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Back to SearchAn Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class with Ewan Gibbs (Verso, 2026)
Episode 984
Whatever happened to the working class? A compelling new social history of Britain since 1945
From the picket lines of the Miners' Strike to the Amazo…
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Bigger Than Life
Episode 988
If Dog Day Afternoon is Network Jr., then Nicholas Ray’s 1956 Bigger Than Life is The Shining’s little brother. Ed Avery (James Mason), like Jack Tor…
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Guantanamo Bay and the Enduring Struggle for Human Rights with Joshua Colangelo-Bryan
Episode 994
In this episode of International Horizons, John Torpey speaks with Joshua Colangelo-Bryan, special counsel at Human Rights First and author of Throug…
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Upskilling for Library Workers: A Guide for Future-Ready Professionals with Ann Medaille (ALA Editions, 2026)
Episode 999
Many of today's libraries and their workers are facing a skills crisis. By some estimates, an employee's current skills are only relevant for a maxim…
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Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, the Wickedest Man in Europe with John Callanan (Princeton UP, 2025)
Episode 1009
In 1714, doctor, philosopher and writer Bernard Mandeville published The Fable of the Bees, a humorous tale in which a prosperous hive full of greedy…
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The Invisibility Of Religion In Contemporary Art with Jonathan A. Anderson and James Elkins
Episode 1007
In this episode of the Books for Better Understanding series from Notre Dame Press, David Carlson hosts Jonathan A. Anderson and James Elkins for a d…
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I Am The Other: Debating the Role of Islam in a Divided America with Imam Azhar Subedar and Robert Gary (Liminal Space, 2025)
Episode 1017
What happens when a devout imam and a secular Jewish former federal prosecutor decide to talk about the things that divide them rather than the thing…
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Zion’s Last Frontier: LDS Ranchers, Federal Regulators, and the Clash of the New West in Capitol Reef Country, Utah with Thomas E. Sheridan (U Arizona Press, 2026)
Episode 1023
Zion’s Last Frontier: LDS Ranchers, Federal Regulators, and the Clash of the New West in Capitol Reef Country, Utah (U Arizona Press, 2026) is a hist…
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Subalterns and the State with Lisa Mitchell and Hari Ramesh
Episode 1027
This episode features a conversation with historical anthropologist Lisa Mitchell and political theorist Hari Ramesh whose recent books make a case a…
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Activism, Majority Rule, and Local Democracy: Rethinking Public Influence with Brian Adams (Temple UP, 2026)
Episode 974
Local democracy doesn’t work as it should, declares Brian Adams in Activism, Majority Rule, and Local Democracy (Temple UP, 2026). Local politics is …
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