Uma's famous dad Robert Thurman spoke at UBC in April last year. He is a Buddhist scholar and a particularly entertaining speaker. A healthy dose of humor in this one.

Massey Lectures

Debt and the shadow side of wealth is the title of Margaret Atwood's Massey lectures. In this series of lectures Atwood gives us an at-times-humorous historical overview of the way we think about debt through myths, stories and language generally. Nouveau Scrooge's spiritual journeys in the final lecture are particularly entertaining.

Unwritten Books

The book show, (one of my favorite radio nation programs), is back from the summer break with the new programs. My pick of the first week's shows would have to be this recording (right click to save) featuring George Steiner discussing his unwritten books. Steiner covers many themes including the varying rationalities of sexual intimacy across different languages. This stuff is great inspiration for those wanting to learn another language or fully engage with the art of memory.