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Achtung! Achtung! Comedian Al Murray and historian James Holland discuss all matters WW2. WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk is a bi-weekly show exploring the war in close up. James and Al have a stunning knowledge of their subject, but don't expect a linear narrative. The boys love a tangent and a forgotten tale. We Have Ways of Making You Talk roams down forgotten front lines, casts new villains and makes the case for unlikely heroes. Send questions to James and Al via Twitter using ...
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Context Matters

Dr. Cyndi Parker

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This podcast is for people who are curious about the ancient context that influenced the final shape of the Bible…AND ALSO…how our modern context influences the way we understand the Bible and God and all things spiritual.
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Local Matters Podcast

Local Matters by Janice Allen Jackson

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Local and state governments, though often overshadowed by federal government, have tremendous impact on our quality of life. This podcast provides a valuable service by educating people on how to improve their own quality of life through civic engagement. Various organizations encourage residents to register and vote, but it does not appear that anyone is showing voters how to make good decisions when they do. It feels akin to hiring someone for a job without reviewing the job description. L ...
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Narrative Podcast

Tim Croll and Steve Gohl

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A new community where real stories matter. We are looking to encourage people to know, share, and live their best narrative. These stories shape our journey and inspire us to live out our best stories. Because real stories matter.
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Sharing stories of ordinary woman living extra-ordinary lives. Here, we craft a tapestry of diverse perspectives, offering support, inspiration, and holistic health insights. Join us on this transformative journey, where shared stories empower your own narrative. Welcome to a community where your well-being matters.
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Venting about life while trying to navigate through it and sharing what I’ve learned with the world through enlightening conversation. This podcast was made and carefully curated in the essence of myself Deja Wallace. I will take you on my journey of self-discovery through a video journal-type podcast that guides you to self-discovery as I evolve with every episode. Mind Over Matter is the power to govern how you feel internally through mindset development. This podcast is essentially for dr ...
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The Slow Newscast from Tortoise takes the news slowly. We investigate, and every week we focus on stories that really matter in the UK and around the world. From the war in Ukraine, the downfall of Boris Johnson, to true crime and injustice and real life mysteries, The Slow Newscast team is devoted to narrative investigations. From a startup newsroom with a different approach to journalism. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise ...
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In the spirit of the last stanza of the Black National Anthem, we rise from the past, rooted deeply in the soil of ancestral struggles, to build a home, to claim our space. On Native Land Pod, Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, and Andrew Gillum guide us through the political landscape, wielding insights and unapologetic analysis, unraveling the threads that connect Black Americans and marginalized communities to a place they courageously call home. In each episode, Angela, Tiffany and Andrew embark ...
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Saving People, Queering Things

Saving People, Queering Things

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A particularly unhinged group of gays watches Supernatural, with a focus on deep story analysis & queering the narrative. 🎙️👻🏳️‍🌈🥧 Season 6 releasing Mondays. Now with Queering People, Saving Throws! Our queer D&D side-adventure featuring KJ (of Supernatural Opinions) releasing Fridays. Find us on the internet: www.queeringthingspodcast.com. 18+ content. We like rousing discussions about things that matter!
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Making Contact

"Making Contact" by International Media Project

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Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.
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Prose

Jared I. Magee

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Journey together through innumerable worlds of fiction with Prose, a biweekly podcast series that offers up short stories of all genres and subject matter. If you like fiction of all sorts with the occasional bit of poetry or verse thrown in for good measure, join us on our adventures through the labyrinths of the human psyche and the infinite spaces of the imagination.
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Rosemoor Roundtable

Samantha Brentmoor & Rose Dioro

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The Rosemoor Roundtable is a limited series hosted by Rose Dioro and Samantha Brentmoor covering a range of topics specific to the romance audiobook community. Each episode brings together a panel of experts on the issues discussed to dig deep into the subject matter.
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UNrattled: A Podcast for Parents

Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services

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Step into the world of rattled parents, where our goal is to help you become a little UNrattled. Our podcast is designed for parents seeking a fresh perspective on the rollercoaster ride of raising children. Join your host, Austin T. Lee, alongside a captivating guest every other week, as we embark on a transformative journey through the joys and hilarious challenges of parenthood. UNrattled goes beyond the usual parenting narrative. We embrace both the heartwarming triumphs and the comical ...
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Coconut Thinking

Benjamin Freud, Ph.D.

