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In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast Ingrid Piller speaks with Professor Sandra Issel-Dombert. Sandra is Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Universität Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Her research focus is on everyday multilingualism, in t... more

Whatever happened to the working class? A compelling new social history of Britain since 1945

From the picket lines of the Miners' Strike to the Amazon warehouses of today, the British working class has been pushed from the center of political life ... more

In 1714, doctor, philosopher and writer Bernard Mandeville published The Fable of the Bees, a humorous tale in which a prosperous hive full of greedy and licentious bees trade their vices for virtues and immediately fall into economic and societal co... more

When German occupiers rolled into Paris in June 1940, they arrived wary of the French Catholic Church. In a country where more than 80 percent of citizens were Catholic, bishops held enormous moral sway. During the 1930s, many used their positions to... more

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Recent Guests

Sandra Issel-Dombert
Professor of Spanish linguistics researching everyday multilingualism in workplaces, healthcare, and families
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Episode: Multilingualism, Migration, and Domestic Work
John Callanan
Philosopher at King's College London and author of Man-Devil
King's College London
Episode: Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, the Wickedest Man in Europe with John Callanan (Princeton UP, 2025)
Ewan Gibbs
Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow and historian of energy, industry, work and protest
University of Glasgow
Episode: An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class with Ewan Gibbs (Verso, 2026)
Aliza Luft
Associate professor of sociology at UCLA whose research examines war, genocide, and moral decision-making
UCLA
Episode: Sacred Betrayal: How the French Catholic Church Broke Its Pledge to Protect Jews During the Holocaust (Harvard UP, 2026)
Tom Birkett
Scholar of Old English and Old Norse literature and runology
University College Cork
Episode: Runes: A Concise History with Tom Birkett (Oxford UP, 2025)
Martin Kristoffer Hamre
Historian and Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow researching fascism and far-right Europeanism
University of Oslo
Episode: Fascists of the World, Unite?: A History of Fascist Internationalism in the 1930s with Martin Kristoffer Hamre (de Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2025)
Farid Hafez
Assistant professor of international relations at William & Mary and senior researcher at Georgetown University
William & Mary
Episode: Governing Islam in Austria and Germany, with Farid Hafez
Michelle Lynn Kahn
Associate Professor of History at the University of Richmond and author of Foreign in Two Homelands
University of Richmond
Episode: Racism and Antiracism in Divided Germany with Michelle Lynn Kahn and Lauren Stokes (Cornell UP, 2026)
Lauren Stokes
Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University and author of Fear of the Family
Northwestern University
Episode: Racism and Antiracism in Divided Germany with Michelle Lynn Kahn and Lauren Stokes (Cornell UP, 2026)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host affiliated with The New Books Network; frequently appears across episodes.
Mark Baker
Host of The New Books Network; affiliated with University of Manchester.

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 37 ratings
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    I love this podcast, but I now rarely listen due to Aari Barbalatt. I’m sure he’s a great guy, but he’s a terrible interviewer and kills interest in even the most interesting books! Please find someone else!!

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    dedendao
    Canadaa year ago
  • a very uneven podcast

    Sometimes excellent, if the interviewer lets the guest talk or if he knows something about the guest’s topic. When the host just reads from a pre-fab list of questions no matter what the guest answers, then it’s a weak episode.

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Sacred Betrayal: How the French Catholic Church Broke Its Pledge to Protect Jews During the Holocaust (Harvard UP, 2026)
Q: Could you explain for listeners why shifting our attention to this institutional level matters so much, and what you hope future scholars will take from this approach?
Luft argues that non-state institutions influence policy from above and shape civilians' understanding of events from below. Studying these institutions and their private relationships can restore victims' agency and reveal how moral responsibility and self-protection interact.
Sacred Betrayal: How the French Catholic Church Broke Its Pledge to Protect Jews During the Holocaust (Harvard UP, 2026)
Q: What does the title Sacred Betrayal mean, and why do you characterize this betrayal in particular as sacred?
Luft says the betrayal was a broken pledge grounded in religious faith and a shared moral language. The Church's sacred authority made its assurances consequential, while its gradual retreat into silence delayed Jewish leaders' efforts to organize resistance.
Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, the Wickedest Man in Europe with John Callanan (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: Can you describe what the central idea of Mandeville's famous fable is?
The fable imagines a prosperous but corrupt hive that becomes economically diminished when its members turn virtuous. Mandeville uses it to distinguish individual moral conduct from the unintended economic effects of behavior across society.
An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class with Ewan Gibbs (Verso, 2026)
Q: Why is oral history so important to the way you approach the book?
Gibbs says oral histories make structural economic changes human by showing how people experienced and understood them. They also connect work, unions, housing, community, race, gender and party politics through individual life stories.
Man-Devil: The Mind and Times of Bernard Mandeville, the Wickedest Man in Europe with John Callanan (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: Should we think of Mandeville as a kind of proto-feminist or not?
Callanan says he has not settled the question. Mandeville exposes women's economic and social disadvantage and the contradictions of sexual conventions, but does not clearly advocate equal rights or women's participation in the workplace.

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The channel features scholarly conversations around recently published history and humanities books, with hosts guiding in-depth discussions that connect big-picture themes to archival details and new methodologies. Recurring topics include medieval and early modern history, imperialism and global empires, war and memory, genocide studies, and cultural history across Europe and beyond. The show often highlights how authors reassess established narratives using fresh evidence, multidisciplinary methods, and cross-regional perspectives, making it valuable for researchers, advanced students, and professionals who want nuanced, idea-forward conversations that illuminate long-running historical debates and current scholarly trends. A notable str... more

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