Politics & Society

Animal Studies

Animal Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Animal Studies about their new books.

Ellie Laks, "Gentle Hope and Healing at an Animal Sanctuary" (FSG Press, 2026)

September 5, 2026

Gentle

Ellie Laks (Author) Jennifer A. Bell (Illustrator)
Hosted by Maci Zakarin
Raf de Bont et al eds., "Globalizing Wildlife" (UNC Press, 2026)

August 31, 2026

Globalizing Wildlife

Raf de Bont, Vanessa Bateman, and Tom Quick eds.
Hosted by Jacob Ward
Anthropology

Anthropology

episodes

Interviews with anthropologists about their new books.

Enclosing Caste with Rupa Viswanath and Joel Lee

September 7, 2026

Enclosing Caste

Rupa Viswanath and Joel Lee
Francesca Sbardella, "Inhabiting Silence: An Anthropologist in the Cloister" (Berghahn Books, 2025)

September 7, 2026

Inhabiting Silence

Francesca Sbardella
Hosted by Armanc Yildiz
Archaeology

Archaeology

episodes

Interviews with archaeologists about their new books.

Stuart McHardy, "Scotland's Geomythography: Myth, Landscape and the Roots of Culture" (Luath Press, 2025)

September 6, 2026

Scotland's Geomythography

Stuart McHardy
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Elizabeth Anne Davis, "Artifactual: Forensic and Documentary Knowing" (Duke UP, 2023)

September 2, 2026

Artifactual

Elizabeth Anne Davis
Hosted by Armanc Yildiz
Business, Management, and Marketing

Business, Management, and Marketing

episodes

Interviews with scholars of business, management and marketing about their new books.

Violaine Roussel, "Data-Driven Hollywood: The New Data Professionals in the Age of Streaming" (Princeton UP, 2026)

September 7, 2026

Data-Driven Hollywood

Violaine Roussel
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Alfie Marcus on How Great Companies Can Rise Again

September 4, 2026

Comeback

Alfred Marcus
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Media and Communications

Media and Communications

episodes

Interviews with scholars of media and communications about their new books.

Violaine Roussel, "Data-Driven Hollywood: The New Data Professionals in the Age of Streaming" (Princeton UP, 2026)

September 7, 2026

Data-Driven Hollywood

Violaine Roussel
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Autumn Lorimer Linford, "Extra! Extra! A History of America's Girl Newsies" (U Nebraska Press, 2026)

September 5, 2026

Extra! Extra!

Autumn Lorimer Linford
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Critical Theory

Critical Theory

episodes

Interviews with scholars of critical theory about their new books.

Kevin Van Meter and Robert Ovetz eds. "Points of Departure: Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism: the Collected Writings of Harry Cleaver" (Common Notions, 2026)

September 7, 2026

Points of Departure

Harry Cleaver and Editors Kevin Van Meter and Robert Ovetz
Hosted by Keith Krueger
Chika Watanabe, "Play to Survive: Disaster Preparedness Along the Ring of Fire" (Stanford UP, 2026)

September 4, 2026

Play to Survive

Chika Watanabe
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Disability Studies

Disability Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of disability about their new books.

Leah Pope Parker, "Light of the Everlasting Life: Disability and Crip Eschatology in Old English Literature" (U Michigan Press, 2025)

July 26, 2026

Light of the Everlasting Life

Leah Pope Parker
Hosted by Shu Wan
Angela Frederick, "Disabled Power: A Storm, A Grid, and Embodied Harm in the Age of Disaster" (NYU Press, 2025)

July 18, 2026

Disabled Power

Angela Frederick
Hosted by Shu Wan
Drugs, Addiction and Recovery

Drugs, Addiction and Recovery

episodes

Interviews with scholars of drugs, addiction and recovery about their new books.

Utathya Chattopadhyaya, "Ganja Matters: Empire and the Pursuits of Cannabis in British India" (U California Press, 2026)

August 19, 2026

Ganja Matters

Utathya Chattopadhyaya
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
David Petruccelli, "A Scourge of Humanity: The Origins of Interpol and the End of Empire in Central and Eastern Europe" (Oxford UP, 2025)

May 31, 2026

A Scourge of Humanity

David Petruccelli
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Education

Education

episodes

Interviews with scholars of education about their new books.

