{"podcast":{"title":"London Review Bookshop Podcast","slug":"london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718","podcast_index_feed_id":169718,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LRB9506044622","website_url":"https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/events","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a0235112-4cf4-11f0-a58e-839ac5045320/image/56e731f5542e0a416d601baecaa8d802.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"London Review Bookshop","episode_count":711,"summary":"Listen to the latest literary events recorded at the London Review Bookshop, covering fiction, poetry, politics, music and much more. Find out about our upcoming events here More from the Bookshop: Discover our author of the month, book of the week and more: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/bkshppod⁠⁠ From the LRB: Subscribe to the LRB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/subsbkshppod⁠ Close Readings podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/crbkshppod⁠ LRB Audiobooks: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/audiobooksbkshppod⁠ Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/storebkshppod⁠ Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T04:18:51.997866+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718"},"episode":{"title":"Chloe Aridjis & Jennifer Higgie: The Shadow of the Object","slug":"chloe-aridjis-jennifer-higgie-the-shadow-of-the-object","published_at":"2026-07-18T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718/chloe-aridjis-jennifer-higgie-the-shadow-of-the-object","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB5299403923.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB5299403923.mp3","summary":"While recuperating in hospital in Mexico, Flora meets Wilhelmina, an elderly German woman with pneumonia, who collects pre-cinema toys and instruments. The two of them embark on a series of dream-like conversations in the hospital corridors. Wilhelmina puts on a magic lantern show for Flora, leaving her spellbound. Then things take an unexpected turn… Ardijis was reading from The Shadow of the Object and in conversation with Jennifer Higgie, editor of Frieze magazine, whose most recent book was The Other Side: A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World. You can buy a copy of The Shadow of the Object from the London Review Bookshop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"While recuperating in hospital in Mexico, Flora meets Wilhelmina, an elderly German woman with pneumonia, who collects pre-cinema toys and instruments. Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3044,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718/episodes/chloe-aridjis-jennifer-higgie-the-shadow-of-the-object/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718/chloe-aridjis-jennifer-higgie-the-shadow-of-the-object.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}