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Karen Hao, "Empire of AI: Inside the Race for Total Domination" (Allan Lane, 2025)

Hello! Thanks for reaching out. I'm glad you're here! Do you have any questions or thoughts about the recent discussion with Karen Hao on AI and its societal impacts?Hello! Thanks for reaching out. I'm glad you're here! Do you have any questions or t... more

Yesterday • 39 min

Kaitlin P. Reed, "Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush in Indigenous Northern California" (U Washington Press, 2023)

Despite it's centrality to a hippie counterculture which claimed an environmentalist ethos, California's "green rush" of cannabis growing from the mid-twentieth century onwards has been anything but. In Settler Cannabis: From Gold Rush to Green Rush ... more

Yesterday • 1 hr 23 min

Vanda Krefft, "Expect Great Things!: How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women" (Algonquin Books, 2026)

It’s a safe bet that most of the secretaries on the TV series Mad Men would have attended the Katharine Gibbs School in New York City. The iconic institution was in its heyday in the 1950 and '60s synonymous with supplying secretaries—always properl... more

24 Apr 2026 • 46 min

Eileen G'Sell, "Lipstick" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

From Revlon to Glossier, from Marilyn to Gaga, lipstick is as shape-shifting and unwieldy as femininity itself.

Who wears lipstick today – as a matter of routine? And for those who do, is it out of obligation to a strict feminine standard, or some ot... more

20 Apr 2026 • 42 min

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Recent Guests

Vanda Krefft

Author of Expect Great Things

Algonquin Books (publisher); author of the book

Episode: Vanda Krefft, "Expect Great Things!: How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women" (Algonquin Books, 2026)

Eileen G'Sell

Author of Lipstick, film and art critic with focus on gender, sexuality, and class

Bloomsbury (Lipstick), Object Lessons series

Episode: Eileen G'Sell, "Lipstick" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Miranda Banks

Professor of Film, Television, and Media Studies at Loyola Marymount University

Loyola Marymount University

Episode: Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, "Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers" (U California Press, 2026)

Kate Fortmueller

Associate Professor of Film and Media History at Georgia State University

Georgia State University

Episode: Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, "Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers" (U California Press, 2026)

Lewis Sage-Passant

Author, Beyond States and Spies: The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector

Edinburgh University Press

Episode: Lewis Sage-Passant, "Beyond States and Spies: The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector" (Edinburgh UP, 2024)

Andrew Smith

Author of Make Cheese Not War

Queen Mary, University of London

Episode: Andrew W. M. Smith, "Make Cheese Not War: Transnational Resistance and the Larzac in Modern France" (Manchester UP, 2026)

Nina Kleinöder

Associate Professor for Social and Economic History

University of Bamberg, Germany

Episode: Security and Risk: Challenges for Economy and Business in the Global 20th Century: A Conversation with Marie Huber, Nina Kleinöder, and Christian Kleinschmidt

Marie Huber

Fellow at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Episode: Security and Risk: Challenges for Economy and Business in the Global 20th Century: A Conversation with Marie Huber, Nina Kleinöder, and Christian Kleinschmidt

Christian Kleinschmidt

Author focusing on energy security and securitization

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Episode: Security and Risk: Challenges for Economy and Business in the Global 20th Century: A Conversation with Marie Huber, Nina Kleinöder, and Christian Kleinschmidt

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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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Vanda Krefft, "Expect Great Things!: How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women" (Algonquin Books, 2026)

Q: So how did you find all these stories and evidence of Gibbs graduates across different fields?

The researcher describes extensive detective work through archives, yearbooks, newspapers, and family records, searching for individuals who had notable careers, which revealed a broad, influential network of Gibbs graduates.

Eileen G'Sell, "Lipstick" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Q: Did suffragists really wear red lipstick during the 1912 march, and what does the myth say about marketing today?

The scholar explains that the red lipstick suffragist myth is largely a modern marketing fabrication; historical evidence does not support widespread red lipstick use by suffragists, and the myth has been propagated by brand histories and contemporary campaigns to evoke solidarity and progressiveness.

Lewis Sage-Passant, "Beyond States and Spies: The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector" (Edinburgh UP, 2024)

Q: Could you start us off, please, by introducing yourself a bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?

I came from the army and moved into private sector intelligence, where I found a field that many professors doubted existed; I pursued a PhD to define and explain private sector intelligence, showing that it is a distinct, collaborative practice with its own history.

Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, "Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers" (U California Press, 2026)

Q: What makes this moment in Hollywood labor history unique, and how did you decide to write this book now?

The strikes were a culmination of long-standing changes in production, distribution, and compensation; the authors explain the importance of situating 2023 within a broader trajectory that includes earlier labor struggles and ongoing technological disruptions.

Ibrahim J. Gedeon and Kyle Murray, "Automata: The Power of AI Integrated with Advanced Robotics" (U Toronto Press, 2026)

Q: As a practical guide for CEOs, how would you advise them to act right now?

Leaders should focus on investing in productivity gains through collaboration with AI rather than merely cutting costs, design experiments, and be ready to pivot; this includes rethinking strategy, governance, and workforce development to harness AI's potential.

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