Chika Watanabe, "Play to Survive: Disaster Preparedness Along the Ring of Fire" (Stanford UP, 2026)

September 4, 2026

Play to Survive

Chika Watanabe
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Deirdre Mayer Dougherty, "Race and Place: School Desegregation in Prince George's County, Maryland" (Rutgers UP, 2025)

September 4, 2026

Race and Place

Deirdre Mayer Dougherty
Hosted by Max Jacobs
Economics

Economics

episodes

Interviews with economists about their new books.

Kevin Van Meter and Robert Ovetz eds. "Points of Departure: Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism: the Collected Writings of Harry Cleaver" (Common Notions, 2026)

September 7, 2026

Points of Departure

Harry Cleaver and Editors Kevin Van Meter and Robert Ovetz
Hosted by Keith Krueger
Prakash Kashwan, "Decolonizing Environmentalism: Alternative Visions and Practices of Environmental Action" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

August 30, 2026

Decolonizing Environmentalism

Prakash Kashwan and Aseem Hasnain
Finance

Finance

episodes

An interview with scholars of finance about their new books.

The Grant Writing Guide: A Road Map for Scholars

September 3, 2026

The Grant Writing Guide

Betty S. Lai
Mark S. LeClair, "Foul Play in the Nonprofit Sector: Analyzing Corruption in US Charities" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)

August 28, 2026

Foul Play in the Nonprofit Sector

Mark S. LeClair
Hosted by Nick Pozek
Geography

Geography

episodes

Interviews with geographers about their new books.

Stuart McHardy, "Scotland's Geomythography: Myth, Landscape and the Roots of Culture" (Luath Press, 2025)

September 6, 2026

Scotland's Geomythography

Stuart McHardy
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Gender Studies

Gender Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of gender about their new books.

Francesca Sbardella, "Inhabiting Silence: An Anthropologist in the Cloister" (Berghahn Books, 2025)

September 7, 2026

Inhabiting Silence

Francesca Sbardella
Hosted by Armanc Yildiz
Sara McDougall, "Justice for Jehanne: The Tale of a Medieval Survivor" (Princeton UP, 2026)

September 7, 2026

Justice for Jehanne

Sara McDougall
Genocide Studies

Genocide Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of genocide about their new books.

Meghan Garrity, "Mass Expulsion: The Politics of Forced Population Removal" (Oxford UP, 2026)

September 5, 2026

Mass Expulsion

Meghan M. Garrity
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Deborah Mayersen, "Genocide Prevention: An Evidence-Based Approach" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

August 18, 2026

Genocide Prevention

Deborah Mayersen
Hosted by Kelly McFall
Higher Education

Higher Education

episodes

Interviews on the current state and future of higher education.

Baruch Fischhoff, "Bounded Disciplines and Unbounded Problems: A Vision for Management Science" (Oxford UP, 2025)

September 4, 2026

Bounded Disciplines and Unbounded Problems

Baruch Fischhoff
Hosted by Alfred Marcus
Marnie Hughes-Warrington, "Artificial Historians" (Routledge, 2025)

September 3, 2026

Artificial Historians

Marnie Hughes-Warrington, Anne Martin, and Lewis Yarlupurka O'Brien
Hosted by Patryk Babiracki
Human Rights

Human Rights

episodes

Interviews with scholars of human rights about their new books.

Bernadette Ludwig, "Unwelcome Shores: Black Refugees in America" (Rutgers UP, 2025)

August 29, 2026

Unwelcome Shores

Bernadette Ludwig
Hosted by Michael Rosino
Deborah Mayersen, "Genocide Prevention: An Evidence-Based Approach" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

August 18, 2026

Genocide Prevention

Deborah Mayersen
Hosted by Kelly McFall
Journalism

Journalism

episodes

Interviews with journalists and scholars of journalism about their new books.

