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Podcast: In Theory: The JHI Blog Podcast Episode: Labors of Division: Disha Karnad Jani Interviews Navyug Gill Pub date: 2026-08-05 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/1b00a5e9d7da4bd08e9e6505b77051d4/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from JHIdeas, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: The World Episode: Author Arundhati Roy on rise of India's youth-led protests Pub date: 2026-07-24 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/acd99fc2ff344c239c2cb857428e38a8/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from PRX, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: American Prestige Episode: E258 - How the New Deal Invented the National Security State w/ Andrew Preston Pub date: 2026-07-22 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/7c8e366da0374192925df0da0f9968da/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: New Books in Political Science Episode: Diana T. Kudaibergen, "What Does It Mean to Be Kazakhstani?: Power, Identity and Nation-Building" (Oxford UP, 2024) Pub date: 2026-07-11 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/93632f22f59b4ef5ada52f57cb3bd69f/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New Books Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Then & Now: Philosophy, History & Politics Episode: How to Make a Fascist: Part 4 Pub date: 2026-07-15 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/5038a39e5ce24f748c8922db459e702c/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Then & Now, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: American Prestige Episode: E255 - The History of Iran’s Nuclear Program w/ Sina Azodi Pub date: 2026-07-01 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/c1f6578b545e4b5b843df71854929bf5/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: New Books in Political Science Episode: Alex Boodrookas, "Comrades Estranged: Labor and Citizenship in the Twentieth-Century Persian Gulf" (Stanford UP, 2026) Pub date: 2026-06-20 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/8eded2db7b814eb7b652329b6ea475c2/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New Books Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Politics Theory Other Episode: Interregnum - Peace in the Gulf? Pub date: 2026-06-16 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/ac35daf4dc7c4ee0afc331eb54ee91fc/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Politics Theory Other, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Latest 300 | LSE Public lectures and events | Video Episode: The ecological continuation of empire in the Arab world Pub date: 2026-06-11 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/ee2e8d118976485da0d1a5bceede163b/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from LSE Film and Audio Team, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Beyond the Ballot Box Episode: How International Institutions and Structures Failed Palestine Pub date: 2026-06-04 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/51c2592aed0c4e5bb687abafb3640b6f/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BFM Media, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: SPERI Presents... Episode: New Thinking: Chinese Firms in Africa w/ Elisa Gambino Pub date: 2026-05-29 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/dd82c5299082477e9259adf0098e49f1/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from SPERI, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: New Books in Chinese Studies Episode: Mengqi Wang, "Anxious Homes: Inflexible Demand and China's Housing Market" (Cornell UP, 2026) Pub date: 2026-05-19 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/3efb205c791045bbb916656558e1d148/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New Books Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: This Is Hell! Episode: How The British Made The Far Right Acceptable / Daniel Trilling Pub date: 2026-05-12 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/554b94e2e01d44e28c4f6256e285d945/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from This Is Hell!, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Big Take Asia Episode: Weekend Listen: Writer Amitav Ghosh on Why India Has Lost Its Way Pub date: 2026-05-03 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/be508283fe994bab9d9359ba7d68cb7d/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Bloomberg, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcast Episode: EP. 872: TUPAC: FORGED IN REVOLUTIONARY FIRE ft. HAMZA SHEHRYAR Pub date: 2026-04-29 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/ff94c2a8a77d479f96ecc1878de6a86f/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from bitterlake, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Maghrib in Past & Present | Podcasts Episode: The French Colonial Tourism Industry in Ifrane, Morocco Pub date: 2026-04-23 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/84370f90130a4b32a1769f68cd756fc6/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from themaghribpodcast.com, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: The Podcast for Social Research Episode: Podcast for Social Research, Episode 95: On Crisis and the Origins of Modern Iran Pub date: 2026-04-15 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/c78013e606474b179f189fee1f637181/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Jacobin Radio Episode: Long Reads: Decoding the French Left w/ Sebastian Budgen (Part 1) Pub date: 2026-04-09 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/5483f8048b744f65a7865402e6b8aae9/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jacobin, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Code Switch Episode: 'Mar-a-Lago face:' MAGA's aesthetic loyalty test Pub date: 2026-04-01 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/53168c944dc1415ea3501f9d7f51f184/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Talk Eastern Europe Episode: Epstein Files: Inside the Slovakia Connection | Karin Kőváry Sólymos Pub date: 2026-03-24 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/7988695787c840abb8e10d6deef3d13c/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Talk Eastern Europe, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: LSE Middle East Centre Podcasts Episode: Gendering the Archive: A Catalyst for Change in Women’s Rights in Egypt Pub date: 2026-03-17 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/207492eb27674178a8237d383cbed7e9/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from LSE Middle East Centre, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Jacobin Radio Episode: Long Reads: Trump’s Nation-Breaking War w/ Afshin Matin-Asgari Pub date: 2026-03-11 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/dcaea06de0434fc2b7a9c8aaf27be1fc/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jacobin, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: LSE: The Ballpark Episode: LSE: The Ballpark | China’s Three Personality Problem with Professor Todd Hall Pub date: 2026-03-02 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/5f42b2ac841d4b1ebee622896ab59958/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from LSE Film and Audio Team, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Converging Dialogues Episode: #474 - A Modern History of Syria: A Dialogue with Daniel Neep Pub date: 2026-02-16 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/ce075e00292f4eb0885ad85c3b0c7ef0/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Converging Dialogues, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
Podcast: Politics Theory Other Episode: Homeland Empire w/ Nikhil Pal Singh Pub date: 2026-01-28 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/99e2e926daef4141bb32f80b3f6e8a03/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Politics Theory Other, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.
