Podcasts about new books

Episode 653 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Jimmy Traina, a podcast host/writer for Underscore Media. He is followed by longtime journalist Liz Robbins, who has written a book with Billie Jean King titled: See It to Be It: Eleven Champions Leading Women's Sports Today." The book, for young adults, tells the inspirational stories of modern athletes including Caitlin Clark and Naomi Osaka. In this podcast, Traina discusses his new podcast for Underdog Media; interviewing Alex Rodgiuez after he previously had bashed him on social media; Tony Romo's plea deal and statement about his future; our thoughts on what we think CBS will do with Romo and whether he has a future in broadcasting; ESPN amping up its college football talk; our thoughts on whether Dunkin' Donuts had too radically changed its menu and more. Robbins discusses her new book and working with Billie Jean King; the process of interviewing athletes such as Caitlin Clark; where the media space at the moment for women's sports; her upcoming story on emerging sports leagues including the women's pro baseball league and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.

In this episode of the Outlaw God Podcast, Dr. Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith continue their discussion of Luther's "new Kabbalah" and his critique of Christian mysticism. They talk about how the law accuses us and why trying to overcome that accusation through love or self-denial misses the point. Luther shows us that we are made righteous before God by faith and not our feelings.  More from 1517: Support the work at 1517 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education 1517 Podcast Listeners Get a Free Book When They Sign Up for Memento This August Dr. Paulson's Outlaw God in Three Volumes: Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 New Books from 1517 Publishing: The Turk at the Door by Adam Francisco Luther and the Lion: A Narnian Catechism by Samuel Schuldheisz By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith More from the hosts: Caleb Keith Steven Paulson Follow 1517:  Instagram X/Twitter Facebook

As midterm elections approach, former President Joe Biden's legacy still plays a big role in the Democratic Party. Princeton historian Julian Zelizer has edited a new book called The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden, which evaluates Biden's time in office from a historical perspective. In today's episode, the editor talks with Here & Now's Scott Tong about writing a first draft of history, the political polarization that surrounded the Biden years and what the lessons Democrats might have learned – and missed.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show's perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

Payne & Pendergast discusses the C.J. Stroud contract situation and how the national media has been covering the Texans quarterback and his potential next deal. Then the guys get into some wild details from a new Lane Kiffin book, including stories about his love for sorority girls and more. The hour wraps with another update on Daejon Love, the man accused of pretending to be an NFL player, as the bizarre story continues to develop.

P&P reacts to some of the stories coming out of a new Lane Kiffin book, including details about his love for sorority girls and more.

Twenty-five years after September 11th, investigative journalist Jeffrey Robinson returns to those terrifying hours with 'Ash and Honor: The Untold 368 Minutes of 9/11.'Drawing on interviews with more than sixty American and Canadian eyewitnesses, Robinson reconstructs the military, aviation and national-security response minute by minute - from Air Force One and NORAD to officials scrambling to clear American airspace.The book also revisits disputed and confusing episodes, including reports of additional hijacked aircraft and questions surrounding authorization to shoot down civilian planes—claims certain to invite renewed scrutiny of the official record. Robinson is an international bestselling author of more than thirty books, including 'The Laundrymen' and 'Grace of Monaco.'

What We Cover In This Episode:  The danger of vague language to describe your studio, and what it actually costs you when the wrong people walk in and the right ones walk past [5:19] How he stranger test that reveals whether your studio description is truly distinct, or completely interchangeable with every competitor in your market [10:25] The four circle test for finding the overlap between what you love, what you do differently, what is missing locally, and what people will actually pay for [11:28] Why protecting your method, name, and format with trademarks and patents is a marketing advantage, not just a legal one [12:49] The difference between your niche and your identity, and why collapsing them into one sentence means neither one is clear enough yet [15:04] Why AI search is now rewarding studios that are clearly defined, and penalizing ones that are sending mixed signals across every platform [18:23] The difference between differentiation that feels meaningful to you and differentiation that actually makes the right client say "this was built for me" [21:31] How to tell the difference between your ideal clients and your fringe clients, and why knowing the difference changes every decision you make [24:43] Quotes:  "Separate your niche from your identity. Your niche is who you serve. It narrows the field down. It is really trying to find this ideal client profile to a level that no one else is getting down to. Then your identity is why somebody inside that field chooses you specifically." [15:10] "Everything has to be connected. Every time you talk about your studio, your Google business profile, homepage of your website, social media, captions, your Yelp listing, wherever your business shows up it has to be aligned. It is going to reward you if you put in this work." [18:59] "Why should someone choose your version of fitness in your market over everything else available to them, and if you cannot say that in one sentence…nothing downstream has anything solid to hold onto." [29:50] LINKS:  Get Nick's New Book, The Boutique Advantage: How Independent Studio Owners Win Through Identity, Experience, and Economics Book a Call with the fitDEGREE Team Learn More About All of Our Partners (Including LoopSpark & LezVU) and Get Exclusive Offers Visit the fitDEGREE Knowledge Base Send Megan Your Playlist or Discuss the Podcast Here!  fitDEGREE's Business Portal support@fitDEGREE.com https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/ ​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/  https://www.fitdegree.com/blog  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChJ5rK6zWPXjbxtUQx3ys9Q https://www.tiktok.com/@megan_fitdegree  

Send us Fan Mail The restoration of the American family doesn't start in Washington, it starts with a man making a decision, and the AFR Summit on September 14th is where that decision gets made. In this episode of the True Man Podcast, Mike Van Pelt opens the doors on The Power of Asking for Help — a free, one-day gathering of eight world-class voices built for the man who is done drifting and ready to build something that lasts. Contact Mike Van Pelt: Mike@TrueManLifeCoaching.COM https://www.AmericanFamilyRenaissance.Org/ Reserve Your Seat For The Power of Asking For Help – American Family Renaissance Men's Summit:  https://www.americanfamilyrenaissance.org/summit/ Order Mik's New Book, True Man True Ways – A Roadmap of Discovery to the Masculine Heart https://www.AmericanFamilyRenaissance.ORG/TtrueManLifecoaching/Books/True-Man-True-Ways/ True Man Inner Circle Newsletter: https://www.AmericanFamilyRenaissance.ORG/#Subscribe Support the show

