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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 Vault September 21, 2018

An Introduction to NYIH Studios

Hosted by New York Institute for the Humanities
Welcome to the New York Institute for the Humanities podcast. Learn more about the history of the Institute and our shows. …
Ministry of Ideas August 1, 2017

Introducing Ministry of Ideas

Zachary Davis

Hosted by Zachary Davis
Introducing Ministry of Ideas, a podcast that explores the ideas that shape our lives. …
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 …
LGBTQ+ Studies September 29, 2022

Queer and Trans Madness

Struggles for Social Justice

Merrick Daniel Pilling

Hosted by Clayton Jarrard
In Queer and Trans Madness: Struggles for Social Justice (Palgrave Macmillan), Merrick D. Pilling urges those invested in social justice for 2SLGBTQ people to interrogate the biomedical model of mental …
American Studies September 29, 2022

George Washington's Final Battle

The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation

Robert P. Watson

Hosted by Daniel Stone
George Washington is remembered for leading the Continental Army to victory, presiding over the Constitution, and forging a new nation, but few know the story of his involvement in the …
Critical Theory September 29, 2022

Hegemony Now

How Big Tech and Wall Street Won the World (And How We Win it Back)

Alex Williams and Jeremy Gilbert

Hosted by Louisa Hann
Today power is in the hands of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. How do we understand this transformation in power? And what can we do about it? We cannot change …
Global Media & Communication September 29, 2022

Sirens of Modernity

World Cinema via Bombay

Samhita Sunya

Hosted by Aswin Punathambekar and Jing Wang
Hello, world! This is the Global Media & Communication podcast series. In this inaugural episode, our host Aswin Punathambekar speaks with Samhita Sunya, the author of the book Sirens of …
Academic Life September 29, 2022

Scholar Skills: Communicating Through your Online Presence

A Discussion with Jennifer van Alstyne

Jennifer van Alstyne

Hosted by Dana Malone
Is there a strategy to communicating your research online? This episode explores: What an academic communications strategist does.Why having a strategy to your online presence is important. Common misperceptions about …
Asian Review of Books September 29, 2022

To Raise a Fallen People

The Nineteenth-Century Origins of Indian Views on International Politics

Rahul Sagar

Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
Most people tend to mark the beginning of Indian international relations thought to Nehru, and his self-proclaimed attempt to build a true non-aligned movement and more enlightened international system. But …
Law September 29, 2022

The Nation That Never Was

Reconstructing America's Story

Kermit Roosevelt III

Hosted by William Domnarski
There's a common story we tell about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration of Independence, fought for in the Revolution, and made law …
Canadian Studies September 29, 2022

The Ambition and Vision of Joey Smallwood

A Discussion with Peter Neary

Peter Neary

Hosted by Greg Marchildon
Greg Marchildon interviews Peter Neary. He is the co-author, with Melvin Baker, of Joseph Roberts Smallwood: Masthead Newfoundlander, 1900-1949 (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2021). This meticulously researched biography covers Joey Smallwood’s life …
On Religion September 29, 2022

On Sacred Sites, Indigenous History, and Spanish Colonialism

A Discussion with Abel R. Gómez

Abel R. Gómez

Hosted by Gregory Soden
Abel R. Gómez (he/him/his) is a Ph.D. candidate in the Religion Department and earned a Certificate of Advanced Studies from the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at Syracuse University. His …
Indian Religions September 29, 2022

Early Tantric Medicine

Snakebite, Mantras, and Healing in the Garuda Tantras

Michael Slouber

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Michael Slouber's Early Tantric Medicine: Snakebite, Mantras, and Healing in the Garuda Tantras (Oxford UP, 2016) looks at a traditional medical system that flourished over 1,000 years ago in India. The …
Economic and Business History September 29, 2022

The New Goliaths

How Corporations Use Software to Dominate Industries, Kill Innovation, and Undermine Regulation

James Bessen

Hosted by Bernardo Batiz-Lazo
In The New Goliaths: How Corporations Use Software to Dominate Industries, Kill Innovation, and Undermine Regulation (Yale UP, 2022), James Bessen explores the idea of how software can actually slow …
SSEAC Stories September 29, 2022

Social Media and Political Participation in the Philippines

A Discussion with Maria Elize Mendoza

Maria Elize Mendoza

Hosted by Natali Pearson
We are all familiar with the spread of disinformation on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. But just when we thought we’d seen the worst of it …
Ancient History September 29, 2022

Making Money in Ancient Athens

Michael Leese

Hosted by Mark Klobas
Given their cultural, intellectual, and scientific achievements, surely the Greeks were able to approach their economic affairs in a rational manner like modern individuals? Since the nineteenth century, many scholars …
Writ Large September 29, 2022

On Einstein's Discoveries

A Discussion with Peter Galison

Peter Galison

Hosted by Zachary Davis
Before Albert Einstein, our understanding of space, time, and gravity hadn’t really shifted from the theories that Sir Isaac Newton developed in the 1700s. But in 1905, Einstein published his …