Podcast A History of the Muslim World September 09, 2025 Michael A. Cook talks with Morteza Hajizadeh about his new book, A History of the Muslim World鈥攁 panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muhammad to the birth of the modern era. Read More
Podcast The World at First Light September 04, 2025 The cultural epoch we know as the Renaissance emerged at a certain time and in a certain place. Why then and not earlier? Why there and not elsewhere? Read More
Podcast Iran鈥檚 Grand Strategy September 03, 2025 Vali Nasr examines Iran鈥檚 political history in new ways to explain its actions and ambitions on the world stage, showing how, behind the veneer of theocracy and Islamic ideology, today鈥檚 Iran is pursuing a grand strategy aimed at securing the country internally and asserting its place in the region and the world. Read More
Podcast On Bullshit in AI September 02, 2025 Named for the famous philosophy treatise by the late Harry Frankfurt, The Truth About Bullshit podcast聽seeks to illuminate our world and the pressing issues therein by calling out 鈥榖ullshit鈥� 鈥� a misrepresentation聽of truth 鈥� in all its forms. Today's speaker is Arvind Narayanan, co-author of AI Snake Oil. Read More
Podcast On Bullshit in Politics August 15, 2025 We鈥檙e continuing our series on philosopher Harry Frankfurt鈥檚 seminal work, On Bullshit. Our discussion with Michael Patrick Lynch is on bullshit in politics, and how we might think about ways to combat it. Read More
Podcast Long Live Queer Nightlife August 15, 2025 Amin Ghaziani explores a spectacular, if seldom-seen, vision of a queer world shimmering with self-empowerment, inventiveness, and joy. Read More
Podcast On Harry Frankfurt July 24, 2025 Named for the famous philosophy treatise by the late Harry Frankfurt, The Truth About Bullshit podcast聽seeks to illuminate our world and the pressing issues therein by calling out 鈥榖ullshit鈥� 鈥� a misrepresentation聽of truth 鈥� in all its forms. Read More
Podcast Introducing the Critical Edition of the Works of C. G. Jung July 23, 2025 Sonu Shamdasani, an esteemed historian of psychiatry and psychology and a preeminent expert on Jung, talks with Caleb Zakarin about an exciting new translation project. Read More
Podcast When the Bombs Stopped July 16, 2025 In When the Bombs Stopped, Erin Lin investigates the consequences of the US bombing campaign across postconflict Cambodia. Read More
Podcast The Insiders鈥� Game June 30, 2025 Tracing presidential decisions about the use of force from the Cold War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Elizabeth N. Saunders reveals how the elite politics of war are a central feature of democracy. The Insiders鈥� Game shifts the focus of democratic accountability from the voting booth to the halls of power. Read More
Podcast What to Expect When You鈥檙e Dead June 19, 2025 Robert Garland explores the fascinating death-related beliefs and practices of a wide range of ancient cultures and traditions鈥擬esopotamian, Egyptian, Hindu, Jewish, Zoroastrian, Etruscan, Greek, Roman, Early Christian, and Islamic. Read More
Podcast Sex Is a Spectrum June 18, 2025 Being human entails an astonishingly complex interplay of biology and culture, and while there are important differences between women and men, there is a lot more variation and overlap than we may realize. Read More
Podcast Engage and Evade June 06, 2025 Engage and Evade examines how undocumented immigrants navigate complex dynamics of surveillance and punishment, providing an extraordinary portrait of fear and hope on the margins. Read More
Podcast The Girl in the Middle June 03, 2025 Spinning a spellbinding historical tale from a single enigmatic image, The Girl in the Middle reveals how the American nation grappled with what kind of country it would be as it expanded westward in the aftermath of the Civil War. Read More
Podcast Rare Tongues May 29, 2025 Languages and cultures are becoming increasingly homogenous, with the resulting loss of a rich linguistic tapestry reflecting unique perspectives and ways of life. Read More
