The world's top authors and critics join host Gilbert Cruz and editors at The New York Times Book Review to talk about the week's top books, what we're reading and what's going on in the literary world. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
…
continue reading
Interviews with Historians about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
…
continue reading
Literary interviews and discussions on the latest releases in the world of publishing, from poetry through to physics. Presented by Sam Leith.
…
continue reading
The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds
…
continue reading
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
…
continue reading
A podcast about language, with host John McWhorter. lexiconvalley.substack.com
…
continue reading
Your favourite fiction authors share the story behind their latest books.
…
continue reading
“Go inside the mind of one of television and movies’ wildest storytellers…” Richard Hatem's Paranormal Bookshelf is a podcast that feels like discovering a secret diary. Every episode unravels the mysteries of a book from Richard's bookshelf and a story from Richard’s life, weaving together the excitement of the supernatural and the warmth of personal storytelling.
…
continue reading
Listen to the latest literary events recorded at the London Review Bookshop, covering fiction, poetry, politics, music and much more. Find out about our upcoming events here https://lrb.me/bookshopeventspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
…
continue reading
Fall asleep to classic works of fiction, adapted and narrated to help you relax. Each episode begins with a brief moment of relaxation followed by a quick summary of the prior episode. That way, you can fall asleep whenever you're ready and always stay caught up. Explore our full library of over 30 audiobooks. There is something for everyone! Support our show as a premium member and get access to bonus episodes and ad-free listening.
…
continue reading
New York comedians Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton are reading celebrity memoirs so you don't have to.
…
continue reading
Book Riot - The Podcast is a weekly news and talk show about what's new, cool, and worth talking about in the world of books and reading, brought to you by the editors of BookRiot.com
…
continue reading
Interviews with Scholars of Britain about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies
…
continue reading
We're not just book nerds. We're professional book nerds! We are staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks from public libraries and schools. It's our job to discuss books all day long so we thought, "Why not share the conversation!" Hear about the best books we've read, get recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. Titles discussed are available to borrow through public libraries. Get started readin ...
…
continue reading
Interview with Philosophers about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/philosophy
…
continue reading
Where two women talk about the books that keep us up at night.
…
continue reading
Jumpstart your Amazon bookselling business. Join us biweekly, as we answer listener questions, cover all the important concepts you will need to understand when starting your Amazon bookselling Journey
…
continue reading
Interviews with Scholars of Critical Theory about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
…
continue reading
A conversational podcast about books and more from two Midwest mood readers who are easily distracted by new releases.
…
continue reading
Interviews with Anthropologists about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology
…
continue reading
Each week host Nancy Wiegman talks to local, regional and national writers about their latest projects. Nancy's Bookshelf airs on NSPR Fridays at 10 a.m.
…
continue reading
Conversations with journalists, academics and writers on Turkey and its region. New episode every two weeks.
…
continue reading
This podcast features Open Book and A Good Read. Open Book talks to authors about their work. In A Good Read Harriett Gilbert discusses favourite books.
…
continue reading
In need of a good read? Or just want to keep up with the books everyone's talking about? NPR's Book of the Day gives you today's very best writing in a snackable, skimmable, pocket-sized podcast. Whether you're looking to engage with the big questions of our times – or temporarily escape from them – we've got an author who will speak to you, all genres, mood and writing styles included. Catch today's great books in 15 minutes or less.
…
continue reading
Unbinding books to get to their hearts! Ariel Bissett and Raeleen Lemay discuss the books they've read, the books they've bought, and recommend books to listeners every week!
…
continue reading
Interviews with Sociologists about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology
…
continue reading
This is a vitural bookclub podcast where we discuss our favorite books, talk about their meanings, and introduce our favorite characters! Warning before listening: these episodes do contain spoilers. Trigger warnings are listed in each episode description. Follow on instagram: @thebookstoppodcast! Become a Patron for early access to episodes and extra content: https://www.patreon.com/thebookstoppodcast
…
continue reading
منصة فاستمع للكتب الصوتية منصة غير ربحية، تهدف إلى تيسير نشر العلم، وتؤمن بأن المستقبل سيكون للكتب المسموعة، لأنها تختصر وقت القراءة وتساعد غير المتفرغين على التعلم السريع.
