The Political Theory Review
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Jeffrey Church
Show overview
The Political Theory Review has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 104 episodes. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 4m and 1h 18m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 12 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Jeffrey Church.
From the publisher
Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy.This podcast is not affiliated with the University of Wisconsin, and no opinions expressed on this podcast are that of the University of Wisconsin. Image: Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), in the public domain courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of ArtHost contact: Jeffrey Church, [email protected]
Latest Episodes
View all 104 episodesEpisode 205: Stephen Darwall - Modern Moral Philosophy in the Nineteenth Century
Episode 204: Natalia Alexander - Growing People: the Enduring Legacy of John Dewey
Episode 203: Allison Merrick - Nietzsche on the Methods and Aims of Philosophy
Episode 202: Tejas Parasher - Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought
Ep 201Episode 201: Ryan Reed and Christopher Hallenbrook - Justice Across Generations
A conversation with Ryan Reed and Christopher Hallenbrook about their recent book, "Justice Across Generations: Equality, Opportunity, and the Social Contract" (Palgrave Macmillan).
Ep 200Episode 200: Colin Bird, Jeffrey Church, and Nicholas Tampio - How to Teach Political Theory
A 200th episode special-- Colin Bird, Jeffrey Church, and Nicholas Tampio discuss how to teach the introduction to Political Theory course, with reference to their textbooks:Colin Bird, An Introduction to Political Philosophy (Cambridge UP)Jeffrey Church, Introduction to Political Theory (Sage/CQ Press)Nicholas Tampio, Teaching Political Theory (Edward Elgar Press)
Ep 199Episode 199: Michael Illuzzi - Mending the Nation
A conversation with Michael Illuzzi about his recent book, "Mending the Nation: Reclaiming We the People in a Populist Age" (U Kansas Press).
Ep 198Episode 198: Shuk Ying Chan - Postcolonial Global Justice
A conversation with Shuk Ying Chan about her recent book, "Postcolonial Global Justice" (Princeton UP).
Ep 197Episode 197: Matthew Benjamin Cole - Fear the Future
A conversation with Matthew Benjamin Cole about his recent book, "Fear the Future: Dystopia and Political Imagination in the Twentieth Century" (University of Michigan Press).
Ep 196Episode 196: Michael Lazarus - Absolute Ethical Life
A conversation with Michael Lazarus about his recent book, "Absolute Ethical Life: Aristotle, Hegel, and Marx" (Stanford University Press).
Ep 195Episode 195: Laura K. Field - Furious Minds
A conversation with Laura K. Field about her recent book, "Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right" (Princeton UP).
Ep 194Episode 194: David Wiens - From the Best to the Rest
A conversation with David Wiens about his recent book, "From the Best to the Rest: Idealistic Thinking in a Non-Ideal World" (Oxford UP).
Ep 193Episode 193: Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande - The Politics of Islamic Ethics
A conversation with Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande about her recent book, "The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition" (Cambridge UP).
Ep 192Episode 192: John McCormick - The People's Princes
A conversation with John McCormick about his recent book, "The People's Princes: Machiavelli, Leadership, and Liberty" (U of Chicago Press).
Ep 191Episode 191: John Harpham - The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery
A conversation with John Harpham about his recent book, "The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery: English Ideas in the Early Modern Atlantic World" (Harvard UP).
Ep 190Episode 190: Alex Zakaras - Freedom for All
A conversation with Alex Zakaras about his recent book "Freedom for All: What a Liberal Society Could Be" (Yale UP).
Ep 189Episode 189: Roxanne Euben - Driven to Their Knees
A conversation with Roxanne Euben about her recent book, "Driven to their Knees: Humiliation in Contemporary Politics" (Princeton UP).
Ep 188Episode 188: Lisa Herzog - The Democratic Marketplace
A conversation with Lisa Herzog about her recent book "The Democratic Marketplace: How a More Equal Economy Can Save Our Political Ideals" (Harvard UP).
Ep 187Episode 187: Douglas Moggach - Freedom and Perfection
A conversation with Douglas Moggach about his recent book "Freedom and Perfection: German Political Thought from Leibniz to Marx" (Cambridge UP).
Ep 186Episode 186: William Galston - Anger, Fear, Domination
A conversation with William Galston about his recent book, "Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech" (Yale UP).