History

Ancient History

Ancient History

episodes

Interviews with scholars of ancient history about their new books.

Money Beyond Borders with Barry Eichengreen

April 13, 2026

Money Beyond Borders

Barry Eichengreen
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Paul Robichaud, "Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland and Brittany" (Reaktion, 2026)

April 13, 2026

Stories of the Stones

Paul Robichaud
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Arguing History

Arguing History

episodes

Scholarly discussions of controversial historical topics.

Biography & Memoir

Biography & Memoir

episodes

Interviews with biographers and memoirists about their new books.

William R. Brody, "Uncommon Sense: Rethinking Ordinary Problems in Extraordinary Ways" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)

April 28, 2026

Uncommon Sense

William R. Brody
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Mary Lisa Gavenas, "Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay" (Penguin, 2026)

April 28, 2026

Selling Opportunity

Mary Lisa Gavenas
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Diplomatic History

Diplomatic History

episodes

Interviews with scholars of diplomatic history about their new books.

A Shakeup Is Coming for the Nation-State: A Conversation with Stephen Sims

April 27, 2026

A Shakeup Is Coming for the Nation-State

Stephen Sims
Hosted by Gregory McNiff
Jack Cheevers, "Kennedy’s Coup: A White House Plot, a Saigon Murder, and America's Descent into Vietnam" (Simon and Schuster, 2026)

April 27, 2026

Kennedy’s Coup

Jack Cheevers
Hosted by Luca Trenta
Early Modern History

Early Modern History

episodes

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

Raffaele Danna, "The Craft of Indo-Arabic Numerals: How Practical Arithmetic Shaped Commerce and Mathematics in Western Europe, 1200–1600" (Harvard UP, 2026)

April 28, 2026

The Craft of Indo-Arabic Numerals

Raffaele Danna
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Tiffany Jo Werth, "The Lithic Imagination from More to Milton" (Oxford UP, 2024)

April 25, 2026

The Lithic Imagination from More to Milton

Tiffany Jo Werth
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Economic and Business History

Economic and Business History

episodes

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

Raffaele Danna, "The Craft of Indo-Arabic Numerals: How Practical Arithmetic Shaped Commerce and Mathematics in Western Europe, 1200–1600" (Harvard UP, 2026)

April 28, 2026

The Craft of Indo-Arabic Numerals

Raffaele Danna
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Trevor Jackson, "The Insatiable Machine: How Capitalism Conquered the World" (Norton, 2026)

April 28, 2026

The Insatiable Machine

Trevor Jackson
Hosted by Steven Rodriguez
General History

General History

episodes

Interviews with historians about their new books.

Susanna Elm and Kristina Sessa, "War and Community in Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

April 27, 2026

War and Community in Late Antiquity

Susanna Elm and Kristina Sessa
Hosted by Michael Motia
Gennady Estraikh, "The History of Birobidzhan: Building a Soviet Jewish Homeland in Siberia" (Bloombury, 2023)

April 26, 2026

The History of Birobidzhan

Gennady Estraikh
Hosted by Alisa Kuzmina
Intellectual History

Intellectual History

episodes

Interviews with intellectual historians about their new books.

A Shakeup Is Coming for the Nation-State: A Conversation with Stephen Sims

April 27, 2026

A Shakeup Is Coming for the Nation-State

Stephen Sims
Hosted by Gregory McNiff
Tiffany Jo Werth, "The Lithic Imagination from More to Milton" (Oxford UP, 2024)

April 25, 2026

The Lithic Imagination from More to Milton

Tiffany Jo Werth
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Late Antiquity

Late Antiquity

episodes

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

Susanna Elm and Kristina Sessa, "War and Community in Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

April 27, 2026

War and Community in Late Antiquity

Susanna Elm and Kristina Sessa
Hosted by Michael Motia
Michael L. Satlow, "An Enchanted World: The Shared Religious Landscape of Late Antiquity" (Princeton UP, 2026)

April 13, 2026

An Enchanted World

Michael L. Satlow
Hosted by Michael Motia
Medieval History

Medieval History

episodes

Interviews with scholars of medieval history about their new books.

Raffaele Danna, "The Craft of Indo-Arabic Numerals: How Practical Arithmetic Shaped Commerce and Mathematics in Western Europe, 1200–1600" (Harvard UP, 2026)

April 28, 2026

The Craft of Indo-Arabic Numerals

Raffaele Danna
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Craig Perry, "Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt: A History" (Princeton UP, 2026)

April 23, 2026

Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt

Craig Perry
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
Military History

Military History

episodes

Interviews with scholars of military history about their new books.

A Shakeup Is Coming for the Nation-State: A Conversation with Stephen Sims

April 27, 2026

A Shakeup Is Coming for the Nation-State

Stephen Sims
Hosted by Gregory McNiff
Jack Cheevers, "Kennedy’s Coup: A White House Plot, a Saigon Murder, and America's Descent into Vietnam" (Simon and Schuster, 2026)

April 27, 2026

Kennedy’s Coup

Jack Cheevers
Hosted by Luca Trenta
Revolutionary America

Revolutionary America

episodes

Interviews with authors and scholars of revolutionary America.

Women's History

Women's History

episodes

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

Mary Lisa Gavenas, "Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay" (Penguin, 2026)

April 28, 2026

Selling Opportunity

Mary Lisa Gavenas
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Vanda Krefft, "Expect Great Things!: How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women" (Algonquin Books, 2026)

April 24, 2026

Expect Great Things!

Vanda Krefft
Hosted by Jane Scimeca