Peoples & Places

African Studies

African Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Africa about their new books.

Rhea Rahman, "Racializing the Ummah: Muslim Humanitarians Beyond Black, Brown, and White" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

April 29, 2026

Racializing the Ummah

Rhea Rahman
Hosted by Amanie Antar
Oil and Militancy in Nigeria: A Conversation with Noo Saro-Wiwa

April 26, 2026

The Burning Ground

Noo Saro-Wiwa
Hosted by Ayisha Osori
African American Studies

African American Studies

episodes

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

Jason R. Young, "The Mask of Memory: White Racial Fantasy After the Civil War" (UNC Press, 2026)

May 1, 2026

The Mask of Memory

Jason R. Young
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
American Politics

American Politics

episodes

Interviews with scholars of American politics about their new books.

Caroline Kuzemko, "Climate Politics: Can't Live with It, Can't Mitigate without It" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

May 1, 2026

Climate Politics

Caroline Kuzemko
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
Samira K. Mehta, "God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception and Sexuality in American Religion" (UNC Press, 2026)

April 30, 2026

God Bless the Pill

Samira K. Mehta
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
American Studies

American Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of America about their new books.

Charles W. A. Prior, "Treaty Ground: Diplomacy and the Politics of Sovereignty, from Roanoke to the Republic" (U Nebraska Press, 2026)

May 1, 2026

Treaty Ground

Charles W. A. Prior
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Jason R. Young, "The Mask of Memory: White Racial Fantasy After the Civil War" (UNC Press, 2026)

May 1, 2026

The Mask of Memory

Jason R. Young
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
American South

American South

episodes

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

Jason R. Young, "The Mask of Memory: White Racial Fantasy After the Civil War" (UNC Press, 2026)

May 1, 2026

The Mask of Memory

Jason R. Young
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
Constance Bailey et al. "Get It While It's Hot: Gas Station, Roadside, and Convenience Cuisine in the U.S. South" (LSU Press, 2026)

April 25, 2026

Get It While It's Hot

Constance Bailey, Shelley Ingram, and Casey Kayser
Hosted by Sullivan Summer
American West

American West

episodes

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

Caste and Race: Ambedkar and King with the Ambedkar King Study Circle

April 27, 2026

Caste and Race

S. Karthikeyan and S. Subbulakshmi
Kaitlin P. Reed, "Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California" (U Washington Press, 2023)

April 27, 2026

Settler Cannabis

Kaitlin P. Reed
Hosted by Stephen Hausmann
Asian American Studies

Asian American Studies

episodes

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

Yingyi Ma, "Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese College Students Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education" (Columbia UP, 2020)

April 15, 2026

Ambitious and Anxious

Yingyi Ma
Lee Ann S. Wang, "The Violence of Protection: Policing, Immigration Law, and Asian American Women" (Duke UP, 2026)

April 1, 2026

The Violence of Protection

Lee Ann S. Wang
Hosted by Ailin Zhou
Australian and New Zealand Studies

Australian and New Zealand Studies

episodes

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

Mia Martin Hobbs, Carolyn Holbrook, and Joan Beaumont, "Challenging Anzac: Stories That Don't Fit the Legend" (NewSouth, 2026)

April 25, 2026

Challenging Anzac

Mia Martin Hobbs and Joan Beaumont
British Studies

British Studies

episodes

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

Canadian Studies

Canadian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Canada about their new books.

Gabriel S. Estrada, "Queer Indigenous Cinemas: Sovereign Genders from Seven Directions" (U Arizona Press, 2026)

April 13, 2026

Queer Indigenous Cinemas

Gabriel S. Estrada
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Allan Greer, "Canada in the Age of Rum" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2026)

March 31, 2026

Canada in the Age of Rum

Allan Greer
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Caribbean Studies

Caribbean Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of the Caribbean about their new books.

Rawlston Williams, "The Caribbean Cookbook" (Phaidon Press, 2026)

April 15, 2026

The Caribbean Cookbook

Rawlston Williams
Hosted by N'Kosi Oates
Tyesha Maddox, "A Home Away from Home: Mutual Aid, Political Activism, and Caribbean American Identity" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024)

March 31, 2026

A Home Away from Home

Tyesha Maddox
Hosted by Kiana Knight
Central Asian Studies

Central Asian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Central Asia about their new books.