Rachel Aviv, "You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters" (Knopf, 2026)

September 7, 2026

You Won't Get Free of It

Rachel Aviv
Hosted by Liza Veale
Language and Translation

Language and Translation

episodes

Interviews with scholars of language and translation about their new books.

Linguistic Unease in Healthcare

September 2, 2026

Linguistic Unease in Healthcare

Nicole Marinaro
Speech and the City

August 26, 2026

Speech and the City

Yaron Matras
Law

Law

episodes

Interviews with lawyers and scholars of law about their new books.

Mélanie Lamotte, "By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race, and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire" (Harvard UP, 2026)

September 7, 2026

By Flesh and Toil

Mélanie Lamotte
Hosted by Edward Blum
Leah C. Stokes, "The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet" (MIT Press, 2026)

September 6, 2026

The Carbon Wave

Leah C. Stokes
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
LGBTQ+ Studies

LGBTQ+ Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of LGBTQ+ Studies about their new books.

Ketil Slagstad, "Standardizing Sex: A History of Trans Medicine" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

September 7, 2026

Standardizing Sex

Ketil Slagstad
Hosted by Armanc Yildiz
Kirby, "Fairy" (Palimpsest Press, 2026)

September 6, 2026

Fairy

Kirby
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery
National Security

National Security

episodes

Interviews with scholars of national security about their new books.

Meghan Garrity, "Mass Expulsion: The Politics of Forced Population Removal" (Oxford UP, 2026)

September 5, 2026

Mass Expulsion

Meghan M. Garrity
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Reinhold Kramer and Tom Mitchell, "'PS: Burn after Reading': The Kellock-Taschereau Commission and Soviet Espionage" (U Toronto Press, 2026)

August 29, 2026

'PS: Burn after Reading'

Reinhold Kramer and Tom Mitchell
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Philanthropy

Philanthropy

episodes

Interviews with authors about their new philanthropy books.

Mark S. LeClair, "Foul Play in the Nonprofit Sector: Analyzing Corruption in US Charities" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)

August 28, 2026

Foul Play in the Nonprofit Sector

Mark S. LeClair
Hosted by Nick Pozek
Dimple Abichandani, "A New Era of Philanthropy: Ten Practices to Transform Wealth into a More Just and Sustainable Future" (North Atlantic Books, 2025)

August 26, 2026

A New Era of Philanthropy

Dimple Abichandani
Hosted by Nick Pozek
Philosophy

Philosophy

episodes

Interviews with philosophers about their new books.

Jonathan Quong, "Political Philosophy: The Puzzle of Legitimate Injustice" (Princeton UP, 2026)

September 3, 2026

Political Philosophy

Jonathan Quong
Hosted by Blain Neufeld
Daniel Cohnitz and Jussi Haukioja, "Foundations for Metasemantics" (Oxford UP, 2025)

July 10, 2026

Foundations for Metasemantics

Daniel Cohnitz and Jussi Haukioja
Hosted by Carrie Figdor
Policing, Incarceration, and Reform

Policing, Incarceration, and Reform

episodes

Interviews with scholars of policing, incarceration and reform about their new books

Bordering On Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality

August 13, 2026

Bordering On Indifference

Irene Vega
Valena Beety, "Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity" (New Press, 2026)

August 4, 2026

Pink Crime

Valena Beety
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Political Science

Political Science

episodes

The New Books in Political Science podcast provides lively discussions of politics based on the work of political scientists (and scholars concerned with politics in other disciplines). The podcast thinks holistically about politics – from global to local.

Our hosts! Lilly Goren is professor of Political Science at Carroll University, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Susan Liebell is professor of Political Science at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Lamis Abdelaaty is associate professor of Political Science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs.

Meghan Garrity, "Mass Expulsion: The Politics of Forced Population Removal" (Oxford UP, 2026)

September 5, 2026

Mass Expulsion

Meghan M. Garrity
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Nikhil Kalyanpur, "Legal Weapons of the Wealthy: The Offshoring of Elite Conflict in Emerging Markets" (Cornell UP, 2026)

September 4, 2026

Legal Weapons of the Wealthy

Nikhil Kalyanpur
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Politics & Polemics

Politics & Polemics

episodes

Interviews with partisans and polemicists about their new books.

