Best Nathan Shea Podcasts (2025)

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Dr. Monika Fischer: Fire-Loving Fungi - October 24, 2025 10:44

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Mycology professor ⁠Dr. Monika Fischer⁠ explains ⁠how fire-loving fungi help forests heal⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Cooper

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Hector Vera, "Yardstick Nation: The Metric System in America" (Vanderbilt UP, 2025) 57:44

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Why is there no metric system in the United States? Why is it that a country known for its openness to the future, its scientific innovations, and its preference for practicality has not adopted the most practical, scientific, and innovative system of measurement? Yardstick Nation: The Metric System in America (Vanderbilt UP, 2025) by Dr. Hector Ve…

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Carlene Kucharczyk, "Strange Hymn: Poems" (U Mass Press, 2025) 21:49

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"I'll tell you everything I know. Though there might not be much to tell," confesses the speaker in Strange Hymn: Poems (U Mass Press, 2025) by Carlene Kucharczyk, in a meticulously crafted lyrical journey exploring morality and humanity. The poems here grapple with understanding physical loss: "I wanted / to know at once and definitively our anima…

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FULL EPISODE: When Your Bed Attacks You - October 24, 2025 1:27:55

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Foreign correspondent Tony Five slams into the program with the following ridiculous news stories: Student handcuffed after AI system mistook bag of Doritos for a weapon; and Wild bear stealthily enters California zoo and visits the bear exhibit. On It's Time For Technology Time, tech expert Carmi Levy covers these stories: Amazon Web Services outa…

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Sarah Smarsh, "Bone of the Bone: Essays on America from a Daughter of the Working Class" (Scribner, 2024) 1:04:56

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National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about her career writing memoir, essays, and journalism centered on the experience of the rural working class in the US. Her essay in The Common’s fall 2014 issue, “Death of the Farm Family,” became part of her 2018 book Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being B…

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R. Jisung Park, "Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World" (Princeton UP, 2025) 44:24

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R. Jisung Park is assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he holds appointments in the School of Social Policy and Practice and the Wharton School of Business. It’s hard not to feel anxious about the problem of climate change, especially if we think of it as an impending planetary catastrophe. In Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of …

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Iris Idelson-Shein, "Between the Bridge and the Barricade: Jewish Translation in Early Modern Europe" (U Penn Press, 2024) 51:21

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One of the constants of Jewish history is that Jews have learned from the cultures around them. But this exchange of information was not an easy endeavor. Not only did Jews speak a different language, but their cultural touchpoints were different. If they were to learn from the people around them, their translations had to be deliberate, sometimes …

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Aamir Hussain, "Under the Full and Crescent Moon" (Dundurn, 2025) 37:56

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In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Aamir Hussain about his debut novel, Under the Full and Crescent Moon (Dundurn, 2025). In a battle of words and beliefs, a young woman must defend her city against zealotry during the Islamic Golden Age. After his long-time scribe retires, Khadija’s father, the city’s leading jurist, offers his i…

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Ashley D. Farmer, "Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore" (Pantheon, 2025) 25:50

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In the world of Black radical politics, the name Audley Moore commands unquestioned respect. Across the nine decades of her life, Queen Mother Moore distinguished herself as a leading progenitor of Black Nationalism, the founder of the modern reparations movement, and, from her Philadelphia and Harlem homes, a mentor to some of America's most influ…

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Wendy Doniger, "The Dharma of Unfaithful Wives and Faithful Jackals: Some Moral Tales From The Mahabharata" (Speaking Tiger, 2024) 1:12:56

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How did Brahma create alluring women, and for what purpose? Why did the righteous King Bhangashvana choose womanhood? How did the sage Markandeya's pupil prevent his guru's wife from committing adultery? What role did Indra play in the births of Vishvamitra and Parashu Rama? How were death, diseases, desire and anger created? Why and how did the in…

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Tim Beasley-Murray, "Critical Games: On Play and Seriousness in Academia, Literature and Life" (Manchester UP, 2025) 42:00

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Which parts of life are serious, and which are a game? In Critical Games: On Play and Seriousness in Academia, Literature and Life (Manchester UP, 2025) Tim Beasley-Murray, an Associate Professor of European Thought and Culture and Vice-Dean (Innovation and Enterprise) for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at University College London, offers a se…

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Jeff Neilson, "Fortress Farming: Agrarian Transitions, Livelihoods, and Coffee Value Chains in Indonesia" (Cornell UP, 2025) 44:31

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Over the last several decades, sources of income derived away from farms have come to play a much bigger role in rural Indonesian households. How do rural people in Indonesia engage with farming and social and economic spheres beyond their villages? What do their changing forms of engagement mean for land relations, sustainability, and the future o…

