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Recent Guests

Michael Sawyer
Professor of African American Literature and Culture, University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Episode: Michael E. Sawyer, "The Door of No Return: Being-As-Black" (Temple UP, 2026)
Barnaby Barratt
Author of Free Association, A Contemporary Introduction
Institute for Rediscovering Psychoanalysis
Episode: Barnaby B. Barratt, "Free Association: A Contemporary Introduction" (Routledge, 2026)
Frances Kneupper
Medieval historian and author
Professor of History, author of Prophecy and the Battle for Spiritual Authority, 1360–1400
Episode: Frances Kneupper, "Prophecy and the Battle for Spiritual Authority, 1360–1400" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Patrick S. D. McCartney
Author of Sanskrit Speaking Villages, Linguistic Utopias, and the Metaphysics of Development
Routledge/Journals author
Episode: Patrick S. D. McCartney, "Sanskrit-Speaking' Villages, Linguistic Utopias and the Metaphysics of Development" (Routledge, 2026)
H. A. Drake
Professor of History at University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
Episode: H. A. Drake, "The Wisdom of the Ancients: Four Ideas That Changed the World" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Paige Towers
Author of What They Stole, A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption
University of Iowa Press
Episode: Paige Towers, "What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption" (U Iowa Press, 2026)
Shefalee Vasudev
Author of Stories We Wear, journalist, cultural commentator, narrative psychotherapist
Author, Stories We Wear
Episode: Shefalee Vasudev, "Stories We Wear: Status, Spectacle and the Politics of Appearance" (Westland Non-Fiction, 2025)
Tim Roberts
Author of After Barbary: Algeria's Roles in the French and American Empires (Cornell University Press, 2025)
University of Oxford (PhD)
Episode: Timothy Mason Roberts, "After Barbary: Algeria's Roles in the French and American Empires" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Chunmei Du
Author of Everyday Occupation: American GIs and Chinese Civilians in the Aftermath of World War II
Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Episode: Chunmei Du, "Everyday Occupation: American Soldiers and Chinese Civilians in the Aftermath of World War II" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

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  • 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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chaun webster, "Without Terminus: untraining an archive" (Greywolf, 2026)
Q: What role do the archives play in your work?
Archives can be both revealing and dispossessing; the project seeks to undiscipline the archive by expanding what counts as evidence and by foregrounding Black voices and memories often excluded from official records.
chaun webster, "Without Terminus: untraining an archive" (Greywolf, 2026)
Q: How did form influence your approach to the book?
Form emerged as a central concern; I moved away from a linear narrative toward a hybrid, looser structure that could accommodate memory, archival fragments, and different voices, aiming to subvert traditional uplift narratives.
chaun webster, "Without Terminus: untraining an archive" (Greywolf, 2026)
Q: Sean, talk about the impetus for this book.
It started with family interviews that uncovered a grandfather's long railroad career and retirement without a pension, which opened up a broader inquiry into how porters have been historicized and represented in culture and archives.
Judith Hill, "Gothic: Building Castles in Post-Union Ireland" (Four Courts Press, 2026)
Q: Why did you focus on Charleville and Birr, and how do these two castles illuminate broader trends in post-Union Ireland?
Both castles offer rich archives and clear contrasts: Charleville leans into a fashionable, outward-facing union with English taste, while Birr emphasizes lineage, Irish identity, and a more inward sense of belonging within the union; together they illustrate how patrons used architecture to negotiate status, loyalty, and identity.
Judith Hill, "Gothic: Building Castles in Post-Union Ireland" (Four Courts Press, 2026)
Q: What did professional architects think of Gothic in the 18th century, and how did their approaches vary?
Architecture officials varied widely: some embraced Gothic ornament and picturesque strategies, others kept to classicism or mixed vocabularies; there was a substantial patron-driven element, with architects like Kent and Essex developing a Gothic ornament repertoire that later influenced pattern books such as Batty Langley's, shaping how Gothic was designed and perceived.

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This network showcases in-depth author interviews centered on newly published books across history, literature, philosophy, and related humanities. Conversations tend to explore the book's arguments, research methods, archival or fieldwork foundations, and the author's process, often weaving in broader scholarly context and contemporary debates. Notable strengths include a steady stream of expert guests, rigorous questions, and a clear emphasis on how new publications contribute to ongoing scholarly conversations. A few episodes also spotlight methodological or publishing-side insights, offering useful angles for researchers, educators, and readers who want to understand how books are built and argued. The format is well-suited for listener... more

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