{"podcast":{"title":"Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz","slug":"reading-hannah-arendt-with-roger-berkowitz-1160305","podcast_index_feed_id":1160305,"rss_url":"https://hac.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://hac.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/4282721/hac_podcast_cover_2500_2mb.png","author":"Hannah Arendt Center","episode_count":100,"summary":"This podcast offers close readings of Arendt’s books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations in the spirit of Hannah Arendt, who thought loving the world means neither uncritical acceptance nor contemptuous rejection, but the unwavering facing up to and comprehension of that which is. Visit The Hannah Arendt Center online at hac.bard.edu.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T22:21:02.006367+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reading-hannah-arendt-with-roger-berkowitz-1160305"},"episode":{"title":"Lying in Politics III-V | Crises of the Republic","slug":"lying-in-politics-iii-v-crises-of-the-republic","published_at":"2026-02-06T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reading-hannah-arendt-with-roger-berkowitz-1160305/lying-in-politics-iii-v-crises-of-the-republic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reading-hannah-arendt-with-roger-berkowitz-1160305","url":"https://hac.podbean.com/e/lying-in-politics-iii-v-crises-of-the-republic/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vbuebxqu98f39xf4/2026_Crises_Ep2_LyingIII-V_V1.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Roger Berkowitz discusses the second parts of Arendt’s essay \"Lying in Politics\" from her book Crises of the Republic. Berkowitz explains Arendt’s critique of the Vietnam War policymakers, focusing on their detachment from reality and reliance on abstract problem-solving techniques. He highlights Arendt's argument that these policymakers substituted judgment with calculations, leading to self-deception and an internally coherent but factually disconnected policy framework. The discussion covers Arendt’s insights on the vulnerability and resilience of factual truth, the role of imagination in politics, and the cultural importance of free speech. Drawing parallels to contemporary politics, Berkowitz and participants in our Virtual Reading Group reflect on the implications of Arendt’s analysis for understanding current political challenges. Rate and review if you like this podcast! ABOUT: Produced by the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, this podcast offers close readings of Arendt's books alongside engaging interviews and thought-provoking conversations. Released weekly, each episode provides listeners with a deeper understanding of Arendt's philosophy and its relevance to contemporary issues. Available on all major podcast platforms, listeners join us on a captivating intellectual journey through the mind of Hannah Arendt. New episodes every Friday morning! Join Roger Berkowitz, Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College, as he discusses the works of German Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt (1906-1975). THE HANNAH ARENDT CENTER: The Hannah Arendt Center provides an intellectual space for passionate, uncensored, and nonpartisan thinking that reframes and deepens the fundamental question…","meta_description":"In this episode, Roger Berkowitz discusses the second parts of Arendt’s essay \"Lying in Politics\" from her book Crises of the Republic. Berkowitz explains…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3258,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reading-hannah-arendt-with-roger-berkowitz-1160305/episodes/lying-in-politics-iii-v-crises-of-the-republic/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reading-hannah-arendt-with-roger-berkowitz-1160305/lying-in-politics-iii-v-crises-of-the-republic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}