfpotts.com.

Ástráður Eysteinsson og Eysteinn Þorvaldsson hafa öðrum betur kynnt Franz Kafka fyrir íslenskum lendum og hér er lesið úr nýlegri bók með örsögum ýmsum eftir Kafka. Jafnframt reynir umsjónarmaður að komast að því hvað er hæft í flökkusögu einni um Kafka og litla stúlku sem hafði týnt dúkkunni sinni.

Keine Science Fiction, sondern schaurige Wirklichkeit: die Künstliche Intelligenz frisst nicht nur massenhaft Arbeitsplätze, sondern auch unsere Menschlichkeit. Ein Weckruf.Ein Standpunkt von Hermann Ploppa.„Die ich rief, die Geister, werd' ich nun nicht los!“ (Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Der Zauberlehrling)Jeder kann es sehen:Seit Beginn dieses Jahres 2025 sind wir mit einem Tsunami der Künstlichen Intelligenz zugeschüttet. Noch nie zuvor war diese nette Roboterwelt so präsent wie jetzt. Das hat seine charmanten Seiten, gewiss. Denn diese kostenlosen Applikationen von ChatGPT oder dem chinesischen Rivalen DeepSeek kann sich jeder herunterladen und dann sofort ohne weitere Kenntnisse einfach unbedarfte Fragen stellen. Und die netten Onkel und Tanten mit den künstlichen Stimmen antworten absolut höflich und ohne jeden Anflug von Genervtheit auf die hirnrissigsten Fragen. Präzise. Und auf Nachfrage verraten sei auch noch, wo sie ihre Weisheit her haben. Nie sind die Chat-Kumpanen müde, krank oder hungrig. Das Einzige, wonach die synthetischen Freunde unermüdlich dürsten, ist Strom.Manche Teenies allerdings verknallen sich in die virtuellen Kameraden und vergessen einfach, dass es sich da nicht um Menschen handelt. Und sie vertrauen Chattie ihre intimsten Probleme an. Und sie fallen damit in ein schwarzes Loch. In Kalifornien verklagt ein Elternpaar einen Betreiber dieser Chatbots auf Schadensersatz. Denn ihr sechzehnjähriger Sohn hatte in seiner Vereinsamung in der realen Welt glatt Selbstmord begangen .Zu den ebenfalls nicht so charmanten Aspekten gehört, dass wir uns bei ernsten Anliegen im Umgang mit Online-Dienstleistern, Medizinischen Versorgungszentren oder auch Ämtern nicht mehr mit real existierenden Menschen differenziert über unser Problem austauschen können. Selbst der Deutsch radebrechende Callcenter-Boy aus Kalkutta gehört mittlerweile der Vergangenheit an. Wenn ich, Hermann Ploppa, feststelle, dass da bei Telegram eine Fake-Seite mit Namen „Hermann Ploppa Offiziell“ existiert, wo aggressiv für Kryptowährungen geworben wird, und ich das gar nicht lustig finde, bin ich der absurden Situation wehrlos ausgeliefert wie dereinst Josef K. in den Romanen von Franz Kafka. Da gibt es die Möglichkeit, einer Beschwerdestelle bei Telegram sein Anliegen vorzutragen. Allerdings kommt hier nie eine Antwort.Oder jemand bestellt versehentlich ein E-Book bei Amazon, will aber eigentlich das altmodische Buch zum Anfassen haben. Abkassiert wird unerbittlich das E-Book. Der tumben KI-Beschwerdestelle kann man vortragen, was man will. Auch wenn eine reale Person im Amazon-Callcenter einem versichert, er werde die Sache regeln, man brauche sich keine Sorgen zu machen. Er werde sich kümmern. Dennoch kommt irgendwann unweigerlich ein Brief einer von Amazon beauftragten Inkasso-Stelle, die das Geld für das E-Book verlangt, zuzüglich Inkasso-Kosten. Man zahlt schließlich entnervt beides.Das Leben in der Schönen Neuen KI-Welt: ein ebenso wütendes wie unhörbares Trommeln mit den Fäusten auf Gummiwände. Ist da jemand?! Bin ich Hanspampel im Dummwald?...https://apolut.net/kollege-roboter-von-hermann-ploppa/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wybitny pisarz, zdolny rysownik, hipochondryk, mężczyzna wpadający w stany zwątpienia znacznie częściej niż w samozachwyt. Trudny przyjaciel, jeszcze trudniejszy partner. Wiecznie uciekający, wiecznie odwołujący spotkania. Prawnik, pracownik Zakładów Ubezpieczeń Robotników od Wypadków na Królestwo Czeskie. Niemiec, Czech, Żyd. Zafrasowany własną seksualnością kochanek, niestały w uczuciach narzeczony. Autor „Procesu” i artykułów o zakresie zobowiązań ubezpieczeniowych w branży budowlanej. Walczący z demonami geniusz, który we własny ogromny talent nie wierzył do końca życia.   Autorka: Aleksandra Pakieła Artykuł przeczytasz pod linkiem: https://www.vogue.pl/a/jaki-naprawde-byl-franz-kafka-i-czy-agnieszce-holland-uda-sie-odpowiedziec-na-to-pytanie