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The Coconut Thinking podcast brings educational provocateurs and practitioners in the regenerative space together to ask: what would it take to create the conditions for all life to thrive? Conversations are as diverse as the guests, but each one participates in the ecosystem, and each one questions the dominant narrative. This is a show for those who are curious about learning, systems, and contributing to the bio-collective—all life that has an interest in the healthfulness of the planet.
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Built to be You

Michaela Robertson

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The Built to Be You podcast is your safe space to quit playing small, claim your BIGGEST dreams (no matter how far out reach they seem) & step in to the person you were always meant to be. Your host, Michaela Robertson, is a nurse by degree, multi-passionate entrepreneur, certified nurse coach, run coach, and on a MISSION to shift the narrative in nursing as we know it. Every episode she will challenge you to get uncomfortable, OWN your innate, unique traits, take up SPACE and learn how to b ...
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Who's your Daddy? Does it matter? I lost my father when I was only 23, but his impact on me and my faith has never stopped. Now that I have become a father, I see how rich an inheritance my father left me. But I am an anomaly in today's Western World. Many men have little to no example of what it means to be a man of God. Where can the fatherless be fathered? The Faith Of The Fathers brings you honest discussions about what it means for a man to follow Jesus. Heroes of the faith, ancient, mo ...
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True Thirty, with Joey Dumont is a podcast that discusses and debates our society's most politically compelling topics through the lens of slow journalism. Each show is investigated with a focus on narrative as well as discovery. We believe that the complexity of culture cannot be crammed into six-minute television segments, or snippets and memes on social media, where ideology and entertainment is now the priority. On the program, you’ll hear the opinions of subject matter experts who'll ex ...
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Leveraging Trepp’s market expertise and proprietary data sets, The TreppWire Podcast enables listeners to stay up-to-date on all things commercial real estate, structured finance and banking. Featuring Trepp subject matter experts and guests from across the industry, the weekly podcast explores how recent events have impacted both the markets and the daily lives of market participants. Questions or comments? Please contact us at podcast@trepp.com.
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Psychedelics Today is the planetary leader in psychedelic education, media, and advocacy. Covering up-to-the-minute developments and diving deep into crucial topics bridging the scientific, academic, philosophical, societal, and cultural, Psychedelics Today is leading the discussion in this rapidly evolving ecosystem.
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An in depth tutorial and discussion around the assassination of John F. Kennedy, (JFK) the country's 35th president who was brutally murdered in Dallas Texas on November 22, 1963. The series comprehensively explores the major facts, themes, and events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We review key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the possible involve ...
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Want to hear first-hand insights from the Israeli point of view from 7 Oct 2023? You’ve reached the right channel. Welcome to Sh’ma, Hear Israel 🇮🇱✨ - a new platform launched to voice the reality Israelis have been navigating since October 7, 2023. Sh’ma aims to amplify Israeli voices, offering the English-speaking globe firsthand, genuine accounts of daily experiences. No propaganda, just lived truths. 👍 Your Support Matters! ❤️ Like & subscribe to stay up-to-date with new interview release ...
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Mic Drop

Josh Linkner, ImpactEleven, Connor Trombley

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Brought to you by ImpactEleven, hear from the world’s top thought leaders and experts, sharing tipping point moments, strategies, and approaches that led to their speaking career success. Throughout each episode, host Josh Linkner, #1 Innovation keynote speaker in the world, deconstructs guests’ Mic Drop moments and provides tactical tools and takeaways that can be applied to any speaking business, no matter its starting point. You'll enjoy hearing from some of the top keynote speakers in th ...
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Welcome to the Kimberly Elayyne Show! In this podcast, we talk about all things related to self improvement. That means interviews with amazing people who will teach you something or talking about health issues and how to overcome. I hope you enjoy these episodes! Remember above all else, You Matter! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kimberlyelayyne/support
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Welcome to Nothing's Off The Table, the podcast that fearlessly explores the uncharted territories of conversation. Hosted by Andy & Lou, this show is a dynamic space where no topic is too taboo, no subject too sensitive, and no conversation left unexplored. Why Nothing's Off The Table? Breaking Barriers: This podcast breaks the mold by dismantling conversational barriers. Nothing's Off The Table invites you to explore the depths of human experience without reservation. Hosted by Andy & Lou: ...
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About the Podcast: "TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective" offers a deep dive into the corporate world through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Hosted by Tony Franklin, aka Tony Tidbit, this podcast shines a light on vital conversations around race, leadership, and diversity, fostering understanding and change. https://ablackexec.com Meet Your Host: Tony Franklin has over three decades of corporate experience and provides transformative insights into diversity and inclusion, ...
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What Matters