The idea of civility goes back to classical Rome and the ways in which citizens engaged one another within the republic. The term itself is often used in a number of different ways, reflecting expected behavior, particularly in public spaces, and as a mechanism to manage human interaction. But civility and the use of this idea often shape hierarchical relationships within society and within politics and may define who is to be included within the polis and who may be excluded. Thus, the conversations that led to the new book, Civility Unbound: Contesting a Democratic Value, interrogated the idea of civility in many of its facets and did not necessarily settle on a simple definition or means of implementing civility within contemporary society. Michael DiNiscia, Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives at New York University's Brademas Center, and Ellyn Toscano, Director of the Hawthorndon Foundation, edited this valuable exploration of the idea of civility within democracy. In so doing, they brought together academics, politicians and former politicians, activists, artists, and individuals from the foundation world to discuss this controversial idea of civility, unpacking the term, the way it is used, and how society may consider civility within the realm of politics and public life. I had the pleasure of discussing Civility Unbound with Michael DiNiscia and Hussein Rashid, one of the contributing authors. Our conversation covered the content of the book, tracing the sections that include philosophy and political theory, democratic institutions and politics, social justice and protest, media engagement, and lessons from arts and culture. The chapters are fascinating and accessible. As a reader, you feel as though you are part of the ongoing conversation with the various authors, since the chapters are in dialogue with each other and with the reader, without coming to a consensus on the role and capacity of civility within democratic society but with many paths to consider. The impetus for this book, and for focusing on the idea of civility, grew out of the events of January 6, 2021, and an overarching question about whether the United States could return to a state of civility in our politics, after we had witnessed the violent insurrection that attempted to stymie the constitutional process of tallying Electoral College votes. Civility Unbound: Contesting a Democratic Value brings many voices together to, in a way, respond to this violence, this incivility that had been demonstrated by a group of American citizens. The various contributing authors to Civility Unbound take up the theory and practice of civility, trying to determine what it actually means and the rules around civility and political engagement. Across the chapters we find that there is a paradox around civility, around who is asked to “remain civil” and who gets to define what civility means. Civility may well reside within power relationships and dynamics, with rules applied to some groups or individuals and not to others. Invoking civility may well surface inequalities and the unequal places and footing of those engaging in politics and society. This is particularly important to consider in context of American democracy, and the unequal distribution of power and state violence inherent in the American state. Civility Unbound: Contesting a Democratic Value prompts the reader to consider how democratic engagement works and how we are to participate in attempts at self-rule. We discussed the First America podcast during the conversation. Here is a link to the podcast website: First America Podcast Lilly J. Goren is a professor of political science at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. She is co-host of the New Books in Political Science channel at the New Books Network. She is co-editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume I: The Infinity Saga (University Press of Kansas, 2022), and of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume II: Into the Multiverse (University Press of Kansas, 2025) as well as co-editor of the award winning book, Women and the White House: Gender, Popular Culture, and Presidential Politics (University Press of Kentucky, 2012). She can be reached @gorenlj.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

International bestselling author Isabel Allende chats with Host Jeneé Darden about her latest book “Story Telling: A Writing Life,” as well as her writing process and why she wrote a book with advice for writers.

The idea of civility goes back to classical Rome and the ways in which citizens engaged one another within the republic. The term itself is often used in a number of different ways, reflecting expected behavior, particularly in public spaces, and as a mechanism to manage human interaction. But civility and the use of this idea often shape hierarchical relationships within society and within politics and may define who is to be included within the polis and who may be excluded. Thus, the conversations that led to the new book, Civility Unbound: Contesting a Democratic Value, interrogated the idea of civility in many of its facets and did not necessarily settle on a simple definition or means of implementing civility within contemporary society. Michael DiNiscia, Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives at New York University's Brademas Center, and Ellyn Toscano, Director of the Hawthorndon Foundation, edited this valuable exploration of the idea of civility within democracy. In so doing, they brought together academics, politicians and former politicians, activists, artists, and individuals from the foundation world to discuss this controversial idea of civility, unpacking the term, the way it is used, and how society may consider civility within the realm of politics and public life. I had the pleasure of discussing Civility Unbound with Michael DiNiscia and Hussein Rashid, one of the contributing authors. Our conversation covered the content of the book, tracing the sections that include philosophy and political theory, democratic institutions and politics, social justice and protest, media engagement, and lessons from arts and culture. The chapters are fascinating and accessible. As a reader, you feel as though you are part of the ongoing conversation with the various authors, since the chapters are in dialogue with each other and with the reader, without coming to a consensus on the role and capacity of civility within democratic society but with many paths to consider. The impetus for this book, and for focusing on the idea of civility, grew out of the events of January 6, 2021, and an overarching question about whether the United States could return to a state of civility in our politics, after we had witnessed the violent insurrection that attempted to stymie the constitutional process of tallying Electoral College votes. Civility Unbound: Contesting a Democratic Value brings many voices together to, in a way, respond to this violence, this incivility that had been demonstrated by a group of American citizens. The various contributing authors to Civility Unbound take up the theory and practice of civility, trying to determine what it actually means and the rules around civility and political engagement. Across the chapters we find that there is a paradox around civility, around who is asked to “remain civil” and who gets to define what civility means. Civility may well reside within power relationships and dynamics, with rules applied to some groups or individuals and not to others. Invoking civility may well surface inequalities and the unequal places and footing of those engaging in politics and society. This is particularly important to consider in context of American democracy, and the unequal distribution of power and state violence inherent in the American state. Civility Unbound: Contesting a Democratic Value prompts the reader to consider how democratic engagement works and how we are to participate in attempts at self-rule. We discussed the First America podcast during the conversation. Here is a link to the podcast website: First America Podcast Lilly J. Goren is a professor of political science at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. She is co-host of the New Books in Political Science channel at the New Books Network. She is co-editor of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume I: The Infinity Saga (University Press of Kansas, 2022), and of The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Volume II: Into the Multiverse (University Press of Kansas, 2025) as well as co-editor of the award winning book, Women and the White House: Gender, Popular Culture, and Presidential Politics (University Press of Kentucky, 2012). She can be reached @gorenlj.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Diseases Have No Eyes: Valley Fever and Environmental Health Justice (Temple University Press, 2026) investigates how communities in Central Valley, California deal with Valley Fever, a painful illness caused by a soil fungus. The airborne disease's symptoms can last from two months to a patient's lifetime and may be fatal. Nearly a third of the national cases are reported in California, where those infected are disproportionately farmworkers and people incarcerated in the region. Poverty, pollution, and prison expose these groups to cumulative environmental and health risks that deny Valley Fever patients adequate medical treatment. Dr. Sarah M. Rios examines how these populations face racial health disparities and develop strategies of care. She connects environmental justice activists as well as prison advocates and abolitionists who mobilize protests and issue calls to action to the past and ongoing efforts for medical autonomy and healthy communities. Diseases Have No Eyes emphasizes that vulnerable groups have developed an expertise and understanding of Valley Fever out of necessity. In the process, these community members offer an alternative public health response that extends beyond the individual body. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