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez Nació el 6 de marzo de 1927 en Aracataca, Magdalena, Colombia. Su nombre refleja una tradición común en muchas familias latinoamericanas católicas, donde se incluyen nombres religiosos como “de la Concordia”. murió el 17 de abril de 2014 en Ciudad de México. fue un escritor, periodista y guionista colombiano, considerado uno de los más grandes autores en lengua española del siglo XX. Es especialmente conocido por ser uno de los principales exponentes del realismo mágico, un estilo literario que mezcla elementos fantásticos con la realidad cotidiana de América Latina. Cien años de soledad (1967), una novela que narra la historia de la familia Buendía en el mítico pueblo de Macondo. Esta obra es considerada una de las más importantes de la literatura universal. Premio Nobel de Literatura: Lo recibió en 1982, “por sus novelas e historias cortas, en las que lo fantástico y lo real se combinan en un mundo ricamente compuesto de imaginación”. Otras obras destacadas: El otoño del patriarca (1975), Crónica de una muerte anunciada (1981), El amor en los tiempos del cólera (1985), Del amor y otros demonios (1994), Memoria de mis putas tristes (2004), etc, Estilo: García Márquez fusiona la realidad social y política de América Latina con elementos mágicos, míticos o sobrenaturales, sin romper la lógica narrativa. Su estilo está profundamente influido por la tradición oral caribeña, el periodismo, y autores como William Faulkner y Franz Kafka. Periodismo: Antes y durante su carrera literaria fue un periodista muy activo. De hecho, consideraba el periodismo como “el mejor oficio del mundo”.

Przemek Schreck ist künstlerischer Gesamtleiter des Vereins Die Erzählerei. Am liebsten spricht er über Kafka. Seit mehr als zwölf Jahren zieht er durch die Straßen von Prag und erzählt und erzählt. Er hält Vorträge in Schulen, Bibliotheken, Salons und leidenschaftlich gerne in Kaffeehäusern, wo Kafka sowieso hingehört und wo er ihn am besten mit seinen Erzählungen „lebendig machen“ kann. Das tut er mit Hingabe. Er stellt uns Kafka als lustigen und geselligen Menschen vor, jenseits aller „Klischeebilder“, die wir von ihm haben. Um es in einem für Kafka-Prosa typischen Als-ob-Satz zu sagen: Wenn Przemek Schreck von Kafka erzählt, ist es, als ob das Schwarzweißbild, das wir kennen, immer farbiger und schließlich dreidimensional würde, als ob uns Franz Kafka gegenübersäße und uns anlächelt. (Wiederholung vom 3. November 2024)

In this podcast we will talk about Why You Feel Lost in a Loveless World (And How to Stop It) from the philosophy of Franz Kafka. Franz Kafka is one of the most fascinating writers and philosophers of the 20th century.  So with that in mind, here is Why You Feel Lost in a Loveless World (And How to Stop It) from the philosophy of Franz Kafka -  01. Your Value Shouldn't Depend on What You Produce 02. Don't Let Modern Life Dehumanize You 03. Don't Try To Please Everyone 04. Don't Trade Your Identity For Acceptance 05. Protect Your Inner World We hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast and hope this video, from the philosophy of Franz Kafka, helps you to stop losing yourself.  Franz Kafka is one of the most fascinating writers and philosophers of the 20th century. He was born in Prague in 1883 and lived a life that often felt out of place, with a regular job during the day and a passion for writing that he pursued quietly, often in the shadows. Although his stories seem surreal and unusual on the surface, they explore something deeply human: the struggle to find meaning, to be understood, and to stay connected in a world that feels cold and indifferent. His most famous works include: “The Trial”, “The Castle”, and “The Metamorphosis”. All of these books explore themes like isolation, loss of identity, the pressures of modern life, and the systems that shape and sometimes crush us. All of these themes come together in his most famous and perhaps most heartbreaking work, The Metamorphosis.

