Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Enlightened Donor: How to Give Charity Wisely
Episode 106
Motivated by compassion and hope, and the shared desire to make the world a better place, the immense amount of charitable giving stands as a testame…
2 years, 3 months ago
Andrea Jamison, "Decentering Whiteness in Libraries: A Framework for Inclusive Collection Management Practices" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023)
Episode 26
Decentering Whiteness in Libraries: A Framework for Inclusive Collection Management Practices (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023) serves as a "how to" guide…
2 years, 4 months ago
Cody D. Ewert, "Making Schools American: Nationalism and the Origin of Modern Educational Politics" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2022)
Episode 239
In recent years, public schools have become one of the central battlegrounds of American politics. Making Schools American: Nationalism and the Origi…
2 years, 4 months ago
Earl Lewis and Nancy Cantor, "Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society" (Princeton UP, 2016)
Episode 75
Princeton University Press’ Our Compelling Interests series focuses on diversity, in racial, gender, socioeconomic, religious, and other forms. Some …
2 years, 4 months ago
Florentine Koppenborg, "Japan's Nuclear Disaster and the Politics of Safety Governance" (Cornell UP, 2023)
Episode 138
Florentine Koppenborg’s Japan’s Nuclear Disaster and the Politics of Safety Governance (Cornell UP, 2023) begins with the understated observation tha…
2 years, 4 months ago
Laurence Ralph Reckons With Police Violence (EF, JP)
Episode 117
In the third episode of our Global Policing series, Elizabeth and John spoke back in 2020 with anthropologist Laurence Ralph about The Torture Letter…
2 years, 4 months ago
Elizabeth Anderson, "Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic against Workers and How Workers Can Take It Back" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
Episode 142
What is the work ethic? Does it justify policies that promote the wealth and power of the One Percent at workers' expense? Or does it advance policie…
2 years, 4 months ago
Eric M. Patashnik, "Countermobilization: Policy Feedback and Backlash in a Polarized Age" (U Chicago Press, 2023)
Episode 170
The most successful policies not only solve problems. They also build supportive coalitions. Yet, sometimes, policies trigger backlash and mobilize o…
2 years, 4 months ago
Kay Wilson, "Mental Health Law: Abolish Or Reform?" (Oxford UP, 2021)
Episode 204
The debate about whether mental health law should be abolished or reformed is one that is highly charged and to which there are no easy solutions. In…
2 years, 4 months ago
Xaq Frohlich, "From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age" (U California Press, 2023)
Episode 135
Xaq Frohlich’s From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age (U California Press, 2023) is a biography of the Nutrition Fact…
2 years, 4 months ago