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The Ecosystem of Exile Politics: Why Proximity and Precarity Matter for Bhutan's Homeland Activists (Cornell UP, 2024), relays the events in Bhutan that led to the exodus of one-sixth of the population, and then recounts the activism by Bhutan's refu... more

Food justice activists have worked to increase access to healthy food in low-income communities of color across the United States. Yet despite their best intentions, they often perpetuate food access inequalities and racial stereotypes. Hanna Garth s... more

Whether print or digital, text or image, artistic or scientific, rare or common, historic or contemporary, most of the content we encounter contains accidental mistakes—ranging from typos to factual errors to errors arising from prejudicial assumptio... more

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Toronto poet Guy Elston about his debut poetry collection, The Character Actor Convention (Gordon Hill Press/Porcupine's Quill, 2025).

A pumpkin writes a letter to his father. A sheep recalls a re... more

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Recent Guests

Hanna Garth
An anthropologist studying food systems and access.
University of California Press
Episode: Hanna Garth, "Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement" (U California Press, 2026)
Dr. Claire Morelon
Cultural and social historian of East Central Europe in the early 20th century
Cambridge University Press
Episode: Claire Morelon, "Streetscapes of War and Revolution: Prague, 1914–1920" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
Marc James Carpenter
Associate Professor of History at the University of Jamestown and author of 'The War on Illahee.'
University of Jamestown
Episode: Marc James Carpenter, "The War on Illahee: Genocide, Complicity, and Cover-Ups in the Pioneer Northwest" (Yale UP, 2025)
Lys Kulamadayil
Author of Pathology of Plenty: Natural Resources in International Law
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Episode: Lys Kulamadayil, "Pathology of Plenty: Natural Resources in International Law" (Bloomsbury 2025)
Sunil Iyengar
Poet and editor of The Colosseum Book of Contemporary Narrative Verse
Franciscan University Press
Episode: Sunil Iyengar, "The Colosseum Book of Contemporary Narrative Verse" (Franciscan UP, 2025)
Dr. Javiera Barandiaran
Associate Professor in the Global Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara, author of Living Minerals
University of California, Santa Barbara
Episode: Javiera Barandiaran, "Living Minerals: Nature, Trade, and Power in the Race for Lithium" (MIT Press, 2026)
Professor Sourit Bhattacharya
Lecturer in Global Anglophone Literatures at the University of Edinburgh, focusing on colonial and postcolonial studies.
University of Edinburgh
Episode: Sourit Bhattacharya, "Postcolonialism Now: Literature, Reading, Decolonising" (Orient BlackSwan, 2024)
Sary Zananiri
Author of Photographing Biblical Modernity
IB Tauris
Episode: Sary Zananiri, "Photographing Biblical Modernity: Frank Scholten in British Mandate Palestine" (I.B. Tauris, 2026)
Dr. Laura Tedesco
Political scientist and author focusing on authoritarian regimes
Saint Louis University
Episode: The Power of the State: Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, and Minneapolis

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host and educator, engaged in deep discussions with authors about their new books and their underlying themes.

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 278 ratings
  • 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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  • 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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    fav was Wonderworks

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Talking Points

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Ann Komaromi, "Soviet Samizdat: Imagining a New Society" (Cornell UP, 2022)
Q: How did you become interested in Samizdat? What drew your focus on this field?
Komaromi's interest in Samizdat developed through her graduate studies in Slavic languages, influenced by her teacher Yuri Shiglov, who provided insights into humor and culture in Soviet literature. She sought to explore under-researched literary works from the post-Stalin period and became intrigued by the circulation of these literary works in Samizdat.
Todd Cleveland, "Africa and the Olympics: Winning Away from the Podium" (Ohio UP, 2024)
Q: What about benefits to the athletes themselves who participate in the Olympics?
Athletes gain fame that can improve their families' lives, and many feel a deep sense of responsibility to give back to their communities in Africa.
Todd Cleveland, "Africa and the Olympics: Winning Away from the Podium" (Ohio UP, 2024)
Q: Can you tell us about how that effort came together?
The effort to ban apartheid South Africa was a process where newly independent African countries were outspoken against apartheid and formed a united front to challenge its legitimacy in international sports.
Jon R. Lindsay "Age of Deception: Cybersecurity as Secret Statecraft" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Q: If our listeners could take away just one core idea from Age of Deception, what would it be?
Lindsay emphasizes the distinction that deception takes the cooperative systems and subverts them for competitive ends, unlike war or deterrence.
Jon R. Lindsay "Age of Deception: Cybersecurity as Secret Statecraft" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Q: What sparked your interest in this counterintuitive idea, and what conventional wisdom about cybersecurity are you challenging?
Lindsay explains that his interest dates back to his first book which discussed knowledge on the battlefield, focusing on how institutions are needed for military organizations to have awareness in an anarchic environment.

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