Podcast Long Live Queer Nightlife August 15, 2025 Amin Ghaziani explores a spectacular, if seldom-seen, vision of a queer world shimmering with self-empowerment, inventiveness, and joy. Read More
Podcast On Harry Frankfurt July 24, 2025 Named for the famous philosophy treatise by the late Harry Frankfurt, The Truth About Bullshit podcast聽seeks to illuminate our world and the pressing issues therein by calling out 鈥榖ullshit鈥� 鈥� a misrepresentation聽of truth 鈥� in all its forms. Read More
Podcast Introducing the Critical Edition of the Works of C. G. Jung July 23, 2025 Sonu Shamdasani, an esteemed historian of psychiatry and psychology and a preeminent expert on Jung, talks with Caleb Zakarin about an exciting new translation project. Read More
Podcast When the Bombs Stopped July 16, 2025 In When the Bombs Stopped, Erin Lin investigates the consequences of the US bombing campaign across postconflict Cambodia. Read More
Podcast The Insiders鈥� Game June 30, 2025 Tracing presidential decisions about the use of force from the Cold War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Elizabeth N. Saunders reveals how the elite politics of war are a central feature of democracy. The Insiders鈥� Game shifts the focus of democratic accountability from the voting booth to the halls of power. Read More
Podcast What to Expect When You鈥檙e Dead June 19, 2025 Robert Garland explores the fascinating death-related beliefs and practices of a wide range of ancient cultures and traditions鈥擬esopotamian, Egyptian, Hindu, Jewish, Zoroastrian, Etruscan, Greek, Roman, Early Christian, and Islamic. Read More
Podcast Sex Is a Spectrum June 18, 2025 Being human entails an astonishingly complex interplay of biology and culture, and while there are important differences between women and men, there is a lot more variation and overlap than we may realize. Read More
Podcast Engage and Evade June 06, 2025 Engage and Evade examines how undocumented immigrants navigate complex dynamics of surveillance and punishment, providing an extraordinary portrait of fear and hope on the margins. Read More
Podcast The Girl in the Middle June 03, 2025 Spinning a spellbinding historical tale from a single enigmatic image, The Girl in the Middle reveals how the American nation grappled with what kind of country it would be as it expanded westward in the aftermath of the Civil War. Read More
Podcast Rare Tongues May 29, 2025 Languages and cultures are becoming increasingly homogenous, with the resulting loss of a rich linguistic tapestry reflecting unique perspectives and ways of life. Read More
Podcast Looking for a Story May 19, 2025 Looking for a Story is a complete reader鈥檚 guide to McPhee鈥檚 vast published work, documenting much rarely seen or connected with McPhee, including remarkable early writing for Time magazine published without his name. Read More
Podcast Citizen Marx May 19, 2025 In Citizen Marx, Bruno Leipold argues that, contrary to certain interpretive commonplaces, Karl Marx鈥檚 thinking was deeply informed by republicanism. Read More
Podcast Memory Lane May 09, 2025 Memory Lane introduces readers to the cutting-edge science of human memory, revealing how our recollections of the past are constantly adapting and changing, and why a faulty memory isn鈥檛 always a bad thing. Read More
Podcast Steadfast Democrats, Five Years Later May 01, 2025 An innovative explanation for why Black Americans continue in political lockstep, Steadfast Democrats sheds light on the motivations consolidating an influential portion of the American electoral population. Read More
Podcast Leonardo da Vinci: An Untraceable Life April 30, 2025 Stephen J. Campbell examines the strangeness of Leonardo鈥檚 words and works, and the distinctive premodern world of artisans and thinkers from which he emerged. Far from being a solitary genius living ahead of his time, Leonardo inhabited a vibrant network of artistic, technological, and literary exchange. Read More