Black Lives Matter Global Network

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What Matters combines documentary narrative with interviews to illuminate specific, timely issues, aiming to create safe dialogue to promote freedom, justice, and collective liberation. What Matters is a salve and a safe place where we can connect, learn, think freely, and transform the world.
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Campus Insights

Centre for Academic Innovation

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The conversations that matter in learning and teaching, as we delve into the issues that shape higher education today. Brought to you by Federation University Australia.
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Fabulous at 50

eWN Podcast Network

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Welcome to the Fabulous at 50 podcast, where we are changing the aging narrative, and empower women in midlife. Join host, Joanne Neweduk, CEO of Fabulous at 50 and founder of FabulousHealth as she brings you stories that matter and celebrates your place in this world. As women in midlife, we often face societal pressures and stereotypes that can limit our potential and hold us back. As an advocate for lifelong learning and women's empowerment, Joanne believes it's never too late to live the ...
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More and more women are making an impact by starting businesses, running for office, and speaking up for what matters. Whether you want to craft a business presentation, a keynote, a workshop, or a TEDx talk, you’ll learn how to create compelling content, pitch conferences and organizations, and persuasively communicate your message to your audience. Listen in as Carol Cox, entrepreneur, and speaker, and TV Democratic political analyst, interviews and coaches purpose-driven women to shape th ...
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For four decades, the unparalleled narrative skills of Christopher Glyn have enthralled millions around the world! Glyn rose to international recognition via hosting an array of highly acclaimed inspirational radio shows and audio dramas, as well as numerous motivational audio books, including a popular reading of the King James Bible. With the launch of NIGHTLIGHT, Glyn brings together the best and brightest in their respective fields of Christian expertise, creating a cohesive collective o ...
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No matter where you are on your journey, you have the power to change what isn’t working for you. Join host Leanne Elliott for weekly conversations with experts, therapists, healers, and all-around badass women as they take a deep dive into all the stuff that has us stuck in our pursuit to improve health, career, and relationships. It’s all on the table, and so is a better version of life that is just waiting to be claimed. Come join the party and let's play, learn, and get real.
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Tech Matters

Jim Fruchterman

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In a landscape where the tech industry's reputation often precedes it, veteran social entrepreneur and Tech for Good pioneer Jim Fruchterman, along with many extraordinary change-makers, have been rewriting the narrative by using their tech skills to build a better world and drive positive social change. Through in-depth interviews unveiling the workings of some of the most transformative social impact organizations, you'll discover how individuals have harnessed the power of technology to c ...
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The Zero Hour

S. Christine Chapman and Marc L. Fierz

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As we navigate life, we have so many critical zero hour moments in our lives. Zero hours lead to unexpected and pivotal journeys that inevitably change the course of our lives. The Zero Hour Podcast is about those moments, experiences and journeys they initiate for us. Our zero hours open us up to new opportunities and experiences, no matter who we are.
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Travel with award-winning educator, author, and international speaker, Michael Hernandez, as he interviews innovation leaders and searches for answers about how to innovate in work, life, and culture. Find out more about Producer and Host Michael Hernandez: https://bit.ly/MichaelHernandezLinkedIn
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MahoganyBooks Front Row: The Podcast

MahoganyBooks, Derrick A. Young, Ramunda Lark Young

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MahoganyBooks Front Row: The Podcast is a thoughtfully curated series that offers a unique opportunity to listen to Black authors discussing their latest works. Each episode of the podcast features an in-depth conversation with an author, delving into their creative process, inspirations, and the themes explored in their book. The series is a re-cast of the live author talks hosted by MahoganyBooks, a Black-owned bookstore in Washington DC that is dedicated to promoting literature written fo ...
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The Age of Consent

