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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 …
High Theory April 1, 2022

Welcome to High Theory!

Kim Adams and Soronik Bosu

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu
Welcome to High Theory! High Theory is a podcast in which we get high on the substance of theory. And we ask the three standard questions, to each other, and …
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. …
East-West Psychology Podcast June 2, 2023

Contemplative Psychotherapy

Intersections of Science, Spirituality and Buddhism

Joseph Loizzo

Hosted by Stephen Julich and Jonathan Kay
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In this episode we meet Joseph Loizzo, MD, PhD, who is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and Columbia-trained Buddhist scholar with over forty years’ experience studying the beneficial effects of contemplative practices …
Anthropology June 2, 2023

¡Alerta!

Engineering on Shaky Ground

Elizabeth Reddy

Hosted by Liliana Gil
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The Sistema de Alerta Sísmica Mexicano is the world’s oldest public earthquake early warning system. Given the unpredictability of earthquakes, the technology was designed to give the people of Mexico …
Military History June 2, 2023

I Saw Death Coming

A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction

Kidada E. Williams

Hosted by AJ Woodhams
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The story of Reconstruction is often told from the perspective of the politicians, generals, and journalists whose accounts claim an outsized place in collective memory. But this pivotal era looked …
Sociology June 2, 2023

The Narrow Corridor

States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty

Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Hosted by Gregory LaBlanc
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Does a strong state mean a weak market? This is a common misconception amongst economists. Many view the state as either taxing and regulating the market too much or too …
High Theory June 2, 2023

Jeans

High Theory "Sillies" Series

Hosted by Kim Adams and Saronik Bosu
Warning: this episode of High Theory is very silly. In our new summer series of “Sillies,” Saronik and Kim ask each other how simple things will achieve the grandiose task …
Southeast Asian Studies June 2, 2023

A History of Manners and Civility in Thailand

Patrick Jory

Hosted by Nick Cheesman
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If you’ve visited Thailand even for a short time you’ve probably been given, or have come across, some basic instructions on dos and don’ts — where to put, or not …
Madison's Notes June 2, 2023

Mapping the American Right

A Conversation with the American Enterprise Institute’s Robert Doar

Robert Doar

Hosted by Annika Nordquist
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Annika sits down with Robert Doar, president of the American Enterprise Institute, one of Washington D.C.'s most prominent think-tanks, to discuss the state of the American Right: what are the …
Taiwan on Air June 2, 2023

The Suspended Island

Taiwan and the Balance of the World

Stefano Pelaggi

Hosted by Taiwan on Air
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In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Stefano Pelaggi, Adjunct Professor at Sapienza University in Rome. The two discuss Dr Pelaggi’s most recent book, L’Isola Sospesa. Taiwan e …
Biography June 2, 2023

Money and Empire

Charles P. Kindleberger and the Dollar System

Perry Mehrling

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
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Charles Kindleberger ranks as one of the twentieth century's best known and most influential international economists. This book traces the evolution of his thinking in the context of a 'key-currency' …
Nordic Asia Podcast June 2, 2023

Recentering Pacific Asia

Regional China and World Order

Brantly Womack

Hosted by Julie Yu-Wen Chen
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The Pacific Rim of Asia – Pacific Asia – is now the world's largest and most cohesive economic region, and China has returned to its center. In this conversation, Julie …
MIT Press Podcast June 2, 2023

You Are Here

A Field Guide for Navigating Polarized Speech, Conspiracy Theories, and Our Polluted Media Landscape

Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner

Hosted by MIT Press
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Writer and educator Marcus Gilroy-Ware (After the Fact?, Filling the Void) speaks with Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner about their new book You Are Here. Our media environment is …
Academic Life June 1, 2023

My What If Year

A Discussion with Alisha Fernandez Miranda

Alisha Fernandez Miranda

Hosted by Christina Gessler
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Did we miss a fork in the road somewhere? What if our lives are going just fine, but we still want to hunt for the pieces of ourselves we’ve dropped …
Almost Good Catholics June 1, 2023

You Set a Table Before Me

The Teenage Witch Who Became a Dominican Sister

Sr. Maria Catherine, OP

Hosted by Krzysztof Odyniec
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Sr Maria Catherine was looking for Truth in the wrong places when she started practicing witchcraft as girl. But she found her way out of the darkness and into the …
Madison's Notes June 1, 2023

Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty

A Conversation with Margarita Mooney Clayton

Margarita Mooney Clayton

Hosted by Annika Nordquist
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Is beauty objective, or merely a personal experience? Do we need beauty in our daily lives, or is it just icing on the cake? Is the sole purpose of art …
Indian Religions June 1, 2023

Pathways to Hindu-Christian Dialogue

Anantanand Rambachan

Hosted by Raj Balkaran
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Hindus and Christians have a long history of interaction on the Indian subcontinent. Since the latter half of the twentieth century, with the increased possibilities for immigration, Hindus and Christians …