New Books Network Podcast

Digital Humanities November 30, 2022

Ourboox

A Conversation with Mel Rosenberg

Mel Rosenberg

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

In this interview, Mel Rosenberg discusses his love for children's literature, what makes for a memorable picture book, and the company he created, Ourboox. Ourboox is a free site that …

Grinnell College: Authors and Artists November 21, 2022

All the Comfort Sin Can Provide

Grant Faulkner

Hosted by Marshall Poe

Today I had the pleasure of talking to Grant Faulkner. We discuss National Novel Writing Month, of which Grant is the executive director, 100 Word Story, of which Grant is …

Digital Humanities November 17, 2022

Plumbing the Depths of Wikipedia

A Conversation with Annie Rauwerda

Annie Rauwerda

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

In 2020, during the nadir of the pandemic, Annie Rauwerda began posting strange, humorous, and obscure Wikipedia entries on social media. She dubbed her project Depths of Wikipedia, and after several …

Art November 16, 2022

Women In Art Magazine

A Conversation with Laureline Latour

Laureline Latour

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

Laureline Latour founded Women In Art Magazine in July 2022 from a desire to bring together artists from different countries. She studied German and Russian ab initio at Oxford University. Women …

Native American Studies November 16, 2022

Heart of All

Oral Histories of Oglala Lakota People on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Mark Hetzel

Hosted by Lukas Rieppel

Working with a group of over fifty students at the Little Wound School in Kyle, South Dakota, Mark Hetzel collected countless hours of oral history interviews with Oglala Lakota people …

High Theory November 11, 2022

100th Episode: Public Humanities

Saronik Bosu

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu

Saronik Bosu talks about humanities work engaging diverse communities and publics, misconceptions about what the ‘public’ in public humanities might mean as well as the recent attention paid to it …

Politics & Polemics November 4, 2022

Aufhebunga Bunga and Global Politics

A Conversation with Alex Hochuli, George Hoare and Philip Cunliffe

Alex Hochuli, George Hoare and Philip Cunliffe

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

Aufhebunga Bunga is the global politics podcast at the End of the End of History. In this episode, Alex Hochuli, George Hoare, and Philip Cunliffe talk about their work as academics …

Indian Religions October 31, 2022

Online Sanskrit Study Resources

A Discussion with Michael Fiden

Michael Fiden

Hosted by Raj Balkaran

A conversation with Michael Fiden about University of Texas at Austin’s new open access online resource for second-year Sanskrit students, either for self-study or as a supplement to instruction. Raj …

Eastern European Studies October 19, 2022

Memory Activism and Digital Practices After Conflict

Unwanted Memories

Orli Fridman

Hosted by Iva Glisic

With Memory Activism and Digital Practices after Conflict: Unwanted Memories (Amsterdam UP, 2022), Orli Fridman traces the emergence of memory activism in the aftermath of conflict and war, with a focus …

Digital Humanities October 13, 2022

Want to Talk to People about Books?

A Discussion with Ben Keene, Founder of Rebel Book Club

Ben Keene

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

Rebel Book Club is an online and in-person book club. Each month, over 1,000 people get together to discuss a non-fiction book, occasionally with the author as a participant. For new …

Indian Religions October 12, 2022

SOAS’ Yoga Studies Online

Jacqui Hargreaves and Ruth Westoby

Hosted by Raj Balkaran

Raj Balkaran speaks with Jacqui Hargreaves & Ruth Westoby about SOAS’ exciting new online learning platform: Yoga Studies Online. Raj Balkaran is a scholar of Sanskrit narrative texts. He teaches …

General History October 10, 2022

Ghost Stories for the End of the World

A History Podcast about Conspiracies

Matt

Hosted by Michael Vann

Let’s face it. It’s tough to talk about some things. Even things that are really important… like the individuals and institutions running the world in the shadows. Nothing will ruin …

Academic Life September 29, 2022

Scholar Skills: Communicating Through your Online Presence

A Discussion with Jennifer van Alstyne

Jennifer van Alstyne

Hosted by Dana Malone

Is there a strategy to communicating your research online? This episode explores: What an academic communications strategist does.Why having a strategy to your online presence is important. Common misperceptions about …

Economics September 5, 2022

Text as Data

A New Framework for Machine Learning and the Social Sciences

Justin Grimmer, Brandon M. Stewart, and Margaret E. Roberts

Hosted by Peter Lorentzen

From social media posts and text messages to digital government documents and archives, researchers are bombarded with a deluge of text reflecting the social world. This textual data gives unprecedented …

Biology and Evolution August 17, 2022

Molecular Capture

The Animation of Biology

Adam Nocek

Hosted by Victor Monnin

In Molecular Capture: The Animation of Biology (University of Minnesota Press, 2021), Adam Nocek, Assistant Professor in the Philosophy of Technology and Science and Technology Studies at Arizona State University, investigates …

Nordic Asia Podcast August 12, 2022

Podcasting Academic Research

A Chat about the Nordic Asia Podcast

Hosted by Kenneth Bo Nielsen

What is the potential of podcasts to disseminate research based insights? How can a podcast function as a networking and pedagogical tool? And what is so intriguing about a Nordic …

How to Be Wrong August 10, 2022

Twitter, Intellectual Discourse, and Humility

A Conversation with Biochemist and Social Media Influencer George Styles

George Styles

Hosted by John Traphagan

For this episode of How To Be Wrong, I speak with George Styles, a biochemist and author of the book Contemplation. George is also what we describe these days as …

General History July 8, 2022

Vaccine: The Human Story

A Chat with Historian and Podcaster Annie Kelly

Annie Kelly

Hosted by Michael Vann

“Vaccine: The Human Story” is a podcast and video series that tells the story of the global fight against smallpox, from its earliest history as a folk demon, to the …

High Theory June 27, 2022

WikiVictorian

A Discussion with Helena DiGiusti

Helena DiGiusti

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu

Helena DiGiusti talks about @WikiVictorian, the Twitter account that she runs. More than a traditional wiki, it embodies the randomness and miscellaneous nature of so much of Victorian cultures. She …

Literary Studies June 27, 2022

Cut/Copy/Paste

Fragments from the History of Bookwork

Whitney Trettien

Hosted by John Yargo

Today’s guest is Whitney Trettien whose book Cut/Copy/Paste: Fragments from the History of Bookwork was published through the University of Minnesota Press in 2022. Trettien is a Professor of English …