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Welcome to the Yale Press Podcast, a monthly show about arts, letters, ideas, history, and just about everything else on our authors’ minds. Featuring the latest Yale University Press authors and hosted by Chris Gondek.

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Available Episodes:
Episode 1: Adrian Goldsworthy, Ivan Brunetti, Todd Hignite, and Fred Shapiro
Episode 2: Adam LeBor, T.J. Clark, and John Gribbin
Episode 3: Sidney Kirkpatrick, Gerald Edelman, Leonie Gombrich, John Marzluff, and Tony Angell
Episode 4: Hugh Brogan, Heather Cox Richardson, Allen Dwight Callahan, and Norton Garfinkle
Episode 5: Ali A. Allawi, Matthew Levitt, and Joshua Kurlantzick
Episode 6: Nayan Chanda, Harold Cook, and Alan Klein
Episode 7: Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez, Amitai Etzioni, and Gregg Mitman
Episode 8: Michael Makovsky, Tennent Bagley, and Emily Cockayne
Episode 9: Trita Parsi and James Prosek
Episode 10: Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones and Russell Korobokin
Episode 11: A.K. Sandoval-Strausz and Claudia Nahson
Episode 12: Victoria Clark and Daniel J. Solove
Episode 13: Richard Sennett and Gus Speth
Episode 14: Steve Fraser and Jay Parini
Episode 15: Josh Ozersky and Richard Thaler
Episode 16: Jonathan Zittrain and Benny Morris
Episode 17: Marwan Muasher and Rob Riemen

Episode 17 - June 2008
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In Episode 17, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Marwan Muasher about the contribution of modern Arab states to the Middle East peace process and (2) Rob Riemen about the importance of spiritual development to the health of the body politic.

Episode 16 Featured Titles
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The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation
By Marwan Muasher

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Nobility of Spirit
A Forgotten Ideal
By Rob Riemen

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Episode 16 - June 2008
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In Episode 16, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Jonathan Zittrain about The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It, and with (2) Benny Morris about the founding of Israel and the first Arab-Israeli War.

Episode 16 Featured Titles

The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
By Jonathan Zittrain

1948
A History of the First Arab-Israeli War
By Benny Morris

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Episode 15 - May 2008
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In Episode 15, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Josh Ozersky , about the history of the American hamburger, and with (2) Richard Thaler, co-author with Cass Sunstein of Nudge, about the importance of structuring choices.

Episode 15 Featured Titles

Hamburger
By Josh Ozersky

Nudge
Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
By Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein

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Episode 14 - April 2008
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In Episode 14, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Steve Fraser, about how Americans have perceived Wall Street and its more well known investors throughout its history, and with (2) Jay Parini, about the importance of poetry for both individuals and for cultures.

Episode 14 Featured Titles
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Wall Street
America’s Dream Palace
By Steve Fraser

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Why Poetry Matters
By Jay Parini

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Episode 13 - March 2008
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In Episode 13, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Richard Sennett, winner of the 2006 Hegel Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and social sciences, about the art of craftsmanship; and (2) Gus Speth, dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale, about how the free market system will need to adjust in the face of serious environmental changes.

Episode 13 Featured Titles

The Craftsman
By Richard Sennett

The Bridge at the Edge of the World
Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability
By Gus Speth

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Episode 12 - New Year 2008
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In Episode 12, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Victoria Clark about Zionism and the American evangelical communtity and (2) Daniel J Solove about the permanent and global nature of the Internet is affecting people’s reputations.

Episode 12 Featured Titles
Allies for Armageddon

Allies for Armageddon
The Rise of Christian Zionism
By Victoria Clark

The Future of Reputation

The Future of Reputation
Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet
By Daniel J. Solove

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Episode 11 - Yale Press Holiday 2007
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In Episode 11, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) A. K. Sandoval-Strausz who explores the idea of American hospitality and the modern hotel as an uniquely American invention, and with (2) Claudia Nahson about the art of William Steig — the well-known cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker.

Episode 11 Featured Titles
Hotel

Hotel
An American History
By A. K. Sandoval-Strausz

Art of William Steig

The Art of William Steig By Claudia Nahson

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Episode 10 - November 2007
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In Episode 10, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones about the earliest beginnings of the bureau, their current fights with organized crime, and the war on terror, and with (2) Russell Korobkin about the current and future legal issues surrounding stem cell therapy.

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Stem Cell Century

Stem Cell Century
Law and Policy for a Breakthrough Technology
By Russell Korobkin with Stephen R. Munzer

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Episode 9 - October 2007
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In Episode 9, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Trita Parsi about his behind-the scenes revelations about events in the Middle East and the geopolitical competition between Israel, Iran, and the United States, and with (2) James Prosek, author, watercolorist, and musician about the Yale Anglers' Journal tenth anniversary as well as its rise as one of world's premier literary journals devoted to the sport.

Episode 9 Featured Titles
Treacherous Alliance

Treacherous Alliance
The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States
By Trita Parsi

Tight Lines

Tight Lines
Ten Years of the Yale Angler’s Journal
Illustrated by James Prosek; Edited by Joseph Furia, Wyatt Golding, David Haltom, Steven Hayhurst, Joseph Kingsbery, and Alexis Surovov

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Episode 8 - July 2007
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In Episode 8, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Michael Makovsky about Winston Churchill’s views on Zionism, (2) Tennent Bagley about the controversy surrounding a KGB defector in the early 1960s, and (3) Emily Cockayne about urban nuisances people suffered in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries.

