Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBernard J. Dobski, "Mark Twain’s Joan of Arc: Political Wisdom, Divine Justice, and the Origins of Modernity" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2024)
Episode 754
Political Theorist B.J. (Bernard J.) Dobski has a new book focusing on Mark Twain’s final published novel, Personal Reflections of Joan of Arc. As Do…
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Matthew McManus, "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism" (Routledge, 2024)
Episode 506
In The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism (Routledge, 2024), McManus presents a comprehensive guide to the liberal socialist tradition, stretching…
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Gabriele Badano and Alasia Nuti, "Politicizing Political Liberalism: On the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views" (Oxford UP, 2024)
How should broadly liberal democratic societies stop illiberal and antidemocratic views from gaining influence while honouring liberal democratic val…
1 year, 3 months ago
David Lyon, "Surveillance: A Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Surveillance is everywhere today, generating data about our purchasing, political, and personal preferences. Surveillance: A Very Short Introduction …
1 year, 3 months ago
Benjamin Meiches, "The Politics of Annihilation: A Genealogy of Genocide" (U Minnesota Press, 2019)
Episode 94
In The Politics of Annihilation: A Genealogy of Genocide (University of Minnesota Press, 2019),Benjamin Meiches takes a novel approach to the study o…
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Rasmus Sinding Søndergaard, "Reagan, Congress, and Human Rights: Contesting Morality in US Foreign Policy" (Cambridge UP, 2020)
Episode 7
Reagan, Congress, and Human Rights: Contesting Morality in US Foreign Policy (Cambridge UP, 2020) traces the role of human rights concerns in US fore…
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Todd McGowan, "Universality and Identity Politics" (Columbia UP, 2020)
Episode 287
The great political ideas and movements of the modern world were founded on a promise of universal emancipation. But in recent decades, much of the L…
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Eric Storm, "Nationalism: A World History" (Princeton UP, 2024)
Episode 112
The current rise of nationalism across the globe is a reminder that we are not, after all, living in a borderless world of virtual connectivity. In N…
1 year, 3 months ago
Michael Fuerstein, "Experiments in Living Together: How Democracy Drives Social Progress" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Episode 362
Various kind of philosophical considerations have been offered in favor of democracy. By some accounts, democracy realizes some intrinsic value, such…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mike Madrid, "The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy" (Simon and Schuster, 2024)
Episode 118
In 2020, Latinos became the second largest ethnic voting group in the country. They make up the largest plurality of residents in the most populous s…
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