History

Ancient History

Ancient History

episodes

Interviews with scholars of ancient history about their new books.

Matthew Elia, "The Problem of the Christian Master: Augustine in the Afterlife of Slavery" (Yale UP, 2024)

November 11, 2024

The Problem of the Christian Master

Matthew Elia
Hosted by Michael Motia
Naomi S. S. Jacobs, "Delicious Prose: Reading the Tale of Tobit with Food and Drink: A Commentary" (Brill, 2018)

November 8, 2024

Delicious Prose

Naomi S. S. Jacobs
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Arguing History

Arguing History

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Scholarly discussions of controversial historical topics.

The Idea of "Central Europe" from Naumann to Kundera

November 24, 2023

The Idea of "Central Europe" from Naumann to Kundera

Martyn Rady and Alexander Watson
Hosted by Charles Coutinho
The Gaza War in Military-Historical Perspective

October 16, 2023

The Gaza War in Military-Historical Perspective

Jeremy Black
Hosted by Charles Coutinho
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Biography

Biography

episodes

Interviews with memoirists and biographers about their new books.

Cornelia M. Spelman, "Solace" (Jackleg Press, 2024)

November 20, 2024

Solace

Cornelia M. Spelman
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Connie DeNave, "The Image Maker: Shattering Rock and Roll's Glass" (2023)

November 18, 2024

The Image Maker

Connie DeNave with Stephen Miller
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Diplomatic History

Diplomatic History

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Interviews with scholars of diplomatic history about their new books.

Masha Kirasirova, "The Eastern International: Arabs, Central Asians, and Jews in the Soviet Union's Anticolonial Empire" (Oxford UP, 2024)

November 19, 2024

The Eastern International

Masha Kirasirova
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Todd Stern, "Landing the Paris Climate Agreement: How It Happened, Why It Matters, and What Comes Next" (MIT Press, 2024)

November 8, 2024

Landing the Paris Climate Agreement

Todd Stern
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Early Modern History

Early Modern History

episodes

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

Leila K. Norako, "Monstrous Fantasies: England's Crusading Imaginary and the Romance of Recovery, 1300-1500" (Cornell UP, 2024)

November 22, 2024

Monstrous Fantasies

Leila K. Norako
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Dennis Romano, "Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City" (Oxford UP, 2023)

November 20, 2024

Venice

Dennis Romano
Hosted by Charles Coutinho
Economic and Business History

Economic and Business History

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

General History

General History

episodes

Interviews with historians about their new books.

Roberta Pergher, "Mussolini's Nation-Empire: Sovereignty and Settlement in Italy's Borderlands, 1922–1943" (Cambridge UP, 2017)

November 22, 2024

Mussolini's Nation-Empire

Roberta Pergher
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Youcef Soufi, "Homegrown Radicals: A Story of State Violence, Islamophobia, and Jihad in the Post-9/11 World" (NYU Press, 2025)

November 22, 2024

Homegrown Radicals

Youcef Soufi
Hosted by Shobhana Xavier
Intellectual History

Intellectual History

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Interviews with intellectual historians about their new books.

Jordan S. Carroll, "Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right" (U Minnesota Press, 2024)

November 22, 2024

Speculative Whiteness

Jordan S. Carroll
Julian Hanna, "Island" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

November 21, 2024

Island

Julian Hanna
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Medieval History

Medieval History

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Interviews with scholars of medieval history about their new books.

Leila K. Norako, "Monstrous Fantasies: England's Crusading Imaginary and the Romance of Recovery, 1300-1500" (Cornell UP, 2024)

November 22, 2024

Monstrous Fantasies

Leila K. Norako
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Military History

Military History

episodes

Interviews with scholars of military history about their new books.

Peter Worthing, "General He Yingqin: The Rise and Fall of Nationalist China" (Cambridge UP, 2016)

November 17, 2024

General He Yingqin

Peter Worthing
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Samuel Fury Childs Daly, "Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire" (Duke UP, 2024)

November 16, 2024

Soldier's Paradise

Samuel Fury Childs Daly
Women's History

Women's History

episodes

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

Serene Khader, "Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop" (Beacon Press, 2024)

November 21, 2024

Faux Feminism

Serene Khader
Hosted by Emily Crandall
Ramie Targoff, "Shakespeare's Sisters: Four Women Who Wrote the Renaissance" (Knopf, 2024)

November 20, 2024

Shakespeare's Sisters

Ramie Targoff
Hosted by Miranda Melcher