History

Ancient History

Ancient History

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Interviews with scholars of ancient history about their new books.

William H. F. Altman, "Ascent to the Good: The Reading Order of Plato’s Dialogues from Symposium to Republic" (Lexington, 2018)

March 14, 2026

Ascent to the Good

William H. F. Altman
Hosted by Joseph Liss
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.

Katharine K. Wilkinson, "Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home" (Amber Lotus Publishing, 2026)

April 8, 2026

Climate Wayfinding

Katharine K. Wilkinson
Hosted by Patricia Houser
Scott M. Kenworthy, "The People's Patriarch: Tikhon Bellavin and the Orthodox Church in North America and Revolutionary Russia" (Oxford UP, 2026)

April 6, 2026

The People's Patriarch

Scott M. Kenworthy
Hosted by Roland Clark
Diplomatic History

Diplomatic History

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Interviews with scholars of diplomatic history about their new books.

Matthew Guariglia and Brian Hochman, "The Church Committee Report: Revelations from the Bombshell 1970s Investigation into the National Security State" (W. W. Norton & Co, 2026)

March 29, 2026

The Church Committee Report

Matthew Guariglia and Brian Hochman
Hosted by Luca Trenta
Tom Wells, "The Kissinger Tapes: Inside His Secretly Recorded Phone Conversations" (Oxford UP, 2026)

March 26, 2026

The Kissinger Tapes

Tom Wells
Hosted by Charles Coutinho
Early Modern History

Early Modern History

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

Karen L. Bowen and Dirk Imhof, "The Burgeoning European Print Trade: The Distribution of Prints Via the Plantin-Moretus Press of Antwerp" (Harvey Miller, 2025)

April 8, 2026

The Burgeoning European Print Trade

Karen L. Bowen and Dirk Imhof
Hosted by Jana Byars
Economic and Business History

Economic and Business History

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

Karen L. Bowen and Dirk Imhof, "The Burgeoning European Print Trade: The Distribution of Prints Via the Plantin-Moretus Press of Antwerp" (Harvey Miller, 2025)

April 8, 2026

The Burgeoning European Print Trade

Karen L. Bowen and Dirk Imhof
Hosted by Jana Byars
Jordan Treske, "Building the Milwaukee Bucks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, and the Rapid Rise of an NBA Franchise, 1968-1975" (McFarland, 2025)

April 8, 2026

Building the Milwaukee Bucks

Jordan Treske
Hosted by Paul Knepper
General History

General History

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Interviews with historians about their new books.

Karen L. Bowen and Dirk Imhof, "The Burgeoning European Print Trade: The Distribution of Prints Via the Plantin-Moretus Press of Antwerp" (Harvey Miller, 2025)

April 8, 2026

The Burgeoning European Print Trade

Karen L. Bowen and Dirk Imhof
Hosted by Jana Byars
Michael W. Tuck, "The Castle Slaves of the Gambia River: A Creole Community in the Eighteenth Century Atlantic World" (Brill, 2026)

April 8, 2026

The Castle Slaves of the Gambia River

Michael W. Tuck
Hosted by Amisah Bakuri
Intellectual History

Intellectual History

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Interviews with intellectual historians about their new books.

Melissa Butcher, "The Trouble with Freedom: Love, Hate and America’s Future" (Manchester UP, 2026)

April 7, 2026

The Trouble with Freedom

Melissa Butcher
Hosted by Matt Dawson
Late Antiquity

Late Antiquity

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

Derek Krueger "Monastic Desires: Homoeroticism, Homophobia, and the Love of God in Medieval Constantinople" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

March 30, 2026

Monastic Desires

Derek Krueger
Hosted by Michael Motia
Jake Nabel, "The Arsacids of Rome: Misunderstanding in Roman-Parthian Relations" (U California Press, 2025)

March 16, 2026

The Arsacids of Rome

Jake Nabel
Hosted by Michael Motia
Medieval History

Medieval History

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Interviews with scholars of medieval history about their new books.

Katherine Harvey, "The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living" (Reaktion, 2026)

April 1, 2026

The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living

Katherine Harvey
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Elisheva Baumgarten, "Beyond the Elite: Everyday Jewish Lives in Medieval Northern Europe" (Cornell UP, 2026)

March 28, 2026

Beyond the Elite

Elisheva Baumgarten
Hosted by Marc Katz
Military History

Military History

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Interviews with scholars of military history about their new books.

Andrew Thomas Park, "Sarah Wambaugh and the Plebiscite: The Turbulent History of a Democratic Alternative to War" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

April 7, 2026

Sarah Wambaugh and the Plebiscite

Andrew Thomas Park
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Hilary Matfess, "After Liberation: Women and the Politics of Expectations in Rebel-to-Party Transitions" (Stanford UP, 2026)

April 5, 2026

After Liberation

Hilary Matfess
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Revolutionary America

Revolutionary America

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Interviews with authors and scholars of revolutionary America.

Women's History

Women's History

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

Andrew Thomas Park, "Sarah Wambaugh and the Plebiscite: The Turbulent History of a Democratic Alternative to War" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

April 7, 2026

Sarah Wambaugh and the Plebiscite

Andrew Thomas Park
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Eleanor Houghton, "Charlotte Brontë's Life in Clothes" (Bloomsbury 2026)

April 5, 2026

Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes

Eleanor Houghton
Hosted by Duncan McCargo