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On the 152nd Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus, the guys welcome back author Steve Rosen to discuss his new book on Jeff Beck. Author Steve Rosen was previously on to discuss his book on "Tonechaser - Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey With Edward Van Halen. This time he's back discussing his new book "Jeff Beck Stories: The Original Punk: From Yardbird To The Guitar Shop. The guys talk all things Jeff Beck and get into some Led Zeppelin, Rod Stewart and of course Ritchie Blackmore. A great conversation with a great author on his great new book on the great Jeff Beck! To Pick Up Steve Rosen's Book “Jeff Beck Stories: The Original Punk: From Yardbird To Guitar Shop” on Amazon Click Below:   Jeff Beck Stories: The Original Punk: From Yardbird To Guitar Shop   To Purchase Shout It Out Loudcast's KISS Book “Raise Your Glasses: A Celebration Of 50 Years of KISS Songs By Celebrities, Musicians & Fans Please Click Below:   Raise Your Glasses Book   For all things Shout It Out Loudcast the #1 KISS Podcast check out our amazing website by clicking below:   www.ShoutItOutLoudcast.com   Interested in more Shout It Out Loudcast content?  Care to help us out?  Come join us on Patreon by clicking below:   SIOL Patreon   Get all your Shout It Out Loudcast Merchandise by clicking below:   Shout It Out Loudcast Merch At Printify   Shop At Our Amazon Store by clicking below: Shout It Out Loudcast Amazon Store   Please Email us comments or suggestions by clicking below: ShoutItOutLoudcast@Gmail.com   Please subscribe to us and give us a 5 Star (Child) review on the following places below: iTunes Podchaser Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Please follow us and like our social media pages clicking below: Twitter Facebook Page Facebook Group Page Shout It Out Loudcasters Instagram YouTube   Proud Member of the Pantheon Podcast click below to see the website: Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when you say yes to something God is asking you to do that seems completely crazy? Molly's story is proof that God can use the most unexpected things to open doors, start conversations, bring hope, and point people to Jesus. What began with a backpack full of cheese balls eventually became a unique ministry that has reached people across the United States and even around the world. Molly shares how an unconventional idea became a powerful conversation starter—and how she learned that obedience matters far more than whether something looks impressive to other people. But this conversation goes far beyond cheese balls. Molly opens up about her family's journey into American Ninja Warrior, how a simple geocaching discovery changed the direction of her family's life, and how God has continued to lead her through unexpected valleys and victories. She also shares about surviving open-heart surgery and her upcoming devotional, Surrender to the Surgeon, a deeply personal collection of 90 honest, hopeful, and humorous devotionals drawn from her journey. This episode is a powerful reminder that your platform may not look like someone else's—and that's okay. God can use your story, your personality, your family, your passions, and even the things other people don't understand to accomplish His purposes. As Molly says, the heart of it all is found in 1 Corinthians 10:31: “Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” In this episode, you'll hear about: How Molly's cheese-ball ministry began Why she started wearing cheese balls in public How God can use unusual ideas to start spiritual conversations The incredible story of how geocaching led her family to American Ninja Warrior Learning to recognize God's direction in the seemingly insignificant moments What obedience looks like when you don't understand the bigger picture Molly's journey through open-heart surgery Her new book, Surrender to the Surgeon Why your testimony may be your greatest platform How God can use your ordinary life for extraordinary purposes The takeaway: You don't have to have a traditional platform for God to use you. Sometimes the thing that looks the most foolish to everyone else is exactly where God wants to demonstrate His power. If God is calling you to something unexpected, don't be afraid to say yes. You never know what He might do with your obedience. Find more from Revelations Podcast hosted by Reagan Kramer: Website | Instagram | Apple Podcast | Youtube Find more on Molly Sanborn: Instagram: Instagram | Website | Book Cheeseballs for Jesus Become Part of Our Mission! Support The Revelations Podcast: Your support fuels our mission to share transformative messages of hope and faith. Click here to learn how you can contribute and be part of this growing community! This Episode is brought to you by Advanced Medicine Alternatives Get back to the active life you love through natural & regenerative musculoskeletal healing: https://www.georgekramermd.com/ Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction: When God Uses the Unexpected03:50 – The Crazy Idea Behind “Cheese Balls for Jesus”05:20 – How Cheese Balls Became a Conversation Starter for Jesus06:50 – “Whatever You Do, Do It for the Glory of God”08:05 – Following God When You Don't Know Where It's Going19:55 – The Unexpected Beginning of the Ninja Warrior Journey21:20 – A Geocache, a Ninja Gym & a God-Ordained Opportunity22:40 – From Watching Her Kids to Competing Herself26:00 – When God Turns Your Passion Into a Platform31:00 – Faith Through the Valley38:00 – Open-Heart Surgery & Trusting God Through the Unknown44:00 – What God Does With Your Testimony51:55 – “Surrender to the Surgeon”: Molly's New Book53:40 – When God Is Writing a Story Bigger Than You Imagined55:00 – What's Next: A Book, a Screenplay & More Unexpected Doors59:15 – The Power of Your Testimony01:01:00 – Prayer & Blessing Over Molly

Can Christians drink wine? Is alcohol inherently sinful? And if the Bible speaks openly about wine, why has drinking become such a controversial topic in parts of the American church? In this episode of The Wine CEO Podcast, I sit down with Pastor Randy Frazee for a thoughtful conversation about the spiritual significance of wine and alcohol in Scripture. We discuss what the Bible actually says about drinking, the difference between alcohol and drunkenness, how Prohibition helped shape American church culture, and why faithful Christians can come to different convictions on this issue. Whether you enjoy a glass of wine or choose not to drink at all, this conversation offers fascinating historical and biblical context for a topic the church has debated for generations. Watch this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GeXbyfjubUc ------ Subscribe to my newsletter on my website for a free guide to food and wine pairing! thewinceo.com  ------ Today's Guest: Pastor Randy Frazee: https://www.randyfrazee.com/ New Book on Wine: https://www.randyfrazee.com/wine-in-the-word https://www.instagram.com/randyfrazee https://www.instagram.com/giselakreglinger/ #TheWineCEO #Christianity #Bible #Wine #ChristianLiving #Faith #BiblicalTruth #ChristianPodcast #AlcoholAndFaith #RandyFrazee

We've all heard of the placebo effect, the remarkable ability of positive expectations to make us feel better. But what about its darker twin? In her new book, ‘This Book May Cause Side Effects, The Curious and Dangerous Power of the Nocebo Effect, Placebo's Evil Twin.' Dr. Helen Pilcher explores how negative expectations can produce very real symptoms, intensify pain, and even contribute to illness.Pilcher is a science writer and former scientist with advanced training in neuroscience and a former reporter for ‘Nature.' Her new book takes us from chronic pain and medication side effects to mass psychogenic illness, asking a provocative question, can what we believe about our health actually change our health?

In her new book, 'School's Out: Why Families Are Choosing Unconventional Education,' Mickey Revenaugh explores the growing world of homeschooling, microschools, virtual classrooms, unschooling, and even roadschooling and the families driving this transformation.

