Recall This Book
Hosted by John · Elizabeth Ferry and John Plotz
4.7from 32 ratings
- 187
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 32
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Recall This Book
Free-ranging discussion of books from the past that cast a sideways light on today's world.
- Publisher
- Elizabeth Ferry and John Plotz
- Category
- arts · history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Jan 2019
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 187 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
179* What does the Pope have to teach us about AI? (JP, from Public Books)
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
178 Done in a Day with the Vietnam War: Elisa Tamarkin (JP)
20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
177 A Hosts' Special: Ferry and Plotz Choose Books in Dark Times (EF, JP)
Inside a recent episode
179* What does the Pope have to teach us about AI? (JP, from Public Books)
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Good can only be measured as it affects each of us individually, not via some agglomerating utilitarian calculus. It is individuals that matter, each and every person, together with their families. Social movements, communal ideologies, and grand political proclamations in favor of a population are worthless unless they lead to the flourishing of persons, men and women, with their inalienable rights. Third, Leo prizes not speed of thought, but deliberation. Quoting Plato, he distinguishes crucially between education, which teaches individuals how to make sense of the world, and mere proliferation of information, which rewards only quickness to master and adapt to the algorithm. […]
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- Elisa Tamarkin
- Laura Jockusch
- Ajantha Subramanian
- Anna Terwiel
- Aaron Gwyn
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 29 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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