Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchData Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the US Census with danah boyd (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Episode 963
In this episode, danah discusses proposed changes to the census that could lead to population undercounts, distort congressional apportionment, and h…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Healthy Users: The Governance of Well-Being on Social Media with Niall Docherty (U California Press, 2025)
Episode 962
We are often told that social media well-being is simply the result of individual users making healthy digital choices. All it takes is a little self…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Blood Dawn: World War II and the Making of Modern Asia with Hans van de Ven (Basic Books, 2026)
Episode 965
In March 1942, Japanese troops landed on Java's north coast and were welcomed by many of the Indonesians they had come to conquer. It’s an indication…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
In Pursuit of the Inconceivable: An Investigation of Metaphysics and Mysticism with Peter G. Jones (Essentia Books, 2025)
Episode 966
In Pursuit of the Inconceivable: An Investigation of Metaphysics and Mysticism (Essentia Books, 2025) is a compelling exploration of fundamental ques…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis with Stephanie Wittels Wachs (Gallery/Lemonada Books, 2026)
Episode 970
Based on the groundbreaking podcast of the same name, Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis (Gallery/Lemonada Books, 2026)…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States with Steven Sarson (U Virginia Press, 2025)
Episode 968
How reading the Declaration of Independence as a document of history explains its intended meaning Thomas Jefferson chose his words carefully. Few co…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington with Marcia Chatelain (Random House, 2026)
Episode 971
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Franchise comes How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington (…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Book Marketing vs. Book Publicity with Jeffrey Yamaguchi
Episode 1042
What should authors be doing to market their books, and when? Book marketing expert Jeffrey Yamaguchi, a writer and poet with 25+ years in publishing…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Strategy and Grand Strategy with Joshua Rovner (Routledge, 2025)
Episode 2144
Wartime leaders should understand the link between violent means and political ends. They should also have a sense of how strategic decisions will af…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
The New Byzantines: The Rise of Greece and Return of the Near East with Sean Mathews (Hurst, 2025)
Episode 2145
Caught between wars raging in both Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Greece is an island of relative stability. Popularly considered the cradle of …
2 weeks, 4 days ago