…
continue reading
Join writer Elizabeth Flux and comedian Ben McKenzie on their six(ish) year mission to read every Terry Pratchett novel – not just the Discworld ones! They’ll read one a month, and discuss them with special guests, puns and footnotes. Episodes released on the 8th of each month (Australian time); check pratchatpodcast.com and the end of each episode for notice of the next book, and send in questions to us via social media! The explicit tag represents a fairly average Australian level of coars ...
…
continue reading
Interviews with Psychologists about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology
…
continue reading
O technologii i nas samych. #BoCzemuNie?
…
continue reading
What are you reading, loving or being challenged by? We review the latest in fiction for dedicated readers and for those who wish they read more and join out monthly Book Club on Facebook.
…
continue reading
Mean Book Club the Podcast: Four ladies (UCB-NY, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) read, discuss & make fun of NYT bestselling books with little literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute? New podcast every Tuesday!
…
continue reading
Interviews with Authors about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
…
continue reading
Interviews with Scholars of Eastern Europe about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies
…
continue reading
Quantum Book Club is about reviewing Best-selling Books that help the mind to expand. With techniques provided, listening in as a panel of well-qualified professionals discuss each chapter, helps you to retain the vital information that will bring great results.
…
continue reading
Welcome to the shop! Our goal is to blab about video game stories old and new, then strike up a conversation about a literary counterpart to each game. As writers and gamers, co-hosts Bryce Johle and Caleb James want to emphasize the importance of stories told in all forms, whether grandiose in a novel or minimal on screen. Play and read along with them every other Monday!
…
continue reading
An authoritative look at recent books that may or may not have shown up on your radar screen. Fiction and non-fiction. Biographies and comic books. Politics and the arts. And quite certainly, no gardening or cookery books. All presented with Tim Haigh’s passion for books and writing. Tim is a widely respected critic, reviewer and broadcaster. Expert without being stuffy, he is noted for the lively intelligence and irreverence he brings to the field.
…
continue reading
Local events and stories around Western and Central PA
…
continue reading
Interviews with Economists about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics
…
continue reading
Interviews with Scholars of Film about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film
…
continue reading
No Books on a Dead Planet: The Podcast
…
continue reading
The place where young readers meet to talk about books. The show includes a celebrity reader and an interview with the author. The host is award winning public radio journalist Kitty Felde. Book Club won the California Library Association Technology Award and the DC Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Humanitites. Named one of the top 10 podcasts for kids by THE TIMES of London.
…
continue reading
Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly sleep podcast in which we calmly, quietly read something rather boring to silence the brain chatter keeping you awake. Think Aristotle, Thoreau, and whoever wrote the 1897 Sears Catalog—mostly nonfiction, mostly old, a perfect blend of vaguely-but-not-too interesting. If you're on Team Sleepless, lie back, take a deep breath, and let us read you to rest.
…
continue reading
Interviews with scholars of the economic and business history about their new books
…
continue reading
Dive deep with writers Christen Civiletto and Chris Storm as they interview top authors about the hot-button topics and gripping themes that drive their bestsellers. Love great fiction? This monthly podcast is for you.
