Podcast appearances and mentions of patrick french

Patrick French, a multiple participant on Discover Channel's Naked and Afraid, an expert in survival, backpacker holding 11 crowns, 23 different thru hikes with over 21k miles under his belt... joins Joey on the podcast for a conversation about surving and thriving in the Outdoors.What a different look on life! What a completely different attitude to have after battling and surviving in the ultimate of harsh conditions! Patrick shares about his times out in the wild, what he carries, how he plans, how he prepares (that was a shocker), and what he has going forward from here. What is left to do and what can we learn from such a person who has lived through it all with clothes and without? For more podcasts, blogs, videos, and gear reviews plus a rundown and behind the scenes of everything check out www.brofessoradventures.comThank you for tuning in! NO pro's (well except for Patrick) just BRO's (he definitely a bro too!) Here we go!

Fearing Russian designs on the region, the eyes of the British turn towards Tibet. Francis Younghusband, the Victorian adventurer and elite player of the Great Game, and Lord Curzon decide that with the Russians distracted by their conflict in Manchuria, now is the time to seize the territory. This is their chance to one-up their imperial rival. In this classic tale of the Great Game, British and Russian officers face each other down in far-off mountain ranges, before things take a darker turn as a British expedition sets off a cycle of violence. In this episode dedicated to the memory of his biographer, Patrick French, listen as William and Anita discuss the extraordinary life of Francis Younghusband and his role in the final act of the Great Game. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two time Naked and Afraid survivalist, and current star of Naked and Afraid: Castaways, Patrick French, joins me to recap Castaways season 1 episode 6, "Hell, Hogs, and High Water."

Agyeya was a writer, a rebel, a soldier, a lover-- and a man who shaped modern Hindi literature. Akshaya Mukul joins Amit Varma in episode 324 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about the life of this remarkable man -- as well as the art of biography and the state of the nation. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Akshaya Mukul on Amazon and Twitter. 2. Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya -- Akshaya Mukul. 3. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India -- Akshaya Mukul. 4. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism — Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 5. Agyeya on Wikipedia, Amazon, Kavitakosh and Hindwi. 6. Shekhar: Ek Jeevani (Hindi) (English) -- Agyeya. 7. Dunning-Kruger Effect. 8. Poker at Lake Wobegon — Amit Varma. 9. Listen, The Internet Has SPACE -- Amit Varma. 10. Siddharth Chowdhury on Amazon. 11. The Power Broker — Robert Caro. 12. The Death and Life of Great American Cities — Jane Jacobs. 13. Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing -- Robert Caro. 14. Robert Caro on Amazon. 15. John Richardson's books on Pablo Picasso. 16. Sontag: Her Life and Work -- Benjamin Moser. 17. Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector -- Benjamin Moser. 18. Stephen Kotkin's volumes on Joseph Stalin. 19. Hilary Spurling's volumes on Henri Matisse. 20. India After Gandhi -- Ramachandra Guha. 21. Gandhi Before India -- Ramachandra Guha. 22. Here And Hereafter: Nirmal Verma's Life in Literature -- Nirmal Verma. 23. Ian Kershaw's books on Adolf Hitler. 24. Listen, The Internet Has SPACE — Amit Varma. 25. Why Are My Episodes so Long? -- Amit Varma. 26. The Life and Times of Jerry Pinto — Episode 314 of The Seen and the Unseen. 27. To the Book -- WS Merwin. 28. Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, Raghuvir Sahay, Nagarjun, Maithili Sharan Gupt and Jainendra Kumar. 29. Frida: The Biography of Frida Kahlo -- Hayden Herrera. 30. Maya C Popa, Ilya Kaminsky, Mary Oliver, Nâzım Hikmet, Nizar Qabbani and Forugh Farrokhzad. 31. Francis Newton Souza, VS Gaitonde and Krishen Khanna. 32. A Life in Indian Politics — Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jayaprakash Narayan). 33. The Shah Bano case. 34. Hindi Modernism: Rethinking Agyeya and His Times -- Edited by Vasudha Dalmia. 35. Raw Umber : A Memoir -- Sara Rai. 36. Sara Rai Inhales Literature — Episode 255 of The Seen and the Unseen. 37. The email conversation between Pankaj Mishra and Amit Chaudhuri. 38. Rahul Sankrityayan on Wikipedia and Amazon. 39. Jahnavi and the Cyclotron -- Episode 319 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Jahnavi Phalkey). 40. Everybody Lies — Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. 41. Frank Sinatra Has a Cold -- Gay Talese. 42. Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me -- Ada Calhoun. 43. Sunita -- Jainendra Kumar. 44. Song of Myself, 51 -- Walt Whitman. 45. Tar Saptak. 46. Suraj Ka Saatwaan Ghoda -- Dharamvir Bharti. 47. Patrick French on Amazon and Wikipedia. 48. Leon Edel and James Atlas. 49. The Art of Biography No 1 -- Leon Edel interviewed by Jeanne McCulloch for Paris Review.50. Delmore Schwartz: The Life of an American Poet -- James Atlas. 51. The Shadow in the Garden: A Biographer's Tale -- James Atlas. 52. The Most of Nora Ephron -- Nora Ephron. 53. What Makes Women Happy -- Fay Weldon. 54. Keeda Jadi Ki Khoj Mein -- Anil Yadav. 55. Bhuvanesh Komkali, Mukul Shivputra, Amir Khan and Alladiya Khan. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! Episode art: ‘The Writing on the Wall' by Simahina.

