1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

This episode we speak with Dan Meegan, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Guelph and author of the new book, America the Fair: Using Brain Science to Create a More Just Nation. We spoke to Dan about how he, a cognitive scientist, got interested in studying politics, what key issue can potentially unite conservatives and liberals in America, and what recommendations does he have...

This episode we speak with Jeff Kosseff, author of the new book, The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet. Jeff Kosseff is Assistant Professor in the US Naval Academy's Cyber Science department, where he teaches cybersecurity law. He has practiced technology and First Amendment law, and clerked for Judges Milan D. Smith, Jr. of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Leonie M. Bri...

In this episode we are proud to present to you a special talk featuring Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, author of the new book Investing in Financial Research: A Decision-Making System for Better Results, and Lakshmi Bhojraj, Executive Director of the Parker Center for Investment Research at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business. Cheryl Strauss Einhorn is the creator of the AREA Method, a de...

This episode we speak with Tom Jones, author of the new book, From Willard Straight to Wall Street: A Memoir. Tom Jones is founder and senior partner of venture capital investment firm TWJ Capital. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Global Investment Management at Citigroup; Vice Chairman, President, and Chief Operating Officer at TIAA-CREF; and Senior Vice-President and Treasurer...

This episode we speak with Joan Neuberger, author of the new book, This Thing of Darkness: Eisenstein’s Ivan the Terrible in Stalin’s Russia. Joan Neuberger is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. She has written extensively in print and online about Eisenstein, film, and modern Russian cultural history. We spoke to Joan about what makes Ivan the Terrible one of the greatest...

This episode we speak with Jay Howard Geller. Jay is the Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of Jews in Post-Holocaust Germany, 1945-1953, co-editor of Three-Way Street and author of the new book from Cornell - The Scholems: A Story of the German-Jewish Bourgeoisie from Emancipation to Destruction: http://www.co...

This episode we speak with Maggie Solberg. Maggie is an Assistant Professor of Medieval Literature and Culture in the English department at Bowdoin College, and author of the new book VIRGIN WHORE: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140106398330 We spoke to Maggie about the surprising ways the Virgin Mary was depicted in late English medieval literature, how our culture’s definition...

This episode we speak with Jules Pretty. Jules Pretty is Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex. He is the author of many books under our Comstock Publishing Associates imprint, including The Edge of Extinction, This Luminous Coast, and most recently, The East Country. We spoke to Jules about an idea that he introduced in his book The East Country: “The idea of a contempla...

This episode we speak with Philip Rathgeb, author of the new book Strong Governments, Percarious Workers. Philip is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz. During the winter term 2018/19 Philip is a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Center For European Studies. Learn more at his website: http://www.philiprathgeb.com/ We spoke...

This is the third episode in our special series of audio excerpts from our new book Professor at Large: The Cornell Years by the beloved comedian, actor, producer, and director John Cleese: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?gcoi…0100362950 For nearly twenty years Cleese has held an official position as Professor at Large at Cornell University and has led many talks and lectures on campus on every...

This episode we speak to two of our acquiring editors, Michael McGandy and Jim Lance, who both attended the Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning in Buffalo, New York. Michael is a Senior Editor at Cornell University Press as well as Editorial Director of our trade imprint Three Hills which publishes smart, informative and provocative books about New York State and th...

This episode we speak to Annie Armstrong and Marianne Krasny, co-authors of the new paperback and open access ebook Communicating Climate Change: A Guide for Educators. Annie Armstrong is a PhD Student in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University. Marianne Krasny is Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Director of the Civic Ecology Lab at Cornell University. Mariann...

This is the second episode in our special series of audio excerpts from our new book Professor at Large: The Cornell Years by the beloved comedian, actor, producer, and director John Cleese: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?gcoi…0100362950 For nearly twenty years Cleese has held an official position as Professor at Large at Cornell University and has led many talks and lectures on campus on ever...

This episode we welcome award-winning journalist and author Suzanne Gordon, author of the new book Wounds of War: How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans. Suzanne is the co-editor of the Culture and Politics of Health Care Work series at Cornell University Press and is the author or co-author of 12 books from Cornell including Nursing against the Odds, Beyond the Che...

This episode we interview poet, author, visual artist, oral historian, and policy analyst Susan Eisenberg. Susan was among the first women in the country to become a journey-level electrician in union construction, and for four decades she has endeavored to understand, frame, convey and advance issues of tradeswomen. Her Cornell books include two published this year - the 20th anniversary edition...

This episode is the first in a special series of audio excerpts from our new book Professor at Large: The Cornell Years by the beloved comedian, actor, producer, and director John Cleese: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?gcoi=80140100362950 For nearly twenty years Cleese has held an official position as Professor at Large at Cornell University and has led many talks and lectures on campus...

Author Catherine O'Donnell and special guest Sister Betty Ann McNeil join us to talk about Catherine's new book - Elizabeth Seton: American Saint. Catherine O’Donnell is Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and she writes about religion, culture, and politics in early America and the Atlantic World. She is the author of Men of Letters in the Early Republic: Cultivating Forums...

Cornell University Press Marketing and Sales Director Martyn Beeny chats with Sara Henning-Stout, Senior Publicist at Princeton University Press, about book publicity and marketing, influencers, authors, and much more in episode 5 of the Sage Marketing podcast.

Author Josh Shifrinson joins us to talk about his new book Rising Titans, Falling Giants: How Great Powers Exploit Power Shifts Josh is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School of Boston University, where his research focuses on U.S. foreign policy, grand strategy and international security. Previously, he served as Assistant Professor at the Bush School of Government an...

Author Robyn Klingler-Vidra joins us to talk about her recent book The Venture Capital State: The Silicon Valley Model in East Asia. Robyn Klingler-Vidra is Lecturer in political economy in the Department of International Development at King’s College London. Follow Robyn on Twitter - https://twitter.com/RobynVidra Use code 09POD to save 30% on her new book when you order directly from Cornell Uni...

CUP Senior Editor Jim Lance joins us to tell us about his upcoming trip to Philadelphia for the 2018 ASA Annual Meeting: http://www.asanet.org/annual-meeting-2018 If you are attending the meeting, please do stop by our table to say hello to Jim and fellow editor Fran Benson, take a look at our new and forthcoming books, and pick up copies of our 2018 Sociology catalog and sampler. (Receive 30% off...

Suzanne Gordon and Jasper Craven join us to discuss how mainstream journalists can get the story right on the VA health care system. Essential resources for journalists and veterans alike: https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/july-august-2018/unhealthy-skepticism/ https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2298.html https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR800/RR806/RAND_R...

In this episode I chat with Director of University of Georgia Press Lisa Bayer about marketing, books, the future of the university press, and much more. Read Lisa's blog on university presses and host institutions: https://ugapress.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/lets-stay-together-a-taxonomy-of-relationships-between-american-university-presses-and-their-host-institutions/ Follow Lisa on Twitter: https:...

Author Jules Pretty joins us to talk about his recent book The East Country as well as his Manifesto for the Green Mind. Jules Pretty is Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex. He is the author of many books, including The Edge of Extinction and This Luminous Coast, both from Comstock Publishing Associates. He is also author of The Earth Only Endures and coeditor of Green...

Co-authors Boz Welborne, Aubrey Westfall, and Sarah Tobin join us to talk about their new book The Politics of the Headscarf in the United States. (Fellow co-author Ozge Celik Russell was unable to join the conversation.) Boz Welborne is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at Smith College. Aubrey L. Westfall is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wh...