Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTara Zahra, "Against the World: Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars" (Norton, 2023)
Episode 1305
Before the First World War, enthusiasm for a borderless world reached its height. International travel, migration, trade, and progressive projects on…
3 years, 4 months ago
"We backed down and we started again" with Andrew McDowell
Episode 5
In 2011, a new Irish coalition took office under Enda Kenny only four months after its predecessor was forced to seek a sovereign bailout. It was lef…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Future of the Liberal Order: A Discussion with James E. Cronin
Episode 51
Has the liberal order been taken for granted? The post war consensus and the impact of the cold war may have helped establish a way of doing politics…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Geopolitics of Microchips: China, the EU, and the US
Episode 167
What would happen if microchips suddenly disappeared from our world? From phones to cars, medical equipment to heating units, they are crucial for th…
3 years, 4 months ago
Where Did Conservatism Go? A Conversation with Yoram Hazony
Episode 161
Israeli political philosopher Yoram Hazony discusses the Enlightenment, the American Founding, his latest book, Conservatism: A Rediscovery (Regnery …
3 years, 4 months ago
Catherine Ashton, "And Then What?: Stories from Twenty-First-Century Diplomacy" (Elliott & Thompson, 2023)
Episode 6
When she was chosen as the EU's first High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP) in 2009, Catherine Ashton admits she "felt …
3 years, 4 months ago
The 10,000 Year Build-Up to Brexit: A Conversation with Ian Morris
Episode 76
How did Britain become a global superpower? Historian and classicist Ian Morris thinks geography has a lot to do with it. Prof. Morris discusses his …
3 years, 5 months ago
Corey Lee Wrenn, "Animals in Irish Society: Interspecies Oppression and Vegan Liberation in Britain's First Colony" (SUNY Press, 2021)
Episode 47
Irish vegan studies are poised for increasing relevance as climate change threatens the legitimacy and longevity of animal agriculture and widespread…
3 years, 5 months ago
Robert Holzmann and Fernando Restoy, "Central Banks and Supervisory Architecture in Europe: Lessons from Crises in the 21st Century" (Edward Elgar, 2022)
Episode 7
Since 2020, Europe's financial sector has been severely stress-tested by a global pandemic and a major land war yet, compared to the period between 2…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Future of the European Left
Episode 47
Why is it so hard for left wing parties in the West to win elections? Some such as the UK Labour Party have headed to the centre. The history of Labo…
3 years, 5 months ago