New Books in American Studies
Interviews with Scholars of America about their New Books
2001
Matthew Smith, "The First Resort: The History o...
An interview with Matthew Smith
43 min
2002
Poverty, Race, and Rural Sanitation
A Conversation with Cathering Coleman Flowers
57 min
2003
Demeritocracy: Should We Still Believe in Merit...
A Conversation with Victor Tan Chen and Thomas Frank
25 min
2004
The History of Household Technology from Open H...
A Conversation with Ruth Schwartz Cowan
70 min
2005
Lior Lehrs, "Unofficial Peace Diplomacy: Privat...
An interview with Lior Lehrs
45 min
2006
21st Century Citizenship: What Does It Mean to ...
A Conversation with Danielle Allen, Erhardt Graeff and Shanelle Matthews
15 min
2007
Jonathan W. White, "To Address You as My Friend...
An interview with Jonathan W. White
39 min
2008
Neoliberalism and Higher Education
A Discussion with Frank Fear, Claire Polster, and Ruben Martinez
62 min
2009
Albert Glinsky, "Switched On: Bob Moog and the ...
An interview with Albert Glinsky
67 min
2010
Jason Isralowitz, "Nothing to Fear: Alfred Hitc...
An interview with Jason Isralowitz
57 min
2011
Roger A Sneed, "The Dreamer and the Dream: Afro...
An interview with Roger A Sneed
83 min
2012
Ellen Cassedy, "Working 9 to 5: A Women's Move...
An interview with Ellen Cassedy
46 min
2013
Do We Live in a Christian Country?
An interview with Rachel Fulton Brown
52 min
2014
White Balance: How Do Race and Class Intersect?
A Conversation with Joshua Bennett, Julian Bourg, and Nancy Isenberg
13 min
2015
On W. H. Auden
A Discussion with Christopher Isherwood and Stephen Spender
23 min
2016
Why Did 48,000 UC Workers Go on Strike? A Conve...
64 min
2017
Generation Why?: Do We Need "Generations?"
A Conversation with Neil Howe and Tony Tulathimutte
13 min
2018
Paul J. Gutacker, "The Old Faith in a New Natio...
An interview with Paul J. Gutacker
40 min
2019
Dannelle Gutarra Cordero, "She Is Weeping: An I...
An interview with Dannelle Gutarra Cordero
46 min
2020
Seriously Funny: Politics and Comedy
A Conversation with Emily Nussbaum, Avi Steinberg, and Kwesi Mensha
14 min
2021
Assessing Affirmative Action: A Conversation wi...
42 min
2022
Amanda Hendrix-Komoto, "Imperial Zions: Religio...
An interview with Amanda Hendrix-Komoto
95 min
2023
Mairead Sullivan, "Lesbian Death: Desire and Da...
An interview with Mairead Sullivan
53 min
2024
Felicity M. Turner, "Proving Pregnancy: Gender,...
An interview with Felicity M. Turner
60 min
2025
Bonus Episode: "Nomadland"
25 min