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Minna Salami is a writer, social critic, and thought leader on feminism, knowledge production, and the aesthetics and structures of power. She formerly served as Programme Chair and Senior Fellow at THE NEW INSTITUTE, whe... more

Today I’m speaking with Hélène Landemore, Professor of Political Science at Yale University, about Democracy and Bullshit, with a special focus on her 2020 book, Open Democracy: Reinventing Popular Rule for the Twenty-First Century (Princeton Univers... more

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Hélène Landemore
Professor of Political Science at Yale University
Yale University
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Caroline Jack
Associate Professor at UCSD in the Communications Department
University of California, San Diego
Episode: Caroline Jack, "Business as Usual: How Sponsored Media Sold American Capitalism in the Twentieth Century" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Nobel Memorial Prize winning economist and professor at Columbia University.
Columbia University
Episode: Joseph Stiglitz, "The Origins of Inequality" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Marion Orr
Political science professor at Brown University, specializing in urban politics and race
Brown University
Episode: House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.
Liam Graham
Author of "Physics Fixes All the Facts" and academic with a focus on economics and theoretical physics
Springer Nature
Episode: Liam Graham, "Physics Fixes All the Facts" (Springer Nature, 2025)
Dr. Joshua Castellino
Professor of International and Comparative Law and Executive Dean of College of Arts, Law and Social Sciences at Brunel University of London.
Brunel University of London
Episode: Joshua Castellino, "Calibrating Colonial Crime: Reparations and The Crime of Unjust Enrichment" (Policy Press, 2025)
Ismail Patel
Founder of the Friends of Al Aqsa, a UK based NGO advocating for the liberation of Palestine
Friends of Al Aqsa
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Hatem Bazian
Palestinian scholar and president of the International Islamophobia Studies Research Association
University of California Berkeley
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Can Feminism be African?: A Conversation with Minna Salami
Q: How do you define feminism that is African? Are African feminism and feminism the same?
Salami explains how these terms are rich and complex, pointing out the need for clarity in defining African feminism versus other forms of feminism.
Can Feminism be African?: A Conversation with Minna Salami
Q: What's the background to this book?
Minna Salami discusses the motivation behind her book, emphasizing the need to counter the assumption that African feminism solely focuses on dire statistics of oppression.
Caroline Jack, "Business as Usual: How Sponsored Media Sold American Capitalism in the Twentieth Century" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Q: Could you talk a little bit about the beginning, like what's going on at the time that you decided to start your project in this specific place?
Caroline Jack explains that the starting point of her project was inspired by previous scholars who discussed business interests mobilizing during the New Deal and her own discovery of themes like 'selling America to Americans.'
Caroline Jack, "Business as Usual: How Sponsored Media Sold American Capitalism in the Twentieth Century" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you came to work on this topic?
Caroline Jack introduces herself as an Associate Professor at UCSD, focusing on critical studies of promotional and persuasive communication, with a research interest in media history and persuasive media.
House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.
Q: What do you hope listeners will take away?
Understanding the full story of Charles Diggs Jr. as a remarkable leader who stood up for black Americans.

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