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Elijah Wald, "Rock ‘N’ Roll: A Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 2026)

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Steven K. Green, "American Infidelity: The Gilded Age Battle Over Freethought, Free Love, and Feminism" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Today I'm speaking with Steven K. Green, Fred H. Paulus Professor of Law and Affiliated Professor of History and Religious Studies at Willamette University. We are discussing his book, American Infidelity: The Gilded Age Battle Over Freethought, Free... more

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Jenny R. Labendz, "Beyond Hope: Rabbinic Eschatology of Late Antiquity in Comparative Perspective" (Oxford UP, 2026)

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Rory Cormac, "Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Q: What about the attacks on Kwame Nkrumah?

The IRD targeted Nkrumah through pamphlets and anonymous groups to undermine his leadership and sow doubts about his alignment with communism, while navigating sensitivities within the Commonwealth framework.

Rory Cormac, "Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Q: Walk us through an example of Welser's work?

Welser used front organizations and fake institutes to publish reports that discredited targets; he would leak or publish crafted materials to influence elites while creating plausible deniability about British involvement.

Rory Cormac, "Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Q: How did their operation compare to American or Soviet efforts?

The IRD was smaller and more specialized, emphasizing craft and credibility, whereas the Soviets operated on a much larger, more aggressive scale; the Americans were relatively sophisticated but not always as tightly woven in the same way as the British unit.

Rory Cormac, "Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Q: Can you contextualize the IRD?

The IRD was a small, boutique operation within the British Foreign Office focused on countering communist influence through carefully crafted, often unattributable propaganda, distinct from the Soviet, and larger U.S. campaigns.

Andy Byford, "Science of the Child in Late Imperial and Early Soviet Russia" (Oxford UP, 2020)

Q: How did pedology come to be defined in Russia, and what were the main scientific and professional groups involved?

Pedology arose from a confluence of teachers, doctors, psychologists, and philosophers who debated the nature of child development and education. It was initially a nebulous field that drew on physiology, psychology, and pedagogy, and it gradually organized into a state-influenced framework around the early Soviet era, involving educators, medical professionals, and the emerging discipline of defectology.

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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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