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Ming-sho Ho
Sociologist specializing in social movements; author of Be Water, Collective Improvisation in Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Protests
Taiwan; sociologist
Episode: Ming-sho Ho, "Be Water: Collective Improvisation in Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Protests" (Temple University Press, 2025)
Billy Fleming
Author of Building Postcarbon Futures, Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Episode: Billy Fleming, "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions" (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2026)
Violaine Roussel
Professor of Sociology at the University of Paris 8
University of Paris 8
Episode: Violaine Roussel, "Data-Driven Hollywood: The New Data Professionals in the Age of Streaming" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Sarah M. Rios
Author of Diseases Have No Eyes, Valley Fever and Environmental Health Justice
Cal Poly Humboldt; Temple University Press (publisher)
Episode: Sarah M. Rios, "Diseases Have No Eyes: Valley Fever and Environmental Health Justice" (Temple UP, 2026)
Angélica Thumala
Author of The Love of Books, Attachment to a Changing Cultural Object
Episode: María Angélica Thumala Olave, "The Love of Books: Attachment to a Changing Cultural Object" (Manchester UP, 2026)
Bernadette Ludwig
Sociologist; assistant dean at Western Connecticut State University; affiliated with New School Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility
Western Connecticut State University; New School Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility
Episode: Bernadette Ludwig, "Unwelcome Shores: Black Refugees in America" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Kanchana N. Ruwanpura
Co-editor, Professor of Development and Geography
University of Gothenburg
Episode: Kanchana N. Ruwanpura and Wilfried Swenden eds., "Protecting Workers? Crisis, COVID-19 and South Asia" (Helsinki UP, 2026)
Wilfried Swenden
Co-editor, Professor of South Asian and Comparative Politics
University of Edinburgh
Episode: Kanchana N. Ruwanpura and Wilfried Swenden eds., "Protecting Workers? Crisis, COVID-19 and South Asia" (Helsinki UP, 2026)
Dr. Niharika Pandit
Lecturer in sociology at Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Episode: Niharika Pandit, "Occupying the Everyday: Militarisation and Gendered Politics of Living in Kashmir" (Oxford UP, 2026)

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 131 ratings
  • Interesting topics and guests

    I love all the NBN podcasts, they are so interesting and informative. However sometimes the audio from the guests is hard to hear/understand... but everything else about these podcasts is great. So happy I found them!

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    HanaBones
    United States7 years ago
  • Informative, Fascinating, and Oh So Social!

    All of the amazing NBn hosts, along with their fascinating guests, do a phenomenal job at providing an in-depth look into the latest Sociology publications without giving away too much! The wide variety of topics they cover and the engaging way in which they do so had me hooked from the very first listen. Thanks for putting out such an enjoyable show guys - keep up the great work!

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    Katie Joy B.
    United States8 years ago
  • Good so far

    Thus far, the podcast has had decent conversation surrounding new books in sociology. The interviewers sound somewhat knowledgable and the guests provide some interesting insight into their books. The production quality is so-so, but listenable.

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    socguy2
    United States15 years ago

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Ming-sho Ho, "Be Water: Collective Improvisation in Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Protests" (Temple University Press, 2025)
Q: What role did international attention and diaspora communities play in sustaining and shaping the movement?
Diaspora Hong Kongers contributed by supplying resources (e.g., masks, gear) and organizing global rallies across many countries, creating a global spectacle that amplified demands for democracy and kept attention on Hong Kong despite local risks.
Ming-sho Ho, "Be Water: Collective Improvisation in Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Protests" (Temple University Press, 2025)
Q: Could you summarize how the Be Water framework differs from earlier Hong Kong protests like the Umbrella Movement?
Be Water shifts from a centralized, leader-led model to a decentralized, improvisational approach that mobilizes many individuals through social media, emphasizes flexibility, and uses the city's urban terrain for symbolic and practical actions, while also embracing more militant tactics when necessary.
Billy Fleming, "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions" (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2026)
Q: How do you situate your project within the existing literature on climate and the just transition within landscape architecture and spatial design?
Fleming emphasizes that the field needs new reference points and a broader, more diverse caseload beyond luxury or pilot projects; the book argues for a framework that integrates social justice, land rights, and community governance into climate policy and design practice.
Sarah M. Rios, "Diseases Have No Eyes: Valley Fever and Environmental Health Justice" (Temple UP, 2026)
Q: There are three big questions that I sought to answer. Why are outdoor workers and incarcerated individuals at higher risk for Valley Fever, how do vulnerable groups contract and recover from the disease, and how do community organizers understand Valley Fever in relation to their work?
The guest explains that exposure risk is tied to outdoor labor and confinement environments, with data showing disparities across racial groups and settings. Recovery is shaped by access to timely diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing social supports, while organizers view Valley Fever as a gateway to discuss broader environmental justice issues and to align health with community-led change.
Claudia Kreklau, "The Making of Modern Eating: How the German Middle Class Forged the Way We Eat, 1780–1910" (Berghahn, 2026)
Q: What role did women play in the cookbook culture and in driving changes in the kitchen during this period?
Women published and read cookbooks as scientific works, built publishing networks, and used gendered markets to gain standing; their work enabled better working conditions for cooks and helped establish a public sphere around domestic expertise.

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A scholarly interview program focused on recent sociology and related social-science books and research. Episodes center on caste and Dalit studies, heritage and regional identity in the Midwest, culture wars and online discourse, urbanization and state policy, as well as ethnographic studies of race, gender, and migration. The show regularly features university professors, researchers, and authors discussing their latest publications with other academics, offering detailed methodological insights and case studies. Noteworthy traits include transnational caste discussions, cross-disciplinary approaches, and a consistent emphasis on how memory, policy, and identity shape social life. For potential listeners, the conversations are dense, rese... more

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