Podcasts about portnoy's complaint

Just under 50 years ago there was a momentous legal battle in Australia over a controversial - but highly acclaimed - novel that paved the way for radical re-think of Australia's strict censorship laws; Portnoy's Complaint

For over 70 years, a succession of politicians, judges, and government officials in Australia enforced one of the most pervasive and conservative regimes of censorship in the world. Then in 1970, Penguin took the risk of challenging the censorship of Philip Roth's novel, Portnoy's Complaint and after considerable raids and trials, finally brought down Australia's arcane censorship system.

In 1970 Penguin Books Australia took a radical decision which upturned over seventy years worth of censorship legislation.

Welcome back to the 1001 books the podcast. We are reviewing the 1001 books to read before you die to see if they are really worth your time. On this episode: Portnoy's Complaint Author: Phillip Roth Published: 1995 ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: We take a stab at complaining about random/meaningless things....sort of like the narrator of this novel. Follow us on: Instagram @1001bookspod Facebook @1001bookspod Twitter @1001bookspod If you have any questions or comments you can email us at 1001bookspodcast@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.

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50 years ago, Philip Roth's wildly controversial and hugely successful novel Portnoy's Complaint was published. A bestseller, the novel – written as the confession of a patient to his psychoanalyst – tells the story of Alexander Portnoy, a thirty-something American Jew. Portnoy is struggling to break free from his overbearing Jewish mother and the crushing guilt and anxiety that threaten to overwhelm him as he does everything he can to stake out his sexual freedom (including, as a boy, masturbating into a piece of liver that his mother later cooks and serves for dinner). This episode tells the story of Portnoy's Complaint – how and why Roth wrote it, the controversy and harsh criticism it generated among the Jewish establishment, and how literary critics have read and analyzed the novel in the decades since its publication.

Wild Card Weekend is here and we preview every game plus give our picks. Jerry Jones has mouth for eyes, are the Ravens cheating, is Big Cat worried about his pinky, and Cody Parkey. Bonus trip down memory lane recapping the horrible history of the Saturday afternoon Wild Card game.(2:20-20:45) Our lawyer Mr Portnoy joins the show for a long overdue Portnoy's Complaint. (23:36-47:28) Former Charger/Raven Danny Woodhead joins the show to talk about playoff football and what Phil Rivers uses in replacement of swear words. (49:02-1:07:47) Segments include Bad Visual Antonio Brown (1:09:37-1:13:48) Take Quake (1:13:49-1:16:27), Sheesh Danny Ainge on Lebron (1:16:28-1:20:31), Drunk Ideas (1:20:32-1:25:13), and FAQ's (1:25:14-1:33:30).

In which the Idiots discuss the late Philip Roth's transgressive and sexually frank novel of American Jewish male identity - Chin reveals a hidden career working for Graham Norton - decide who's better: humans or octopuses - get some lessons in comedy from a pro. With Special Guest Expert Tom Blueman, pro comedian on the Northern Circuit.

Photo: Philip Roth Julian Worricker on: Beth Chatto, the gardener and writer regarded as one of the most influential horticulturists of the past 50 years The multiple award-winning American novelist, Philip Roth...author of Portnoy's Complaint and American Pastoral Doreen Simmons, who moved to Japan in her forties and became an authority on sumo wrestling Britain's first Muslim judge, Khurshid Drabu, described as a pioneer in promoting community cohesion And June Milne, writer, publisher, and trusted guardian of the works of independent Ghana's first leader, Kwame Nkrumah. Archive clips from: The Cancer of Betrayal, 03/03/07 Radio 4; Woman's Hour, 18/08/08 Radio 4; Gardening Gurus, 30/01/00 Radio 4; Front Row, 27/06/11 Radio 4; The World Tonight, 15/07/05 Radio 4; Sumo wrestling commentary, NHK TV.

