History

Ancient History

Ancient History

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Interviews with scholars of ancient history about their new books.

The Romans: A People’s History with Paul Chrystal (Reaktion, 2026)

October 1, 2026

The Romans - a People`s History

Paul Chrystal
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan, "The Precarious Past in Premodern Java" (U California Press, 2026)

September 15, 2026

The Precarious Past in Premodern Java

Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan
Hosted by Natali Pearson
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.

Kennedy’s Only Hero: How JFK’s Obsession with Winston Churchill Defined His Presidency with Joel Nelson (Public Affairs, 2026)

October 1, 2026

Kennedy's Only Hero

Joel Nelson
Hosted by Andrew Pace
Cool Heat: Anita O'Day and Her Dangerous Jazz Life with James Gavin (Equinox, 2026)

October 1, 2026

Cool Heat

James Gavin
Hosted by Bradley Morgan
Diplomatic History

Diplomatic History

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Interviews with scholars of diplomatic history about their new books.

Kennedy’s Only Hero: How JFK’s Obsession with Winston Churchill Defined His Presidency with Joel Nelson (Public Affairs, 2026)

October 1, 2026

Kennedy's Only Hero

Joel Nelson
Hosted by Andrew Pace
Operation Sparrow: The Incredible True Story of the North American Spies Who Tricked Hitler and Won the War with Jason Bell (Hanover Square Press, 2026)

September 30, 2026

Operation Sparrow

Jason Bell
Hosted by Andrew Pace
Early Modern History

Early Modern History

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

Three Impeachments: Guo Xiu and the Kangxi Court with Kent Guy (U Washington Press, 2024)

September 30, 2026

Three Impeachments

R. Kent Guy
Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours with Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano (Liveright, 2026)

September 28, 2026

Thomas Jefferson Survives

Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano
Hosted by Robert Parkinson
Economic and Business History

Economic and Business History

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

Credit to the Nation: Eastern European Jewish Immigrant Bankers and the Shaping of American Finance, 1873–1930 with Rebecca Kobrin (Harvard UP, 2026)

October 2, 2026

Credit to the Nation

Rebecca Kobrin
Transient Becoming: Self-Improvement and Capitalist Virtuousness in Contemporary China with Gil Hizi (NUS Press, 2026)

September 30, 2026

Transient Becoming

Gil Hizi
Hosted by Yadong Li
General History

General History

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Interviews with historians about their new books.

Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing with Rahim Kurwa (U California Press, 2025)

October 2, 2026

Indefensible Spaces

Rahim Kurwa
Hosted by Lilyanna D'Amato
Into the Reich: The Red Army’s Advance to the Oder in 1945 with Prit Buttar (Osprey, 2025)

October 2, 2026

Into the Reich

Prit Buttar
Intellectual History

Intellectual History

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Interviews with intellectual historians about their new books.

Born Again: Romanticism and Fundamentalism with Jeffrey Champlin (U Toronto Press, 2025)

October 1, 2026

Born Again

Jeffrey Champlin
Late Antiquity

Late Antiquity

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

Glenn Peers, "Strange and Familiar History of Byzantine Art: Interpretation, Risk, and Empathy" (ARC Humanities Press, 2026)

September 21, 2026

The Strange and Familiar History of Byzantine Art

Glenn Peers
Hosted by Michael Motia
Gabrielle Thomas, "The Problem of the Devil in Cappadocian Thought" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

September 7, 2026

The Problem of the Devil in Cappadocian Thought

Gabrielle Thomas
Hosted by Michael Motia
Medieval History

Medieval History

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Interviews with scholars of medieval history about their new books.

Xiaofei Tian, "Writing Empire and Self: Poetic and Cultural Transformation in Early Medieval China" (Columbia UP, 2026)

September 19, 2026

Writing Empire and Self

Xiaofei Tian
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan, "The Precarious Past in Premodern Java" (U California Press, 2026)

September 15, 2026

The Precarious Past in Premodern Java

Wayan Jarrah Sastrawan
Hosted by Natali Pearson
Military History

Military History

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Interviews with scholars of military history about their new books.

Into the Reich: The Red Army’s Advance to the Oder in 1945 with Prit Buttar (Osprey, 2025)

October 2, 2026

Into the Reich

Prit Buttar
Assassins and Secret Listeners: Britain's Invisible Armies, 1939-45 with Alistair Moffat (Birlinn, 2026)

October 1, 2026

Assassins and Secret Listeners

Alistair Moffat
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
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.

Let the Oppressed Go Free: Abolitionism in Colonial and Revolutionary America with Nicholas P. Wood (U Pennsylvania Press, 2025)

October 1, 2026

Let the Oppressed Go Free

Nicholas P. Wood
Hosted by David Gellman
Thomas Jefferson Survives: American Independence in His Time and Ours with Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano (Liveright, 2026)

September 28, 2026

Thomas Jefferson Survives

Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano
Hosted by Robert Parkinson
Women's History

Women's History

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

Strong State, Weak Links: Eugenics and the Southern Politics of Welfare with Anna Krome-Lukens (UNC Press, 2026)

September 30, 2026

Strong State, Weak Links

Anna Krome-Lukens
Hosted by Ariel Schnee
How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington with Marcia Chatelain (Pantheon, 2026)

September 29, 2026

How Bright the Path Grows

Marcia Chatelain
Hosted by Sullivan Summer