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Recent Guests

Olga Burlyuk
Associate Professor of Europe's External Relations in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam
Episode: Ladan Rahbari and Olga Burlyuk eds., "From the Margins: Migrant Academics’ Narratives of Precarity" (Open Book Publishers, 2026)
Ladan Rahbari
Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam
University of Amsterdam
Episode: Ladan Rahbari and Olga Burlyuk eds., "From the Margins: Migrant Academics’ Narratives of Precarity" (Open Book Publishers, 2026)
Eileen Otis
Author of Walmart Made in China
Stanford University Press
Episode: Eileen Otis, "Walmart: Made in China" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Santiago Betancor-Falcon
Dr. with PhD in Critical Sociolinguistics and Critical Pedagogy, lecturer at Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Episode: Romani Grassroots Language Learning
Dougald O'Reilly
Professor of Archaeology at the Australian National University
Australian National University
Episode: Dougald O’Reilly, "Empires of the Southern Ocean: Early Civilizations of Mainland and Insular Southeast Asia" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2026)
Remy Low
Senior lecturer at the University of Sydney's School of Education and Social Work
University of Sydney
Episode: Cultural Competence Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All: Talking culturally responsive teaching with Dr Remy Low
Christos Lynteris
Professor and author of How Plague Got Rats, Mastering a Zoonotic Pandemic
University of St. Andrews
Episode: Christos Lynteris, "How Plague Got Rats: Mastering a Zoonotic Pandemic" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)
Zindzi Okenyo
Actor, writer, director, musician, and children's entertainer
Independent artist / Play School and other projects
Episode: “You Sound So Australian”: From Being Read to Rewriting the Room with guest Zindzi Okenyo
Gabriella Sofron
Speaker discussing Yiddish ethnography and An-ski
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Episode: Yiddish Ethnography and An-ski

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Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network episode and related projects

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 136 ratings
  • Beautiful and Soothing

    Wonderful to feel connected and grounded in today’s troubling world.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lily Scott - One Love
    United Statesa year ago
  • Good podcast; shame about the gambling ads

    Hi, i really appreciate this podcast, but think that running gambling ads is in questionable taste given the disproportionate impact of gambling on the marginalised

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Hugo JH
    Australiaa year ago
  • It's a common belief that if you can't explain something simpl, you don't understand it. That doesn't naturally lead us to deliver all knowledge for the lowest common denominator, but most maybe all, sources of information are being written for the person who won't understand it. This podcast has breaks from that bad habit. In a week I've heard ideas, sharpened from experience and repetition, delivered with thrust I've never met elsewhere.

    Audible
    5
    Nahvis
    United States4 years ago
  • mostly a podcast by experts for experts

    It's a common belief that if you can't explain something simpl, you don't understand it. That doesn't naturally lead us to deliver all knowledge for the lowest common denominator, but most maybe all, sources of information are being written for the person who won't understand it. This podcast has breaks from that bad habit. In a week I've heard ideas, sharpened from experience and repetition, delivered with thrust I've never met elsewhere.

    Audible
    5
    Jer
    United States4 years ago
  • Engaging and informative

    This podcast covers a wide range of books, and the conversations are really interesting.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dkd84
    United States7 years ago

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Yiddish Ethnography and An-ski
Q: Why use a play to present ethnographic material?
Because theater could reach a broader audience and dramatize the village life and folklore in a way that direct ethnography could not, turning collected stories into a compelling narrative that could educate and move audiences.
Yiddish Ethnography and An-ski
Q: What attracted you to An-ski in your studies?
I became fascinated by his multifaceted role as folklorist, ethnographer, and dramatist, plus the archives becoming accessible, which revealed how he listened to the folk and turned that listening into a drama and cultural project.
Eileen Otis, "Walmart: Made in China" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Q: Why did Walmart initially seem like a good employer in China, and what led to changes in its reputation over time?
Early optimism came from a combination of material benefits, a resonant corporate culture, and state-regulated benefits, but reputation declined as growth accelerated, purchasing decentralization introduced quality concerns, and labor practices shifted toward a low-road approach with intensified workloads, reduced staffing, and more coercive management tactics.
Eileen Otis, "Walmart: Made in China" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
The guest explains she is an associate professor focusing on labor, globalization, gender, and inequality in China, and that the project grew from continuing work on her first book, using Walmart in China as a window into broader social and economic transformations.
Radio ReOrient 14:9: Racializing the Ummah, with Rhea Rahman, hosted by Saeed Khan and Claudia Radiven
Q: Could you summarize the central argument of your book?
Rahman argues that global racial formations structure Muslim humanitarianism, producing a racialized hierarchy of innocence and forcing NGOs to navigate white supremacy, securitized funding, and donor politics even as they try to aid diverse communities.

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