…

Princeton UP Ideas Podcast

…

New Books Network

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

#785

Andrew Bernstein, "Fuji: A Mountain In The Making" (Princeton UP, 2025)

The Great Wave is perhaps the most famous piece of Japanese artwork: a roaring blue wave a... more

11 Dec 2025

44 MINS

44:56

11 Dec 2025

#784

Dan Edelstein, "The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin" (Princeton ...

Political thinkers from Plato to John Adams saw revolutions as a grave threat to society a... more

10 Dec 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:23

10 Dec 2025

#783

The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies

This week on Democratic Dialogues, co-hosts Rachel Beatty Riedl and Esam Boraey speak with... more

07 Dec 2025

53 MINS

53:00

07 Dec 2025

#782

Adam Silverstein, "Haman" (Princeton UP, 2025)

Haman, infamous as the antagonist in the book of Esther, appears as a villainous figure in... more

05 Dec 2025

37 MINS

37:32

05 Dec 2025

#781

Jessica F. Green, "Existential Politics: Why Global Climate Institutions Are Failing and How to Fix ...

It’s no secret that the Paris Agreement and voluntary efforts to address climate change ar... more

02 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:51

02 Dec 2025

#780

Philip Pettit, "The State" (Princeton UP, 2023)

In [The State] (https://bookshop.org/a/12343/9780691182209) (Princeton University Press,... more

01 Dec 2025

43 MINS

43:12

01 Dec 2025

#779

Marion Turner, "The Wife of Bath: A Biography" (Princeton UP, 2023)

Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably ... more

27 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:57

27 Nov 2025

#778

Ludovic Orlando, "Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World" (Princeton UP, 2025)

In 2016, Ludovic Orlando, a genetics researcher, embarked on the Pegasus Project, an ambit... more

20 Nov 2025

53 MINS

53:11

20 Nov 2025

#777

Nicholas Buccola, "One Man’s Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle Over an American Ideal" (Pri...

From the acclaimed author of The Fire Is upon Us, the dramatic untold story of Barry Goldw... more

19 Nov 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:40

19 Nov 2025

#776

Carl Benedikt Frey, "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations" (Princeton ...

In [How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations] (https://bookshop... more

19 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:29

19 Nov 2025

#775

On Democracy and Bullshit with Hélène Landemore

Today I’m speaking with Hélène Landemore, Professor of Political Science at Yale Universit... more

18 Nov 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:15

18 Nov 2025

#774

David Garland, "Law and Order Leviathan: America’s Extraordinary Regime of Policing and Punishment" ...

The United States has long been an international outlier, with a powerful business class, ... more

14 Nov 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:27

14 Nov 2025

#773

Eric H. Cline, "Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age Wor...

From the acclaimed author of 1177 B.C., a spellbinding account of the archaeological find ... more

12 Nov 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:05

12 Nov 2025

#772

Jenny C. Mann, "The Trials of Orpheus: Poetry, Science, and the Early Modern Sublime" (Princeton UP,...

Today’s guest is Jenny Mann, who has a new book titled [The Trials of Orpheus: Poetry, Sc... more

08 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:04

08 Nov 2025

#771

Rachel Myrick, "Polarization and International Politics: How Extreme Partisanship Threatens Global S...

Polarization is a defining feature of politics in the United States and many other democra... more

01 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:52

01 Nov 2025

#770

Tamar Mitts, "Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism" (Princeton UP, 202...

Content moderation on social media has become one of the most daunting challenges of our t... more

31 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:21

31 Oct 2025

#769

John Blair, "Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World" (Princeton UP, 2...

[Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World] (https://bookshop.... more

30 Oct 2025

51 MINS

51:29

30 Oct 2025

#768

Joshua Clark Davis, "Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the ...

[Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists ... more

28 Oct 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:36

28 Oct 2025

#767

R. Jisung Park, "Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World" (Princeton UP, 2025)

R. Jisung Park is assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he holds ap... more

25 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:24

25 Oct 2025

#766

What Do You Want Out of Life? A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters

What do you want out of life? To make a lot of money, work for justice, run marathons, sin... more

23 Oct 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:41

23 Oct 2025

#765

David Bressoud, "Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas" (Princeton UP, 2019)

[Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas] (https://bookshop.org/a/12343/97806911813... more

19 Oct 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:28

19 Oct 2025

#764

David Stasavage, "The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today" (Prin...

Historical accounts of democracy's rise tend to focus on ancient Greece and pre-Renaissanc... more

18 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:13

18 Oct 2025

#763

Carl Benedikt Frey, "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations" (Princeton ...

In [How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations] (https://bookshop... more

17 Oct 2025

35 MINS

35:26

17 Oct 2025

#762

Hilary Holladay, "The Power of Adrienne Rich: A Biography" (Princeton UP, 2025)

A major American writer, thinker, and activist, Adrienne Rich (1929-2012) transformed hers... more

17 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:59

17 Oct 2025

#761

Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers

Developmental editing holds the power to make a manuscript connect with publishers and rea... more

09 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:04

09 Oct 2025

Podurama

Home

Trending

Personal

Your Podcasts

New Episodes

My Files

Favourite Episodes

Tags (Folders)

Recently Played

Bookmarks

Followed Playlists

#785

Andrew Bernstein, "Fuji: A Mountain In The Making" (Princeton UP, 2025)

#784

Dan Edelstein﻿, "The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin" (﻿Princeton ...

#783

The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies

#782

Adam Silverstein, "Haman" (Princeton UP, 2025)

#781

Jessica F. Green, "Existential Politics: Why Global Climate Institutions Are Failing and How to Fix ...

#780

Philip Pettit, "The State" (Princeton UP, 2023)

#779

Marion Turner, "The Wife of Bath: A Biography" (Princeton UP, 2023)

#778

Ludovic Orlando, "Horses: A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World" (Princeton UP, 2025)

#777

Nicholas Buccola, "One Man’s Freedom: Goldwater, King, and the Struggle Over an American Ideal" (Pri...

#776

Carl Benedikt Frey, "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations" (Princeton ...

#775

On Democracy and Bullshit with Hélène Landemore

#774

David Garland, "Law and Order Leviathan: America’s Extraordinary Regime of Policing and Punishment" ...

#773

Eric H. Cline, "Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age Wor...

#772

Jenny C. Mann, "The Trials of Orpheus: Poetry, Science, and the Early Modern Sublime" (Princeton UP,...

#771

Rachel Myrick, "Polarization and International Politics: How Extreme Partisanship Threatens Global S...

#770

Tamar Mitts, "Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism" (Princeton UP, 202...

#769

John Blair, "Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World" (Princeton UP, 2...

#768

Joshua Clark Davis, "Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the ...

#767

R. Jisung Park, "Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World" (Princeton UP, 2025)

#766

What Do You Want Out of Life? A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters

#765

David Bressoud, "Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas" (Princeton UP, 2019)

#764

David Stasavage, "The Decline and Rise of Democracy: A Global History from Antiquity to Today" (Prin...

#763

Carl Benedikt Frey, "How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations" (Princeton ...

#762

Hilary Holladay, "The Power of Adrienne Rich: A Biography" (Princeton UP, 2025)

#761

Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers

Dan Edelstein, "The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin" (Princeton ...