Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature)

In this show Robert Harrison discusses the concept of “ordinary horror” with Andrea Capra, Assistant Professor of Italian Studies at NYU. Dr. Capra’s book Ordinary Horror was published by Stanford University Press in 2026. Songs featured in this episode: “The Killing” by Frans Bak and “Knives Out” by Radiohead.

In this show, Robert Harrison discusses the remarkable evolutionary theories of French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck with Stanford professor Jessica Riskin. Dr. Riskin is the Frances and Charles Field Professor of History at Stanford University. She is the author of The Restless Clock (2019), Science in the Age of Sensibility (2002), and most recently The Power […]

In this show, Robert Harrison and Chloe Summers Edmondson discuss the cultural history of Paris, from the Enlightenment to the present day. Dr. Edmondson is Assistant Professor of French in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami. She holds a Ph.D. in French and a master’s degree in communication, both […]

In this episode Werner Herzog speaks with Robert about the future of truth, which is the subject and title of Herzog’s new book, published in 2025. Songs in this episode: “Moby Dick” by Glass Wave, and “Balena” by Glass Wave.

Entitled Opinions is pleased to air Robert Harrison’s interview with Masud Gaziyev, which aired on the YouTube channel of “Philosophy Everyday” earlier this month. Inspired by Robert’s book “The Dominion of the Dead”, the interview centered around the meaning of death in our time.