…
continue reading
Transkrypcja: Transkrypcję tego odcinka znajdziesz tutaj. O linii MacBooków Air wiosną 2024 r., WWDC 2024 ora programie iMAD Extra. #BoCzemuNie ? Partnerami odcinka są: iMAD, Ecamm oraz NordVPN (Zaoszczędź i zgarnij dodatkowe 4 miesiące na https://nordvpn.com/boczemunie. Bez ryzyka z 30-dniową gwarancją zwrotu pieniędzy!). POBIERZ ODCINEK Linki: Za…
…
continue reading
1
Vietnam Veterans Recognition Ceremony THIS FRIDAY
14:18
14:18
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
14:18
Memorabilia, equipment, and vehicles from the Vietnam War era and more will be at the Vietnam Veterans Recognition Ceremony this Friday at 1st Summit Arena in Johnstown. Veterans will read the names of all Cambria and Somerset County residents who died during the war. There will also be music from local band Three of Hearts and members of The Johns…
…
continue reading
1
Aleksandar Bosković and Steven Teref, "Zenithism (1921-1927): A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology" (Academic Studies Press, 2023)
1:20:15
1:20:15
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:20:15
Zenithism (1921-1927): A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology (Academic Studies Press, 2023) is the first-ever English language anthology of zenithism – an eclectic avant-garde movement that operated in the Yugoslav region between 1921 and 1927. The founder of Zenithism – poet Ljubomir Micić – envisioned the movement as a fusion of futurism, dada, constr…
…
continue reading
1
Françoise N. Hamlin and Charles W. McKinney, "From Rights to Lives: The Evolution of the Black Freedom Struggle" (Vanderbilt UP, 2024)
38:47
38:47
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
38:47
Broadly speaking, the traditionally conceptualized mid-twentieth-century Civil Rights Movement and the newer #BlackLivesMatter Movement possess some similar qualities. They both represent dynamic, complex moments of possibility and progress. They also share mass-based movement activities, policy/legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, and targ…
…
continue reading
1
Jeanelle K. Hope and Bill V. Mullen, "The Black Antifascist Tradition: Fighting Back from Anti-Lynching to Abolition" (Haymarket Books, 2024)
1:10:59
1:10:59
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:10:59
The story of the fight against fascism across the African diaspora, revealing that Black antifascism has always been vital to global freedom struggles. At once a history for understanding fascism and a handbook for organizing against, The Black Antifascist Tradition: Fighting Back from Anti-Lynching to Abolition (Haymarket Books, 2024) is an essent…
…
continue reading
1
Thomas S. Mullaney, "The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age" (MIT Press, 2024)
1:43:19
1:43:19
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:43:19
The fascinating, untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing. A standard QWERTY keyboard has a few dozen keys. How can Chinese—a language with tens of thousands of characters and no alphabet—be input on such a device? In The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information…
…
continue reading
1
Aleksandar Bosković and Steven Teref, "Zenithism (1921-1927): A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology" (Academic Studies Press, 2023)
1:20:15
1:20:15
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:20:15
Zenithism (1921-1927): A Yugoslav Avant-Garde Anthology (Academic Studies Press, 2023) is the first-ever English language anthology of zenithism – an eclectic avant-garde movement that operated in the Yugoslav region between 1921 and 1927. The founder of Zenithism – poet Ljubomir Micić – envisioned the movement as a fusion of futurism, dada, constr…
…
continue reading
1
Tyler Fox, "Battle Surgeons: Care Under Fire in the 504th Parachute Infantry" (2023)
39:08
39:08
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
39:08
The pages of Battle Surgeons are inscribed with the 371 days of front-line duty worked by medics of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Set within the epic of European airborne missions, Battle Surgeons animates their band—the stalwart surgeons, their happy-go-lucky chaplain, and the youthful dentist—as they navigate World War II. Up the gray pe…
…
continue reading
1
Jeanelle K. Hope and Bill V. Mullen, "The Black Antifascist Tradition: Fighting Back from Anti-Lynching to Abolition" (Haymarket Books, 2024)
1:10:59
1:10:59
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:10:59