Today's episode in Politics on Trial is about the most famous trial in literature and one that never actually takes place. David talks to writer and literary scholar Ian Ellison about Franz Kafka's The Trial, first published in 1925. What is the meaning of a book about a legal process that never happens? How was it inspired by Kafka's failed love life? Why has it given rise to so many different understandings of what makes our world Kafkaesque? And how did a work of fiction that is full of weird and wonderful ideas get associated with mindless bureaucracy? If you'd like to get tickets for the first screening in our autumn film season at the Regent Street Cinema in London on 5th September – Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, followed by a live recording of PPF with the crime writers Nicci Gerard and Sean French – they are available now https://www.ppfideas.com/events Coming Next: a PPF+ Highlights Special Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textThis week, our pick must reduce all saturation and so we watch “The Trial,” a strange and unusual film about a man who has been accused of an unknown crime and who has to navigate a timeless and labyrinthine judicial system, about which he knows nothing.  Shot in black and white, from 1962, this visual treat is directed by Orson Welles and stars Anthony Perkins.   It is based on the posthumously completed Franz Kafka novel “Der Prozess” and it certainly lives up to the bizarre, confusing, darkly funny and sometimes despairing world that Kafka is so good at creating. We also talk about a recent trip to Iceland and some fun facts about this … well…. strange and unusual land.  We find our own podcast GUILTY….  of having too good a time!!

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Franz Kafka trieb mit seinen Ernährungsgewohnheiten alle in den Wahnsinn. Das lag an einem Kochbuch, dass er in Dr. Lahmans Sanatorium auf dem Weißen Hirsch bei Dresden kennenlernte. Denis Scheck über "Kafkas Kochbuch".

Jacke starts the episode with an uplifting story, then submerges himself into chaos and absurdity for a look at The Trial by Franz Kafka, which lands at #21 on the list of Greatest Books of All Time. Then he welcomes novelist Olivia Wolfgang-Smith to the show for a discussion of her admiration for Edith Wharton, her passion for the works of Patrick O'Brian (author of the Aubrey-Maturin series), and her latest work Mutual Interest, a dishy novel about ambition, sexuality, and the rise of a capitalist empire in post-Gilded Age New York. Join us on tour! The History of Literature Podcast Tour is happening in May 2026! Act now to join Jacke and fellow literature fans on an eight-day journey through literary England in partnership with ⁠John Shors Travel⁠. Find out more by emailing jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com or masahiko@johnshorstravel.com, or by contacting us through our website ⁠historyofliterature.com⁠. Or visit the ⁠History of Literature Podcast Tour itinerary⁠ at ⁠John Shors Travel⁠. The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at ⁠gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at ⁠patreon.com/literature ⁠or ⁠historyofliterature.com/donate ⁠. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at ⁠thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zack. Bumm. Legende! ist ein Experiment zwischen Spielshow, Bühnenkunst und Zeitreise. In jeder der insgesamt fünf Folgen lädt Host Hosea Ratschiller eine professionelle Spaßmacherin oder einen Meister des Humors zum Gespräch. Das Besondere ist, dass die Gäste live und unvorbereitet in die Rolle einer historischen Wiener Persönlichkeit schlüpfen. Welche Figur sie dabei verkörpern, erfahren sie erst in dem Moment, in dem es losgeht. Das Motto: Alles ist möglich. In der heutigen Folge erlebt ihr Kabarettist Thomas "der österreichische John Stewart"  Maurer in der Rolle von Franz Kafka, der Wien gar nicht mochte (Pech in der Liebe).Zu Franz Kafka und Wien könnt ihr hier mehr lesen: https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Franz_KafkaThomas Maurer beschäftigt sich auch auf der Bühne mit Franz Kafka. Infos zu Maurer. Kafka. Komisch. gibt's unter https://thomasmaurer.at/Danke an Hosea Ratschiller und Happy House Media.Wenn euch die Folge gefallen hat, freuen wir uns, wenn ihr unseren Podcast bewertet und abonniert (falls ihr das noch nicht gemacht habt). Feedback könnt ihr uns auch an podcast(at)ma53.wien.gv.at schicken. Folgt uns auf unseren Social Media Kanälen:https://www.facebook.com/wien.athttps://bsky.app/profile/wien.gv.athttps://twitter.com/Stadt_Wienhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-vienna/https://www.instagram.com/stadtwien/Und abonniert unseren täglichen Newsletter:http://wien.gv.at/meinwienheute Weitere Stadt Wien Podcasts: Historisches aus den Wiener Bezirken in den Grätzlgeschichten büchereicast der Stadt Wien Büchereien

