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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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Understanding the world of art—particularly antiquities and archaeological artifacts—requires tracing how objects are removed from the ground, displaced by conflict or economic hardship, and ultimately reappear in the international art market. The od... more

When American churches face financial difficulties, a disproportionately high number of Black churches reorganize under chapter 11 bankruptcy. There are no easy explanations for this distinction: not location, denomination, leadership structure, or t... more

B. Joseph Pine II is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and management advisor to Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial startups, and cofounder of Strategic Horizons. Previous books include The Experience Economy, which is credited wit... more

Beneath the Wage: Tips, Tasks, and Gigs in the Age of Service Work (Princeton UP, 2026) retheorizes capitalism from the perspective of the service economy, challenging conventional assumptions about how work is waged, regulated, managed, and automate... more

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Costanza Musu
Professor of International Relations and Director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
Episode: Art for War: Heritage Looting, Blood Antiquities, and the International Fight Against Terrorism Financing with Costanza Musu (Stanford UP, 2026)
Pamela Foohey
Legal scholar researching bankruptcy, commercial law, consumer finance, and contracts.
University of Minnesota Law School
Episode: Forgive Us Our Debts: How Black Churches Use Bankruptcy to Survive with Pamela Foohey (U Chicago Press, 2026)
B. Joseph Pine II
Author, speaker, management advisor, and cofounder of Strategic Horizons
Strategic Horizons
Episode: On Converting Customer Service to a Higher Calling
Annie McClanahan
Associate Professor of English at UC Irvine and author of Beneath the Wage
UC Irvine
Episode: Beneath the Wage: Tips, Tasks, and Gigs in the Age of Service Work with Annie McClanahan (Princeton UP, 2026)
Tao Wang
Senior advisor at UBS Investment Bank in Hong Kong and former chief China economist at the firm.
UBS Investment Bank
Episode: Making Sense of China's Economy with Tao Wang and Michael Leger (Routledge, 2023)
Michael Hallsworth
Behavioral scientist and author of The Hypocrisy Trap
Behavioral Insights Team
Episode: The Hypocrisy Trap: How Changing What We Criticize Can Improve Our Lives with Michael Hallsworth (MIT Press, 2026)
Leda Perez
Professor at Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, Peru; author of the book on democracy, domestic work, and social reproduction in Latin America
Universidad del Pacífico, Lima
Episode: Leda M Perez, "Searching for Democracy: Women, Domestic Work, and Social Reproduction in Latin America" (Temple UP, 2026)
Robert Ovetz
Volume Editor and labor scholar
University of Texas at Austin (studied with Harry Cleaver)
Episode: Kevin Van Meter and Robert Ovetz eds. "Points of Departure: Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism: the Collected Writings of Harry Cleaver" (Common Notions, 2026)
Kevin Van Meter
Volume Editor and organizer
Geography, University of Minnesota
Episode: Kevin Van Meter and Robert Ovetz eds. "Points of Departure: Refusal of Work and the Crisis of Capitalism: the Collected Writings of Harry Cleaver" (Common Notions, 2026)

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 102 ratings
  • Amazing podcast

    An incredibly entertaining way to learn new things about economics! Highly recommend especially the episode episodes with Peter Lorentzen. He’s really entertaining and I enjoy listening to him.

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    5
    Happykittyonthemoon
    United Statesa year ago
  • Used to be rigorous

    This used to be more about presenting research and new theories, and more rigorous. Now you’re getting episodes from organizations with the word “freedom” in them and episodes were people share cool Milton Freedman stories. It feels almost like advertising money has come in and made editorial demands…

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    Ochtapas
    United States3 years ago
  • Great show….

    …aside from the episodes I host.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Peter Lorentzen, Economist
    United States4 years ago
  • Interviewers are not skilled

    Great book selections, great theme, should be a great podcast, but WOW all the hosts seem totally unprepared, have super vague questions (what did you think about that?) they ask each time, and they stumble through the interview like undergrads. Do your homework and read the book - ask questions that advance the conversation - speak up and don’t say “Uh.” This pod would be so much better if you followed this advice.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Shunryu Garvey
    Japan5 years ago
  • Too heavily politicised

    I used to enjoy this podcast when it discussed a broad range of economic issues. The recent episodes, however, are becoming more obscure and radical. My guess is these episodes now have to lowest listening rates in the channel’s history. If these titles are the best works coming out of academia, no wonder people are switching off in droves.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Aiden086
    Australia5 years ago

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On Converting Customer Service to a Higher Calling
Q: What percentage of businesses today do you think have that commitment to having employees flourish?
Pine estimates that at most 5% are committed to employee flourishing. He says many companies are not actively opposed to it, while others are, despite claiming employees are their most important asset.
On Converting Customer Service to a Higher Calling
Q: Why did you write it? What's it about?
Pine says people ultimately want the outcomes and aspirations their purchases can help them achieve. He sees an opportunity for companies to guide customers through transformations and help them flourish.
Forgive Us Our Debts: How Black Churches Use Bankruptcy to Survive with Pamela Foohey (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Q: Why do we get kind of majority disproportionately Black churches that are filing for bankruptcy in these sorts of circumstances?
Foohey says Black churches experienced a different path to bankruptcy: lenders appeared less likely to offer them forbearance or loan modifications before foreclosure. Her research did not find other explanations in factors such as location, denomination, church size, leadership experience, or loan type, pointing to racial disparities in lending.
Forgive Us Our Debts: How Black Churches Use Bankruptcy to Survive with Pamela Foohey (U Chicago Press, 2026)
Q: What are the sorts of situations where churches, Black or otherwise, end up in situations where filing for bankruptcy is even sort of on the table?
Operational challenges, such as construction problems, leadership changes, or membership losses, and outside shocks like recessions, COVID, or hurricanes can reduce revenue and put mortgage payments at risk. Churches may file to prevent foreclosure and preserve buildings that often hold substantial equity and serve as community centers.
Art for War: Heritage Looting, Blood Antiquities, and the International Fight Against Terrorism Financing with Costanza Musu (Stanford UP, 2026)
Q: Is it even worth it to try if you disrupt this sort of thing? Does that actually stop terror attacks?
Musu says ISIS exploited existing looting networks, but she cannot connect antiquities revenue to specific attacks or quantify its relative importance. She argues that disrupting this revenue stream still matters as part of addressing diversified sources of terrorist financing.

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