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Why has Russia's military struggled to adapt to the challenges of contemporary warfare? Despite years of attempts to improve its military capabilities, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 revealed a crippling lack of skill, discipline and... more

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Jean-Philippe Deranty, "The Case for Work" (Oxford UP, 2024)

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In Real Men on Top: How Patriarchy Shapes Our Reality (Oxford University Press, 2026), Robin Dembroff shows us that we don't just live in a patriarchal world. We live in a world that patriarchy taught us to see. Patriarchy is not simply a system whe... more

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Jeffrey Whyte

Author of The Birth of Psychological War, Propaganda, Espionage and Military Violence from World War II to the Vietnam War

Lancaster University

Episode: Jeffrey Whyte, "The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War" (Oxford UP, 2023)

Anna Law

Political scientist; author of Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship

City University of New York, Brooklyn College

Episode: Anna O. Law, "Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Sumana Roy

Professor and author of Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal

Ashoka University

Episode: Sumana Roy, "Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Jesper Rangvid

Professor of macroeconomics, pension systems, and public debate figure in Denmark

Episode: Jesper Rangvid, "How Low Interest Rates Change the World: Global Trends Caused by Low Rates and Emerging Factors Shaping the Future of Rates" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Jue Liang

Scholar of Tibetan Buddhism; author of Conceiving the Mother of Tibet

Renmin University of China (education) / Tibetan Studies scholar

Episode: Jue Liang, "Conceiving the Mother of Tibet: The Early Literary Lives of the Buddhist Saint Yeshe Tsogyel" (Oxford UP, 2026)

T. V. Paul

Professor of Political Science, McGill University; author of The Unfinished Quest

McGill University; Oxford University Press (publisher of book)

Episode: T. V. Paul, "The Unfinished Quest: India's Search for Major Power Status from Nehru to Modi" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Chiara Libiseller

Author of Reconceptualizing War, The Rise and Fall of Fashionable Concepts in Strategic Studies

Oxford University Press

Episode: Chiara Libiseller, "Reconceptualizing War: The Rise and Fall of Fashionable Concepts in Strategic Studies" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Benjamin Siegel

Author, associate professor of history at Boston University

Boston University

Episode: Benjamin Robert Siegel, "Markets of Pain: Opium, Capitalism, and the Global History of Painkillers" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Alexander Klein

Canada Research Chair and Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University

McMaster University

Episode: Alexander Klein, "Consciousness is Motor: William James on Mind and Action" (Oxford UP, 2025)

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Sumana Roy, "Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Q: How do you see theory and pedagogy relating to accessibility and democracy in the humanities?

She argues that theory should be accessible to everyone, not elitist, and that pedagogy should be omni-directional, allowing students to contribute and even improvise like musicians in the learning process.

Sumana Roy, "Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal" (Oxford UP, 2024)

Q: What does the term plant thinker mean to you, and how did you arrive at this conceptualization?

Roy explains that plant thinker is a broad, democratic term drawn from plant philosophy and literature, used to describe writers and artists whose work reveals a reciprocal imagination with the plant world, beyond traditional nationalism or strict disciplinary boundaries.

Jeffrey Whyte, "The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War" (Oxford UP, 2023)

Q: What should modern readers take away about the impact of psychological warfare on everyday people?

The framework invites readers to see individuals as active participants in war—whether through adopting attitudes, consuming media, or supporting campaigns—rather than passive audiences. It also shows how courage and vulnerability can be turned into political leverage, with people across societies invited to substantiate or resist the state's narratives through everyday acts of belief and behavior.

Jeffrey Whyte, "The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War" (Oxford UP, 2023)

Q: What is the 'two faces' idea of psychological warfare in Vietnam, and why is it important?

One face emphasizes humanitarian aims, the potential to spare lives by reducing kinetic violence and by presenting a 'truth' that could win hearts and minds. The other face treats bombing and counterinsurgency as legitimate instruments of political power, using media to normalize violence and reshape identity. The tension between these faces shows how policy often pursued contradictory objectives within the same framework.

Jeffrey Whyte, "The Birth of Psychological War: Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War" (Oxford UP, 2023)

Q: How did the relationship between propaganda and truth evolve across the major conflicts you cover?

Propaganda was often framed as truth-telling in a strategic manner, a rhetoric designed to sound objective and neutral while shaping opinions. The discussions distinguish white propaganda, which claimed to be truthful and transparent, from black propaganda, which operated covertly. Across WWII and the Cold War, the line between truth and persuasion blurred as campaigns used credible-seeming discourse to legitimize interventions.

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A scholarly interview show centered on Oxford University Press authors and their books across arts, history, and books. Episodes feature academics and researchers discussing their latest works, from historical analysis of propaganda and wartime information operations to religious studies, philosophy, economics, and literary criticism. The conversations tend to unpack core arguments, research methodologies, and the broader significance of the books for scholars, students, and curious general readers. Listeners are likely drawn to rigorous, idea-forward discussions that connect historical events, philosophical questions, and literary scholarship to contemporary debates and culture. A notable strength is the show's ability to pair deep scholar... more

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