Stephen F. Jones, "The First Social Democracy: The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918–1921" (Harvard UP, 2026)

April 21, 2026

The First Social Democracy

Stephen F. Jones
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Warwick Ball, "Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan: From the Earliest Times to the Mongol Conquest" (Reaktion, 2025)

February 26, 2026

Ancient Civilizations of Afghanistan

Warwick Ball
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
Chinese Studies

Chinese Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of China about their new books.

Through the Lens of Taiwan: Film, History, and Identity

April 30, 2026

Through the Lens of Taiwan

Robert Chen
Ker Gibbs, "The Fragile Dragon: Trade, Trump, and China's Vulnerabilities" (Earnshaw Books, 2026)

April 25, 2026

The Fragile Dragon

Ker Gibbs
Hosted by Peter Lorentzen
East Asian Studies

East Asian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of East Asia about their new books.

Through the Lens of Taiwan: Film, History, and Identity

April 30, 2026

Through the Lens of Taiwan

Robert Chen
Andrea Horbinski, "Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905-1989" (U California Press, 2025)

April 30, 2026

Manga's First Century

Andrea Horbinski
Hosted by Nathan Hopson
Eastern European Studies

Eastern European Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Eastern Europe about their new books.

Francisco Martínez, "The Future of Hiding: Secrecy, Infrastructure, and Ecological Memory in Estonia's Siberia" (Cornell UP, 2025)

April 28, 2026

The Future of Hiding

Francisco Martínez
Hosted by Yadong Li
Gennady Estraikh, "The History of Birobidzhan: Building a Soviet Jewish Homeland in Siberia" (Bloombury, 2023)

April 26, 2026

The History of Birobidzhan

Gennady Estraikh
Hosted by Alisa Kuzmina
European Politics

European Politics

episodes

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

Caroline Kuzemko, "Climate Politics: Can't Live with It, Can't Mitigate without It" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

May 1, 2026

Climate Politics

Caroline Kuzemko
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
French Studies

French Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of France about their new books.

Ida Susser, "The Yellow Vests and the Battle for Democracy: Taking to the Streets of Paris in the 21st Centurythe Yellow Vests" (Routledge, 2026)

April 26, 2026

The Yellow Vests and the Battle for Democracy

Ida Susser
Hosted by Jolon Timms
Mattie Fitch, "The People, the Workers, and the Citizens: Antifascist Cultures and the Popular Front in France, 1934–1939" (Routledge, 2025)

April 24, 2026

The People, the Workers, and the Citizens

Mattie Fitch
Hosted by Keith Rathbone
German Studies

German Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Germany about their new books.

Yair Mintzker, "I, Wandering Jew: A Five-Century History of Our Modern Condition" (Princeton UP, 2026)

April 23, 2026

I, Wandering Jew

Yair Mintzker
Hosted by Amir Engel
Drew Flanagan, "From Occupation to Integration: Recivilizing the French Zone of Post-Nazi Germany, 1945-1955" (LSU Press, 2026)

April 22, 2026

From Occupation to Integration

Drew Flanagan
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Iberian Studies

Iberian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Iberia about their new books

India Studies

India Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of India about their new books.

Gudrun Bühnemann, "Scholar, Serpent, Yogin, and Devotee: The Many Faces of Patañjali in Indian Traditions" (Brill, 2025)

April 16, 2026

Scholar, Serpent, Yogin, and Devotee

Gudrun Bühnemann
Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Indian Ocean World

Indian Ocean World

episodes

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

Tulasi Srinivas, "The Goddess in the Mirror: An Anthropology of Beauty" (Duke UP, 2025)

March 26, 2026

The Goddess in the Mirror

Tulasi Srinivas
Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Indigenous Studies

Indigenous Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Indigenous Studies about their new books.

Charles W. A. Prior, "Treaty Ground: Diplomacy and the Politics of Sovereignty, from Roanoke to the Republic" (U Nebraska Press, 2026)

May 1, 2026

Treaty Ground

Charles W. A. Prior
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Kaitlin P. Reed, "Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California" (U Washington Press, 2023)

April 27, 2026

Settler Cannabis

Kaitlin P. Reed
Hosted by Stephen Hausmann
Iranian Studies

Iranian Studies

episodes

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

Irish Studies

Irish Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Ireland about their new books.

