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Civil Societies, Uncivil States: Government Repression of NGOs with Suparna Chaudhry (Cornell UP, 2026)

Why would a government bother to go after groups that carry no weapons and hold no power? Suparna Chaudhry argues that the answer says a lot about where politics is heading. In Civil Societies and Civil States: Government Repression of NGOs (Cornell ... more

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The Technocratic International: Experts and the Making of a World from Nowhere with Jan Eijking (Oxford UP, 2026)

Most international organisations today-from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to the World Health Organisation-present themselves as technical institutions separate from political concerns. And yet they are frequently accused, whether by ... more

9 Oct 2026 • 39 min

Immoral Traffic An Ethnography of Law, NGOs, and the Governance of Prostitution in India with Vibhuti Ramachandran (Cambridge UP, 2025)

Immoral Traffic: An Ethnography of Law, NGOs, and the Governance of Prostitution in India (Cambridge UP, 2025) delves into the complex intersection of India's anti-prostitution law and global anti-trafficking campaigns, and how they impact sex worker... more

8 Oct 2026 • 1 hr 50 min

Down and Out in Utopia: Unemployment as Moral Education in Norway with Kelly McKowen (U Toronto Press, 2026)

Imagine that you have just lost your job. You wonder: “Who or what can I depend on now?” The answer, it turns out, varies significantly depending on where you live. In Norway, a small European social democracy, you would almost certainly turn to the ... more

7 Oct 2026 • 44 min

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Billy Fleming

Author of Building Postcarbon Futures

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Episode: Billy Fleming, "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions" (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2026)

R. Joshua Scannell

Author of The Carceral Surround

University of Minnesota Press

Episode: R. Joshua Scannell, "The Carceral Surround" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)

Michelle Adams

Author of The Containment, Detroit, The Supreme Court, and The Battle for Racial Justice in the North

University of Michigan (Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law)

Episode: Michelle Adams, "The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North " (FSG, 2025)

Leah C. Stokes

Author of The Carbon Wave, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

UC Santa Barbara / MIT Press

Episode: Leah C. Stokes, "The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet" (MIT Press, 2026)

Robert Shum

Author, Democracy or Carbon Oligarchy? Climate and Energy Politics Between Crisis and Decarbonization

SUNY Brockport (via interview)

Episode: Robert Shum, "Democracy or Carbon Oligarchy?: Climate and Energy Politics between Crisis and Decarbonization" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

Alejandro E. Camacho

Professor at UCLA School of Law who writes on environmental law and legal processes

University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

Episode: Alejandro E. Camacho and Brigham Daniels, "Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of US Environmental Law" (NYU Press, 2026)

Brigham Daniels

Professor at the University of Utah College of Law with expertise in environmental legal history

University of Utah College of Law

Episode: Alejandro E. Camacho and Brigham Daniels, "Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of US Environmental Law" (NYU Press, 2026)

Elizabeth Letourneau

Director, Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

Johns Hopkins University

Episode: Elizabeth J. Letourneau and Luke Malone, "One in Five: Why Child Sexual Abuse Is Our Biggest Public Health Crisis—And What We Can Do to Stop It" (Basic Books, 2026)

Luke Malone

Journalist and co-author of the book

Freelance journalist / contributor to the book

Episode: Elizabeth J. Letourneau and Luke Malone, "One in Five: Why Child Sexual Abuse Is Our Biggest Public Health Crisis—And What We Can Do to Stop It" (Basic Books, 2026)

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Dr. Christina Gessler

Host of Academic Life; frequently contributes scholarly discussions across topics.

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Michelle A. Amazeen, "Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation" (MIT Press, 2025)

Q: What regulatory and self-regulatory mechanisms exist to govern this practice, and are they effective?

There are federal regulations like the FTC guidance and self-regulatory codes from bodies such as SPJ, but enforcement and standardization are inconsistent, and many disclosures fail to stay visible as content is shared.

Michelle A. Amazeen, "Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation" (MIT Press, 2025)

Q: Why do media outlets choose native advertising over traditional ads, and how does it affect readers' trust when the content is indistinguishable from journalism?

Outlets pursue native ads to monetize content without disrupting the reader experience, leveraging the credibility of the outlet. However, when readers discover the content is paid, trust declines significantly because the content was not produced to inform but to persuade.

Michelle A. Amazeen, "Content Confusion: News Media, Native Advertising, and Policy in an Era of Disinformation" (MIT Press, 2025)

Q: Can you give us the 30,000-foot view of the different kinds of Native Advertising that people may encounter and what your analysis focuses on?

Native advertising appears in social feeds, search results, and especially on news sites where paid content mimics journalism. The analysis concentrates on how some of these pieces are designed to look like independent reporting while actually serving as promotional material.

Robert Shum, "Democracy or Carbon Oligarchy?: Climate and Energy Politics between Crisis and Decarbonization" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

Q: What reforms could make climate policy more durable, and is there a path beyond current political dynamics?

Institutional changes such as proportional representation and possibly ranked-choice voting could reduce fossil-fuel influence and create steadier policy momentum, while acknowledging that deeper political reforms are challenging but may be necessary for sustained decarbonization.

Robert Shum, "Democracy or Carbon Oligarchy?: Climate and Energy Politics between Crisis and Decarbonization" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

Q: What have we learned from the US, Canada, the UK, and Norway about durable climate policy?

Canada shows how parliamentary access points can facilitate progress, the UK demonstrates durable, broad-based coalitions that sustain policy, Norway shows how proportional systems enable aggressive decarbonization, and the US highlights the friction created by polarized institutions and regulatory complexity that can impede reform.

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