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Priyanka Kumar
Author, researcher and filmmaker focusing on nature and ecology
Author, The Light Between Apple Trees; Advisor on Leopold Writing Program
Episode: Priyanka Kumar, "Light Between Apple Trees: Rediscovering the Wild Through a Beloved American Fruit" (Island Press, 2025)
Scott Kenworthy
Professor of History, Miami University (Ohio)
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Episode: Scott M. Kenworthy, "The People's Patriarch: Tikhon Bellavin and the Orthodox Church in North America and Revolutionary Russia" (Oxford UP, 2026)
Lindsay Privette
Author, The Surgeon's Battle: How Medicine Won the Vicksburg Campaign and Changed the Civil War
University of North Carolina Press
Episode: Lindsay Rae Smith Privette, "The Surgeon's Battle: How Medicine Won the Vicksburg Campaign and Changed the Civil War" (UNC Press, 2025)
Daniel Rachel
Author and musician
Akashic Books
Episode: Daniel Rachel, "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Danielle Bainbridge
Assistant Professor and the Director of Interdisciplinary PhD in Theater and Drama Program at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Episode: Danielle Bainbridge, "Currencies of Cruelty: Slavery, Freak Shows, and the Performance Archive" (NYU Press, 2026)
Jennifer Dasal
Author of The Club, Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris
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Episode: The Club: Where American Artists Found Refuge in Belle Epoque Paris
Amelia Frank-Vitale
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Princeton University
Princeton University
Episode: Amelia Frank-Vitale, "Leave If You Can: Migration and Violence in Bordered Worlds" (U California Press, 2026)
Lee Ann Wang
Professor of Asian American Studies, UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Episode: Lee Ann S. Wang, "The Violence of Protection: Policing, Immigration Law, and Asian American Women" (Duke UP, 2026)
Tyesha Maddox
Author of A Home Away from Home, Mutual Aid, Political Activism, and Caribbean American Identity
University of Pennsylvania Press (book publisher)
Episode: Tyesha Maddox, "A Home Away from Home: Mutual Aid, Political Activism, and Caribbean American Identity" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network podcast, focusing on various scholarly discussions.

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 43 ratings
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    Excellence in educational podcasting at its best.

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    I love these interviews so much. Thanks!

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Danielle Bainbridge, "Currencies of Cruelty: Slavery, Freak Shows, and the Performance Archive" (NYU Press, 2026)
Q: Talk about how you came to the central question of the book.
Bainbridge explains that she was drawn to the McCoys after encountering their photograph in an archive and recognizing a larger pattern of labor and enslavement embedded in performance histories, which led her to explore how archives shape futurity and how enslaved subjects are represented in materials left for public consumption.
Daniel Rachel, "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Q: What lesson do you hope readers take about confronting uncomfortable histories in music?
The aim is to encourage education and open dialogue, acknowledging history in all its complexity while resisting censorship, so audiences can understand past harms and make more informed choices in the present.
Daniel Rachel, "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Q: How does the book address the role of the music press and industry in normalizing or questioning Nazi imagery?
The book argues that the press and industry often silenced critique or normalized provocative imagery, creating a wider culture that allowed such motifs to persist without accountability, which the author contrasts with later moments of scrutiny and refusal to normalize them.
Daniel Rachel, "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Q: Why did Gainsbourg choose Rock Around the Bunker as a concept, and how did it influence European cultural memory of Nazism?
Gainsbourg used provocative staging to challenge collective memory and comment on how society processes complicity and guilt, making the Third Reich a touchstone for cultural critique rather than a mere historical footnote.
Daniel Rachel, "This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Q: What was the significance of Lennon's early interactions with Nazi imagery in shaping public perception of the Beatles?
Lennon's wartime and postwar imagery became a touchstone for debates about the band's image, authenticity, and the darker undercurrents in Beatlemania, illustrating how a beloved group could also symbolize difficult histories.

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This audio channel serves as a platform for academic discussions centered around recently published research, with a focus on American Studies. Each episode features scholars engaging in enlightening conversations that explore various intersections of history, culture, politics, and the societal landscape in the United States. Topics often encompass the experiences of diverse communities, critical historical analyses, and the evolving dynamics of social justice and identity within American culture. Notably, the podcast excels in showcasing a wide range of voices and perspectives, often delving into nuanced narratives that might otherwise be overlooked in mainstream discourse. This blend of scholarship with accessible conversation makes it a... more

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