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What are the Limits of Political Speech? A Conversation with Erik J. Olsen

A New Approach to Political Speech: Democratic Theory, Constitutional Law, and Public Liberty After January 6 (de Gruyter, 2026) challenges conventional understandings of political speech and its relationship to democracy. Through a focused case stud... more

10 Jul 2026 • 1 hr 17 min

Are Capitalism and Democracy Fundamentally Incompatible? A Conversation with Mordecai Kurz

Today I'm speaking with Mordecai Kurz, Joan Kenney Professor of Economics Emeritus at Stanford University. We are discussing his latest book, Private Power and Democracy's Decline: How to Make Capitalism Support Democracy (MIT Press, 2026). After it... more

9 Jul 2026 • 1 hr 3 min

Lila Corwin Berman, "Who Is American? Belonging and the Question of Jewish Citizenship" (Princeton UP, 2026)

The history of Jews in the United States is often told as if they

immigrated, gained citizenship, and almost immediately achieved full

legal rights. Yet this story fundamentally misses how citizenship rights

worked for Jews and countless others wh... more

6 Jul 2026 • 1 hr 3 min

Paul Osterman, "Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment" (Harvard UP, 2026)

A revealing look at the decline in formal employment in favor of

hiring contractors, freelancers, temps, and marginal workers, who are

excluded from traditional benefits and career ladders.

Companies cannot exist without workers, but they are incr... more

5 Jul 2026 • 54 min

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Recent Guests

Cyanne Loyle

Professor of Political Science

Penn State University; Peace Research Institute Oslo

Episode: Cyanne E. Loyle, "Escaping Justice: Impunity for State Crimes in the Age of Accountability" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Jon Penney

Legal scholar and social scientist; Associate Professor and Research Chair at Osgoode Hall Law School

Osgoode Hall Law School; Harvard Berkman Klein Center

Episode: Jonathon W. Penney, "Chilling Effects: Repression, Conformity, and Power in the Digital Age" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Valena Beety

Professor of Law and author

Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Episode: Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity

Jacob Dyble

Postdoctoral researcher, University of Padova

University of Padova

Episode: Jake Dyble, "Managing Maritime Risk in Early Modern Europe: General Average in Law and Practice in Seventeenth-Century Tuscany" (Boydell Press, 2025)

Dr. Stephanie Coontz

Director of Research and Public Education for the Council on Contemporary Families; Professor Emerita at the Evergreen State College

Council on Contemporary Families; Evergreen State College

Episode: Stephanie Coontz, "For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage" (Viking, 2026)

Ann Carlson

Professor of environmental law at UCLA School of Law

University of California, Los Angeles

Episode: Ann Carlson, "Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air" (U California Press, 2026)

Delia Duong Ba Wendel

Associate Professor of Urban Studies and International Development at MIT, author of Rwanda's Genocide Heritage Between Justice and Sovereignty

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Episode: Delia Duong Ba Wendel, "Rwanda's Genocide Heritage: Between Justice and Sovereignty" (Duke UP, 2025)

Lawrence Douglas

Grosfeld Professor of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought at Amherst College

Amherst College

Episode: Lawrence Douglas, "The Criminal State: War, Atrocity, and the Dream of International Justice" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Julie Park

Professor in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park

Episode: Julie J. Park, "Race, Class, and Affirmative Action: College Admissions in a New Era" (Harvard Education Press, 2026)

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4.4 out of 5 stars from 47 ratings

A science 'grants researcher' as an interviewer on a legal podcast??
Not sure why the NB Network has science/medical 'grant researchers' with a pointed conservative agenda doing legal/law interviews. There are a lot of JDs out there more qualified to parse legal & religious books. Not impressive.
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Great books, and Jane Richards is a professional and insightful interviewer.
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Jonathon W. Penney, "Chilling Effects: Repression, Conformity, and Power in the Digital Age" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Q: Could you walk us through how chilling effects should be conceptualized beyond the traditional legalistic lens?

Chilling effects should be understood through social and behavioral science, recognizing two dimensions: a repressive dimension leading to self-censorship, and a productive dimension creating conforming and obedient behaviors within groups, which can alter mass society dynamics.

Cyanne E. Loyle, "Escaping Justice: Impunity for State Crimes in the Age of Accountability" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Q: What sparked your interest in this puzzle, and what conventional wisdom are you challenging?

I was struck by the seeming optimism around a global wave of accountability mechanisms, yet observed divergent local experiences—some survivors see these processes as hopeful, others feel excluded—leading me to investigate how and why states resist full accountability through strategies like coercion, containment, or concession.

Stephanie Coontz, "For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage" (Viking, 2026)

Q: How do you explain the paradox between democracy and harsher forms of inequality rooted in patriarchy, and what does this mean for how we understand love and marriage today?

Democracy's promise of equality coexists with enduring hierarchies that can limit who may participate in public life, yet egalitarian arrangements tend to foster deeper, more lasting love if supported by economic and social structures that enable genuine partnership.

Stephanie Coontz, "For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage" (Viking, 2026)

Q: What shifts in your thinking about marriage have emerged across your body of work, especially in light of contemporary changes?

Shifts include recognizing that marriage is not the natural or inevitable state, understanding the role of economic structures in supporting or undermining relationships, and acknowledging that nostalgia—whether personal or political—can either help or hinder progress toward egalitarian, mutually fulfilling partnerships.

Stephanie Coontz, "For Better and Worse: The Complicated Past and Challenging Future of Marriage" (Viking, 2026)

Q: Can you walk us through what the concept of emotional earworms refers to, and how it has evolved over time?

Emotional earworms are deeply ingrained beliefs about what love and marriage should be, passed down through eras; they shape discourse and behavior even as societies move toward different, more egalitarian possibilities. The evolution shows five distinct historical eras, each with its own myths about gender and marriage.

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