The story of the fight against fascism across the African diaspora, revealing that Black antifascism has always been vital to global freedom struggles. At once a history for understanding fascism and a handbook for organizing against, The Black Antifascist Tradition: Fighting Back from Anti-Lynching to Abolition (Haymarket Books, 2024) is an essent…
…
continue reading
1
India’s Waste Problem: A Discussion with Pamela Das
30:42
30:42
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
30:42
How is India tackling its persistent wage management problems? And, are new infrastructural solutions the way forward? In this episode, Kenneth Bo Nielsen talks to Pamela Das about the new infrastructures that are increasingly being put in place to help Indian cities confront the problem of waste and how to handle it. Estimate suggests that by 2025…
…
continue reading
1
Jeanelle K. Hope and Bill V. Mullen, "The Black Antifascist Tradition: Fighting Back from Anti-Lynching to Abolition" (Haymarket Books, 2024)
1:10:59
1:10:59
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:10:59
The story of the fight against fascism across the African diaspora, revealing that Black antifascism has always been vital to global freedom struggles. At once a history for understanding fascism and a handbook for organizing against, The Black Antifascist Tradition: Fighting Back from Anti-Lynching to Abolition (Haymarket Books, 2024) is an essent…
…
continue reading
1
Alessandro Columbu, "Zakariyya Tamir and the Politics of the Syrian Short Story: Modernity, Authoritarianism and Gender" (I. B. Tauris, 2023)
55:47
55:47
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
55:47
Zakariyya Tamir is Syria’s foremost writer of short stories, and his works are widely read across the Arab world. In Zakariyya Tamir and the Politics of the Syrian Short Story: Modernity, Authoritarianism, and Gender (I. B. Tauris, 2023), the first English-language monograph on Tamir’s entire oeuvre, Alessandro Columbu examines Tamir’s literary dev…
…
continue reading
1
Thomas S. Mullaney, "The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age" (MIT Press, 2024)
1:43:19
1:43:19
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:43:19
The fascinating, untold story of how the Chinese language overcame unparalleled challenges and revolutionized the world of computing. A standard QWERTY keyboard has a few dozen keys. How can Chinese—a language with tens of thousands of characters and no alphabet—be input on such a device? In The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information…
…
continue reading
1
Françoise N. Hamlin and Charles W. McKinney, "From Rights to Lives: The Evolution of the Black Freedom Struggle" (Vanderbilt UP, 2024)
38:47
38:47
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
38:47
Broadly speaking, the traditionally conceptualized mid-twentieth-century Civil Rights Movement and the newer #BlackLivesMatter Movement possess some similar qualities. They both represent dynamic, complex moments of possibility and progress. They also share mass-based movement activities, policy/legislative advocacy, grassroots organizing, and targ…
…
continue reading
1
Don Paterson and Michael Ondaatje's new books meditate on poetry, time and memory
16:08
16:08
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
16:08
Today's episode features interviews with two poets whose new works look back in time, either in their own lives or those of their subjects. First, Don Paterson speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about his new memoir, Toy Fights, which recounts his childhood in Scotland. The two get to talking about Paterson's self-described "descent into madness" and th…
…
continue reading
1
Paul Carter, "Richard Nixon: California's Native Son" (U Nebraska Press, 2023)
1:59:32
1:59:32
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:59:32
Born in Yorba Linda and raised in Whittier, California, Nixon succeeded early in life, excelling in academics while enjoying athletics through high school. At Whittier College he graduated at the top of his class and was voted Best Man on Campus. During his career at Whittier's oldest law firm, he was respected professionally and became a chief tri…
…
continue reading
1
Paul Carter, "Richard Nixon: California's Native Son" (U Nebraska Press, 2023)
1:59:32
1:59:32
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:59:32
Born in Yorba Linda and raised in Whittier, California, Nixon succeeded early in life, excelling in academics while enjoying athletics through high school. At Whittier College he graduated at the top of his class and was voted Best Man on Campus. During his career at Whittier's oldest law firm, he was respected professionally and became a chief tri…
…
continue reading
1
Dervla McTiernan (What Happened to Nina?) is on the Radar!
