The Essay Episodes Available now
Submission to Stella Adler—Trip Sheets 2 - An Actor's Life
Michael Goldfarb tells the story of his, and Marlon Brando's, acting teacher.
Cab Driving Dog Days—Trip Sheets 2 - An Actor's Life
Michael Goldfarb remembers the hard slog of cab driving in an industry about to change.
Broadway Bound, Very Nearly—Trip Sheets 2 - An Actor's Life
Michael Goldfarb finds himself working with Mike Nichols and almost making it to Broadway.
Patrick McGuinness—Paradise Lost
5/5 Poet and critic Patrick McGuinness marks the 350th birthday of Milton's epic poem.
Colin Burrow—Paradise Lost
4/5 Colin Burrow on why Paradise Lost, 350 years old, is still the best poem in English.
Alice Goodman—Paradise Lost
3/5 Poet and priest Alice Goodman explores Milton's epic 350 years after it was published.
Adam Nicolson—Paradise Lost
2/5 Adam Nicolson on Milton's 3-D epic poem first published 350 years ago.
Sean O'Brien—Paradise Lost
1/5 Sean O'Brien on how bold Milton's Paradise Lost was, 350 years on from being published.
Amina Yaqin—The Culture of Partition
2/5 Amina Yaqin reflects on the 70-year legacy of partition as reflected in Pakistani culture.
John Siddique—The Culture of Partition
1/5 John Siddique reflects on the 70-year legacy of Partition as reflected in Indian culture.