Yale University Press Podcast

A conversation with Janet Bishop, co-curator of the exhibition Ruth Asawa: Retrospective.

A conversation with Nicola Moorby, author of a new dual biography of the painters.

Curators and scholars Antawan I. Byrd and Matthew S. Witkovsky discuss the new exhibition and book Project a Black Planet

Susan Owens on Her Alternative History of Art

In this special episode, British film critic David Thomson interviews music journalist, author, and cultural critic Greil Marcus. They cover how Marcus writes, the upcoming presidential election, classical music, and more.

A conversation with Dietrich Neumann about his new Mies biography.

A Conversation with Andrew Wasserman about his new book, The World Atlas of Public Art

Fritz Horstman talks us through some of the ideas in his new book, Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to Josef Albers's Color Experiments.

Alison Manges Nogueira and Kathryn Calley Galitz of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Conversation about Portraits and Portraiture.

A Conversation with British Architect Charles Holland on How to Enjoy Architecture.

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with award-winning classicist Edith Hall about her new book, Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me.

William Whitaker and Heather Isbell Schumacher talk about the life and work of Minerva Parker Nichols.

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Wesleyan president Michael S. Roth about the history of the student, current crises facing higher education, and building pluralistic campuses.

A conversation with Michael Beggs and Julie Thomson.

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Philip Freeman about Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor (Ancient Lives Series).

The author's new book offers insight into the Surrealism movement and why it continues to inspire.

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Helen Fry, author of Women in Intelligence: The Hidden History of Two World Wars.

We discuss the celebrated art historian's new book Louise Nevelson's Sculpture: Drag, Color, Join, Face.

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with John J. Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato about How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy.

Vid Simoniti discusses the potential of contemporary art to bring about political change.

Abraham Burickson on his New Book, Experience Design: A Participatory Manifesto.

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Devorah Baum about her new book, On Marriage.

A Conversation With Owen Davies About His Illustrated History of Magical Texts

A conversation with the curator of photography at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston about the book and exhibition America and Other Myths.

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with award-winning sociologist Michael Mann about his new book, On Wars.

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Sarah Ruden, author of Vergil: The Poet's Life (Ancient Lives Series).

In Conversation with Susan Brown and Alexa Griffith Winton.

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with renowned physicist Piero Martin about his new book, The Seven Measures of the World.”

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Jean Pfaelzer, author of California, a Slave State. California, a Slave State is a survey of the untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese prostitutes, and … Continue reading California's History of Slavery and Slave Revolts →

The two distinguished historians and critics of architecture compare the approaches they take in their new books.

A Conversation with Kelly Grovier about his new book, The Art of Colour.

A Conversation with artist Natalie Frank and translator Jack Zipes

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Sean M. Kelley about his new book, American Slavers: Merchants, Mariners, and the Transatlantic Commerce in Captives, 1644-1865.

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with conservation biologist Noah Charney about his new book, These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes.

This episode of our podcast features a conversation with historian R.J.M. Blackett about the 19th century newspaper editor, Congregational minister, and temperance advocate Samuel Ringgold Ward. Despite Ward's prominent role in the abolitionist movement, his story has been lost because of the decades he spent in exile. In Samuel Ringgold Ward: A Life of Struggle, … Continue reading Historian of Abolition R. J. M. Blackett on Samuel Ringgold Ward →

The archaeologist shares compelling stories of ruins and lost civilizations, from the Garamantes of ancient northern Africa to Port Royal, Jamaica to Rapa Nui.

In this episode, director of Yale University Press, John Donatich, talks with Ned Blackhawk about his new book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. Blackhawk offers a sweeping and overdue retelling of U.S. history, which recognizes that Native Americans are essential to understanding the evolution of modern America.

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 … Continue reading Ancient Lives with James Romm →

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.