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A series of interviews with authors of new books from Princeton University Press

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In 2016, Ludovic Orlando, a genetics researcher, embarked on the Pegasus Project, an ambitious endeavor to use genetics to discover the origin of the modern horse. There were plenty of theories as to who domesticated horses first–but Ludovic’s team c... more

From the acclaimed author of The Fire Is upon Us, the dramatic untold story of Barry Goldwater and Martin Luther King Jr.'s decade-long clash over the meaning of freedom--and how their conflicting visions still divide American politics

In the mid-19... more

Today I’m speaking with Hélène Landemore, Professor of Political Science at Yale University, about Democracy and Bullshit, with a special focus on her 2020 book, Open Democracy: Reinventing Popular Rule for the Twenty-First Century (Princeton Univers... more

The United States has long been an international outlier, with a powerful business class, a weak social state, and an exceptional gun culture. In Law and Order Leviathan: America’s Extraordinary Regime of Policing and Punishment (Princeton UP, 2025),... more

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Recent Guests

Rachel Myrick
Associate Professor of Political Science at Duke University
Duke University
Episode: Rachel Myrick, "Polarization and International Politics: How Extreme Partisanship Threatens Global Stability" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Dr. Tamar Mitts
Associate Professor at Columbia School of International and Public Affairs
Columbia University
Episode: Tamar Mitts, "Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism" (Princeton UP, 2025)
R. Jisung Park
Assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania researching effects of the environment on labor markets and human outcomes
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: R. Jisung Park, "Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Dr. Valerie Tiberius
Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Episode: What Do You Want Out of Life? A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters
David Bressoud
DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics, Macalester College, and former president of the Mathematical Association of America.
Macalester College
Episode: David Bressoud, "Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas" (Princeton UP, 2019)
David Stasavage
Author and professor specializing in political history.
New York University
Episode: David Stasavage, "The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today" (Princeton UP, 2020)
Carl Benedikt Frey
Dieter Schwartz Associate Professor of AI and Work at the Oxford Internet Institute
University of Oxford
Episode: Carl Benedikt Frey, "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Dr. Laura Portwood-Stacer
Author of 'Make Your Manuscript Work', developmental editor and publishing consultant
Manuscript Works
Episode: Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers
Georgios Varouxakis
Professor of History of Political Thought at Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Episode: Georgios Varouxakis, "The West: The History of an Idea" (Princeton UP, 2025)

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Caleb Zakarin
Editor of the New Books Network, curating scholarly discussions and interviews with authors.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 31 ratings
  • Audio awful!

    Great podcast, but the audio is absolutely horrible!

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    a bit of stardust
    United States6 months ago
  • Broad range of interviews

    Always something interesting. He needs a better microphone.

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    mondomando🍺
    United States3 years ago
  • Brilliant and rich conversations

    These are accessible discussions for any curious listener. I love the length, it leaves you feeling enriched. The authors are brilliant.

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    Evcity
    United States4 years ago

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John Blair, "Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: What kinds of belief systems and social circumstances do we see where there are really deep fears of the dangerous dead, of the corpses being potential problems?
Everybody has a sense that corpses are uncanny, unsettling, but not everybody believes a corpse can get up and start walking around.
John Blair, "Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book and how you've approached the topic given how big it is?
I'm a medieval historian... I developed a fascination with the transmission of these ideas.
Tamar Mitts, "Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: Can you give us a sense of different ways that democratic governments have regulated extremist behavior on social media?
Different democratic governments tackle extremism through various regulations based on platform size and user activity thresholds, aiming to balance free speech with the need to limit harmful content.
Tamar Mitts, "Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: What questions are you asking in the book that you want to lay out to begin our discussion?
The focus is on extremism and how we should think about it, specifically in relation to moderation and online spaces.
Joshua Clark Davis, "Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: How did you decide on the organization and approach of the book?
Davis explains that he wanted to tell a national story capturing the experiences of individuals and broaden the examination of police violence beyond just physical brutality.

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