30:41
30:41
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
30:41
Internationally bestselling author DERVLA MCTIERNAN joins BOOKSTORM Podcast from Australia to talk about her newest crime thriller, WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? We loved this in-depth discussion about the lengths people will go to protect those they love ... or to get to the truth! What if your child has done something wrong? Can a marriage survive that …
…
continue reading
1
Citizenship Across Time and Space with David Jacobson
44:14
44:14
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
44:14
In this episode of International Horizons, RBI director John Torpey discusses the past and future of citizenship with David Jacobson, Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida (Tampa). They discuss the origins of the concept of citizenship in the ancient Near East a few thousand years ago and how kinship notions shape the debate on …
…
continue reading
1
Jamie Goodall, "Daring Exploits of Pirate Black Sam Bellamy: From Cape Cod to the Caribbean" (History Press, 2023)
42:39
42:39
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
42:39
In 1717, the Council of Trade and Plantations received "agreeable news" from New England. "Bellamy with his ship and Company" had perished on the shoals of Cape Cod. Who was this Bellamy and why did his demise please the government? Born Samuel Bellamy circa 1689, he was a pirate who operated off the coast of New England and throughout the Caribbea…
…
continue reading
1
Robin Waterfield, "Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy" (Oxford UP, 2023)
50:40
50:40
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
50:40
The first ever biography of the founder of Western philosophy Considered by many to be the most important philosopher ever, Plato was born into a well-to-do family in wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE. In his teens, he honed his intellect by attending lectures from the many thinkers who passed through Athens and toyed with the idea…
…
continue reading
1
Pravina Rodrigues, "A Sakta Method for Comparative Theology: Upside Down, Inside Out" (Lexington, 2023)
27:23
27:23
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
27:23
Pravina Rodrigues' book A Sakta Method for Comparative Theology: Upside Down, Inside Out (Lexington, 2023) discusses the issue of the missing Hindu interlocutors in the disciplines of theology of religions, interreligious dialogue, and comparative theology. It fills the gap left by the missing Hindu interlocutors by offering a first-ever Śākta thea…
…
continue reading
1
David E. Sutton, "Bigger Fish to Fry: A Theory of Cooking as Risk, with Greek Examples" (Berghahn, 2021)
58:54
58:54
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
58:54
What defines cooking as cooking, and why does cooking matter to the understanding of society, cultural change and everyday life? Bigger Fish to Fry: A Theory of Cooking as Risk, with Greek Examples (Berghahn, 2021) by Dr. David E. Sutton explores these questions by proposing a new theory of the meaning of cooking as a willingness to put oneself and…
…
continue reading
This week, Modya and David discuss what can be learned about tzedek, or righteousness, from Tzav in the book of Leviticus (Lev. 6:1-8:36). What do priestly guidelines for conducting sacrifices tell us about righteousness and how to enact it in the world? What other character traits help us develop into people who advance righteousness, for ourselve…
…
continue reading
1
David E. Sutton, "Bigger Fish to Fry: A Theory of Cooking as Risk, with Greek Examples" (Berghahn, 2021)
58:54
58:54
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
58:54
What defines cooking as cooking, and why does cooking matter to the understanding of society, cultural change and everyday life? Bigger Fish to Fry: A Theory of Cooking as Risk, with Greek Examples (Berghahn, 2021) by Dr. David E. Sutton explores these questions by proposing a new theory of the meaning of cooking as a willingness to put oneself and…
…
continue reading
1
David Veevers, "The Great Defiance: How the World Took on the British Empire" (Ebury Press, 2023)
1:11:21
1:11:21
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:11:21
It’s very easy to study the history of the British Empire from the perspective of, well, the British–and to extend the early 20th century version of the empire as a world-spanning entity backwards through history. David Veevers, in his new book The Great Defiance: How the World Took on the British Empire (Ebury Press, 2023) studies the English, and…
…
continue reading
1
Jamie Goodall, "Daring Exploits of Pirate Black Sam Bellamy: From Cape Cod to the Caribbean" (History Press, 2023)
42:39
42:39
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
42:39
In 1717, the Council of Trade and Plantations received "agreeable news" from New England. "Bellamy with his ship and Company" had perished on the shoals of Cape Cod. Who was this Bellamy and why did his demise please the government? Born Samuel Bellamy circa 1689, he was a pirate who operated off the coast of New England and throughout the Caribbea…
