Politics & Society

Animal Studies

Animal Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Animal Studies about their new books.

Thomas White, "China's Camel Country: Livestock and Nation-Building at a Pastoral Frontier" (U Washington Press, 2024)

September 14, 2024

China's Camel Country

Thomas White
Hosted by Yadong Li
Whitney Barlow Robles, "Curious Species: How Animals Made Natural History" (Yale UP, 2023)

September 13, 2024

Curious Species

Whitney Barlow Robles
Anthropology

Anthropology

episodes

Interviews with anthropologists about their new books.

Ehaab D. Abdou, "Education, Civics, and Citizenship in Egypt: Towards More Inclusive Curricular Representations and Teaching" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)

September 14, 2024

Education, Civics, and Citizenship in Egypt

Ehaab D. Abdou
Hosted by Shu Wan
Aviad Moreno, "Entwined Homelands, Empowered Diasporas: Hispanic Moroccan Jews and Their Globalizing Community" (Indiana UP, 2024)

September 14, 2024

Entwined Homelands, Empowered Diasporas

Aviad Moreno
Hosted by Drora Arussy
Archaeology

Archaeology

episodes

Interviews with archaeologists about their new books.

Theodore Papakostas, "How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator" (William Collins, 2024)

September 14, 2024

How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator

Theodore Papakostas
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Paul J. Kosmin, "Time and Its Adversaries in the Seleucid Empire" (Harvard UP, 2018)

September 7, 2024

Time and Its Adversaries in the Seleucid Empire

Paul J. Kosmin
Hosted by Ryan Tripp
Business, Management, and Marketing

Business, Management, and Marketing

episodes

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

Think Outside the Community!: About Improving Interaction between Academia and Industry for Better Practice and Better Research

September 14, 2024

Think Outside the Community!

A Discussion with Rick Rabiser
Hosted by Daniel Shea
Alison Fragale, "Likeable Badass: The New Science of Successful Women" (Doubleday Books, 2024)

September 7, 2024

Likeable Badass

Alison Fragale
Hosted by Deidre Tyler
Media

Media

episodes

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

Salma Siddique, "Evacuee Cinema: Bombay and Lahore in Partition Transit, 1940–1960" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

September 14, 2024

Evacuee Cinema

Salma Siddique
Hosted by Priyam Sinha
Postscript: Harris, Trump, and the Politics of Presidential Debates

September 13, 2024

Harris, Trump, and the Politics of Presidential Debates

Meena Bose and Daniel E. Ponder
Critical Theory

Critical Theory

episodes

Interviews with scholars of critical theory about their new books.

Melissa Osborne, "Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

September 11, 2024

Polished

Melissa Osborne
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Disability Studies

Disability Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of disability about their new books.

Jess Whatcott, "Menace to the Future: A Disability and Queer History of Carceral Eugenics" (Duke UP, 2024)

September 7, 2024

Menace to the Future

Jess Whatcott
Hosted by Kendall Dinniene
Drugs, Addiction and Recovery

Drugs, Addiction and Recovery

episodes

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

Christine Folch, "The Book of Yerba Mate: A Stimulating History" (Princeton UP, 2024)

September 1, 2024

The Book of Yerba Mate

Christine Folch
Hosted by Mark Klobas
Henry H. Work, "Wood, Whiskey and Wine: A History of Barrels"(Reaktion Books, 2024)

September 1, 2024

Wood, Whiskey and Wine

Henry H. Work
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Education

Education

episodes

Interviews with scholars of education about their new books.

Ehaab D. Abdou, "Education, Civics, and Citizenship in Egypt: Towards More Inclusive Curricular Representations and Teaching" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)

September 14, 2024

Education, Civics, and Citizenship in Egypt

Ehaab D. Abdou
Hosted by Shu Wan
Melissa Osborne, "Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

September 11, 2024

Polished

Melissa Osborne
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Economics

Economics

episodes

Interviews with economists about their new books.