Marcus Aurelius Anderson sits down with Adam J. Johnson, a 13 year Army veteran, combat medic, drill sergeant, and discipline coach, for a raw conversation about identity, addiction, and discipline. Adam traces his path from a directionless ex athlete who gained weight up to 275 lbs, to a personal trainer struggling after the 2008 recession, to a 28 year old Army enlistee who became a decorated NCO and senior drill sergeant. He opens up candidly about years of secretly battling alcohol addiction while excelling professionally, the identity crisis that fueled it, and how he built consistent systems to finally break the cycle. The conversation covers his new book, Redefined: The Discipline, and its companion 90 day journal, both built around his five code RTD system for turning self-honesty into lasting discipline. Episode Highlights: 3:29 — Adam recounts gaining 120 lbs after his football career ended, and the wake-up call that pushed him into fitness and nutrition. 15:04 — He shares his biggest life lesson in adversity: failing SFAS (Special Forces selection) after two years of dedicated training. 18:01 — A candid account of secretly battling alcoholism while performing as a squared-away platoon sergeant, living what he calls a double life. 34:57 — Adam explains the RTD system, showing how identity, consistency, and self-trust form the real foundation of discipline. Adam J. Johnson spent over 13 years in the U.S. Army as a combat medic and drill sergeant, training thousands of soldiers to meet standards they didn't believe they could reach. A former college football hopeful and personal trainer, Adam overcame a personal battle with alcohol addiction to become a keynote speaker and discipline coach. He is the author of Redefined: The Discipline and creator of the RTD (Redefined: The Discipline) system, a five code framework built on identity, consistency, and self-trust. Adam offers keynote speaking, coaching, and free resources including a discipline reset guide and diagnostic tool at adamjjohnson.com. Learn more about the gift of Adversity and my mission to help my fellow humans create a better world by heading to www.marcusaureliusanderson.com. There you can take action by joining my ANV inner circle to get exclusive content and information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diseases Have No Eyes: Valley Fever and Environmental Health Justice (Temple University Press, 2026) investigates how communities in Central Valley, California deal with Valley Fever, a painful illness caused by a soil fungus. The airborne disease's symptoms can last from two months to a patient's lifetime and may be fatal. Nearly a third of the national cases are reported in California, where those infected are disproportionately farmworkers and people incarcerated in the region. Poverty, pollution, and prison expose these groups to cumulative environmental and health risks that deny Valley Fever patients adequate medical treatment. Dr. Sarah M. Rios examines how these populations face racial health disparities and develop strategies of care. She connects environmental justice activists as well as prison advocates and abolitionists who mobilize protests and issue calls to action to the past and ongoing efforts for medical autonomy and healthy communities. Diseases Have No Eyes emphasizes that vulnerable groups have developed an expertise and understanding of Valley Fever out of necessity. In the process, these community members offer an alternative public health response that extends beyond the individual body. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Since the advent of computers, society has fantasized about conversing with machines. In Divination Engines: Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and the Making of Algorithmic Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2026), Dr. Xiaochang Li shows readers how that dream both fueled the demand for data and set the stage for today's generative AI.  With original research and clear explanations, Dr. Li elucidates the origins of what's known as natural language processing (NLP) and the heated twentieth-century debates between computer scientists, linguists, and communication engineers that shaped today's technology. Starting with early devices that recorded, analyzed, and attempted to interpret human speech, she demonstrates how computer speech recognition, particularly efforts led by Bell Labs and IBM, advanced technology by deemphasizing linguistic meaning in favor of statistical prediction. In other words, researchers gradually abandoned systems that sought to understand human language, opting instead for work-arounds that simply predicted patterns in speech and text data. That solution became incredibly and surprisingly adaptable. As Dr. Li reveals, transforming linguistic questions into engineering ones ushered in the routine operation of search engines, spam filters, and the varied content sorting and recommendation mechanisms that regulate the access, circulation, and legitimacy of information across every platform. But this has all come at the cost of forever requiring copious and ever-growing amounts of new data. At its core, Divination Engines illuminates how the artifacts of human communication—speech, text, and images—have become both the fodder for and products of computers. This connection between communication and computation, Li shows, has given rise to data-driven analytics, machine learning, and today's algorithmic culture. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Since the advent of computers, society has fantasized about conversing with machines. In Divination Engines: Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and the Making of Algorithmic Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2026), Dr. Xiaochang Li shows readers how that dream both fueled the demand for data and set the stage for today's generative AI.  With original research and clear explanations, Dr. Li elucidates the origins of what's known as natural language processing (NLP) and the heated twentieth-century debates between computer scientists, linguists, and communication engineers that shaped today's technology. Starting with early devices that recorded, analyzed, and attempted to interpret human speech, she demonstrates how computer speech recognition, particularly efforts led by Bell Labs and IBM, advanced technology by deemphasizing linguistic meaning in favor of statistical prediction. In other words, researchers gradually abandoned systems that sought to understand human language, opting instead for work-arounds that simply predicted patterns in speech and text data. That solution became incredibly and surprisingly adaptable. As Dr. Li reveals, transforming linguistic questions into engineering ones ushered in the routine operation of search engines, spam filters, and the varied content sorting and recommendation mechanisms that regulate the access, circulation, and legitimacy of information across every platform. But this has all come at the cost of forever requiring copious and ever-growing amounts of new data. At its core, Divination Engines illuminates how the artifacts of human communication—speech, text, and images—have become both the fodder for and products of computers. This connection between communication and computation, Li shows, has given rise to data-driven analytics, machine learning, and today's algorithmic culture. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Diseases Have No Eyes: Valley Fever and Environmental Health Justice (Temple University Press, 2026) investigates how communities in Central Valley, California deal with Valley Fever, a painful illness caused by a soil fungus. The airborne disease's symptoms can last from two months to a patient's lifetime and may be fatal. Nearly a third of the national cases are reported in California, where those infected are disproportionately farmworkers and people incarcerated in the region. Poverty, pollution, and prison expose these groups to cumulative environmental and health risks that deny Valley Fever patients adequate medical treatment. Dr. Sarah M. Rios examines how these populations face racial health disparities and develop strategies of care. She connects environmental justice activists as well as prison advocates and abolitionists who mobilize protests and issue calls to action to the past and ongoing efforts for medical autonomy and healthy communities. Diseases Have No Eyes emphasizes that vulnerable groups have developed an expertise and understanding of Valley Fever out of necessity. In the process, these community members offer an alternative public health response that extends beyond the individual body. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

