Episode · Interesting Times · 2025-06-05
Books mentioned on What Makes "Andor" Left-Wing? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat
The “Star Wars” spinoff “Andor” has succeeded in being both original and smartly political in a Hollywood that is often neither, Ross Douthat, the host of "Interesting Times" argues in this conversation with the show's showrunner Tony Gilroy. Read the full transcript here: https://www.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Marie Antoinette
Discussed“I mean, I probably read Stefan zweig’s Marie Antoinette when I was 15 or 16 years old and started a French Revolution Jag.”
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A Place of Greater Safety
A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel is a historical novel that chronicles the lives of key figures of the French Revolution, including Georges Danton, Maximilien Robespierre, and Camille Desmoulins, from their early years through the height of the Terror.
Discussed“I probably revisited the French Revolution half a dozen times in my life, and probably the last thing I read was oh, there’s a great novel. Hilary Mantel’s a place of greater safety. Oh Yeah. No, it’s a terrific book, amazing book.”
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The House of Government
Discussed“And I was obsessed with the Russian Revolution. And then the literature on that has expanded over time and the show trials and how have you ever seen house of government. It’s just an incredible book.”
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