In the grand finale of this trilogy, Detlef and Gregg explore deeper layers of artistic expression—philosophy, absurdity, and the punk soul's enduring melancholy. They muse about aging as an artist, Kafkaesque realities, and the weird joy of staying creatively restless.The episode closes hauntingly with Gregg Turner himself singing: “Franz Kafka.” A song that feels like a literary echo turned acoustic howl.Detlef Schlich is a rock musician, podcaster, visual artist, filmmaker, ritual designer, and media archaeologist based in West Cork. He is recognised for his seminal work, including a scholarly examination of the intersections between shamanism, art, and digital culture, and his acclaimed video installation, Transodin's Tragedy. He primarily works in performance, photography, painting, sound, installations, and film. In his work, he reflects on the human condition and uses the digital shaman's methodology as an alter ego to create artwork. His media archaeology is a conceptual and practical exercise in uncovering the unique aesthetic, cultural, and political aspects of media in culture.WEBSITE LINKS

En nuestro episodio octogésimo, en el que todo comienza con escarabajos, nos hemos ganado el derecho (y el deber) de hacer lo que nos da la santa gana. Por eso en este episodio nos hacemos preguntas lectoras según se nos ocurren y cuando respondemos seguro que se nos olvida la mitad. Cuando nos escuches, seguro que tienes tus propias respuestas. En todo caso, abre el podcast al entrar y cierra el libro al salir.Libros que se citan en el episodio (por orden de aparición, como en las pelis):La península de las casa vacías, David Uclés.Luciérnaga, Natalia Litvinova.Un marido de ida y vuelta, Jardiel Poncela.Un espíritu burlón, Noël Coward.La metamorfosis, Franz Kafka.La geometría de los cuentos, Isabel González.Los escarabajos vuelan al atardecer, Maria Gripe.Mi planta de naranja lima, José Mauro de Vasconcelos.Stoner, John Williams.Homer y Langley, E.L. Doctorow.Mi tío Oswald, Roald Dahl.Sin noticias de Gurb, Eduardo Mendoza.Wilt, Tom Sharpe.El bastardo recalcitrante, Tom Sharpe.La Odisea, Homero.Érase de una vez, Ana Vidal Pérez de la Ossa.La piel fría, Albert Sánchez Piñol.Cuentos de Isabel González, Daniel Monedero, Óscar Sipán, Patricia Esteban, Carlos Frontera, Andrés Ortiz Tafur.Tres días de junio, Anne Tyler.La rueda celestial, Ursula K. Le Guin.No voy a ninguna parte, Rumena BuzarovskaCien años de soledad, Gabriel García Márquez.La broma infinita, David Foster Wallace.2666, Roberto Bolaño.Comedias, William Shakespeare.Creía que mi padre era dios, Paul Auster.Casting Lear, Andrea Jiménez.Anhelo de raíces, May Sarton.Manual de teoría y práctica teatral, José Luis Alonso de Santos.Puedes comprar los libros de los que te hablamos donde te apetezca, pero nosotros te sugerimos que lo hagas a través de una pequeña librería y que te dejes aconsejar por los libreros.La sintonía del programa es de Charles Matuschewski y el logo del programa de Ana Nuria Corral. Las cortinillas animadas son de Jara Vicente. La traducción sincronizada de Elvira BarrioCualquier sugerencia o crítica, incluso malintencionada, la podéis enviar a hola@cierraellibroalsalir.com. Búscanos en facebook (sobre todo), o en twitter o en bluesky o en instagram o en youtube, prometemos contestar lo antes posible.Esto es todo por hoy. Dentro de un mes, otro episodio.¡No te olvides! Cierra el libro al salir.#libros #literatura #cuentos

Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu is a heartfelt and empathetic coming-of-age story centered on the volatile relationship between two artists. Stephanie joins us to chat about campus novels, outlining, Toni Morrison and more with cohost Isabelle McConville. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Isabelle McConville and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu The Diaries of Franz Kafka by Franz Kafka Sula by Toni Morrison Corregidora by Gayl Jones Horse Crazy by Gary Indiana

“Un cronopio pequeñito buscaba la llave de la puerta de calle en la mesa de luz, la mesa de luz en el dormitorio, el dormitorio en la casa, la casa en la calle. Aquí se detenía el cronopio, pues para salir a la calle precisaba la llave de la puerta”. ¿Herencia kafkiana? Julio lo negaría… y también diría que “hasta una piedra es interesante cuando escribe sobre ella Franz Kafka”. Colaboran Luis Fernando Moreno Claros, filósofo y traductor de Kafka y el actor Arturo Querejeta.   

