Peoples & Places

African Studies

African Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Africa about their new books.

Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire with Simukai Chigudu

August 5, 2026

Chasing Freedom

Simukai Chigudu
Hosted by Ayisha Osori
Thomas Richardson, "Soldiers and Bushmen: The Australian Army in South Africa, 1899–1902" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

August 2, 2026

Soldiers and Bushmen

Thomas Richardson
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
African American Studies

African American Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of African American and Black studies about their new books.

Christopher R. Rogers, "My City Need Something" (Common Notions, 2026)

August 11, 2026

My City Need Something

Christopher R. Rogers
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
David N. Gellman, "Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York" (Cornell UP, 2022)

August 10, 2026

Liberty’s Chain

David N. Gellman
Hosted by Edward Blum
American Politics

American Politics

episodes

Interviews with scholars of American politics about their new books.

John E. McDonough, "America's Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)

August 11, 2026

America's Wrong Turn

John E. McDonough
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
David N. Gellman, "Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York" (Cornell UP, 2022)

August 10, 2026

Liberty’s Chain

David N. Gellman
Hosted by Edward Blum
American Studies

American Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of America about their new books.

David N. Gellman, "Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York" (Cornell UP, 2022)

August 10, 2026

Liberty’s Chain

David N. Gellman
Hosted by Edward Blum
Caryl Flinn and Dana B. Polan, "The Patty Duke Show and the American Sixties: Hot Dogs and Crêpes Suzette" (Oxford UP, 2026)

August 9, 2026

The Patty Duke Show and the American Sixties

Caryl Flinn and Dana B. Polan
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
American South

American South

episodes

Interviews with scholars of the American South about their new books.

Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel, "Seeking Freedom in Indian Country: Slavery, Sovereignty, and Resistance Within the Five Tribes, 1790–1861" (LSU Press, 2026)

August 3, 2026

Seeking Freedom in Indian Country

Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Virginia McGee Richards, "The Inner Passage: An Untold Story of Black Resistance Along a Southern Waterway" (MIT Press, 2026)

August 1, 2026

The Inner Passage

Virginia McGee Richards
Hosted by Deidre Tyler
American West

American West

episodes

Interviews with scholars of the American West about their new books.

Margaret E. Farrar and Adam Kaul, "Becoming Utopia: History, Heritage, and Sustainability in the American Midwest" (U Nebraska Press, 2026)

August 9, 2026

Becoming Utopia

Margaret E. Farrar and Adam Kaul
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Max Perry Mueller, "Wakara's America: The Life and Legacy of a Native Founder of the American West" (Basic Books, 2025)

August 7, 2026

Wakara's America

Max Perry Mueller
Hosted by Stephen Hausmann
Asian American Studies

Asian American Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Asian America about about their new books.

Jinwon Kim, "Koreatown, NYC: The Consumption of a Transnational Brand" (NYU Press, 2026)

July 30, 2026

Koreatown, NYC

Jinwon Kim
Hosted by Michael Johnston
Rachel Phan, "Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging" (Douglas & McIntyre, 2025)

July 11, 2026

Restaurant Kid

Rachel Phan
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery
Australian and New Zealand Studies

Australian and New Zealand Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Australia and New Zealand about their new books.

Asher Emanuel, "The Valley: Crime and Punishment in a New Zealand City" (Bridget Williams Books, 2026)

August 3, 2026

The Valley

Asher Emanuel
Hosted by Ed Amon
Thomas Richardson, "Soldiers and Bushmen: The Australian Army in South Africa, 1899–1902" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

August 2, 2026

Soldiers and Bushmen

Thomas Richardson
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
British Studies

British Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of the United Kingdom about their new books.

Daniel Majchrowicz, "A Journey to Mecca and London: The Travels of an Indian Muslim Woman, 1909–1910" (Indiana UP, 2025)

August 10, 2026

A Journey to Mecca and London

Daniel Majchrowicz
Hosted by Nicole Correri
Canadian Studies

Canadian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Canada about their new books.

Peter C. Mancall, "Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America, c. 1000–1680" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 11, 2026

Contested Continent

Peter C. Mancall
Hosted by Ryan Tripp
Cheryl Thompson, "Staging Blackface in Canada: Public Amusements, Variety Shows, and Racial Acts in an Age of Imitation, 1898-1919" (Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2026)

June 16, 2026

Staging Blackface in Canada

Cheryl Thompson
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
Caribbean Studies

Caribbean Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of the Caribbean about their new books.

