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Mélanie Lamotte
Assistant Professor of History at Duke University
Duke University
Episode: Mélanie Lamotte, "By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race, and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire" (Harvard UP, 2026)
Dan Du
Author of This World in a Teacup, Credit, Taste and Power in the U.S.-China Tea Trade, 1784–1911
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (historian)
Episode: Dan Du, "This World in a Teacup: Credit, Taste, and Power in the U. S.-China Tea Trade, 1784–1911" (U Nebraska Press, 2026)
Angelica Cheng
Author of The Fast Track
Simon & Schuster
Episode: Angelica Cheng, "The Fast Track" (Simon & Schuster, 2026)
Deborah Mayersen
Author of Genocide Prevention and Evidence-Based Approach
University of New South Wales, Canberra; Australian Defence Force Academy (based on transcript)
Episode: Deborah Mayersen, "Genocide Prevention: An Evidence-Based Approach" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Robyn Gigl
Author of All We Hide, attorney, and trans woman
All We Hide (author)
Episode: Robyn Gigl, "All We Hide" (Soho Crime 2026)
Vincent Haddad
Author of Next Time on Dragon Ball, Playing with a Manga and Anime Franchise
University of Minnesota Press / Central State University
Episode: Vincent Haddad, "Next Time on Dragon Ball: Playing with a Manga and Anime Franchise" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
Paul Yoon
Author of Etna, Scribner
Scribner
Episode: Paul Yoon, "Etna" (Scribner, 2026)
Beronda L. Montgomery
Award-winning plant biologist and author of When Trees Testify
Henry Holt & Co.
Episode: Beronda L. Montgomery, "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy" (Henry Holt & Co.)
Dr. Jacob Hagstrom
Army veteran and historian; author of Asymmetric Warfare, Politics and Cultures of Violence in the Modern Era
Author, Cambridge University Press (2025)
Episode: Jacob Hagstrom, "Asymmetric Warfare: Politics and Cultures of Violence in the Modern Era" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

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Rebecca Buchanan
Host at New Books Network; frequent interview facilitator

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 289 ratings
  • Searching Black Memory

    Dr. Raymond Williams did an excellent interview with author Sharron Wilkins Conrad!

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    United States2 months ago
  • Shrill

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

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    bulbous also tapered
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • 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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    Ben Bronx
    United Kingdom8 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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Mithi Mukherjee, "Asianism and the Fall of Empire: India's Road to Freedom" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: Gandhi's experience in South Africa is often read as a prelude to his leadership in India. How does your book situate this experience within Asianism?
Mukherjee argues Gandhi's South African experiences, including facing racism and immigration restrictions, helped forge an Asianist, anti-colonial identity that informed his leadership in India.
Mithi Mukherjee, "Asianism and the Fall of Empire: India's Road to Freedom" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: Could you tell us why Japan's rise as a modern nation was so compelling for Indian intellectuals and what currents they were responding to?
She explains the Russo-Japanese War's impact as a turning point demonstrating Asian capabilities against a European empire and inspiring a broader geopolitical and cultural rethinking beyond India's borders.
Elizabeth Tynan, "Nuclear Archipelago: Secrets, Power and the Biggest Atomic Blast in Australia" (NewSouth, 2026)
Q: What were the human costs associated with these tests, particularly for sailors and service personnel?
Sailors on ships like the Plym and the Diana were exposed to fallout with little or no health monitoring, and many veterans later faced cancers and other health issues; the stories are corroborated by epidemiological studies and Royal Commission findings, though data remain incomplete and contested.
Elizabeth Tynan, "Nuclear Archipelago: Secrets, Power and the Biggest Atomic Blast in Australia" (NewSouth, 2026)
Q: Can you tell us why Monte Bello Islands were chosen for the tests, despite the many challenges?
Britain needed a maritime testing site after Canada was rejected, and Monte Bello offered a remote location with a political fit due to Australia's stability and Anglophile leadership, despite logistical and environmental hurdles. The decision was driven by a balance of strategic objectives and practical constraints rather than ideal conditions.
Jon Mackenzie, "The Spectre of Pep: How Guardiola Haunts Modern Football Tactics" (Seven Dials, 2026)
Q: How do you approach understanding football tactics—what are the two parts you describe, and how do they interact?
I think in terms of on-pitch dynamics and a global historical perspective. You analyze space, movement, and pattern on the field, then situate those observations within a longer history of ideas and how tactics have evolved over time, recognizing both the cyclical nature and the linear progression of tactical thought.

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