Thomas White, "China's Camel Country: Livestock and Nation-Building at a Pastoral Frontier" (U Washington Press, 2024)

September 14, 2024

China's Camel Country

Thomas White
Hosted by Yadong Li
Alison Fragale, "Likeable Badass: The New Science of Successful Women" (Doubleday Books, 2024)

September 7, 2024

Likeable Badass

Alison Fragale
Hosted by Deidre Tyler
Finance

Finance

episodes

An interview with scholars of finance about their new books.

Manuela Moschella, "Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy" (Cornell UP, 2024)

September 1, 2024

Unexpected Revolutionaries

Manuela Moschella
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Robert McCorquodale, "Business and Human Rights" (Oxford UP, 2024)

August 22, 2024

Business and Human Rights

Robert McCorquodale
Hosted by Alex Batesmith
Geography

Geography

episodes

Interviews with geographers about their new books.

Cynthia A. Ruder, "Building Stalinism: The Moscow Canal and the Creation of Soviet Space" (I. B. Tauris, 2018)

August 31, 2024

Building Stalinism

Cynthia A. Ruder
Hosted by Samantha Lomb
Stuart Elden, "The Birth of Territory" (U Chicago Press, 2013)

August 17, 2024

The Birth of Territory

Stuart Elden
Gender Studies

Gender Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of gender about their new books.

Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)

September 14, 2024

The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland

Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe
Hosted by Aidan Beatty
Lesbian Poetry in the Philippines

September 12, 2024

Lesbian Poetry in the Philippines

Naomi Cammayo
Hosted by Natali Pearson
Genocide Studies

Genocide Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of genocide about their new books.

Dan Stone, "Fate Unknown: Tracing the Missing after World War II and the Holocaust" (Oxford UP, 2023)

September 5, 2024

Fate Unknown

Dan Stone
Hosted by Kelly McFall
Colette Brull-Ulmann et al., "Through the Morgue Door: One Woman’s Story of Survival and Saving Children in German-Occupied Paris" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024)

September 1, 2024

Through the Morgue Door

Colette Brull-Ulmann and Jean-Christophe Portes
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Higher Education

Higher Education

episodes

Interviews on the current state and future of higher education.

Think Outside the Community!: About Improving Interaction between Academia and Industry for Better Practice and Better Research

September 14, 2024

Think Outside the Community!

A Discussion with Rick Rabiser
Hosted by Daniel Shea
Before and After the Book Deal

September 12, 2024

Before and After the Book Deal

Courtney Maum
Human Rights

Human Rights

episodes

Interviews with scholars of human rights about their new books.

David H. Price, "The American Surveillance State: How the US Spies on Dissent" (Pluto Press, 2022)

September 4, 2024

The American Surveillance State

David H. Price
Hosted by Deniz Yonucu
Robert McCorquodale, "Business and Human Rights" (Oxford UP, 2024)

August 22, 2024

Business and Human Rights

Robert McCorquodale
Hosted by Alex Batesmith
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.

Jinhyun Cho, "English Language Ideologies in Korea: Interpreting the Past and Present" (Springer, 2017)

September 6, 2024

English Language Ideologies in Korea

Jinhyun Cho
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
Law

Law

episodes

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

Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)

September 14, 2024

The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland

Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe
Hosted by Aidan Beatty
S4E5 Celebrating Constitution Day Pt. 1: A Conversation with Cass R. Sunstein

September 11, 2024

Celebrating Constitution Day, Part 1

Cass R. Sunstein
Hosted by Laura Laurent
LGBTQ+ Studies

LGBTQ+ Studies

episodes

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

Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)

September 14, 2024

The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland

Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe
Hosted by Aidan Beatty
Lesbian Poetry in the Philippines

September 12, 2024

Lesbian Poetry in the Philippines

Naomi Cammayo
Hosted by Natali Pearson
National Security

National Security

episodes

Interviews with scholars of national security about their new books.

Greg Eghigian, "After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon" (Oxford UP, 2024)

September 11, 2024

After the Flying Saucers Came

Greg Eghigian
Hosted by Ran Zwigenberg
Terrence G. Peterson, "Revolutionary Warfare: How the Algerian War Made Modern Counterinsurgency" (Cornell UP, 2024)

September 7, 2024

Revolutionary Warfare

Terrence G. Peterson
Hosted by Geoffrey Gordon
Philanthropy

Philanthropy

episodes

Interviews with authors about their new philanthropy books.

