1869, The Cornell University Press Podcast

Salvaging Community: How American Cities Rebuild Closed Military Bases provides a comprehensive evaluation of how American communities redevelop former military bases following the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. In this episode we speak with book's co-authors Michael Touchton and Amanda Ashley. Michael Touchton is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami. Amanda J. Ashley is Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Community Development in the School of Public Service at Boise State University. We spoke to Michael and Amanda about how they became interested in what American communities are doing to successfully redevelop former military bases in their city, why collaborative governance is the key to success, and what they would tell communities whose base has been closed or is slated to in the near future. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on her new book. To receive your discount please go

This episode we speak with Anne Zacharias-Walsh, author of the recent book Our Unions, Our Selves: The Rise of Feminist Labor Unions in Japan. (https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501703058/our-unions-our-selves/) Anne Zacharias-Walsh is an activist and writer who lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She has worked with progressive labor unions and social justice organizations and campaigns throughout the United States and Japan for more than twenty-five years. We spoke to Anne about how she became interested in studying Japanese Women’s Unions, her successful work establishing the US-Japan Working Women’s Project with Women’s Union Tokyo, and her inspiring stories of cross-cultural activist collaborations between American and Japanese women. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on her new book. To receive your discount please go to https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501703058/our-unions-our-selves/ and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK u

This episode we speak with Jason Cragle, Project Manager for Facilities and Campus Services at Cornell University, and Andrew Rappaport, an Associate at Chiang/O’Brien Architects, a local architect firm that focuses on working with institutions of higher education. We spoke to Jason and Andrew about what we are calling the Big Dig - the foundation restoration project for Sage House, home to Cornell University Press, which is ongoing for the entire summer. We discuss what steps Jason, Andrew, and their outstanding construction team are taking to ensure our historic building lasts well into the next century. Keep updated on the Big Dig, and our Big Dig into our deep backlist of books, throughout the summer by stopping by our website at cornellpress.cornell.edu and following us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

This episode we speak with Jeff Sahadeo, author of the new book Voices from the Soviet Edge: Southern Migrants in Leningrad and Moscow. Jeff is Associate Professor at the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University. He is author of Russian Colonial Society in Tashkent, 1865–1923 and co-editor of Everyday Life in Central Asia. We spoke to Jeff about his research on the Soviet Era migration of people from the Caucasus and Central Asia into Leningrad and Moscow, how the Soviet concept of the “friendship of peoples” worked and didn’t work, and the rewards and challenges Jeff faced basing his book on oral histories. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on their new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.

This episode we speak with James Bradford, author of the new book Poppies, Politics, and Power: Afghanistan and the Global History of Drugs and Diplomacy. James Bradford is Assistant Professor of History at Berklee College of Music, and Adjunct Lecturer at Babson College. He has published in the Journal of Iranian Studies, Oxford University Handbook of Drug History, and Illegal Cannabis Cultivation in the World. Follow James at We spoke to James about the long history of opium production in Afghanistan, how western tourists and hippies in the 1960s helped expand Afghanistan’s global trafficking networks, and why drug control has been fundamental in shaping the conditions of statelessness and lawlessness that we now see in Afghanistan today. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on James Bradford's new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit th

This episode we speak with Jonathan Kirshner and Jon Lewis, editors of the new book When the Movies Mattered: The New Hollywood Revisited. Jonathan Kirshner is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Boston College and the author of numerous books, including Hollywood's Last Golden Age. Jon Lewis is the Distinguished Professor of Film Studies and University Honors College Eminent Professor at Oregon State University and the author of Hard-Boiled Hollywood, and several other books on film. We spoke to Jonathan and Jon about the New Hollywood era, the incredible line-up of film experts that are featured in the new book and the impact that both Director Michelangelo Antonioni as well as the Columbia/BBS contract had during that time period. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on their new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the

This episode we speak with Australian environmental thinker Glenn Albrecht, author of the new book Earth Emotions: New Words for a New World. Glenn established the now widely used and accepted concept of solastalgia, or the lived experience of negative environmental change. He retired from Murdoch University in 2014 as a Professor of Sustainability, and he is now an Honorary Associate in the School of Geosciences at the University of Sydney. Follow Glenn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlennAlb We spoke to Glenn about what has become one of the defining emotions of the twenty-first century, what are some of the positive Earth emotions and psychological states that can help us rekindle our love for our home planet, and what steps listeners can take to help move into a new, more positive environmental era. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Glenn’s new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you liv

