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Ministry of Ideas January 1, 2023

Introducing Ministry of Ideas

Zachary Davis

Hosted by Zachary Davis
Introducing Ministry of Ideas, a podcast that explores the ideas that shape our lives. …

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Nomads, Past and Present December 27, 2022

An Introduction to Digital Nomads

Maggie Freeman

Hosted by Maggie Freeman
Welcome to Digital Nomads! This episode introduces your host, Maggie, and gives a brief overview of the aims, future of, and inspiration behind this podcast. Music in this episode: Desert …
The Proust Questionnaire Podcast June 24, 2020

The Proust Questionnaire Podcast

An Introduction

Uli Baer and Caroline Weber

Hosted by Uli Baer and Caroline Weber
What motivates creative people to do what they do, especially to change the world? The Proust Questionnaire is thought in action. It's a personality test that allows us a glimpse …
The Vault September 21, 2018

An Introduction to NYIH Studios

Hosted by New York Institute for the Humanities
Welcome to the New York Institute for the Humanities podcast. Learn more about the history of the Institute and our shows. …
Political Science December 8, 2023

Support the Troops

Military Obligation, Gender, and the Making of Political Community

Katharine M. Millar

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
In the past, it was assumed that men, as good citizens, would serve in the armed forces in wartime. In the present, however, liberal democratic states increasingly rely on small …
Military History December 8, 2023

Fatherland

A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family Secrets

Burkhard Bilger

Hosted by AJ Woodhams
A New Yorker staff writer investigates his grandfather, a Nazi Party Chief, in this “unflinching, gorgeously written, and deeply moving exploration of morality, family, and war” (Patrick Radden Keefe, author …
Burned by Books December 8, 2023

The English Experience

A Novel

Julie Schumacher

Hosted by Chris Holmes
Today I talked to Jule Schumacher about her new novel The English Experience (Doubleday, 2023). Jason Fitger may be the last faculty member the dean wants for the job, but he's the …
Jewish Studies December 8, 2023

Life & Legacy

A Window into Jewish Life Across the Islamic World

Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah, Lucía Farias García, Maxime Heijman, William Whitcombe, and Michel Gordon

Hosted by Drora Arussy
Through stunning images, maps and insightful commentary, Life & Legacy: A Window into Jewish Life Across the Islamic World (U Groningen Press, 2023) offers a glimpse into the diversity, historical …
Food December 8, 2023

Chinese Menu

The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods

Grace Lin

Hosted by Laura Goldberg
Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin joins New Books Network to talk about her new, groundbreaking, lushly illustrated, book that explores the whimsical myths …
Ministry of Ideas December 8, 2023

Jamestown and the Myth of the Sovereign Family

Genealogies of Modernity Episode 4

Hosted by Zachary Davis
What is the “traditional American family?” Popular images from the colonial and pioneer past suggest an isolated and self-sufficient nuclear family as the center of American identity and the source …
Comics and Graphic Novels December 8, 2023

Comics as Communication

A Functional Approach

Paul Fisher Davies

Hosted by Elizabeth Woock
Dr. Paul Fisher Davies' book Comics As Communication: A Functional Approach (Palgrave MacMillan, 2019) explores how comics function to make meanings in the manner of a language. It outlines a framework for …
Caribbean Studies December 8, 2023

An American Icon in Puerto Rico

Barbie, Girlhood, and Colonialism at Play

Emily R. Aguiló-Pérez

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Since her debut in 1959, Barbie has transcended boundaries and transformed into a global symbol of femininity, capturing the imaginations of girls all around the world. An American Icon in …
Eastern European Studies December 8, 2023

Queer Culture in Romania, 1920–2018

Ramona Dima

Hosted by Roland Clark
Ramona Dima's book Queer Culture in Romania, 1920–2018 (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023) is an in depth, extensive study of Romanian queer cultural products. It brings an essential contribution to the literature on …
Nordic Asia Podcast December 8, 2023

Humanitarian Issues of Immigration in Japan

From Historical Background to Current Policies

Yoko Demelius and Sara Park

Hosted by Satoko Naito
Japan has historically maintained extended periods of isolationist policies and continues to uphold some of the strictest immigration laws in the world today. The country has also long had a …
UConn PopCast December 8, 2023

This is the Best Statement of the Simulation Hypothesis We've Seen

On Rainer Werner Fassbinder's "World on a Wire" (1973)

Hosted by UConn PopCast
It’s the UConn PopCast, and in this episode we discuss Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1973 movie World on a Wire, shown on West German television over two nights, and then lost …
Asian Review of Books December 7, 2023

Bernardine's Shanghai Salon

The Story of the Doyenne of Old China

Susan Blumberg-Kason

Hosted by Nicholas Gordon
In 1929, Bernardine Szold Fritz left Paris on a train bound for China. She was on her way to her fourth wedding, and her fourth husband: An American investment banker …
British Studies December 7, 2023

In the Service of Empire

Domestic Service and Mastery in Metropole and Colony

Fae Dussart

Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Despite recent research, the 19th-century history of domestic service in empire and its wider implications is underexplored. In the Service of Empire: Domestic Service and Mastery in Metropole and Colony …
Food December 7, 2023

ScheckEats--Cooking Smarter

Friendly Recipes with a Side of Science

Jeremy Scheck

Hosted by Laura Goldberg
From next-gen culinary phenom and TikTok superstar Jeremy Scheck, joins New Books Network to talk about his very first book, sharing easy and delicious recipes for every day and beyond—plus …
Recall This Book December 7, 2023

Violent Majorities: Indian and Israeli Ethnonationalism (Episode 1 of 3)

A Discussion with Balmurli Natrajan (with Lori Allen and Ajantha Subramanian)

Balmurli Natrajan, Lori Allen, and Ajantha Subramanian

Hosted by Elizabeth Ferry and John Plotz
"The Slippery Slope to a Multiculturalism of Caste" Professor Balmurli Natrajan has long studied questions of caste, nationalism and fascism in the Indian context: his many works include a 201 …
Ministry of Ideas December 7, 2023

What Is Genealogy?

Genealogies of Modernity Episode 3

Hosted by Zachary Davis
Genealogy, in Charles Darwin’s terms, is the study of “descent with modification.” Taken as an analogy for the study of history, genealogy can guard against the potential dangers of claiming …