Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFree to Investigate: Dr. Scott Atlas on the Freedom in the Sciences
Episode 94
Can we have science without freedom of speech? Dr. Scott Atlas's professional work and personal experiences bring to light an important and often und…
2 years, 5 months ago
Christopher Corker, "The Business and Technology of the Sheffield Armaments Industry, 1900-1930" (U of York, 2016)
Episode 93
Christopher Corker's The Business and Technology of the Sheffield Armaments Industry, 1900-1930 (U of York, 2016) focuses on four in-depth case studi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Alexandra Filindra, "Race, Rights, and Rifles: The Origins of the NRA and Contemporary Gun Culture" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
Episode 699
The United States has more guns than people and more gun violence than any Western democracy. Scholars in diverse fields interrogate why 21st century…
2 years, 5 months ago
David B. Nieborg and Maxwell Foxman, "Mainstreaming and Game Journalism" (MIT Press, 2023)
Episode 5
Why games are still niche and not mainstream, and how journalism can help them gain cultural credibility.
Mainstreaming and Game Journalism (MIT Press…
2 years, 5 months ago
James W. Cortada, "Inside IBM: Lessons of a Corporate Culture in Action" (Columbia Business School, 2023)
Episode 92
IBM was the world's leading provider of information technologies for much of the twentieth century. What made it so successful for such a long time, …
2 years, 5 months ago
Can A.I. Mean?
Episode 149
Listen to Episode No.4 of All We Mean, a Special Focus of this podcast. All We Mean is an ongoing discussion and debate about how we mean and why. Th…
2 years, 5 months ago
Thomas DeGloma, "Anonymous: The Performance of Hidden Identities" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
Episode 333
In recent years, anonymity has rocked the political and social landscape. There are countless examples: An anonymous whistleblower was at the heart o…
2 years, 5 months ago
Mark Monmonier, "Connections and Content: Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography" (ESRI Press, 2019)
Episode 22
In Connections and Content: Reflections on Networks and the History of Cartography (ESRI Press, 2019), cartographic cogitator Mark Monmonier shares h…
2 years, 5 months ago
Jennifer Thomson, "The Wild and the Toxic: American Environmentalism and the Politics of Health" (UNC Press, 2019)
Episode 37
The first wealth is health, according to Emerson. Among health’s riches is its political potential. Few know this better than environmentalists. In h…
2 years, 5 months ago
Roland Allen, "The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper" (Profile Books, 2023)
Episode 1401
We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did this simple invention come from? How did they revolutionise our lives, and why are they such powerfu…
2 years, 5 months ago