https://slasrpodcast.com/   Welcome to the Sounds Like a Search and Rescue Podcast! Also known as SLASR. Join an experienced search and rescue volunteer and his friend as they discuss all things related to hiking and search and rescue in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. This week we welcome Sarah Lacourse. Sarah is the host of her own excellent podcast called the Pursuing EndurancePodcast. She is a strength and conditioning coach and an expert in strength training, nutrition, and  white mountains hiking, So if you are a hiker or trail runner looking for advice on getting stronger, eating better or just looking to build a sustainable approach to hiking, settle in for a fun discussion with Sarah. Later in the show we will catch up on recent search and rescue news and some new hampshire /  white mountains history tidbits. Sarah Lacourse Info Sarah's Website Sarah's Services Pursuing Endurance Podcast Sarah's Hiking Gear Lists Sponsors and Partners Vaucluse - Sweat less. Explore more. – Vaucluse Gear CS Instant Coffee Fieldstone Kombucha  Rek-lis Brewing Company - Retail locations Spinners Pizza Parlor in Andover Massachusetts Eastern Mountain Sports Sweet Beginnings Daycare Friends of the show to Support TJS Foundation Website Tay's Summit Challenge website 48 Peaks Secrets of Aging Well: GET OUTSIDE Flags on the 48 Hiking Buddies Buy Keith Gentili's Book Order Free Stickers Fill out the form for free SLASR Stickers (last shipment was on Nov 11) Topics No Shows on Dec 23, 30 Keith Gentili was a hit and other stories Patrick French hikes all 11 National Scenic Parks Traction Device Video on YouTube Mount Washington Road Race - Stomp and Mike are signing up, Sarah will cheer us on Skull found of man who went missing a long time ago Christmas gifts for hikers Fish and Game is hiring Miscellaneous / pop culture stuff - Racoon Video, Cocaine Bear, Born to Run Movie Coffee and Sponsors Recent Hikes - Tecumseh, Moosilauke,  Welcome Sarah Lacourse History Tidbits - Sarah Witcher and the bear, Bretton Woods Conference, The Great Handshake, Pike Tract Recent Search and Rescue News Show Notes Apple Podcast link for 5 star reviews New Hampshire native to complete all 11 historic trails Snow Claws vs. Snow socks vs. Snow chains Mount Washington Road Race lottery opens Feb 14th  Skull found by hiker of man missing 46 years ago  22 best Christmas gifts for hikers  Fish & Game is hiring Its a rabid raccoon - get in the house!  Cocaine Bear 10 Million Dollars worth of Drugs on Sadinia 1977 Yosemite Valley Drug Drop - in Valley Uprising Born To Run  STOMP found a killer winter hiking snack recipe  Bretton Woods conference The great handshake  Pike Tract Hiker saved by automatic CPR machine and defibrillator Base jumper slams into Moab wall then dangles after chute catches cliff wall Stranded Alaskan snowmobiler rescued by Apple EMERGENCY SOS Storm traps hikers AND their rescuers (submitted by mtnjem) Hikers suffer hypothermia in Utah - one dies. ADK Hiker Hypothermic, rescued  Hiker in Distress on Champney Falls Trail Man accidentally shoots himself in the leg while target shooting

