Politics & Society

Animal Studies

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Interviews with scholars of Animal Studies about their new books.

David Zeitlyn, "Mambila Divination: Framing Questions, Constructing Answers" (Routledge, 2021)

September 7, 2024

Mambila Divination

David Zeitlyn
David Chaffetz, "Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires" (Norton, 2024)

September 5, 2024

Raiders, Rulers, and Traders

David Chaffetz
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon

Anthropology

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Interviews with anthropologists about their new books.

Mariana Craciun, "From Skepticism to Competence: How American Psychiatrists Learn Psychotherapy" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

September 8, 2024

From Skepticism to Competence

Mariana Craciun
Hosted by Yadong Li
David Zeitlyn, "Mambila Divination: Framing Questions, Constructing Answers" (Routledge, 2021)

September 7, 2024

Mambila Divination

David Zeitlyn

Archaeology

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Interviews with archaeologists about their new books.

Paul J. Kosmin, "Time and Its Adversaries in the Seleucid Empire" (Harvard UP, 2018)

September 7, 2024

Time and Its Adversaries in the Seleucid Empire

Paul J. Kosmin
Hosted by Ryan Tripp
Richard D. Oram, "Where Men No More May Reap Or Sow: The Little Ice Age: Scotland 1400-1850" (Birlinn, 2024)

July 30, 2024

Where Men No More May Reap Or Sow

Richard D. Oram
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Business, Management, and Marketing

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

Alison Fragale, "Likeable Badass: The New Science of Successful Women" (Doubleday Books, 2024)

September 7, 2024

Likeable Badass

Alison Fragale
Hosted by Deidre Tyler

Media

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

Trevor Boffone, "TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age" (Oxford UP, 2024)

September 8, 2024

TikTok Broadway

Trevor Boffone
Hosted by Pete Kunze
Cary Nelson, "Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault on Basic Principles" (Academic Studies Press, 2024)

September 4, 2024

Hate Speech and Academic Freedom

Cary Nelson
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel

Critical Theory

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Interviews with scholars of critical theory about their new books.

Oren Kroll-Zeldin, "Unsettled: American Jews and the Movement for Justice in Palestine" (NYU Press, 2024)

September 6, 2024

Unsettled

Oren Kroll-Zeldin
Hosted by Roberto Mazza
David H. Price, "The American Surveillance State: How the US Spies on Dissent" (Pluto Press, 2022)

September 4, 2024

The American Surveillance State

David H. Price
Hosted by Deniz Yonucu

Disability Studies

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Interviews with scholars of disability about their new books.

Jess Whatcott, "Menace to the Future: A Disability and Queer History of Carceral Eugenics" (Duke UP, 2024)

September 7, 2024

Menace to the Future

Jess Whatcott
Hosted by Kendall Dinniene
Elizabeth A. Wahler and Sarah C. Johnson, "Creating a Person-Centered Library: Best Practices for Supporting High-Needs Patrons (Bloomsbury, 2023)

August 28, 2024

Creating a Person-Centered Library

Elizabeth A. Wahler and Sarah C. Johnson
Hosted by Michael LaMagna

Drugs, Addiction and Recovery

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

Christine Folch, "The Book of Yerba Mate: A Stimulating History" (Princeton UP, 2024)

September 1, 2024

The Book of Yerba Mate

Christine Folch
Hosted by Mark Klobas
Henry H. Work, "Wood, Whiskey and Wine: A History of Barrels"(Reaktion Books, 2024)

September 1, 2024

Wood, Whiskey and Wine

Henry H. Work
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Education

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Interviews with scholars of education about their new books.

Jinhyun Cho, "English Language Ideologies in Korea: Interpreting the Past and Present" (Springer, 2017)

September 6, 2024

English Language Ideologies in Korea

Jinhyun Cho
Matt Grossmann and David A. Hopkins, "Polarized by Degrees: How the Diploma Divide and the Culture War Transformed American Politics" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

September 5, 2024

Polarized by Degrees

Matt Grossmann and David A. Hopkins
Hosted by Mark Klobas

Economics

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Interviews with economists about their new books.

Alison Fragale, "Likeable Badass: The New Science of Successful Women" (Doubleday Books, 2024)

September 7, 2024

Likeable Badass

Alison Fragale
Hosted by Deidre Tyler
David Lay Williams, "The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx" (Princeton UP, 2024)

September 3, 2024

The Greatest of All Plagues

David Lay Williams
Hosted by Lilly Goren

Finance

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An interview with scholars of finance about their new books.

Manuela Moschella, "Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy" (Cornell UP, 2024)

September 1, 2024

Unexpected Revolutionaries

Manuela Moschella
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Robert McCorquodale, "Business and Human Rights" (Oxford UP, 2024)

August 22, 2024

Business and Human Rights

Robert McCorquodale
Hosted by Alex Batesmith

Geography

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Interviews with geographers about their new books.

