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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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Tennyson called nature “red in tooth and claw,” but that warning didn’t keep Timothy Treadwell from living among the grizzlies of Alaska for thirteen summers–until one of them killed him and his girlfriend. Werner Herzog’s 2005 documentary Grizzly Ma... more

Woody Allen has called A Streetcar Named Desire the most well-directed film ever made and its influence on Blue Jasmine (2013) is unmistakable. Both concern a woman whose fantasy life and self-deception break down and both feature incredible performa... more

How the sound of the female playback voice impacts Bollywood's cultural, musical, and cinematic environment.

Drawing on sound studies and performance theory, scholar Shikha Jhingan explores the discursive nature of the female playback voice in Bomba... more

In 1898, vaudeville actors Saint Suttle and Gertie Brown joyously embraced in a short silent film titled Something Good—Negro Kiss.

The first known film to portray African American affection, it was lost

for over a century until its rediscovery ins... more

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Recent Guests

Mackenzi Lee
Author of Teela, Daughter of Eternos
Self-published author
Episode: Mackenzi Lee, "Masters of the Universe: Teela: Daughter of Eternos" (Mattel, 2026)
Robin Means Coleman
Co-editor and horror scholar
The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror Film, Oxford University Press
Episode: Robin R. Means Coleman and Novotny Lawrence eds., "The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror Film" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Novotny Lawrence
Co-editor and horror scholar
The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror Film, Oxford University Press
Episode: Robin R. Means Coleman and Novotny Lawrence eds., "The Oxford Handbook of Black Horror Film" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Oscar Winberg
Author of Archie Bunker for President, How One Television Show Remade American Politics
University of North Carolina Press
Episode: Oscar Winberg, "Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remade American Politics" (UNC Press, 2025)
Tony Lee Moral
British filmmaker and author who specializes in film history, especially Hitchcock
University Press of Kentucky / Author
Episode: Tony Lee Moral, "A Century of Hitchcock: The Man, the Myths, the Legacy" (UP of Kentucky, 2026)
Isabel Molina-Guzmán
Co-editor of the collection Rebooting Inequality
New York University
Episode: Angharad N. Valdivia and Isabel Molina-Guzmán, "Rebooting Inequality: Critical Takes on Film and Television Remakes" (NYU Press, 2026)
Angharad N. Valdivia
Co-editor of the collection Rebooting Inequality
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Episode: Angharad N. Valdivia and Isabel Molina-Guzmán, "Rebooting Inequality: Critical Takes on Film and Television Remakes" (NYU Press, 2026)
Thomas Doherty
Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Episode: Thomas Doherty, "How Film Became History: The Rise of the Archival Documentary in 1930s America" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Sumana Roy
Professor of Creative Writing at Ashoka University; author of Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal
Ashoka University
Episode: Sumana Roy, "Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal" (Oxford UP, 2024)

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Dan Moran
Host of the New Books Network show

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 32 ratings
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    Marshall Poe seems to need to seem more intelligent than the author. Rather than ask the author more questions, he finds it necessary to interject his know-it-all-ism attitude and pedantic tone. He comes across as somewhat snobbish. I wanted to hear the author, not Poe's ego. Great book, though. I highly recommend it....the book, not this show.

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Mackenzi Lee, "Masters of the Universe: Teela: Daughter of Eternos" (Mattel, 2026)
Q: What did the research process look like for you writing this book?
I did a crash course at a Mattel 'He-Man school' in LA, read the movie script, watched cartoons, and leaned on Mattel's on-call team for specifics, while also outlining extensively to align with the film's canon and to craft deeper emotional arcs for Teela and Evil-Lyn.
Mackenzi Lee, "Masters of the Universe: Teela: Daughter of Eternos" (Mattel, 2026)
Q: Like, how did you sort of get roped in? I don't know if that's the right way to say it. But how did you end up writing this?
I was not a Masters of the Universe kid, but an action figure kid, and after an editor at Mattel reached out through my agent, I took the meeting, fell in love with the world, and accepted the project, driven by the character Teela and the opportunity to explore a campy but meaningful 80s universe.
Ayşehan Jülide Etem, "Film Diplomacy: A Media History of Turkey-US Relations" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Q: How do you define Film Diplomacy for your study?
Film Diplomacy is a process that includes how films are produced or re-edited with geopolitical aims, how they circulate through national and transnational networks, how they are shown in institutional settings, and crucially how they are received by audiences and evaluated by researchers, with these stages being interconnected.
Thomas Doherty, "How Film Became History: The Rise of the Archival Documentary in 1930s America" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself and telling us why you decided to write this book?
I'm a professor who has long been fascinated by how documentary forms reflect and shape our understanding of history, and I wrote this book to trace how the archival documentary emerged in the 1930s as a response to the availability of film material and the new form of voiceover narration, illustrating a shift from single-film narratives to compiled pasts.
Benjamin Dalton, "Catherine Malabou and Contemporary French Literature and Film: Witnessing Plasticity" (Edinburgh UP, 2026)
Q: What role does the concept of the witness play in your analysis?
The witness is an ethical stance as much as a methodological one; it involves bearing witness to transformations while recognizing our own susceptibility to change and the need to share that knowledge responsibly.

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Frequently Asked Questions About New Books in Film

What is New Books in Film about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers on scholarly discussions around recent academic books and research in film history, media studies, and related humanities. Episodes often feature deep dives into archival practices, film theory, and cultural analyses—covering topics like archival documentary origins, remakes and reboot culture, plant humanities, film diplomacy, and behind-the-scenes film production. A standout is its willingness to connect historical developments with contemporary media industries, geopolitical contexts, and ethical questions, often using specific case studies, primary sources, and author guest expertise to illuminate broader trends in cinema and media. The format tends toward rigorous, thought-provoking conversations anchored by a knowledg... more

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