If leaders are to be judged by their actions, PV Narasimha Rao was our tallest leader. Vinay Sitapati joins Amit Varma in episode 283 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss how Rao showed  conviction and political skill in going against the tides of the day to enable the 1991 reforms, which brought hundreds of millions of Indians out of poverty Also check out: 1. Half-Lion: How PV Narasimha Rao Transformed India -- Vinay Sitapati. 2. Jugalbandi: The BJP Before Modi -- Vinay Sitapati. 3. The BJP Before Modi -- Episode 202 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Vinay Sitapati). 4. The Insider -- PV Narasimha Rao. 5. The Importance of the 1991 Reforms -- Episode 237 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan and Ajay Shah). 6. Gandhi's Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India -- Dhirendra Jha. 7. Ascetic Games and Ayodhya: A Dark Night. 8. How the BJP wins: Inside India's Greatest Election Machine -- Prashant Jha. 9. The BJP's Magic Formula -- Episode 45 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Prashant Jha). 10. India's Problem is Poverty, Not Inequality — Amit Varma. 11. On Inequality — Harry Frankfurt. 12. A Life in Indian Politics -- Episode 149 of The Seen and the Unseen. 13. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India — Akshaya Mukul. 14. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism — Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 15. The Life and Times of Vir Sanghvi -- Episode 236 of The Seen and the Unseen. 16. The Clash of Civilizations? (the article) -- Samuel Huntington. 17. The Clash of Civilization and the Remaking of World Order -- Samuel Huntington. 18. Cut the Clutter with Shekhar Gupta. 19. Headley And I -- S Hussain Zaidi and Rahul Bhatt. 20. Wanting -- Luke Burgis. 21. Abhijit Bhaduri Breaks the Algorithm -- Episode 279 of The Seen and the Unseen. 22. René Girard on Amazon and Wikipedia. 23. Amit Varma's tweet on winning the Asian Championships of Match Poker. 24. The Blue Bedspread -- Raj Kamal Jha. 25. The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda's Road to 9/11 -- Lawrence Wright. 26. Modi's Domination – What We Often Overlook — Keshava Guha. 27. India's Lost Decade -- Episode 116 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Puja Mehra). 28. The Alchemy of Finance -- George Soros. 29. Sturgeon's Law and Survivorship Bias. 30. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Libertarian -- Amit Varma. 31. Ancient India: Culture of Contradictions -- Upinder Singh. 32. Somanatha: The Many Voices of a History -- Romila Thapar. 33. Romila Thapar, DD Kosambi and Irfan Habib. 34. A Culture of Discrimination Or A Culture Of Emancipation? -- Aravindan Neelakandan on Romila Thapar. 35. The Wire -- David Simon etc. 36. Dekalog — Krzysztof Kieślowski. 37. The Fissures of Modern Hinduism -- Pratap Bhanu Mehta delivers the DD Kosambi Memorial Lecture. 38. Upinder Singh, Nayanjot Lahiri and Iravatham Mahadevan on Amazon. 39. The Power Broker -- Robert A Caro. 40. Robert A Caro on Amazon. 41. The World Is What It Is -- Patrick French. 42. Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China -- Ezra Vogel. 43. Lessons from an Ankhon Dekhi Prime Minister — Amit Varma. 44. Sex tape: Andhra Governor N D Tiwari resigns. 45. Bad liver and a broken heart -- Sunil Murthy on Leela Naidu. 46. The Law of Truly Large Numbers. 47. Unlikely is Inevitable -- Amit Varma. 48. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln -- Doris Kearns Goodwin. 49. To the Brink and Back: India's 1991 Story -- Jairam Ramesh. 50. Brideshead Revisited -- Evelyn Waugh. 51. Brideshead Revisited, the TV series. This episode is sponsored by CTQ Compounds. Check out The Daily Reader and FutureStack. Use the code UNSEEN for Rs 2500 off. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! The illustration for this episode is by Nishant Jain aka Sneaky Artist. Check out his work on Twitter, Instagram and Substack.

Longest day yet! 26 km with many mistakes, a will to cover a lot of ground but too many temptations on the way got the best of me. I still managed to reach my goal but beyond tiredness. My feet are amazing in the morning, destroyed at night. And i had a pizza. And. A. Shower!