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Julia Fawcett, "Movable Londons: Performance and the Modern City" (U Michigan Press, 2025) 44:27

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In September 1666, a fire sparked in a bakery on Pudding Lane grew until it had destroyed four-fifths of central London. The rebuilding efforts that followed not only launched the careers of some of London’s most famous architects, but also transformed Londoners’ relationship to their city by underscoring the ways that people could shape a city’s s…

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Dr. Cliff Redford: Translating Dog Barks With AI - October 23, 2025 21:04

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On Vet Talk (or Pet Talk), ⁠Dr. Cliff Redford⁠ covers: ⁠Researchers aim to translate dog sounds with AI⁠; ⁠Study shows illicit fentanyl is poisoning pets⁠; and ⁠Older dog fathers linked to more new gene mutations in puppies⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Cooper

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Nathan Radke: Is This Story True? Or, Is This Story Not True At All, And Is Instead False - October 23, 2025 20:23

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For Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies Nathan Radke discusses halloween-themed urban legends. ⁠Check out Nathan's podcast The Uncover Up here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Cooper

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Tony Five: Sunglasses To Save British Lives - October 23, 2025 10:04

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Foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ crashes in with the following news stories: ⁠Family seeks a £180,000 tutor to turn one year-old son into an 'English gentleman'⁠; and ⁠UK drivers urged to keep sunglasses in their cars after clocks go back⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Amy Shea, "Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins" (Rutgers UP, 2025) 30:33

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Death is the great equalizer, but not all deaths are created equal. In recent years, there has been an increased interest and advocacy concerning end-of-life and after-death care. An increasing number of individuals and organizations from health care to the funeral and death care industries are working to promote and encourage people to consider th…

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Taru Salmenkari, "Global Ideas, Local Adaptations: Chinese Activism and the Will to Make Civil Society" (Edward Elgar, 2025) 43:34

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Exploring the boundaries, fringes, and inner workings of civil society, Taru Salmenkari investigates local forms of political agency in China in light of the globalization of political values, practices, and institutions in Global Ideas, Local Adaptations: Chinese Activism and the Will to Make Civil Society (Edward Elgar, 2025). She provides a theo…

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13:2 - Sherman Jackson Part 2 57:26

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In this episode, Hizer Mir and Salman Sayyid continue the conversation with Professor Sherman Jackson, discussing his work on the Islamic secular, Islamic studies and the state. The second half of this special episode discusses religious pluralism, the modern state and the secular, and the relationship between Sharia and the political. Sherman Jack…

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Hindutva and Anti-Christian Violence in Contemporary India 19:53

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Kenneth Bo Nielsen is Associate Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and leader of the Centre for South Asian Democracy. M. Sudhir Selvaraj is Assistant Professor at the Department of Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford. Kathinka Frøystad is Professor of South Asia Studies at the Universit…

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Gretchen Felker-Martin, "Black Flame" (Tor Nightfire, 2025) 19:09

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One woman's deadly obsession with a haunted archival film precipitates her undoing in Black Flame (Tor Nightfire, 2025) from the USA Today bestselling author of Manhunt, Gretchen Felker-Martin. A cursed film. A haunted past. A deadly secret. The Baroness, an infamous exploitation film long thought destroyed by Nazi fire, is discovered fifty years l…

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Michael B. Cosmopoulos, "The World of Homer: Archaeology, Social Memory, and the Emergence of Greek Epic Poetry" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 1:22:08

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Epic poetry, notably the Iliad and the Odyssey, stands as one of the most enduring legacies of ancient Greece. Although the impact of these epics on Western civilization is widely recognized, their origins remain the subject of heated debate. Were they composed in a single era or over the course of centuries? Were they crafted by one or by many poe…

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FULL EPISODE: Spooky Halloween Urban Legends - October 23, 2025 1:27:55

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Foreign correspondent Tony Five crashes in with the following news stories: Family seeks a £180,000 tutor to turn one year-old son into an 'English gentleman'; and UK drivers urged to keep sunglasses in their cars after clocks go back. On Vet Talk (or Pet Talk), Dr. Cliff Redford covers: Researchers aim to translate dog sounds with AI; Study shows …

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Harry Cliff, "Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe" (Doubleday, 2024) 1:06:13

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Nothing captivates the human imagination like the vast unknowns of space. Ancient petroglyphs present renderings of the heavens, proof that we have been gazing up at the stars with wonder for thousands of years. Since then, mankind has systematically expanded our cosmic possibilities. What were once flights of fancy and dreams of science fiction wr…

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Selena Daly, "Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 1:03:32

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During the First World War, over 300,000 Italian emigrants returned to Italy from around the world to perform their conscripted military service, a mass mobilisation which was a uniquely Italian phenomenon. But what happened to these men following their arrival and once the war had ended? In Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the Firs…

