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Steven Hahn
Professor of History at New York University
New York University
Episode: Terror, Hope, & Exodus: The Testimony of Henry Adams, Freedman
Kidada Williams
Professor of History at Wayne State University
Wayne State University
Episode: Terror, Hope, & Exodus: The Testimony of Henry Adams, Freedman
Robin Andersen
Professor Emerita of Media Studies, Fordham University; author
Fordham University; OR Books (publisher)
Episode: Robin Andersen, "The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of Israel's Genocide in Gaza" (OR Books, 2026)
Mark Peterson
Edmund S. Morgan Professor of History at Yale University
Yale University
Episode: Mark Peterson, "The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Zeina Al-Azmeh
Author, Political Sociologist
University of Cambridge / Cambridge University Press
Episode: Zeina Al-Azmeh, "Syrian Intellectuals in Exile: The Dilemmas of Revolution and the Cost of Leaving" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Henry T. Drummond
Author of The Cantigas de Santa Maria, Power and Persuasion at the Alfonsine Court
Keio Lovén; Alamira Foundation; Sapienza University, Rome
Episode: Henry T. Drummond, "The Cantigas de Santa Maria: Power and Persuasion at the Alfonsine Court" (Oxford UP, 2024)
John Roth
Co-editor and author focused on Holocaust teaching
This Time, Teaching the Holocaust Today team
Episode: Carol Rittner and John K Roth, "This Time: Teaching the Holocaust Today" (‎iPub Cloud, 2026)
Elana K. Arnold
Author of Holloway
Clarion Books
Episode: Elana K. Arnold, "Holloway" (Clarion Books, 2026)
Stephan Meier
Behavioral economist and professor of business at Columbia University
Columbia University
Episode: Stephan Meier, "The Employee Advantage: How Putting Workers First Helps Business Thrive" (PublicAffairs, 2024)

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    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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Henry T. Drummond, "The Cantigas de Santa Maria: Power and Persuasion at the Alfonsine Court" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Q: What exactly are the Cantigas de Santa Maria? When were they written? And what is special about them?
They are a large collection of Marian songs written in the Galician-Portuguese vernacular during Alfonso X's 13th-century reign, mostly miracle cantigas, with some 420 texts and around 414 melodies preserved across four main manuscripts; they combine devotional Marian themes with a political program of self-fashioning for Alfonso and his court.
Gideon Reuveni, "The Great Repair: Emotions, Memory, and the German–Jewish Settlement after the Holocaust" (Cornell UP, 2026)
Q: What exactly were they asking for in the reparations negotiations, and how did the three-party dynamic with the Claims Conference affect the outcome?
Reuveni explains that Israel sought refugee absorption costs and that the Claims Conference pushed for broader compensation for victims of Nazi persecution, with the negotiations mediated by Allies; the three-way dynamic involved complex legal and diplomatic considerations, resulting in a compromise that included indirect payments and substantial political symbolism.
Gideon Reuveni, "The Great Repair: Emotions, Memory, and the German–Jewish Settlement after the Holocaust" (Cornell UP, 2026)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
Gideon Reuveni describes his background as a history professor and explains how his personal history with reparations and archival access during the COVID era shaped his focus on the Luxembourg Agreement and the overlooked postwar moment, which centers on how Germany and Israel navigated responsibility and memory.
Zeina Al-Azmeh, "Syrian Intellectuals in Exile: The Dilemmas of Revolution and the Cost of Leaving" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Q: How did you approach the challenge of treating your interviewees as both subjects of study and authors of literature you analyze?
I maintained critical distance while treating their writings seriously as theory and data, merging insider and outsider perspectives to analyze self-positioning without sacrificing scholarly rigor.
Robin Andersen, "The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of Israel's Genocide in Gaza" (OR Books, 2026)
Q: Could you explain the impact of editorial directives and censorship?
Editorial memos and policy bans prevented journalists from using precise humanitarian and legal terms, distorting the narrative and normalizing mass violence by framing it within a biased, state-aligned discourse.

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