Here is part 2 of our discussion of Dawn of The Dead 1978.  Pat and I had a lot of fun in this episode and hopefully you will enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording it.    Check out Skewered Universe Podcast at the following links: skeweredhead.com facebook.com/groups/skewereduniversepodcast skewereduniverse.podbean.com Also available on Apple Podcasts, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Listen Notes, Amazon & Audible, TuneIn.com, and PlayerFM Twitter: @SkeweredU  Insta-gram: skewered_universe Email the show @ skewereduniversepodcast@gmail.com Join our Patreon: Go to patreon.com/skewereduniversepodcast to get access to exclusive bonus content such as Skewered Universe Transmissions and Audio Commentary tracks. #skewereduniverse #horrorpodcast

Here is part 2 of our discussion of Dawn of The Dead 1978.  Pat and I had a lot of fun in this episode and hopefully you will enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording it.  Check out Skewered Universe Podcast at the following links: skeweredhead.com facebook.com/groups/skewereduniversepodcast skewereduniverse.podbean.com Also available on Apple Podcasts, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Listen Notes, Amazon & Audible, TuneIn.com, and PlayerFM Twitter: @SkeweredU  Insta-gram: skewered_universe Email the show @ skewereduniversepodcast@gmail.com Join our Patreon: Go to patreon.com/skewereduniversepodcast to get access to exclusive bonus content such as Skewered Universe Transmissions and Audio Commentary tracks. #skewereduniverse #horrorpodcast

It's February, the month in which the great George A. Romero was born.  In honor of the Father of Modern Zombie Cinema we though we'd do something special here at Skewered Universe Podcast and discuss 1978's Dawn of The Dead.  Now this movie is too big for me to cover alone so I got together with my good friend Patrick French to talk about the movie.  Since this is a movie with lots to discuss, this is going to be a 3 part special covering the movie.  We figured it was a good way to not only discuss the film but do something in the memory of and to honor the great George A. Romero.  Parts 2 and 3 will be released during the remainder of this month.  We hope you guys enjoy listening to this as much as we had fun recording it. Check out Skewered Universe Podcast at the following links: skeweredhead.com facebook.com/groups/skewereduniversepodcast skewereduniverse.podbean.com Also available on Apple Podcasts, Google, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, Listen Notes, Amazon & Audible, TuneIn.com, and PlayerFM Twitter: @SkeweredU  Insta-gram: skewered_universe Email the show @ skewereduniversepodcast@gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/skewereduniversepodcast Join our Patreon: Go to patreon.com/skewereduniversepodcast to get access to exclusive bonus content such as Skewered Universe Transmissions and Audio Commentary tracks.  Intro and outro created using: Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4458-take-the-lead License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

It's here.  The follow up discussion on Midsommar.  This time we sit down with our usual co-host Leiann and our friend Patrick French returns for more discussion of this film.  Give it a listen and let us know what you thought about the movie if you saw it.   Check out Skewered Universe Podcast at the following links: skeweredhead.com facebook.com/groups/skewereduniversepodcast skewereduniverse.podbean.com Twitter: @SkeweredU  Insta-gram: skewered_universe Email the show @ skewereduniversepodcast@gmail.com  Intro and outro created using: Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4458-take-the-lead License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

This week I got to virtually sit down with Paul Tiberius Steadman from Invasion of The Podcast and Strange Highways as well as my good friend Patrick French to discuss the 2019 A24 film directed by Ari Aster, Midsommar.  The discussion is very spoiler heavy so if you haven't seen the movie, you have been warned.  We talked for a good while but had a lot of fun and we hope you guys have fun listening.   Go check out Paul's work on Invasion of The Podcast and Strange Highways at the links below: Invasion of The Podcast: https://invasionofthepodcast.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/InvasionOfThePodcast/about/?ref=page_internal   Strange Highways https://strangehighways.podbean.com/ https://www.facebook.com/strangehighwayspodcast   Check out Skewered Universe Podcast at the following links: skeweredhead.com facebook.com/groups/skewereduniversepodcast skewereduniverse.podbean.com Twitter: @SkeweredU  Insta-gram: skewered_universe Email the show @ skewereduniversepodcast@gmail.com  Intro and outro created using: Take the Lead by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4458-take-the-lead License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/    

In this epic episode, Patrick French and I retrace the steps of imperial adventurer Francis E. Younghusband, from crossing of the Gobi Desert to assaults on Tibet and Mount Everest to a quest to unite the world's religions. We talk colonialism, mysticism, The Great Game, and why Lhasan Lamas have extra long sleeves. Related links: Patrick's Author Page at Random House India and Tibet by Francis Younghusband (1985) Younghusband: The Last Great Imperial Adventurer by Francis Younghusband (2004) The Epic of Mount Everest: The Historic Account of Mallory's Expeditions (2000) The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham (2003) Modern Mystics (2013) The Heart Of A Continent: A Narrative Of Travels In Manchuria, Across The Gobi Desert, Through The Himalayas, The Pamirs, And Chitral, 1884 1894