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Scott D. Anthony, "Epic Disruptions: 11 Innovations That Shaped Our Modern World" (Harvard Business Review Press, 2025) 1:03:49

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Epic Disruptions: 11 Innovations That Shaped Our Modern World (Harvard Business Review Press, 2025) arrives at the perfect moment as artificial intelligence and other technologies promise to unleash another wave of major transformation. This book is a kaleidoscopic look at how eleven disruptive innovations—including the iPhone, transistor, disposab…

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Jesse Rodenbiker, "Ecological States: Politics of Science and Nature in Urbanizing China" (Cornell UP, 2023) 1:05:21

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Based on two years of extensive fieldwork, Ecological States: Politics of Science and Nature in Urbanizing China (Cornell UP, 2023) examines ecological policies in the People’s Republic of China to show how campaigns of scientifically based environmental protection transform nature and society. While many point to China’s ecological civilization pr…

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Bill Shea & Tony Five: What Lurks In The Sewer - October 22, 2025 10:49

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Foreign correspondent ⁠Tony Five⁠ and David are joined by Bill Shea from distribution and collection at ⁠Toronto Water⁠ to chat about sewers, water treatment, and whether ⁠London, England's fatberg⁠ could happen in your city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Cooper

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Josie Cox: Trophy Husband Struggles - October 22, 2025 10:48

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Author ⁠Josie Cox⁠ goes over ⁠the plight of the trophy husbands⁠. ⁠Find out about Josie's book Women Money Power here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy David Cooper

Nathan Shea Podcasts

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Dr. Monika Fischer: Fire-Loving Fungi - October 24, 2025 10:44

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Hector Vera, "Yardstick Nation: The Metric System in America" (Vanderbilt UP, 2025) 57:44

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Carlene Kucharczyk, "Strange Hymn: Poems" (U Mass Press, 2025) 21:49

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FULL EPISODE: When Your Bed Attacks You - October 24, 2025 1:27:55

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Sarah Smarsh, "Bone of the Bone: Essays on America from a Daughter of the Working Class" (Scribner, 2024) 1:04:56

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R. Jisung Park, "Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World" (Princeton UP, 2025) 44:24

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Iris Idelson-Shein, "Between the Bridge and the Barricade: Jewish Translation in Early Modern Europe" (U Penn Press, 2024) 51:21

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Aamir Hussain, "Under the Full and Crescent Moon" (Dundurn, 2025) 37:56

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Ashley D. Farmer, "Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore" (Pantheon, 2025) 25:50

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Wendy Doniger, "The Dharma of Unfaithful Wives and Faithful Jackals: Some Moral Tales From The Mahabharata" (Speaking Tiger, 2024) 1:12:56

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Tim Beasley-Murray, "Critical Games: On Play and Seriousness in Academia, Literature and Life" (Manchester UP, 2025) 42:00

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Jeff Neilson, "Fortress Farming: Agrarian Transitions, Livelihoods, and Coffee Value Chains in Indonesia" (Cornell UP, 2025) 44:31

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Julia Fawcett, "Movable Londons: Performance and the Modern City" (U Michigan Press, 2025) 44:27

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Dr. Cliff Redford: Translating Dog Barks With AI - October 23, 2025 21:04

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Nathan Radke: Is This Story True? Or, Is This Story Not True At All, And Is Instead False - October 23, 2025 20:23

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Tony Five: Sunglasses To Save British Lives - October 23, 2025 10:04

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Amy Shea, "Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins" (Rutgers UP, 2025) 30:33

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Taru Salmenkari, "Global Ideas, Local Adaptations: Chinese Activism and the Will to Make Civil Society" (Edward Elgar, 2025) 43:34

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13:2 - Sherman Jackson Part 2 57:26

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Hindutva and Anti-Christian Violence in Contemporary India 19:53

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Gretchen Felker-Martin, "Black Flame" (Tor Nightfire, 2025) 19:09

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Michael B. Cosmopoulos, "The World of Homer: Archaeology, Social Memory, and the Emergence of Greek Epic Poetry" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 1:22:08

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FULL EPISODE: Spooky Halloween Urban Legends - October 23, 2025 1:27:55

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Harry Cliff, "Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe" (Doubleday, 2024) 1:06:13

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Selena Daly, "Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 1:03:32

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Scott D. Anthony, "Epic Disruptions: 11 Innovations That Shaped Our Modern World" (Harvard Business Review Press, 2025) 1:03:49

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Jesse Rodenbiker, "Ecological States: Politics of Science and Nature in Urbanizing China" (Cornell UP, 2023) 1:05:21

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Bill Shea & Tony Five: What Lurks In The Sewer - October 22, 2025 10:49

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Josie Cox: Trophy Husband Struggles - October 22, 2025 10:48