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With his fake beard, putty nose, and thick Yiddish accent, the “stage Jew” was once a common character in vaudeville, part of a genre that mocked immigrants and minorities. Essentially a variant of blackface minstrelsy, the music that accompanied th... 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

For fans of Dilla Time and The Chronicles of DOOM, a culturally connected celebration of the groundbreaking hip-hop group De La Soul, and how they changed the look, sound, and feel of Black America.

Music artists and trends come and go, but every on... more

Rebekah Buchanan talks with Ani DiFranco about her latest collaborative work The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music and Freedom (Akashic Books, 2026). In this powerful collaborative work, the legendary folk-rock star and femi... more

How can music change people’s lives? In Music Refuge: Living Asylum Through Music (Oxford UP, Press 2025) Ailbhe Kenny, an Associate Professor in Music Education at Mary Immaculate College Ireland, explores music programmes for, with and by people s... more

In Cartographies of Youth Resistance: Hip-Hop, Punk, and Urban Autonomy in Mexico (U California Press, 2020), based on a decade of ethnographic fieldwork, Maurice Magaña considers how urban and migrant youth in Oaxaca embrace subcultures from hip-hop... more

A deep dive into one of the most overlooked -- and fascinating -- sides of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature winner: Bob Dylan, the filmmaker. While his music and lyrics have been studied endlessly, his work behind (and in front of) the camera remai... more

What happened to freedom singing after Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination? Stephen Stacks considers this question in The Resounding Revolution: Freedom Song After 1968 (U Illinois Press, 2025). He argues that the cultural myths around the Civil ... more

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Recent Guests

Fanny Gribenski
Musicologist at NYU, presenter of The Elephant in the Piano project
New York University
Episode: Podcast Intellectuals Podcast Panel #1 with Benjamen Walker and Fanny Gribenski
Benjamen Walker
Podcaster, co-founder of Radiotopia and host/producer of The Theory of Everything
Independent podcasting
Episode: Podcast Intellectuals Podcast Panel #1 with Benjamen Walker and Fanny Gribenski
Austin McCoy
Assistant Professor of History at West Virginia University; author
West Virginia University
Episode: Austin McCoy, "Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made" (Atria/One Signal, 2026)
Ailbhe Kenny
Author of Music Refuge: Living Asylum through Music
Oxford University Press / Music Refuge project
Episode: Ailbhe Kenny, "Music Refuge: Living Asylum through Music" (Oxford UP, Press 2025)
Ani DiFranco
Musician and author of The Spirit of Ani
Righteous Babe Records
Episode: Ani DiFranco and Lauren Coyle Rosen, "The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music, and Freedom" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Lauren Coyle Rosen
Academic, writer, musician; co-author of The Spirit of Ani
Independent scholar/author
Episode: Ani DiFranco and Lauren Coyle Rosen, "The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music, and Freedom" (Akashic Books, 2026)
Maurice Rafael Magaña
Author of Cartographies of Youth Resistance, Hip-Hop, Punk, and Urban Autonomy in Mexico
University of Arizona
Episode: Maurice Rafael Magaña, "Cartographies of Youth Resistance: Hip-Hop, Punk, and Urban Autonomy in Mexico" (U California Press, 2020)
Michael Glover Smith
Filmmaker, professor and author
McNidder and Grace (publisher)
Episode: Michael Glover Smith, "Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: No Time to Think" (McNidder and Grace, 2026)
Stephen Stacks
Author of The Resounding Revolution, Freedom Song After 1968
University of Illinois Press
Episode: Stephen Stacks, "The Resounding Revolution: Freedom Song After 1968" (U Illinois Press, 2025)

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Rebekah Buchanan
Host of New Books Network
Bradley Morgan
Host of New Books in Music; frequent contributor to music-focused channels
Rebecca Buchanan
Host at New Books Network

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Austin McCoy, "Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made" (Atria/One Signal, 2026)
Q: So how did you come to write this book about De La Soul?
McCoy explains that a long-standing personal interest in hip-hop, combined with his scholarly training and social history focus, led to the book. An editor's invitation in 2023 aligned his fan perspective with rigorous archival research, culminating in a work that situates De La Soul within broader African American history and labor movements.
Michael Glover Smith, "Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: No Time to Think" (McNidder and Grace, 2026)
Q: So to get things started, can you tell us what your book is about?
The book offers a deep dive into Bob Dylan as a filmmaker, arguing that his work in cinema—though often overlooked—reflects a coherent authorial vision, especially in how he uses editing, juxtaposition, and collaboration to shape meaning across different films and eras.
Ian Gittins, "The Cure: A Perfect Dream" (Gemini Books, 2025)
Q: What accounted for this resurgence of popularity, and how did The Cure become one of the best touring bands?
A lot of it is to do with their longevity and their connection with fans over the decades.
Ian Gittins, "The Cure: A Perfect Dream" (Gemini Books, 2025)
Q: Can you tell us more about the case with Lowell?
Yes, it was very unfortunate because he took very bad legal advice and was deeply affected by the band dynamics.
Ian Gittins, "The Cure: A Perfect Dream" (Gemini Books, 2025)
Q: To get things started, can you share with us what your book is about?
It's basically a career-long history of The Cure, which attempts to be definitive, may get there, it may not.

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This show features in-depth conversations with scholars, journalists, and authors who have recently published works on music, culture, and related social topics. Episodes center on scholarly analysis, historical perspectives, and cultural criticism, often connecting music to politics, identity, technology, and social movements. Guests range from university researchers to independent writers and practitioners, offering rigorous context alongside engaging storytelling and fieldwork insights. A notable strength is the book-centric format that blends theory with accessible, podcast-friendly discussion, making complex topics approachable for listeners who want thoughtful, research-informed perspectives on music and culture. The show frequently h... more

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