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Interviews with scholars of the economic and business history about their new books

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Across the globe in the 1970s, a network of feminists distilled their struggles into a single demand: Wages for Housework! Today, it remains a provocative idea, and an unfulfilled promise.

 In Wages for Housework: The Story of a Movement, an Idea, ... more

For more than 150 years, Italy has been home to a resilient and evolving resistance against the pervasive influence of mafias. While these criminal organizations are renowned for their vast international business enterprises, the collective actions t... more

Americans have always fought over the meaning of freedom and equality. What is not commonly recognized is that the battles most pivotal in defining our democracy, from the framing of the Constitution to the decades-long backlash to the civil rights m... more

It's easy to be pessimistic about inequality. We know it has increased dramatically in many parts of the world over the past two generations. No one has done more to reveal the problem than Thomas Piketty. Now, in this surprising and powerful new wor... more

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Recent Guests

Emily Callaci
Professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of 'Wages for Housework.'
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Episode: Emily Callaci, "Wages for Housework: The Feminist Fight Against Unpaid Labor" (Seal Press, 2025)
Dr. Christina Jerne
Associate professor at the University of Aarhus and author of Opposition by Imitation.
University of Aarhus
Episode: Christina Jerne, "Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia Activism" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)
Vanessa Williamson
Author and Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
Episode: Vanessa S. Williamson, "The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History" (Basic Books, 2025)
Thomas Piketty
Professor at the Ecole de Sauté-Tout en Sciences Ciel and the Paris School of Economics; co-director of the World Equality Lab.
Paris School of Economics
Episode: Thomas Piketty, "A Brief History of Equality" (Harvard UP, 2022)
Joe Allen
Author, activist, and former UPS employee
Haymarket Books
Episode: Joe Allen, "The Package King: A Rank and File History of UPS" (Haymarket Books, 2020)
Fahad Bishara
Associate Professor of History at the University of Virginia, currently at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
University of Virginia
Episode: Fahad Ahmad Bishara, "Monsoon Voyagers: An Indian Ocean History" (U California Press, 2025)
Charles Watkins
Professor of Rural Geography at the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Episode: Charles Watkins, "Trees Ancient and Modern: Woodland Cultures and Conservation" (Reaktion, 2025)
William Glover
Professor of History at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Episode: William J. Glover, "Reformatting Agrararian Life: Urban History from the Countryside in Colonial India" (Stanford UP, 2025)
Loic De Canniere
Author of 'The Future of Employment in Africa,' with extensive experience in finance and impact investing across the continent.
Anthem Press
Episode: Loic De Canniere, "The Future of Employment in Africa: Demography, Labour Markets and Welfare" (Anthem, 2025)

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    This channel is unique in the depth and breadth of content you can find. I’m pleasantly surprised more often than not. However, in not a small number of cases, the interview is almost entirely spent on details like how long a book took to write or details like research methods without talking about any key ideas. It’s also common to find guests who are activists before academics but that’s probably a reflection of academics more than this channel. The uncritical and uninteresting questions from ... more

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Christina Jerne, "Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia Activism" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)
Q: What do we see if we move to the 1990s? You talk about, if I'm not mistaken, a bit of an expansion of anti-mafia activism at this point?
In the 1990s, anti-mafia activism became a national issue in Italy, largely due to the collective trauma caused by the murders of judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, mobilizing public demonstrations.
Christina Jerne, "Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia Activism" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)
Q: Can you maybe do a little bit of that examination here to help us get into thinking about these relations beyond the assumptions we might have from the media headlines?
Dr. Jerne explains that the term 'mafia' has a broader semantic field in Italy than in the Anglophone context, representing more than just a criminal organization, but a form of oppression and governance.
Christina Jerne, "Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia Activism" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)
Q: Can you tell us more about your own background and why you decided to write this book?
Dr. Jerne discusses her interest in agency, her dissatisfaction with deterministic economic narratives, and how her personal experiences and insights into anti-mafia activism inspired her writing.
Emily Callaci, "Wages for Housework: The Feminist Fight Against Unpaid Labor" (Seal Press, 2025)
Q: What was it that made the Wages for Housework campaign appealing across diverse backgrounds of activists?
Emily elaborates that universal nature of housework attracted different people to the movement as it highlighted the shared experiences of women across various contexts.
Emily Callaci, "Wages for Housework: The Feminist Fight Against Unpaid Labor" (Seal Press, 2025)
Q: What drove you to research the Wages for Housework movement and how did it shape your understanding of your own domestic work?
Emily expresses that her personal experience with housework after having children led her to realize the lack of societal support for domestic labor and spurred her interest in feminist historical movements surrounding this topic.

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Interviews with scholars focus on various aspects of economic and business history, showcasing recent publications and their implications for understanding contemporary issues. Discussions often revolve around the historical contexts that shape economic systems, business practices, and societal changes, highlighting how past events influence present-day economic realities. This series stands out due to its depth of analysis, combining academic rigor with engaging storytelling, making complex historical themes accessible to broader audiences interested in economics, history, and social sciences. Listeners gain insights into unique narratives about economic transformations,-globalization, labor dynamics, and significant milestones in business... more

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