New Books Network Podcast

Scholarly Communication May 31, 2023

Efficient Academic Writing

A Discussion with Mushtaq Bilal

Mushtaq Bilal

Hosted by Avi Staiman

Mushtaq Bilal is an academic, content creator, thought leader, and public intellectual. Mushtaq discusses how he built an audience of more than 185,000 followers on Twitter and more than 30,00 …

Media May 28, 2023

Say the Right Thing

How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice

Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow

Hosted by Deidre Tyler

In the current period of social and political unrest, conversations about identity are becoming more frequent and more difficult. On subjects like critical race theory, gender equity in the workplace …

Anthropology May 22, 2023

Afro-Brazilians in Telenovelas

Social, Political, and Economic Realities

Samantha Nogueira Joyce

Hosted by Reighan Gillam

In Afro-Brazilians in Telenovelas: Social, Political, and Economic Realities (Lexington Books, 2022), Samantha Nogueira Joyce examines representations of Blackness on Brazilian TV, interrogating the role of mass media in developing …

Global Media & Communication May 22, 2023

Made in Censorship

The Tiananmen Movement in Chinese Literature and Film

Thomas Chen

Hosted by Aswin Punathambekar and Jing Wang

Hello, world! This is the Global Media & Communication podcast series. In this episode, our host Ignatius Suglo discusses the book Made in Censorship: The Tiananmen Movement in Chinese Literature …

Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work May 20, 2023

Sexed Up

How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back

Julia Serano

Hosted by Eric LeMay

Today I interview Julia Serano about her new book, Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us and How We Can Fight Back (Seal, 2022). Serano is an activist, performer, and acclaimed author of Whipping …

Media May 19, 2023

City of Newsmen

Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington

Kathryn J. McGarr

Hosted by James Kates

Kathryn McGarr’s City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington (U Chicago Press, 2022) explores foreign policy journalism in Washington during and after World War II—a …

Popular Culture May 19, 2023

Celebrity Nation

How America Evolved into a Culture of Fans and Followers

Landon Jones

Hosted by Latoya Johnson

Writer and editor Landon (Lanny) Jones, a former PEOPLE magazine editor, reveals how the cult of celebrity has shaped our politics, culture, and personal lives. In Celebrity Nation: How America Evolved …

Darts & Letters May 17, 2023

Misinformed

The Covid Lab Leak Theory and the Politics of Misinformation

Branko Marcetic and Nicole M. Krause

Hosted by Gordon Katic

The COVID-19 lab leak theory went from being dismissed as mere misinformation, to now a credible matter of debate amongst media, scientific, and intelligence organizations. What’s changed, and what does …

Library Science May 16, 2023

Holy Digital Grail

A Medieval Book on the Internet

Michelle R. Warren

Hosted by Jen Hoyer

Medieval books that survive today have been through a lot: singed by fire, mottled by mold, eaten by insects, annotated by readers, cut into fragments, or damaged through well-intentioned preservation …

Sociology May 16, 2023

The Public and Their Platforms

Public Sociology in an Era of Social Media

Mark Carrigan and Lambros Fatsis

Hosted by Rituparna Patgiri

As social media is increasingly becoming a standard feature of sociological practice, this timely book The Public and Their Platforms: Public Sociology in an Era of Social Media (Bristol UP …

Library Science May 13, 2023

Prison Media

Incarceration and the Infrastructures of Work and Technology

Anne Kaun and Fredrik Stiernstedt

Hosted by Jen Hoyer

Prisons are not typically known for cutting-edge media technologies. Yet from photography in the nineteenth century to AI-enhanced tracking cameras today, there is a long history of prisons being used …

Critical Theory May 13, 2023

Secret Cinema and the Immersive Experience Industry

Sarah Atkinson and Helen W. Kennedy

Hosted by Dave O'Brien

What is the future of media? In Secret Cinema and the Immersive Experience Industry (Manchester UP, 2022), Sarah Atkinson, a Professor of Screen Media at Kings College London, and Helen …

Music May 12, 2023

Breaks in the Air

The Birth of Rap Radio in New York City

John Klaess

Hosted by Bradley Morgan

In Breaks in the Air: The Birth of Rap Radio in New York City (Duke UP, 2022), John Klaess tells the story of rap's emergence on New York City's airwaves …

Literary Studies May 11, 2023

Female Heroes in Young Adult Fantasy Fiction

Reframing Myths of Adolescent Girlhood

Leah Phillips

Hosted by Miranda Melcher

The heroic romance is one of the West's most enduring narratives, found everywhere, from religion and myth to blockbuster films and young adult literature. Within this story, adolescent girls are …

Game Studies May 11, 2023

We the Gamers

How Games Teach Ethics and Civics

Karen Schrier

Hosted by Rudolf Thomas Inderst

Ethics and civics have always mattered, but perhaps they matter now more than ever before. Recently, with the rise of online teaching and movements like #PlayApartTogether, games have become increasingly …

Political Science May 8, 2023

Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era

Think Global, Act Local

Nina Hall

Hosted by Lamis Abdelaaty

Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era (Oxford UP, 2022) explores the role of digital advocacy organizations, a major new addition to the international arena. Organizations such as MoveOn, GetUp, and Campact derive …

Game Studies May 7, 2023

The World of Final Fantasy VII

Essays on the Game and Its Legacy

Jason C. Cash and Craig T. Olsen

Hosted by Rudolf Thomas Inderst

Final Fantasy VII altered the course of video game history when it was released in 1997 on Sony's PlayStation system. It converted the Japanese role-playing game into an international gaming …

Jewish Studies May 7, 2023

Peak TV's Unapologetic Jewish Woman

Exploring Jewish Female Representation in Contemporary Television Comedy

Samantha Pickette

Hosted by Zalman Newfield

In Peak TV’s Unapologetic Jewish Woman: Exploring Jewish Female Representation in Contemporary Television Comedy (Lexington Books, 2022), Samantha Pickette analyzes the ways in which contemporary American television is establishing a …

Middle Eastern Studies May 6, 2023

Iranian Literature After the Islamic Revolution

Production and Circulation in Iran and the World

Laetitia Nanquette

Hosted by Connor Christensen

In Iranian Literature After the Islamic Revolution: Production and Circulation in Iran and the World (Edinburgh UP, 2021), Dr. Laetitia Nanquette explores how Iranian literature has functioned and circulated from …

MIT Press Podcast May 4, 2023

Material Witness

Media, Forensics, Evidence

Susan Schuppli

Hosted by MIT Press

Susan Schuppli is Director of the Centre for Research Architecture in the Department of Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London. In her book, Material Witnesss, her research is an …