Narrative Matters

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In your own words, how would you define consent? It turns out that’s quite a difficult question. In this series we will explore our ideas about consent, where they’ve come from and how we tend to use them, particularly in our laws, and how these ideas have evolved both legally and socially.
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Dear Pari

Suno India

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Dear Pari, India’s first narrative podcast on adoption hosted by parents Rakesh and Priya, will take the listeners through their journey of adopting their daughter while discussing pertinent issues. Parents, adoptees, government officials, anti-trafficking experts on child adoption are part of this series. This series is brought to you by Suno India, a podcast platform for issues that matter. Subscribe on https://www.sunoindia.in
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My small Youtube channel started on March 17th 2020 quickly grew to 60 thousand subscribers with millions of views from people who were searching for truth, especially about the much maligned "Q intel drops". I mirrored my content via podcast and started an email newsletter called "The Sean Morgan Report". I was able to interview Google Whistleblower Zach Vorhies, Vaccine Truther Dr. Christiane Northrup, Political analyst Praying Medic and other notable intellectuals who were questioning the ...
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"Unapologetically Blak" is not just a podcast—it's a movement. Join hosts Ginny, Mara and Will as they fearlessly explore the diverse facets of Blak Australia. From traditions and celebrations to contemporary stories, each episode is a celebration of resilience, humour, and the unbreakable bonds within community. This platform goes beyond audio waves; it's an invitation to join candid conversations, share laughter, and engage with topics often considered challenging. "Unapologetically Blak" ...
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A weekly podcast (plus some other very cool stuff) about stories - the contemporary, personal narrative kind - and the people that craft and tell them. Why you ask? Well, we want to feature these tellers and their GRIT stories. Also, to help you - our listeners - craft and tell better, more engaging, more relatable and more memorable stories (that matter!) Sean Wellington is a teacher, speaker and story coach. He lives in Chapel Hill, NC GRIT FB GROUP facebook.com/groups/gritthegroup GRIT FB ...
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Get ready to plug into the pulse of real talk with The Talking Trophies Podcast. This ain't your typical podcast – it's a wild ride through the gritty streets of unfiltered discussions, controversial takes, and no-holds-barred interviews. Hosted by Rayvo and Damian, these guys don't just talk, they vibe. From breaking stereotypes to stepping out of their comfort zones, Talking Trophies is the realest platform down under, delivering a unique flavor that speaks to the streets and challenges th ...
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Means And Matters

