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  • Study at the EGS in 2026

    Study at the EGS in 2026
    Mar 5 2026
    In this episode of the EGS Podcast, EGS President, Christopher Fynsk, and PACT Program Director, Nemanja Mitrović, offer the most important information regarding studying at the EGS in 2026. Professor Fynsk will talk about the structure of two sessions in 2026 and explain the mission of the EGS in these difficult times. Dr. Nemanja Mitrović will describe the big comeback of film seminars that will happen this year and present the special offer for all students who will be attending seminars in person.

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    29 Min.
  • The Politics and Poetics of the Book

    The Politics and Poetics of the Book
    Feb 15 2026
    In this episode, Heather Yeung explores the idea of the book in the cultural imaginary, the way that the idea of the book mobilizes and is mobilized across various cultural imaginaries. She will refer to the work of Etel Adnan and her French, Turkish, Greek, Lebanese, and finally American resonances as well, to understand the sense of a book.

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    15 Min.
  • Super Bowl Special with Michael Naas

    Super Bowl Special with Michael Naas
    Feb 6 2026

    Super Bowl LX will be played on Sunday, February 8th, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. This episode of the EGS Podcast will function as a kind of (critical) teaser for this event. Michael Naas will offer his view on the role of football in the works of the American writer Don DeLillo, with the special focus on the Super Bowl.



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    23 Min.
  • Interview with Lars Iyer (Part 2)

    Interview with Lars Iyer (Part 2)
    Jan 30 2026
    In the second part of this interview, Lars Iyer speaks about the world of academia and the importance of locations in his novels; drone music and chaos primeval; the style and intensity of his writing; Gnostic thinking and the transgression of the law.

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    48 Min.
  • Interview with Lars Iyer (Part 1)

    Interview with Lars Iyer (Part 1)
    Jan 15 2026
    In the first part of this interview, Nemanja Mitrović discusses various topics with Lars Iyer, including Madchester, Blanchot scholarship, the importance of mold and blogging for Iyer’s turn to literature from philosophy; who is the real person behind the character of W. from Iyer’s first trilogy; and his plans for a new trilogy.

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    53 Min.
  • The Extraterrestrial Imperative

    The Extraterrestrial Imperative
    Dec 30 2025
    The idea that there might be many worlds out there and that we are not alone in the universe has fascinated us as long as we have been thinking about our place in the cosmos. In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Elie During argues that the existence of extraterrestrials is a decision that concerns the ultimate finality of reason and, because it has become a genuine matter of fact for science, the hypothetical existence of extraterrestrial life and intelligence should be stated as an imperative.

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    24 Min.
  • Courage and the Practices of Undoing

    Courage and the Practices of Undoing
    Dec 15 2025

    In this episode of the EGS Podcast, Frank Ruda tells us about his recent work that has been centered around the concept of courage. He does not only try to answer the question of what courage is but also opens various possibilities of thinking about courage itself: what is the form of courage that is generative of a transformation of a practice? Or, what type of courage allows you to grasp a certain transformative possibility?


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    15 Min.
  • Music as Life

    Music as Life
    Nov 30 2025
    In this episode of the EGS Podcast, the famous luthier and the EGSF President speaks about his extraordinary life and how these experiences led him to become one of the world’s most active and respected instrument makers.

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    14 Min.