Chicago Humanities Tapes

Society & Culture
Chicago Humanities
chicagohumanities.org/explore/podcast
Fortnightly podcast.
Being human is hard. Luckily we've got the biggest names and brightest minds of today's society to help us out. Join us as we sneak you into can't-miss special events and once in a lifetime conversations direct from the live Chicago Humanities experience. You'll hear fresh interviews along with previously unreleased audio from our 30+ year archive on entertainment, politics, literature, and technology. New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Listen on your favorite podcast platform.

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54 episodes  •  0 archived  •  
S5 E1
Margaret Atwood Opens Her Book of Lives
S5 E1·
February 4
February 4
1h 6m
S4 E14
Ron Chernow on the Humorous Life of Mark Twain
S4 E14·
Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025
1h 9m
S4 E13
Ed Helms on the World's Biggest SNAFUs
S4 E13·
Sep 25, 2025
Sep 25, 2025
1h 6m
S4 E12
Ocean Vuong Uses the Sentence as a Tool to Understand Deep Mystery
S4 E12·
Jun 17, 2025
Jun 17, 2025
1h 14m
S4 E11
Leslie Odom, Jr. on Learning that Love is Being Kind to Yourself
S4 E11·
Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
59 mins
S4 E10
Philosopher Agnes Callard Has Some Questions About Questions
S4 E10·
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
58 mins