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Animal Studies

Animal Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Animal Studies about their new books.

Hope Bohanec, "The Humane Hoax: Essays Exposing the Myth of Happy Meat, Humane Dairy, and Ethical Eggs" (Lantern Publishing, 2023)

August 26, 2024

The Humane Hoax

Hope Bohanec
Hosted by Kyle Johannsen
Anthropology

Anthropology

episodes

Interviews with anthropologists about their new books.

Tracy Pintchman, "Goddess Beyond Boundaries: Worshipping the Eternal Mother at a North American Hindu Temple" (Oxford UP, 2023)

August 29, 2024

Goddess Beyond Boundaries

Tracy Pintchman
Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria, "Mumbai on Two Wheels: Cycling, Urban Space, and Sustainable Mobility" (U Washington Press, 2024)

August 27, 2024

Mumbai on Two Wheels

Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria
Hosted by Sneha Annavarapu
Archaeology

Archaeology

episodes

Interviews with archaeologists about their new books.

Richard D. Oram, "Where Men No More May Reap Or Sow: The Little Ice Age: Scotland 1400-1850" (Birlinn, 2024)

July 30, 2024

Where Men No More May Reap Or Sow

Richard D. Oram
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Rubina Raja, "Shaping Archaeological Archives: Dialogues Between Fieldwork, Museum Collections, and Private Archives" (Brepols, 2023)

May 19, 2024

Shaping Archaeological Archives

Rubina Raja
Hosted by Hallel Yadin
Business, Management, and Marketing

Business, Management, and Marketing

episodes

Interviews with scholars of business, management and marketing about their new books.

Robert McCorquodale, "Business and Human Rights" (Oxford UP, 2024)

August 22, 2024

Business and Human Rights

Robert McCorquodale
Hosted by Alex Batesmith
Nick Grono, "How to Lead Nonprofits: Turning Purpose into Impact to Change the World" (BenBella Books, 2024)

August 16, 2024

How to Lead Nonprofits

Nick Grono
Media

Media

episodes

Interviews with scholars of media and communications about their new books.

John V. Pavlik, "Journalism and the Metaverse" (Anthem Press, 2024)

August 30, 2024

Journalism and the Metaverse

John V. Pavlik
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Critical Theory

Critical Theory

episodes

Interviews with scholars of critical theory about their new books.

Ronnie Grinberg, "Write like a Man: Jewish Masculinity and the New York Intellectuals" (Princeton UP, 2024)

August 30, 2024

Write like a Man

Ronnie Grinberg
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

August 29, 2024

The Socialist Manifesto

Bhaskar Sunkara
Hosted by Kirk Meighoo
Disability Studies

Disability Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of disability about their new books.

Elizabeth A. Wahler and Sarah C. Johnson, "Creating a Person-Centered Library: Best Practices for Supporting High-Needs Patrons (Bloomsbury, 2023)

August 28, 2024

Creating a Person-Centered Library

Elizabeth A. Wahler and Sarah C. Johnson
Hosted by Michael LaMagna
Heather Murray, "Asylum Ways of Seeing: Psychiatric Patients, American Thought and Culture" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2022)

August 13, 2024

Asylum Ways of Seeing

Heather Murray
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Drugs, Addiction and Recovery

Drugs, Addiction and Recovery

episodes

Interviews with scholars of drugs, addiction and recovery about their new books.

Claudio Lomnitz, "Sovereignty and Extortion: A New State Form in Mexico" (Duke UP, 2024)

August 15, 2024

Sovereignty and Extortion

Claudio Lomnitz
Hosted by Richard Grijalva
Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, "Movies Under the Influence" (U Minnesota Press, 2024)

August 13, 2024

Movies Under the Influence

Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Education

Education

episodes

Interviews with scholars of education about their new books.

Elizabeth A. Wahler and Sarah C. Johnson, "Creating a Person-Centered Library: Best Practices for Supporting High-Needs Patrons (Bloomsbury, 2023)

August 28, 2024

Creating a Person-Centered Library

Elizabeth A. Wahler and Sarah C. Johnson
Hosted by Michael LaMagna
Matt Brim, "Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University" (Duke UP, 2020)

August 27, 2024

Poor Queer Studies

Matt Brim
Hosted by John Marszalek
Economics

Economics

episodes

Interviews with economists about their new books.

S4E4 The Human Advantage: A Conversation with Jay Richards

August 28, 2024

The Human Advantage

Jay W. Richards
Hosted by Laura Laurent
Robert Vitalis, "Oilcraft: The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy" (Stanford UP, 2020)

August 26, 2024

Oilcraft

Robert Vitalis
Hosted by Nancy Ko
Finance

Finance

episodes

An interview with scholars of finance about their new books.

