The Yale University Press Podcast is a series of in-depth conversations with experts and authors on a range of topics including politics, history, science, art, and more for those who are intellectually curious. Jessica Holahan hosts discussions on all things art and architecture and there are occasional appearances by Yale University Press Director John Donatich.
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Fritz Horstman talks us through some of the ideas in his new book, Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to Josef Albers’s Color Experiments.By Yale University Press
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Alison Manges Nogueira and Kathryn Calley Galitz of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Conversation about Portraits and Portraiture.By Yale University Press
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A Conversation with British Architect Charles Holland on How to Enjoy Architecture.By Yale University Press
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The Therapeutic Benefits of Reading Greek Tragedy
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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with award-winning classicist Edith Hall about her new book, Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me.By Yale University Press
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The Search for a Forgotten Architect
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William Whitaker and Heather Isbell Schumacher talk about the life and work of Minerva Parker Nichols.By Yale University Press
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Building Pluralistic Campuses with Michael S. Roth
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Wesleyan president Michael S. Roth about the history of the student, current crises facing higher education, and building pluralistic campuses.By Yale University Press
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The History of Weaving at Black Mountain College
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A conversation with Michael Beggs and Julie Thomson.By Yale University Press
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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Philip Freeman about Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor (Ancient Lives Series).By Yale University Press
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Mark Polizzotti Makes the Case for Why Surrealism Matters
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The author’s new book offers insight into the Surrealism movement and why it continues to inspire.By Yale University Press
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The Remarkable Stories of Women in British Intelligence
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Helen Fry, author of Women in Intelligence: The Hidden History of Two World Wars.By Yale University Press
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A Conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson about Louise Nevelson
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We discuss the celebrated art historian’s new book Louise Nevelson’s Sculpture: Drag, Color, Join, Face.By Yale University Press
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with John J. Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato about How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy.By Yale University Press
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Vid Simoniti discusses the potential of contemporary art to bring about political change.By Yale University Press
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Why We Should Stop Designing Things (And Start Designing Experiences)
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Abraham Burickson on his New Book, Experience Design: A Participatory Manifesto.By Yale University Press
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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Devorah Baum about her new book, On Marriage.By Yale University Press
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A Conversation With Owen Davies About His Illustrated History of Magical TextsBy Yale University Press
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Lisa Volpe on the 1955 Photographs of Robert Frank and Todd Webb
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A conversation with the curator of photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston about the book and exhibition America and Other Myths.By Yale University Press
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with award-winning sociologist Michael Mann about his new book, On Wars.By Yale University Press
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Sarah Ruden, author of Vergil: The Poet’s Life (Ancient Lives Series).By Yale University Press
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Dorothy Liebes, the “Mother of Modern Weaving”
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In Conversation with Susan Brown and Alexa Griffith Winton.By Yale University Press
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What Do The Beatles and Measurement Have in Common?
