History

Ancient History

Ancient History

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Interviews with scholars of ancient history about their new books.

Susanna Drake, "Veiling in the Late Antique World" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

June 8, 2026

Veiling in the Late Antique World

Susanna Drake
Hosted by Michael Motia
Dougald O’Reilly, "Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026)

June 1, 2026

Empires of the Southern Ocean

Dougald O’Reilly
Hosted by Patrick Jory
Arguing History

Arguing History

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Scholarly discussions of controversial historical topics.

Biography & Memoir

Biography & Memoir

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Interviews with biographers and memoirists about their new books.

Andrea Gunraj, "Go-Between Girl: My Indentured Roots as Reclaimed Present" (McClelland & Stewart, 2026)

June 8, 2026

Go-Between Girl

Andrea Gunraj
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery
Paper Heroines: Women Writers in Conversation and Community Across the Sea Islands, 1838-1902

June 4, 2026

Paper Heroines

Mollie Barnes
Diplomatic History

Diplomatic History

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Interviews with scholars of diplomatic history about their new books.

Witold J. Henisz, "Geostrategy in Practice: How to Manage Geopolitical Risk in The New Era of Globalization" (Disruption Books, 2024)

June 5, 2026

Geostrategy in Practice

Oliver Jones and Witold Henisz
Hosted by Alfred Marcus
Craig Fehrman, "This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark" (Simon & Schuster, 2026)

May 31, 2026

This Vast Enterprise

Craig Fehrman
Hosted by Raymond Williams
Early Modern History

Early Modern History

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Interviews with scholars of early modern history about their new books.

Lauren Duval, "The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence" (UNC Press, 2025)

June 3, 2026

The Home Front

Lauren Duval
Hosted by Leah Cargin
Steven Nadler, "Spinoza, Atheist" (Princeton UP, 2026)

June 2, 2026

Spinoza, Atheist

Steven Nadler
Hosted by Abe Silberstein
Economic and Business History

Economic and Business History

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Interviews with scholars of economic and business history about their new books.

Margaret O’Mara on the Clintons, Tech, and Memory

June 8, 2026

The Clintons, Tech, and Memory

Margaret O’Mara
Eileen Otis, "Walmart: Made in China" (Stanford UP, 2026)

June 6, 2026

Walmart

Eileen Otis
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
General History

General History

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Interviews with historians about their new books.

Bruce Dearstyne, "Revolutionary New York: 250 Years of Social Change" (SUNY Press, 2026)

June 8, 2026

Revolutionary New York

Bruce W. Dearstyne
Hosted by Robert Snyder
Sarah M. Cushman et al eds., "The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau" (Routledge, 2026)

June 7, 2026

The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau

Sarah M. Cushman, Joanne Pettitt, and Dominic Williams
Hosted by Kelly McFall
Intellectual History

Intellectual History

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Interviews with intellectual historians about their new books.

Stephen C.E. Hopkins, "⁠Translating hell: Vernacular theology and apocrypha in the medieval North Sea"⁠ (Manchester UP, 2026)

June 8, 2026

Translating hell

Stephen C. E. Hopkins
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Steven Nadler, "Spinoza, Atheist" (Princeton UP, 2026)

June 2, 2026

Spinoza, Atheist

Steven Nadler
Hosted by Abe Silberstein
Late Antiquity

Late Antiquity

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Interviews with authors of books about Late Antiquity. Sponsored by Ancient Jew Review.

Susanna Drake, "Veiling in the Late Antique World" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

June 8, 2026

Veiling in the Late Antique World

Susanna Drake
Hosted by Michael Motia
Christopher S. Celenza, "The Evolution of Western Thought: Volume 1, From the Ancient World to Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

May 27, 2026

The Evolution of Western Thought

Christopher S. Celenza
Medieval History

Medieval History

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Interviews with scholars of medieval history about their new books.

Military History

Military History

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Interviews with scholars of military history about their new books.

Anand Gopal, "Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution" (Viking, 2026)

June 4, 2026

Days of Love and Rage

Anand Gopal
Hosted by Chris Holmes
Lauren Duval, "The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence" (UNC Press, 2025)

June 3, 2026

The Home Front

Lauren Duval
Hosted by Leah Cargin
Revolutionary America

Revolutionary America

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Revolutionary America features conversations with authors of new scholarship on the transformative era spanning the 1750s through the 1820s across the Americas. Featuring interviews that explore political upheaval, social change, and the many meanings of “revolution” in this period, the channel highlights work on independence movements, constitutional formations, imperial crises, and the lived experiences of diverse peoples navigating a rapidly changing world. Co-directed by Edward Blum and Amy Weitzman, and produced in collaboration with the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR), Revolutionary America brings cutting-edge historical research to scholars, students, and the interested public.

Annette Gordon-Reed ed., "Jefferson on Race: A Reader" (Princeton UP, 2026)

May 30, 2026

Jefferson on Race

Annette Gordon-Reed
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Women's History

Women's History

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Interviews with scholars of women's history about their new books.

Susanna Drake, "Veiling in the Late Antique World" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

June 8, 2026

Veiling in the Late Antique World

Susanna Drake
Hosted by Michael Motia
Jane Kanarek, "Beyond Brutality: Reclaiming Female Presence in Bavli Sotah" (Brandeis UP, 2025)

June 6, 2026

Beyond Brutality

Jane Kanarek
Hosted by Rachel Adelman