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New Books in Sociology

New Books in Sociology

Interviews with Sociologists about their New Books

New Books Network

1,044 episodesEN

Show overview

New Books in Sociology has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 1,044 episodes. That works out to roughly 940 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 43 min and 1h 4m — 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 weeks ago, with 116 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 484 episodes published. Published by New Books Network.

Episodes
1,044
Running
2023–2026 · 3y
Median length
53 min
Cadence
Near-daily

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/sociology

Caste and Music with T.M. Krishna

Jun 29, 20261h 9m

Ranita Ray, "Slow Violence: Confronting Dark Truths in the American Classroom" (St. Martin's Press, 2025)

Jun 28, 202647 min

Jackie M. Blount, "Straighten Up, Girls and Boys: How Schools Have Shaped Sexuality and Gender" (Harvard Education Press, 2026)

Jun 21, 2026

Joe P. L. Davidson, "Saving Utopia: Imagining Hopeful Futures in Dystopian Times" (MIT Press, 2026)

Jun 17, 20261h 4m

David Leupold, "The Death and Life of Southern Soviet Cities: Urban Futures and Their Afterlives" (Routledge, 2026)

Jun 15, 202650 min

Aditya Deshbandhu, "The 21st Century in 100 Games" (Routledge, 2024)

Jun 9, 20261h 1m

Dating Apps, Queer Stigma, and Digital Intimacy in Kazakhstan

Jun 8, 2026

Ladan Rahbari and Olga Burlyuk eds., "From the Margins: Migrant Academics’ Narratives of Precarity" (Open Book Publishers, 2026)

Jun 8, 202658 min

Eileen Otis, "Walmart: Made in China" (Stanford UP, 2026)

Jun 6, 20261h 23m

Radio ReOrient S14:10: Muslims in the Neoliberal Era, with William Barylo, hosted by Salman Sayyid and Amina Easat-Daas

Jun 5, 202657 min

Alex Law, "The Roots of Sociology: Scottish Enlightenment and the Civilising Process" (Routledge, 2026)

Jun 2, 20261h 34m

Helen Veit, "Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History" (St Martin's Press, 2026)

Jun 1, 202642 min

Julie J. Park, "Race, Class, and Affirmative Action: College Admissions in a New Era" (Harvard Education Press, 2026)

May 31, 20261h 2m

Chloe Chapin, "Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men" (Oxford UP, 2026)

May 31, 2026

Christos Lynteris, "How Plague Got Rats: Mastering a Zoonotic Pandemic" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)

May 30, 202649 min

Ashley Rose Young, "Nourishing Networks: The Public Culture of Food in New Orleans" (Oxford UP, 2025)

May 29, 202651 min

Janet Hinson Shope and Richard Pringle, "Campus Whisper Networks: Knowing with Sexual Assault Survivors" (Rutgers UP, 2026)

May 27, 202658 min

George Baylon Radics, "Emotional Filipinos: The American Myth of the 'Lazy Native' and Islamic Separatism in the Philippines" (U Georgia Press, 2026)

May 20, 202645 min

Utku Balaban, "Industrial Islamism: How Authoritarian Movements Mobilize Workers" (U California Press, 2025)

May 20, 20261h 20m

Mengqi Wang, "Anxious Homes: Inflexible Demand and China's Housing Market" (Cornell UP, 2026)

May 19, 20261h 6m
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