Cynthia A. Ruder, "Building Stalinism: The Moscow Canal and the Creation of Soviet Space" (I. B. Tauris, 2018)

August 31, 2024

Building Stalinism

Cynthia A. Ruder
Hosted by Samantha Lomb
Stuart Elden, "The Birth of Territory" (U Chicago Press, 2013)

August 17, 2024

The Birth of Territory

Stuart Elden

Gender Studies

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Interviews with scholars of gender about their new books.

Alison Fragale, "Likeable Badass: The New Science of Successful Women" (Doubleday Books, 2024)

September 7, 2024

Likeable Badass

Alison Fragale
Hosted by Deidre Tyler

Genocide Studies

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Interviews with scholars of genocide about their new books.

Dan Stone, "Fate Unknown: Tracing the Missing after World War II and the Holocaust" (Oxford UP, 2023)

September 5, 2024

Fate Unknown

Dan Stone
Hosted by Kelly McFall
Colette Brull-Ulmann et al., "Through the Morgue Door: One Woman’s Story of Survival and Saving Children in German-Occupied Paris" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024)

September 1, 2024

Through the Morgue Door

Colette Brull-Ulmann and Jean-Christophe Portes
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

Higher Education

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Interviews on the current state and future of higher education.

Oren Kroll-Zeldin, "Unsettled: American Jews and the Movement for Justice in Palestine" (NYU Press, 2024)

September 6, 2024

Unsettled

Oren Kroll-Zeldin
Hosted by Roberto Mazza
Matt Grossmann and David A. Hopkins, "Polarized by Degrees: How the Diploma Divide and the Culture War Transformed American Politics" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

September 5, 2024

Polarized by Degrees

Matt Grossmann and David A. Hopkins
Hosted by Mark Klobas

Human Rights

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Interviews with scholars of human rights about their new books.

David H. Price, "The American Surveillance State: How the US Spies on Dissent" (Pluto Press, 2022)

September 4, 2024

The American Surveillance State

David H. Price
Hosted by Deniz Yonucu
Robert McCorquodale, "Business and Human Rights" (Oxford UP, 2024)

August 22, 2024

Business and Human Rights

Robert McCorquodale
Hosted by Alex Batesmith

Journalism

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

John V. Pavlik, "Journalism and the Metaverse" (Anthem Press, 2024)

August 30, 2024

Journalism and the Metaverse

John V. Pavlik
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Marga Ortigas, "God's Ashes: Apocrypha" (Penguin, 2024)

August 29, 2024

God's Ashes

Marga Ortigas
Hosted by Nicholas Gordon

Language

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Interviews with scholars of language about their new books.

Jinhyun Cho, "English Language Ideologies in Korea: Interpreting the Past and Present" (Springer, 2017)

September 6, 2024

English Language Ideologies in Korea

Jinhyun Cho
Uluğ Kuzuoğlu, "Codes of Modernity: Chinese Scripts in the Global Information Age" (Columbia UP, 2023)

August 23, 2024

Codes of Modernity

Uluğ Kuzuoğlu
Hosted by Shu Wan

Law

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

Judge Frederic Block, "A Second Chance: A Federal Judge Decides Who Deserves It" (The New Press, 2024)

September 5, 2024

A Second Chance

Judge Frederic Block
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
Alexandre Caeiro on the Politics of Islamic Law and Institutions in Qatar

September 4, 2024

On the Politics of Islamic Law and Institutions in Qatar

Alexandre Caeiro
Hosted by Radio Reorient

LGBTQ+ Studies

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

Yiu Fai Chow et al., "It’s My Party: Tat Ming Pair and the Postcolonial Politics of Popular Music in Hong Kong" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)

September 7, 2024

It’s My Party

Yiu Fai Chow, Jeroen de Kloet, and Leonie Schmidt
Hosted by Qing Shen
Magdalena J. Zaborowska, "Me and My House: James Baldwin's Last Decade in France" (Duke UP, 2018)

September 6, 2024

Me and My House

Magdalena J. Zaborowska

National Security

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Interviews with scholars of national security about their new books.

Terrence G. Peterson, "Revolutionary Warfare: How the Algerian War Made Modern Counterinsurgency" (Cornell UP, 2024)

September 7, 2024

Revolutionary Warfare

Terrence G. Peterson
Hosted by Geoffrey Gordon
David H. Price, "The American Surveillance State: How the US Spies on Dissent" (Pluto Press, 2022)

September 4, 2024

The American Surveillance State

David H. Price
Hosted by Deniz Yonucu

Philanthropy

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Interviews with authors about their new philanthropy books.

Malcolm Macleod, "The Practice of Philanthropy: A Guide for Foundation Boards and Staff" (Barlow Publishing, 2024)

September 8, 2024

The Practice of Philanthropy

Malcolm Macleod
Hosted by Nick Pozek
Leslie Ramos, "Philanthropy in the Arts: A Game of Give and Take" (Lund Humphries, 2023)

August 11, 2024

Philanthropy in the Arts

Leslie Ramos
Hosted by Nick Pozek

Philosophy

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Interviews with philosophers about their new books.