Andrew W. M. Smith, "Make Cheese Not War: Transnational Resistance and the Larzac in Modern France" (Manchester UP, 2026)

April 16, 2026

Make Cheese Not War

Andrew W. M. Smith
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Paul Robichaud, "Stories of the Stones: Imagining Prehistory in Britain, Ireland and Brittany" (Reaktion, 2026)

April 13, 2026

Stories of the Stones

Paul Robichaud
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Israel Studies

Israel Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Israel about their new books.

Karolina Przewrocka-Aderet, "Polanim: From Poland to Israel" (Academic Studies Press, 2026)

April 19, 2026

Polanim

Karolina Przewrocka-Aderet
Hosted by Marc Katz
Yiddish in Israel: A History

March 27, 2026

Yiddish in Israel

Rachel Rojanski
Hosted by YIVO Institute
Italian Studies

Italian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Italy about their new books.

Berardino Palumbo, "Where Saints Show Respect: Mafia, Modernity, and Rituals of Power" (Berghahn Books, 2026)

April 22, 2026

Where Saints Show Respect

Berardino Palumbo
Hosted by Amisah Bakuri
David Potter, "Master of Rome: A Life of Julius Caesar" (Oxford UP, 2025)

April 11, 2026

Master of Rome

David Potter
Japanese Studies

Japanese Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Japan about their new books.

Andrea Horbinski, "Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905-1989" (U California Press, 2025)

April 30, 2026

Manga's First Century

Andrea Horbinski
Hosted by Nathan Hopson
Charlotte Linton, "Dyeing with the Earth: Textiles, Tradition, and Sustainability in Contemporary Japan" (Duke UP, 2025)

April 24, 2026

Dyeing with the Earth

Charlotte Linton
Hosted by Lucas Tse
Korean Studies

Korean Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Korea about their new books.

Han Jin-myung with Nicolas Levi, "I Was a North Korean Diplomat: Inside the Secret World of Pyongyang's Foreign Service" (Independently Published, 2026)

April 18, 2026

I Was a North Korean Diplomat

Myung-jin Han with Nicolas Levi
Hosted by Anthony Kao
Sidra Hamidi, "After Fission: Recognition and Contestation in the Atomic Age" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

March 21, 2026

After Fission

Sidra Hamidi
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Latino Studies

Latino Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Latinx Studies about their new books.

Elena Foulis, "Embodied Encuentros: Oral History Archives of Latina/o/e Experiences" (Ohio State UP, 2026)

April 29, 2026

Embodied Encuentros

Elena Foulis
Hosted by Brad Wright
David-James Gonzales, "Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation: Mexican American Grassroots Politics and Civil Rights in Orange County, California" (Oxford UP, 2025)

April 14, 2026

Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation

David-James Gonzales
Latin American Studies

Latin American Studies

episodes
Elena Foulis, "Embodied Encuentros: Oral History Archives of Latina/o/e Experiences" (Ohio State UP, 2026)

April 29, 2026

Embodied Encuentros

Elena Foulis
Hosted by Brad Wright
Nathanial Gardner, "A Companion to Latin American Photography" (Tamesis, 2025)

April 26, 2026

A Companion to Latin American Photography

Nathanial Gardner
Hosted by Candela Marini
Mexican Studies

Mexican Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholar of Mexico about their new books

David-James Gonzales, "Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation: Mexican American Grassroots Politics and Civil Rights in Orange County, California" (Oxford UP, 2025)

April 14, 2026

Breaking Down the Walls of Segregation

David-James Gonzales
Ruth Mandujano López, "Steamships Across the Pacific: Maritime Journeys between Mexico, China, and Japan, 1867–1914" (Hong Kong UP, 2025)

April 9, 2026

Steamships across the Pacific

Ruth Mandujano López
Middle Eastern Studies

Middle Eastern Studies

episodes

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

Mostafa Hussein, "Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arabo-Islamic Culture in Late Ottoman and British Palestine" (Princeton UP, 2025)

May 1, 2026

Hebrew Orientalism

Mostafa Hussein
Craig Perry, "Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt: A History" (Princeton UP, 2026)

April 23, 2026

Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt

Craig Perry
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies

episodes

Discussions with scholars of the Pacific region about their new books

Ruth Mandujano López, "Steamships Across the Pacific: Maritime Journeys between Mexico, China, and Japan, 1867–1914" (Hong Kong UP, 2025)

