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

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The Criminal State: War, Atrocity, and the Dream of International Justice (Princeton University Press, 2026) offers a gripping account of how law has confronted the most radical forms of state violence. Beautifully written, broad in scope, and bracin... more

In 1656, a young Amsterdam merchant was excommunicated by his

Portuguese-Jewish community in the harshest terms it had ever used. Baruch Spinoza was accused of unspecified “horrifying heresies,” but the precise reasons for his expulsion remain a mys... more

From The New York Times–bestselling and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hemingses of Monticello, a groundbreaking collection of Thomas Jefferson’s writings on race that every American should read Among America’s Founding Fathers, none was more d... more

A central paradox of democracies is that they are always ruled by

elites. What can democracy mean in this context? Today, it is often said

that a populist revolt against elites is driving democratic politics

throughout the West. But in Elites and ... more

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Recent Guests

Hugo Drochon
associate professor in political theory
University of Nottingham
Episode: Hugo Drochon, "Elites and Democracy" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Dr. Kira Kieffer
Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Episode: Kira Ganga Kieffer, "Unvaccinated Under God: Religion and Vaccine Hesitancy in Modern America" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Dr. Mark Peterson
Edmund S. Morgan Professor of History at Yale University, author
Yale University
Episode: Mark Peterson, "The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Julia Bowes
Lecturer of gender history at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Episode: Julia Bowes, "Every Man's Home a Castle: Parental Rights and the Makings of Modern Conservatism" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Julia Stephens
Author of Worldly Afterlives, Tracing Family Trails Between India and Empire
Rutgers University (Associate Professor of History)
Episode: Julia Stephens, "Worldly Afterlives: Tracing Family Trails Between India and Empire" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Kim Haines-Eitzen
Author of The Gospel of John, A Biography
Princeton University Press
Episode: Kim Haines-Eitzen, "The Gospel of John: A Biography" (Princeton UP, 2026)
William Stell
Author of Born Again Queer
Princeton University Press
Episode: William Stell, "Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Mostafa Hussein
Assistant Professor of Jewish Muslim Studies at Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
University of Michigan
Episode: Mostafa Hussein, "Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arabo-Islamic Culture in Late Ottoman and British Palestine" (Princeton UP, 2025)
David Womersley
Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
Episode: David Womersley, "Thinking Through Shakespeare" (Princeton UP, 2026)

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Morteza Hajizadeh
Host of New Books Network episodes; linked to Critical Theory Channel in some entries

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 35 ratings
  • Ads are terrible!

    Ads from New Book Network are poorly introduced and mar these wonderful work conversations. Please think of the poor listener!

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    A Turned-off Listener
    United States3 months ago
  • Great podcast, bad interviewer and audio

    Interviewers are awful. Terrible voices, especially for the Haman interview. Get a better interviewer who can actually pronounce the words and terms correctly. Very amateurish

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    a speck of stardust
    United States5 months ago
  • Audio awful!

    Great podcast, but the audio is absolutely horrible!

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    a bit of stardust
    United Statesa year ago
  • Broad range of interviews

    Always something interesting. He needs a better microphone.

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    mondomando🍺
    United States4 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 States5 years ago

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Ads are terrible—ads from the network mar these conversations.
Broad range of interviews; occasional feedback on equipment would help.
Audio quality is inconsistent; better mic needed.
Brilliant and rich conversations; accessible and engaging for curious listeners.
Great podcast, bad interviewer and audio—improve pronunciation and production.

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Julia Bowes, "Every Man's Home a Castle: Parental Rights and the Makings of Modern Conservatism" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: How did race and immigration shape these battles over education and state power?
Racialized concerns tended to focus on white, European immigrant children domestically, while Black Americans faced different timelines and regions for schooling and labor laws. Anti-Black and anti-immigrant sentiments were often embedded in the rhetoric of state power, education, and national belonging, influencing which groups were targeted by policy and which rights were foregrounded.
Julia Bowes, "Every Man's Home a Castle: Parental Rights and the Makings of Modern Conservatism" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: Could you summarize why schooling and vaccination became so central to debates over parental rights?
Public schooling put the state at the center of daily life for a large portion of the population, especially in urban areas with immigrant communities. Vaccination and health exams expanded state authority into the home, creating conflicts rooted in a broader conflict over who counts as the rightful bearer of rights in American democracy.
Kira Ganga Kieffer, "Unvaccinated Under God: Religion and Vaccine Hesitancy in Modern America" (Princeton UP, 2026)
Q: How does the book distinguish hesitancy from refusal?
Hesitancy is seen as a spectrum that includes concerns and doubts often rooted in religious or moral frameworks, whereas refusal involves a firm decision not to vaccinate, with exemptions serving as legal or cultural pathways.
Mostafa Hussein, "Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arabo-Islamic Culture in Late Ottoman and British Palestine" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: How does your third-way approach relate to Zionist ideology and the broader colonial context?
The third-way approach connects practical, on-the-ground scholarly labor with the broader colonial dynamics, showing how language, landscape, and cultural restitution were used to justify and shape Jewish indigeneity while highlighting tensions and contradictions within Zionist projects.
Mostafa Hussein, "Hebrew Orientalism: Jewish Engagement with Arabo-Islamic Culture in Late Ottoman and British Palestine" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: What does Hebrew Orientalism mean, and why was it necessary to name and study it in this way?
It refers to a nuanced, non-dogmatic engagement with Arabo-Islamic culture by Jewish writers in Palestine, recognizing both the critical borrowings and the ambivalences, and focusing on actual practices and everyday scholarly activity rather than only theoretical positions.

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What is Princeton UP Ideas Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This series features in-depth conversations with authors of forthcoming and recent Princeton University Press titles, covering history, politics, religion, philosophy, and cultural studies. Interviews are typically scholarly and idea-forward, connecting historical context to contemporary issues, with episodes often anchored by a host guiding the dialogue and a scholarly guest unpacking core arguments, methodologies, and implications for readers. A standout element is the emphasis on tying archival work and historiography to current debates, along with curated book-specific moments that illuminate how ideas travel across time and culture. The show frequently features academics and researchers who bring rigorous analysis to broad audiences, m... more

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