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Global Economic Shocks

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End Of the Cold War

Labor Movement

Animal Welfare

Soviet Union

Human-Animal Relationships

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Victorian Era

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Oil Crises

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Abe Walker, "Reassembling the UAW: Insurgency, Contention, and the Struggle for Unionism in the American South" (Temple UP, 2026)

When Volkswagen’s Chattanooga Assembly Plant opened in 2012, the United Auto Workers were excited by the golden opportunity to organize in the anti-union South, where their efforts had been routinely thwarted. However, it took ten years and several a... more

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Eurie Dahn, "Snack" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

In the hierarchy of foods, snacks are deemed trivial – perhaps even childish – especially in contrast to meals, which are seen as substantial and necessary. The multiple aisles devoted to sweet and savory treats in supermarkets, and the availability ... more

16 Mar 2026 • 43 min

Entrepreneurial Work Ethic

In this episode of High Theory, Saronik talks with Erik Baker about the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic. The dominant work ethic of our current moment, it asks us to constantly create new work for ourselves. Eric contrasts the entrepreneurial work ethic ... more

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César A. Hidalgo, "The Infinite Alphabet: And the Laws of Knowledge" (Allen Lane, 2026)

We all understand that knowledge shapes the fate of business and the growth of nations, but few of us are aware of the principles that govern its motion. The Infinite Alphabet: And the Laws of Knowledge (Allen Lane, 2026) unravels the laws describing... more

16 Mar 2026 • 1 hr 6 min

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Michael Kimmel

SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Gender Studies

Stony Brook University

Episode: Michael Kimmel, "Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America" (W. W. Norton & Co, 2026)

Pepper Culpepper

Political scientist whose work shapes theories of corporate power, quiet politics, and regulation

Episode: Pepper Culpepper and Taeku Lee, "Billionaire Backlash: The Age of Corporate Scandal and How it Could Save Democracy" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Taeku Lee

Co-author of Billionaire Backlash, political scientist focusing on opinion and regulation

Episode: Pepper Culpepper and Taeku Lee, "Billionaire Backlash: The Age of Corporate Scandal and How it Could Save Democracy" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Marianna Dudley

Environmental historian

University of Bristol

Episode: Marianna Dudley, "Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain by Marianna Dudley" (Manchester UP, 2025)

Jessica Levy

Assistant professor in the History Department at Purchase College, historian of modern America

Purchase College

Episode: Jessica Ann Levy, "Black Power, Inc.: Corporate America and the Rise of Multinational Empowerment Politics" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2026)

Kim Bowes

Professor of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

Episode: Kim Bowes, "Surviving Rome: The Economic Lives of the Ninety Percent" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Jon Stobart

Author of Life in the Georgian Parsonage, Morals, Material Goods and the English Clergy

Bloomsbury, University of Manchester Metropolitan University

Episode: Jon Stobart, "Life in the Georgian Parsonage: Morals, Material Goods and the English Clergy" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

Geoffrey Jones

Isidore Strauss Professor of Business History, Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School

Episode: Geoffrey Jones and Sabine Pitteloud eds., "The Cambridge Companion to the History of Multinationals and Society" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Sabine Pitteloud

Assistant Professor, Uni Distance Suisse; chapter contributor

Uni Distance Suisse

Episode: Geoffrey Jones and Sabine Pitteloud eds., "The Cambridge Companion to the History of Multinationals and Society" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

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Caleb Zakarin

Assistant Editor and CEO of The New Books Network, involved with curating and producing academic content.

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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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Geoffrey Jones and Sabine Pitteloud eds., "The Cambridge Companion to the History of Multinationals and Society" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Q: What were the main challenges in assembling the book?

Two main challenges stood out: documenting the most problematic aspects of multinational activity, such as corruption, and handling the global dimension so as not to rely too heavily on US and European narratives, while also ensuring access to diverse archives.

Geoffrey Jones and Sabine Pitteloud eds., "The Cambridge Companion to the History of Multinationals and Society" (Cambridge UP, 2026)

Q: In the introduction, why did you feel this was the right moment for a big volume on the topic?

We believed there had been a significant surge of new research in the last five decades, and the field deserved a widely accessible compilation that could appeal to non-specialists while addressing the complex relationship between multinationals and society.

Miles Kenney-Lazar, "Socializing Land: Plantations, Dispossession, and Resistance in Laos" (U Hawai’i Press, 2025)

Q: How did fieldwork in Laos shape your understanding of state land versus customary land, and what were the key challenges of researching under a repressive regime?

Fieldwork showed me that state land is a contested designation shaped by legal reforms and local practices, and many villages continue to rely on customary uses. Challenges included navigating bureaucratic approval, ensuring safety for informants, and balancing access with sensitive topics, which sometimes required working with government-backed institutions to gain legitimacy.

Miles Kenney-Lazar, "Socializing Land: Plantations, Dispossession, and Resistance in Laos" (U Hawai’i Press, 2025)

Q: What inspired you to develop the concept of socializing land, and how does it help explain the dispossession and resistance dynamics you observed?

The concept emerged as I studied how land was not just a resource but a web of social relations that could be redirected by different actors. It helps explain why dispossession can occur in areas with long-standing social ties to land and why resistance can arise from both community cohesion and strategic negotiations with authorities.

Lucy Lavers et al.," Adventurous Vents: A Journey through the Ventilation Shafts of Britain" (Penguin, 2025)

Q: Why did you choose 100 vents as the core selection for the book?

We needed a number that balanced depth with breadth, allowing us to show varied types, technologies, and building forms across a broad geographic and chronological span while remaining feasible for illustration and data presentation.

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