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with renowned physicist Piero Martin about his new book, The Seven Measures of the World.”By Yale University Press
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Dr. Cyndi Green (CT Innovations) with Tim Opstrum, Yale Ventures
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California’s History of Slavery and Slave Revolts
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Jean Pfaelzer, author of California, a Slave State. California, a Slave State is a survey of the untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese prosti…
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Witold Rybczynski and Hugh Pearman on Architecture
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The two distinguished historians and critics of architecture compare the approaches they take in their new books.By Yale University Press
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Understanding Art Through the History of Pigments
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A Conversation with Kelly Grovier about his new book, The Art of Colour.By Yale University Press
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A Conversation with artist Natalie Frank and translator Jack ZipesBy Yale University Press
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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Sean M. Kelley about his new book, American Slavers: Merchants, Mariners, and the Transatlantic Commerce in Captives, 1644-1865.By Yale University Press
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The Art of Reading Landscapes with Noah Charney
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with conservation biologist Noah Charney about his new book, These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes.By Yale University Press
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Historian of Abolition R. J. M. Blackett on Samuel Ringgold Ward
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This episode of our podcast features a conversation with historian R.J.M. Blackett about the 19th century newspaper editor, Congregational minister, and temperance advocate Samuel Ringgold Ward. Despite Ward’s prominent role in the abolitionist movement, his story has been lost because of the decades he spent in exile. In Samuel Ringgold Ward: A Li…
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A conversation with John Darlington about his new book, Amongst the Ruins: Why Civilizations Collapse and Communities Disappear
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The archaeologist shares compelling stories of ruins and lost civilizations, from the Garamantes of ancient northern Africa to Port Royal, Jamaica to Rapa Nui.By Yale University Press
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Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
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In this episode, director of Yale University Press, John Donatich, talks with Ned Blackhawk about his new book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. Blackhawk offers a sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history, which recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern …
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David Pullins and Vanessa K. Valdés on Juan de Pareja
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A conversation about the 17th-century Spanish painter, famously depicted by Diego Velázquez, on his own terms.By Yale University Press
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Mike Jay about his new book, Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind.By Yale University Press
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In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with cultural historian and translator Sophus Helle about his new book, Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the World’s First Author.By Yale University Press
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Dance’s Integral Connection to Human Experience
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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Mindy Aloff about her book Why Dance Matters. Why Dance Matters is a passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance, not just as an art form but as a language that transcends barriers.By Yale University Press
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Art Historian Brandon Taylor on the Story of Modern Art
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We talk with Brandon Taylor about his new book, Make It Modern: A History of Art in the 20th Century.By Yale University Press
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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Robert D. Kaplan about his new book, The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power, a moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy.By Yale University Press
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A Conversation with Designer Stephen Burks
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We talk to the celebrated designer about his exhibition at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art and more.By Yale University Press
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The History and Future of Abortion in America
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In Roe: The History of a National Obsession, Mary Ziegler charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year history. In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Ziegler about the nation’s obsession with Roe and the challenges facing those seeking abortions in America today.…
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A conversation with Daniel H. Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, about the importance and role of the art museum.By Yale University Press
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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with author James Romm about his new book, Demetrius: Sacker of Cities. At the end of the episode, we discuss the larger goals of the Ancient Lives Series—to unfold the stories of thinkers, writers, kings, queens, conquerors, and politicians from all parts of the … Read More Read More…
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John Singer Sargent’s Lifelong Interest in Spain
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We talk with curator Sarah Cash about the exhibition and book Sargent and Spain, delving into the artist’s love of all things Spanish.By Yale University Press
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Oswaldo Chinchilla Mazariegos Talks about the Art, Myths, and Gods of the Ancient Maya
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Two new books and an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art explore the artifacts and mythology of Classic Maya civilization.By Yale University Press
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Episode 13- Claudia Reuter and Jenn Beecham (Yale Ventures)- Part 2
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Episode 13- Claudia Reuter and Jenn Beecham (Yale Ventures)- Part 2By Yale University
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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to Matthew Ichihashi Potts about his new book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, a deeply researched and poignant reflection on the practice of forgiveness in an unforgiving world.By Yale University Press
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Witold Rybczynski Tells the Story of Architecture
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The eminent writer and architect’s new book follows the thread of architecture from the Stone Age to today.By Yale University Press
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Vincent W. Lloyd on Black Dignity: The Struggle Against Domination.
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In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to professor Vincent W. Lloyd about his new book, Black Dignity: The Struggle Against Domination.By Yale University Press
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Episode 12- Claudia Reuter and Michelle McQueen (Yale Ventures)
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Laura Wilson on Her New Book, The Writers: Portraits
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The acclaimed photographer talks about her portraits of 38 of the most lauded and renowned contemporary writers.By Yale University Press
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Architecture and Politics at MoMA in the Early 20th Century
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A conversation with Patricio del Real about how the Museum of Modern Art’s treatment of Latin American architecture reflected U.S. political and cultural interests.By Yale University Press
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