Wendy Salkin, "Speaking for Others: The Ethics of Informal Political Representation" (Harvard UP, 2024)

September 1, 2024

Speaking for Others

Wendy Salkin
Hosted by Robert Talisse
Devonya N. Havis, "Creating a Black Vernacular Philosophy" (Lexington Books, 2022)

August 20, 2024

Creating a Black Vernacular Philosophy

Devonya N. Havis
Hosted by Sarah Tyson

Policing, Incarceration, and Reform

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

Judge Frederic Block, "A Second Chance: A Federal Judge Decides Who Deserves It" (The New Press, 2024)

September 5, 2024

A Second Chance

Judge Frederic Block
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
David H. Price, "The American Surveillance State: How the US Spies on Dissent" (Pluto Press, 2022)

September 4, 2024

The American Surveillance State

David H. Price
Hosted by Deniz Yonucu

Political Science

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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.

Oren Kroll-Zeldin, "Unsettled: American Jews and the Movement for Justice in Palestine" (NYU Press, 2024)

September 6, 2024

Unsettled

Oren Kroll-Zeldin
Hosted by Roberto Mazza
Aditi Malik, "Playing with Fire: Parties and Political Violence in Kenya and India" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

September 6, 2024

Playing with Fire

Aditi Malik
Hosted by Yash Sharma

Politics & Polemics

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Interviews with partisans and polemicists about their new books.

Oren Kroll-Zeldin, "Unsettled: American Jews and the Movement for Justice in Palestine" (NYU Press, 2024)

September 6, 2024

Unsettled

Oren Kroll-Zeldin
Hosted by Roberto Mazza
Cary Nelson, "Hate Speech and Academic Freedom: The Antisemitic Assault on Basic Principles" (Academic Studies Press, 2024)

September 4, 2024

Hate Speech and Academic Freedom

Cary Nelson
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel

Public Policy

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Interviews with scholars of public policy about their new books.

Judge Frederic Block, "A Second Chance: A Federal Judge Decides Who Deserves It" (The New Press, 2024)

September 5, 2024

A Second Chance

Judge Frederic Block
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare
Jonathan Gienapp, "Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique" (Yale UP, 2024)

September 3, 2024

Against Constitutional Originalism

Jonathan Gienapp
Hosted by Meghan Cochran

Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work

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

Chris Richardson, "Batman and the Joker: Contested Sexuality in Popular Culture" (Routledge, 2020)

September 3, 2024

Batman and the Joker

Chris Richardson
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan
Matt Brim, "Poor Queer Studies: Confronting Elitism in the University" (Duke UP, 2020)

August 27, 2024

Poor Queer Studies

Matt Brim
Hosted by John Marszalek

Sociology

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Interviews with sociologists about their new books.

Trevor Boffone, "TikTok Broadway: Musical Theatre Fandom in the Digital Age" (Oxford UP, 2024)

September 8, 2024

TikTok Broadway

Trevor Boffone
Hosted by Pete Kunze
David Zeitlyn, "Mambila Divination: Framing Questions, Constructing Answers" (Routledge, 2021)

September 7, 2024

Mambila Divination

David Zeitlyn

Sound Studies

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Interviews with scholars of Sound Studies about their new books.

What is Radio Art?

September 2, 2024

What is Radio Art?

Colin Black
Hosted by Mack Hagood
The Sounds of Silents

August 19, 2024

The Sounds of Silents

Rick Altman and Eric Dienstfrey
Hosted by Mack Hagood

Sports

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

Julie Kliegman, "Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024)

August 23, 2024

Mind Game

Julie Kliegman
Hosted by Paul Knepper
Ben Kaplan and Danny Parkins, "Pipeline to the Pros: How D3 Small-College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA" (Triumph Books, 2024)

July 24, 2024

Pipeline to the Pros

Ben Kaplan and Danny Parkins
Hosted by Paul Knepper

Urban Studies

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Interviews with scholars of urban studies about their new books

Yiu Fai Chow et al., "It’s My Party: Tat Ming Pair and the Postcolonial Politics of Popular Music in Hong Kong" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)

September 7, 2024

It’s My Party

Yiu Fai Chow, Jeroen de Kloet, and Leonie Schmidt
Hosted by Qing Shen
Andy Clarno et al., "Imperial Policing: Weaponized Data in Carceral Chicago" (U Minnesota Press, 2024)

September 3, 2024

Imperial Policing

Andy Clarno, Janaé Bonsu-Love, Enrique Alvear Moreno, Lydia Dana, Michael de Anda Muñiz, Ila Ravichandran, Haley Volpintesta
Hosted by Timi Koyejo