New Episodes

Our Age of War: A Discussion with Author Robert Pape

March 18, 2026

Our Age of War

Robert Pape
Hosted by Paul Starobin

Robert Pape, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, has been writing about war for decades, including in his book Bombing to Win: Air Pow…

Christine Estima, "Letters to Kafka" (House of Anansi, 2025)

March 18, 2026

Letters to Kafka

Christine Estima
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Christine Estima about her novel, Letters to Kafka (House of Anansi, 2025). A sweeping, tragic …

Andreas Malm and Wim Carton, "The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late" (Verso Books, 2025)

March 18, 2026

The Long Heat

Andreas Malm and Wim Carton
Hosted by Cody Skahan

A scathing critique of proposals to geoengineer our way out of climate disaster, by the bestselling authors of Overshoot The world is crossing the 1.…

Karen McNally ed., "Women in Hollywood's Dream Factory: Tales of Inequality, Abuse, and Resistance" (U Illinois Press, 2026)

March 18, 2026

Women in Hollywood's Dream Factory

Karen McNally
Hosted by Priyam Sinha

The #MeToo revelations put a twenty-first-century stamp on the age-old story of women’s mistreatment in Hollywood. In Women in Hollywood's Dream Facto…

Kalpana Karunakaran, "A Woman of No Consequence: Memory, Letters and Resistance in Madras" (Context, 2026)

March 18, 2026

A Woman of No Consequence: Memory, Letters and Resistance in Madras

Kalpana Karunakaran
Hosted by Sneha Annavarapu

In this intimate, yet simultaneously anthropological, exploration of the life of her maternal grandmother Pankajam (1911–2007), Kalpana Karunakaran ac…

Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe, "Supernatural Japan: Izumi Kyoka and the Global Fantastic" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

March 18, 2026

Supernatural Japan

Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe
Hosted by Amanda Kennell

Supernatural Japan: Izumi Kyoka and the Global Fantastic (U Michigan Press, 2026)examines the role of Japanese writer Izumi Kyōka (1873–1939) in the …

Lisa Nakamura, "The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

March 18, 2026

The Inattention Economy

Lisa Nakamura
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet (U Minnesota Press, 2026) by Dr. Lisa Nakamura challenges the widespread myth that the …

Robert J. Coplan, "The Joy of Solitude: How to Reconnect with Yourself in an Overconnected World" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)

March 18, 2026

The Joy of Solitude

Robert J Coplan
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel

Solitude is part of the human experience. But just like other relationships, your relationship with solitude can be satisfying, intimate, and enhance …

A.J. Bauer, "Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press" (Columbia UP, 2026)

March 18, 2026

Making the Liberal Media

A J Bauer
Hosted by John Armenta

In Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press (Columbia UP, 2026), A.J. Bauer examines the history of the idea of …

Daniel McClellan, "The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues" (St. Martin's Essentials, 2025)

March 18, 2026

The Bible Says So

Daniel McClellan
Hosted by Zalman Newfield

The Bible is arguably the world’s most influential book, but do we really know what it says? Every day across social media and in homes, businesses, a…

Our Age of War: A Discussion with Author Robert Pape

March 18, 2026

Our Age of War

Robert Pape
Hosted by Paul Starobin

Robert Pape, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, has been writing about war for decades, including in his book Bombing to Win: Air Pow…

Christine Estima, "Letters to Kafka" (House of Anansi, 2025)

March 18, 2026

Letters to Kafka

Christine Estima
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Christine Estima about her novel, Letters to Kafka (House of Anansi, 2025). A sweeping, tragic …

Andreas Malm and Wim Carton, "The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late" (Verso Books, 2025)

March 18, 2026

The Long Heat

Andreas Malm and Wim Carton
Hosted by Cody Skahan

A scathing critique of proposals to geoengineer our way out of climate disaster, by the bestselling authors of Overshoot The world is crossing the 1.…

Karen McNally ed., "Women in Hollywood's Dream Factory: Tales of Inequality, Abuse, and Resistance" (U Illinois Press, 2026)

March 18, 2026

Women in Hollywood's Dream Factory

Karen McNally
Hosted by Priyam Sinha

The #MeToo revelations put a twenty-first-century stamp on the age-old story of women’s mistreatment in Hollywood. In Women in Hollywood's Dream Facto…

Kalpana Karunakaran, "A Woman of No Consequence: Memory, Letters and Resistance in Madras" (Context, 2026)

March 18, 2026

A Woman of No Consequence: Memory, Letters and Resistance in Madras

Kalpana Karunakaran
Hosted by Sneha Annavarapu

In this intimate, yet simultaneously anthropological, exploration of the life of her maternal grandmother Pankajam (1911–2007), Kalpana Karunakaran ac…

Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe, "Supernatural Japan: Izumi Kyoka and the Global Fantastic" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

March 18, 2026

Supernatural Japan

Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe
Hosted by Amanda Kennell

Supernatural Japan: Izumi Kyoka and the Global Fantastic (U Michigan Press, 2026)examines the role of Japanese writer Izumi Kyōka (1873–1939) in the …

Lisa Nakamura, "The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

March 18, 2026

The Inattention Economy

Lisa Nakamura
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet (U Minnesota Press, 2026) by Dr. Lisa Nakamura challenges the widespread myth that the …

Robert J. Coplan, "The Joy of Solitude: How to Reconnect with Yourself in an Overconnected World" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)

March 18, 2026

The Joy of Solitude

Robert J Coplan
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel

Solitude is part of the human experience. But just like other relationships, your relationship with solitude can be satisfying, intimate, and enhance …

A.J. Bauer, "Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press" (Columbia UP, 2026)

March 18, 2026

Making the Liberal Media

A J Bauer
Hosted by John Armenta

In Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press (Columbia UP, 2026), A.J. Bauer examines the history of the idea of …

Daniel McClellan, "The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues" (St. Martin's Essentials, 2025)

March 18, 2026

The Bible Says So

Daniel McClellan
Hosted by Zalman Newfield

The Bible is arguably the world’s most influential book, but do we really know what it says? Every day across social media and in homes, businesses, a…

Our Age of War: A Discussion with Author Robert Pape

March 18, 2026

Our Age of War

Robert Pape
Hosted by Paul Starobin

Robert Pape, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, has been writing about war for decades, including in his book Bombing to Win: Air Pow…

Christine Estima, "Letters to Kafka" (House of Anansi, 2025)

March 18, 2026

Letters to Kafka

Christine Estima
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Christine Estima about her novel, Letters to Kafka (House of Anansi, 2025). A sweeping, tragic …

Andreas Malm and Wim Carton, "The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late" (Verso Books, 2025)

March 18, 2026

The Long Heat

Andreas Malm and Wim Carton
Hosted by Cody Skahan

A scathing critique of proposals to geoengineer our way out of climate disaster, by the bestselling authors of Overshoot The world is crossing the 1.…

Karen McNally ed., "Women in Hollywood's Dream Factory: Tales of Inequality, Abuse, and Resistance" (U Illinois Press, 2026)

March 18, 2026

Women in Hollywood's Dream Factory

Karen McNally
Hosted by Priyam Sinha

The #MeToo revelations put a twenty-first-century stamp on the age-old story of women’s mistreatment in Hollywood. In Women in Hollywood's Dream Facto…

Kalpana Karunakaran, "A Woman of No Consequence: Memory, Letters and Resistance in Madras" (Context, 2026)

March 18, 2026

A Woman of No Consequence: Memory, Letters and Resistance in Madras

Kalpana Karunakaran
Hosted by Sneha Annavarapu

In this intimate, yet simultaneously anthropological, exploration of the life of her maternal grandmother Pankajam (1911–2007), Kalpana Karunakaran ac…

Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe, "Supernatural Japan: Izumi Kyoka and the Global Fantastic" (U Michigan Press, 2026)

March 18, 2026

Supernatural Japan

Pedro Thiago Ramos Bassoe
Hosted by Amanda Kennell

Supernatural Japan: Izumi Kyoka and the Global Fantastic (U Michigan Press, 2026)examines the role of Japanese writer Izumi Kyōka (1873–1939) in the …

Lisa Nakamura, "The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

March 18, 2026

The Inattention Economy

Lisa Nakamura
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet (U Minnesota Press, 2026) by Dr. Lisa Nakamura challenges the widespread myth that the …

Robert J. Coplan, "The Joy of Solitude: How to Reconnect with Yourself in an Overconnected World" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)

March 18, 2026

The Joy of Solitude

Robert J Coplan
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel

Solitude is part of the human experience. But just like other relationships, your relationship with solitude can be satisfying, intimate, and enhance …

A.J. Bauer, "Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press" (Columbia UP, 2026)

March 18, 2026

Making the Liberal Media

A J Bauer
Hosted by John Armenta

In Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press (Columbia UP, 2026), A.J. Bauer examines the history of the idea of …

Daniel McClellan, "The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues" (St. Martin's Essentials, 2025)

March 18, 2026

The Bible Says So

Daniel McClellan
Hosted by Zalman Newfield

The Bible is arguably the world’s most influential book, but do we really know what it says? Every day across social media and in homes, businesses, a…