Arts & Letters

Architecture

Architecture

episodes

Interviews with architects and scholars of architecture about their new books.

Elias V. Messinas, "Synagogues of Greece: A Study of Synagogues in Macedonia and Thrace" (Bloch Publishing, 2011)

April 13, 2026

Synagogues of Greece

Elias V. Messinas
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel
Tim Altenhof, "Breathing Space: The Architecture of Pneumatic Beings" (Zone Books, 2026)

April 5, 2026

Breathing Space

Tim Altenhof
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Art

Art

episodes

Interviews with artists and scholars of art about their new books.

Nabil Ali, "Gold from Newton's Apple Tree: Historical Recipes for Natural Inks, Paints, and Dyes" (Princeton UP, 2026)

April 14, 2026

Gold from Newton's Apple Tree

Nabil Ali
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Decolonizing the Novum

April 13, 2026

Decolonizing the Novum

Zac Zimmer
Children's Literature

Children's Literature

episodes

Interviews with authors of children's literature about their new books

Nancy Hudgins, "Books Good Enough for You: The Storied Life of Ursula Nordstrom" (Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2026)

April 4, 2026

Books Good Enough for You

Nancy Hudgins
Hosted by Mel Rosenberg
Comics and Graphic Novels

Comics and Graphic Novels

episodes
Colin Williamson, "Drawn to Nature: American Animation in the Age of Science" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)

December 25, 2025

Drawn to Nature

Colin Williamson
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Digital Humanities

Digital Humanities

episodes

Interviews with digital humanists and scholars of digital humanities about their new work.

Eivind Røssaak, "The Cory Arcangel Hack: Digital Culture and Aesthetic Practice" (MIT Press, 2025)

April 4, 2026

The Cory Arcangel Hack

Eivind Røssaak
Ian M. Cook, "Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How" (Routledge, 2022)

January 12, 2026

Scholarly Podcasting

Ian M. Cook
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
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Fantasy

Fantasy

episodes

Interviews with fantasy writers about their new books.

Cameron Sullivan, "The Red Winter" (Tor Books, 2026)

April 3, 2026

The Red Winter

Cameron Sullivan
Hosted by A. E. Lanier
Nicole Glover, "The Starseekers: A Murder and Magic Novel" (Harper Voyager, 2026)

March 7, 2026

The Starseekers

Nicole Glover
Film

Film

episodes

Interviews with film makers and scholars of film about their new books.

Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, "Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers" (U California Press, 2026)

April 19, 2026

Boom to Bust

Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Folklore

Folklore

episodes

Interviews with folklorists and scholars of folklore about their new books.

Paul Robichaud, "Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland and Brittany" (Reaktion, 2026)

April 13, 2026

Stories of the Stones

Paul Robichaud
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Priyanka Kumar, "Light Between Apple Trees: Rediscovering the Wild Through a Beloved American Fruit" (Island Press, 2025)

April 6, 2026

Light Between Apple Trees

Priyanka Kumar
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Food

Food

episodes

Interview with authors and scholars about books on food and the culinary arts.

Kasey Jernigan, "Commod Bods: Embodied Heritage, Foodways, and Indigeneity" (U Arizona Press, 2026)

April 19, 2026

Commod Bods

Kasey Jernigan
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Mark A. Johnson, "American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon" (U Georgia Press, 2026)

April 16, 2026

American Bacon

Mark A. Johnson
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Game Studies

Game Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of games and gaming about their new books. For more information about the Game Studies special series, please contact Rudolf Thomas Inderst at rudolf.inderst@googlemail.com.

Michał Mycka, "Games User Research Cookbook: Tools and Techniques for Better Player Experience" (CRC Press, 2026)

April 19, 2026

Games User Research Cookbook

Michał Mycka
Peter D. McDonald, "The Impossible Reversal: A History of How We Play" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

April 11, 2026

The Impossible Reversal

Peter D. McDonald
Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

episodes

Interviews with writers of historical fiction about their new books.