Episode 8 Featured Titles
Churchill's Promised Land

Churchill's Promised Land
Zionism and Statecraft
By Michael Makovsky

Spy Wars

Spy Wars
Moles, Mysteries, and Deadly Games
By Tennent "Pete" Bagley

Hubbub

Hubbub
Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770
By Emily Cockayne

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Episode 7 - June 2007
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In Episode 7, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez aboutFoxbats over Dimona, (2) Amitai Etzioni about a new direction in American foreign policy, and (3) Gregg Mitman about how allergies have affected American society since the Nineteenth Century.

Episode 7 Featured Titles
Foxbats Over Dimona

Foxbats Over Dimona
The Soviets’ Nuclear Gamble in the Six-Day War
By Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez

Security First

Security First
For a Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy
By Amitai Etzioni

Breathing Space

Breathing Space
How Allergies Shape Our Lives and Landscapes
By Gregg Mitman

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Episode 6 - Globalization, Past & Present, April 2007
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In Episode 6, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Nayan Chanda of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization about the historical forces at play in globalization, (2) Harold Cook about how the growing international trading power of the Dutch republic in the 16th and 17th centuries led to advancements in medicine and science, and (3) Alan Klein about how Major League Baseball is reaching out to an international audience.

Episode 6 Featured Titles
Bound Together

Bound Together
How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization
By Nayan Chanda

Matters of Exchange

Matters of Exchange
Commerce, Medicine, and Science in the Dutch Golden Age
By Harold Cook

Growing the Game

Growing the Game
The Globalization of Major League Baseball
By Alan Klein

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Episode 5 - Our World, April 2007
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In Episode 5, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Ali A. Allawi about Iraqi society and politics before, during, and after the American-led coalition’s invasion of Iraq, (2) Matthew Levitt on how Hamas embraces politics, charity, and terror, and (3) Joshua Kurlantzick on how China is using Soft Power in the International arena.

Episode 5 Featured Titles
Occupation of Iraq

The Occupation of Iraq
Winning the War, Losing the Peace
By Ali A. Allawi

Hamas

Hamas
Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad
By Matthew Levitt

Charm Offensive

Charm Offensive
How China's Soft Power Is Transforming the World
By Joshua Kurlantzick

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Episode 4 - America, Late February 2007
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In Episode 4, Chris Gondek speaks with (1) Hugh Brogan about the life of Alexis de Tocqueville, (2) Heather Cox Richardson about the reconstruction of America after the Civil War, (3) Dr. Allen Dwight Callahan about the relationship of African-Americans with the Bible, and (4) Norton Garfinkle about the political and moral implications of American economic policy.

Episode 4 Featured Titles
Alexis deTocqueville

Alexis deTocquville
A Life
By Hugh Brogan

West From Appomattox

West From Appomattox
The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War
By Heather Cox Richardson

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The Talking Book

The Talking Book
African Americans and the Bible
By Allen Dwight Callahan

The American Dream vs The Gospel of Wealth

The American Dream vs. The Gospel of Wealth
The Fight for a Productive Middle-Class Economy
Norton Garfinkle

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Episode 3 - Human Knowledge, Human Nature, Early February 2007
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In Episode 3, Chris Gondek interviews (1) Sidney D. Kirkpatrick about the unconventional life and art of Thomas Eakins, (2) Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Gerald Edelman about the intersection of brain science and human knowledge, (3) Leonie Gombrich about E.H. Gombrich's phenomenal A Little History of the World, and (4) John Marzluff and Tony Angell about the storied relationship between crows and humans.

Episode 3 Featured Titles
The Revenge of Thomas Eakins

The Revenge of Thomas Eakins
By Sidney D. Kirkpatrick

Second Nature

Second Nature
Brain Science and Human Knowledge
By Gerald M. Edelman, M.D., Ph.D.

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A Little History of the World

A Little History of the World
By E.H. Gombrich

In the Company of Crows and Ravens

In the Company of Crows and Ravens
John M. Marzluff and Tony Angell

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Episode 2 - New Year's Perspective, January 2007
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In Episode 2, Chris Gondek interviews (1) journalist Adam LeBor about the UN’s inability to deal with genocide, (2) art historian T.J. Clark about the power of sustained attention to art, and (3) astronomer and best-selling science writer John Gribbin about The Origins of the Future: Ten Questions for the Next Ten Years.

Episode 2 Featured Titles
Complicity with Evil

“Complicity with Evil”
The United Nations in the Age of Modern Genocide
By Adam LeBor

The Sight of Death

The Sight of Death
An Experiment in Art Writing
By T. J. Clark

The Origins of the Future

The Origins of the Future
Ten Questions for the Next Ten Years
By John Gribbin

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Episode 1 - Holiday Books, November / December 2006
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The premier episode of the Yale Press Podcast gets into the holiday spirit! Host Chris Gondek interviews (1) Adrian Goldsworthy about his book, Caesar: Life of a Colossus, (2) Ivan Brunetti, editor of An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories, and Todd Hignite, author of In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists, about the history of comics, and (3) Fred Shapiro, editor of the Yale Book of Quotations, about the genesis of that monumental new tome.

Episode 1 Featured Titles
Caesar

Caesar
Life of a Colossus
By Adrian Goldsworthy

An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories

An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories
Edited by Ivan Brunetti

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In the Studio

In the Studio
Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists
By Todd Hignite

The Yale Book of Quotations

The Yale Book of Quotations
Edited by Fred R. Shapiro

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