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Diseases Have No Eyes: Valley Fever and Environmental Health Justice (Temple University Press, 2026) investigates how communities in Central Valley, California deal with Valley Fever, a painful illness caused by a soil fungus. The airborne disease's symptoms can last from two months to a patient's lifetime and may be fatal. Nearly a third of the national cases are reported in California, where those infected are disproportionately farmworkers and people incarcerated in the region. Poverty, pollution, and prison expose these groups to cumulative environmental and health risks that deny Valley Fever patients adequate medical treatment. Dr. Sarah M. Rios examines how these populations face racial health disparities and develop strategies of care. She connects environmental justice activists as well as prison advocates and abolitionists who mobilize protests and issue calls to action to the past and ongoing efforts for medical autonomy and healthy communities. Diseases Have No Eyes emphasizes that vulnerable groups have developed an expertise and understanding of Valley Fever out of necessity. In the process, these community members offer an alternative public health response that extends beyond the individual body. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss How Can My Manager Be So Stupid?, Under Story, Precious Children, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/new-releases-and-more-for-september-1-2026/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the podcast team is taking a Radical Sabbatical, Kim is interviewing authors of the books that have had a big impact on her in the past two years.  In this episode, Kim Scott speaks with Angela Duckworth. Her first book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, is a #1 New York Times bestseller. Her second book is Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best. In this conversation, Kim interviews Angela about her new book, 'Situated.' They explore a deceptively simple three-box model that explains all of human behavior. Angela emphasizes the power of environment in shaping our thoughts and leading us to–or away from–the results we want. She and Kim discuss the limitations of willpower. Angela describes the two key ingredients of a good situation: challenge and support. Kim and Angela explore why it is important to seek managers and peers who both challenge and support us. They discuss the importance of feedback and why Ruinous Empathy is so damaging to both personal and professional growth. If you're looking for one thing you can control to get better situated, Angela shares some practical advice on curating your personal space to foster positive habits and growth. Guest Background: Prof. Angela Duckworth, PhD, is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative.  Prior to her career in research, Angela founded an academic enrichment program for low-income children that was profiled as a Harvard Kennedy School case study and today serves hundreds of students each year. She has also been a McKinsey management consultant and a math and science teacher at public schools in New York City, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Angela co-founded Character Lab, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing scientific insights that help children thrive. Angela completed her undergraduate degree in Advanced Studies Neurobiology at Harvard, graduating magna cum laude. With the support of a Marshall Scholarship, she completed an MSc with Distinction in Neuroscience from Oxford University. She completed her PhD in Psychology as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Angela's TED talk is among the most viewed of all time. CHAPTERS (00:00) Introduction to Radical Sabbatical and Angela Duckworth's New Book (03:23) The Snorkeling Incident: A Metaphor for Situational Awareness (05:58) Finding Your Best Situations: The Power of Environment (08:31) The Three Boxes Model: Understanding Behavior and Thoughts (11:13) The Role of Situations in Shaping Our Thoughts (14:16) Changing Your Situation vs. Changing Your Thoughts (17:10) The Limitations of Willpower and Self-Control (20:13) The Quest for Control: Understanding Human Nature (23:15) Creating Supportive and Challenging Situations (27:11) Understanding Radical Candor (32:56) Navigating Ruinous Empathy (33:19) The Dilemma of Short-Term Comfort vs Long-Term Growth (34:30) Feeding the Good Wolf: A Metaphor for Growth (36:40) Economic Disparities and Their Impact (39:23) Agency and the Power of Choice (43:09) Curating Your Personal Space for Better Outcomes Connect with the Radical Candor team: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Anfield Wrap talks to tactics expert Jon Mackenzie about his new book, 'The Spectre of Pep'. An analysis into influence of Pep Guardiola on football at all levels. Neil Atkinson hosts... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Podcast. In Today's episode: Alex is joined by local historian and Author Dan Jackson, To discuss the history of Newcastle United, and what that can tell us about the future. Dan has a brilliant new book out this week, Howay the Lads!: A People's History of Newcastle United, a must read for all Newcastle United fans, You can buy your copy here: https://www.forumbooksshop.com/product/howay-the-lads-a-people-s-history-of-newcastle-united-preorder-signed-dedicated-dan-jackson-9780349146768/12900 We'd love you to join us on Patreon, we're currrently running a free trial, you could sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/tfpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Romanticism made Scotland famous. It critically shaped the course of Scottish culture, while impacting on cultures elsewhere and inaugurating the country's still-flourishing and lucrative tourist industry. This book is about Edinburgh's most emblematic architecture over the long 19th century: the castellated and stone built cityscape of national revivalist architecture. It reveals why Scotland had by the 1820s become one of Europe's great centres of Romanticism, due both to the majestic Highlands, and to Edinburgh itself as city of Romanticism. Additionally, Edinburgh developed as the main centre and hub for travellers drawn to Romantic Scotland through the work of James ‘Ossian' Macpherson and Sir Walter Scott: visitors including Schinkel, Mozart, Verne, Turner, Haydn, amongst innumerable others. Edinburgh: City of Romanticism (Lund Humphries, 2026) by Dr. Aonghus MacKechnie also provides a long-overdue counterbalance to the contrastingly much-examined and much-published topic of Enlightenment Edinburgh, showing how this and Romantic Edinburgh have comfortably co-existed. It examines how Edinburgh's Romanticism was similarly driven by intellectuals, amongst whom were Enlightenment figures and artistically talented individuals, and it discusses the legacy of those who contributed to the Romantic cityscape of today; an architecture that provides much of the character of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site and of the city that countless tourists come daily to see. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In This Beautiful Country: How Italy's Nature Shaped Its Culture and Civilisation (Chelsea Green, 2026), discover Italy's unique ecological past and how it has shaped its present—and its future, with this riveting look at the incredibly diverse natural history and our need to preserve it. Italy is renowned for its antiquity, classical literature, philosophy, and modern-day culture, cuisine and fashion, but what has gone largely overlooked – and undocumented, even by its people – is its uniquely biodiverse landscape and wildlife. Italy has over 58,000 different species of wildlife, of which 4,777 are endemic, the highest in Europe. Italy provides a home for a third of all European flora and fauna, with a vast range of fruit and vegetable varieties: more grape varieties than France, more wheat than the US and more olives than Spain.  Edward Cutler, an art historian by trade, began to explore this history when, four years ago on his small Tuscan farm, he found a salamander that turned out to be endemic to that specific location. In understanding how Italy came together as a country, one of the youngest and still geologically active landscapes in the world, and made up of mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, glacial lakes, desert islands, caves and forests, Ed realised that this natural history has also had an incredibly important influence on its human history, especially its food culture and low-impact agriculture. And along the way, Ed discovers that Italy once was home to pygmy elephants, giant killer hedgehogs, and vampire-toothed deer. Today we can see the relics of those ancient creatures in the flashy blue lizard of Capri, gladiator crabs under the forum in Rome, the crested porcupine, the beautiful Apennine chamois and of course the Marzipan brown bear and Italian grey wolf, not forgetting its flora, including the world's rarest Christmas tree in Sicily. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

When world kettle-bell lifting champion David Keohan heard the old tales of stone-lifting, he was captivated, setting off on a quest to rediscover these famous stones and attempt the feats of heroes past by lifting them. Guided by a 1930s archive, the dúchas, in which schoolchildren shared their local folklore, Keohan began to travel the country in search of the stones, as documented in The Wind Beneath the Stone: My Quest to Unearth a Piece of Ireland's Folklore (Bloomsbury and Chelsea Green, 2026). They were often to be found hidden away in quiet villages or cemeteries, their purpose almost forgotten. But, as he journeyed through Ireland, he met those who recalled the stories of the stones and the legends attached to them. Soon, others joined him as he took on the challenge of lifting these pieces of history, the heaviest of which weighed well over 450 pounds. As Keohan's efforts garnered more and more attention, he realized that this was more than a personal challenge. Stone-lifting had become a way for Irish people to reclaim their lost heritage, coming together to celebrate what makes their homeland special. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In This Beautiful Country: How Italy's Nature Shaped Its Culture and Civilisation (Chelsea Green, 2026), discover Italy's unique ecological past and how it has shaped its present—and its future, with this riveting look at the incredibly diverse natural history and our need to preserve it. Italy is renowned for its antiquity, classical literature, philosophy, and modern-day culture, cuisine and fashion, but what has gone largely overlooked – and undocumented, even by its people – is its uniquely biodiverse landscape and wildlife. Italy has over 58,000 different species of wildlife, of which 4,777 are endemic, the highest in Europe. Italy provides a home for a third of all European flora and fauna, with a vast range of fruit and vegetable varieties: more grape varieties than France, more wheat than the US and more olives than Spain.  Edward Cutler, an art historian by trade, began to explore this history when, four years ago on his small Tuscan farm, he found a salamander that turned out to be endemic to that specific location. In understanding how Italy came together as a country, one of the youngest and still geologically active landscapes in the world, and made up of mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, glacial lakes, desert islands, caves and forests, Ed realised that this natural history has also had an incredibly important influence on its human history, especially its food culture and low-impact agriculture. And along the way, Ed discovers that Italy once was home to pygmy elephants, giant killer hedgehogs, and vampire-toothed deer. Today we can see the relics of those ancient creatures in the flashy blue lizard of Capri, gladiator crabs under the forum in Rome, the crested porcupine, the beautiful Apennine chamois and of course the Marzipan brown bear and Italian grey wolf, not forgetting its flora, including the world's rarest Christmas tree in Sicily. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