He is Franz Kafka! Franz Kafka! He wrote The Trial. It's a book about byzantine bureaucracy bearing down on lil old Josef K. Less of it takes place in a courtroom than you'd think.This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/overdue for 10% of your first purchase of a website or domain.Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.Follow @overduepod on Instagram and BlueskyAdvertise on OverdueSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Maira Kalman is one of those multi-talented people. She writes children's stories and books for adults. She's also a contributor to the New York Times, creates covers for the New Yorker and sets for operas. Her latest book, Still Life with Remorse, includes family stories, paintings and vignettes about historical figures like Leo Tolstoy and Franz Kafka. She also likes to dress up like like those characters and make funny films about them. We spoke in Kalman's Greenwich village studio and laughed a lot about life's craziest moments.“Now What?” is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Jackie Schwartz. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

NB: Oops, I meant 18th century. Also, Michael Haneke is Austrian after all.SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or hereFor more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit!Leave the show a rating here (actually, just do it on your phone, it's easier). Thanks!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 25 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Toni Morrison's 1993 Nobel Prize lecure– Leopards in the Temple" by Franz Kafka (couldn't find any good links, so here's the text Mark copy-pasted to me: “Leopards break into the temple and drink to the dregs what is in the sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over again; finally it can be calculated in advance, and it becomes a part of the ceremony.“)– Returning the Sword to the Stone by Mark Leidner– Mark's Substack: Opaque Hourglass– Recitatif by Tony Morrison– Funny Games (1997 & 2007)– Hamlet– Julius Caesar– Jack Handey– Andy Kaufman– Plato– The Gettysburg Address– Amleth– The Tower of Babel– The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil– Harold Pinter's 2005 Nobel Prize lecture– Chelsey Minnis– Juvenilia by Hera Lindsay Bird– A Field of Telephones by Zach Savich– Dogs of War by Mark LeidnerFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

This year marks the centenary of the publication of Franz Kafka's novel, The Trial - a seminal work that continues to captivate and unsettle its readers. EI's Alastair Benn and Paul Lay are joined by Karolina Watroba, author of Metamorphoses: In Search of Franz Kafka, to discuss Josef K's tragic entanglement with a suffocating bureaucracy. Image: Portrait of Franz Kafka. Credit: history_docu_photo / Alamy Stock Photo 

How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery: https://livlabelfree.com/quasirecoverybookThe Discovery Workbook: https://livlabelfree.com/discoveryworkbookBundle & save on all my books: https://livlabelfreebooks.com/ Franz Kafka once wrote “I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound or stab us. If the book we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow to the head, what are we reading for? We need books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply…like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.” Most eating disorder recovery books are written to make you feel better, to give you hope, to reassure you that “everything will be okay if you just follow these steps.” But real transformation doesn't come from comfort – it comes from books that disturb your comfortable illusions. The truth is, I didn't write How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery to make you feel better. I wrote it to be the axe for the frozen sea of fear within you. That frozen sea is the illusory safety of hiding behind the recovery identity. It's the comfort of endlessly watching other people's “What I Eat in a Day” videos, looking for permission to do the hard work instead of actually doing it. Fear makes you believe that if you just find the right map, the right approach, the right influencer to follow, you won't have to face the terrifying truth: that your path to freedom can only be discovered by you. How to Get Out of Quasi Recovery is designed to wake you up with that “blow to the head” Kafka wrote about…but in service of your freedom. Let me be clear here: this isn't about destroying you. It's about destroying the illusions that have kept you small. And the Discovery Workbook? That's your own axe. It helps you take these uncomfortable truths and use them to chip away at the stories that are no longer serving you.

For today's show: Rare Roman soldier's wrist purse discovered in South Moravia; unique collection of Franz Kafka's manuscripts sold in Paris; and, in our feature, our interview with American artist Noah Breuer about his Czech ancestry.