Malcolm Macleod, "The Practice of Philanthropy: A Guide for Foundation Boards and Staff" (Barlow Publishing, 2024)

September 8, 2024

The Practice of Philanthropy

Malcolm Macleod
Hosted by Nick Pozek
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
Philosophy

Philosophy

episodes

Interviews with philosophers about their new books.

Wendy Salkin, "Speaking for Others: The Ethics of Informal Political Representation" (Harvard UP, 2024)

September 1, 2024

Speaking for Others

Wendy Salkin
Hosted by Robert Talisse
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
Policing, Incarceration, and Reform

Policing, Incarceration, and Reform

episodes

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

Judge Frederic Block, "A Second Chance: A Federal Judge Decides Who Deserves It" (The New Press, 2024)

September 5, 2024

A Second Chance

Judge Frederic Block
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
David H. Price, "The American Surveillance State: How the US Spies on Dissent" (Pluto Press, 2022)

September 4, 2024

The American Surveillance State

David H. Price
Hosted by Deniz Yonucu
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.

Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)

September 14, 2024

The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland

Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe
Hosted by Aidan Beatty
Postscript: Harris, Trump, and the Politics of Presidential Debates

September 13, 2024

Harris, Trump, and the Politics of Presidential Debates

Meena Bose and Daniel E. Ponder
Politics & Polemics

Politics & Polemics

episodes

Interviews with partisans and polemicists about their new books.

S4E5 Celebrating Constitution Day Pt. 1: A Conversation with Cass R. Sunstein

September 11, 2024

Celebrating Constitution Day, Part 1

Cass R. Sunstein
Hosted by Laura Laurent
Josh Cowen, "The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers" (Harvard Education Press, 2024)

September 10, 2024

The Privateers

Josh Cowen
Hosted by Meghan Cochran
Public Policy

Public Policy

episodes

Interviews with scholars of public policy about their new books.

Josh Cowen, "The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers" (Harvard Education Press, 2024)

September 10, 2024

The Privateers

Josh Cowen
Hosted by Meghan Cochran
Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

episodes

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

Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe, "The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland: A Reader" (Four Courts Press, 2024)

September 14, 2024

The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland

Jennifer Redmond and Mary McAuliffe
Hosted by Aidan Beatty
A Letter from Jesus (with Dann Aungst)

September 12, 2024

A Letter from Jesus

Dann Aungst
Sociology

Sociology

episodes

Interviews with sociologists about their new books.

Thomas White, "China's Camel Country: Livestock and Nation-Building at a Pastoral Frontier" (U Washington Press, 2024)

September 14, 2024

China's Camel Country

Thomas White
Hosted by Yadong Li
Jennifer L. Lambe, "The Subject of Revolution: Between Political and Popular Culture in Cuba" (UNC Press, 2024)

September 13, 2024

The Subject of Revolution

Jennifer L. Lambe
Hosted by Katie Coldiron
Sound Studies

Sound Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Sound Studies about their new books.

A Life Based on an Experiment

September 9, 2024

A Life Based on an Experiment

Siavash Amini
Hosted by Mack Hagood
What is Radio Art?

September 2, 2024

What is Radio Art?

Colin Black
Hosted by Mack Hagood
Sports

Sports

episodes

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

Jennifer Domino Rudolph, "Baseball as Mediated Latinidad: Race, Masculinity, Nationalism, and Performances of Identity" (Ohio State UP, 2020)

September 10, 2024

Baseball as Mediated Latinidad

Jennifer Domino Rudolph
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
Urban Studies

Urban Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of urban studies about their new books

Yiu Fai Chow et al., "It’s My Party: Tat Ming Pair and the Postcolonial Politics of Popular Music in Hong Kong" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)

September 7, 2024

It’s My Party

Yiu Fai Chow, Jeroen de Kloet, and Leonie Schmidt
Hosted by Qing Shen