What happens when you pray faithfully—and nothing seems to change?Pastor and author Noah Filipiak joins Karen Potter and Rob Stoddard on the Covenant Eyes Podcast for an honest conversation about unanswered prayer, suffering, temptation, technology, burnout, and learning to trust God when life doesn't turn out the way you hoped.Noah shares how his own journey led him back to the Psalms and ultimately inspired his new 40-day devotional, Shelter in the Storm: 40 Psalms on God's Faithfulness.The Psalms don't pretend that following God means life will always work out the way we expect. They give us language for grief, anger, fear, disappointment, and even the moments when God seems silent. As Noah explains, there's freedom in realizing that we don't have to hide those emotions from God.The conversation also explores an important connection: when circumstances don't change, we often look for ways to escape what we're feeling. For some, that can mean unhealthy digital habits, fantasy, isolation, or other coping mechanisms. Noah explains why real healing requires more than simply changing behavior—it requires community, honesty, spiritual formation, and a deeper understanding of God's faithfulness.You'll also hear Noah discuss:• Why unanswered prayer can create a crisis of faith• What the Psalms teach us about suffering• How instant gratification is shaping our expectations of God• Why social media can distort our perception of reality• How Jesus understands suffering personally• Why boundaries and margin matter for avoiding burnout• The power of vulnerability and Christian community• How Beyond the Battle is helping men find lasting connection and support• Noah's new devotional, Shelter in the StormNoah's message is especially powerful for anyone who has ever wondered: “God, why aren't You changing this?”Learn more about Noah Filipiak: https://NoahFilipiak.comBeyond the Battle groups: https://BeyondTheBattle.netLook for Shelter in the Storm: 40 Psalms on God's Faithfulness from Our Daily Bread Publishing.Subscribe to the Covenant Eyes Podcast for more conversations about faith, relationships, recovery, accountability, and living with integrity in a digital world.Wonder if you are addicted to porn?Take the free PAUS Assessment and find out!https://cvnteyes.co/testThe description's recovery connection comes directly from Noah's explanation that difficult circumstances can drive people toward unhealthy coping mechanisms and that they may not recognize the connection between their circumstances and their struggle.#UnansweredPrayer #TrustGod #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Psalms #CovenantEyesChapters00:00 When God Doesn't Answer Right Away00:36 Meet Noah Filipiak01:12 Noah's Story & Beyond the Battle02:36 Introducing Shelter in the Storm03:24 Why We Turn to Unhealthy Coping05:23 The Problem With the “Santa Claus” View of God06:30 What Happens When Prayer Isn't Answered?07:14 Finding God in the Psalms09:09 Fear, Anxiety & Hope in Scripture09:55 How Technology Changed Our Expectations10:21 Growing Up in an Instant-Gratification World12:08 Fantasy vs. Reality12:57 Can We Be Angry With God?14:20 When Our Picture of God Shatters15:05 There Is No Prayer Formula16:15 Why Christians Need Lament17:27 Mental Health, Struggle & Elijah18:06 Learning How to Suffer Well19:07 Jesus Understands Our Suffering21:18 Noah's Battle With Burnout22:08 Creating Healthy Limits & Boundaries24:32 Making Space for What Matters25:30 How Beyond the Battle Works26:32 Why Long-Term Community Matters28:47 Why Recovery Needs Community29:29 Why Online Groups Can Work30:24 Noah's New Book & Resources32:05 Closing ThoughtsSend us your feedback!Try Covenant Eyes for FREE today!Use Promo Code: FreePodcast © 2026 Covenant Eyes, All Rights Reserved

Romanticism made Scotland famous. It critically shaped the course of Scottish culture, while impacting on cultures elsewhere and inaugurating the country's still-flourishing and lucrative tourist industry. This book is about Edinburgh's most emblematic architecture over the long 19th century: the castellated and stone built cityscape of national revivalist architecture. It reveals why Scotland had by the 1820s become one of Europe's great centres of Romanticism, due both to the majestic Highlands, and to Edinburgh itself as city of Romanticism. Additionally, Edinburgh developed as the main centre and hub for travellers drawn to Romantic Scotland through the work of James ‘Ossian' Macpherson and Sir Walter Scott: visitors including Schinkel, Mozart, Verne, Turner, Haydn, amongst innumerable others. Edinburgh: City of Romanticism (Lund Humphries, 2026) by Dr. Aonghus MacKechnie also provides a long-overdue counterbalance to the contrastingly much-examined and much-published topic of Enlightenment Edinburgh, showing how this and Romantic Edinburgh have comfortably co-existed. It examines how Edinburgh's Romanticism was similarly driven by intellectuals, amongst whom were Enlightenment figures and artistically talented individuals, and it discusses the legacy of those who contributed to the Romantic cityscape of today; an architecture that provides much of the character of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site and of the city that countless tourists come daily to see. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

When world kettle-bell lifting champion David Keohan heard the old tales of stone-lifting, he was captivated, setting off on a quest to rediscover these famous stones and attempt the feats of heroes past by lifting them. Guided by a 1930s archive, the dúchas, in which schoolchildren shared their local folklore, Keohan began to travel the country in search of the stones, as documented in The Wind Beneath the Stone: My Quest to Unearth a Piece of Ireland's Folklore (Bloomsbury and Chelsea Green, 2026). They were often to be found hidden away in quiet villages or cemeteries, their purpose almost forgotten. But, as he journeyed through Ireland, he met those who recalled the stories of the stones and the legends attached to them. Soon, others joined him as he took on the challenge of lifting these pieces of history, the heaviest of which weighed well over 450 pounds. As Keohan's efforts garnered more and more attention, he realized that this was more than a personal challenge. Stone-lifting had become a way for Irish people to reclaim their lost heritage, coming together to celebrate what makes their homeland special. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports

Steve Flink joins the podcast to discuss a wide range of topics from the 2026 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to the start of The US Open, and his new excellent book about the greatest names in American tennis history. Flink, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017, recaps this year's festivities which saw Roger Federer and Mary Carillo take their place in tennis eternity. He also explains why his new book: "The Immortals of American Tennis," provides an all-encompassing look at the greatest and most impactful names the USA has produced in this sport. The author details his writing process, the emphasis on the pre-open era stars, and what readers can expect to learn as they dive into the pages. Flink also looks at the beginning of the 2026 US Open, which saw Novak Djokovic lose his opening match to Mariano Navone in five agonizing sets. The journalist recaps the match, details the biggest obstacles in Djokovic's way, and predicts where the Serbian legend might go from here. And Flink gives his thoughts on the other early storylines from Flushing Meadows, which included Carlos Alcaraz's return to the court, Stefanos Tsitsipas' huge upset win over Arthur Fils, and the decision to start the Venus Williams/Sofia Kenin match after midnight. Hosted by Mitch Michals. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When world kettle-bell lifting champion David Keohan heard the old tales of stone-lifting, he was captivated, setting off on a quest to rediscover these famous stones and attempt the feats of heroes past by lifting them. Guided by a 1930s archive, the dúchas, in which schoolchildren shared their local folklore, Keohan began to travel the country in search of the stones, as documented in The Wind Beneath the Stone: My Quest to Unearth a Piece of Ireland's Folklore (Bloomsbury and Chelsea Green, 2026). They were often to be found hidden away in quiet villages or cemeteries, their purpose almost forgotten. But, as he journeyed through Ireland, he met those who recalled the stories of the stones and the legends attached to them. Soon, others joined him as he took on the challenge of lifting these pieces of history, the heaviest of which weighed well over 450 pounds. As Keohan's efforts garnered more and more attention, he realized that this was more than a personal challenge. Stone-lifting had become a way for Irish people to reclaim their lost heritage, coming together to celebrate what makes their homeland special. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/folkore

