Politics & Society

Animal Studies

Animal Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Animal Studies about their new books.

Sadiah Qureshi, "Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction" (Penguin, 2025)

July 4, 2026

Vanished

Sadiah Qureshi
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Mardi Reardon-Smith, "Making Do: Conservation Ethics and Ecological Care in Australia" (Stanford UP, 2025)

June 10, 2026

Making Do

Mardi Reardon-Smith
Hosted by Amisah Bakuri
Anthropology

Anthropology

episodes

Interviews with anthropologists about their new books.

Meena Khandelwal, "Cookstove Chronicles: Social Life of a Women's Technology in India" (U Arizona Press, 2026)

July 8, 2026

Cookstove Chronicles

Meena Khandelwal
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Jay Szpilka, "BDSM Practices in Contemporary Poland: Barbed Wire Floggings, Rope Orgasms, and the Problem with Desire" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025)

July 7, 2026

BDSM Practices in Contemporary Poland

Jay Szpilka
Archaeology

Archaeology

episodes

Interviews with archaeologists about their new books.

Dougald O’Reilly, "Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026)

June 1, 2026

Empires of the Southern Ocean

Dougald O’Reilly
Hosted by Patrick Jory
Patrick Wyman, "Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World" (HarperCollins, 2026)

May 26, 2026

Lost Worlds

Patrick Wyman
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Business, Management, and Marketing

Business, Management, and Marketing

episodes

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

Paul Osterman, "Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment" (Harvard UP, 2026)

July 5, 2026

Disposable Workers

Paul Osterman
Joseph Turow, "The Problem with Personalization: How Advertisers Learned to Make and Break Us from Ancient Times to the AI Age" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

July 3, 2026

The Problem with Personalization

Joseph Turow
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Media and Communications

Media and Communications

episodes

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

Audio and Ideas, Panel #4

July 8, 2026

Audio and Ideas, Panel #4

Jody Avirgan, Sara McCrea, Caleb Zakarin, and Julia Barton
Aswin Punathambekar, Adrienne Shaw and Jonathan Gray eds., "Planet Digital: A Global Media Cultures Reader" (NYU Press, 2026)

July 7, 2026

Planet Digital

Aswin Punathambekar, Adrienne Shaw and Jonathan Gray
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Critical Theory

Critical Theory

episodes

Interviews with scholars of critical theory about their new books.

Alexandre Frenette, "Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking Into the Creative Economy" (Princeton UP, 2026)

July 6, 2026

Blame the Intern

Alexandre Frenette
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Gajendran Ayyathurai, "Tamil Buddhism and Brahminism in Modern India: Deep Resistance Against Caste" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 4, 2026

Tamil Buddhism and Brahminism in Modern India

Gajendran Ayyathurai
Hosted by Sanjukta Poddar
Disability Studies

Disability Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of disability about their new books.

Nyck Walsh, "Neurodivergent Somatics in Therapy: An Anti-Oppressive Model for Whole Person Care" (Norton, 2026)

July 5, 2026

Neurodivergent Somatics in Therapy

Nyck Walsh
Hosted by Helena Vissing
Ranita Ray, "Slow Violence: Confronting Dark Truths in the American Classroom" (St. Martin's Press, 2025)

June 28, 2026

Slow Violence

Ranita Ray
Hosted by Edward Carter
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.

Becoming the System

July 8, 2026

Becoming the System

Nelson Flores
Max Weinreich and the Meaning of Yiddish

July 3, 2026

Max Weinreich and the Meaning of Yiddish

Naomi Seidman, Kenneth Moss, and Jeffrey Shandler
Hosted by YIVO Institute
Economics

Economics

episodes

Interviews with economists about their new books.

Tyler Girard, "Financial Inclusion: How an Idea Became a Global Agenda" (Stanford UP, 2026)

July 4, 2026

Financial Inclusion

Tyler Girard
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
The Tin Man Model of Running a Company Is Rusty

July 2, 2026

The Tin Man Model of Running a Company Is Rusty

Phil Le-Brun and Jana Werner
Finance

Finance

episodes

An interview with scholars of finance about their new books.

Tyler Girard, "Financial Inclusion: How an Idea Became a Global Agenda" (Stanford UP, 2026)

July 4, 2026

Financial Inclusion

Tyler Girard
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Kate Bayliss, "Privatising Humanity: How Our Essential Human Needs Became Financial Assets" (Manchester UP, 2026)

July 1, 2026

Privatising Humanity

Kate Bayliss
Geography

Geography

episodes

Interviews with geographers about their new books.

Stephen Robertson, "Harlem in Disorder: A Spatial History of How Racial Violence Changed in 1935" (Stanford UP, 2024)

July 6, 2026

Harlem in Disorder

Stephen Robertson
Hosted by Kishauna Soljour
Carrie LeVan, "Neighborhoods Matter: How Place and People Affect Political Participation" (NYU Press, 2026)

July 4, 2026

Neighborhoods Matter

Carrie LeVan
Hosted by Deidre Tyler
Gender Studies

Gender Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of gender about their new books.

Jay Szpilka, "BDSM Practices in Contemporary Poland: Barbed Wire Floggings, Rope Orgasms, and the Problem with Desire" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025)

July 7, 2026

BDSM Practices in Contemporary Poland

Jay Szpilka
Mixed-Sex Dancing and Jewish Modernity

July 6, 2026

Mixed-Sex Dancing and Jewish Modernity

Sonia Gollance and Josh Lambert
Hosted by YIVO Institute
Genocide Studies

Genocide Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of genocide about their new books.

