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New Books in Language and Translation

New Books in Language and Translation

Interviews with Scholars of Language about their New Books

Marshall Poe · New Books Network

590 episodesEN

Show overview

New Books in Language and Translation has been publishing since 2011, and across the 15 years since has built a catalogue of 590 episodes. That works out to roughly 520 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 41 min and 1h 3m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 68 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 76 episodes published. Published by New Books Network.

Episodes
590
Running
2011–2026 · 15y
Median length
54 min
Cadence
Fortnightly

From the publisher

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/language

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Michael R. Griffiths, "The Death of the Author and Anticolonial Thought" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025)

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Tsering Döndrup, "The Red Wind Howls" (Columbia UP, 2025)

Aug 10, 202646 min

Yiddish Language During the Holocaust

Aug 5, 20261h 2m

Abdelwahab Meddeb, "Returns to Marrakesh / Retour à Marrakech" (Syracuse UP, 2026)

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Galina Bogatova, "Casting War As Love: Russian Colonialism in Familial Terms" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)

Jul 25, 202638 min

Mohamed Alyahyai, "The War" (Dararab for Publishing and Translation, 2026)

Jul 23, 202632 min

Marie Léticée, "Camille's Lakou" (Vanderbilt UP, 2025)

Jul 20, 20261h 13m

Daniel Cohnitz and Jussi Haukioja, "Foundations for Metasemantics" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Jul 10, 20261h 9m

Becoming the System

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Psychoanalysis and Jewish Languages

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Hayagreeva Rao and Henrich R Greve, "Ctrl+Alt+Doubt: Decoding the Language of Online Conspiracy Talk" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Jul 5, 20261h 7m

Amy J. Heineke and Kristin J. Davin, "Pathways to the Seal of Biliteracy: Promoting Multilingualism in Elementary and Middle Schools" (Georgetown UP, 2026)

Jun 20, 202630 min

Samantha Ellis, "Always Carry Salt: A Memoir of Preserving Language and Culture" (Pegasus Books, 2026)

Jun 17, 202649 min

Manasicha Akepiyapornchai, "Surrender to God Across Languages: Multilingual Intellectual History of Premodern India" (Oxford UP, 2026)

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