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Back to SearchEmily Sibley, "The Poetics of Incivility: Satire and Subversion in Modern Arab Culture" (Cornell UP, 2026)
Episode 326
The Poetics of Incivility: Satire and Subversion in Modern Arab Culture (Cornell UP, 2026) explores impolite modes of expression—satire, crude humor…
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Sandip Roy, "Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal" (Seagull Books, 2026)
Episode 325
Chapal Rani was one of India’s most famous performers of jatra, Bengal’s popular theater. Traditionally, all the roles, including female roles, were …
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A Hosts' Special: Ferry and Plotz Choose Books in Dark Times (EF, JP)
Episode 324
For our pandemic-era Books in Dark Times (our first ever Special Series!) Elizabeth and John discussed books that were keeping us afloat, barely aflo…
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Claudia Kreklau, "The Making of Modern Eating: How the German Middle Class Forged the Way We Eat, 1780–1910" (Berghahn, 2026)
Episode 323
Nineteenth-century Germany invented the way we eat. Women experimenting in households, French chefs fleeing guillotines, and one of the most rapidl…
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Arturo Chang, "A New World of Revolutions: Popular Imaginations and Movements Across the Americas" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Episode 322
In A New World of Revolutions: Popular Imaginations and Movements Across the Americas (Princeton UP, 2026), Arturo Chang reconstructs the histories,…
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Happy to Help: Adventures of a People Pleaser
Episode 321
As a big sister, Girl Scout, personal assistant, sitcom sidekick, and, finally, mother of three, Amy believed it was her destiny to be a people pleas…
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Taking The Scenic Route To High Quality Education For Indigenous Students
Episode 320
In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Dr Agnes Bodis talks to Hannah Madin and Catherine White. Hannah is a Teaching and Learning Offi…
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Roderick Beaton, "Europe: A New History" (Allen Lane, 2026)
Episode 319
What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by geography? Or is it politics, or shared culture? In Europe: A New History (Allen L…
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Utathya Chattopadhyaya, "Ganja Matters: Empire and the Pursuits of Cannabis in British India" (U California Press, 2026)
Episode 318
Ganja is the popular name in Hindustani, Bengali, and other South Asian languages for intoxicating substances produced from the plant species Cann…
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A Cure for Loneliness: On Homecoming with Ian Marcus Corbin
Episode 317
Americans are more isolated, polarized, and depressed than ever in recent memory, and yet many citizens share a deep desire for community and friends…
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