Misha Glenny

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1,430 appearances 22 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 4d ago

Misha Glenny’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 22 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 6.

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In Our Time · Joseph Roth · 4 Jun 2026 podcast

Can you tell us a bit about Roth's childhood in Brody, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of course, but it's now on the very edge of Ukraine? voice-verified

And he was a very intelligent young boy. voice-verified

He did well at school, right? voice-verified

So he moves to Vienna, the imperial capital, on the very eve of the First World War. voice-verified

With the defeat of the central powers in 1918, the empire collapses too. voice-verified

How abrupt were the changes which he experienced after 1918? voice-verified

Well, let me follow on with Helen Chambers. voice-verified

Helen... voice-verified

He stays in Vienna and starts work as a journalist. voice-verified

What were the opportunities there like? voice-verified

Because there must have been some stiff competition. voice-verified

I mean, the Austrian capital boasted a rich array of novelists and commentators at the time. voice-verified

And one of the things that characterizes that journalism is he has an eye for the underdog, details that at first glance appear insignificant, but actually perhaps something that really matters. voice-verified

Deborah Holmes, let me ask you about Roth as a feuilleton writer. voice-verified

So can you explain what a feuilleton is, very important in Austrian and German culture, and why they were so important? voice-verified

Sounds a bit like in our time. voice-verified

He before long started experimenting with novels as well. voice-verified

And one of the early ones is called Rebellion, and it encapsulates quite a lot of Roth's outlook on life. voice-verified

Can you tell us about that? voice-verified

So, John, he has this experience of Vienna of decline, disappointment, decides fairly quickly to move to Berlin. voice-verified

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