Jeffrey Church
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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Episodes
Episode 186: William Galston - Anger, Fear, Domination 11.09.2025 36:34
A conversation with William Galston about his recent book, "Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech" (Yale UP).
Episode 185: Cass Sunstein - On Liberalism 10.09.2025 50:03
A conversation with Cass Sunstein about his recent book "On Liberalism: In Defense of Freedom" (MIT Press).
Episode 184: John Christman - Reconceiving Freedom from the Shadows of Slavery 28.08.2025 1:21:13
A conversation with John Christman about his recent book, "Reconceiving Liberty from the Shadows of Slavery: Liberty in a Nonideal World" (Cambridge UP)
Episode 183: Linda Zerilli - A Democratic Theory of Truth 12.08.2025 56:09
A conversation with Linda Zerilli about her recent book, "A Democratic Theory of Truth" (U of Chicago Press).
Episode 182: Alyssa Battistoni - Free Gifts 23.07.2025 1:08:06
A conversation with Alyssa Battistoni about her recent book, "Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature" (Princeton UP)
Episode 181: Amit Ron and Abraham Singer - Everyone's Business 09.07.2025 1:13:53
A conversation with Amit Ron and Abraham Singer about their recent book, "Everyone's Business: What Companies Owe Society" (U Chicago Press).
Episode 180: Robert Gooding-Williams - Democracy and Beauty 19.06.2025 57:45
A conversation with Robert Gooding-Williams about his recent book, "Democracy and Beauty: the Political Aesthetics of W.E.B. DuBois" (Columbia UP).
Episode 179: Natasha Piano - Democratic Elitism 04.06.2025 1:09:44
A conversation with Natasha Piano about her recent book, "Democratic Elitism: the Founding Myth of American Political Science" (Harvard UP).
Episode 178: Agustina Paglayan - Raised to Obey 20.05.2025 1:06:18
A conversation with Agustina Paglayan about her recent book, "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education" (Princeton UP)
Episode 177: Ryan Balot - Tragedy, Philosophy, and Political Education in Plato's Laws 16.05.2025 1:16:49
A conversation with Ryan Balot about his recent book, "Tragedy, Philosophy, and Political Education in Plato's Laws" (Oxford UP).
Episode 176: Michael Fuerstein - Experiments in Living Together 25.04.2025 1:01:04
A conversation with Michael Fuerstein about his recent book, "Experiments in Living Together: How Democracy Drives Social Progress" (Oxford UP).
Episode 175: Laurie M. Johnson - The Gap in God''s Country 10.04.2025 58:52
A conversation with Laurie M. Johnson about her recent book, "The Gap in God's Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars" (Wipf & Stock).
Episode 174: Leah Downey - Our Money 19.03.2025 1:05:19
A conversation with Leah Downey about her recent book "Our Money: Monetary Policy as if Democracy Matters" (Princeton UP).
Episode 173: Kevin Pham - The Architects of Dignity 06.03.2025 1:02:28
A conversation with Kevin Pham about his recent book, "The Architects of Dignity: Vietnamese Visions of Decolonization" (Oxford UP).
Episode 172: Ali Aslam, David McIvor, and Joel Schlosser - Earthborn Democracy 24.02.2025 1:16:00
A conversation with Ali Aslam, David McIvor, and Joel Schlosser about their recent book, "Earthborn Democracy: A Political Theory of Entangled Life" (Columbia University Press).
Episode 171: Anna Marisa Schoen - Nations before the Nation-State 18.02.2025 1:06:19
A conversation with Anna Marisa Schoen about her recent book, "Nations before the Nation-State: Between City-State and Empire from Antiquity to the Present" (Cambridge UP).
Episode 170: Vanessa Wills - Marx's Ethical Vision 30.01.2025 1:09:32
A conversation with Vanessa Wills about her recent book, Marx's Ethical Vision (Oxford UP).
Episode 169: Alasia Nuti - Politicizing Political Liberalism 08.01.2025 1:15:19
A conversation with Alasia Nuti about her recent co-authored book, "Politicizing Political Liberalism: on the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views" (Oxford UP).
Episode 168: Espen Hammer - After the Death of God 10.12.2024 1:09:11
A conversation with Espen Hammer about his forthcoming book "After the Death of God: Secularization as a Philosophical Challenge from Kant to Nietzsche" (U of Chicago Press).
Episode 167: Mary Nichols - Aristotle's Discovery of the Human 22.11.2024 1:20:23
A conversation with Mary Nichols about her recent book, "Aristotle's Discovery of the Human: Piety and Politics in the Nicomachean Ethics" (Notre Dame UP).
Episode 166: Nancy Rosenblum - Ungoverning 19.11.2024 48:41
A conversation with Nancy Rosenblum about her recent book "Ungoverning: the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos" (Princeton UP).
Episode 165: Fabienne Peter - The Grounds of Political Legitimacy 07.11.2024 1:03:48
A conversation with Fabienne Peter about her recent book, "The Grounds of Political Legitimacy" (Oxford UP).
Episode 164: Stephen Darwall - The Heart and Its Attitudes 04.11.2024 1:08:55
A conversation with Stephen Darwall about his recent book "The Heart and Its Attitudes" (Oxford UP).
Episode 163: Alexandre Lefebvre - Liberalism as a Way of Life 29.10.2024 59:37
A conversation with Alexandre Lefebvre about his recent book, "Liberalism as a Way of Life" (Princeton UP).
Episode 162: Jordan Cash - The Isolated Presidency 18.10.2024 1:12:49
A conversation with Jordan Cash about his recent book, "The Isolated Presidency" (Oxford UP).
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