Bank of The West

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Hosted by ‘Green Girl‘ Leah Thomas, this is a space dedicated to women shaking up the status quo in business and sustainability, and what it means to be a woman in a changing world. Leah brings her intersectional perspective to conversations with women leaders, like the head of the world‘s first B Corp winery, and a Native American entrepreneur reclaiming the Nez Perce narrative through tourism. Whether it‘s clothing or coffee or conscious capitalism, it‘s about what happens when diverse voi ...
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The life of Chastity Dawn, author of "From the Wilderness to the Narrow Path: My Journal of Surrender and Course Correction", had completely unraveled, leaving her an emotional wreck with tearful questions. This monumental meltdown led to her going all in for God, accepting a Kingdom mindset, and discovering the promised Kingdom of God "on Earth as…
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Ever wondered what it takes to bring an iconic superhero to life in literature? Join us in a captivating conversation with New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson, who shares her heartfelt journey of writing about Storm, the legendary Marvel superhero. Tiffany opens up about her childhood admiration for Storm and her unwavering dedicat…
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Last week, I had the privilege to talk with Dr. Kristen R. Ghodsee about her most recent book Second World, Second Sex: Socialist Women's Activism and Global Solidarity during the Cold War (Duke University Press, 2019) and the behind-the-scene details of its making. Ghodsee is a professor in Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pe…
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Kristin J. Jacobson In her new book, The American Adrenaline Narrative (University of Georgia Press), Kristin Jacobson considers the nature of perilous outdoor adventure tales, their gendered biases, and how they simultaneously promote and hinder ecological sustainability. To explore these themes, Jacobson defines and compares adrenaline narratives…
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Listen to this interview of Istvan David, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Department of Computing and Software, Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University, Canada; and, Houari Sahraoui, Full Professor, Department of Computer Science and Operations Research, University of Montreal, Canada. We talk about their coauthored paper "Digital Twin…
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This interview with Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz about Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Identity and Libraries and Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Archives and Practice (available in 2024 from the Litwin Books Series on Gender and Sexuality in Library and Information Studies) explores how queerness is centered within library and archival theory an…
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A short, thought-provoking book about what happens to our online identities after we die. These days, so much of our lives takes place online—but what about our afterlives? Thanks to the digital trails that we leave behind, our identities can now be reconstructed after our death. In fact, AI technology is already enabling us to “interact” with the …
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Throughout US history, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people have been pathologized, victimized, and criminalized. Reports of lynching, burning, or murdering of LGBTQ people have been documented for centuries. Prior to the 1970s, LGBTQ people were deemed as having psychological disorders and subsequently subject to electrosh…
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Endlessly fascinating, dark and bright, The Red Shoes (1948) employs every branch of the cinematic arts to sweep the audience off its feet, invigorated by the transcendence of art itself, only to leave them with troubling questions. Representing the climax of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's celebrated run of six exceptional feature films, t…
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Numerous Iron-Age nomadic alliances flourished along the 5000-mile Eurasian steppe route. From Crimea to the Mongolian grassland, nomadic image-making was rooted in metonymically conveyed zoomorphic designs, creating an alternative ecological reality. The nomadic elite nucleus embraced this elaborate image system to construct collective memory in r…
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In Tip of the Spear: Land, Labor, and US Settler Militarism in Guåhan, 1944–1962 (Cornell University Press, 2023), Dr. Alfred Peredo Flores argues that the US occupation of the island of Guåhan (Guam), one of the most heavily militarised islands in the western Pacific Ocean, was enabled by a process of settler militarism. During World War II and th…
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Myths about the powers held by the United States are often supported by the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, which derives its logic from the interpretation of a document that the US itself developed. Therefore, when pressure is placed on a specific legal precedent, the shallowness of its validity is revealed. Dr. Mónica A. Jiménez accomplishes t…
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In the vaunted annals of America’s founding, Boston has long been held up as an exemplary “city upon a hill” and the “cradle of liberty” for an independent United States. Wresting this iconic urban center from these misleading, tired clichés, The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power (Princeton University Press, 2019), highli…
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How is place an emergent, relational experience, rather than a fixed location? In this special episode, Charlotte and Benjamin speak alongside the sounds of Paris to create a conversation that includes the city. We come to Europe every couple of years to visit family, and this year we will also drop my son off to university. We recorded this episod…
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In Worthy of Freedom: Indenture and Free Labor in the Era of Emancipation (University of Chicago Press, 2024), Jonathan Connolly traces the normalization of indenture from its controversial beginnings to its widespread adoption across the British Empire during the nineteenth century. Initially viewed as a covert revival of slavery, indenture caused…
