Yale University Press Podcast

A conversation about the 17th-century Spanish painter, famously depicted by Diego Velázquez, on his own terms.

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Mike Jay about his new book, Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind.

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with cultural historian and translator Sophus Helle about his new book, Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the World’s First Author.

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Mindy Aloff about her book Why Dance Matters. Why Dance Matters is a passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance, not just as an art form but as a language that transcends barriers.

We talk with Brandon Taylor about his new book, Make It Modern: A History of Art in the 20th Century.

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Robert D. Kaplan about his new book, The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power, a moving meditation on recent geopolitical crises, viewed through the lens of ancient and modern tragedy.

We talk to the celebrated designer about his exhibition at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art and more.

In Roe: The History of a National Obsession, Mary Ziegler charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year history. In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Ziegler about the nation’s obsession with Roe and the challenges facing those seeking abortions in America today.

A conversation with Daniel H. Weiss, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, about the importance and role of the art museum.

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with author James Romm about his new book, Demetrius: Sacker of Cities. At the end of the episode, we discuss the larger goals of the Ancient Lives Series—to unfold the stories of thinkers, writers, kings, queens, conquerors, and politicians from all parts of the ancient world.

We talk with curator Sarah Cash about the exhibition and book Sargent and Spain, delving into the artist’s love of all things Spanish.

Two new books and an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art explore the artifacts and mythology of Classic Maya civilization.

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to Matthew Ichihashi Potts about his new book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account , a deeply researched and poignant reflection on the practice of forgiveness in an unforgiving world.

The eminent writer and architect’s new book follows the thread of architecture from the Stone Age to today.

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to professor Vincent W. Lloyd about his new book, Black Dignity: The Struggle Against Domination.

The acclaimed photographer talks about her portraits of 38 of the most lauded and renowned contemporary writers.

A conversation with Patricio del Real about how the Museum of Modern Art’s treatment of Latin American architecture reflected U.S. political and cultural interests.

A conversation with Met curator Monika Bincsik about the kimono–its evolution from the Edo period to the 20th century and its relationship with Western fashion

We talk with Anne Truitt’s daughter, Alexandra Truitt, about preparing the fourth and final volume of her late mother’s journals for publication.

A conversation with writer and curator Lisa Slominski about her new book, Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists , and her goal of constructing a more nuanced history of the work of so-called “Outsider” artists from the early twentieth century to the present day

A conversation with Met curator Elyse Nelson and Columbia University assistant professor and writer Wendy S. Walters about Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux’s sculpture Why Born Enslaved!

In conversation with curators Stephanie D’Alessandro and Matthew Gale, we discuss the exhibition and book that challenges traditional narratives of Surrealism, tracing its global impact and legacy from the 1920s through the 1970s.

A conversation with Colby College Museum of art curator Diana Tuite about her exhibition Bob Thompson: This House is Mine

Listen to this conversation with Chrysler Museum of Art curator Seth Feman and Columbus Museum curator Jonathan Frederick Walz — we discuss the art and life of the extraordinary American artist Alma Woodsey Thomas. Seth and Jonathan are co-curators of the major traveling exhibition Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is BeautifulContinue reading...

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk about the life and drawings of the self-taught artist Joseph E. Yoakum with the Art Institute of Chicago‘s Mark Pascale and MoMA‘s Esther Adler, two of the curators of the current traveling retrospective exhibition of the artist’s work andContinue reading...