Cécile Bishop, "Forms of Blackness: Race and Visibility in the French-Speaking World" (Duke UP, 2026)

July 11, 2026

Forms of Blackness

Cécile Bishop
Hosted by Amisah Bakuri
Michelle Chase and Isabella Cosse eds., "The Cuban Revolution and the New Left: Transnational Histories of Gender, Sexuality, and Family" (U Florida Press, 2026)

June 25, 2026

The Cuban Revolution and the New Left

Michelle Chase and Isabella Cosse
Hosted by Katie Coldiron
Central Asian Studies

Central Asian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Central Asia about their new books.

Ryan Schweitzer, "Homosexuality in Central Asia: Stories of Hardship and Hope" (B&N Press, 2026)

August 8, 2026

Homosexuality in Central Asia

Ryan Schweitzer
Hosted by Cholpon Ramizova
Luca Anceschi, "Pandemic Politics in Central Asia: Authoritarian Contagion" (Routledge, 2026)

August 2, 2026

Pandemic Politics in Central Asia

Luca Anceschi
Hosted by Adam Quinn
Chinese Studies

Chinese Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of China about their new books.

Ka-ming Wu, "Infrastructural Urbanism in Contemporary China: Volunteering, Infrastructures and Civic Imaginations" (Leiden UP, 2026)

August 9, 2026

Infrastructural Urbanism in Contemporary China

Ka-ming Wu
Hosted by Yadong Li
Monalisa Adhikari, "A Post-Liberal Peace: How Emergent Powers Are Reshaping Global Conflict Management" (Cornell UP, 2026)

August 2, 2026

A Post-Liberal Peace

Monalisa Adhikari
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
East Asian Studies

East Asian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of East Asia about their new books.

Jin Y. Park and Sumi Lee eds., "Korean Buddhism: Selected Readings from Primary Texts" (U Hawaii Press, 2026)

August 8, 2026

Korean Buddhism

Jin Y. Park and Sumi Lee
Hosted by Alex Carroll
Eastern European Studies

Eastern European Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Eastern Europe about their new books.

Christopher Campo-Bowen, "Visions of the Village: Ruralness, Identity, and Czech Opera" (Oxford UP, 2025)

August 10, 2026

Visions of the Village

Christopher Campo-Bowen
Hosted by Kristen Turner
Russia’s Jews in World War I

August 8, 2026

Russia’s Jews in World War I

Polly Zavadivker
Hosted by YIVO Institute
European Politics

European Politics

episodes

Interview with scholars of modern European politics about their new books.

French Studies

French Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of France about their new books.

Christopher Hodson and Brett Rushforth, "Beyond the Ocean: France and the Atlantic World from the Crusades to the Age of Revolutions" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 28, 2026

Beyond the Ocean

Christopher Hodson and Brett Rushforth
Hosted by Elspeth Currie
German Studies

German Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Germany about their new books.

On Who Blew Up Nord Stream: A Conversation with Author Bojan Pancevski

July 28, 2026

On Who Blew Up Nord Stream

Hosted by Paul Starobin
Susanne Paola Antonetta,  "The Devil's Castle: Nazi Eugenics, Euthanasia, and How Psychiatry's Troubled History Reverberates Today" (Catapult, 2025)

July 17, 2026

The Devil's Castle

Susanne Paola Antonetta
Hosted by Elizabeth Cronin
Iberian Studies

Iberian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Iberia about their new books

Cycling Cities: Lisbon and Tehran with M. Luísa Sousa and Kazem Afradi

August 6, 2026

Cycling Cities

M. Luísa Sousa and Kazem Afradi
Hosted by Jacob Ward
Marta Dominguez Diaz, "Tunisia's Andalusians: The Cultural Identity of a North African Minority" (Edinburgh UP, 2025)

June 25, 2026

Tunisia's Andalusians

Marta Dominguez Diaz
Hosted by Amanie Antar
India Studies

India Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of India about their new books.

Dalit Studies with Ramnarayan Rawat, K. Satyanarayana and Sanal Mohan

August 10, 2026

Dalit Studies

Ramnarayan Rawat, K. Satyanarayana and Sanal Mohan
Luna Sabastian, "Fascism in India: Race, Caste, and Hindutva" (Harvard UP, 2025)

July 16, 2026

Fascism in India

Luna Sabastian
Hosted by Sachin Nikarge
Indian Ocean World

Indian Ocean World

episodes

Interviews with scholars of the Indian Ocean World about their new books.

Renisa Mawani, "Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire" (Duke UP, 2018)

July 17, 2026

Across Oceans of Law

Renisa Mawani
Hosted by Helen Dewar
Indigenous Studies

Indigenous Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Indigenous Studies about their new books.

Marisa Karyl Franz, "Near and Desired Things: Shamanism in Late Imperial Local Siberian Museums" (Cornell UP, 2026)

August 9, 2026

Near and Desired Things

Marisa Karyl Franz
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Iranian Studies

Iranian Studies

episodes

Interviews with authors about their new books in Iranian and Persian studies.