Linda Hamilton, "The Fourth Wife" (Kensington, 2026)

April 15, 2026

The Fourth Wife

Linda Hamilton
Hosted by C. P. Lesley
Janice Hadlow, "Rules of the Heart" (Henry Holt and Company, 2026)

March 22, 2026

Rules of the Heart

Janice Hadlow
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery
Library Science

Library Science

episodes

Interviews with authors about new books in library science.

Literary Studies

Literary Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of literature about their new books.

Twelve Lives: Creating Literary Community with Raymond Williams, PhD

April 19, 2026

Twelve Lives

Raymond Williams
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
Emely Rumble, "Bibliotherapy in The Bronx" (Row House, 2025)

April 18, 2026

Bibliotherapy in the Bronx

Emely Rumble
Hosted by Raymond Williams
Literature

Literature

episodes

Interviews with writer of creative fiction and non-fiction about their new books.

Sayantani DasGupta, "Theft of the Ruby Lotus" (Scholastic Press, 2026)

April 18, 2026

Theft of the Ruby Lotus

Sayantani DasGupta
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Gautamiputra Kamble, "The Seekers" (Blaft Publication, 2025)

April 18, 2026

The Seekers

Gautamiputra Kamble
Hosted by Jessica Zu
Museum Studies

Museum Studies

episodes

Interviews with authors and scholars about new books in museum studies.

Beth Derderian, "Art Capital: Museum Politics and the Making of the Louvre Abu Dhabi" (Stanford UP, 2026)

April 3, 2026

Art Capital

Beth Derderian
Hosted by Tugrul Mende
Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra, "Veins of Influence: Colonial Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in Early Photographs and Collections" (Neptune Publications, 2023)

March 27, 2026

Veins of Influence

Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra
Hosted by Stephen Murphy
Music

Music

episodes

Interviews with musicians and scholars of music about their new books.

Performing Arts

Performing Arts

episodes

Interviews with performing artists and scholars of the performing arts about their new books.

Photography

Photography

episodes

Interviews with photographers and scholars of photography about their new books.

Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra, "Veins of Influence: Colonial Sri Lanka (Ceylon) in Early Photographs and Collections" (Neptune Publications, 2023)

March 27, 2026

Veins of Influence

Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra
Hosted by Stephen Murphy
P. Thirumal and K. A. Nuaiman eds., "Inhabiting Technologies/Modernities: Media and Cultural Practices in South Asia" (Orient BlackSwan, 2025)

March 17, 2026

Inhabiting Technologies/Modernities

P. Thirumal and K. A. Nuaiman eds.
Hosted by Khadeeja Amenda
Poetry

Poetry

episodes

Interviews with poets and scholars of poetry about their new books.

Avrom Sutzkever: Ten Poems

April 10, 2026

Avrom Sutzkever

Hosted by YIVO Institute
Katharine K. Wilkinson, "Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home" (Amber Lotus Publishing, 2026)

April 8, 2026

Climate Wayfinding

Katharine K. Wilkinson
Hosted by Patricia Houser
Popular Culture

Popular Culture

episodes

Interviews with scholars of popular culture about their new books.

Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman, "West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life" (Little, Brown and Co, 2011)

April 16, 2026

West by West

Jerry West and Jonathan Coleman
Hosted by Paul Knepper
Science Fiction

Science Fiction

episodes

Interviews with writers of science fiction and scholars of science fiction about their new books.

E. and H. Heron, "Flaxman Low: Occult Detective" (MIT Press, 2026)

March 15, 2026

Flaxman Low

E. and H. Heron
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Young Adult Literature

Young Adult Literature

episodes

Interviews with authors of Young Adult Literature

Sayantani DasGupta, "Theft of the Ruby Lotus" (Scholastic Press, 2026)

April 18, 2026

Theft of the Ruby Lotus

Sayantani DasGupta
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Jason Reynolds, "Soundtrack: A Novel" (Random House, 2026)

April 14, 2026

Soundtrack

Jason Reynolds
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan