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Meena Khandelwal, "Cookstove Chronicles: Social Life of a Women's Technology in India" (U Arizona Press, 2026)

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improvers have been designing and promoting “clean” or “efficient”

biomass cookstoves in India since the 1940s and have been frustrated to

find their carefully engineered stoves abandoned in trash heaps or

repurposed as storage bins, while ... more

8 Jul 2026 • 1 hr 1 min

Lauren Duval, "The Home Front: Revolutionary Households, Military Occupation, and the Making of American Independence" (UNC Press, 2025)

What was it like to live in a city experiencing occupation by a foreign army? What did it mean when a family had to quarter an officer in their home? More specifically, how did military occupation affect the women and men who lived in those cities, a... more

6 Jul 2026 • 45 min

Rachel Silveri, "The Art of Living in Avant-Garde Paris: Ethics and Self-Making in Dada, Simultanism, and Surrealism" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

With The Art of Living in Avant-Garde Paris: Ethics and Self-Making in Dada, Simultanism, and Surrealism (University of Chicago Press, 2026),

Rachel Silveri takes a fresh look at the desire to unify art and life,

an ambition long regarded as found... more

4 Jul 2026 • 58 min

Rosa Campbell, "The Book That Taught the World to Orgasm and Then Disappeared: Shere Hite and the Hite Report" (Melville House, 2026)

Despite being one of the leading thinkers of the second wave feminist movement, today Shere Hite is little known, little written about, and, unsurprisingly, little read. Her groundbreaking book, The Hite Report, was the first feminist exploration of ... more

2 Jul 2026 • 40 min

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Nancy Micklewright

Author of Fashion in Late Ottoman Istanbul, Photography and Identity in a Global City

Bloomsbury (publisher)

Episode: Nancy Micklewright, "Fashion in Late Ottoman Istanbul: Photography and Identity in a Global City" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Chiara Formichi

Author of Domestic Nationalism, Muslim Women, Health, and Modernity in Indonesia

Cornell University, Department of Asian Studies

Episode: Chiara Formichi, "Domestic Nationalism: Muslim Women, Health, and Modernity in Indonesia" (Stanford UP, 2025)

Robin Dembroff

Associate Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, author of Real Men on Top

Yale University

Episode: Robin Dembroff, "Real Men on Top: How Patriarchy Shapes Our Reality" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Dr. Stephanie Coontz

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

Council on Contemporary Families; Evergreen State College

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

Sarah McNamara

Author of Ybor City Crucible of the Latina South (UNC Press, 2023)

Texas A&M University

Episode: Sarah McNamara, "Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South" (UNC Press, 2023)

Michael Staudenmaier

Independent historian and author of White, Black, Brown, Becoming Puerto Rican in Chicago

University of North Carolina Press (publisher)

Episode: Michael Staudenmaier, "White, Black, Brown: Becoming Puerto Rican in Chicago" (UNC Press, 2026)

Bruce Dearstyne

Editor of Revolutionary New York, 250 Years of Social Change

Excelsior Editions, State University of New York Press

Episode: Bruce Dearstyne, "Revolutionary New York: 250 Years of Social Change" (SUNY Press, 2026)

Ginger Dellenbaugh

Musician, historian of music and politics, trained opera singer

Independent scholar/author

Episode: Ginger Dellenbaugh, "Maria Callas's Lyric and Coloratura Arias" (Bloomsbury, 2021)

Jane Kanarek

Professor of Rabbinics and Dean of Faculty at the Hebrew College Rabbinical School

Hebrew College Rabbinical School

Episode: Jane Kanarek, "Beyond Brutality: Reclaiming Female Presence in Bavli Sotah" (Brandeis UP, 2025)

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Miranda Melcher

Host associated with The New Books Network; frequently appears in episodes discussing scholarly works

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

Q: All right. Stephanie, let's start with your concept of emotional earworms and how this idea has evolved across eras.

Emotional earworms are cultural beliefs about marriage that get repeated across generations; some are personal and healthy, while political versions can be manipulative. Over time, we've moved from rigid, traditional scripts toward more egalitarian possibilities, though the cultural narratives often lag behind economic and social realties.

Robin Dembroff, "Real Men on Top: How Patriarchy Shapes Our Reality" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Q: What audience are you addressing with this book, and what should they take away about identity and agency?

The book speaks to everyone but especially aims to reach men, encouraging critical distance from inherited identities and inviting people to remake those identities to foster more meaningful relationships and less wealth-driven inequality.

Robin Dembroff, "Real Men on Top: How Patriarchy Shapes Our Reality" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Q: How do you address the idea that biology underpins patriarchy, and is there a way to separate biology from the social structures that perpetuate inequality?

Biology is invoked as a legitimizing narrative, but the power and legitimacy come from the social structures that weaponize those stories; the goal is to show that the framework, not the biology, is what sustains inequality.

Robin Dembroff, "Real Men on Top: How Patriarchy Shapes Our Reality" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Q: Can you talk about the role that gender plays in patriarchy and how the gender binary features into today's debates around non-binary and trans identities?

Patriarchy is best understood as a framework that uses numerous biological stories to justify a social hierarchy; the binary is a simplifying instrument that obscures how gender operates across contexts, and the aim is to show how gender and power interlock rather than being fixed by biology alone.

Nancy Micklewright, "Fashion in Late Ottoman Istanbul: Photography and Identity in a Global City" (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Q: How do you handle gaps in the sources, especially for working-class or enslaved women?

I triangulate scarce museum pieces, travel and archival records, and oral histories where possible, using analogs from other contexts (like African American enslaved dress history) to frame questions and identify where further evidence might surface in photos, ads, or family archives.

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This show centers on deep scholarly conversations with researchers and authors who discuss recently published work in history, women's studies, and related humanities fields. Episodes typically pair a host with a guest to unpack books that illuminate movements, cultures, and archival practices, ranging from Dalit feminism and anti-caste organizing to women's resistance in wartime, reproductive history, and feminist historiography. Notable throughlines include a strong emphasis on archival research, cross-disciplinary connections, and the role of women in shaping public discourse and policy. The format often blends biographical detail with broader historical themes, offering listeners insights into methodology, source material, and the chall... more

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