Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHorton's Cosmic Zoom: A Discussion with Zachary Horton
Episode 98
Today Recall this Book welcomes Zachary Horton, Associate Professor of Literature and director of the Vibrant Media Lab at University of Pittsburgh; …
3 years, 3 months ago
Inventing American Telecommunications
Episode 24
Historian Richard John, professor of journalism at Columbia University, talks about his book, Network Nation: Inventing American Telecommunications, …
3 years, 3 months ago
The History of Teletherapy
Episode 22
Hannah Zeavin, lecturer in the department of History and member of the executive committees of both the Center for New Media and the Center for Scien…
3 years, 3 months ago
Public Thinking: Social Media and the New 'Public Intellectual'
Episode 29
We have usually relied on public intellectuals to provide facts, ideas, and cultural leadership--though not all have lived up to the ideal of “speaki…
3 years, 3 months ago
Think Bigger: How Researchers Can Use their Books to Make Real Breakthroughs
Episode 97
Avi and Gita Manaktala discuss how researchers should approach the book publishing process, including determining whether research should be publishe…
3 years, 3 months ago
Postscript: Narrative and Influence Activities in the Russo-Ukraine War
Episode 15
For almost a year now, we have been absorbing news and information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There are a variety of different, or competing…
3 years, 3 months ago
Virtually Violent: Are Online Attacks "Violence?"
Episode 25
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerable communities have been hit especially hard by disruptive online attacks. But calling these attacks "v…
3 years, 3 months ago
Lois Presser, "Unsaid: Analyzing Harmful Silences" (U California Press, 2022)
Episode 96
Harm takes shape in and through what is suppressed, left out, or taken for granted. Unsaid: Unsaid: Analyzing Harmful Silences (U California Press, 2…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Editor and Humility: A Conversation with the NYT's Peter Catapano
Episode 16
In this episode we talk with New York Times Opinion Section Editor Peter Catapano, who has edited and published more than 1,000 pieces in The Times a…
3 years, 3 months ago
Trend Forecasting and the Business of the Future
Episode 13
Devon Powers, a professor of advertising, media, and communication at Temple University, talks about her book, On Trend: The Business of Forecasting …
3 years, 3 months ago