In the finale of the Stepwell podcast, Patrick French talks to the acclaimed director Mira Nair. They start by discussing Mira's beginnings and how her love for theatre eventually led to filmmaking. Mira discusses her connection to Odisha and to Delhi (4:08), why her films have an element of social realism (5:15), why she shifted from documentary making to feature films (6:50) and why no career move should be about stepping stones to a bigger target (12:10). Mira then talks about why filmmaking is a political act (14:40), her work in Kampala, Uganda (17:22) the abundance of female role models in her youth (20:50). Finally she dives in to the shooting of her current film, A Suitable Boy, an adaptation of Vikram Seth's masterpiece (24:00) and how it looks at 1950s post-Independence India (27:20).

6 Jul, 10:00 In the finale of the Stepwell podcast, Patrick French talks to the acclaimed director Mira Nair about why she shifted from documentary film-making to fiction, her adaptation of Vikram Seth's masterpiece 'a Suitable Boy' and whether film-making is a political act.

Swapan Dasgupta, author of 'Awakening Bharat Mata: The political beliefs of the Indian right' and a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, joins Patrick French in this episode. Dasgupta talks about how his journey towards the right wing began with observing Margaret Thatcher (3:04), the rise in populist nationalism across the world and whether India is part of this trend (5:12) and why Savarkar doesn't define the Hindu nationalist movement (12:10). He talks about why notions of 'secularism' are floundering (16:30) and why debates about secularism didn't exist before the term was codified in our Constitution under Indira Gandhi(18:35). Dasgupta then discusses why the Hindu nationalist movement wasn't as popular in the latter half of the 20th century (22:55), why the Swatantra Party wasn't as progressive as many believe (22:20) and ends by detailing why he believes the Indian right never had an economic doctrine (27:20).

On the latest episode of the Stepwell podcast, Patrick French and renowned Harvard historian Maya Jasanoff explore themes of globalisation, imperialism, identity and how these factors shape the modern world. Jasanoff explains why novelist Joseph Conrad's early life gave him a unique perspective on globalisation and imperialism (1:25), what his writing perspective was ( 7:47) and how Jasanoff has contextualised him in her award-winning book 'The Dawn Watch: Joseph Conrad in a Global World' (10:24). French and Jasanoff then dive into how the spread of liberalism is connected to the spread of the empire (12:18) and why the unification of India was a contentious process (17:35). Last, Jasanoff discusses the book she is currently writing on ancestry, how it impacts society and her own Indian heritage (22:37).  

On the latest episode of the Stepwell podcast, Patrick French and renowned Harvard historian Maya Jasanoff explore themes of globalisation, imperialism, identity and how these factors shape the modern world.

On Thursday, the BJP-led government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept back to power for a second consecutive term. This episode of Stepwell, which was recorded on 20th April while polling was still on, provides an insight into why the 2019 general election was radically different from any other. In the episode, Patrick French talks to Mukulika Banerjee, the Director of the South Asia Centre at the LSE, about why Indians come out to vote (5:37) and why voting itself could be seen as a reinforcement of formal citizenship (9:59). Banerjee discusses EVMs and ways the voting system could be improved (13:05), how political parties have used and misused booth-wise polling data (17:05) and why the 2019 elections were radically different for multiple reasons, including WhatsApp and electoral bonds (18:30). Using her observations in the field, Mukulika accurately predicts why the BJP would make substantial gains in West Bengal (24:10). Finally, they dissect whether India is part of a global trend of rising populist nationalism that can be seen in other liberal democracies such as the USA and UK. (28:10)

Patrick French talks to Mukulika Banerjee, the Director of the South Asia Centre at LSE, about why India votes, why the 2019 elections were radically different, how our voting system could be improved, whether India is part of the global trend of rising populist nationalism that can be seen in other liberal democracies, EVMs, electoral bonds and much more.

Are complex problems like Climate change or inequality more likely to be solved through collaborative, interdisciplinary work? How do you go about it and what are best practices to follow? Is there space for developing ideas to be presented? In what instances would such interdisciplinary work not work? Simon Goldhill, Professor of Greek Literature and Culture from Cambridge University joins Patrick French to discuss how interdisciplinary work can solve complex questions. 

