Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchConor Harrison, "Brokers of Power: The Financialization of the US Electricity System" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
Episode 524
The twenty-first century has seen major transformations in the US electricity sector—but while the use of coal power wanes and the need for renewable…
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Jared D Aldern and Theresa Lynn Gregor, "Landkeeping: Restoring Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Ecological Partnerships" (OSU Press, 2026)
Episode 526
With rising temperatures, longer summers, drought, and more wildfires occurring in the United States and Canada, there is growing interest in the imp…
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Brian L. Porto, "Twin States, Different Paths: The Politics of New Hampshire and Vermont" (U Mass Press, 2026)
Episode 528
At first glance, New Hampshire and Vermont seem like mirror images. Separated only by the Connecticut River, the oft-termed "Twin States" share a com…
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Xiaofei Tian, "Writing Empire and Self: Poetic and Cultural Transformation in Early Medieval China" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Episode 531
China’s early medieval period, from the fifth through the early seventh century, from the Northern and Southern Dynasties through the unified Sui, wa…
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Sarah Trad, "A House in the Lebanese Mountains: Recipes & Stories from Beit Trad" (Thames & Hudson, 2026)
Episode 525
High in the Lebanese mountains above Beirut sits Beit Trad, an eighteenth-century family home that Sarah Trad transformed into a guesthouse devoted t…
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Museums in Digital Age
Episode 522
How are museums adapting to the digital age, and what transformations are taking place in institutions we often consider to be highly conservative? I…
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Anna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann, "Pierogi: An American Story of Polish Food" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Episode 523
Today, pierogi are the most recognizable Polish food in the United States and a symbol of Polish American identity. How did this humble dish attain s…
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Revisiting The Leftovers
Episode 521
The Pop Culture Professors revisit the pilot of The Leftovers, which ran on HBO from 2014-2017. How does this grief-drenched story about a world in …
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Class Struggle and the New York Mets: A Conversation with AM Gittlitz
Episode 540
With his riveting chronicle of the New York Mets baseball team, AM Gittlitz is emerging as a rising star in the field of popular social history. Writ…
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Carl Dennis, "Earthly Virtues" (Penguin, 2026)
Episode 519
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Dennis about his collection, Earthly Virtues (Penguin Random House, 2…
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