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Freud Museum London
A treasure trove of ideas in psychoanalysis. History, theory, and psychoanalytic perspectives on a diverse range of topics. www.freud.org.uk
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Feb 16, 2024 • 52min
Freud in Focus 5: Episode1
In this episode Tom is in conversation with Marina Maniadaki about how Freud’s famous letter to Romain Rolland, entitled a ‘Disturbance of Memory on the Acropolis’, inspired her curation of our recent exhibition Tracing Freud on the Acropolis.

Jan 10, 2024 • 45min
Freud in Focus 4: Episode 6
In the final part of series 4 of the Freud in Focus podcast, Tom and Jamie discuss the enduring legacy of Freud’s paper, ‘Delusion and Dream in Jensen’s Gradiva’.

Oct 11, 2023 • 35min
Freud in Focus 4: Episode 5
In this episode of ‘Freud in Focus’, Jamie and Tom continue to discuss Freud’s retelling of Jensen’s Gradiva.

Aug 2, 2023 • 37min
Freud in Focus 4: Episode 4
In this episode of ‘Freud in Focus’, Jamie and Tom continue to discuss Freud’s retelling of Jensen’s Gradiva.

Jun 28, 2023 • 30min
Freud in Focus 4: Episode 3
In this episode of ‘Freud in Focus’, Tom and Jamie will be discussing Freud’s first full-scale analysis of a literary text, the charming and summery, ‘Delusion and Dream in Jensen’s Gradiva’.

May 24, 2023 • 50min
Freud in Focus 4: Episode 2
This week Tom discusses Freud’s lifelong fascination with archaeology and the ancient world with Professor Miriam Leonard (UCL), one of the curators of our current exhibition, 'Freud's Antiquity: Object, Idea, Desire'.

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Apr 27, 2023 • 30min
Freud in Focus 4: Episode 1
This week Tom and Jamie discuss Freud's ‘Constructions in Analysis’ (1937). This was his final completed paper on psychoanalytic technique, in which he compares psychoanalysis to archaeology. This episode is an exploration of the ideas in our current exhibition, 'Freud's Antiquity: Object, Idea, Desire'.

Oct 5, 2022 • 23min
Freud in Focus - Summer Shorts: On Transience
To help usher in the autumn season, Tom and Jamie discuss Freud’s beautiful short paper ‘On Transience’ (1916) in the final episode of the Freud in Focus, Summer Shorts series.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Aug 17, 2022 • 25min
Freud in Focus - Summer Shorts: Humour
In this episode of Freud in Focus, Summer Shorts, Jamie and Tom discuss Freud’s 1927 paper entitled ‘Humour’.
Producer: Karolina Heller

Aug 3, 2022 • 35min
Freud in Focus - Summer Shorts: Creative Writers and Daydreaming
Dive into Freud's humorous analysis of creativity and daydreaming. Discover how childhood play fuels artistic expression and the bittersweet evolution of innocent play into adult fantasies. Explore how dreams and daydreams serve as windows into repressed wishes, unraveling the intricate connections between creativity and the unconscious mind. The insights on literary works and playfulness reveal how personal memories shape a writer's craft, stirring deep emotional responses in readers.