This episode we speak with Christopher Martin, Professor of Digital Journalism and Communication Studies at the University of Northern Iowa. Chris is the award-winning author of Framed!: Labor and the Corporate Media, and now has a new book out this month, No Longer Newsworthy: How the Mainstream Media Abandoned the Working Class. Follow Chris on Twitter: @chrismartin100 We spoke to Chris about why the news media stopped writing for working class readers starting in the late 1960s, the unintended political ramifications of this shift, and specific reasons why the mainstream media needs to start covering working class stories again. As a loyal listener to the podcast, we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Chris’s new book. To receive your discount please go to http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140106872060 and use the promo code 09POD.

This episode we speak with Dan Meegan, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Guelph and author of the new book, America the Fair: Using Brain Science to Create a More Just Nation. We spoke to Dan about how he, a cognitive scientist, got interested in studying politics, what key issue can potentially unite conservatives and liberals in America, and what recommendations does he have, based on his research, for Democrats in the 2020 presidential election. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Dan’s new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD.

This episode we speak with Jeff Kosseff, author of the new book, The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet. Jeff Kosseff is Assistant Professor in the US Naval Academy's Cyber Science department, where he teaches cybersecurity law. He has practiced technology and First Amendment law, and clerked for Judges Milan D. Smith, Jr. of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Leonie M. Brinkema of the US District Court for the Eastern District Court of Virginia. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and the recipient of the George Polk Award in National Reporting. Follow Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jkosseff We spoke to Jeff about the incredible impact Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has had on the internet as we know it, some of the complicated issues surrounding free speech protections, and the dangers the law is facing in Congress today. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Jeff’s new book. To receive

In this episode we are proud to present to you a special talk featuring Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, author of the new book Investing in Financial Research: A Decision-Making System for Better Results, and Lakshmi Bhojraj, Executive Director of the Parker Center for Investment Research at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business. Cheryl Strauss Einhorn is the creator of the AREA Method, a decision making system for individuals and companies to solve complex problems. Cheryl is the founder of CSE Consulting and the author of the award-winning book Problem Solved, a Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence & Conviction. Cheryl teaches as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and has won several journalism awards for her investigative stories about international political, business and economic topics. You can learn more by visiting her website - areamethod.com. Lakshmi Bhojraj develops and maintains corporate relationships for the Parker Center, advises students with an

This episode we speak with Tom Jones, author of the new book, From Willard Straight to Wall Street: A Memoir. Tom Jones is founder and senior partner of venture capital investment firm TWJ Capital. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Global Investment Management at Citigroup; Vice Chairman, President, and Chief Operating Officer at TIAA-CREF; and Senior Vice-President and Treasurer at John Hancock Insurance Company. Jones received Masters degrees from Cornell University and Boston University, and holds honorary doctoral degrees from Howard University, Pepperdine University, and College of New Rochelle. We spoke to Tom about his pivotal experiences at Cornell University 50 years ago, his career on Wall Street, and his thoughts on the state of race relations in our country. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Tom’s book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD.

This episode we speak with Joan Neuberger, author of the new book, This Thing of Darkness: Eisenstein’s Ivan the Terrible in Stalin’s Russia. Joan Neuberger is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. She has written extensively in print and online about Eisenstein, film, and modern Russian cultural history. We spoke to Joan about what makes Ivan the Terrible one of the greatest films of all time, what Eisenstein’s unpublished diaries and manuscripts tell us about his true intentions with the film, and what specific political messages he wanted to convey the audience. Watch Ivan the Terrible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJmsV10MTJE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5g-Ss9BDR4 As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Joan’s book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.

This episode we speak with Jay Howard Geller. Jay is the Samuel Rosenthal Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of Jews in Post-Holocaust Germany, 1945-1953, co-editor of Three-Way Street and author of the new book from Cornell - The Scholems: A Story of the German-Jewish Bourgeoisie from Emancipation to Destruction: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140108799460 Cornell University Press’s Marketing Director Martyn Beeny spoke to Jay Geller about his new book live at our exhibit booth in the hustle and bustle of this month’s American Historical Association meeting in Chicago, Illinois. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Jay’s book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.

