Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAudun Kjus et al., "Adventures in the Play-Ritual Continuum" (Utah State UP, 2024)
Episode 343
Audun Kjus joins Jana Byars to talk about Adventures in the Play-Ritual Continuum (Utah State Press, 2025), eds. Audun Kjus, Jakob Löfgren, Cliona O’…
1 year, 2 months ago
Eugene W. Holland, "Perversions of the Market: Sadism, Masochism, and the Culture of Capitalism" (SUNY Press, 2024)
Episode 513
Perversions of the Market: Sadism, Masochism, and the Culture of Capitalism (SUNY Press, 2024) argues that capitalism fosters sadism and masochism--n…
1 year, 2 months ago
Claire C. Robison, "Bringing Krishna Back to India" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Episode 577
The Hare Krishnas have long been associated with American hippie culture and New Age religious movements. But they have developed deeply rooted commu…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Anxious Generation: A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt
Episode 138
In this episode of Madison's Notes, Jonathan Haidt, renowned social psychologist and author, dives deep into the impact of digital saturation on toda…
1 year, 2 months ago
Aidan McGarry, "Political Voice: Protest, Democracy, and Marginalised Groups" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Episode 404
In Political Voice: Protest, Democracy, and Marginalised Groups (Oxford UP, 2024), Aidan McGarry examines the agency of marginalised people, emphasiz…
1 year, 2 months ago
Carl Waitz, "Youth Mental Health Crises and the Broken Social Link: A Freudian-Lacanian Perspective" (Routledge, 2024)
Episode 256
Today I spoke to Dr. Carl Waitz about his new book Youth Mental Health Crises and the Broken Social Link: A Freudian-Lacanian Perspective (Routledge,…
1 year, 2 months ago
Joshua Barker, "State of Fear: Policing a Postcolonial City" (Duke UP, 2024)
Episode 154
The relationship between fear people experience in their lives and the government often informs key questions about the rule of law and justice. In n…
1 year, 2 months ago
Joseph Straus, "Cultural Narratives of Old Age in the Lives, Work, and Reception of Old Musicians" (Routledge, 2024)
Episode 269
Cultural Narratives of Old Age in the Lives, Work, and Reception of Old Musicians (Routledge, 2024) discusses the creative work of old musicians—comp…
1 year, 2 months ago
Luiz Valério P. Trindade, "Hate Speech and Abusive Behaviour on Social Media: A Cross-Cultural Perspective" (Vernon Press, 2024)
Episode 230
The pernicious social impact of social media platforms is a matter of global concern, as this digital technology has become a breeding ground for the…
1 year, 2 months ago
Briony Hannell, "Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
Episode 512
What is the connection between fan culture and feminism? In Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr (Bloomsbury, 2023), Briony Hannell, a lecture…
1 year, 2 months ago