Urban Studies

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. …

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. …

General History December 11, 2023

Transitional Justice in Italy and the Crimes of Fascism and Nazism

Paolo Caroli

Hosted by Ari Barbalat

Paolo Caroli's book Transitional Justice in Italy and the Crimes of Fascism and Nazism (Routledge, 2022) presents a comprehensive analysis of the Italian experience of transitional justice examining how the crimes …

Chinese Studies December 11, 2023

Laws of the Land

Fengshui and the State in Qing Dynasty China

Tristan G. Brown

Hosted by Julia Keblinska

Welcome to another episode of New Books in Chinese Studies. I am your host, Julia Keblinska, and I am speaking today to Prof. Tristan Brown about his book, Laws of …

French Studies December 11, 2023

The Starving Empire

A History of Famine in France's Colonies

Yan Slobodkin

Hosted by Miranda Melcher

The Starving Empire: A History of Famine in France's Colonies (Cornell University Press, 2023) by Dr. Yan Slobodkin traces the history of famine in the modern French Empire, showing that …

Historical Fiction December 11, 2023

Shoot the Moon

Isa Arsén

Hosted by C. P. Lesley

Annie Fisk—an only child in Los Alamos, New Mexico—spends a lot of time investigating the treasure trove of objects at the back of her garden. Her father, with whom she …

Economic and Business History December 11, 2023

Capitalism and the Senses

Regina Lee Blaszczyk and David Suisman

Hosted by Robin Steiner

Regina Lee Blaszczyk and David Suisman's Capitalism and the Senses (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023) is the first edited volume to explore how the forces of capitalism are entangled with everyday …

Scholarly Communication December 11, 2023

Learning Happens Where There's Meaning

A Discussion with Bill Cope, Mary Kalantzis, and Kit Nicholls

Bill Cope, Mary Kalantzis, and Kit Nicholls

Hosted by Daniel Shea

Listen to Episode No.3 of All We Mean, a Special Focus of this podcast. All We Mean is an ongoing discussion and debate about how we mean and why. The …

Anthropology December 11, 2023

Feeding the Hustle

Free Food & Care Inside the Tech Industry

Jesse Dart

Hosted by Yadong Li

Food is increasingly a subject of interest in social sciences: how we cook, consume, and share food is relevant to our social lives. In Feeding the Hustle: Free Food & …

Military History December 11, 2023

A Different Track

Hospital Trains of the Second World War

Alexandra Kitty

Hosted by Boris Karpa

Railroads played an integral role in the Second World War. Trains brought food, munitions, and essential supplies. They transported troops. They were a means of escape for those fleeing persecution …

International Horizons December 11, 2023

Everyday Life Behind the Berlin Wall

A Discussion with Katja Hoyer

Katja Hoyer

Hosted by International Horizons

In this episode of International Horizons, RBI director John Torpey interviews historian and journalist Katja Hoyer about her book Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany (Basic Books, 2023) …

LGBTQ+ Studies December 11, 2023

Anders als Die Andern

Ervin Malakaj

Hosted by Armanc Yildiz

Released in 1919, "Anders als die Andern" (Different from the Others) stunned audiences with its straightforward depiction of queer love. Supporters celebrated the film’s moving storyline, while conservative detractors succeeded …

Genocide Studies December 11, 2023

Investigating Babyn Yar

Shadows from the Valley of Death

Martin C. Dean

Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

Investigating Babyn Yar: Shadows from the Valley of Death (Lexington Books, 2023) pieces together the story of the destruction of Kyiv's Jews using history's shattered fragments. Martin Dean traces their journey …

Fifteen Minute Film Fanatics December 11, 2023

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

A Film by John Ford

Hosted by Daniel Moran

How should one deal with evil? What are people capable of doing when they are given unconstrained liberty? Why does democracy work when people run things physically away from the …

Drugs, Addiction and Recovery December 10, 2023

Agents of Chaos

Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s

Sean Howe

Hosted by Emily Dufton

It wasn’t easy writing a biography the mysterious, shape-shifting Thomas King Forçade, but after nine years of research and extensive interviews, Sean Howe did it. His new book, Agents of …

Philosophy December 10, 2023

Why? The Purpose of the Universe

Philip Goff

Hosted by Carrie Figdor

Does the universe have a purpose? If it does, how is this connected to the meaningfulness that we seek in our lives? In Why? The Purpose of the Universe (Oxford …

Science, Technology, and Society December 10, 2023

Forensic Colonialism

Genetics and the Capture of Indigenous Peoples

Mark Munsterhjelm

Hosted by Melek Firat Altay

Forensic genetic technologies are popularly conceptualized and revered as important tools of justice. The research and development of these technologies, however, has been accomplished through the capture of various Indigenous …

American West December 10, 2023

Urban Homelands

Writing the Native City from Oklahoma

Lindsey Claire Smith

Hosted by Stephen Hausmann

What do Tulsa, Santa Fe, and New Orleans have in common? When viewed from the perspective of Indigenous arts and culture, the answer is quite a bit. In Urban Homelands: Writing the Native City …