This is a little episode about how I think a one-of-a-kind whale is kind of like the 16th -17th century Mannerist artist El Greco, and also like us. It sounds a little far fetched but admit it, you like me when I'm weird, you weirdo'sEl Greco:Artworks mentioned: “The Vision of St John” 1608-14 and "View of Toledo" 1599-1600 (El Greco), “Les Desmoiselles D'Avignon" 1907 (Picasso), "Rocks at Fontainbleu" 1890's (Cézanne)Artists mentioned: Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Hilma Af Klint, Pablo Picasso, Eugène De la Croix, Salvador Dali, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Diego Velázquez, Titian, Tintoretto, Ignacio ZuloagaWriters mentioned: Emily Dickinson, Franz Kafka, Roger FryLearn more about El Greco's figurine models with a fascinating lecture by Xavier Bray for the Frick Collection: https://youtu.be/_8xYkflNbU0?si=eCIL_P-tFdtPbDmOThe Whale:Watch the documentary: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/loneliest-whale?frontend=kuiArticles:https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2025/02/01/the-52-hertz-whale-is-the-loneliest-animal-in-the-world-heres-what-we-know/https://www.iflscience.com/fact-check-has-the-world-s-loneliest-whale-finally-found-a-friend-65797https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/13https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/inside-the-nail-biting-quest-to-find-the-loneliest-whale/Thanks for listening!Greek music "Greek Bouzouki Sentimental 13" by Omegamusic / Marios Georgiades / Nicosia, CyprusWhale songs courtesy of PMEL Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory All other music and sound effects by Soundstripe----------------------------Pep Talks on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@peptalksforartists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pep Talks website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.peptalksforartists.com/⁠⁠⁠Amy, your beloved host, on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@talluts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pep Talks on Art Spiel as written essays: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tinyurl.com/7k82vd8s⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BuyMeACoffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Donations always appreciated!

Wie schafft man es, Dinge zu tun? Wir alle prokrastinieren, schieben auf. Gerade wenn unsere Kreativität gefragt ist, erleben viele Blockaden und lenken sich dann lieber ab, statt weiter zu schreiben, zu malen oder Ideen für ihr eigenes Café zu sammeln. Das geht anders! In dieser Folge, öffnen Atze und Leon einen Werkzeugkoffer auf dem steht »getting things done«. Und wenn ihr tiefer einsteigen wollt, wir haben noch 2 andere Folgen mit einem ganz anderen Blick aufs Aufschieben. Die heißen: Aufschieben besiegen UND Mach's später - wann Aufschieben hilft! Wir sagen in der Folge, dass Kafka am 4.6. starb, korrekt wäre der 3.6. Sorry! Es steht auf der Seite, auf der Prinz die Szene beschreibt, falsch in seinem Buch. Fühlt euch gut betreut Leon & Atze Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonwindscheid/ https://www.instagram.com/atzeschroeder_offiziell/ Mehr zu unseren Werbepartnern findet ihr hier: https://linktr.ee/betreutesfuehlen Tickets: Atze: https://www.atzeschroeder.de/#termine Leon: https://leonwindscheid.de/tour/ VVK Münster 2025: https://betreutes-fuehlen.ticket.io/ Start ins heutige Thema: 07:40 min. Mahy, C. E., Munakata, Y., & Miyake, A. (2024). Mutual implications of procrastination research in adults and children for theory and intervention. Nature Reviews Psychology, 3(9), 589-605. TED Talk Tim Urban: Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU Und Tim Urban zu Planning: https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/11/how-to-beat-procrastination.html Maria Popova dazu, wie Kafka seine Blockaden anging: https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/10/20/kafka-diaries-self-doubt/ Was Picasso über das Tun (just do it) sagt: https://www.themarginalian.org/2014/06/24/picasso-brassai-ideas-creativity/ Alain de Botton zur Prokrastination: https://www.theschooloflife.com/article/natureandcausesofprocrastination/ Nick Wignall zum Prokrastinieren: https://nickwignall.com/3-procrastination-tips-that-nobody-wants-to-hear/ Im Bus sitzen bleiben: Burkeman, O. (2024). Four Thousand Weeks. Loudly. 20 statt 10 Ideen: Burkeman, O. Meditations for Mortals Prinz, A. (2005). Auf der Schwelle zum Gluck. Die Lebensgeschichte des Franz Kafka. Redaktion: Dr. Leon Windscheid Produktion: Murmel Productions

durée : 00:58:06 - Le Souffle de la pensée - par : Géraldine Mosna-Savoye - Le philosophe Peter Szendy évoque un petit conte inquiétant et inachevé sur une taupe paranoïaque qui n'a qu'un rêve : celui de bâtir le terrier parfait, à l'abri du monde de ses bruits et de ses dangers, jusqu'à faire de son chez-soi le lieu de toutes les menaces : "Le Terrier" de Franz Kafka. - réalisation : Nicolas Berger - invités : Peter Szendy Professeur en littérature comparée et en humanité à l'Université de Brown aux Etats-Unis, conseiller auprès de la Philharmonie de Paris

