Politics & Society

Animal Studies

Animal Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Animal Studies about their new books.

Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka, "Animals and the Right to Politics" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 17, 2026

Animals and the Right to Politics

Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka
Hosted by Kyle Johannsen
Rod Phillips, "Cats: A History" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)

July 13, 2026

Cats

Rod Phillips
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Anthropology

Anthropology

episodes

Interviews with anthropologists about their new books.

David Zeitlyn and Chihab El Khachab eds., "Understanding Social Images: Essays on Visual Methods and Teaching Visual Anthropology" (Berghahn, 2025)

July 27, 2026

Understanding Social Images

Marcus Banks, David Zeitlyn and Chihab El Khachab eds.
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
Archaeology

Archaeology

episodes

Interviews with archaeologists about their new books.

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
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
Business, Management, and Marketing

Business, Management, and Marketing

episodes

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

David J. Teece and Sohvi Heaton, "Dynamic Universities: How Strategic, Entrepreneurial Leaders Can Strengthen Higher Education" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

July 26, 2026

Dynamic Universities

David J. Teece and Sohvi Heaton
Hosted by Alfred Marcus
Max H. Bazerman, "Negotiation: The Game Has Changed" (Princeton UP, 2025)

July 24, 2026

Negotiation

Max H. Bazerman
Hosted by Alfred Marcus
Media and Communications

Media and Communications

episodes

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

Siri Carpenter on Why She Self-Published First — and How It Led to a Traditional Book Deal

July 29, 2026

Why Self-Publish First?

Siri Carpenter
Hosted by Sarah Russo
Daniel L. Gardner, "Thresholds of Digital Gameplay" (MIT Press, 2025)

July 21, 2026

Thresholds of Digital Gameplay

Daniel L. Gardner
Critical Theory

Critical Theory

episodes

Interviews with scholars of critical theory about their new books.

Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont eds., "Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives: Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities" (Stanford UP, 2026)

July 29, 2026

Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives

Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon, "Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance" (Princeton UP, 2026)

July 28, 2026

Fintech Capital

Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
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.

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
Benjamin Robert Siegel, "Markets of Pain: Opium, Capitalism, and the Global History of Painkillers" (Oxford UP, 2026)

May 12, 2026

Markets of Pain

Benjamin Robert Siegel
Hosted by Tom Sojka
Education

Education

episodes

Interviews with scholars of education about their new books.

New Trends in YIVO Scholarship

July 27, 2026

New Trends in YIVO Scholarship

William Pimlott, Kamil Kijek, Nicolas Vallois and Jessica Kirzane
Hosted by YIVO Institute
David Zeitlyn and Chihab El Khachab eds., "Understanding Social Images: Essays on Visual Methods and Teaching Visual Anthropology" (Berghahn, 2025)

July 27, 2026

Understanding Social Images

Marcus Banks, David Zeitlyn and Chihab El Khachab eds.
Economics

Economics

episodes

Interviews with economists about their new books.

Adam Y. Liu, "Authoritarian Markets: The Politics of China's Banking Explosion" (Cornell UP, 2026)

July 28, 2026

Authoritarian Markets

Adam Y. Liu
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Toby Miller and Joan Pedro Carañana, "Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They?" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

July 26, 2026

Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They?

Toby Miller and Joan Pedro Carañana
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Finance

Finance

episodes

An interview with scholars of finance about their new books.

Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon, "Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance" (Princeton UP, 2026)

July 28, 2026

Fintech Capital

Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Adam Y. Liu, "Authoritarian Markets: The Politics of China's Banking Explosion" (Cornell UP, 2026)

July 28, 2026

Authoritarian Markets

Adam Y. Liu
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Geography

Geography

episodes

Interviews with geographers about their new books.

