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The Political Theory Review

Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy.This podcast is not affiliated with the University of Wisconsin, and no opinions expressed on this podcast are that of the University of Wisconsin. Image: Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), in the public domain courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of ArtHost contact: Jeffrey Church, jchurch4@wisc.edu

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73:47

Episode 197: Matthew Benjamin Cole - Fear the Future

The Political Theory Review ·

2026/02/02

A conversation with Matthew Benjamin Cole about his recent book, "Fear the Future: Dystopia and Political Imagination in the Twentieth Century" (University of Michigan Press).

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68:32

Episode 196: Michael Lazarus - Absolute Ethical Life

The Political Theory Review ·

2026/01/20

A conversation with Michael Lazarus about his recent book, "Absolute Ethical Life: Aristotle, Hegel, and Marx" (Stanford University Press).

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64:19

Episode 195: Laura K. Field - Furious Minds

The Political Theory Review ·

2026/01/12

A conversation with Laura K. Field about her recent book, "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" (Princeton UP).

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79:10

Episode 194: David Wiens - From the Best to the Rest

The Political Theory Review ·

2026/01/06

A conversation with David Wiens about his recent book, "From the Best to the Rest: Idealistic Thinking in a Non-Ideal World" (Oxford UP).

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63:00

Episode 193: Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande - The...

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/12/18

A conversation with Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande about her recent book, "The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition" (Cambridge UP).

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71:24

Episode 192: John McCormick - The People's Princes

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/12/09

A conversation with John McCormick about his recent book, "The People's Princes: Machiavelli, Leadership, and Liberty" (U of Chicago Press).

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72:09

Episode 191: John Harpham - The Intellectual Origins...

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/12/02

A conversation with John Harpham about his recent book, "The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery: English Ideas in the Early Modern Atlantic World" (Harvard UP).

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63:48

Episode 190: Alex Zakaras - Freedom for All

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/11/18

A conversation with Alex Zakaras about his recent book "Freedom for All: What a Liberal Society Could Be" (Yale UP).

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67:24

Episode 189: Roxanne Euben - Driven to Their Knees

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/10/28

A conversation with Roxanne Euben about her recent book, "Driven to their Knees: Humiliation in Contemporary Politics" (Princeton UP).

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60:59

Episode 188: Lisa Herzog - The Democratic Marketplace

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/10/14

A conversation with Lisa Herzog about her recent book "The Democratic Marketplace: How a More Equal Economy Can Save Our Political Ideals" (Harvard UP).

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67:03

Episode 187: Douglas Moggach - Freedom and Perfection

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/09/30

A conversation with Douglas Moggach about his recent book "Freedom and Perfection: German Political Thought from Leibniz to Marx" (Cambridge UP).

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36:34

Episode 186: William Galston - Anger, Fear, Domination

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/09/11

A conversation with William Galston about his recent book, "Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech" (Yale UP).

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50:03

Episode 185: Cass Sunstein - On Liberalism

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/09/10

A conversation with Cass Sunstein about his recent book "On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom" (MIT Press).

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81:13

Episode 184: John Christman - Reconceiving Freedom...

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/08/28

A conversation with John Christman about his recent book, "Reconceiving Liberty from the Shadows of Slavery: Liberty in a Nonideal World" (Cambridge UP)

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56:09

Episode 183: Linda Zerilli - A Democratic Theory of...

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/08/12

A conversation with Linda Zerilli about her recent book, "A Democratic Theory of Truth" (U of Chicago Press).

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68:06

Episode 182: Alyssa Battistoni - Free Gifts

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/07/23

A conversation with Alyssa Battistoni about her recent book, "Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature" (Princeton UP)

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73:53

Episode 181: Amit Ron and Abraham Singer - Everyone's...

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/07/09

A conversation with Amit Ron and Abraham Singer about their recent book, "Everyone's Business: What Companies Owe Society" (U Chicago Press).

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57:45

Episode 180: Robert Gooding-Williams - Democracy and...

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/06/19

A conversation with Robert Gooding-Williams about his recent book, "Democracy and Beauty: the Political Aesthetics of W.E.B. DuBois" (Columbia UP).

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69:44

Episode 179: Natasha Piano - Democratic Elitism

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/06/04

A conversation with Natasha Piano about her recent book, "Democratic Elitism: the Founding Myth of American Political Science" (Harvard UP).

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66:18

Episode 178: Agustina Paglayan - Raised to Obey

The Political Theory Review ·

2025/05/20

A conversation with Agustina Paglayan about her recent book, "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education" (Princeton UP)

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