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East-West Psychology Podcast April 4, 2022

Introduction to the East-West Psychology Podcast

Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay

Hosted by Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay
In this episode you will meet your podcast hosts, Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay and learn a little about their journey to the East-West Psychology Department of CIIS. They will …

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High Theory April 1, 2022

Welcome to High Theory!

Kim Adams and Soronik Bosu

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu
Welcome to High Theory! High Theory is a podcast in which we get high on the substance of theory. And we ask the three standard questions, to each other, and …
The Proust Questionnaire Podcast June 24, 2020

The Proust Questionnaire Podcast

An Introduction

Uli Baer and Caroline Weber

Hosted by Uli Baer and Caroline Weber
What motivates creative people to do what they do, especially to change the world? The Proust Questionnaire is thought in action. It's a personality test that allows us a glimpse …
The Vault September 21, 2018

An Introduction to NYIH Studios

Hosted by New York Institute for the Humanities
Welcome to the New York Institute for the Humanities podcast. Learn more about the history of the Institute and our shows. …
Ministry of Ideas August 1, 2017

Introducing Ministry of Ideas

Zachary Davis

Hosted by Zachary Davis
Introducing Ministry of Ideas, a podcast that explores the ideas that shape our lives. …
The Imperfect Buddha Podcast July 10, 2015

Imperfect Buddha Podcast: Introducing the Why, the How, the Intent of it All

Hosted by Matthew O'Connell
What is the Imperfect Buddha Podcast? Where does it come from? Why listen to it? All of these questions and more are presented in this introduction designed at clarifying for …
Recall This Book August 18, 2022

Mike Leigh In Focus (JP)

Mike Leigh

Hosted by Elizabeth Ferry and John Plotz
In nearly 50 years of filmmaking, British director Mike Leigh has ranged from comic portrayals of ordinary life amid the social breakdowns of Thatcher’s Britain (Life is Sweet, High Hopes) …
Academic Life August 18, 2022

The Journal of Higher Education in Prison

Erin Corbett and Breea Willingham

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: How both of today’s guests became involved in higher education in prison.Why this work is personal to them.Funding and …
Intellectual History August 18, 2022

Solidarity in Conflict

A Democratic Theory

Rochelle DuFord

Hosted by Keith Krueger
Of all the concepts that form the constellation of modern political thought, surely “solidarity” is a strong candidate for the most challenging. At once influential and undertheorized, the concept of …
African Studies August 18, 2022

African Interventions

State Militaries, Foreign Powers, and Rebel Forces

Emizet F. Kisangani and Jeffrey Pickering

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Foreign military intervention has had a profound impact on post-colonial African history and politics. Interventions have destabilized borderlands, overthrown governments, and taken a devastating toll on populations. In African Interventions …
Middle Eastern Studies August 18, 2022

Hidden Liberalism

Burdened Visions of Progress in Modern Iran

Hussein Banai

Hosted by Amir Sayadabdi
Compared to rival ideologies, liberalism has fared rather poorly in modern Iran. This is all the more remarkable given the essentially liberal substance of various social and political struggles - …
Latino Studies August 18, 2022

Pioneer of Mexican-American Civil Rights

Alonso S. Perales

Cynthia E. Orozco

Hosted by Tiffany Gonzalez
In this episode, Tiffany speaks with Professor Cynthia Orozco about her new book, Pioneer of Mexican-American Civil Rights: Alonso S. Perales, published with Arte Público Press in 2020. Alonso S …
Sports August 18, 2022

Soccer in Mind

A Thinking Fan's Guide to the Global Game

Andrew M. Guest

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Andrew Guest, Professor of Psychology and Sociology at the University of Portland, where he also serves as Director of the Core Curriculum. He is also …
Literary Studies August 18, 2022

South Asian Writers, Latin American Literature, and the Rise of Global English

Roanne Kantor

Hosted by Gargi Binju
Ever since T.B. Macaulay leveled the accusation in 1835 that 'a single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India,' South Asian literature has …
On Religion August 18, 2022

On Surviving Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church

A DIscussion with Brian Clites

Brian Clites

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Dr. Brian Clites is a professor at Case Western Reserve University. He is an expert in clergy sexual abuse, and he has spent the last eight years interviewing Catholic survivors …
Darts & Letters August 18, 2022

The Pavilion

When Canadians First Had to Confront the Country’s Genocidal Story

Hosted by Gordon Katic
Expo 1967 was the centrepiece of Canada’s 100th birthday. Amid the crowds and the pageantry, one building stood out: The Indians of Canada Pavilion. This was more than a tall …
Literature August 18, 2022

Babel

Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution

R. F. Kuang

Hosted by Jennifer Lee
In R. F. Kuang’s Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution (Harper Voyager in 2022), we meet Robin Swift. Orphaned by Cholera in Canton …
Writ Large August 18, 2022

On Bengt Sundkler's "Bantu Prophets in South Africa"

A Discussion with Joel Cabrita

Joel Cabrita

Hosted by Zachary Davis
Bengt Sundkler wrote his 1940 book Bantu Prophets in South Africa for a white, European audience. He had no idea that his ethnographic study would play a critical role in …
Critical Theory August 18, 2022

Access, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Cultural Organizations

Insights from the Careers of Executive Opera Managers of Color in the US

Antonio C. Cuyler

Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Where are the success stories for people of color in opera? In Access, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Cultural Organizations: Insights from the Careers of Executive Opera Managers of Color …
SSEAC Stories August 18, 2022

Edging Towards New Politics?

Reflections on Malaysia’s Democracy after GE14

Meredith Weiss

Hosted by Natali Pearson
After decades of authoritarian rule by the Barisan Nasional coalition, a new alliance, Pakatan Harapan, was voted in in 2018, marking Malaysia’s first-ever transfer of federal power through elections in …