When world kettle-bell lifting champion David Keohan heard the old tales of stone-lifting, he was captivated, setting off on a quest to rediscover these famous stones and attempt the feats of heroes past by lifting them. Guided by a 1930s archive, the dúchas, in which schoolchildren shared their local folklore, Keohan began to travel the country in search of the stones, as documented in The Wind Beneath the Stone: My Quest to Unearth a Piece of Ireland's Folklore (Bloomsbury and Chelsea Green, 2026). They were often to be found hidden away in quiet villages or cemeteries, their purpose almost forgotten. But, as he journeyed through Ireland, he met those who recalled the stories of the stones and the legends attached to them. Soon, others joined him as he took on the challenge of lifting these pieces of history, the heaviest of which weighed well over 450 pounds. As Keohan's efforts garnered more and more attention, he realized that this was more than a personal challenge. Stone-lifting had become a way for Irish people to reclaim their lost heritage, coming together to celebrate what makes their homeland special. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

In This Beautiful Country: How Italy's Nature Shaped Its Culture and Civilisation (Chelsea Green, 2026), discover Italy's unique ecological past and how it has shaped its present—and its future, with this riveting look at the incredibly diverse natural history and our need to preserve it. Italy is renowned for its antiquity, classical literature, philosophy, and modern-day culture, cuisine and fashion, but what has gone largely overlooked – and undocumented, even by its people – is its uniquely biodiverse landscape and wildlife. Italy has over 58,000 different species of wildlife, of which 4,777 are endemic, the highest in Europe. Italy provides a home for a third of all European flora and fauna, with a vast range of fruit and vegetable varieties: more grape varieties than France, more wheat than the US and more olives than Spain.  Edward Cutler, an art historian by trade, began to explore this history when, four years ago on his small Tuscan farm, he found a salamander that turned out to be endemic to that specific location. In understanding how Italy came together as a country, one of the youngest and still geologically active landscapes in the world, and made up of mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, glacial lakes, desert islands, caves and forests, Ed realised that this natural history has also had an incredibly important influence on its human history, especially its food culture and low-impact agriculture. And along the way, Ed discovers that Italy once was home to pygmy elephants, giant killer hedgehogs, and vampire-toothed deer. Today we can see the relics of those ancient creatures in the flashy blue lizard of Capri, gladiator crabs under the forum in Rome, the crested porcupine, the beautiful Apennine chamois and of course the Marzipan brown bear and Italian grey wolf, not forgetting its flora, including the world's rarest Christmas tree in Sicily. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

In This Beautiful Country: How Italy's Nature Shaped Its Culture and Civilisation (Chelsea Green, 2026), discover Italy's unique ecological past and how it has shaped its present—and its future, with this riveting look at the incredibly diverse natural history and our need to preserve it. Italy is renowned for its antiquity, classical literature, philosophy, and modern-day culture, cuisine and fashion, but what has gone largely overlooked – and undocumented, even by its people – is its uniquely biodiverse landscape and wildlife. Italy has over 58,000 different species of wildlife, of which 4,777 are endemic, the highest in Europe. Italy provides a home for a third of all European flora and fauna, with a vast range of fruit and vegetable varieties: more grape varieties than France, more wheat than the US and more olives than Spain.  Edward Cutler, an art historian by trade, began to explore this history when, four years ago on his small Tuscan farm, he found a salamander that turned out to be endemic to that specific location. In understanding how Italy came together as a country, one of the youngest and still geologically active landscapes in the world, and made up of mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, glacial lakes, desert islands, caves and forests, Ed realised that this natural history has also had an incredibly important influence on its human history, especially its food culture and low-impact agriculture. And along the way, Ed discovers that Italy once was home to pygmy elephants, giant killer hedgehogs, and vampire-toothed deer. Today we can see the relics of those ancient creatures in the flashy blue lizard of Capri, gladiator crabs under the forum in Rome, the crested porcupine, the beautiful Apennine chamois and of course the Marzipan brown bear and Italian grey wolf, not forgetting its flora, including the world's rarest Christmas tree in Sicily. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/food

Romanticism made Scotland famous. It critically shaped the course of Scottish culture, while impacting on cultures elsewhere and inaugurating the country's still-flourishing and lucrative tourist industry. This book is about Edinburgh's most emblematic architecture over the long 19th century: the castellated and stone built cityscape of national revivalist architecture. It reveals why Scotland had by the 1820s become one of Europe's great centres of Romanticism, due both to the majestic Highlands, and to Edinburgh itself as city of Romanticism. Additionally, Edinburgh developed as the main centre and hub for travellers drawn to Romantic Scotland through the work of James ‘Ossian' Macpherson and Sir Walter Scott: visitors including Schinkel, Mozart, Verne, Turner, Haydn, amongst innumerable others. Edinburgh: City of Romanticism (Lund Humphries, 2026) by Dr. Aonghus MacKechnie also provides a long-overdue counterbalance to the contrastingly much-examined and much-published topic of Enlightenment Edinburgh, showing how this and Romantic Edinburgh have comfortably co-existed. It examines how Edinburgh's Romanticism was similarly driven by intellectuals, amongst whom were Enlightenment figures and artistically talented individuals, and it discusses the legacy of those who contributed to the Romantic cityscape of today; an architecture that provides much of the character of the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site and of the city that countless tourists come daily to see. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/architecture

Jim Kwik's New Book: https://limitlessdaily.com Products: MAPS BOGO Sale — https://mapsbogo.com.com Sponsors: LMNT — https://drinklmnt.com/mindpump AI can synthesize, process, and generate faster than any human alive. But here's what it cannot do: think for YOU. Jim Kwik is back on Mind Pump, and he makes the case that your natural human intelligence is more valuable right now than it has ever been, precisely because most people are handing it over without a fight. Cognitive offloading, digital distraction, identity collapse as careers get automated, the risks are real and they are compounding fast. Jim breaks down the concept of cognitive reserve, the mental retirement account you build through new learning, physical activity, and social connection, and why someone like Sister Mary could have the brain plaques of advanced Alzheimer's and still ace her cognitive tests at 101. He lays out his BUILD framework for using AI as a creative partner rather than a crutch, and explains why the quality of your prompts is a direct reflection of your own human intelligence. Chapters: 0:19 Introducing Jim Kwik and the episode hook 2:29 Is AI making us dumb? 4:17 The four horsemen of digital cognitive decline 5:52 Outsourcing activity vs. outsourcing thinking 6:48 How technology has always changed the brain 13:21 Cognitive reserve, the nun study, and Sister Mary 15:43 Cognitive flexibility vs. cognitive rigidity 18:51 Jim's BUILD framework for using AI without losing your mind 30:36 The HUMAN acronym: what AI cannot replace 58:50 Sleep inertia and attentional priming 1:01:26 Limitless Daily: the five-minute morning mind practice 1:05:11 Jim's daily structure: Create, Consume, Clear

