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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 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 …
Political Science May 19, 2022

The Big No

Kennan Ferguson

Hosted by Lilly Goren
The Big No (U Minnesota Press, 2022) is an edited volume, assembled and overseen by political theorist Kennan Ferguson, who also provides the Introduction. This group of essays came out …
Sports May 19, 2022

Eugenics and Physical Culture Performance in the Progressive Era

Watch Whiteness Workout

Shannon L. Walsh

Hosted by Keith Rathbone
Today we are joined by Dr. Shannon Walsh, Associate Professor of Theatre History, and author of Eugenics and Physical Culture Performance in the Progressive Era: Watch Whiteness Workout (Palgrave MacMillan …
Critical Theory May 19, 2022

Universality and Identity Politics

Todd McGowan

Hosted by Reuben Niewenhuis
The great political ideas and movements of the modern world were founded on a promise of universal emancipation. But in recent decades, much of the Left has grown suspicious of …
Chinese Studies May 19, 2022

Fixing Landscape

A Techno-Poetic History of China’s Three Gorges

Corey Byrnes

Hosted by Julia Keblinska
Corey Byrnes’ Fixing Landscape: A Techno-Poetic History of China’s Three Gorges (Columbia University Press, 2019) is a work of considerable historical and disciplinary depth. Byrnes brings together the Tang dynasty …
Academic Life May 19, 2022

Setbacks and Missteps

A Conversation about Failing Comps

Heather Wagoner

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Heather Wagoner’s experience failing her doctoral qualifying examHow she responded as the shame set inWhat she did to …
American West May 19, 2022

Frontier Religion

The Mormon-American Contest for the Meaning of America, 1857-1907

Konden Smith Hansen

Hosted by Brady McCartney
In Frontier Religion: The Mormon-American Contest for the Meaning of America, 1857-1907 (U Utah Press, 2019) Konden Smith Hansen examines the dramatic influence these perceptions of the frontier had on …
Asian Review of Books May 19, 2022

Eight Dogs, or "Hakkenden"

Part One―An Ill-Considered Jest

Glynne Walley

Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
Hakkenden is a classic work of Japanese literature: the story of the eight warriors, born from Princess Fuse and the dog Yatsufusa, has been adapted to manga, movies and anime …
Dan Hill's EQ Spotlight May 19, 2022

Worker Satisfaction and Economic Performance

Morris Altman

Hosted by Dan Hill
Today I talked to Morris Altman about his book Worker Satisfaction and Economic Performance (Routledge, 2021). What sometimes gets overlooked is that Adam Smith not only became the “father of capitalism” by …
Science May 19, 2022

The Joy of Science

Jim Al-Khalili

Hosted by Morteza Hajizadeh
Today’s world is unpredictable and full of contradictions, and navigating its complexities while trying to make the best decisions is far from easy. The Joy of Science (Princeton UP, 2022) …
On Religion May 19, 2022

On Teaching Religion in High School

An Discussion with George Coe

George Coe

Hosted by Gregory Soden
George Coe is a religious studies, current events, and world history teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia. He runs a popular blog with teaching resources here.  This conversation talks about constitutionality …
Recall This Book May 19, 2022

The Underworld

A Conversation with David Ferry and Roger Reeves

David Ferry and Roger Reeves

Hosted by Elizabeth Ferry and John Plotz
Since the original airing of this episode in June 2021, Roger Reeves' second book Best Barbarian was published by W. W. Norton, and the paperback edition of David Ferry's translation …
Christian Studies May 19, 2022

Mental Health Journal for Christians

Faith-Based Prompts to Improve Your Mind, Body & Spirit

Cathleen Bearse

Hosted by Elizabeth Cronin
Focusing on your mental health can feel overwhelming, but with this supportive mindfulness journal, you’ll learn how your faith can guide you to a happier, healthier life. Inside you’ll find …
High Theory May 19, 2022

Recall This Book Crossover

A Discussion with John Plotz

John Plotz

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu
This is our first crossover episode! Saronik and Kim talk to John Plotz from the wonderful Recall This Book podcast. Our conversation is rather wide ranging, but we focus on …
Indian Religions May 19, 2022

Constructing Kanchi

City of Infinite Temples

Emma Natalya Stein

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Emma Natalya Stein's book Constructing Kanchi: City of Infinite Temples (Amsterdam UP, 2021) traces the emergence of the South Indian city of Kanchi as a major royal capital and multireligious pilgrimage destination …
The Imperfect Buddha Podcast May 19, 2022

Doubt

Part 3

Matthew O'Connell

Hosted by Matthew O'Connell
In the third part of this series on Doubt, we head off to the Great Feast. Come along and dine with the Buddha, your favourite philosophers, and any other great …
Intellectual History May 19, 2022

The Belief in Intuition

Individuality and Authority in Henri Bergson and Max Scheler

Adriana Alfaro Altamirano

Hosted by August Baker
Within the Western tradition, it was the philosophers Henri Bergson and Max Scheler who laid out and explored the nonrational power of "intuition" at work in human beings that plays …