The Professor of Greek Literature and Culture from Cambridge University joins academician Patrick French to discuss how collaborative, interdisciplinary work can solve complex problems.

In this episode, Patrick French talks to the wonderful Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan about how their journeys into music started, what they have learnt along the way, their views on current methods of music production and how they honed their craft. Tune in now.

Why is creating art a journey and a process? How do musicians train their bodies to perfect their craft? In this episode, Patrick French talks to the wonderful Shubha Mudgal and Aneesh Pradhan about how their journeys into music started, what they have learnt along the way, their views on current methods of music production and how they honed their craft. 

While Conservatism hasn't emerged as a political ideology in India, it has had a continuing influence on political thinking. On this episode of the Stepwell podcast, Patrick French talks to Shruti Kapila, a Historian at Cambridge University, about how Conservatism can be seen as a disposition rather than an ideology. Why can we consider Gandhi a radical conservative or Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel a statist? Kapila details how this disposition has influenced politicians in India for eras, from Gandhi and Tilak to present day Congress.

On this episode of the Stepwell podcast, Patrick French talks to Shruti Kapila, a Historian at Cambridge University, about how Conservatism can be seen as a disposition rather than an ideology. Kapila details how this disposition has influenced politicians in India for eras, from Gandhi and Tilak to present day Congress.

Sven Beckert is Laird Bell Professor of American History at Harvard University, where he teaches the history of the United States in the nineteenth century, and global history. Patrick French is a biographer and historian, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and Professor for the Public Understanding of the Humanities at Ahmedabad University. This episode is a live session from day 2 of #ZEEJLF2019.

Join the historian and author of "Empire of Cotton" in conversation with Patrick French about how cotton trade, slavery and colonialism played a role in the emergence of capitalism.

How did cotton trade, slavery and colonialism play a role in the emergence of capitalism? What role did cotton play in India's struggle for freedom? How was capitalism re-imagined around the 1950s? This enlightening conversation between historian and author of Empire of Cotton, Sven Beckert and Patrick French, sheds some light on how the present global world came to exist on the foundation of cotton trade. 

Why are 20% of women "missing" from Indian democracy? What happens when there is better representation of women in electorates, Parliament or even boardrooms?  Shamika Ravi, who is an economist and Director of Research at Brookings India, talks to Patrick French about economic growth, investing in human capital, skewed sex ratios, factors working against getting more women in Parliament, why EVMs have made voting more representational and much more.  

Patrick French talks to climate scientists Jim Skea and Minal Pathak of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change about how they weigh the evidence on global warming. Are intense summer temperatures, rising sea levels and the melting of the Himalayan glaciers now inevitable? Can climate change be mitigated? And what was it like to negotiate with 130 countries at once in Incheon in South Korea last year?

Can climate change be mitigated? Patrick French talks to climate scientists Jim Skea and Minal Pathak of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change about how they weigh the evidence on global warming.

LISTEN to the FULL episode 3 w/ writer and political activist Farrukh Dhondy BELOW! Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul strenuously denied allegations by his official biographer, Patrick French, that he had beat and buggered his mistress Margaret Gooding, which was one of the more sensational aspects of his official biography, The World Is What It Is.VS Naipaul allegedly had signed papers giving Patrick French total freedom in writing up the official biography. Accordingly, Naipaul could not say anything about this while he was alive.Naipaul's close friend, Farrukh Dhondy, revealed this in conversation Dr. Kirk Meighoo on his podcast, Independent Thought And Freedom, which was officially launched this month on iTunes. 

Join historian and biographer Patrick French on Stepwell, the Ahmedabad University podcast, as he talks to eminent scholars from around the world, covering a broad range of topics and perspectives that challenge and transform conventional views.

I had so much fun in this episode! $erious $tanley and his partner Patrick French stopped in at the basement to talk with me about $tanleys music and plenty of other stuff & things! they even let me play a track off of his yet to be released album DURRTYTALK   http://www.seriousstanley.com/   http://www.fromabasementintulsa.com/

Patrick French, author of India: A Portrait, answers the question, "Is India rich or poor?" India is both rich and poor, he explained to a large crowd at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica. It's such a large country and is changing so rapidly that it is creating its own paradigms about what it means to be rich, and confounding the world's expectations when it comes to global economic development. Telling stories of individuals in contemporary India, reaching back into the history of the country in the 20th century, and debunking the myths and assumptions of the West, he cut through the hype to create a fascinating and surprising narrative of the New India.