The Street Porter and the Philosopher

The Street Porter and the Philosopher

The Pursuit of Liberalism

Episodes 8
Avg. Duration 1h 4m
Activity Highly Active
Since Dec 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
34%
Hosting
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About This Podcast

Philosophical and literary conversations between Rebecca Lowe and Henry Oliver. The Pursuit of Liberalism in spoken form!

www.pursuitofliberalism.com

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Recent Episodes

S1E5 Chaïm Soutine and the Extremes of Art with Celeste Marcus

Jun 09, 2026 1h 14m

Welcome to the fifth episode of our new podcast season about liberalism and the arts. Celeste Marcus, executive editor of Liberties and author of the first English-language biography of Chaïm…

S1E4 Benjamin Britten, War, and Pacifism with Tyler Cowen

May 26, 2026 1h

Welcome to the fourth episode of our new podcast season about liberalism and the arts. Tyler Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University, the co-author of the…

S1E3 Henry Adams, Democracy, and the Morality of Politics with Christopher Scalia

May 12, 2026 1h 10m

This episode features Christopher Scalia, a literary scholar, essayist, and author of “13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven’t Read).” He joins Henry Oliver to discuss Henry Adams’s…

S1E2 Bob Dylan and Songs of Freedom with Cass Sunstein

Apr 28, 2026 1h 4m

This episode features Cass Sunstein, leading legal scholar, bestselling author, and one of the most influential thinkers on liberalism, law, and public policy. He joins Rebecca Lowe to explore the…

S1E1 The Future of Reading in America with Sunil Iyengar

Apr 14, 2026 58m

Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast season about Liberalism and the Arts, with our guest Sunil Iyengar who directs the Office of Research & Analysis at the National Endowment for the…

Hayekian Behavorial Economics

Mar 31, 2026 56m

Last week, Cass Sunstein gave the inaugural Emerging Scholars Lecture at the Mercatus Center, where both of us work. We’re delighted to share the transcript and recording of his talk, 'Hayekian…

The Street Porter and the Philosopher: Seamus Heaney's liberal poetry

Dec 15, 2025 1h 10m

In this episode, Henry and Rebecca discuss the liberalism of the poet Seamus Heaney. Henry thinks it’s Heaney’s individualism that makes him a liberal. Rebecca thinks that Heaney’s focus on depicting…

The Street Porter and the Philosopher: Tom Stoppard's liberal humour

Dec 09, 2025 1h

In this episode, Henry and Rebecca discuss the liberalism of the late playwright Tom Stoppard. Henry thinks he’s “one of the great geniuses of English literature”. Rebecca is a little less sure. But…

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