NBN Book of the Day

Marshall Poe

Private Censorship

Censorship

Free Speech

Social Media

Economic Inequality

First Amendment

Social Mobility

Wealth Accumulation

Western History

Sex Robots

America’s New Racial Battle Lines

Jews

Tax Policy

Antitax Movement

Global Enlightenment

Chinese Science

Political Legitimacy

China

Henry III

Historical Demography

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Lee Ann Wang

Professor of Asian American Studies, UCLA

University of California, Los Angeles

Episode: Lee Ann S. Wang, "The Violence of Protection: Policing, Immigration Law, and Asian American Women" (Duke UP, 2026)

Dr. Tyesha Maddox

Author of A Home Away from Home, Mutual Aid, Political Activism and Caribbean American Identity

University of Pennsylvania Press

Episode: Tyesha Maddox, "A Home Away from Home: Mutual Aid, Political Activism, and Caribbean American Identity" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024)

Derek Krueger

Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies, UNC Greensboro

University of North Carolina Greensboro

Episode: Derek Krueger "Monastic Desires: Homoeroticism, Homophobia, and the Love of God in Medieval Constantinople" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Ainehi Edoro

Professor and editor, author of Forest Imaginaries

University of Wisconsin–Madison; Brittle Paper

Episode: Ainehi Edoro, "Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think" (Columbia UP, 2026)

Mark Hlavacik

Professor of communication and author of Willing Warriors

Texas A&M University

Episode: Mark Hlavacik, "Willing Warriors: A New History of the Education Culture Wars" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

Ricardo Wilson

Editor of Troubled Lands, Stories of Mexico and Cuba, as translated by Langston Hughes

Williams College; Outpost Foundation

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Maya Kornberg

Author of Stuck! How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress

Johns Hopkins University Press (publisher) / Author

Episode: Maya L. Kornberg, "Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress" (JHU Press, 2026)

John B. Judis

Author; wrote The Populist Explosion and articles including Trump as Alexander the Great

Columbia Global Reports; author

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Hsuan L. Hsu

Professor of English, University of California, Davis; researcher in environmental humanities, sensory studies, and related fields

University of California, Davis

Episode: Hsuan L Hsu, "Olfactory Worldmaking" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

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Daniel McClellan, "The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues" (St. Martin's Essentials, 2025)

Q: What do you mean by your motto Data Over Dogma, and why is it important in biblical interpretation today?

He explains it as striving to present data without letting personal beliefs or livelihood shape conclusions, aiming for objectivity while acknowledging it cannot be perfect, and using data to inform readings rather than to reinforce identity politics.

Daniel McClellan, "The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues" (St. Martin's Essentials, 2025)

Q: Could you tell us a little bit about your background and what attracted you to this project?

McClellan describes his conversion, scholarly training in Hebrew and ancient Near Eastern studies, and how his public engagement on TikTok and social media led to a broader platform advancing data-driven biblical interpretation.

David Bather Woods, "Arthur Schopenhauer: The Life and Thought of Philosophy's Greatest Pessimist" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

Q: Before we start talking about the book, could you introduce yourself and explain what drew you to Schopenhauer?

I am David Bather Woods, an associate professor at the University of Warwick. I became interested in philosophy through big metaphysical questions and found Schopenhauer accessible and deeply relevant to issues I care about, which led me to write a biographical yet topic-driven book about his life and thought.

Lee Ann S. Wang, "The Violence of Protection: Policing, Immigration Law, and Asian American Women" (Duke UP, 2026)

Q: Could you walk us through some of the key legislations you discuss, like the Violence Against Women Act and the U Visa/T Visa?

The Violence Against Women Act is framed as a feminist success but is part of a larger trajectory of criminalization and policing. The VAWA era saw expanded partnerships between law enforcement and community organizations, which often reinforced state control while attempting to protect survivors. The visas (UVisa and TVisa) are analyzed as state tools that coerce cooperation with police, creating a contingent, temporary protection that relies on enforcement structures and racialized classifications of victims.

Tyesha Maddox, "A Home Away from Home: Mutual Aid, Political Activism, and Caribbean American Identity" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024)

Q: How did you connect Caribbean friendly societies with broader African American and Black Atlantic histories?

By showing that these groups were not isolated or merely Caribbean but part of a larger Black diasporic project, with cross-border alliances, shared concerns about housing, education, and civil rights, and continuing ties to Africa and the wider Black world.

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