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New Books in Critical Theory

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Recent Guests

Dr. Samuel Helfont
Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy in the Naval War College Program at the Naval Postgraduate School
Naval Postgraduate School / Naval War College
Episode: Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont eds., "Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives: Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Paul Langley
Co-author of Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance
Princeton University
Episode: Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon, "Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Andrew Leyshon
Co-author of Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance
University affiliation not explicitly stated in transcript
Episode: Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon, "Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Toby Miller
Author, scholar discussed in episode
University/Institute (as discussed in episode)
Episode: Toby Miller and Joan Pedro Carañana, "Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They?" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)
Joan Pedro Carañana
Co-author of the book
University/Institute (as discussed in episode)
Episode: Toby Miller and Joan Pedro Carañana, "Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They?" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)
Lily Kelting
Author of Against Heritage, The Reinvention of Traditional Foods
Flame University, Pune, India; Cultural Journalist and Performance Critic
Episode: Lily Kelting, "Against Heritage: The Reinvention of Traditional Foods" (UNC Press, 2026)
Elad Lapidot
Author of State of Others, Levinas and Decolonial Israel
State of Others: Levinas and Decolonial Israel, Indiana University Press (2025)
Episode: Elad Lapidot, "State of Others: Levinas and Decolonial Israel" (Indiana UP, 2025)
Timothy Mitchell
Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University
Columbia University
Episode: Timothy Mitchell, "The Alibi of Capital: How We Broke the Earth to Steal the Future on the Promise of a Better Tomorrow" (Verso, 2026)
Kurt Warner
Author of False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy
Vernon Press
Episode: Kurt Warner, "False Idols: How Diversion is Destroying Democracy" (Vernon Press, 2024)

Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars from 455 ratings
  • Edward Yore

    A podcast devoted to new books in critical theory would be great.

    But this is infrequently actually about critical theory. So many cross posted interviews, appearing on multiple New Books podcasts. I’m sure these books are super interesting to some people but the heading is misleading.

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    Edward Yore
    United Kingdom4 months ago
  • unsubscribing due to ads

    the placement of ads is abrupt and comes without warning, it's very annoying to the point that I can no longer listen to these episodes.

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    irrelevance is taken
    United States4 months ago
  • Thank you

    Really enjoyed this conversation with Dr Welch.

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    12345carole12345
    Canada6 months ago
  • Learn to use a microphone

    Trying to listen to Wolin’s discussion of his new Heidegger book. Not sure if it’s Wolin or his interlocutor who keeps touching his microphone, but good grief. Unlistenable, even beyond Wolin’s tedious prolixity.

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    Hieronymus667
    Canada7 months ago
  • More 2 Author Discussions

    Absolutely engaging and informative discussion between Slobodian and Stern and the kind of format change that will set the pod apart. Hope you decide to continue in this direction.

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    carterfrancis
    United Statesa year ago

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Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont eds., "Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives: Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Q: What future directions or avenues for research do you see emerging from this archive work?
Helfont outlines future directions including deeper gender-focused scholarship, broader theoretical development on inspections and deterrence, transnational comparisons, and expanding the use of these archives to test political science and history theories beyond Iraq.
Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont eds., "Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives: Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities" (Stanford UP, 2026)
Q: Okay, can you give us more background about how large the archives are and what sorts of things they contain?
Helfont explains there are two main sets of records: the Ba'th Party records (about 10 million pages) and state records (tens of millions of pages, with only a fraction released for research). He discusses how these archives came to be housed at Hoover and the varying access and translation efforts that shaped scholarly work.
Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon, "Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: What is the central argument of your framework for understanding fintech capital?
Fintech capital is best understood as a distinct form of capital that overlays financial services with digital platforms and data practices, creating new intermediation structures that are not reducible to traditional banking or tech alone.
Timothy Mitchell, "The Alibi of Capital: How We Broke the Earth to Steal the Future on the Promise of a Better Tomorrow" (Verso, 2026)
Q: Could you explain to the listeners how the logic of valuing the future emerged and proved so persuasive over such a long period?
Mitchell explains that the practice of discounting and monetizing future profits created a dependable mechanism to extract value from the future, shaping investor behavior, debt, and policy in a way that seems inevitable once established.
Elad Lapidot, "State of Others: Levinas and Decolonial Israel" (Indiana UP, 2025)
Q: How do Totality and Infinity and Otherwise Than Being differ in their approach to the subject and ethics?
Totality and Infinity foregrounds the emergence of the ethical subject through the face of the Other within a phenomenological framework, while Otherwise Than Being pushes beyond traditional ontology to explore self-sacrifice and a more interiorized, less relational form of subjectivity that challenges the centrality of reciprocity.

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The show features in-depth conversations with scholars and authors about recently published books in critical theory, philosophy, political thought, and related humanities. Episodes typically center on how a book's arguments illuminate topics like capitalism, democracy, race, gender, decolonization, and the politics of knowledge, often weaving method, archival practice, and broader intellectual context into a rigorous discussion. A standout feature is the strong emphasis on nuanced, academic analysis delivered in accessible, conversation-driven interviews, with frequent attention to historical context and cross-disciplinary connections. Listeners can expect high-level debates, interdisciplinary perspectives, and clear takeaways for applying... more

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