Hosted by the Aldous Huxley Centre Zürich, Themes and Variations is your window into the mind and ideas of the author of Brave New World.
Huxley was far ahead of his time and this podcast uses Huxley’s ideas to engage with some of the most difficult questions of our own: the environment, the state, war, work, technology and the family. Huxley had perhaps read more widely than anyone else alive at his time, which means this podcast is also an excellent introduction to the history of literature, science, philosophy and religion.
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Introducing the first episode of Themes and Variations: The Aldous Huxley Podcast
Delving into Huxley’s relationships plus his thoughts on mass production, the family and … dating apps?
Exploring Huxley’s advocacy for non-violence and connecting that to his take on football, renewable energy … and an aphorism.
Commemorating Huxley Day 2025 by discussing Follow Me a new cinematic response to Brave New World.
Interviews Gerri Kimber about Aldous Huxley’s connection to Katherine Mansfield.
Exploring Huxley’s lesser-known masterpiece, Grey Eminence. How do people with good intentions become agents of catastrophe?
We have more billionaires than ever before, how do the works of Huxley speak to this?
Satire, soundtracks, utopia, dystopia, strange songs, and the difficult question of what music does to the human mind.
