Philosopher's Zone Author: ABC Language: en Genres: Philosophy, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Get all podcast data

Listen Now...

What are we doing when we read?
Wednesday, 26 November, 2025

Reading seems like a simple, uncomplicated activity that most of us enjoy without thinking too much about it - but how simple is it really? Literary theorists have been arguing for decades over what it is to read, what it is to interpret a text, what it is for something to be a text. This week we're catching up on some of the recent debates.

We also recommend:

NOW on the News | PBS
NOW on the News

thinayr podcast
thinayr

Colldejou. Montañas de la Costa Dorada
Muntanyes de la Costa Daurada

AM1422kHz

The Key 3, from The Splendid Table
American Public Media

JFK Library and Museum - John F. Kennedy Speeches
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library

Over the Counter Podcast
Mark Giszczak and Andrew Whaley

Ahaptan Betona, Mecidiyeden Jetona

Little Wonders
A Millennial

| -Yasser Al-Mazroyee | Re

We Live Here
St. Louis Public Radio

Networking With Michelle | Personal Connection, Influential Network
Michelle Ngome Connection Strategist, Speaker and Author