Cycling Cities: Lisbon and Tehran with M. Luísa Sousa and Kazem Afradi

August 6, 2026

Cycling Cities

M. Luísa Sousa and Kazem Afradi
Hosted by Jacob Ward
Mikhail Pelevin, "Love, Honour and God: Pashto Writings of Early Modern Times" (Brill, 2025)

July 31, 2026

Love, Honour and God

Mikhail Pelevin
Hosted by Qaseem Ahmadzai
Irish Studies

Irish Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Ireland about their new books.

Anna Lively, "Revolutionary Connections: Russia and Ireland, 1905-1923" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 28, 2026

Revolutionary Connections

Anna Lively
Hosted by Aidan Beatty
Patrick Nunn, "Whispers from Celtic Seas: The True Meanings of Ancient Stories from Northwest Europe" (Reaktion, 2026)

July 26, 2026

Whispers from Celtic Seas

Patrick Nunn
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Israel Studies

Israel Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Israel about their new books.

Donniel Hartman, "Who Are the Jews—And Who Can We Become?" (Jewish Publication Society, 2023)

August 7, 2026

Who Are the Jews—And Who Can We Become?

Donniel Hartman
Hosted by Drora Arussy
Kyle H. Keimer and George A. Pierce eds., "The Ancient Israelite World" (Routledge, 2024)

July 31, 2026

The Ancient Israelite World

Kyle H. Keimer and George A. Pierce
Italian Studies

Italian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Italy about their new books.

Gianluca Fantoni, "Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers: A History of the Jewish Brigade" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2026)

August 7, 2026

Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers

Gianluca Fantoni
Hosted by Roberto Mazza
Marios Koutsoukos, "Restoring the Ancient Religion: The Theurgic Orthopraxy of Iamblichus" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2026)

July 30, 2026

Restoring the Ancient Religion

Marios Koutsoukos
Hosted by Michael Motia
Japanese Studies

Japanese Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Japan about their new books.

Marco Pompili, "Public Housing in Japan: The Dōjunkai Apartments One Hundred Years On" (Brill, 2026)

August 10, 2026

Public Housing in Japan

Marco Pompili
Korean Studies

Korean Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Korea about their new books.

Jin Y. Park and Sumi Lee eds., "Korean Buddhism: Selected Readings from Primary Texts" (U Hawaii Press, 2026)

August 8, 2026

Korean Buddhism

Jin Y. Park and Sumi Lee
Hosted by Alex Carroll
Jonathan Cheng, "Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult" (Knopf, 2026)

August 4, 2026

Korean Messiah

Jonathan Cheng
Hosted by Ed Pulford
Latino Studies

Latino Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Latinx Studies about their new books.

Gabriella Soto, "Border Afterlives: Migrant Deaths, Forensic Investigations, and the Politics of Haunting" (U Arizona Press, 2026)

July 19, 2026

Border Afterlives

Gabriella Soto
Becoming the System

July 8, 2026

Becoming the System

Nelson Flores
Latin American Studies

Latin American Studies

episodes
Michelle Bigenho and Henry Stobart, "Heritage Fever: Law and Cultural Politics in a Decolonizing State" (Oxford UP, 2025)

July 26, 2026

Heritage Fever

Michelle Bigenho and Henry Stobart
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Brendan Greeley, "The Almighty Dollar: 500 Years of the World's Most Powerful Money" (Crown, 2026)

July 20, 2026

The Almighty Dollar

Brendan Greeley
Hosted by Rachel Newman
Mexican Studies

Mexican Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholar of Mexico about their new books

Gabriella Soto, "Border Afterlives: Migrant Deaths, Forensic Investigations, and the Politics of Haunting" (U Arizona Press, 2026)

July 19, 2026

Border Afterlives

Gabriella Soto
Mary E. Mendoza, "Deadly Divide: How Insects, Pathogens, and People Defied the US-Mexico Border" (UNC Press, 2026)

July 11, 2026

Deadly Divide

Mary E. Mendoza
Hosted by Stephen Hausmann
Middle Eastern Studies

Middle Eastern Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of the Middle East about their new books.

