New Books Network

Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight September 23, 2021

Saving Face

How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

Maya Hu-Chan

Hosted by Dan Hill

Today I talked to Maya Hu-Chan about her new book Saving Face: How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2020) There are so many sayings that involve the face …

Political Science September 23, 2021

Political Mourning

Identity and Responsibility in the Wake of Tragedy

Heather Pool

Hosted by Lilly Goren

Political Mourning: Identity and Responsibility in the Wake of Tragedy (Temple UP, 2021) moves us, as readers, beyond the stages of grief to consider the effects of mourning. While grief …

Environmental Studies September 23, 2021

At the Precipice

New Mexico's Changing Climate

Laura Paskus

Hosted by Brady McCartney

At the Precipice: New Mexico's Changing Climate (U New Mexico Press, 2020) explores the question many of us have asked ourselves: What kind of world are we leaving to our …

Science September 23, 2021

Delicious

The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human

Rob Dunn and Monica Sanchez

Hosted by Hussein Mohsen

Nature, it has been said, invites us to eat by appetite and rewards by flavor. But what exactly are flavors? Why are some so pleasing while others are not …

Science Fiction September 23, 2021

No Gods, No Monsters

Cadwell Turnbull

Hosted by Rob Wolf

Cadwell Turnbull appeared on New Books in Science Fiction two years ago to discuss his debut novel, The Lesson, about an alien invasion and colonization of Earth, centered around Turnbull's …

SSEAC Stories September 23, 2021

Stepping in to Improve Women’s and Babies’ Lives in Southeast Asia

Human Rights and Research in Southeast Asia Series

Camille Raynes-Greenow

Hosted by Thushara Dibley

In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. Maternal and …

Ideas Roadshow Podcast September 23, 2021

Applied Psychology

Thinking Critically

Stephen Kosslyn

Hosted by Howard Burton

Applied Psychology: Thinking Critically is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Stephen Kosslyn, a renowned psychologist and Founder, President and Chief Academic Officer of Foundry College.This …

Mobilities and Methods September 23, 2021

Set Adrift

Capitalist Transformations and Community Politics Along Mumbai's Shores

Gayatri Nair

Hosted by Alize Arıcan

The Koli community in Mumbai-which has been practicing fishing for centuries-has experienced rapid changes over the last few decades, in the forms of increased mechanization, export of fish to global …

Asian Review of Books September 23, 2021

Ancient Egypt and Early China

State, Society, and Culture

Anthony J Barbieri-Low

Hosted by Nicholas Gordon

One would think that comparing civilizations as far removed in time and space as Ancient Egypt and Ancient China might not reveal much. Yet Professor Tony Barbieri’s Ancient Egypt and …

Academic Life September 23, 2021

Get Real and Get In

How to Get Into the College of Your Dreams by Being Your Authentic Self

Aviva Legatt

Hosted by Christina Gessler

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Aviva Legatt’s journey into and through college Why she became an Ivy League college admissions officer What that job …

Sports September 23, 2021

Spartakiads

The Politics of Physical Culture in Communist Czechoslovakia

Petr Roubal

Hosted by Keith Rathbone

Today we are joined by Petr Roubal, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History in the Czech Academy of Sciences, and author of Spartakiads: The Politics of Physical Culture …

Literature September 23, 2021

On Wandering Beaches

Rawya Jarjoura Burbara

Hosted by Yakir Englander

On Wandering Beaches (Pardes, 2020) is a novel of journeys, a novel of migration that conceals contradictions that summarize a whole world. Along the shores of Tel Aviv- Haifa-Acre-Nahariyya, all the …

Life Wisdom September 22, 2021

Mark Van Buren on Meditation and Mindfulness Training

Mark Van Buren

Hosted by Raj Balkaran

This podcast features the wisdom and work of Mark Van Buren, Bergen County's go-to guide for all meditation and mindfulness-based training. With well over a decade of experience in the …

African Studies September 22, 2021

Pentecostal Republic

Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria

Ebenezer Obadare

Hosted by Sara Katz

Throughout its history, Nigeria has been plagued by religious divisions. Tensions have only intensified since the restoration of democracy in 1999, with the divide between Christian south and Muslim north …

Politics & Polemics September 22, 2021

Western Jihadism

A Thirty Year History

Jytte Klausen

Hosted by Kirk Meighoo

Western Jihadism: A Thirty Year History (Oxford University Press, 2021) tells the story of how Al Qaeda grew in the West.In forensic and compelling detail, Jytte Klausen traces how Islamist revolutionaries …

Literature September 22, 2021

A Generation's Worth

Spirit Work While the Crisis Reigns

Stephen Jenkinson

Hosted by Eric LeMay

Today I interview Stephen Jenkinson. Jenkinson has a new book. It's entitled A Generation's Worth: Spirit Work While the Crisis Reigns (Orphan Wisdom, 2021) and it's a rarity among books …

Geography September 22, 2021

Cities in the Anthropocene

New Ecology and Urban Politics

Ihnji Jon

Hosted by Stentor Danielson

Climate change is real, and extreme weather events are its physical manifestations. These extreme events affect how we live and work in cities, and subsequently the way we design, plan …