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How the rise of the culture wars afflicts the politics of education.

On August 9, 2022, the Denton Independent School District held a meeting to address complaints about its libraries. Like so many districts in Texas and across the country, Denton h... more

The philosopher G.W.F. Hegel “viewed history as consisting of stages punctuated by times of upheaval,” the author John B. Judis wrote in a recent essay for NOTUS, and “assigned to what he called ‘world-historical individuals’ a special role in spurri... more

In Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press (Columbia UP, 2026), A.J. Bauer examines the history of the idea of a “liberal media bias.” Rather than trying to show whether or not “liberal media bias” is an accurat... more

This is a special edition of the New York Institute for the Humanities’ Vault podcast. On October 10, 2025, NYU’s Journalism Institute hosted a day-long conference titled Podcast Intellectuals: Producing Original Scholarship with Audio. Over the cour... more

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Author of The Populist Explosion, Columbia Global Reports article Trump as Alexander the Great
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AJ Bauer
Author of Making the Liberal Media, How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press
University of Alabama
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Joy Connolly
President of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
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Episode: Podcast Intellectuals Panel #3 with Joy Connolly, Barry Lam, and Aurora Hutchinson
Lauren Arora Hutchinson
Director of the iDeas Lab at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
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Barry Lam
Philosophy professor and Hi-Phi Nation co-creator
UC Riverside
Episode: Podcast Intellectuals Panel #2 with Ellen Horne, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Barry Lam, and Julia Barton
Chenjerai Kumanyika
Academic and audio producer, NYU
New York University
Episode: Podcast Intellectuals Panel #2 with Ellen Horne, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Barry Lam, and Julia Barton
Julia Barton
Producer/editor, Radiolab
Radiolab
Episode: Podcast Intellectuals Panel #2 with Ellen Horne, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Barry Lam, and Julia Barton
Ellen Horne
Moderator, NYU Journalistic Audio program director
New Books in Journalism / NYU
Episode: Podcast Intellectuals Panel #2 with Ellen Horne, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Barry Lam, and Julia Barton
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Episode: Terese Svoboda, "Hitler and My Mother-In-Law" (OR Books, 2025)

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Q: Why did conservative actors push for repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in the 1980s?
Some conservatives, like Paul Weyrich, wanted to create explicitly conservative channels free from doctrinal constraints, while others believed deregulation would expand conservative voices; the repeal ultimately occurred, enabling later talk-radio expansion.
A.J. Bauer, "Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Q: What role did the Fairness Doctrine play in shaping conservative media tactics?
Conservatives leveraged the doctrine to acquire airtime for balanced programming that was subtly conservative, and later used the framework to justify counter-programming and to argue for more outlets that reflect conservative perspectives.
A.J. Bauer, "Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against The Press" (Columbia UP, 2026)
Q: How did progressive media critics influence conservative media strategies?
The guest explains that progressive media reformers established structural media criticism and a reflex of analyzing media systems, which conservatives later learned from and adapted, especially around the idea of bias, regulation, and public accountability.
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The book grew from years of reporting on abortion rights, and the murder‑mystery framing emerged as a way to make visible the behind‑the‑scenes figures and motives that drive policy change, especially during decades of erosion and resistance; it helped organize complex history into narrative sections and highlighted the people whose actions shaped outcomes.
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A thought-provoking interview series that centers scholarly discussions around journalism, media studies, and the broader history of communication. Episodes frequently pair authors, researchers, and practitioners to unpack how news, imagery, and media institutions have evolved—from Cold War legacies and tabloid dynamics to gender, race, and digital transformation. Guests bring deep dives into books and research, offering historical context, methodological approaches, and contemporary implications for journalism, public discourse, and media policy. A standout pattern is the fusion of rigorous academic inquiry with accessible storytelling, making complex ideas actionable for listeners who want to understand how media shapes society and why it... more

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