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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. …
African Studies October 2, 2023

History of South Africa

From 1902 to the Present

Thula Simpson

Hosted by Ari Barbalat
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South Africa was born in war, has been cursed by crises and ruptures, and today stands on a precipice once again. Thula Simpson's History of South Africa: From 1902 to …
Biblical Studies October 2, 2023

Deuteronomy

Concordia Commentary

Adolph L. Harstad

Hosted by Michael Morales
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The Book of Deuteronomy, the Fifth Book of Moses, is foundational for both Judaism and Christianity. What makes Deuteronomy so significant? How does one apply its message today? Tune in …
General History October 2, 2023

A Brief History of the Pacific

The Great Ocean

Jeremy Black

Hosted by Charles Coutinho
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Jeremy Black's A Brief History of the Pacific: The Great Ocean (Robinson, 2023) succeeds in examining both the indigenous presence on ocean's islands and Western control or influence over the …
General History October 2, 2023

The Edwin Fox

How an Ordinary Sailing Ship Connected the World in the Age of Globalization, 1850-1914

Boyd Cothran and Adrian Shubert

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
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It began as a small, slow, and unadorned sailing vessel—in a word, ordinary. Later, it was a weary workhorse in the age of steam. But the story of the Edwin …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones October 2, 2023

The Future of the EAST

A Discussion of Yasheng Huang

Yasheng Huang

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
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Exams, autocracy, stability, and technology have been hallmarks of Chinese society for centuries — from ancient times through to the present. Is that set to continue and how well does …
Shakespeare For All October 2, 2023

Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" Part 2: Characters and Questions

A Discussion with Simon Palfrey

Simon Palfrey

Hosted by Zachary Davis
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With Professor Simon Palfrey, Part 2 looks closely at the play’s characters, and especially at the intelligence and swiftness of Juliet. You’ll see how the lovers apprehend new possibilities of …
Peoples & Things October 2, 2023

Twenty Years After “The New Economy”

A Conversation with Doug Henwood

Doug Henwood

Hosted by Lee Vinsel
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Economic journalist and broadcaster Doug Henwood revisits his 2003 book, After the New Economy (New Press), with Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel. “The New Economy” was a catchphrase that became …
Japanese Studies October 2, 2023

Toward a Gameic World

New Rules of Engagement from Japanese Video Games

Ben Whaley

Hosted by Nathan Hopson
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Ben Whaley’s Toward a Gameic World: New Rules of Engagement from Japanese Video Games (U Michigan Press 2023) examines the pathbreaking engagement strategies of four Japanese video games produced between 200 …
Fifteen Minute Film Fanatics October 2, 2023

The Vanishing

A Film by George Sluizer

Hosted by Fifteen Minute Film Fanatics
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If you have seen Sluizer’s original 1988 thriller—not his 1993 American remake with Jeff Bridges and Kiefer Sutherland--you’ll know exactly why we are doing it as a companion piece to …
Religion October 2, 2023

Life without God

An Outsider's Look at Atheism

Rik Peels

Hosted by Tiatemsu Longkumer
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In Life without God: An Outsider's Look at Atheism (Cambridge UP, 2023), Rik Peels explores atheism from a new perspective that aims to go beyond the highly polarized debate about …
America and Beyond with Paul Starobin October 2, 2023

On the Secrets of Writing Historical Fiction

A Discussion with Burt Solomon, author of "The Murder of Andrew Johnson"

Burt Solomon

Hosted by Paul Starobin
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The Murder of Andrew Johnson (Forge, 2023) is the third in Burt Solomon’s John Hay Mystery trilogy. Our conversation explores the art and craft of writing historical fiction. What licenses …
International Horizons October 2, 2023

Should We Be Optimistic About Global Governance?

On the Future of the UN with the ICG’s UN Director Richard Gowan

Richard Gowan

Hosted by International Horizons
This week on International Horizons, RBI director John Torpey interviewed Richard Gowan, UN director of the International Crisis Group. Gowan discusses the different views of the UN on the occasion …
Capitalism and Freedom in the Twenty-First Century October 2, 2023

40 Years Since Milton Friedman‘s ‘Free To Choose‘

A conversation with Rob Chatfield

Rob Chatfield

Hosted by Jon Hartley
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It's been over 40 years since Milton Friedman's famous ten-part television series 'Free To Choose' was broadcast on PBS. Rob Chatfield, President and CEO of the Free To Choose Network …
Literary Studies October 1, 2023

Workshops of Empire

Stegner, Engle, and American Creative Writing During the Cold War

Eric Bennett

Hosted by Morteza Hajizadeh
During and just after World War II, an influential group of American writers and intellectuals projected a vision for literature that would save the free world. Novels, stories, plays, and …
Philosophy October 1, 2023

On Taking Offence

Emily McTernan

Hosted by Robert Talisse
A lot of work in moral, political, and legal theory aims to define the offensive. Surprisingly, relatively little attention has been paid to the affectively intoned practice of taking offense …
African American Studies October 1, 2023

Black Female Intellectuals in 19th Century America

Born to Bloom Unseen?

Rebecca J. Fraser

Hosted by Katrina Anderson
Drawing on letters, personal testimony, works of art, novels, and historic Black newspapers, this book is an interdisciplinary exploration of Black women’s contributions to the intellectual life of nineteenth-century America …