Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchClaudia Rowe, "Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care" (Abrams Press, 2025)
Episode 203
Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care (Abrams Press, 2025) is compelling exploration of the broken American foster care system,…
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Diana Graizbord, "Indicators of Democracy: The Politics and Promise of Evaluation Expertise in Mexico" (Stanford UP, 2024)
Episode 413
The spread of democracy across the Global South has taken many different forms, but certain features are consistent: implementing a system of electio…
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Nat Dyer, "Ricardo’s Dream: How Economists Forgot the Real World and Led Us Astray" (Bristol UP, 2024)
From the workings of financial markets to our response to the ecological crisis, economic theory shapes the world. But where do these ideas come from…
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Terry Baxter and Libby Coyner-Tsosie, "Stories on Skin: A Librarian's Guide to Tattoos as Personal Archives" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
Episode 85
Tattoos are not merely decorative; they contain deep meaning for individuals and communities. They document their wearers' personal histories and pos…
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The Good Father Syndrome: Why Strongmen Still Seduce
Episode 165
In this episode of International Horizons, RBI director John Torpey speaks with Stephen Hanson and Jeffrey Kopstein, co-authors of The Assault on the…
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The Vote Gap: What’s Pulling Young Men and Women Apart?
Episode 11
Why are young men leaning right while young women shift left? Hosts Nina dos Santos and Owen Bennett-Jones speak with NYU’s Scott Galloway, political…
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Television, Translation, and Algorithms on Netflix
Episode 16
How do media producers appeal to international audiences in the streaming era?
In this episode of the Global Media & Communication podcast, our host …
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Randy Laist and Brian Dixon, "Figures of Freedom: Representations of Agency in a Time of Crisis" (Fourth Horseman, 2024)
Figures of Freedom: Representations of Agency in a Time of Crisis takes on the idea and terminology of freedom, examining our understanding of this c…
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Marcus Kreuzer, "The Grammar of Time: A Toolbox for Comparative Historical Analysis" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
Episode 21
In The Grammar of Time: A Toolbox for Comparative Historical Analysis (Cambridge UP, 2023), political scientist Marcus Kreuzer synthesises the differ…
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Katie Rose Hejtmanek, "The Cult of CrossFit: Christianity and the American Exercise Phenomenon" (NYU Press, 2025)
Episode 361
CrossFit in the United States has become increasingly popular, around which a fascinating culture has developed which shapes everyday life for the pe…
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