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Ministry of Ideas January 1, 2023

Introducing Ministry of Ideas

Zachary Davis

Hosted by Zachary Davis
Introducing Ministry of Ideas, a podcast that explores the ideas that shape our lives. …

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Nomads, Past and Present December 27, 2022

An Introduction to Digital Nomads

Maggie Freeman

Hosted by Maggie Freeman
Welcome to Digital Nomads! This episode introduces your host, Maggie, and gives a brief overview of the aims, future of, and inspiration behind this podcast. Music in this episode: Desert …
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. …
Jewish Studies September 29, 2023

The Unknown History of Jewish Women Through the Ages

On Learning and Illiteracy, On Slavery and Liberty

Rachel Elior

Hosted by Ari Barbalat
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Rachel Elior's book The Unknown History of Jewish Women: On Learning and Illiteracy, On Slavery and Liberty (de Gruyter, 2023) is a comprehensive study on the history of Jewish women, which discusses their …
Psychology September 29, 2023

Setting Boundaries

100 Ways to Protect Yourself, Strengthen Your Relationships, and Build the Life You Want...Starting Now!

Krystal Mazzola Wood

Hosted by Elizabeth Cronin
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Build healthy boundaries, manage difficult relationships, and live a happy life in accordance with your personal values with this unique, activity-based supplement to start or support your therapy practice.Setting boundaries …
European Politics September 29, 2023

Russia's War Against Ukraine

Gwendolyn Sasse

Hosted by Tim Jones
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Nineteen months since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the books are coming thick and fast. Fortunately, each tells a different and compelling story. Like other recent books, Gwendolyn Sasse’s …
Higher Education September 29, 2023

The Abundant University

Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World

Michael D. Smith

Hosted by John Emrich
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For too long, our system of higher education has been defined by scarcity: scarcity in enrollment, scarcity in instruction, and scarcity in credentials. In addition to failing students professionally, this …
Burned by Books September 29, 2023

Terrace Story

Hilary Leichter

Hosted by Chris Holmes
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Annie, Edward, and their young daughter, Rose, live in a cramped apartment. One night, without warning, they find a beautiful terrace hidden in their closet. It wasn't there before, and …
Anthropology September 29, 2023

Jobless Growth in the Dominican Republic

Disorganization, Precarity, and Livelihoods

Christian Krohn-Hansen

Hosted by Alexander Diamond
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The Dominican Republic has posted impressive economic growth rates over the past thirty years. Despite this, the generation of new, good jobs has been remarkably weak. How have ordinary and …
Psychology September 29, 2023

The Thriving Lawyer

A Multidimensional Model of Well-being for a Sustainable Legal Profession

Traci Cipriano

Hosted by Karyne Messina
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Traci Cipriano's book The Thriving Lawyer: A Multidimensional Model of Well-Being for a Sustainable Legal Profession (Routledge, 2023) is based on an innovative model, grounded in science. This book serves as …
CEU Press Podcast Series September 29, 2023

Central European Medieval Texts

Series Spotlight

Gábor Klaniczay

Hosted by CEU Press
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In episode 5 of the CEU Press Podcast Series we sat down with Professor Gábor Klaniczay from the CEU’s Department of Medieval Studies to discuss one of CEU Press’s longest …
Nordic Asia Podcast September 29, 2023

Globalisation and Glocalisation of Bubble Tea

A Discussion with Stella Zhang

Stella Zhang

Hosted by Julie Yu-Wen Chen
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Bubble tea, also known as pearl milk tea, boba or tapioca milk tea is a popular drink in Asia. Wherever there is Asian diaspora, such as in the USA, one …
Christian Studies September 29, 2023

Kierkegaard and the Changelessness of God

A Modern Defense of Classical Immutability

Craig A. Hefner

Hosted by Jackson Reinhardt
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Danish theologian and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard was not afraid to express his opinions. Living amid what he perceived to be a culturally lukewarm Christianity, he was often critical of his …
The Common Magazine September 29, 2023

Graces Folly

A Conversation with Jake Lancaster

Jake Lancaster

Hosted by Emily Everett
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Jake Lancaster speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his story “Grace’s Folly,” which appears in The Common’s most recent issue. Jake talks about writing stories that lean into the …
Indian Religions September 28, 2023

Local Selfhood, Global Turns

Akshay Kumar Dutta and Bengali Intellectual History in the Nineteenth Century

Sumit Chakrabarti

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
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Sumit Chakrabarti's book Local Selfhood, Global Turns: Akshay Kumar Dutta and Public Culture in Nineteenth-Century Bengal (Cambridge UP, 2023) examines the works of Akshay Kumar Dutta (1820-1886), who can be seen as …
Political Science September 28, 2023

Monitors and Meddlers

How Foreign Actors Influence Local Trust in Elections

Sarah Sunn Bush and Lauren Prather

Hosted by Lamis Abdelaaty
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Foreign influences on elections are widespread. Although foreign interventions around elections differ markedly-in terms of when and why they occur, and whether they are even legal-they all have enormous potential …
Science, Technology, and Society September 28, 2023

Your Face Belongs to Us

A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It

Kashmir Hill

Hosted by Jake Chanenson
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New York Times tech reporter Kashmir Hill was skeptical when she got a tip about a mysterious app called Clearview AI that claimed it could, with 99 percent accuracy, identify …
Almost Good Catholics September 28, 2023

Hammertime and Hanukkah (with Matthew and Leeanne Thomas)

The Books of the Maccabees

Matthew Thomas and Leeanne Thomas

Hosted by Krzysztof Odyniec
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Between 167 and 160 BC, Judas Maccabeus and his brothers led a revolt against the Greek tyrant who desecrated the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Miraculously victorious, the Jews rededicated the …
European Politics September 28, 2023

Warmonger

Vladimir Putin's Imperial Wars

Alex J. Bellamy

Hosted by Tim Jones
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"War was always central to Putin's project," writes Alex J. Bellamy in Warmonger: Vladimir Putin's Imperial Wars (Agenda, 2023). Not just the second Chechen war that made him but the …