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New Books in Communications

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Social Media
Journalism
Media Studies
Censorship
Capitalism
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Feminism
Hollywood
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Artificial Intelligence
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Film Studies
Social Media Platforms
Democracy
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Game Studies
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Teen Television

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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How Western media shapes public understanding of Gaza, Palestine, and conflict through language, political narratives, and global power structures.

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Oscar Winberg
Author of Archie Bunker for President, How One Television Show Remade American Politics
University of North Carolina Press
Episode: Oscar Winberg, "Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remade American Politics" (UNC Press, 2025)
Tony Lee Moral
British filmmaker and author who specializes in film history, especially Hitchcock
University Press of Kentucky
Episode: Tony Lee Moral, "A Century of Hitchcock: The Man, the Myths, the Legacy" (UP of Kentucky, 2026)
Rachel Deblinger
Author of Saving Our Survivors, historian of Holocaust memory
Indiana University Press
Episode: Rachel Deblinger, "Saving Our Survivors: How American Jews Learned about the Holocaust" (Indiana UP, 2025)
Thomas Doherty
Professor of American studies at Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Episode: Thomas Doherty, "How Film Became History: The Rise of the Archival Documentary in 1930s America" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Angharad N. Valdivia
Professor and co-editor of Rebooting Inequality
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (implied)
Episode: Angharad N. Valdivia and Isabel Molina-Guzmán, "Rebooting Inequality: Critical Takes on Film and Television Remakes" (NYU Press, 2026)
Isabel Molina-Guzmán
Professor and co-editor of Rebooting Inequality
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (implied)
Episode: Angharad N. Valdivia and Isabel Molina-Guzmán, "Rebooting Inequality: Critical Takes on Film and Television Remakes" (NYU Press, 2026)
Georgia Ennis
Linguistic and environmental anthropologist
University of Arizona (research focus)
Episode: Georgia C. Ennis, "Rainforest Radio: Language Reclamation and Community Media in the Ecuadorian Amazon" (U Arizona Press, 2025)
Heather Ann Thompson
Historian; Frank W. Thompson Collegiate Professor of History in Afro-American and African Studies, University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Episode: Heather Ann Thompson, "Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage" (Pantheon, 2026)
Mischa Oak
Author of Rainbow Wisdom, LGBTQ+ inclusion educator and advocate
Rainbow Wisdom author; LGBTQ Inclusion Training
Episode: Mischa Oak, "Rainbow Wisdom: 18 LGBTQ+ Life Lessons for Everyone" (Page Two Book Inc. 2026)

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Miranda Melcher
Host of The New Books Network; frequently appears.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 18 ratings
  • Please improve sound!

    Great content but the sound quality is so bad, I stopped listening (very hard to focus!!)

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    Hugivida
    Switzerland7 years ago
  • Great podcast

    but I don’t see the cover

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Борнхайм
    Russia8 years ago
  • Excellent and wide ranging

    The 'New Books Network' is remarkable for its cogent, easy-to-listen-to author interviews, but the NBN Communications podcast is excellent. It's just getting started, but the future looks bright.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Wignall
    United States13 years ago
  • 5 Stars: It's great

    Jefferson Pooley's fantastic interview style invites readers and illuminates the ideas of authors. A must-listen for communication students and professionals. As an expert in the field of the history of communication, Pooley contextualizes the subject within the larger field, providing tremendous depth to the podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    scrtagent101
    United States13 years ago

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Oscar Winberg, "Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remade American Politics" (UNC Press, 2025)
Q: How did the shift away from the rural purge and toward more issue-driven storytelling impact which shows survived and how politics engaged with television?
The shift allowed shows like All In The Family, Maude, MASH, and later Mary Tyler Moore to address real political and social topics, expanding what could be aired on television and giving creators permission to incorporate controversial subjects while negotiating with networks, advertisers, and activist groups to sustain these programs.
Tony Lee Moral, "A Century of Hitchcock: The Man, the Myths, the Legacy" (UP of Kentucky, 2026)
Q: What role do biographers like Donald Spoto play in shaping Hitchcock's legacy, and how do you address the more sensational claims?
Biographers influence public memory through narrative choices and access to sources; I examine Spoto's trajectory, his motives, and the broader cultural appetite for salacious storytelling, while weighing those claims against primary materials and colleagues' testimonies.
Tony Lee Moral, "A Century of Hitchcock: The Man, the Myths, the Legacy" (UP of Kentucky, 2026)
Q: Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what drew you to Hitchcock and this project?
I've been fascinated by Hitchcock since my youth, and the book represents decades of interviews and research aimed at setting the record straight about his life, work, and the myths surrounding him, especially in the light of recent movements and scholarly debates.
Aymar Jèan Escoffery, "Reparative Media: Cultivating Stories and Platforms to Heal Our Culture" (MIT Press, 2025)
Q: What ethical considerations shaped your approach to fieldwork and collaboration on OTV?
Ethical considerations include equitable invitation, transparent collaboration, care for collaborators' well-being, and accountability at multiple levels—from individuals to corporations—balancing rigor with humane practice.
Aymar Jèan Escoffery, "Reparative Media: Cultivating Stories and Platforms to Heal Our Culture" (MIT Press, 2025)
Q: Who do you hope reads Reparative Media, and what kinds of work do you hope it inspires?
The book targets scholars, filmmakers, social organizers, and funders, aiming to influence media studies, platform design, and nonprofit practice by promoting humane, intersectional approaches to distribution and storytelling that center care and repair.

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This channel curates author interviews with scholars in communications, media studies, and related fields, focusing on recently published works and their broader implications for public understanding. Episodes explore themes like media economics, archival history, race and inequality in media, language and culture, and the role of public scholarship in accessible education. Guests often include university professors, researchers, and practitioners who translate academic work into engaging, classroom-ready discussions and contemporary debates. The show tends to mix theoretical framing with concrete case studies, providing listeners—often students, educators, librarians, and industry professionals—a grounded lens on how research informs media... more

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