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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. …
Psychology November 30, 2023

Honesty

The Philosophy and Psychology of a Neglected Virtue

Christian B. Miller

Hosted by Morteza Hajizadeh
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Honesty is an important virtue. Parents want to develop it in their children. Close relationships depend upon it. Employers value it in their employees. Surprisingly, however, philosophers have said very …
America and Beyond with Paul Starobin November 30, 2023

On “Henry Kissinger and His World”

A Discussion with Barry Gewen

Barry Gewen

Hosted by Paul Starobin
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In my talk with Barry Gewen on his 2020 book, The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World (W. W. Norton, 2020), we explore the disparate influences that shaped Kissinger …
Academic Life November 30, 2023

Education Behind the Wall

Why and How We Teach College in Prison

Mneesha Gellman

Hosted by Christina Gessler
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Why are college programs offered in some prisons? How are the students selected? Where do the professors come from? What are the logistics of preparing to teach, and to learn …
Novel Dialogue November 30, 2023

Attention is Love

A Discussion with Lauren Groff and Laura McGrath (SW)

Lauren Groff and Laura McGrath

Hosted by Novel Dialogue
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Just days before the release of her latest novel, The Vaster Wilds (Riverhead Books, 2023), three-time National Book Award Finalist and The New York Times-bestselling author Lauren Groff sat down …
French Studies November 30, 2023

Creative Histories of Witchcraft

France, 1790–1940

Poppy Corbett, Anna Kisby Compton, and William G. Pooley

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
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How can researchers study magic without destroying its mystery? Drawing on a collaborative project between the playwright Dr. Poppy Corbett, the poet Anna Kisby Compton, and the historian Dr. William …
Medieval History November 30, 2023

The Power of Protocol

Diplomatics and the Dynamics of Papal Government, c. 400 – c.1600

D. L. d'Avray

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
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The Power of Protocol: Diplomatics and the Dynamics of Papal Government, c. 400 – c.1600 (Cambridge University Press, 2023) by Dr. David d’Avray asks: How did the papacy govern European …
American Studies November 30, 2023

American Insecurity and the Origins of Vulnerability

Russ Castronovo

Hosted by Brittney Edmonds
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An incisive critique that examines the origins of contemporary American ideas about surveillance, terrorism, and white supremacy. For more than three centuries, Americans have pursued strategies of security that routinely …
World Affairs November 30, 2023

Reluctance in World Politics

Why States Fail to Act Decisively

Sandra Destradi

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
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Why do international actors, including powerful states, often fail to develop clear foreign policies and instead adopt indecisive, ‘muddling-through’ approaches? In Reluctance in World Politics: Why States Fail to Act …
Asian Review of Books November 30, 2023

Dethroned

The Downfall of India’s Princely States

John Zubrzycki

Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
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Post-independence India had a big problem–about 40% of its land wasn’t, well, India. Instead, this land was in the hands of the princely states: Rulers who had signed agreements accepting …
Self-Control Through Torah November 30, 2023

Loving Acts Through Patience

On the VaYishlach

Hosted by Modya Silver and David Gottlieb
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David and Modya complete their four episode exploration of patience by looking at the Torah portion of VaYishlach. The focus in this episode is on the role of patience in …
Indian Religions November 30, 2023

Vedic Texts, Indus Script, Aryan Migration

A Conversation with Asko Parpola

Asko Parpola

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
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Seasoned scholar Asko Parpola discusses his Indological career, from how it began in the 1960s to what he’s working on now. Key themes include his longstanding work on Sāmaveda Jaiminīya …
World Affairs November 29, 2023

The Project-State and Its Rivals

A New History of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

Charles S. Maier

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
We thought we knew the story of the twentieth century. For many in the West, after the two world conflicts and the long cold war, the verdict was clear: democratic …
Art November 29, 2023

Artists Remake the World

A Contemporary Art Manifesto

Vid Simoniti

Hosted by Pierre d'Alancaisez
Artists Remake the World: A Contemporary Art Manifesto (Yale UP, 2023) puts forward an account of contemporary art’s political ambitions and potential. Surveying such innovations as evidence-driven art, socially engaged …
Jewish Studies November 29, 2023

Centuries Encircle Me with Fire

Selected Poems of Osip Mandelstam. A Bilingual English–Russian Edition

Ian Probstein, trans.

Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Osip Mandelstam (1891-1938) is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's most influential poets. This collection, compiled, translated, and edited by poet and scholar Ian Probstein, provides Anglophone audiences …
Scholarly Communication November 29, 2023

How Did Academic Monograph Publishing Evolve into the Field of Intellectual Trade Books?

A Chat with Chris Hart and Kim Walker of Manchester UP

Chris Hart and Kim Walker

Hosted by Avi Staiman
Chris Hart, Director of Sales and Marketing, and Kim Walker, Director of Trade Publishing at Manchester University Press join Avi to discuss how MUP and other university publishers have changed …
Psychology November 29, 2023

Resilience

The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges

Steven M. Southwick, Dennis S. Charney, and Jonathan M. Depierro

Hosted by Deidre Tyler
Life presents us all with challenges. Most of us at some point will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease …