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The Imperfect Buddha Podcast July 10, 2015

Imperfect Buddha Podcast: Introducing the Why, the How, the Intent of it All

Hosted by Matthew O'Connell
What is the Imperfect Buddha Podcast? Where does it come from? Why listen to it? All of these questions and more are presented in this introduction designed at clarifying for …

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Intellectual History December 8, 2021

Crafting Enlightenment

Artisanal Histories and Transnational Networks

Jennifer Ferng and Lauren R. Cannady

Hosted by Alexandra Ortolja-Baird
A ground-breaking volume examining the transnational conditions of the European Enlightenment, Crafting Enlightenment: Artisanal Histories and Transnational Networks (Voltaire Foundation, 2021) argues that artisans of the long eighteenth-century on four different …
American South December 8, 2021

Southern Journey

The Migrations of the American South, 1790-2020

Edward L. Ayers

Hosted by Brandon Jett
Taking a wide focus, Southern Journey: The Migrations of the American South, 1790-2020 (LSU Press, 2020) narrates the evolution of southern history from the founding of the nation to the …
Russian and Eurasian Studies December 8, 2021

Place and Nature

Essays in Russian History

David Moon, Nicholas Breyfogle, and Alexandra Bekasova

Hosted by Samantha Lomb
Place and Nature: Essays in Russian History (White Horse Press, 2021) is a collection of essays on environmental history spanning primarily the 19th and 20th centuries. Covering a wide range …
Burned by Books December 7, 2021

When We Cease to Understand the World

Benjamin Labatut

Hosted by Chris Holmes
An interview with Benjamín Labatut, author of When We Cease to Understand the World (2021), a New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year. Benjamin and I cover an …
Think About It December 6, 2021

“The Good Life” with Dora Zhang

Book Talk 49

Dora Zhang

Hosted by Uli Baer
“The good life” and “the American Dream “remain powerful animating principles in popular culture, politics, and also our individual psyches. I spoke with Professor Dora Zhang at the University of …
Nordic Asia Podcast December 6, 2021

COP26 from a Southeast Asian Perspective

Sharon Seah

Hosted by Nordic Asia Podcast
COP26 was billed as the make or break event in the fight against climate change. In conversation with Quynh Le Vo, Sharon Seah, coordinator of the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s Climate …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership December 6, 2021

Kevin Rabinovich

TEDxYouth@Columbia Founder, Community Activist, and Leader

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
Since 2011, Kevin Rabinovich has been working in youth civic engagement, community organizing, and design thinking. He is the founding organizer of TEDxYouth@Columbia, South Carolina’s TEDxYouth event. In this episode you …
African Studies December 6, 2021

Etre mère en situation coloniale

Gold Coast (années 1910-1950)

Anne Hugon

Hosted by Thomas Zuber
For a majority of African women, the “colonial encounter” occurred at the maternity ward, the health centre, or Maternal and Infant Welfare Centres. In Être mère en situation coloniale: Gold …
Islamic Studies December 3, 2021

Suspect Communities

Anti-Muslim Racism and the Domestic War on Terror

Nicole Nguyen

Hosted by Kristian Petersen
Suspect Communities: Anti-Muslim Racism and the Domestic War on Terror (University of Minnesota Press, 2019) is a powerful reassessment of the U.S. government’s “countering violent extremism” (CVE) program that has …
Secularism December 8, 2021

The Church of Saint Thomas Paine

A Religious History of American Secularism

Leigh Eric Schmidt

Hosted by Carrie Lynn Evans
In his new book, The Church of Saint Thomas Paine: A Religious History of American Secularism (Princeton University Press, 2021), Dr. Leigh Eric Schmidt tells the surprising story of how …
Diplomatic History December 8, 2021

Reagan, Congress, and Human Rights

Contesting Morality in US Foreign Policy

Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard

Hosted by Grant Golub
Reagan, Congress, and Human Rights: Contesting Morality in US Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 2020) traces the role of human rights concerns in US foreign policy during the 1980s, focusing on …
World Christianity December 8, 2021

Kwame Bediako

African Theology for a World Christianity

Tim Hartman

Hosted by Byung Ho Choi
Kwame Bediako was one of the great African theologians of his generation. Challenging the assumption that Christianity is a Western religion, he presented a non-Western foundation for theological reflection, expanded …
Anthropology December 8, 2021

Graphic Politics in Eastern India

Script and the Quest for Autonomy

Nishaant Choksi

Hosted by Amir Lehman
Investigating the communicative practices of indigenous Santali speakers in eastern India, this book examines the overlooked role of script in regional movements for autonomy to provide one of the first …
Medicine December 8, 2021

Risk

A User's Guide

Stanley McChrystal and Anna Butrico

Hosted by Colin Miller
Today's guest is former US Army general, Stanley McChrystal. A retired four-star general with 34 years of service, Stanley was the commander of all US and coalition forces in Afghanistan …
Sports December 8, 2021

The Kaepernick Effect

Taking a Knee, Changing the World

Dave Zirin

Hosted by Paul Knepper
In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during …
Japanese Studies December 8, 2021

Japan on American TV

Screaming Samurai Join Anime Clubs in the Land of the Lost

Alisa Freedman

Hosted by Jingyi Li
Alisa Freedman's book Japan on American TV: Screaming Samurai Join Anime Clubs in the Land of the Lost (Association for Asian Studies, 2021) explores political, economic, and cultural issues underlying depictions …
Psychoanalysis December 8, 2021

Louise Bourgeois, Freud's Daughter

Philip Larratt-Smith and Juliet Mitchell

Hosted by Isak de Vries
From 1952 to 1985, Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010) underwent extensive Freudian analysis that probed her family history, marriage, motherhood, and artistic ambition--and generated inspiration for her artwork. Examining the impact of …
Public Policy December 8, 2021

Choose Your Medicine

Freedom of Therapeutic Choice in America

Lewis A. Grossman

Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
Throughout American history, lawmakers have limited the range of treatments available to patients, often with the backing of the medical establishment. The country's history is also, however, brimming with social …
Ideas Roadshow Podcast December 7, 2021

The Power of Sympathy

Politics and Moral Sentimentalism

Michael Frazer

Hosted by Howard Burton
The Power of Sympathy: Politics and Moral Sentimentalism is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Michael Frazer, Senior Lecturer in Political and Social Theory at the …