Gretchen Heefner, "Sand, Snow, and Stardust: How US Military Engineers Conquered Extreme Environments" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

July 18, 2026

Sand, Snow, and Stardust

Gretchen Heefner
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Chad S. A. Gibbs "Survival at Treblinka: Geography, Gender, and Social Networks in Jewish Resistance" (U Wisconsin Press, 2026)

July 16, 2026

Survival at Treblinka

Chad S. A. Gibbs
Hosted by Paul Lerner
Gender Studies

Gender Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of gender about their new books.

Rahim Thawer and Maryam Khan eds., "Queer and Muslim: On Faith, Family, and Healing" (U Regina Press, 2026)

July 29, 2026

Queer and Muslim

Rahim Thawer and Maryam Khan eds.
Hosted by Shobhana Xavier
Steven K. Green, "American Infidelity: The Gilded Age Battle Over Freethought, Free Love, and Feminism" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 29, 2026

American Infidelity

Steven K. Green
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Genocide Studies

Genocide Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of genocide about their new books.

Martin Shaw, "The New Age of Genocide: Intellectual and Political Challenges After Gaza" (Agenda Publishing, 2025)

July 22, 2026

The New Age of Genocide

Martin Shaw
Hosted by Kelly McFall
Sarah M. Cushman et al eds., "The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau" (Routledge, 2026)

June 7, 2026

The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau

Sarah M. Cushman, Joanne Pettitt, and Dominic Williams
Hosted by Kelly McFall
Higher Education

Higher Education

episodes

Interviews on the current state and future of higher education.

Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont eds., "Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives: Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities" (Stanford UP, 2026)

July 29, 2026

Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives

Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
New Trends in YIVO Scholarship

July 27, 2026

New Trends in YIVO Scholarship

William Pimlott, Kamil Kijek, Nicolas Vallois and Jessica Kirzane
Hosted by YIVO Institute
Human Rights

Human Rights

episodes

Interviews with scholars of human rights about their new books.

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
Daniel Krcmaric, "Above the Law: The United States and the International Criminal Court" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

June 30, 2026

Above the Law

Daniel Krcmaric
Journalism

Journalism

episodes

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

Dallas Liddle, "News Machines: The Systems of Daily Journalism in Britain, 1785–1885" (Oxford UP, 2026)

June 29, 2026

News Machines

Dallas Liddle
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Language and Translation

Language and Translation

episodes

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

Galina Bogatova, "Casting War As Love: Russian Colonialism in Familial Terms" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

July 25, 2026

Casting War As Love

Galina Bogatova
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Mohamed Alyahyai, "The War" (Dararab for Publishing and Translation, 2026)

July 23, 2026

The War

Mohamed Alyahyai translated by Christiaan James
Hosted by Tugrul Mende
Law

Law

episodes

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

Steven K. Green, "American Infidelity: The Gilded Age Battle Over Freethought, Free Love, and Feminism" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 29, 2026

American Infidelity

Steven K. Green
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
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
LGBTQ+ Studies

LGBTQ+ Studies

episodes

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

Rahim Thawer and Maryam Khan eds., "Queer and Muslim: On Faith, Family, and Healing" (U Regina Press, 2026)

July 29, 2026

Queer and Muslim

Rahim Thawer and Maryam Khan eds.
Hosted by Shobhana Xavier
Stacey Copeland, "Lavender Sounds: From Lesbian Radio to Queer Feminist Soundwork" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

July 17, 2026

Lavender Sounds

Stacey Copeland
Hosted by Jana Byars
National Security

National Security

episodes

Interviews with scholars of national security about their new books.

Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont eds., "Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives: Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities" (Stanford UP, 2026)

July 29, 2026

Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives

Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Andrew N. Buchanan and Ruth Lawlor eds., "The Greater Second World War: Global Perspectives" (Cornell UP, 2025)

July 28, 2026

The Greater Second World War

Andrew N. Buchanan and Ruth Lawlor
Hosted by Mark Baker
Philanthropy

Philanthropy

episodes

Interviews with authors about their new philanthropy books.

Philosophy

Philosophy

episodes

Interviews with philosophers about their new books.