Robert McCorquodale, "Business and Human Rights" (Oxford UP, 2024)

August 22, 2024

Business and Human Rights

Robert McCorquodale
Hosted by Alex Batesmith
Oliver Volckart, "The Silver Empire: How Germany Created Its First Common Currency" (Oxford UP, 2024)

August 21, 2024

The Silver Empire

Oliver Volckart
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Geography

Geography

episodes

Interviews with geographers about their new books.

Stuart Elden, "The Birth of Territory" (U Chicago Press, 2013)

August 17, 2024

The Birth of Territory

Stuart Elden
Abbey Stockstill, "Marrakesh and the Mountains: Landscape, Urban Planning, and Identity in the Medieval Maghrib" (Penn State UP, 2024)

August 16, 2024

Marrakesh and the Mountains

Abbey Stockstill
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Gender Studies

Gender Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of gender about their new books.

Ronnie Grinberg, "Write like a Man: Jewish Masculinity and the New York Intellectuals" (Princeton UP, 2024)

August 30, 2024

Write like a Man

Ronnie Grinberg
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Matt Brim, "Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University" (Duke UP, 2020)

August 27, 2024

Poor Queer Studies

Matt Brim
Hosted by John Marszalek
Genocide Studies

Genocide Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of genocide about their new books.

Marie-Eve Desrosiers, "Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda: Elusive Control Before the Genocide" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

August 26, 2024

Trajectories of Authoritarianism in Rwanda

Marie-Eve Desrosiers
Hosted by Susan Thomson
Laurien Vastenhout, "Between Community and Collaboration: 'Jewish Councils' in Western Europe under Nazi Occupation" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

August 23, 2024

Between Community and Collaboration

Laurien Vastenhout
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Higher Education

Higher Education

episodes

Interviews on the current state and future of higher education.

Matt Brim, "Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University" (Duke UP, 2020)

August 27, 2024

Poor Queer Studies

Matt Brim
Hosted by John Marszalek
Find Your Argument: A Discussion with Allison Van Deventer and Katelyn Knox

August 22, 2024

Find Your Argument:

Allison Van Deventer and Katelyn Knox
Human Rights

Human Rights

episodes

Interviews with scholars of human rights about their new books.

Robert McCorquodale, "Business and Human Rights" (Oxford UP, 2024)

August 22, 2024

Business and Human Rights

Robert McCorquodale
Hosted by Alex Batesmith
Maria Dimova-Cookson, "Rethinking Positive and Negative Liberty" (Routledge, 2019)

August 19, 2024

Rethinking Positive and Negative Liberty

Maria Dimova-Cookson
Journalism

Journalism

episodes

Interviews with journalists and scholars of journalism about their new books.

John V. Pavlik, "Journalism and the Metaverse" (Anthem Press, 2024)

August 30, 2024

Journalism and the Metaverse

John V. Pavlik
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Marga Ortigas, "God's Ashes: Apocrypha" (Penguin, 2024)

August 29, 2024

God's Ashes

Marga Ortigas
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
Language

Language

episodes

Interviews with scholars of language about their new books.

Uluğ Kuzuoğlu, "Codes of Modernity: Chinese Scripts in the Global Information Age" (Columbia UP, 2023)

August 23, 2024

Codes of Modernity

Uluğ Kuzuoğlu
Hosted by Shu Wan
He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters: A Discussion with Schuyler Bailar

August 15, 2024

He/She/They

Schuyler Bailar
Law

Law

episodes

Interviews with lawyers and scholars of law about their new books.

LGBTQ+ Studies

LGBTQ+ Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of LGBTQ+ Studies about their new books.

Matt Brim, "Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University" (Duke UP, 2020)

August 27, 2024

Poor Queer Studies

Matt Brim
Hosted by John Marszalek
Joanna Wuest, "Born This Way: Science, Citizenship, and Inequality in the American LGBTQ+ Movement" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

August 27, 2024

Born This Way

Joanna Wuest
Hosted by Susan Liebell
National Security

National Security

episodes

Interviews with scholars of national security about their new books.

Laura Robson and Arie Dubnov, "Partitions: A Transnational History of Twentieth-Century Territorial Separatism" (Stanford UP, 2019)

August 29, 2024

Partitions

Laura Robson and Arie Dubnov
Christian Bueger and Timothy Edmunds, "Understanding Maritime Security" (Oxford UP, 2024)

August 28, 2024

Understanding Maritime Security

Christian Bueger and Timothy Edmunds
Philanthropy

Philanthropy

episodes

Interviews with authors about their new philanthropy books.

Leslie Ramos, "Philanthropy in the Arts: A Game of Give and Take" (Lund Humphries, 2023)

August 11, 2024

Philanthropy in the Arts

Leslie Ramos
Hosted by Nick Pozek
The GiveWell Method: Uri Bram on the Best Ways to Donate

August 7, 2024

The GiveWell Method

Uri Bram
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Philosophy

Philosophy

episodes

Interviews with philosophers about their new books.

