New Books Network Podcast

Postscript September 18, 2023

How Firearms Fuel Domestic Violence in the US

A Discussion with Shannon Frattoroli, Kelly Roskam, and April M. Zeoli

Shannon Frattoroli, Kelly Roskam, and April M. Zeoli

Hosted by Susan Liebell

In 2019, nearly two-thirds of domestic violence homicides in the United States were committed with a gun. On average, three women are killed by a current or former partner every …

Postscript August 23, 2023

The Barbie Movie

A Conversation about a Cinematic and Cultural Event

Linda Beail, Danielle Hanley, Shuchi Kapila, and Susan Liebell

Hosted by Lilly Goren

Today’s episode of POSTSCRIPT explores and examines director Greta Gerwig’s film, Barbie. This Warner Brothers’ movie has been in theaters for under a month but has crossed the $1 billion …

Postscript August 22, 2023

Guns, Violence, and the Law

How Federal Courts are Trying to Figure Out the Second Amendment

Jacob D. Charles and Dru Stevenson

Hosted by Susan Liebell

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Two blockbuster cases came down in June of 2022. The Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade and New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen substantially expanded Second Amendment …

Postscript August 7, 2023

Protecting the Public?

Guns, Intimate Partner Violence, and the US Supreme Court

Kelly Roskam

Hosted by Susan Liebell

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Postscript invites scholars to react to contemporary political events and today’s podcast welcomes an expert on domestic violence and firearms law to analyze a controversial Second Amendment case that the …

Postscript July 24, 2023

Is it Unconstitutional to Take Guns Away from Domestic Abusers?

A Discussion with Joseph Blocher and Andrew Willinger

Joseph Blocher and Andrew Willinger

Hosted by Susan Liebell

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The Supreme Court recently wrapped up their term – and announced that they will hear a very controversial case about domestic abuse, the power of Congress, and the right to …

Postscript June 23, 2023

Politics, Identity, and the US Supreme Court

Christine C. Bird, Paul Collins, Zachary McGee, and Lori Ringhand

Hosted by Susan Liebell

Postscript invites authors to react to contemporary political events that engage their scholarship. Since the Supreme Court is wrapping up their term, three political scientists and one law professor joined …

Postscript April 12, 2023

Abortion and the Law

Can One Judge Overturn the FDA…Using a 19th-Century Statute?

Renée Ann Cramer, Rebecca Kreitzer, Joshua C. Wilson, and Mary Ziegler

Hosted by Susan Liebell

Today’s Postscript focuses on abortion politics in the United States, with particular attention to the April 7, 2023 federal court decisions in Texas and Washington controlling access to mifepristone and …

Postscript January 26, 2023

Postscript: Narrative and Influence Activities in the Russo-Ukraine War

Jordan Miller

Hosted by Lilly Goren

For almost a year now, we have been absorbing news and information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There are a variety of different, or competing, narratives to explain and …

Postscript August 22, 2022

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How the Supreme Court Overturned a Century-Old Gun Law…and Changed American Jurisprudence

Joseph Blocher and Andrew Willinger

Hosted by Susan Liebell

Today’s Postscript (a special series that allows scholars to comment on pressing contemporary issues) focuses on the US Supreme Court and the Second Amendment. It is hard to exaggerate the …

Postscript May 13, 2022

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Post-Roe Politics

Lilly J. Goren, Rebecca Kreitzer, Andrew R. Lewis, Candis Watts Smith, and Joshua C. Wilson

Hosted by Susan Liebell

Today’s Postscript uniquely engages abortion politics by addressing structural political issues (voter suppression, gerrymandering, dilutions of minority voting, obstacles to women registering their positions politically), inconsistencies in Justice Samuel Alito’s …

Postscript December 17, 2021

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Abortion Extremism and Criminalization: Whatever Happened to Exceptions for Rape and Incest?

Michele Goodwin and Mary Ziegler

Hosted by Susan Liebell

This Postscript engages two of the country’s most celebrated legal scholars to discuss the criminalization of abortion and miscarriage, the elimination of exceptions for rape and incest, the political and …

Postscript December 10, 2021

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SB-8, Dobbs, and the Politics of Abortion

Rebecca Kreitzer, Andrew R. Lewis, and Joshua C. Wilson

Hosted by Susan Liebell

In this Postscript, Susan Liebell and Lilly Goren review this morning’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Texas SB-8, the oral arguments in last week’s Mississippi abortion case, and the wider …

Postscript November 22, 2021

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The Supreme Court, Concealed Carry, and How Your Laws Might Change

Joseph Blocher, Jacob B. Charles, and Eric Ruben

Hosted by Susan Liebell

An earlier Postscript explained what was at stake for concealed carry laws in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court – and guessed at what the oral arguments might reveal …

Postscript October 26, 2021

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The Supreme Court, Concealed Carry, and How Your Laws Might Change

Joseph Blocher and Jacob B. Charles

Hosted by Susan Liebell

The American media has been focused on the Supreme Court’s upcoming abortion cases but a decision in a critical Second Amendment case could overturn public safety laws for 25% of …

Postscript September 13, 2021

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The Changing Landscape of Abortion Politics

Renée Ann Cramer, Rebecca Kreitzer, Andrew R. Lewis, Joshua C. Wilson, and Mary Ziegler

Hosted by Susan Liebell

Today’s Postscript (a special series that allows scholars to comment on pressing contemporary issues) engages the latest chapter in American abortion politics as the United States Supreme Court has just …

Postscript April 19, 2021

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Biden's First 100 Days

Lilly J. Goren and Susan Liebell

Hosted by Susan Liebell

Much has long been made of the bold legislative action that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt marshalled forward in his first 100 days in office in the midst of the Great …

Postscript February 15, 2021

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Trump, Trumpism, and the Future of the GOP

Lilly J. Goren and Susan Liebell

Hosted by Lilly Goren

As the impeachment trial ends, Lilly Goren and Susan Liebell explore the future of the GOP with two media-savvy political scientists. Dr. Jonathan Bernstein is familiar to many as the …

Postscript February 5, 2021

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The Biden Administration and the Resiliency of the American Presidency

Lilly J. Goren and Susan P. Liebell

Hosted by Susan Liebell

As we enter the first month of the new presidential administration, Dr. Meena Bose, Executive Dean for Public Policy and Public Service Programs at the Peter S. Kalikow School of …

Postscript January 20, 2021

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The Biden-Harris Administration’s Transition in Context

Lilly J. Goren and Susan Leibell

Hosted by Susan Liebell

As Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, Dr. Kathryn Dunn Tenpas of the Brookings Institution joins the team at New Books in Political …

Postscript September 14, 2020

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Race, Anger and Citizenship

Susan Liebell

Hosted by Susan Liebell

How do we have a serious conversation about race that moves beyond the brevity of Twitter or an op-ed? In this episode of POSTSCRIPT (a New Books in Political Science series …