Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEleanor Houghton, "Charlotte Brontë's Life in Clothes" (Bloomsbury 2026)
Episode 1653
Eleanor Houghton, in conversation with Duncan McCargo and Alexis Wolf
Meet the real, thinking, feeling woman that was Charlotte Brontë, as told in t…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Daniel Rachel, "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Episode 1652
Over the last seven decades, some of rock 'n' roll's most celebrated figureheads have flirted with the imagery and theater of the Third Reich. From K…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Beth Derderian, "Art Capital: Museum Politics and the Making of the Louvre Abu Dhabi" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Episode 1650
Museums often served nationalist and imperialist interests in the past, but the primary force in the 21st century is the market. Museum franchising—e…
7 months ago
Eivind Røssaak, "The Cory Arcangel Hack: Digital Culture and Aesthetic Practice" (MIT Press, 2025)
Episode 1651
The first in-depth exploration of the work of artist Cory Arcangel, a pioneer of DIY-new media art whose influential “hacks” subvert the confines of …
7 months ago
Chiang Mai 2015
Episode 1649
The Gastronomica podcast returns to the air, bringing listeners new interviews with authors from the latest issues of Gastronomica: The Journal for F…
7 months ago
Robert Parish with Jake Uitti, "The Chief: The Story of the Boston Celtics’ Most Enigmatic Icon" (Triumph, 2026)
Episode 1647
A memoir of basketball, dedication, and longevity from Boston Celtics legend Robert Parish
Growing up in the heart of Louisiana, Robert Parish and hi…
7 months ago
Marty Friedman with Jon Wiederhorn, "Dreaming Japanese" (Permuted Press, 2024)
Episode 1648
Marty Friedman is a multi-platinum recording artist and government-appointed Ambassador to Japan Heritage. He has written three books in Japanese and…
7 months ago
Melissa Auf der Maur, "Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A '90s Rock Memoir" (DaCapo, 2026)
Episode 1646
Melissa Auf der Maur's new memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A '90s Rock Memoir(DaCapo, 2026) is a remarkably open-hearted, clear-eyed memoir of …
7 months ago
Robert Hall, "Building Resilient Futures" (Austin Macauley, 2023)
Episode 1644
Explore resilience from personal, organizational, and national perspectives with expert Robert Hall in this discussion of his book Building Resilien…
7 months ago
Michael Mann Reconsidered: Heat and Collateral
Episode 1645
It’s the Pop Culture Professors, and in this show we conclude our series on the films of Michael Mann. Structured as a knock-out tournament, we have …
7 months ago