History

Ancient History

Ancient History

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Interviews with scholars of ancient history about their new books.

Matthew Elia, "The Problem of the Christian Master: Augustine in the Afterlife of Slavery" (Yale UP, 2024)

November 11, 2024

The Problem of the Christian Master

Matthew Elia
Hosted by Michael Motia
Naomi S. S. Jacobs, "Delicious Prose: Reading the Tale of Tobit with Food and Drink: A Commentary" (Brill, 2018)

November 8, 2024

Delicious Prose

Naomi S. S. Jacobs
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Arguing History

Arguing History

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Scholarly discussions of controversial historical topics.

The Idea of "Central Europe" from Naumann to Kundera

November 24, 2023

The Idea of "Central Europe" from Naumann to Kundera

Martyn Rady and Alexander Watson
Hosted by Charles Coutinho
The Gaza War in Military-Historical Perspective

October 16, 2023

The Gaza War in Military-Historical Perspective

Jeremy Black
Hosted by Charles Coutinho
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Biography

Biography

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Interviews with memoirists and biographers about their new books.

Deborah Parker, "Becoming Belle Da Costa Greene: A Visionary Librarian Through Her Letters" (Villa I Tatti, 2024)

November 16, 2024

Becoming Belle Da Costa Greene

Deborah Parker
Hosted by Jen Hoyer
David Tereshchuk. "A Question of Paternity: My Life As an Unaffiliated Reporter" (Envelope Books, 2024)

November 15, 2024

A Question of Paternity

David Tereshchuk
Hosted by Ari Barbalat
Diplomatic History

Diplomatic History

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Interviews with scholars of diplomatic history about their new books.

Todd Stern, "Landing the Paris Climate Agreement: How It Happened, Why It Matters, and What Comes Next" (MIT Press, 2024)

November 8, 2024

Landing the Paris Climate Agreement

Todd Stern
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Why Can’t the US Compete with China in Infrastructure?

November 7, 2024

Why Can’t the US Compete with China in Infrastructure?

Lee Jones and Shahar Hameiri
Early Modern History

Early Modern History

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Interviews with scholars of early modern history about their new books.

Lucian Staiano-Daniels, "The War People: A Social History of Common Soldiers during the Era of the Thirty Years War" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

November 15, 2024

The War People

Lucian Staiano-Daniels
Hosted by Jana Byars
Sharonah Esther Fredrick, "An Unholy Rebellion, Killing the Gods: Political Ideology and Insurrection in the Mayan Popul Vuh and the Andean Huarochiri Manuscript" (U Nebraska Press, 2024)

November 10, 2024

An Unholy Rebellion, Killing the Gods

Sharonah Esther Fredrick
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin
Economic and Business History

Economic and Business History

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Interviews with scholars of economic and business history about their new books.

General History

General History

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Interviews with historians about their new books.

Samuel Fury Childs Daly, "Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire" (Duke UP, 2024)

November 16, 2024

Soldier's Paradise

Samuel Fury Childs Daly
J. Arch Getty and Lewis H. Siegelbaum, "Reflections on Stalinism" (Northern Illinois UP, 2024)

November 16, 2024

Reflections on Stalinism

J. Arch Getty and Lewis H. Siegelbaum
Hosted by Alisa Kuzmina
Intellectual History

Intellectual History

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Interviews with intellectual historians about their new books.

J. Arch Getty and Lewis H. Siegelbaum, "Reflections on Stalinism" (Northern Illinois UP, 2024)

November 16, 2024

Reflections on Stalinism

J. Arch Getty and Lewis H. Siegelbaum
Hosted by Alisa Kuzmina
Erin Lee Mock, "Changed Men: Veterans in American Popular Culture after World War II" (U Virginia Press, 2024)

November 16, 2024

Changed Men

Erin Lee Mock
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Medieval History

Medieval History

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Interviews with scholars of medieval history about their new books.

Filippo Gianferrari, "Dante's Education: Latin Schoolbooks and Vernacular Poetics" (Oxford UP, 2024)

November 6, 2024

Dante's Education

Filippo Gianferrari
Hosted by Jana Byars
Military History

Military History

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Interviews with scholars of military history about their new books.

Samuel Fury Childs Daly, "Soldier's Paradise: Militarism in Africa After Empire" (Duke UP, 2024)

November 16, 2024

Soldier's Paradise

Samuel Fury Childs Daly
Erin Lee Mock, "Changed Men: Veterans in American Popular Culture after World War II" (U Virginia Press, 2024)

November 16, 2024

Changed Men

Erin Lee Mock
Hosted by Miranda Melcher
Women's History

Women's History

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Interviews with scholars of women's history about their new books.

Deborah Parker, "Becoming Belle Da Costa Greene: A Visionary Librarian Through Her Letters" (Villa I Tatti, 2024)

November 16, 2024

Becoming Belle Da Costa Greene

Deborah Parker
Hosted by Jen Hoyer
We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance

November 14, 2024

We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance

Kellie Carter Jackson