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NBN Episodes hosted by Caleb:
June 12, 2026
How Does the Second-Hand Book Business Really Work?
Today I’m speaking with Mike Lane, Managing Director and co-founder of WeBuyBooks about the economics of the second-hand book business. WeBuyBooks is …
June 12, 2026
AI, Algocracy, and Democracy's Challenging Road Ahead
Like many people, I've been following the developments of AI, testing out new models and following the deluge of news stories about the fight for supr…
May 31, 2026
Race, Class, and Affirmative Action
In Race, Class, and Affirmative Action: College Admissions in a New Era (Harvard Education Press, 2026), Julie J. Park offers deft analysis of the cha…
May 31, 2026
Suitable
How did black suits become so ubiquitous? Why has men's business clothing been so plain for the last 250 years? How did a style adopted by the Foundin…
May 30, 2026
Art-Science Undisciplined
Art-Science Undisciplined invites us into a collaborative journey grounded in mutual exploration and transformation. Moving beyond transactional excha…
May 30, 2026
Jefferson on Race
From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’…
April 28, 2026
Uncommon Sense
Today I’m speaking with William R. Brody about his book, Uncommon Sense: Rethinking Ordinary Problems in Extraordinary Ways (Johns Hopkins University …
April 20, 2026
Ladder or Lottery?
Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Gary Hoover about his new book, Ladder or Lottery: Economic Promises and the Reality of Who Gets Ahead (Uni…
April 19, 2026
Climate Change Litigation in Japan
Climate Change Litigation in Japan: Cases, Challenges, and Opportunities for Environmental Law (Brill, 2026) provides the details of Japanese climate …
April 19, 2026
Commod Bods
The term "commod bod" is used with humor and affection. It also offers a critical way to describe bodies shaped by long-term reliance on U.S. federal …
April 13, 2026
Queer Indigenous Cinemas
In Queer Indigenous Cinemas, scholar Gabriel S. Estrada offers an analysis of queer Indigenous media from the Americas, the Pacific, and the Caribbean…
April 13, 2026
Money Beyond Borders
Doubts about the international dominance of the dollar are only growing amid worries about tariffs, political dysfunction, and fraying international a…
April 6, 2026
Light Between Apple Trees
As a child in the foothills of the Himalayas, Priyanka Kumar was entranced by forest-like orchards of diverse and luscious fruit--especially apples. T…
March 28, 2026
Colloquies on European Civil Procedure
This volume brings law to life through a free and lively dialogue on the new Model European Rules of Civil Procedure. In it, some of Europe's leading …
March 27, 2026
Troubled Lands
Why Did Langston Hughes's "Troubled Lands" Go Unpublished for Nearly a Century?: A Conversation with Ricardo Wilson A landmark book—the first complet…
March 23, 2026
Gist Books
Today I’m speaking with Ramona Liberoff and Liz Fried, cofounders of the new publisher, Gist Books. Gist allows readers to pick the topics they want, …
March 16, 2026
The Whole Earth Is a Garden of Monsters / Toda la Tierra Es Un Jardín de Monstruos
This award-winning bilingual collection intertwines the lives of a Renaissance painter and a modern migrant worker, offering a fresh perspective on ar…
March 15, 2026
The Infinite Alphabet
We all understand that knowledge shapes the fate of business and the growth of nations, but few of us are aware of the principles that govern its moti…
March 12, 2026
Mexico in Space
From Aztec sun stones to satellite launches, from muralist visions to dark sky parks, Mexico's engagement with outer space is fundamental to its ident…
March 6, 2026
The Case Against Education
Today I’m speaking with economist Bryan Caplan about education and bullshit, with a particular focus on his book, The Case Against Education: Why the …
February 23, 2026
Brooklyn Odyssey
Growing up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn as a member of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic Orthodox Jewish community, Zalman Newfield was raised in an atmosphe…
February 21, 2026
Walter Lippmann
Walter Lippmann was arguably the most recognized and respected political journalist of the twentieth century. His "Today and Tomorrow" columns attract…
February 19, 2026
Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic
In the midst of academic debates about the utility of the term “magic” and the cultural meaning of ancient words like mageia or khesheph, this Guide t…
February 19, 2026
No Option But Sabotage
An authoritative history of the radical environmental movement in the United States, No Option But Sabotage explores how far activists are willing to …