The University of Chicago Press Podcast

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Interviews with authors of University of Chicago Press books.

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Ilana Gershon, "The Pandemic Workplace: How We Learned to Be Citizens in the Office" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

A provocative book arguing that the workplace is where we learn to live democratically. In The Pandemic Workplace: How We Learned to Be Citizens in the Office (U Chicago Press, 2024) anthropologist Ilana Gershon turns her attention to the US workplac... more

25 Feb 2026 • 46 min

Aidan Seale-Feldman, "The Work of Disaster: Crisis and Care Along a Himalayan Fault Line" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

The Work of Disaster: Crisis and Care Along a Himalayan Fault Line (U Chicago Press, 2025) is a compelling portrait of post-disaster imaginaries of repair in Nepal. In a world of cascading disasters, what are the consequences of transient care? In 20... more

23 Feb 2026 • 38 min

Kenneth Lowande, "False Front: The Failed Promise of Presidential Power in a Polarized Age" (U Chicago Press, 2024)

False Front: The Failed Promise of Presidential Power in a Polarized Age

The University of Chicago Press, 2024

Kenneth Lowande

Political Scientist Kenneth Lowande (University of Michigan) has a new book, False Front: The Failed Promise of Presiden... more

19 Feb 2026 • 44 min

Emily Dufton, "Addiction, Inc: Medication-assisted Treatment and America's Forgotten War on Drugs" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

How the war on drugs created the gold standard treatment for addiction--until America's opioid crisis got privatized for profit, to the detriment of patients.

Despite epidemic levels of overdoses in the United States, by 2020, only twenty percent of... more

18 Feb 2026 • 1 hr

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Professor Michelle Henning

Professor in photography and media at the University of Liverpool, author

University of Liverpool

Episode: Michelle Henning, "A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog, and Empire" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

Stephen Skowronek

Professor at Yale University and author of The Adaptability Paradox, Political Inclusion and Constitutional Resilience

Yale University

Episode: Stephen Skowronek, "The Adaptability Paradox: Political Inclusion and Constitutional Resilience" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

Professor Alison Bashford

Historian and Professor of History in Sydney, Australia, with a focus on the history of science and medicine.

University of Sydney

Episode: Alison Bashford, "Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

Dr. J. Barton Scott

Associate Professor at the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

Episode: J. Barton Scott, "Slandering the Sacred: Blasphemy Law and Religious Affect in Colonial India" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

Dr. Arthur Bahr

Professor of Literature and MacVicar Faculty Fellow at MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Episode: Arthur Bahr, "Chasing the Pearl-Manuscript: Speculation, Shapes, Delight" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

Matt Sleat

Reader in political theory at Shelford University's School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations

Shelford University

Episode: Matt Sleat, "Post-Liberalism" (Polity, 2025)

Jon Willis

A professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Victoria, known for his research in cosmology and astrobiology.

University of Victoria

Episode: Jon Willis, "The Pale Blue Data Point: An Earth-Based Perspective on the Search for Alien Life" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

Dr. Janice M. McCabe

Associate Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth

Dartmouth College

Episode: Janice M. McCabe, "Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends: How Campuses Shape College Students’ Networks" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

Ethan Ris

Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership at the University of Nevada, Reno, author of 'Other People's Colleges'

University of Nevada, Reno

Episode: Ethan W. Ris, "Other People's Colleges: The Origins of American Higher Education Reform" (U Chicago Press, 2022)

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Michelle Henning, "A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog, and Empire" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

Q: Could we maybe also combine that with some of the chemical aspects we were discussing earlier?

Both poison gas and photography are derived from the dye stuff industries that came out of the exploitation of coal tar, linking photography and warfare through shared chemical origins and environmental conversations.

Michelle Henning, "A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog, and Empire" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

Q: Can you tell us a little bit about how you decided kind of what to focus on and how to present this in the final version?

The structure consists of 36 short chapters, which allows for exploring themes across the book while being reader-friendly. This structure also reflects my interest in the compressed style of writing, similar to that found in catalog essays.

Michelle Henning, "A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog, and Empire" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?

I'm a professor in photography and media at the University of Liverpool, and I've been writing about photography since about the mid-1990s. I wanted to explore the history of chemical photography and its materials, inspired by the lack of research on Ilford Limited.

Stephen Skowronek, "The Adaptability Paradox: Political Inclusion and Constitutional Resilience" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

Q: What happens when we run out of exclusions?

Exclusion after democratization becomes a risky proposition that does not restore consensus or stability; instead, it intensifies conflict.

Stephen Skowronek, "The Adaptability Paradox: Political Inclusion and Constitutional Resilience" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

Q: What is the adaptability paradox?

The paradox highlights that as democratization advances and includes more people, the Constitution's ability to stabilize the system diminishes, leading to increased conflict.

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