Yale University Press Podcast

Yale University Press Podcast


Latest Episodes

The Art of Reading Landscapes with Noah Charney
May 23, 2023

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with conservation biologist Noah Charney about his new book, These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes.

Historian of Abolition R. J. M. Blackett on Samuel Ringgold Ward
May 08, 2023

This episode of our podcast features a conversation with historian R.J.M. Blackett about the 19th century newspaper editor, Congregational minister, and temperance advocate Samuel Ringgold Ward. Despi

A conversation with John Darlington about his new book, Amongst the Ruins: Why Civilizations Collapse and Communities Disappear
April 27, 2023

The archaeologist shares compelling stories of ruins and lost civilizations, from the Garamantes of ancient northern Africa to Port Royal, Jamaica to Rapa Nui.

Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
April 25, 2023

In this episode, director of Yale University Press, John Donatich, talks with Ned Blackhawk about his new book, The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. Blackhawk o

David Pullins and Vanessa K. Valdés on Juan de Pareja
April 21, 2023

A conversation about the 17th-century Spanish painter, famously depicted by Diego Velzquez, on his own terms.

The Original Psychonauts
April 18, 2023

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with Mike Jay about his new book, Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind.

The World’s First Known Author
March 28, 2023

In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with cultural historian and translator Sophus Helle about his new book, Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the Worlds First Author.

Dance’s Integral Connection to Human Experience
February 20, 2023

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Mindy Aloff about her book Why Dance Matters. Why Dance Matters is a passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance,

Art Historian Brandon Taylor on the Story of Modern Art
February 15, 2023

We talk with Brandon Taylor about his new book, Make It Modern: A History of Art in the 20th Century.

The Tragic Essence of Geopolitics
February 09, 2023

In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Robert D. Kaplan about his new book, The Tragic Mind: Fear, Fate, and the Burden of Power, a moving meditation on recent geopolitical