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Recent Guests

Craig Perry
Professor at Emory University
Emory University
Episode: Craig Perry, "Slavery and the Jews of Medieval Egypt: A History" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Emely Rumble
Author of Bibliotherapy in The Bronx
Row House Publishing
Episode: Emely Rumble, "Bibliotherapy in The Bronx" (Row House, 2025)
Samuel Huneke
Author of I Will Not Abandon You, Queer Women in Nazi Germany
University of Toronto Press (publisher); George Mason University (Affiliation)
Episode: Samuel Clowes Huneke, "I Will Not Abandon You: Queer Women in Nazi Germany" (Aevo UTP, 2026)
Tikva Blaukopf Schein
A lecturer in English literature, culture, and language at Chalane College; scholar of laughter in classical and rabbinic traditions
Chalane College
Episode: Laughter and Leadership: A Conversation with Tikva Blaukopf Schein, Ph.D.
Sayantani DasGupta
Author of Theft of the Ruby Lotus
Scholastic (publisher)
Episode: Sayantani DasGupta, "Theft of the Ruby Lotus" (Scholastic Press, 2026)
Sirus Libeiro
Translator and editor for The Seekers translation project
Blaft Publications (translator for The Seekers)
Episode: Gautamiputra Kamble, "The Seekers" (Blaft Publication, 2025)
Jane Vaynman
Assistant Professor of Strategic Studies
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies
Episode: Jane Vaynman, "Enemies in Agreement: Political Volatility and the Design of Arms Control" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Penny Roberts
Author of Huguenot Networks, Truth and Secrecy in Sixteenth-Century Europe
University of Warwick (historian); Cambridge University Press (publisher)
Episode: Penny Roberts, "Huguenot Networks: Truth and Secrecy in Sixteenth-Century Europe" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Amanda Anderson
Professor of Humanities and English, Brown University
Episode: Amanda Anderson and Simon During, "Humanities Theory" (Oxford UP, 2026)

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    The lady’s voice is so sharp, it’s painful to listen to. Sorry.

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  • Radioactive Dixie episode….

    A very prejudiced and loaded episode. Why would living near a nuclear power station will affect your life significantly? It wouldn’t. Have either of you visited one? Author or interviewer?

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    United Kingdom3 months ago
  • Important historical analyses

    Lisa Silverman is an historian whose books I want to explore, based on this interview. I’m not an academically-trained historian, but read and study a lot, especially from the first half of the twentieth century. Thank you for giving her the platform for explaining her ideas. I’m embarking on post-WWII histories now, and my reading list is enhanced.

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  • Simms pedaling his ludicrous "theory". Hitler was obsessed with Bolshevism and the threat of communism.

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Laughter and Leadership: A Conversation with Tikva Blaukopf Schein, Ph.D.
Q: What relevance do these ancient narratives have for today's academic and political climate?
They provide a blueprint for navigating risk, belonging, and power, suggesting that wise leadership creates space for laughter at the right moments to sustain communities through crisis.
Laughter and Leadership: A Conversation with Tikva Blaukopf Schein, Ph.D.
Q: How do you compare Hannibal and Rabbi Akiva in terms of leadership during crises?
Hannibal's laughter reflects distress and a loss of control, signaling danger to the group, while Rabbi Akiva's laughter emerges from a sense of prophetic fulfillment and offers a pathway to consolation and communal resilience.
Laughter and Leadership: A Conversation with Tikva Blaukopf Schein, Ph.D.
Q: Tikva, what sparked your journey into studying laughter across ancient cultures and rabbinic traditions?
My inquiry began in childhood, sparked by exposure to stories and literature, and evolved into a scholarly path where laughter appeared as a lens to examine power, belonging, and risk within societies across time.
Dybbuks, Golems, S. An-ski, and Jewish Legends in Times of Fear
Q: Could you speak more about whether people actually believed the blood libel, and how that belief functioned as a social or political instrument at the time?
Belief in blood libel was real and not rare; it reflected broader patterns of fear and suspicion toward Jews, often fueled by ignorance and societal anxiety. While beliefs varied, they served to mobilize antisemitic sentiment and justify persecution, making folklore a potent force in shaping community responses and catalyzing intellectual and artistic defenses in the Jewish world.
Mark A. Johnson, "American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon" (U Georgia Press, 2026)
Q: So what does that mean for our understanding of bacon's role in American society over time?
Bacon evolved from a practical staple to a loaded symbol that reveals shifting ideas about taste, modernity, and who gets to define national identity, with transformations shaped by urbanization, industrialization, and political rhetoric.

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