Exchanges: A Cambridge UP Podcast

Exchanges: A Cambridge UP Podcast

episodes

Interviews with Cambridge UP authors about their new books

Edlie Wong, "Empire, Race, and Print Culture in the Black Pacific" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

August 7, 2026

Empire, Race, and Print Culture in the Black Pacific

Edlie Wong
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Empire, Race, and Print Culture in the Black Pacific (Cambridge University Press, 2026) is an Element which centers the 'Black Pacific' as a generat…

Georgia Kernell, "Inside Parties: How Party Rules Shape Membership and Responsiveness" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

August 6, 2026

Inside Parties

Georgia Kernell
Hosted by Satyaki Barua

Inside Parties: How Party Rules Shape Membership and Responsiveness (Cambridge UP, 2025) by Georgia Kernell examines how party rules determine how par…

Thomas Richardson, "Soldiers and Bushmen: The Australian Army in South Africa, 1899–1902" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

August 2, 2026

Soldiers and Bushmen

Thomas Richardson
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Soldiers and Bushmen: The Australian Army in South Africa, 1899–1902 (Cambridge UP, 2025) by Dr. Thomas Richardson examines the commitment to what was…

David J. Teece and Sohvi Heaton, "Dynamic Universities: How Strategic, Entrepreneurial Leaders Can Strengthen Higher Education" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

July 26, 2026

Dynamic Universities

David J. Teece and Sohvi Heaton
Hosted by Alfred Marcus

In times of deep uncertainty, the university needs to transform itself into an entrepreneurial entity to maintain long-term evolutionary fitness. Dyna…

Matteo Gatti, "Corporate Power and the Politics of Change" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

July 22, 2026

Corporate Power and the Politics of Change

Matteo Gatti
Hosted by Alfred Marcus

In Corporate Power and the Politics of Change (Cambridge University Press, 2025) Matteo Gatti examines how corporations have taken on roles traditiona…

Debolina Dutta, "A Jurisprudence of Conversations: Law, Life and Feminism in Post-colonial India" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

July 22, 2026

A Jurisprudence of Conversations

Debolina Dutta
Hosted by Saumya Dadoo

Grounded in empirical studies, this book is both a history of the emergence of feminist jurisprudence in post-colonial India and a model of innovative…

Aditi Chandra, "Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

July 1, 2026

Unruly Monuments

Aditi Chandra
Hosted by Sohini Majumdar

Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture (Cambridge University Press, 2025) examines how Delhi's Sultanate and Mughal ar…

Daniel Krcmaric, "Above the Law: The United States and the International Criminal Court" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

June 30, 2026

Above the Law

Daniel Krcmaric

The United States has traditionally been a great promoter of international justice – forging the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals after World War II and …

Fabio Lanza, "Urban Revolution: People's Communes in Beijing" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

June 27, 2026

Urban Revolution

Fabio Lanza
Hosted by Mark Baker

During the Great Leap Forward (1958-62), the collectivization of the Chinese countryside had catastrophic results, but how did this short-lived politi…

Cyanne E. Loyle, "Escaping Justice: Impunity for State Crimes in the Age of Accountability" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

June 24, 2026

Escaping Justice

Cyanne E. Loyle

Now more than ever, the international community plays a central role in pressing governments to hold themselves to account. Despite pressure to adhere…

Jonathon W. Penney, "Chilling Effects: Repression, Conformity, and Power in the Digital Age" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

June 23, 2026

Chilling Effects

Jonathon W. Penney
Hosted by Jake Chanenson

In Chilling Effects: Repression, Conformity, and Power in the Digital Age (Cambridge UP, 2025), Jonathon W. Penney explores the increasing weaponizati…

Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer, "Boundaries of Belonging: Sectarianism and Statecraft in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

June 23, 2026

Boundaries of Belonging

Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer
Hosted by Reuben Silverman

Examining sectarian divergence in the early modern Middle East, Ayşe Baltacıoğlu-Brammer's study provides a fresh perspective on the Sunni–Shi'i divis…

Don Baker, "Korean New Religions" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

June 20, 2026

Korean New Religions

Don Baker
Hosted by Leslie Hickman

Korean New Religions (Cambridge University Press, 2025) is an excellent primer for anyone interested in modern Korea’s religious landscape. The Korea…

Pamela Walker Laird, "Self-Made: The Stories that Forged an American Myth" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

June 14, 2026

Self-Made

Pamela Walker Laird

"Self-Made" success is now an American badge of honor that rewards individualist ambitions while it hammers against community obligations. Yet, four c…

Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande, "The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition (Cambridge UP, 2025)

June 14, 2026

The Politics of Islamic Ethics

Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande

Fundamental to Islamic thought is the idea that there is a way that human beings simply are, by nature or creation. This concept is called fiṭra. In T…

Kristen Abbott Bennett, "Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

June 12, 2026

Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World

Kristen Abbott Bennett
Hosted by John Yargo

Teaching Shakespeare's Theatre of the World (Cambridge University Press, 2025) engages with one of Shakespeare's greatest thought-experiments: How doe…

Helping Companies Foster Agility

June 11, 2026

Helping Companies Foster Agility

Charles Snow

Born and raised in San Diego, Charles Snow held a variety of jobs early in life, including: paperboy, grocery store cashier, accounting clerk, chauffe…

Susanna Drake, "Veiling in the Late Antique World" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

June 8, 2026

Veiling in the Late Antique World

Susanna Drake
Hosted by Michael Motia

Veiling meant many things to the ancients. On women, veils could signify virtue, beauty, piety, self-control, and status. On men, covering the head co…

Chunmei Du, "Everyday Occupation: American Soldiers and Chinese Civilians in the Aftermath of World War II" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

May 28, 2026

Everyday Occupation

Chunmei Du
Hosted by Anthony Kao

Chunmei Du is an Associate Professor of History at Lingnan University. Her work focuses on the social and cultural history of modern China, specifical…

Christopher S. Celenza, "The Evolution of Western Thought: Volume 1, From the Ancient World to Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

May 27, 2026

The Evolution of Western Thought

Christopher S. Celenza

A rich and immersive reinterpretation of the history of Western thought, The Evolution of Western Thought: Volume 1, From the Ancient World to Late An…