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
Delia Duong Ba Wendel, "Rwanda's Genocide Heritage: Between Justice and Sovereignty" (Duke UP, 2025)

June 5, 2026

Rwanda's Genocide Heritage

DELIA DUONG BA. WENDEL
Hosted by Kelly McFall
Higher Education

Higher Education

episodes

Interviews on the current state and future of higher education.

Audio and Ideas, Panel #4

July 8, 2026

Audio and Ideas, Panel #4

Jody Avirgan, Sara McCrea, Caleb Zakarin, and Julia Barton
Alexandre Frenette, "Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking Into the Creative Economy" (Princeton UP, 2026)

July 6, 2026

Blame the Intern

Alexandre Frenette
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Human Rights

Human Rights

episodes

Interviews with scholars of human rights about their new books.

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

June 30, 2026

Above the Law

Daniel Krcmaric
Ida Kinalska-Pietruska and Isabella Skrypczak, "A Polish Girl in Siberia: Surviving and Transcending Exile" (Disruption Books, 2026)

June 14, 2026

A Polish Girl in Siberia

Ida Kinalska-Pietruska and Isabella Skrypczak
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.

Becoming the System

July 8, 2026

Becoming the System

Nelson Flores
Psychoanalysis and Jewish Languages

July 8, 2026

Psychoanalysis and Jewish Languages

Naomi Seidman
Hosted by YIVO Institute
Law

Law

episodes

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

Lila Corwin Berman, "Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship" (Princeton UP, 2026)

July 6, 2026

Who Is American?

Lila Corwin Berman
Paul Osterman, "Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment" (Harvard UP, 2026)

July 5, 2026

Disposable Workers

Paul Osterman
LGBTQ+ Studies

LGBTQ+ Studies

episodes

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

Robin Dembroff, "Real Men on Top: How Patriarchy Shapes Our Reality" (Oxford UP, 2026)

June 22, 2026

Real Men on Top

Robin Dembroff
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Jackie M. Blount, "Straighten Up, Girls and Boys: How Schools Have Shaped Sexuality and Gender" (Harvard Education Press, 2026)

June 21, 2026

Straighten Up, Girls and Boys

Jackie M. Blount
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
National Security

National Security

episodes

Interviews with scholars of national security about their new books.

Kirill Shamiev, "Imperfect Equilibrium: Civil-Military Relations in Russian Defense Policymaking" (Oxford UP, 2026)

June 26, 2026

Imperfect Equilibrium

Kirill Shamiev
Hosted by Leo Bader
Richard Bennet and Alexander Noyes, "War at Arm's Length: How America Can Build Effective Partners Through Military Assistance" (Yale UP, 2026)

June 12, 2026

War at Arm's Length

Richard Bennet and Alexander Noyes
Philanthropy

Philanthropy

episodes

Interviews with authors about their new philanthropy books.

Philosophy

Philosophy

episodes

Interviews with philosophers about their new books.

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
Rivka Weinberg, "The Meaning of It All: Ultimate Meaning, Everyday Meaning, Cosmic Meaning, Death, and Time" (Oxford UP, 2026)

June 3, 2026

The Meaning of It All

Rivka Weinberg
Hosted by Blain Neufeld
Policing, Incarceration, and Reform

Policing, Incarceration, and Reform

episodes

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

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.

Martina Baradel, "21st Century Yakuza: Death of Japanese Organised Crime" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 5, 2026

21st Century Yakuza

Martina Baradel
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Politics & Polemics

Politics & Polemics

episodes

Interviews with partisans and polemicists about their new books.

Nicholas Freudenberg, "Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since The 1960s" (Columbia UP, 2026)

July 7, 2026

Fighting for New York

Nicholas Freudenberg
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Public Policy

Public Policy

episodes

Interviews with scholars of public policy about their new books.

Nicholas Freudenberg, "Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since The 1960s" (Columbia UP, 2026)

July 7, 2026

Fighting for New York

Nicholas Freudenberg
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Martina Baradel, "21st Century Yakuza: Death of Japanese Organised Crime" (Oxford UP, 2026)

July 5, 2026

21st Century Yakuza

Martina Baradel
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

episodes

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

Sociology

Sociology

episodes

Interviews with sociologists about their new books.

Nicholas Freudenberg, "Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since The 1960s" (Columbia UP, 2026)

July 7, 2026

Fighting for New York

Nicholas Freudenberg
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Alexandre Frenette, "Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking Into the Creative Economy" (Princeton UP, 2026)

July 6, 2026

Blame the Intern

Alexandre Frenette
Hosted by Dave O'Brien
Sound Studies

Sound Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of Sound Studies about their new books.

Carola E. Lorea, "Communities of Sound: Religion, Displacement, and Caste in the Bay of Bengal" (Wesleyan UP, 2026)

June 25, 2026

Communities of Sound

Carola E. Lorea
Hosted by Khadeeja Amenda
Hamsa Stainton and Anna Lee White, "Sanskrit Hymns Across Traditions: Studying Stotras" (Routledge, 2026)

June 25, 2026

Sanskrit Hymns Across Traditions

Hamsa Stainton and Anna Lee White
Hosted by Raj Balkaran
Sports

Sports

episodes

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

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
Larry Atkins, "Foul or Fair? Ethical and Social Issues in Sports" (McFarland, 2024)

June 28, 2026

Foul or Fair?

Larry Atkins
Hosted by Paul Knepper
Urban Studies

Urban Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of urban studies about their new books

Roberta J. Magnusson, "Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England: Sustainability and Resilience" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)

July 8, 2026

Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England

Roberta J. Magnusson
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Nicholas Freudenberg, "Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since The 1960s" (Columbia UP, 2026)

July 7, 2026

Fighting for New York

Nicholas Freudenberg
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin