Tyler's style of conversation is enviably singular. The interlocutor has to be very attentive to the short, searching, and diagnostic questions he fires almost at pointblank range. More than once Katharine does a double take to temporise the correct answer. Thank you Tyler for repackaging Katharine at her best. The riant face becomes radiant.
Pompous nonsense. Katherine was incredibly polite when the guy asked a question and buffoonishly asked about the nineteenth century without even listening to himself and so unable to correct himself even after she helped him. He’s far less clever than he thinks he is; and she doesn’t realise how infinitely clever she is. England 1 USA 0
Chapters (Powered by ChapterMe) - 00:00 - Author Catherine Rundell discusses John Dunnes transformation 00:38 - Growing up obsessed with John Donnes poetry 05:00 - Religious belief and suicide letters of John Done 07:41 - Politically complicated, personal, radical 10:08 - John Kerrys vision for Irelands future 12:27 - Was Johnson a great poet or just a gossip? 16:12 - Dunns linguistic habits and fascination with Kepler 17:34 - Sir Philip Larkin Brutal childhood, friendships, vertigo, rooftop walking 19:31 - Growing up in a family of pilots, seeing world from above 20:59 - Rooftop walking does not improve academic research 22:10 - Paris rooftop walking, childhood mischief, childrens fiction 25:01 - Reading as a child freshness, discovery, galvanic 26:16 - Lowering voting age to 16 in England 29:26 - Overrated or underrated? 33:33 - Childrens movies The Railway Children, A Little Princess 34:38 - John Dunnes strangeness and beauty 39:40 - Freed childhoods generate elites 42:50 - Growing up with deadlines, giving money to donkey sanctuary 46:00 - Kafka, Madame Bovary, childrens books 48:36 - Norfolks beauty and wildlife 50:11 - Doing cartwheels every day, but not now 50:38 - Author John Dunns influence on writing 54:34 - Young writers talent, originality, King James translation, underrated 58:28 - Ideal reader texts Catherine Rundell, John Dunne 58:57 - Recommends Dunne and Kate
An almost unbearably odd person, despite her great earnestness and erudition. Not even a hint of the chthonic in her sensibility. No wonder she's so drawn to Donne and his longing for Death. I wish her well but I think she'd benefit from reading someone like John Moriarty (who is Irish, to boot).
I adore listening to Katherine. I am enjoying learning more about John Donne through her book. Amazing podcast with Tyler!
What a joyful and excellent conversation, thanks Tyler and Katherine
Tyler's style of conversation is enviably singular. The interlocutor has to be very attentive to the short, searching, and diagnostic questions he fires almost at pointblank range. More than once Katharine does a double take to temporise the correct answer. Thank you Tyler for repackaging Katharine at her best. The riant face becomes radiant.
Pompous nonsense. Katherine was incredibly polite when the guy asked a question and buffoonishly asked about the nineteenth century without even listening to himself and so unable to correct himself even after she helped him. He’s far less clever than he thinks he is; and she doesn’t realise how infinitely clever she is. England 1 USA 0
A contender for the best podcast episode (on any podcast) I've ever listened to!
Fantastic interview, great questions and stunning answers. Thank you Katherine and Tyler.
I don't know why yet but this has probably been the most enjoyable episode of "Conversations with..." I have ever listened to!
riveting, she is from another time, another place!
I loved all of this
some great questions in here!
Chapters (Powered by ChapterMe) -
00:00 - Author Catherine Rundell discusses John Dunnes transformation
00:38 - Growing up obsessed with John Donnes poetry
05:00 - Religious belief and suicide letters of John Done
07:41 - Politically complicated, personal, radical
10:08 - John Kerrys vision for Irelands future
12:27 - Was Johnson a great poet or just a gossip?
16:12 - Dunns linguistic habits and fascination with Kepler
17:34 - Sir Philip Larkin Brutal childhood, friendships, vertigo, rooftop walking
19:31 - Growing up in a family of pilots, seeing world from above
20:59 - Rooftop walking does not improve academic research
22:10 - Paris rooftop walking, childhood mischief, childrens fiction
25:01 - Reading as a child freshness, discovery, galvanic
26:16 - Lowering voting age to 16 in England
29:26 - Overrated or underrated?
33:33 - Childrens movies The Railway Children, A Little Princess
34:38 - John Dunnes strangeness and beauty
39:40 - Freed childhoods generate elites
42:50 - Growing up with deadlines, giving money to donkey sanctuary
46:00 - Kafka, Madame Bovary, childrens books
48:36 - Norfolks beauty and wildlife
50:11 - Doing cartwheels every day, but not now
50:38 - Author John Dunns influence on writing
54:34 - Young writers talent, originality, King James translation, underrated
58:28 - Ideal reader texts Catherine Rundell, John Dunne
58:57 - Recommends Dunne and Kate
That’s was fun to listen to ☺️
An almost unbearably odd person, despite her great earnestness and erudition. Not even a hint of the chthonic in her sensibility. No wonder she's so drawn to Donne and his longing for Death. I wish her well but I think she'd benefit from reading someone like John Moriarty (who is Irish, to boot).
That's not nice. What if she reads this post.
To the extent she is “odd,” it is not because she is not chthonic, but because she is so uncommonly scintillating.
I could listen to her voice everyday speaking on just about anything… sonically beautiful and enriching. Thank you .
A fascinating interview with a writer I had not heard of. Great work, Tyler. Will be checking out Rundell’s work for my children.
Katherine is actually a beautiful, remarkable, passionate soul who adds so much to the world by being so genuine and unique.