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Ministry of Ideas January 1, 2023

Introducing Ministry of Ideas

Zachary Davis

Hosted by Zachary Davis
Introducing Ministry of Ideas, a podcast that explores the ideas that shape our lives. …

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Nomads, Past and Present December 27, 2022

An Introduction to Digital Nomads

Maggie Freeman

Hosted by Maggie Freeman
Welcome to Digital Nomads! This episode introduces your host, Maggie, and gives a brief overview of the aims, future of, and inspiration behind this podcast. Music in this episode: Desert …
The Proust Questionnaire Podcast June 24, 2020

The Proust Questionnaire Podcast

An Introduction

Uli Baer and Caroline Weber

Hosted by Uli Baer and Caroline Weber
What motivates creative people to do what they do, especially to change the world? The Proust Questionnaire is thought in action. It's a personality test that allows us a glimpse …
The Vault September 21, 2018

An Introduction to NYIH Studios

Hosted by New York Institute for the Humanities
Welcome to the New York Institute for the Humanities podcast. Learn more about the history of the Institute and our shows. …
Indian Ocean World December 9, 2023

Another Look at Congolese History

Arabic and Swahili Documents in the Belgian Archives (1880-1899)

Xavier Luffin

Hosted by Ahmed Almaazmi
Another Look at Congolese History: Arabic and Swahili Documents in the Belgian Archives (Académie Royale des Sciences d’Outre-Mer, 2020), edited by Xavier Luffin, unlocks an unprecedented journey through the tapestry …
Think About It December 9, 2023

Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Threats to Democracy and H. L. Mencken’s "Notes on Democracy"

Book Talk 61

Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Hosted by Uli Baer
A century ago, journalist H. L. Mencken provocatively stated in Notes On Democracy (new edition by Warbler Press, 2023) that anti-democratic behavior is not only not shocking but that we …
Jewish Studies December 9, 2023

101 Treasures from the National Library of Israel

Raquel Ukeles, Hezi Amiur, and Yoel Finkelman

Hosted by Matthew Miller
101 Treasures from the National Library of Israel (Scala Arts, 2022) provides a thematic journey through the rich and diverse collections of the National Library of Israel and the Jewish …
Music December 9, 2023

Bob Dylan

Mixing Up the Medicine

Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel

Hosted by Daniel Moran
Several years ago, a treasure trove containing some 6,000 original Bob Dylan manuscripts was revealed to exist. Their destination? Tulsa, Oklahoma. The documents, as essential as they are intriguing—draft …
Sports December 9, 2023

Marty Glickman

The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend

Jeffrey S. Gurock

Hosted by Paul Knepper
For close to half a century after World War II, Marty Glickman was the voice of New York sports. His distinctive style of broadcasting, on television and especially on the …
Canadian Studies December 9, 2023

The Ends of Research

Indigenous and Settler Science After the War in the Woods

Tom Özden-Schilling

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
In The Ends of Research: Indigenous and Settler Science after the War in the Woods (Duke University Press, 2023) by Dr. Tom Özden-Schilling explores the afterlives of several research initiatives …
Almost Good Catholics December 9, 2023

Our Lady of Guadalupe and Aztec True Myth

How the Flower World Bloomed into History in 1531

Joseph Gonzalez and Monique González

Hosted by Krzysztof Odyniec
It turns out that our familiar narrative of the Virgin of Guadalupe, when Mary appeared to Juan Diego in 1531 and left her image on his tilma, resembles an …
Ministry of Ideas December 9, 2023

Picturing Race in Colonial Mexico

Genealogies of Modernity Episode 5

Hosted by Zachary Davis
Race is sometimes treated as a biological fact. It is actually a modern invention. But for this concept to gain power, its logic had to be spread – and made …
Library Science December 9, 2023

The Librarian's Guide to Learning Theory

Practical Applications in Library Settings

Ann Medaille

Hosted by Jen Hoyer
Demonstrating how learning theories are applicable to a variety of real-world contexts, The Librarian's Guide to Learning Theory: Practical Applications in Library Settings (ALA Editions, 2023) will help library workers …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones December 9, 2023

The Future of Predictions

A Discussion with Christopher E. Mason

Christopher E Mason

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
Predictive algorithms are changing the world – that is the claim of Christopher E. Mason who has co-authored (with Igor Tulchinsky) the book The Age of Prediction: Algorithms, AI, and the Shifting …
Children's Literature December 9, 2023

Don't Worry, Wuddles

Lita Judge

Hosted by Mel Rosenberg
Lita Judge is the award-winning author and illustrator of three dozen children’s books (!) including Flight School, Penguin Flies Home, Red Sled, Red Hat, Good Morning to Me!, Born in …
Military History December 8, 2023

Fatherland

A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family Secrets

Burkhard Bilger

Hosted by AJ Woodhams
A New Yorker staff writer investigates his grandfather, a Nazi Party Chief, in this “unflinching, gorgeously written, and deeply moving exploration of morality, family, and war” (Patrick Radden Keefe, author …
UConn PopCast December 8, 2023

This is the Best Statement of the Simulation Hypothesis We've Seen

On Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "World on a Wire" (1973)

Hosted by UConn PopCast
It’s the UConn PopCast, and in this episode we discuss Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1973 movie World on a Wire, shown on West German television over two nights, and then lost …
Jewish Studies December 8, 2023

Life & Legacy

A Window into Jewish Life Across the Islamic World

Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah, Lucía Farias García, Maxime Heijman, William Whitcombe, and Michel Gordon

Hosted by Drora Arussy
Through stunning images, maps and insightful commentary, Life & Legacy: A Window into Jewish Life Across the Islamic World (U Groningen Press, 2023) offers a glimpse into the diversity, historical …
Comics and Graphic Novels December 8, 2023

Comics as Communication

A Functional Approach

Paul Fisher Davies

Hosted by Elizabeth Woock
Dr. Paul Fisher Davies' book Comics As Communication: A Functional Approach (Palgrave MacMillan, 2019) explores how comics function to make meanings in the manner of a language. It outlines a framework for …
Caribbean Studies December 8, 2023

An American Icon in Puerto Rico

Barbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism at Play

Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Since her debut in 1959, Barbie has transcended boundaries and transformed into a global symbol of femininity, capturing the imaginations of girls all around the world. An American Icon in …