Book a free consultation call with Robert Sikes to break through a keto or low-carb plateau: https://www.ketobodybuilding.com/callYour cholesterol number does not tell the whole story about heart disease. In Episode 913 of Savage Perspective Podcast, Robert Sikes is joined by heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia to examine statins, LDL, insulin resistance, and inflammation. Dr. Ovadia explains what coronary calcium scans can reveal, why some patients need heart surgery in their 30s, and which blood tests may show metabolic risk. He also shares how he lost 100 pounds, why strength training and low-carb or carnivore nutrition guide his approach, and what his new book teaches about nutrient density. See where standard heart advice may fall short and what to ask before accepting one cholesterol score as the full story.Buy Philip's book: https://stayoffmykitchentable.com/Subscribe to Philip's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@IFixHeartsGet Keto Brick: https://www.ketobrick.com/Subscribe to the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/42cjJssghqD01bdWBxRYEg?si=1XYKmPXmR4eKw2O9gGCEuQChapters0:00 - How Dr. Ovadia Got Leaner and Stronger1:34 - Carnivore Diet, Mold Exposure, and Resistance Training3:18 - Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, and Metabolic Health4:56 - How a Heart Surgeon Lost 100 Pounds7:29 - What Happens During Heart Bypass Surgery10:44 - Why Heart Disease Goes Undetected for Decades12:01 - Cholesterol Quantity vs. Insulin Resistance13:42 - Three Missing Pieces of Heart Disease Screening15:01 - The $100 Coronary Calcium Scan17:27 - Soft Plaque vs. Calcified Plaque19:50 - What a CIMT Scan Can and Cannot Reveal21:46 - High Cholesterol With a Zero Calcium Score23:27 - When Should You Get a CAC Scan?24:24 - Why 30-Year-Olds Need Heart Bypass Surgery26:09 - Blood Tests for Inflammation and Insulin Resistance28:42 - Do Statins Address the Root Cause?32:23 - Why the Body Needs Cholesterol35:19 - Why Doctors Keep Focusing on Cholesterol38:34 - What Most Heart Surgery Patients Share41:00 - Affordable Blood Tests and Heart Scans42:10 - Can Cutting Carbs Reverse Insulin Resistance?44:24 - Inside Stay Off My Kitchen Table46:42 - Why His Vegan Coauthor Started Eating Meat48:11 - Are Carbs Necessary for Long-Term Health?49:45 - Where to Find Dr. Ovadia's New Book

Local author and Salt Lake Tribune humor columnist Eli McCann has a new book on Utah quilting culture drama. Host Ali Vallarta and executive producer Emily Means ask him for the tea. Plus, does Gov. Spencer Cox really disagree better? And some seasonal jobs options.  Resources and references: Get tickets for Eli McCann's book talk about his novel,"Stitched." Spencer Cox's Crusade [The Atlantic] Become a member of City Cast Salt Lake today! It's the best way to support our work and help make sure we are around for years to come.  Subscribe to our daily morning newsletter. You can also find us on Instagram @CityCastSLC. Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (801) 203-0137 Looking to advertise on City Cast Salt Lake? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode:  Harmons Utah State Fair FanX Red Butte Garden Steelcoated Epoxy Floors WebRoot

1 in 6 couples worldwide is now struggling to conceive — and in most cases, the real root causes never get tested. Dr. Josh Axe walks through the 6 functional and ancient medicine root causes driving the infertility epidemic, the suppressed Fauci texts on COVID vaccines and miscarriage risk, and the exact diet, supplement, and lifestyle plan that can shift your fertility in as little as 90 days. Food is medicine, and your body was designed to heal — this episode shows you how to work with it, not against it. **In this episode:** - The Fauci texts that went public: what he privately said about mRNA vaccines and miscarriage risk, and what two large-scale studies (200,000+ pregnancies) actually found - The #1 root cause Josh sees in clinical practice — and why fixing blood sugar alone has helped more women conceive than almost anything else - Why your TSH can look completely normal while thyroid antibodies are silently blocking ovulation and raising miscarriage risk - The 10-marker fertility blood panel Josh runs — the specific labs (free T3, ferritin, TPO antibodies, fasting insulin) that standard workups miss - What Chinese medicine calls "kidney yang deficiency" and "damp phlegm," what those patterns actually mean in functional terms, and the warming foods that address both - The 90-day fertility window: why eggs take 90 days and sperm 74 to mature, and how today's changes show up in 3 monthsDownload my FREE PDF "Fertility Foundations": https://bit.ly/draxefertilityfoundations Uncover what's really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! → http://mybloodwork.com *Disclaimer: The bloodwork our team runs at mybloodwork.com covers a handful of the biomarkers listed in the guide above — including critical thyroid and metabolic markers — plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor, but does NOT cover all 25. You will want to consult your primary or functional doctor for the entire list. Thank you to our sponsors! Sunlighten Sauna: https://get.sunlighten.com/axepodcast Manukora Manuka Honey: https://manukora.com/axe Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe?sub_confirmation=1

Chris Jones sits down with me to have an open and honest conversation about fatherhood. We cover so many topics in the world of parenting. We talk about miscarriages, divorce, co-parenting and starting over. After that we talk about his new book, Legs Hearts Minds. In addition, he shares all the different topics he writes about in his book. Next, we talk about suicide and mental health. Chris shares how talking to a therapist really helped him. Plus we talk about the power of sports. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.  About Chris Jones Chris Jones, a former writer-at-large for Esquire, has won two National Magazine Awards. He has also written for The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Golf Digest, Grantland, ESPN, and the CBC. His work was included in the Best American Sports Writing anthology six times. Born in London, he lives in Peterborough, Canada, with his family. Make sure you follow Chris on Twitter over at @EnswellJones. In addition back top his book, Legs Hearts Minds wherever you purchase books.  Fore Fathers Is This Week's Sponsor  From the boardroom to the back nine, barbecues to bath time, changing diapers to changing the oil, we offer beautifully designed, thoughtfully tailored, ultra-comfortable, and original polos for Dads of all shapes and sizes. Inspired by what it means to be a father, we celebrate the joys of this adventure with fun and friendly Dad apparel meant to be worn as a Dad badge of honor! Check out all of the Fore Fathers gear at shopforefathers.com.  About The Art of Fatherhood Podcast  The Art of Fatherhood Podcast follows the journey of fatherhood. Your host, Art Eddy talks with fantastic dads from all around the world where they share their thoughts on fatherhood. You get a unique perspective on fatherhood from guests like Bob Odenkirk, Hank Azaria, Joe Montana, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo, Jerry Rice, Jeff Foxworthy, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Kinney, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kyle Busch, Dennis Quaid, Dwight Freeney and many more. 

My friend John Bushman (30+ years teaching Institute/Seminary) joins us to talk about his new book “King Before Kingdom: Faithful Revival Within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”. In this episode and his book, John talks about specific areas we can improve our culture so that more feel welcome and needed. John also talks about moving from a checklist/legalistic approach to living the gospel—to making it all about coming unto Christ. John offers valuable doctrinal insights from the scriptures that support this approach—and what we can do better to support others. If you are looking for a much-needed book to read and share with others, please listen to this episode and read John's book. Thank you, John for writing this book, being on the podcast, and your decades of teaching to help others come unto Christ. Your discipleship is so needed in our community. You give me hope. Links: John's website (with links to the book): www.johnbushman.com or https://www.johnbushman.com/king-before-kingdom.html There you can read a sample chapter or listen on audio. Also links to other podcasts and reels on Social Media. Also reviews on Amazon and the many ways to buy the book.

Norm Finkelstein returns for a special Friday show where we go in depth on a number of topics including Democrats condemning Hasan Piker after blatant lies about Piker's statements on Zionism, the Israeli propaganda of sexual assault on Oct 7th, and Norm's new book Gaza's Gravediggers. Buy Norm's Book: https://orbooks.com/catalog/gazas-gravediggers/ To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ Sign up for BP Free Trial: https://breakingpoints.supercast.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.