Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRobyn Arianrhod, "Vector: A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation" (U of Chicago Press, 2024)
Episode 1554
A celebration of the seemingly simple idea that allowed us to imagine the world in new dimensions--sparking both controversy and discovery.
The stars…
1 year, 3 months ago
Amir Hussain, "One God and Two Religions: Christians and Muslims as Neighbors" (Fortress Press, 2025)
Episode 1553
Islam is a religion of violence and behind every Muslim there lurks a potential terrorist. Islam is a threat to values of the Christian West. They ar…
1 year, 3 months ago
Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, "The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want" (Harper, 2025)
Episode 1552
Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it goi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Audrey Truschke, "India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Episode 283
Much of world history is Indian history. Home today to one in four people, the subcontinent has long been densely populated and deeply connected to A…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ketian Zhang, "China's Gambit: The Calculus of Coercion" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
Episode 114
Emerging from an award-winning article in International Security, China's Gambit examines when, why, and how China attempts to coerce states over per…
1 year, 3 months ago
How ClioVis is Transforming Education and Historical Research
Episode 1549
Today I’m speaking with Marcus Golding, historian and Director of Educational Operations at ClioVis. ClioVis is an incredible software and learning …
1 year, 3 months ago
David E. Campbell and Christina Wolbrecht, "See Jane Run: How Women Politicians Matter for Young People" (U of Chicago Press, 2025)
Episode 1548
Notre Dame University Political Scientists Dave Campbell and Christina Wolbrecht have a new book that focuses on the impression that female candidate…
1 year, 3 months ago
Kelly A. Spring, "SPAM: A Global History" (Reaktion, 2025)
Episode 1547
The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a conflict that solidified SPAM’s place in global food culture. Created …
1 year, 3 months ago
On Bullshit in Politics
Episode 1546
Today we’re continuing our series on philosopher Harry Frankfurt’s seminal work, On Bullshit. Our guest is Michael Patrick Lynch, Provost Professor o…
1 year, 3 months ago
Phil Tiemeyer, "Women and the Jet Age: A Global History of Aviation and Flight Attendants" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Episode 1545
Women and the Jet Age: A Global History of Aviation and Flight Attendants (Cornell University Press, 2025) is a global history of postwar aviation th…
1 year, 3 months ago