The full broadcast of Boston Public Radio from Wednesday, May 23, 2018. We asked you about Stacey Abrams winning the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Georgia last night. Do Democrats need to move left if they want to win in the midterms? Tech writer Andy Ihnatko looked at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's apology tour through Europe. Homeland security expert Juliette Kayyem brought us her latest predictions about the Russia investigation. Author and Harvard professor Stephen Greenblatt discussed his new book, "Tyrant," about Shakespeare's insights into politics and leadership. WGBH arts editor and "Open Studio" host Jared Bowen shared his weekly roundup of the best arts and cultural events in Boston. Philip Roth — author of "Portnoy's Complaint," "American Pastoral," "Goodbye, Columbus," and more — has died. We asked you how his work has impacted you.MIT economist Jonathan Gruber took your questions about prescription drug pricing.

Before we get to NFL Week 16 preview we have an intervention for Big Cat being a 32 year old man who is addicted to Call of Duty. What's at stake in the second to last NFL regular season weekend plus the Browns are probably going to win this Sunday.(2:20-17:13) Fantasy Fuckbois.(17:20-19:53) Our lawyer Mr Portnoy joins the show to talk about various legal issues as well as a year end Portnoy's Complaint.(23:31-47:38) Former San Diego Charger team doctor, Dr David Chao, joins the show to teach us about NFL injuries, ACL's, and other notable superstars that have been placed on IR this season.(47:40-58:59) Segments include Stay Woke is FSU even eligible for their bowl game?(1:04:15-1:06:26) Not to brag but we called it Apple is fucking us over with their iPhone updates.(1:06:27-1:08:17) Locker Room Talk and Jimbos.(1:10:28-1:18:44) Plus we lay out next week's schedule, no one freak out. 

Things get a little hot and heavy on this week's episode dedicated to Philip Roth's 1969 novel Portnoy's Complaint. We do, however, start off with some reactions to our Pride and Prejudice episode before diving headlong into the mishmash of sex, psychoanalysis, and American Jewish life that is Portnoy and his titular complaint.Caveat Lector: This book necessitated discussing some rather graphic subject matter, so we decided to slap the "Explicit" tag on the episode. Not only did this mean talking about a few choice scenes in detail, it also means we're a bit freer with language than we are on a regular basis. Don't say we didn't warn you!

Things get a little hot and heavy on this week's episode dedicated to Philip Roth's 1969 novel Portnoy's Complaint. We do, however, start off with some reactions to our Pride and Prejudice episode before diving headlong into the mishmash of sex, psychoanalysis, and American Jewish life that is Portnoy and his titular complaint.Caveat Lector: This book necessitated discussing some rather graphic subject matter, so we decided to slap the "Explicit" tag on the episode. Not only did this mean talking about a few choice scenes in detail, it also means we're a bit freer with language than we are on a regular basis. Don't say we didn't warn you!

Amaya Bloch-Lainé (Social Media Lab, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne -EPFL), explique aux étudiants de l'IFM pourquoi Philip Roth est un écrivain important. Auteur de vingt-huit romans, Philip Roth s'est fait reconnaître dès ses premiers romans au début des années 1960 : Goodbye, Columbus avait remporté le National Book Award en 1960, Portnoy et son complexe (Portnoy's Complaint), paru en 1969, avait été un best-seller aux Etats-Unis et partout dans le monde. Paru en 1986, La Contrevie (The Counterlife) est un roman situé entre Londres, New York et Jérusalem, particulièrement important pour comprendre l'oeuvre de Philip Roth, au même titre que les trois romans de la « trilogie américaine » : Pastorale américaine (American Pastoral, 1997) qui a remporté le prix Pulitzer ; J'ai épousé un communiste (I Married a Communist, 1998) ; et La Tache (The Human Stain, 2000), couronné du PEN/Faulkner Award. Pour Amaya Bloch-Lainé, le fil rouge de l'oeuvre de Philip Roth est la quête de la liberté. A travers la littérature, on peut tenter d'échapper à la dépendance physique, la maladie, la mort... Le registre du burlesque et de l'invraisemblable permet de récupérer une marge de manoeuvre sur l'existence. On aurait tort de ramener la littérature de Philip Roth à sa dimension juive, puisque l'accent de son oeuvre porte plutôt sur l'individu au-delà de sa communauté...