…
continue reading
1
Jeffrey Ahlman, "Ghana: A Political and Social History" (Zed Books, 2023)
41:36
41:36
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
41:36
Over the last two decades, historians have steadily moved away from writing longue durée national histories. Especially in the wake of the global history wave, national histories can seem decidedly 20th century. But what if you’re asked to take up that task, and you accept the challenge? Today, I’m discussing that question with a historian who has …
…
continue reading
1
David E. Sutton, "Bigger Fish to Fry: A Theory of Cooking as Risk, with Greek Examples" (Berghahn, 2021)
58:54
58:54
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
58:54
What defines cooking as cooking, and why does cooking matter to the understanding of society, cultural change and everyday life? Bigger Fish to Fry: A Theory of Cooking as Risk, with Greek Examples (Berghahn, 2021) by Dr. David E. Sutton explores these questions by proposing a new theory of the meaning of cooking as a willingness to put oneself and…
…
continue reading
1
David E. Sutton, "Bigger Fish to Fry: A Theory of Cooking as Risk, with Greek Examples" (Berghahn, 2021)
58:54
58:54
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
58:54
What defines cooking as cooking, and why does cooking matter to the understanding of society, cultural change and everyday life? Bigger Fish to Fry: A Theory of Cooking as Risk, with Greek Examples (Berghahn, 2021) by Dr. David E. Sutton explores these questions by proposing a new theory of the meaning of cooking as a willingness to put oneself and…
…
continue reading
1
Contingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education
1:00:14
1:00:14
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:00:14
Today’s book is: Contingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education: A Labor History (University of Illinois Press, 2024), which is an essay collection co-edited by Eric Fure-Slocum and Claire Goldstene. It explores why in the United States more than three-quarters of the people teaching in colleges and universities work as contingent faculty.…
…
continue reading
1
Robin Waterfield, "Plato of Athens: A Life in Philosophy" (Oxford UP, 2023)
50:40
50:40
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
50:40
The first ever biography of the founder of Western philosophy Considered by many to be the most important philosopher ever, Plato was born into a well-to-do family in wartime Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE. In his teens, he honed his intellect by attending lectures from the many thinkers who passed through Athens and toyed with the idea…
…
continue reading
1
The Wood Between the Worlds (with Brian Zahnd)
1:05:29
1:05:29
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:05:29
For Christians, the central event in history and in universe is the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ 2000 years ago. This killing of God (or deicide) is so mysterious and terrible that it’s hard to even approach: what kind of a God would choose to be tortured and murdered by his rebellious creatures? Pastor Brian Zahnd’s poetic theolog…
…
continue reading
1
Jamie Goodall, "Daring Exploits of Pirate Black Sam Bellamy: From Cape Cod to the Caribbean" (History Press, 2023)
42:39
42:39
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
42:39
In 1717, the Council of Trade and Plantations received "agreeable news" from New England. "Bellamy with his ship and Company" had perished on the shoals of Cape Cod. Who was this Bellamy and why did his demise please the government? Born Samuel Bellamy circa 1689, he was a pirate who operated off the coast of New England and throughout the Caribbea…
…
continue reading
1
David Veevers, "The Great Defiance: How the World Took on the British Empire" (Ebury Press, 2023)
1:11:21
1:11:21
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:11:21
It’s very easy to study the history of the British Empire from the perspective of, well, the British–and to extend the early 20th century version of the empire as a world-spanning entity backwards through history. David Veevers, in his new book The Great Defiance: How the World Took on the British Empire (Ebury Press, 2023) studies the English, and…
…
continue reading
1
Jeffrey Ahlman, "Ghana: A Political and Social History" (Zed Books, 2023)
41:36
41:36
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
41:36
Over the last two decades, historians have steadily moved away from writing longue durée national histories. Especially in the wake of the global history wave, national histories can seem decidedly 20th century. But what if you’re asked to take up that task, and you accept the challenge? Today, I’m discussing that question with a historian who has …
…
continue reading
1
Citizenship Across Time and Space with David Jacobson
44:14
44:14