This episode we speak with Maggie Solberg. Maggie is an Assistant Professor of Medieval Literature and Culture in the English department at Bowdoin College, and author of the new book VIRGIN WHORE: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140106398330 We spoke to Maggie about the surprising ways the Virgin Mary was depicted in late English medieval literature, how our culture’s definition of virginity has changed since the Middle Ages, and the funny, comic and trickster side of Mary that is now hidden in our modern representation of the Madonna. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Maggie’s book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD at checkout. If you live in the UK plesae use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.

This episode we speak with Jules Pretty. Jules Pretty is Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex. He is the author of many books under our Comstock Publishing Associates imprint, including The Edge of Extinction, This Luminous Coast, and most recently, The East Country. We spoke to Jules about an idea that he introduced in his book The East Country: “The idea of a contemplative economy is appealing. If we spent more time immersed in nature, attentive too to one another, then perhaps there would be less need for material consumption." Jules Pretty has since expanded on this idea of the contemplative economy in a ongoing series of insightful tweets. We encourage you to follow him on twitter: @JulesPretty1 North American listeners - use the promo code 09POD to save 30% on his new book when you order directly from Cornell University Press: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/search/?searchtext=jules+pretty&fa=search European listeners - use the promo code CSANNOUNCE when you order fro

This episode we speak with Philip Rathgeb, author of the new book Strong Governments, Percarious Workers. Philip is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Konstanz. During the winter term 2018/19 Philip is a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Center For European Studies. Learn more at his website: http://www.philiprathgeb.com/ We spoke with Philip about his new book, the plight of precarious workers, and the best way forward for labor unions in Europe and the United States. Use code 09POD to save 30% on his new book when you order directly from Cornell University Press: http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140104421390

This is the third episode in our special series of audio excerpts from our new book Professor at Large: The Cornell Years by the beloved comedian, actor, producer, and director John Cleese: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?gcoi…0100362950 For nearly twenty years Cleese has held an official position as Professor at Large at Cornell University and has led many talks and lectures on campus on everything from scriptwriting to psychology, religion to hotel management and wine to medicine. Cleese is best known for his work on Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers, as well as numerous other on-screen performances, including his roles as Q in the James Bond franchise and Nearly Headless Nick in the Harry Potter movies. He holds an M.A. in law from Cambridge University, and an honorary LL.D. from St. Andrews University, where he was rector for several years. The following audio excerpt is featured in the final chapter of the new book – a fun and lively conversation in 2017 between John Cleese and Cornell

This episode we speak to two of our acquiring editors, Michael McGandy and Jim Lance, who both attended the Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning in Buffalo, New York. Michael is a Senior Editor at Cornell University Press as well as Editorial Director of our trade imprint Three Hills which publishes smart, informative and provocative books about New York State and the Northeast. Michael acquires books in U.S. History, Presidential Studies, New York State, Urban History, U.S. Urban Development & Policy. Follow Michael on Twitter: @michaelmcgandy Jim is also a Senior Editor at Cornell University Press and acquires in Anthropology, Geography, Global Urban Studies and Religious Studies. Follow Jim on Twitter: @jimlance554 We spoke with them about Cornell’s exciting new editorial expansion within urban studies, Michael and Jim’s experiences in ACSP, and two of the hottest chicken wing restaurants in Buffalo. As a loyal listener, we would like to offer you a special 30% discount

This episode we speak to Annie Armstrong and Marianne Krasny, co-authors of the new paperback and open access ebook Communicating Climate Change: A Guide for Educators. Annie Armstrong is a PhD Student in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University. Marianne Krasny is Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Director of the Civic Ecology Lab at Cornell University. Marianne is the coeditor or coauthor of numerous books, including Urban Environmental Education Review, Civic Ecology and Grassroots to Global. We spoke with Annie and Marianne about best practices in climate change education and the many useful insights for educators featured in their new book Communicating Climate Change which is available in paperback (http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140103609930) and also as a free ebook that can be downloaded directly from our OA website Cornell Open (http://www.cornellopen.org/9781501730795/communicating-climate-change), as well as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Google