The Political Theory Review

Jeffrey Church

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  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Episode 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).

    20 January 2026, 5:48 pm
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Episode 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).

    12 January 2026, 6:44 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    Episode 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).

    6 January 2026, 8:08 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Episode 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).

    18 December 2025, 6:00 pm
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    Episode 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).

    9 December 2025, 5:43 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Episode 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).

    2 December 2025, 5:54 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Episode 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).

    18 November 2025, 4:16 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Episode 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).

    28 October 2025, 11:17 pm
  • 1 hour 59 seconds
    Episode 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).

    14 October 2025, 4:11 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Episode 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).

    30 September 2025, 4:46 pm
  • 36 minutes 34 seconds
    Episode 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).

    11 September 2025, 4:11 pm
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