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

The Impeachment Power: A Conversation with Keith Whittington

November 6, 2024

The Impeachment Power

Keith E. Whittington
Hosted by Laura Laurent

In this week’s episode we step into conversation with Keith Whittington about his new book, The Impeachment Power: The Law, Politics, and Purpose of a…

Kirsten Widner and Anna Gunderson, "The Haves and Have-Nots in Supreme Court Representation and Participation, 2016 to 2021" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

October 31, 2024

The Haves and Have-Nots in Supreme Court Representation and Participation, 2016 to 2021

Kirsten Widner and Anna Gunderson
Hosted by Susan Liebell

There has been a lot of commentary from scholars and journalists as to the meaning of Donald Trump’s three appointments to the United States Supreme …

Judging Refugees: Narrative and Oral Testimony in Refugee Status Determination

October 30, 2024

Judging Refugees

Anthea Vogl

Dr Laura Smith-Khan speaks with Dr Anthea Vogl about her new book, Judging Refugees: Narrative and Oral Testimony in Refugee Status Determination (Cam…

Possessed by the Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures

October 23, 2024

Possessed by the Right Hand

Bernard Freamon
Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode, we interview Prof. Bernard Freamon on his new book Possessed by the Right Hand:The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultu…

E. L. Gaston, "Illusions of Control: Dilemmas in Managing U.S. Proxy Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria" (Columbia UP, 2024)

October 19, 2024

Illusions of Control

E. L. Gaston
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Over the last two decades, the United States has supported a range of militias, rebels, and other armed groups in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Critic…

Keith E. Whittington, "You Can't Teach That!: The Battle over University Classrooms" (Polity Press, 2024)

October 17, 2024

You Can't Teach That!

Keith E. Whittington
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare

Who controls what is taught in American universities – professors or politicians? The answer is far from clear but suddenly urgent. Unprecedented effo…

Slavery and Islam

October 16, 2024

Slavery and Islam

Jonathan Brown
Hosted by Radio Reorient

In this episode, we talk to Professor Jonathan Brown about his book, Slavery and Islam. This episode was originally published on September 27, 2019.…

The Social Contract in the Ruins: A Conversation with Dr. Paul DeHart

October 16, 2024

The Social Contract in the Ruins

Paul R. DeHart
Hosted by Laura Laurent

In the latest episode of Madison’s Notes, we sit down with Dr. Paul DeHart, professor of Political Science at Texas State University and author of The…

Eric R. Schlereth, "Quitting the Nation: Emigrant Rights in North America" (UNC Press, 2024)

October 14, 2024

Quitting the Nation

Eric R. Schlereth
Hosted by Hannah Nolan

Perceptions of the United States as a nation of immigrants are so commonplace that its history as a nation of emigrants is forgotten. However, once th…

Gretchen Sisson, "Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood" (St. Martin's Press, 2024)

October 12, 2024

Relinquished

Gretchen Sisson
Hosted by Sharon Yam

Adoption has always been viewed as a beloved institution for building families, as well as a mutually agreeable common ground in the otherwise partisa…

Talking Thai Politics: Kunthika Nutcharut, Defending Disruptors

October 11, 2024

Talking Thai Politics: Kunthika Nutcharut, Defending Disruptors

Kunthika Nutcharut
Hosted by Duncan McCargo

What is it like to be a human rights lawyer in Thailand? How does the new generation of 2020s political activists differ from those of previous eras? …

Risa Cromer, "Conceiving Christian America: Embryo Adoption and Reproductive Politics" (NYU Press, 2023)

October 9, 2024

Conceiving Christian America

Risa Cromer
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

In 1997, a group of white pro-life evangelical Christians in the United States created the nation’s first embryo adoption program to “save” the thousa…

Frank R. Baumgartner, "Suspect Citizens: What 20 Million Traffic Stops Tell Us about Policing and Race" (Cambridge UP, 2018)

October 8, 2024

Suspect Citizens

Frank R. Baumgartner, Derek A. Epp, and Kelsey Shoub
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare

We recently marked the 50th Anniversary of Terry vs. Ohio, the US Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded the scope under which agents of the st…

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, "Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians" (NYU Press, 2024)

October 7, 2024

Corporatocracy

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
Hosted by Susan Liebell

What threatens American democracy and the rule of law? In her new book, Corporatocracy: How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicia…

Jonathan Turley, "The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage" (Simon and Schuster, 2024)

October 7, 2024

The Indispensable Right

Jonathan Turley
Hosted by Hope J. Leman

“It’s a free country.” Many of us recall saying that as children as we learned that we were American citizens who were endowed with certain rights—suc…

Megan Bradley et al., "IOM Unbound?: Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

October 5, 2024

IOM Unbound?

Megan Bradley, Cathryn Costello, and Angela Sherwood
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

It is an era of expansion for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an increasingly influential actor in the global governance of migrat…

Deepa Das Acevedo, "The Battle for Sabarimala: Religion, Law, and Gender in Contemporary India" (Oxford UP, 2024)

October 3, 2024

The Battle for Sabarimala

Deepa Das Acevedo
Hosted by Raj Balkaran

The Battle for Sabarimala: Religion, Law, and Gender in Contemporary India (Oxford UP, 2024) tells the story of one of contemporary India’s most conte…

Jon Michaels and David Noll, "Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy" (Atria/One Signal, 2024)

October 3, 2024

Vigilante Nation

Jon Michaels and David Noll
Hosted by Susan Liebell

Law professors Jon Michaels and David Noll use their expertise to expose how state-supported forms of vigilantism are being deployed by MAGA Republica…

Samuel Ely Bagg, "The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy" (Oxford UP, 2023)

October 1, 2024

The Dispersion of Power

Samuel Ely Bagg
Hosted by Robert Talisse

We commonly think of democracy as a social order governed by the people’s collective will. Given the size of the modern states, this picture is typic…

Caterina Fugazzola, "Words Like Water: Queer Mobilization and Social Change in China" (Temple UP, 2023)

September 26, 2024

Words Like Water

Caterina Fugazzola
Hosted by Qing Shen

After China officially “decriminalized” same-sex behavior in 1997, both the visibility and public acceptance of tongzhi, an inclusive identity term th…