Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchColonial Origins of Democracy and Dictatorship: A Discussion with Alexander Lee and Jack Paine
Episode 27
The debate about the impact of colonialism on the prospects for democracy and development continues to rage. Was the legacy of colonialism equally de…
1 year, 2 months ago
Hemangini Gupta, "Experimental Times: Startup Capitalism and Feminist Futures in India" (U California Press, 2024)
Episode 411
Experimental Times: Startup Capitalism and Feminist Futures in India (U California Press, 2024) is an in-depth ethnography of the transformation of B…
1 year, 2 months ago
Syaifudin Zuhri, "Wali Pitu and Muslim Pilgrimage in Bali, Indonesia: Inventing a Sacred Tradition" (Leiden UP, 2022)
Episode 353
Syaifudin Zuhri’s book Wali Pitu and Muslim Pilgrimage in Bali, Indonesia: Inventing a Sacred Tradition (Leiden, 2022) is a detailed examination of t…
1 year, 3 months ago
David Oakeshott, "Schooling, Conflict and Peace in the Southwestern Pacific: Becoming Enemy Friends" (Bristol UP, 2024)
Episode 94
Bringing concepts from critical transitional justice and peacebuilding into dialogue with education, Schooling, Conflict and Peace in the Southwester…
1 year, 3 months ago
Farah Ahamed, "Period Matters: Menstruation in South Asia" (Pan Macmillan, 2022)
Episode 273
Period Matters is a groundbreaking anthology edited by Farah Ahamed that explores the cultural, social, and political dimensions of menstruation in S…
1 year, 3 months ago
James M. O’Toole, "For I Have Sinned: The Rise and Fall of Catholic Confession in America" (Harvard UP, 2025)
Episode 37
For generations, American Catholics went faithfully to confession, admitting their sins to a priest and accepting through him God’s forgiveness. The …
1 year, 3 months ago
Amy Adamczyk, "Fetal Positions: Understanding Cross-National Public Opinion about Abortion" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Episode 759
Most people think about abortion in the context of the country they live in. In the U.S., abortion fuels debate, elections, and legislation. In China…
1 year, 3 months ago
Cars, Race and Class with Yunis Alam
In this episode of Radio ReOrient, Claudia Radiven and Saeed Khan spoke to Dr Yunis Alam about cars, class and race. They discussed the role that car…
1 year, 3 months ago
Tracie Canada, "Tackling the Everyday: Race and Nation in Big-Time College Football" (U California Press, 2025)
Episode 353
Big-time college football promises prestige, drama, media attention, and money. Yet most athletes in this unpaid, amateur system encounter a differen…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ben Bowles, "Boaters of London: Alternative Living on the Water" (Berghahn Books, 2024)
Episode 352
Boaters of London is an ethnography that delves into the process of becoming a boater, adopting an alternative lifestyle on the water and the politic…
1 year, 3 months ago