Episodes 48
Avg. Duration 26m
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Since Aug 2020
Latest Episode Jul 2025

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All things related to the French philosopher and author Albert Camus including episodes that are recordings of papers given at the annual meeting of The Albert Camus Society. Here you will learn about the French philosopher, playwright, journalist, and essayist Albert Camus and be able to access the most recent research on his thought from top scholars around the world. Enjoy!

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S7E1 2024 Dr. Simon Lea's Address to The Albert Camus Society 2024 London "Revelation and the Absurd in Camus' First Cycle of Works."

Jul 15, 2025 39m

Here is a fantastic episode by one of the world's leading Camus scholars, Dr. Simon Lea. The entire paper will be available in The Journal of Camus Studies. Below is the abstract of the paper:Albert…

S6E5 Dr. Heffernan Address to the Albert Camus Society 2023

Feb 13, 2025 32m

In this episode you will hear Professor Heffernan of Merrimack College discuss reader response to Meursault inThe Stranger. Dr. Heffernan will take you on a tour of his previous work on The Stranger…

S6E4 Dr. Simon Lea Address to the Albert Camus Society 2023 Poland

Dec 12, 2024 48m

In this episode Dr. Simon Lea gives us a fascinating look into not only the idea of myth philosophically and in Camus' works specifically, he makes several groundbreaking connections to Nietzsche.…

S6E3 Dr. Eric Berg Address to the Albert Camus Society 2023 Krakow Poland

Nov 26, 2024 25m

In this address Dr. Eric Berg presents a challenging reading of the often-venerated Dr. Rieux of The Plague. Dr. Berg makes the case that we should morally and professionally re-evaluate Dr. Rieux in…

S6E2 Dr. Kimberly Baltzer-Jaray Address to the Albert Camus Society Krakow 2023

Nov 04, 2024 26m

Here we have the first in a series of episodes from the annual meeting of the Albert Camus Society. These addresses took place in November of 2023 in Krakow Poland. In this episode you will hear a…

Season 4 news and upcoming episodes!

Oct 24, 2024 13m

Here I chat briefly about the upcoming fourth season of Albert Camus Radio, review the 2023 meeting of the Albert Camus Society, and preview the 2024 meeting taking place in London in mid-November.

S6E1 2022 Peter Francev Address to The Albert Camus Society, London.

May 16, 2023 29m

Peter Francev: ‘Gushing Over Nature, or Janine’s Sexual Exhibitionism’Abstract: For the past few years, I have been interested in the topic of Albert Camus and empathyand, rightfully so, as I am…

S3E8 Book Review: States of Plague by Kaplan and Marris

Dec 22, 2022 26m

In this episode I review the December 2022 publication of States of Plague: Reading Camus in a Pandemic by Alice Kaplan and Laura Marris, published by The University of Chicago Press. Enjoy!

S3E7 Book Review of Albert Camus and the Men of Stone 1971

Jul 13, 2022 19m

A review of a book that is very hard to find: Albert Camus and the Men of Stone from 1971. It is a series of illuminating interviews of men who worked with Camus as coy editors, editors, printers,…

S3E6 Book Review: Albert Camus Speaking Out: Lectures and Speeches: 1937-1958

Jun 03, 2022 27m

A review by Dr. Berg of a new (2022) important book for the English reading audience. 34 lectures and speeches written by Camus on many important topics.Enjoy!

S5E7 Question and Answer session 2 from the 2021 annual meeting of The Albert Camus Society

May 11, 2022 34m

A fascinating look into how academic scholarship is advanced. This session is a recording of the question and answer session where the scholars that just presented their work to some of the top Camus…

S5E6 Peter Frencev's 2021 Address to The Albert Camus Society - Camus and Empathy

Apr 05, 2022 29m

Whilst there is no mention of the empathy or ethics of Edith Stein in the fiction and non-fiction of Albert Camus, one can easily surmise that Camus, being a part of the Parisian café scene during…

S5E5 Gina Breen 2021 Address to The Albert Camus Society

Mar 24, 2022 27m

Gina Breen: ‘French-Algerian Exile’Albert Camus’s L’Exil et le Royaume was Camus’s last official literary publication before his death in 1960. It is a collection of six short stories, published in…

S5E4 Round One of Questions and Answers from the 2021 Meeting of The Albert Camus Society

Feb 22, 2022 30m

In this episode you will here the finest Camus scholars engaging each other on their current research on Camus. It is here that our understanding of Camus and his work is really pushed in new…

S5E3 Tom Hammer - Address to the Albert Camus Society 2021

Feb 03, 2022 32m

In this episode Tom Hammer gives his paper to the Albert Camus Society's annual conference. The paper is titled "The Formal Structure of Existential Absurdity". It is a very engaging paper and a…

S5E2 George Heffernan - Address to the Albert Camus Society November 2021

Dec 31, 2021 37m

In this podcast you will hear from one of the leading Camus scholars in the world. Professor Heffernan of Merrimack College has been widely published and quoted on Camus across the years. Enjoy this…

S5E1 Simon Lea - 2021 address to the Albert Camus Society - November 2021

Dec 20, 2021 30m

First in a series of podcasts taken directly from the action at the annual meeting of The Albert Camus Society held on-line in November, 2021. This series of podcasts will give listeners first access…

S3E5 Book Review: Albert Camus and the Minister by Mumma

Jul 29, 2021 25m

A book review of the controversial book Albert Camus and the Minister.  The question: Did Camus ask to be baptized and covert to Christianity just before his fateful car accident? All Albert Camus…

S3E4 Book Review: The Death of Camus by Catelli, 2020 in English

Jul 21, 2021 18m

In this episode I review Catelli's 2020 (English translation) of The Death of Camus. In this text he makes the case that Camus was killed by the KGB.Enjoy.Thank you to Vectis Consulting for…

S2E12 20 Questions on Camus with Professor Dan Hieber

Jun 28, 2021 1h 12m

Professor Dan Hieber is a dear friend from The University of Kansas and a very engaging thinker and writer. His book Five Cigarettes is a marvelous read and I encourage you to check it out on…

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