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Don Tate is the award-winning author and/or illustrator of numerous picture book biographies, including Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes (Abrams) and William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad (Peachtree) and more recently, Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Laws…
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What does the history of men tell us about life today? In Men and Masculinities in Modern Britain: A History for the Present (Manchester UP, 2024), the editors Matt Houlbrook, a Professor of Cultural History at the University of Birmingham, Katie Jones, an independent scholar living in Birmingham, and Ben Mechen, an Associate Lecturer in Modern Bri…
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How is foreign policy made in Iraq? Based on dozens of interviews with senior officials and politicians, The Making of Foreign Policy in Iraq: Political Factions and the Ruling Elite (Bloomsbury, 2021) provides a clear analysis of the development of domestic Iraqi politics since 2003. Dr. Zana Gul explains how the federal government of Iraq and Kur…
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Listen to this interview of Görkem Giray, IT executive and part-time educator in the domain of computer science. We talk about his paper A software engineering perspective on engineering machine learning systems: "A software engineering perspective on engineering machine learning systems: State of the art and challenges" (JSS 2021). Görkem Giray : …
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Recent proposals to revive the ancient Silk Road for the contemporary era and ongoing Western interest in China’s growth and development have led to increased attention to the concept of pan-Asianism. Most of that discussion, however, lacks any historical grounding in the thought of influential twentieth-century pan-Asianists. In Pan-Asianism and t…
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It’s the UConn Popcast, and recently UConn’s Center for the Study of Popular Music hosted a panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Music. The panel featured Dr. Mitchell Green, Professor of Philosophy, University of Connecticut; Dustin Ballard, a musician and creator of the social media channel “There I Ruined It”; and Dr. Aa…
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Before 2010, there were no Israeli horror films. Then distinctly Israeli serial killers, zombies, vampires, and ghosts invaded local screens. The next decade saw a blossoming of the genre by young Israeli filmmakers. New Israeli Horror: Local Cinema, Global Genre (Rutgers UP, 2024) is the first book to tell their story. Through in-depth analysis, e…
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Alliances among ideological enemies confronting a common foe, or "frenemy" alliances, are unlike coalitions among ideologically-similar states facing comparable threats. Members of frenemy alliances are perpetually torn by two powerful opposing forces. Frenemies: When Ideological Enemies Ally (Cornell University Press, 2022) shows that shared mater…
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The Collapse of Heaven: The Taiping Civil War and Chinese Literature and Culture, 1850-1880 (Harvard UP, 2024) investigates a long-neglected century in Chinese literature through the lens of the Taiping War (1851–1864), one of the most devastating civil wars in human history. With the war as the pivot, Huan Jin examines the manifold literary and cu…
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In this episode of Vital Psychedelic Conversations, David interviews Sara Reed: Vital instructor, lecturer, and lead psychedelic research therapist at Imperial College London; and Alex H. Robinson: Vital student, integration coach and psilocybin facilitator for Heroic Hearts Project, and distinguished Army SOF combat Veteran with a decade of active…
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Buckle up for a jam packed podcast episode all about building longevity in your nursing career. In this episode, we dive into the five senses approach to visualizing a fulfilling and purpose-driven career. We explore the significance of passion, perseverance, and resilience in achieving your career goals and overcoming obstacles. Uncover practical …
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Part 2 of the multi-part discussion and deep dive on romance narration and internet culture with Rose & Samantha. In this episode we ask what does being online as an actor look like now and how does it impact career opportunities? We dig into the history of key moments that shifted how actors moved online and started to build a personal brands and …
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Send us a Text Message. Does deliverance ministry blame demons for human's bad behavior? Today, I response to a few comments from previous episodes that made this suggestion. If you need to be set free from a demonic stronghold, stay tuned to the end to receive prayer. ❤️ SHOW YOUR SUPPORT - LINKS BELOW... ➡️ DONATE ➡️ Join our team! https://www.gi…
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The mainstream news media struggles to understand the power of social media. In contrast, conspiracy advocates, malicious political movements, and even foreign governments have long understood how to harness the power of fear and the fear of power into lucrative outlets for outrage and money. But what happens when the messengers of “inside knowledg…
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Politics in Action is an annual forum in which invited experts provided an analysis of the current political situation in Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam, and discussed the broader implications of events in these countries for the region. After the event, each of the six speakers sat for a podcast to chat with Dr Natali Pe…
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In this very exciting book that I couldn’t put down - Neo-Traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality, and Politics (Edinburgh University Press, 2023) - Walaa Quisay explores the trend of white male convert neo-traditionalist scholars in the West and their relationship with young seekers of sacred knowledge. She highlights the mean…
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I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies (Headpress, 2024) by Heidi Honeycutt is the first book-length history of female horror directors from the late 1800s to present day. Having conducted hundreds of interviews and watched thousands of horror films, Honeycutt defines the political and cultural forces that shape the …