Devonya N. Havis, "Creating a Black Vernacular Philosophy" (Lexington Books, 2022)

August 20, 2024

Creating a Black Vernacular Philosophy

Devonya N. Havis
Hosted by Sarah Tyson
Alan C. Love, "Evolution and Development: Conceptual Issues" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

August 10, 2024

Evolution and Development

Alan C. Love
Hosted by Carrie Figdor
Policing, Incarceration, and Reform

Policing, Incarceration, and Reform

episodes

Interviews with scholars of policing, incarceration and reform about their new books

Robin Bernstein, "Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

August 23, 2024

Freeman's Challenge

Robin Bernstein
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Raj Jayadev, "Protect Your People: How Ordinary Families Are Using Participatory Defense to Challenge Mass Incarceration" (New Press, 2023)

August 18, 2024

Protect Your People

Raj Jayadev
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
Political Science

Political Science

episodes

The New Books in Political Science podcast provides lively discussions of politics based on the work of political scientists (and scholars concerned with politics in other disciplines). The podcast thinks holistically about politics – from global to local.

Our hosts! Lilly Goren is professor of Political Science at Carroll University, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Susan Liebell is professor of Political Science at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Lamis Abdelaaty is associate professor of Political Science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs.

What is Going on with Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe?

August 30, 2024

What is Going on with Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe?

Milada Vachudova and Tim Haughton
Hosted by Licia Cianetti
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

August 29, 2024

The Socialist Manifesto

Bhaskar Sunkara
Hosted by Kirk Meighoo
Politics & Polemics

Politics & Polemics

episodes

Interviews with partisans and polemicists about their new books.

Radio Reorient Season 11: A Wrap Up and Round Up

August 29, 2024

Radio Reorient Season 11: A Wrap Up and Round Up

Hizer Mir, Claudia Radiven, Saeed Khan, Chella Ward, and Salman Sayyid
Hosted by Radio Reorient
Bhaskar Sunkara, "The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality" (Basic Books, 2020)

August 29, 2024

The Socialist Manifesto

Bhaskar Sunkara
Hosted by Kirk Meighoo
Public Policy

Public Policy

episodes

Interviews with scholars of public policy about their new books.

Elizabeth A. Wahler and Sarah C. Johnson, "Creating a Person-Centered Library: Best Practices for Supporting High-Needs Patrons (Bloomsbury, 2023)

August 28, 2024

Creating a Person-Centered Library

Elizabeth A. Wahler and Sarah C. Johnson
Hosted by Michael LaMagna
Joanna Wuest, "Born This Way: Science, Citizenship, and Inequality in the American LGBTQ+ Movement" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

August 27, 2024

Born This Way

Joanna Wuest
Hosted by Susan Liebell
Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

episodes

Interviews with scholars of sex, sexuality and sex work about their new books.

Matt Brim, "Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University" (Duke UP, 2020)

August 27, 2024

Poor Queer Studies

Matt Brim
Hosted by John Marszalek
Regina G. Kunzel, "In the Shadow of Diagnosis: Psychiatric Power and Queer Life" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

August 25, 2024

In the Shadow of Diagnosis

Regina G. Kunzel
Hosted by Daniela Valdes
Sociology

Sociology

episodes

Interviews with sociologists about their new books.

Tracy Pintchman, "Goddess Beyond Boundaries: Worshipping the Eternal Mother at a North American Hindu Temple" (Oxford UP, 2023)

August 29, 2024

Goddess Beyond Boundaries

Tracy Pintchman
Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Sound Studies

Sound Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Sound Studies about their new books.

The Sounds of Silents

August 19, 2024

The Sounds of Silents

Rick Altman and Eric Dienstfrey
Hosted by Mack Hagood
Soar and Chill

August 12, 2024

Soar and Chill

A Discussion with Robin James
Hosted by Mack Hagood
Sports

Sports

episodes

Interviews with athletes and scholars of sports about their new books.

Julie Kliegman, "Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024)

August 23, 2024

Mind Game

Julie Kliegman
Hosted by Paul Knepper
Ben Kaplan and Danny Parkins, "Pipeline to the Pros: How D3 Small-College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA" (Triumph Books, 2024)

July 24, 2024

Pipeline to the Pros

Ben Kaplan and Danny Parkins
Hosted by Paul Knepper
Urban Studies

Urban Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of urban studies about their new books

Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria, "Mumbai on Two Wheels: Cycling, Urban Space, and Sustainable Mobility" (U Washington Press, 2024)

August 27, 2024

Mumbai on Two Wheels

Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria
Hosted by Sneha Annavarapu
Douglas K. Miller, "Indians on the Move: Native American Mobility and Urbanization in the Twentieth Century" (UNC Press, 2019)

August 24, 2024

Indians on the Move

Douglas K. Miller
Hosted by Ryan Tripp