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
44:14
In this episode of International Horizons, RBI director John Torpey discusses the past and future of citizenship with David Jacobson, Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida (Tampa). They discuss the origins of the concept of citizenship in the ancient Near East a few thousand years ago and how kinship notions shape the debate on …
…
continue reading
1
Ignacio Cofone, "The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
27:20
27:20
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
27:20
Our privacy is besieged by tech companies. Companies can do this because our laws are built on outdated ideas that trap lawmakers, regulators, and courts into wrong assumptions about privacy, resulting in ineffective legal remedies to one of the most pressing concerns of our generation. Drawing on behavioral science, sociology, and economics, Ignac…
…
continue reading
1
Sam McPheeters, "Mutations: Twenty Years Embedded in Hardcore Punk" (Barnacle Book, 2020)
49:26
49:26
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
49:26
How can so many people pledge allegiance to punk, something with no fixed identity? Depending on who and where you are, punk can be an outlet, excuse, lifestyle, escapism, conversation, community, ideology, sales category, social movement, punishable offense, badge of authenticity, reason to drink beer forever, or an aesthetic of belligerent incomp…
…
continue reading
1
David Veevers, "The Great Defiance: How the World Took on the British Empire" (Ebury Press, 2023)
1:11:21
1:11:21
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
1:11:21
It’s very easy to study the history of the British Empire from the perspective of, well, the British–and to extend the early 20th century version of the empire as a world-spanning entity backwards through history. David Veevers, in his new book The Great Defiance: How the World Took on the British Empire (Ebury Press, 2023) studies the English, and…
…
continue reading
1
Jamie Goodall, "Daring Exploits of Pirate Black Sam Bellamy: From Cape Cod to the Caribbean" (History Press, 2023)
42:39
42:39
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
42:39
In 1717, the Council of Trade and Plantations received "agreeable news" from New England. "Bellamy with his ship and Company" had perished on the shoals of Cape Cod. Who was this Bellamy and why did his demise please the government? Born Samuel Bellamy circa 1689, he was a pirate who operated off the coast of New England and throughout the Caribbea…
…
continue reading
Emma and Joe return for their monthly round up of books they're most looking forward to in the upcoming month! Settle in for a long list of great books due to release in April 2024. Author interviews: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke Joe’s Picks: A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon Kill…
…
continue reading
1
'Hard by a Great Forest' is a novel about returning home decades after fleeing war
8:21
8:21
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
8:21
The story of Saba, the protagonist of Leo Vardiashvili's novel Hard by a Great Forest, is much like the author's own. A young boy flees the Soviet Republic of Georgia with his father and brother as the country is ravaged by a war. Decades later, when his father goes back to their homeland and promptly disappears, Saba must face his family's past – …
…
continue reading
1
Nancy's Bookshelf: An hour of critical thinking and humor
53:00
53:00
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
53:00
Now more than ever we need critical thinking. Retired professor Richard Parker gives us tips on thinking critically. Then New York Post journalist Reuven Fenton writes with humor.Nancy Wiegman, Matt Fidler による
…
continue reading
We're finally discussing a good book! Naomi Klein's "Doppelgänger" chronicles the long, steady descent of another Naomi — Wolf (buddy oof) — from feminist icon to crank conspiracist. To hear the rest of the episode, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPodMichael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri による
…
continue reading
Tonight, Elizabeth reads Chapters 17 - 18 of "Villette" by English author Charlotte Bronte published in 1853. Try The Sleepy Bookshelf Premium free for 7 days: https://sleepybookshelf.supercast.com/. Are you loving The Sleepy Bookshelf? Show your support by giving us a re…
…
continue reading
1
Andrew O'Hagan, Stuart Turton, Helen Fitzgerald: some must-reads!
54:03
54:03
「あとで再生する」
「あとで再生する」
リスト
気に入り
気に入った
54:03
Cassie and guest host Tom Wright take a look at the exceptional new novel from award-winning Scottish writer Andrew O'Hagan, plus, a genre bending mystery from Stuart Turton and a clever new thriller set in Edinburgh.Australian Broadcasting Corporation による
…
continue reading
Jeff and Rebecca talk about authors they think are underrated. Even if only a little. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for …
…
continue reading