Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLynne B. Sagalyn, "Times Square Remade: The Dynamics of Urban Change" (MIT Press, 2023)
Episode 34
What is it about Times Square that has inspired such attention for well over a century? And how is it that, despite its many changes of character, th…
1 year, 5 months ago
Emily M. Farris and Mirya R. Holman, "The Power of the Badge: Sheriffs and Inequality in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Episode 739
The image of the sheriff is deeply embedded in American culture – from pacifist Jimmy Stewart in Destry Rides Again and gun averse Roy Scheider in Ja…
1 year, 5 months ago
Jonathan Maskit, "Bicycle" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
Episode 371
These days the bicycle often appears as an interloper in a world constructed for cars. An almost miraculous 19th-century contraption, the bicycle pro…
1 year, 5 months ago
Gergely Gosztonyi, "Censorship from Plato to Social Media: The Complexity of Social Media’s Content Regulation and Moderation Practices" (Springer, 2023)
Episode 225
In many countries, censorship, blocking of internet access and internet content for political purposes are still part of everyday life. Will filterin…
1 year, 5 months ago
Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions
Episode 232
Today’s book is: Immigration Realities: Challenging Common Misperceptions (Columbia UP, 2024), by Ernesto Castaneda and Carina Cione, which is a prac…
1 year, 5 months ago
Beng Huat Chua, "Public Subsidy, Private Accumulation: The Political Economy of Singapore's Public Housing" (NUS Press, 2024)
Episode 33
The achievement of Singapore’s national public housing program is impressive by any standard. Within a year of its first election victory in 1959, th…
1 year, 5 months ago
Celebrating Constitution Day, Part. 2: A Conversation with Julia Mahoney
Episode 120
In this conversation, we dive into key issues shaping the legal landscape today: the complexities of constitutional interpretation, the evolving role…
1 year, 5 months ago
Joy Knoblauch, "The Architecture of Good Behavior: Psychology and Modern Institutional Design in Postwar America" (U Pittsburgh Press, 2020)
Episode 84
Inspired by the rise of environmental psychology and increasing support for behavioral research after the Second World War, new initiatives at the fe…
1 year, 5 months ago
Danny Sriskandarajah, "Power to the People: Use Your Voice, Change the World" (Headline Press, 2024)
Episode 4
Power to the People: Use Your Voice, Change the World (Headline Press, 2024) is Danny Sriskandarajah‘s radical manifesto for change designed to inspi…
1 year, 6 months ago
Kevin J. McMahon, "A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Episode 737
Many scholars and members of the press have argued that John Roberts’ Supreme Court is exceptional. While some emphasize the approach to interpreting…
1 year, 6 months ago