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In Dance Music Spaces: Clubs, Clubbers, and DJs Navigating Authenticity, Branding, and Commercialism (Lexington Books, 2022), Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo examines the production of physical and digital spaces in dance music, and how the players—clubs, clubbers, and DJs—use authenticity, branding, and commercialism to navigate them. An in-depth stud…
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Locusts of Power: Borders, Empire, and Environment in the Modern Middle East (Cambridge UP, 2023) focuses on the intersections of three entities otherwise deemed marginal in historical scholarship: the Jazira region, the borderlands of today’s Iraq, Syria, and Turkey; the mobile peoples within this region, from nomadic pastoralists to deportees and…
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The rise of agrarian capitalism in Britain is usually told as a story about markets, land and wages. The Enclosure of Knowledge: Books, Power and Agrarian Capitalism in Britain, 1660–1800 (Cambridge University Press, 2022) by Dr. James Fisher reveals that it was also about books, knowledge and expertise. It argues that during the early modern perio…
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Israeli universities have long enjoyed a reputation as liberal bastions of freedom and democracy. Drawing on extensive research and making Hebrew sources accessible to the international community, Maya Wind shatters this myth by documenting how Israeli universities are directly complicit in the violation of Palestinian rights. In Towers of Ivory an…
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The notion of beauty is inherently elusive: aesthetic judgments are at once subjective and felt to be universally valid. In Beauty Matters: Modern Japanese Literature and the Question of Aesthetics, 1890-1930 (Columbia UP, 2024), Anri Yasuda demonstrates that by exploring the often conflicting yet powerful pull of aesthetic sentiments, major author…
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Jim Hicks is the Executive Editor of the Massachusetts Review, a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature at UMass Amherst, and a translator of literature from Italian, French, Spanish, and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian. His latest book is Lessons from Sarajevo: A War Stories Primer. Shailja Patel is the Public Affairs Editor of the Massachusetts Revie…
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When Hitler marched into Austria in March 1938, he was given a rapturous reception. Millions lined the streets and filled the squares of Vienna. Tobias Portschy, a self-appointed regional Nazi chief, considered what to give the Fuhrer for his birthday, and devised a particular gift from the Austrian people: the elimination of Jewish life in the Bur…
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In this week's episode, we give a temperature check on the CRE market, as we cover bank stress testing, buying opportunities from dry powder, the latest CPI data, and new originations. We also share some big office lease stories, a bank earnings preview, an update on short-term rentals, multifamily and office loan-to-value data, and mall loan stori…
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Join the crew this week as we discuss the first episode of Season 7! We can't believe we are already here, and this episode was packed. We talk about Cass's new persona as God, and then the clear switch to when it's no longer Cass - huge kudos to Misha's acting skills. We also dive in to discussions about Death's and some of the lore around him and…
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This week hosts Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye, and Andrew Gillum are LIVE AT ESSENCE FEST on the G.B.E.F. stage with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and voting rights activist Crystal Mason. Marilyn Mosby was supposed to join for this talk about the politics of the attacks on Black women, but ironically she was barred from attending due to her house arr…
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Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/need-to-know-with-dr-nsenga-burton-understanding-the-attack-on-dei Episode Video Link: In this episode of 'Need to Know,' Dr. Nsenga Burton delves into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and its significance in creating an equitable society. She addresses the recent polit…
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Watching the footage of the January 6 insurrection, Professor Bradley Onishi wondered: If I hadn't left evangelicalism, would I have been there? Today’s book is: Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next (Broadleaf Books, 2023), by Dr. Bradley Onishi, which unpacks recent U.S. history to show how th…
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Saving the Dead: Tibetan Funerary Rituals in the Tradition of the Sarvardurgatipariśodhana Tantra (WSTB, 2024) explores Tibetan funerary manuals based on the Sarvadurgatipariśodhana Tantra (SDP), focusing on the writings of the Sa skya author Rje btsun Grags pa rgyal mtshan (1147–1216) and the diverse forms of agency—human, nonhuman, and material—a…
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In this week's episode, Modya and David's method for exploring the Torah portion through the lens of a specific character trait lands them on Chukat (Num. 19:1-22:1) through the lens of Silence. In Chukat (spoiler alert), a lot happens: the law of the red heifer is expounded, Miriam and Aaron pass on, and Moses's exasperation with the people leads …
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Each year, hundreds of thousands of migrants are moved through immigration court. With a national backlog surpassing one million cases, court hearings take years and most migrants will eventually be ordered deported. The Slow Violence of Immigration Court: Procedural Justice on Trial (NYU Press, 2023) by Dr. Maya Pagni Barak sheds light on the expe…
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A primary question for many librarians, directors, and board members is how to evaluate diversity in a collection on an ongoing basis. Curating Community Collections: A Holistic Approach to Diverse Collection Development (Bloomsbury, 2024) by Mary Schreiber and Wendy Bartlett provides librarians with the tools they need to understand the results of…
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