Daniel Majchrowicz, "A Journey to Mecca and London: The Travels of an Indian Muslim Woman, 1909–1910" (Indiana UP, 2025)

August 10, 2026

A Journey to Mecca and London

Daniel Majchrowicz
Hosted by Nicole Correri
Gianluca Fantoni, "Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers: A History of the Jewish Brigade" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2026)

August 7, 2026

Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers

Gianluca Fantoni
Hosted by Roberto Mazza
Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies

episodes

Discussions with scholars of the Pacific region about their new books

Ian J. McNiven, "Sentient Seas: Archaeologies of Seascapes and Maritime Rituals" (UP Florida, 2026)

July 20, 2026

Sentient Seas

Ian J. McNiven
Hosted by Natali Pearson
Polish Studies

Polish Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Poland about their new books

Democratic Backsliding and Resistance: Poland’s Civil Society, Electoral Strategies, and Institutional Levers

July 12, 2026

Democratic Backsliding and Resistance

Mikołaj Cześnik, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Marek Tatała, and Dominika Lasota
Hosted by Frances Cayton
Jay Szpilka, "BDSM Practices in Contemporary Poland: Barbed Wire Floggings, Rope Orgasms, and the Problem with Desire" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025)

July 7, 2026

BDSM Practices in Contemporary Poland

Jay Szpilka
Russian and Eurasian Studies

Russian and Eurasian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Russia and Eurasia about their new books.

Marisa Karyl Franz, "Near and Desired Things: Shamanism in Late Imperial Local Siberian Museums" (Cornell UP, 2026)

August 9, 2026

Near and Desired Things

Marisa Karyl Franz
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Russia’s Jews in World War I

August 8, 2026

Russia’s Jews in World War I

Polly Zavadivker
Hosted by YIVO Institute
Southeast Asian Studies

Southeast Asian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Southeast Asia about their new books hosted by Nick Cheesman, Michele Ford, Patrick Jory, Duncan McCargo and Natali Pearson.

Matthew Campbell, "The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy" (Penguin, 2026)

July 16, 2026

The Man Who Stole the Gods

Matthew Campbell
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
Chiara Formichi, "Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health, and Modernity in Indonesia" (Stanford UP, 2025)

June 30, 2026

Domestic Nationalism

Chiara Formichi
Hosted by Leah Cargin
South Asian Studies

South Asian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of South Asia about their new books.

Dalit Studies with Ramnarayan Rawat, K. Satyanarayana and Sanal Mohan

August 10, 2026

Dalit Studies

Ramnarayan Rawat, K. Satyanarayana and Sanal Mohan
Daniel Majchrowicz, "A Journey to Mecca and London: The Travels of an Indian Muslim Woman, 1909–1910" (Indiana UP, 2025)

August 10, 2026

A Journey to Mecca and London

Daniel Majchrowicz
Hosted by Nicole Correri
Taiwan Studies

Taiwan Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Taiwan about their new books.

Olivier Krischer and Shuxia Chen, "Wayfaring: Photography in Taiwan, 1950s-1980s" (Australian Centre on China in the World, 2025)

June 22, 2026

Wayfaring: Photography in Taiwan, 1950s-1980s

Olivier Krischer and Shuxia Chen
Hosted by Li-Ping Chen
Turkish Studies

Turkish Studies

episodes

Interviews with authors about new books in Turkish studies.

Murat C. Yildiz, "The Ottoman World of Sports: Refashioning Bodies, Men, and Communities in Late Imperial Istanbul" (U Texas Press, 2026)

July 31, 2026

The Ottoman World of Sports

Murat C. Yildiz
Hosted by Reuben Silverman
Suzy Hansen, "From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan" (FSG, 2026)

July 21, 2026

From Life Itself

Suzy Hansen
Hosted by Reuben Silverman
Ukrainian Studies

Ukrainian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Ukraine about their new books

On Who Blew Up Nord Stream: A Conversation with Author Bojan Pancevski

July 28, 2026

On Who Blew Up Nord Stream

Hosted by Paul Starobin
Victoria Donovan, "Life in Spite of Everything: Tales from the Ukrainian East" (Daunt Books, 2025)

July 26, 2026

Life in Spite of Everything

Victoria Donovan
Western European Studies

Western European Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Western Europe about their new books.

Christopher Campo-Bowen, "Visions of the Village: Ruralness, Identity, and Czech Opera" (Oxford UP, 2025)

August 10, 2026

Visions of the Village

Christopher Campo-Bowen
Hosted by Kristen Turner
Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the Holocaust

August 6, 2026

Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the Holocaust

Glenn Dynner
Hosted by YIVO Institute
World Affairs

World Affairs

episodes

Interviews with scholars of World Affairs about their new books.

Stefan Al, "Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home" (Norton, 2026)

August 9, 2026

Dwelling on Earth

Stefan Al
Hosted by Alex Hallbom
Monalisa Adhikari, "A Post-Liberal Peace: How Emergent Powers Are Reshaping Global Conflict Management" (Cornell UP, 2026)

August 2, 2026

A Post-Liberal Peace

Monalisa Adhikari
Hosted by Miranda Melcher