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East-West Psychology Podcast April 4, 2022

Introduction to the East-West Psychology Podcast

Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay

Hosted by Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay
In this episode you will meet your podcast hosts, Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay and learn a little about their journey to the East-West Psychology Department of CIIS. They will …

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High Theory April 1, 2022

Welcome to High Theory!

Kim Adams and Soronik Bosu

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu
Welcome to High Theory! High Theory is a podcast in which we get high on the substance of theory. And we ask the three standard questions, to each other, and …
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 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 …
Arguing History May 24, 2022

Putin's War on Ukraine in Historical Perpective

Jeremy Black, Thomas Otte, David R. Stone, and Alex Watson

Hosted by Charles Coutinho
With the war in Ukraine showing no signs of stopping anytime soon, it was thought a worthwhile idea to have an informed discussion with four expert historians of 19th and …
General History May 24, 2022

The Next Apocalypse

The Art and Science of Survival

Chris Begley

Hosted by Galina Limorenko
Pandemic, climate change, or war: our era is ripe with the odor of doomsday. In movies, books, and more, our imaginations run wild with visions of dreadful, abandoned cities and …
Anthropology May 24, 2022

Chinese Environmental Ethics

Religions, Ontologies, and Practices

Mayfair Yang

Hosted by Gustavo Gutiérrez Suárez
An interdisciplinary collection in the new field of environmental humanities, Chinese Environmental Ethics: Religions, Ontologies, and Practices (Rowman and Littlefield, 2021) brings together Chinese environmental ethics, religious ontology, and religious …
Jewish Studies May 24, 2022

Becoming Elijah

Prophet of Transformation

Daniel C. Matt

Hosted by Michael Morales
Elijah is a zealous prophet, attacking idolatry and injustice, championing God. He performs miracles, restoring life and calling down fire. When his earthly life ends, he vanishes in a whirlwind …
Art May 24, 2022

Takedown

Art and Power in the Digital Age

Farah Nayeri

Hosted by Allison Leigh
For centuries, art censorship has been a top-down phenomenon—kings, popes, and one-party states decided what was considered obscene, blasphemous, or politically deviant in art. Today, censorship can also happen from …
Irish Studies May 24, 2022

Irish Writers and the Thirties

Art, Exile and War

Katrina Goldstone

Hosted by Bridget English
The theme of exile in Irish writing often calls to mind Joyce or Beckett, but rarely does it conjure up other writers or literary networks, particularly those of the often-overlooked …
Drugs, Addiction and Recovery May 24, 2022

Marijuana on My Mind

The Science and Mystique of Cannabis

Timmen Cermak

Hosted by Steve Beitler
Few substances have been researched as extensively, and debated as fiercely, as cannabis. In Marijuana on My Mind: The Science and Mystique of Cannabis (Cambridge University Press, 2022), psychiatrist Timmen …
Caribbean Studies May 24, 2022

Daylight Come

Diana McCaulay

Hosted by Alejandra Bronfman
It is 2084. Climate change has made life on the Caribbean island of Bajacu a gruelling trial. The sun is so hot that people must sleep in the day and …
Political Science May 24, 2022

Out of Joint

Power, Crisis, and the Rhetoric of Time

Nomi Claire Lazar

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Today I talked to Nomi Claire Lazar about Out of Joint: Power, Crisis, and the Rhetoric of Time (Yale University Press, 2019). Drawing on stories of leaders and thinkers across a …
On Religion May 24, 2022

On Gurdjieff

A Discussion with Roger Lipsey

Roger Lipsey

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Roger Lipsey is a biographer, art historian, translator, and, for many decades, a participant in the Gurdjieff teaching. Among his recent books is Hammarskjöld: A Life, which has been hailed as …
Environmental Studies May 24, 2022

Whole Earth

The Many Lives of Stewart Brand

John Markoff

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Stewart Brand has long been famous if you know who he is, but for many people outside the counterculture, early computing, or the environmental movement, he is perhaps best known …
Burned by Books May 24, 2022

Either/Or

Elif Batuman

Hosted by Chris Holmes
An interview with novelist Elif Batuman. The international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot now has a sequel. In Either/Or (Penguin, 2022), Batuman picks up the story as her …
Literature May 24, 2022

The House of Marvellous Books

Fiona Vigo Marshall

Hosted by G. P. Gottlieb
The House of Marvellous Books by Fiona Vigo Marshall (Fairlight Books 2022) describes a publishing house called The House of Marvelous Books that houses an old library in the center …
Scholarly Communication May 24, 2022

How to Start a Successful Academic Podcast

A Discussion with Sean Guillory

Sean Guillory

Hosted by Marshall Poe
Today I talked to Sean Guillory. Sean did something pretty remarkable (and hard): He started a successful academic podcast. It's called the SRB Podcast and deals with Russian and Eurasian affairs. In …
The Future of . . . with Owen Bennett-Jones May 24, 2022

The Future of Neoliberalism

A Conversation with Gary Gerstle

Gary Gerstle

Hosted by Owen Bennett-Jones
The word neoliberalism is often used more as an insult than a description of a set of beliefs. And people can be rather hazy about the beliefs it refers to …
Scholarly Communication May 24, 2022

The American Historical Association

Scholarly Societies Series

Jim Grossman and James Sweet

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies, the American Historical Association provides leadership for the discipline and promotes the critical role of …