Peter Mendelsund is a graphic designer, writer, and musician. Until recently he was the associate art director at Alfred A. Knopf where he designed book covers for everyone from James Joyce to Franz Kafka, Stieg Larsson and Simone De Beauvoir. In 2014, he published What We See When We Read and Cover and will publish his first novel, Same Same, next year. In this conversation, Peter and I talk about his relationship to graphic design, working across mediums and disciplines, and the differences between writing fiction and nonfiction. This episode originally aired on May 2, 2018. Since we spoke, Peter became the creative director of The Atlantic and published his second novel, The Delivery. This week, he has two new books out, Exhibitionist, a memoir, and Weepers, a novel.

Carolin Duttlinger is Professor of German Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford (UK) and Co-Director of the Oxford Kafka Research Centre, where she is currently leading a three-year UKRI-funded research project,Kafka's Transformative Communities. She has published widely on German literature from the eighteenth century to the present; on Walter Benjamin and the Frankfurt School; the history of psychology; and on photography and visual culture. Selected publications: Kafka and Photography (Oxford University Press, 2007); ed., with Ben Morgan and Anthony Phelan, Walter Benjamins anthropologisches Denken (Rombach, 2012); The Cambridge Introduction to Franz Kafka (Cambridge University Press, 2013); ed., Franz Kafka in Context (Cambridge University Press, 2017); Attention and Distraction in German Literature, Thought, and Culture (Oxford University Press 2022). She is also the editor of the book series Visual Culture with Legenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Carolin Duttlinger is Professor of German Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford (UK) and Co-Director of the Oxford Kafka Research Centre, where she is currently leading a three-year UKRI-funded research project,Kafka's Transformative Communities. She has published widely on German literature from the eighteenth century to the present; on Walter Benjamin and the Frankfurt School; the history of psychology; and on photography and visual culture. Selected publications: Kafka and Photography (Oxford University Press, 2007); ed., with Ben Morgan and Anthony Phelan, Walter Benjamins anthropologisches Denken (Rombach, 2012); The Cambridge Introduction to Franz Kafka (Cambridge University Press, 2013); ed., Franz Kafka in Context (Cambridge University Press, 2017); Attention and Distraction in German Literature, Thought, and Culture (Oxford University Press 2022). She is also the editor of the book series Visual Culture with Legenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Carolin Duttlinger is Professor of German Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford (UK) and Co-Director of the Oxford Kafka Research Centre, where she is currently leading a three-year UKRI-funded research project,Kafka's Transformative Communities. She has published widely on German literature from the eighteenth century to the present; on Walter Benjamin and the Frankfurt School; the history of psychology; and on photography and visual culture. Selected publications: Kafka and Photography (Oxford University Press, 2007); ed., with Ben Morgan and Anthony Phelan, Walter Benjamins anthropologisches Denken (Rombach, 2012); The Cambridge Introduction to Franz Kafka (Cambridge University Press, 2013); ed., Franz Kafka in Context (Cambridge University Press, 2017); Attention and Distraction in German Literature, Thought, and Culture (Oxford University Press 2022). She is also the editor of the book series Visual Culture with Legenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies

Die Erzählung Ein Landarzt von Franz Kafka entstand im Jahr 1917 und wurde 1918 veröffentlicht. Im Jahre 1919 erschien das Buch Ein Landarzt mit der Erzählung gleichen Titels und dreizehn weiteren Prosatexten. Kafka selbst bezeichnete "Ein Landarzt" (die einzelne Erzählung, nicht die Sammlung) als eine der wenigen wirklich gelungenen Erzählungen von ihm. Zweifellos zeichnet sich diese Geschichte auch tatsächlich durch meisterliches dichterisches Können aus. Doch angesichts der zahlreichen anderen hervorragenden Erzählungen offenbart Kafkas Einschätzung von "Ein Landarzt" seinen hohen Anspruch an sich selbst, der im übrigen als Argument für die Ernsthaftigkeit der Anweisung Kafkas an Max Brod angeführt werden kann, wonach Brod nach Kafkas Tod den Großteil des Gesamtwerkes vernichten sollte.

Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)Translated by UnknownLa metamorfosis (Die Verwandlung, en su título original en alemán) es una novela escrita por Franz Kafka en 1912. La historia trata sobre Gregorio Samsa, cuya repentina transformación en un enorme insecto dificulta cada vez más la comunicación de su entorno social con él, hasta que es considerado intolerable por su familia y finalmente perece.La primera traducción de La Metamorfosis en español apareció publicada en dos partes, en la revista La Revista de Occidente, en el año 1925. La primera de ellas en el número VIII y la segunda parte, en el IX de la misma revista. En la revista no figura el nombre del traductor; simplemente se señala que el autor del texto es Franz Kafka. Es esta la traducción original que se ofrece en este audiolibro.

Citizen Accused: Orson Welle's Film of Franz Kafka's The Trial Few authors can lay claim to creating a genre, however it could be argued that Franz Kafka did just that with stories like The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and this week's cinematic adaptation, The Trial. The term Kafkaesque , instantly builds a sense of excitement, confusion, and paranoia in readers - many whom are only familiar with the term and not necessarily the author. This week we look at Orson Welle's 1962 adaptation of Kafka's 1925 classic, The Trial.  Set (15 minutes?) in the future, Welle's beautifully realizes the confusion and terror that has made Kafka's unfinished original work a classic. It's a thrill for Mr. Chavez & I to sit down and dive into a bold and daring exploration of a famed and cherished writer, by one of the great masters of the cinema. Take a listen and ask yourself how much you see of Kafka and Welles' visions in today's troubling world. Thanks for listening. As always, we can be reached at gondoramos@yahoo.com. Many, Many Thanks.  For those of you who would like to donate to this undying labor of love, you can do so with a contribution at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/watchrickramos - Anything and Everything is appreciated, You Cheap Bastards.

Today is the second part of my Latin American orchestral song tribute. Last week we explored Villa-Lobos and Revueltas; today we devote ourselves to Argentina, and primarily two composers: Alberto Ginastera, and Osvaldo Golijov, in settings by writers as varied as Emily Dickinson, Rosalía de Castro, Manuel Mujica Lainez, David Grossman, Mercedes de Toro, Alejandro Casona, and Franz Kafka; performed by Hina Spani, Phyllis Curtin, Dawn Upshaw, Nadine Sierra, Virginia Tola, Mónica Ferracani, and Miriam Khalil, among others, alongside three artists (Rayanne Dupuis, Christopher Dylan Herbert, and Ilana Davidson) who happen to be friends and colleagues of mine. The episode begins with memorial tributes to iconic writer Edmund White and beloved French singer Nicole Croisille, both of whom died this week. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly or yearly support at whatever level you can afford.

Today we talk about Camus' book The Fall and what the main character represents in his larger project. We also talk about someone Camus deeply admired, Franz Kafka, and how to think of the images he created in his work. We talk about the experience of the modern individual in relation to politics. We also talk about what Camus and Kafka disagreed on. Hope you love it. :) Sponsor: Better Help: https://www.BetterHelp.com/PHILTHIS Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help.  Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis  Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can Literary Wisdom Counter Despair and Deepen Your Faith? In this episode of Good Faith Presents: Reading to Make Sense of the World, Curtis Chang and author-professor Jessica Hooten Wilson explore the spiritual insights of Flannery O'Connor's prayer journal. They examine how O'Connor's raw honesty, humility, and startling imagery confront the modern obsession with self and offer a radical vision of divine grace. Jessica helps listeners see why O'Connor's work is more than provocative—it's prophetic. Resources or references mentioned in this episode: Flannery O'Connor at 100 Excerpts from Flannery O'Connor's journal (printed in The New Yorker) Flannery O'Connor's A Prayer Journal Jessica Hooten wilson's Flannery O'Connor's Why Do the Heathen Rage?: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Work in Progress A Life in Psychiatry and Literature: (an interview with Robert Coles) Good Faith episode featuring Amy Low (Facing Cancer with Humor and Hope) Good Faith episode featuring Nancy French (Ghosted: an American Story) What Is Kafkaesque? - The 'Philosophy' of Franz Kafka (video explainer) More From Jessica Hooten Wilson: Jessica Hooten Wilson's website Explore Jessica's books HERE Read articles and Essay by Jessica HERE Follow Us: Good Faith on Instagram Good Faith on X (formerly Twitter) Good Faith on Facebook   Sign up: Redeeming Babel Newsletter