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
Philippe Huneman, "When Metaphysics Meets Biology:  Kantian Approaches to the Concept of An Organism" (Routledge, 2026)

June 13, 2026

When Metaphysics Meets Biology

Philippe Huneman
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

Matthew Ritger, "Houses of Correction: Carceral Institutions and Humanist Culture in Early Modern England" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2026)

July 27, 2026

Houses of Correction

Matthew Ritger
Hosted by Jane Degenhardt
Meredith Gamer, "City of the Gallows: Art and Execution in Eighteenth-Century London" (Yale UP, 2026)

July 27, 2026

City of the Gallows

Meredith Gamer
Hosted by Kelsey Brosnan
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.

Adam Y. Liu, "Authoritarian Markets: The Politics of China's Banking Explosion" (Cornell UP, 2026)

July 28, 2026

Authoritarian Markets

Adam Y. Liu
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Galina Bogatova, "Casting War As Love: Russian Colonialism in Familial Terms" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

July 25, 2026

Casting War As Love

Galina Bogatova
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Politics & Polemics

Politics & Polemics

episodes

Interviews with partisans and polemicists about their new books.

Two Revolutionary Jews: Leon Trotsky and Chaim Zhitlowsky

July 29, 2026

Two Revolutionary Jews

Tony Michels
Hosted by YIVO Institute
Public Policy

Public Policy

episodes

Interviews with scholars of public policy about their new books.

Cast Out: A Call For A Forgiving Society in an Age of Incarceration

July 23, 2026

Cast Out

Joseph Margulies
Georgia Holly et al, .eds., "Heritage in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) and Beyond"  (U Edinburgh Press, 2025)

July 18, 2026

Heritage in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) and Beyond

Georgia Holly, Jon Henderson, Arturo Rey da Silva, Annie Edwards, Hannah Cocks, and Athena Trakadas
Hosted by Helen Dewar
Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

episodes

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

Nick Yablon, "From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower: C. G. Hine's 1905 Photographic Survey of Broadway" (Columbia UP, 2026)

July 22, 2026

From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower

Nick Yablon
Hosted by Robert Snyder
Debolina Dutta, "A Jurisprudence of Conversations: Law, Life and Feminism in Post-colonial India" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

July 22, 2026

A Jurisprudence of Conversations

Debolina Dutta
Hosted by Saumya Dadoo
Sociology

Sociology

episodes

Interviews with sociologists about their new books.

Galina Bogatova, "Casting War As Love: Russian Colonialism in Familial Terms" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

July 25, 2026

Casting War As Love

Galina Bogatova
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Martin Shaw, "The New Age of Genocide: Intellectual and Political Challenges After Gaza" (Agenda Publishing, 2025)

July 22, 2026

The New Age of Genocide

Martin Shaw
Hosted by Kelly McFall
Sound Studies

Sound Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Sound Studies about their new books.

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
Stacey Copeland, "Lavender Sounds: From Lesbian Radio to Queer Feminist Soundwork" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

July 17, 2026

Lavender Sounds

Stacey Copeland
Hosted by Jana Byars
Sports

Sports

episodes

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

Toby Miller and Joan Pedro Carañana, "Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They?" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

July 26, 2026

Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They?

Toby Miller and Joan Pedro Carañana
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Scott Reich, "One Day in September: Baseball, Brotherhood, and the Birth of the All-Star Game" (Compass Rose, 2026)

June 30, 2026

One Day in September

Scott Reich
Hosted by Paul Knepper
Urban Studies

Urban Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of urban studies about their new books

Nick Yablon, "From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower: C. G. Hine's 1905 Photographic Survey of Broadway" (Columbia UP, 2026)

July 22, 2026

From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower

Nick Yablon
Hosted by Robert Snyder
Mark Crinson, "Aviationland: Heathrow and the Making of an Airport Landscape" (Paul Mellon Centre, 2026)

July 22, 2026

Aviationland

Mark Crinson
Hosted by Miranda Melcher