April 9, 2026

Steamships across the Pacific

Ruth Mandujano López
Gregory Smits, "The Ryukyu Islands: A New History from the Stone Age to the Present" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

March 30, 2026

The Ryukyu Islands

Gregory Smits
Hosted by Ran Zwigenberg
Polish Studies

Polish Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Poland about their new books

Karolina Przewrocka-Aderet, "Polanim: From Poland to Israel" (Academic Studies Press, 2026)

April 19, 2026

Polanim

Karolina Przewrocka-Aderet
Hosted by Marc Katz
Joshua D. Zimmerman, "Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland" (Harvard UP, 2022)

February 8, 2026

Jozef Pilsudski

Joshua D. Zimmerman
Hosted by Piotr Kosicki
Russian and Eurasian Studies

Russian and Eurasian Studies

episodes

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

Gennady Estraikh, "The History of Birobidzhan: Building a Soviet Jewish Homeland in Siberia" (Bloombury, 2023)

April 26, 2026

The History of Birobidzhan

Gennady Estraikh
Hosted by Alisa Kuzmina
Stephen F. Jones, "The First Social Democracy: The Democratic Republic of Georgia, 1918–1921" (Harvard UP, 2026)

April 21, 2026

The First Social Democracy

Stephen F. Jones
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
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.

Lia Kent, "The Unruly Dead: Spirits, Memory, and State Formation in Timor-Leste" (U Wisconsin Press, 2024)

April 15, 2026

The Unruly Dead

Lia Kent
Hosted by Natali Pearson
Nurhaizatul Jamil, "Faithful Transformations: Islamic Self-Help in Contemporary Singapore" (U Illinois Press, 2025)

April 10, 2026

Faithful Transformations

Nurhaizatul Jamil
Hosted by Jaclyn Michael
South Asian Studies

South Asian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of South Asia about their new books.

Vindhya Buthpitiya, "A Volatile Picture: War and the Political Work of Photography in Sri Lanka" (U Washington Press, 2026)

April 29, 2026

A Volatile Picture

Vindhya Buthpitiya
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Caste and Race: Ambedkar and King with the Ambedkar King Study Circle

April 27, 2026

Caste and Race

S. Karthikeyan and S. Subbulakshmi
Taiwan Studies

Taiwan Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Taiwan about their new books.

Turkish Studies

Turkish Studies

episodes

Interviews with authors about new books in Turkish studies.

Anthony Kaldellis, "1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople" (Oxford UP, 2026)

May 1, 2026

1453

Anthony Kaldellis
Hosted by Charles Coutinho
James Bultema, "Free Enough to Grow: The Turkish Protestant Movement, 1961-2016" (Springer, 2026)

April 21, 2026

Free Enough to Grow

James Bultema
Hosted by Dave Broucek
Ukrainian Studies

Ukrainian Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Ukraine about their new books

The Remarkable Life and Afterlife of Sholem Aleichem

March 24, 2026

The Remarkable Life and Afterlife of Sholem Aleichem

Jeremy Dauber and Adam Kirsch
Hosted by YIVO Institute
Elliot Dolan-Evans, "Making War Safe for Capitalism: The World Bank, IMF, and the Conflict in Ukraine" (Bristol UP, 2025)

February 28, 2026

Making War Safe for Capitalism

Elliot Dolan-Evans
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Western European Studies

Western European Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Western Europe about their new books.

Anthony Kaldellis, "1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople" (Oxford UP, 2026)

May 1, 2026

1453

Anthony Kaldellis
Hosted by Charles Coutinho
The British General Election of 2024: A Conversation with Robert Ford and Paula Surridge

April 27, 2026

The British General Election of 2024

Robert Ford, Paula Surridge, Will Jennings, and Tim Bale
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
World Affairs

World Affairs

episodes

Interviews with scholars of World Affairs about their new books.

Paul Blustein, "King Dollar: The Past and Future of the World's Dominant Currency" (Yale UP, 2025)

April 30, 2026

King Dollar

Paul Blustein
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
William I. Robinson, "Epochal Crisis: The Exhaustion of Global Capitalism" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

April 30, 2026

Epochal Crisis

William I. Robinson