Sarah M. Rios, "Diseases Have No Eyes: Valley Fever and Environmental Health Justice" (Temple UP, 2026)

September 2, 2026

Diseases Have No Eyes

Sarah M. Rios
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Richard Ned Lebow, "Why Nations Still Fight" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

August 30, 2026

Why Nations Still Fight

Richard Ned Lebow
Postcolonial Studies

Postcolonial Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Postcolonial Studies

Michael R. Griffiths, "The Death of the Author and Anticolonial Thought" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025)

August 12, 2026

The Death of the Author and Anticolonial Thought

Michael R. Griffiths
Emma Parker, "Life Writing and the End of Empire: Homecoming in Autobiographical Narratives" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

August 7, 2026

Life Writing and the End of Empire

Emma Parker
Hosted by Ibrahim Fawzy
Public Policy

Public Policy

episodes

Interviews with scholars of public policy about their new books.

Leah C. Stokes, "The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet" (MIT Press, 2026)

September 6, 2026

The Carbon Wave

Leah C. Stokes
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
Robert Shum, "Democracy or Carbon Oligarchy?: Climate and Energy Politics between Crisis and Decarbonization" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

September 5, 2026

Democracy or Carbon Oligarchy?

Robert Shum
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

episodes

Interviews with scholars of sex, sexuality and sex work about their new books.

Elizabeth J. Letourneau and Luke Malone, "One in Five: Why Child Sexual Abuse Is Our Biggest Public Health Crisis—And What We Can Do to Stop It" (Basic Books, 2026)

August 28, 2026

One in Five

Elizabeth J. Letourneau and Luke Malone
Jeana Jorgensen, "Sex Education 101: Approachable Essays on Folklore, Culture, & History" (Fox Folk Press, 2023)

August 17, 2026

Sex Education 101

Jeana Jorgensen
Hosted by Rachel Hopkin
Sociology

Sociology

episodes

Interviews with sociologists about their new books.

Violaine Roussel, "Data-Driven Hollywood: The New Data Professionals in the Age of Streaming" (Princeton UP, 2026)

September 7, 2026

Data-Driven Hollywood

Violaine Roussel
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Sarah M. Rios, "Diseases Have No Eyes: Valley Fever and Environmental Health Justice" (Temple UP, 2026)

September 2, 2026

Diseases Have No Eyes

Sarah M. Rios
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Sound Studies

Sound Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Sound Studies about their new books.

Musical Pripetshik: Lyrics and Melodies of Traditional Yiddish Folksongs

August 25, 2026

Musical Pripetshik

Michael Lukin
Hosted by YIVO Institute
Mhoze Chikowero, "The Military Entertainment Complex: Chimurenga Afrosonic Making of Zimbabwe" (MIT Press, 2026)

August 24, 2026

The Military Entertainment Complex

Mhoze Chikowero
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Sports

Sports

episodes

Interviews with athletes and scholars of sports about their new books.

David Keohan, "The Wind Beneath the Stone: My Quest to Unearth a Piece of Ireland's Folklore" (Bloomsbury and Chelsea Green, 2026)

September 1, 2026

The Wind Beneath the Stone

David Keohan
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Jon Mackenzie, "The Spectre of Pep: How Guardiola Haunts Modern Football Tactics" (Seven Dials, 2026)

August 16, 2026

The Spectre of Pep

Jon Mackenzie
Hosted by Samee Siddiqui
Urban Studies

Urban Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of urban studies about their new books

Filmmaker Peter Santenello on Your Fellow Americans: Dispatches from Across the Country We Call Home

September 1, 2026

Your Fellow Americans

Peter Santenello
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Kamau Ware, "Battle in the Margins: Black Experiences in New York City During the American Revolution" (Black Gotham Experience)

September 1, 2026

Battle in the Margins

Kamau Ware
Hosted by Sullivan Summer