Best Scholars Strategy Networks Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 266: The Evolving Role of Fatherhood 37:00

20m ago37:00

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With the holiday season upon us, many are looking forward to spending time with family—reconnecting, sharing traditions, and reflecting on what really matters. Dr. Alvin Thomas shares insights into what it means to be a dad today—especially for Black fathers who are navigating cultural, economic, and social challenges. He explains why involved fath…

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Sasikumar Harikrishnan, "Social Spaces and the Public Sphere:: A Spatial-history of Modernity in Kerala" (Routledge, 2023) 1:17:29

17d ago1:17:29

1:17:29

What can social spaces tell us about social relations in society? How do everyday social spaces like teashops, reading rooms and libraries reify-or subvert-dominant social structures like caste and gender? These are the questions that Social Spaces and the Public Sphere:: A Spatial-history of Modernity in Kerala (Routledge, 2023) explores through a…

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Adam Bobbette, "The Pulse of the Earth: Political Geology in Java" (Duke UP, 2023) 43:08

24d ago43:08

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In The Pulse of the Earth: Political Geology in Java (Duke UP, 2023), Adam Bobbette tells the story of how modern theories of the earth emerged from the slopes of Indonesia's volcanoes. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, scientists became concerned with protecting the colonial plantation economy from the unpredictable bursts and shudders of …

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Episode 265: Dissecting the 2024 Presidential Election 36:06

18d ago36:06

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The re-election of President Donald J. Trump is certain to be scrutinized for years to come, but for many voters, the immediate aftermath brings emotions that are complex and deeply felt. In a candid conversation, Dr. Christina Greer, a political science professor at Fordham University, shares her reflections on the 2024 presidential election as an…

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Scott J. Weiner, "Kinship, State Formation and Governance in the Arab Gulf States" (Edinburgh UP, 2024) 46:01

21d ago46:01

46:01

Tribe-state relations are a foundational element of authoritarian bargains in the Middle East, and in particular in the Gulf States. However, the structures of governance built upon that foundation exhibit wide differences. What explains this variation in the salience of kinship authority? Through a case comparison of Kuwait, Qatar and Oman, in Kin…

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Andrea Benvenuti, "Nehru's Bandung: Non-Alignment and Regional Order in Indian Cold War Strategy" (Oxford UP, 2024) 1:17:46

21d ago1:17:46

1:17:46

In 1955, the leaders of 29 Asian and African countries flock to the small city of Bandung, Indonesia, for the first-ever Afro-Asian conference. India and its prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru played a key role in organizing the conference, and Bandung is now seen as a part of Nehru’s push to create a non-Western foreign policy that aligned with neith…

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Sharad Chari, "Apartheid Remains" (Duke UP, 2024) 1:20:32

1M ago1:20:32

1:20:32

Over the course of the 20th century, the South African state attempted to construct a “White Man’s Country” on the African continent using the biopolitical tools and spatial and economic planning strategies that characterized modern statecraft. My guest today, the geographer Sharad Chari, examines how racialized subaltern populations of Blacks, Ind…

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Episode 264: Threats, Opportunities, and the Future of U.S. Elections 35:41

2M ago35:41

35:41

With the 2024 presidential election just around the corner, Professor Paul Gronke joins us for a conversation about the U.S. voting system. He shares insights into the challenges of election security, the increasing harassment faced by officials on the front lines, and how the "Stop the Steal" movement has shaken public trust. Can the current votin…

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Episode 263: How SSN Transforms Academic Research into Policy Action 36:16

3M ago36:16

36:16

For this special guest episode of No Jargon, we’re diving into how the Scholars Strategy Network helps scholars turn research into impactful policy. SSN executive director Pao Maynard-Moll spoke with Robert Perkinson, an associate professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaii Manoa and co-leader of the Hawaii SSN chapter, for his Better…

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Episode 262: America’s Student Attendance Problem 34:45

4M ago34:45

34:45

During the COVID-19 pandemic, students and parents faced a lot of disruptions in their education experience, but student attendance has been a longstanding issue, especially in some urban areas. Factors like poverty, housing instability, and transportation issues contribute to high absenteeism rates. Professor Sarah Winchell Lenhoff discusses some …

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Arang Keshavarzian, "Making Space for the Gulf: Histories of Regionalism and the Middle East" (Stanford UP, 2024) 1:04:04

5M ago1:04:04

1:04:04

The Persian Gulf has long been a contested space--an object of imperial ambitions, national antagonisms, and migratory dreams. The roots of these contestations lie in the different ways the Gulf has been defined as a region, both by those who live there and those beyond its shore. Making Space for the Gulf: Histories of Regionalism and the Middle E…

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Jonathan Connolly, "Worthy of Freedom: Indenture and Free Labor in the Era of Emancipation" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 1:07:34

5M ago1:07:34

1:07:34

In Worthy of Freedom: Indenture and Free Labor in the Era of Emancipation (University of Chicago Press, 2024), Jonathan Connolly traces the normalization of indenture from its controversial beginnings to its widespread adoption across the British Empire during the nineteenth century. Initially viewed as a covert revival of slavery, indenture caused…

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Episode 261: Disaster Management in the Era of Climate Change 28:01

5M ago28:01

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The first major storm of the 2024 season, Hurricane Beryl, made history by breaking multiple records and causing widespread devastation along its path. Many of these records were previously set in 2005, a year infamous for storms like Hurricane Katrina, which severely impacted New Orleans. Professor Elizabeth Fussell, a resident of the city at the …

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Edward A. Alpers and Thomas F. McDow, "A Primer for Teaching Indian Ocean World History: Ten Design Principles" (Duke UP, 2024) 1:20:51

5M ago1:20:51

1:20:51

A Primer for Teaching Indian Ocean World History: Ten Design Principles (Duke UP, 2024) is a guide for college and high school educators who are teaching Indian Ocean histories for the first time or who want to reinvigorate their courses. It can also serve those who are training future teachers to prepare their own syllabi as well as those who want…

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Sudev Sheth, "Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 52:36

6M ago52:36

52:36

Running and securing an empire can get expensive–especially one known for its opulence, like the Mughal Empire, which conquered much of northern India before rapidly declining in the eighteenth century. But how did the Mughals get their money? Often, it was through wealthy merchants, like the Jhaveri family, who willingly—and then not-so-willingly–…

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Episode 260: Exposing America’s Mental Health Care Inequities 36:00

6M ago36:00

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The dual challenges of mental illness and lack of affordable housing are pressing issues in this election year. In March, California voters narrowly approved Proposition 1, which allocates $6.4 billion to construct new housing and treatment facilities for people with mental illness statewide. But will this measure truly benefit this vulnerable popu…

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Episode 259: Countering the Spread of Misinformation 28:37

7M ago28:37

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Misinformation seems to be everywhere. From falsehoods about the coronavirus to lies being spread by political leaders and their followers, in recent years it feels like it’s getting harder and harder to discern fact from fiction. And with social media and AI permeating our lives, new technologies only seem to be making the situation worse. Profess…

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Mohamed Shafeeq Karinkurayil, "The Gulf Migrant Archives in Kerala: Reading Borders and Belonging" (Oxford UP, 2024) 42:37

7M ago42:37

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The Indian state of Kerala is one of the largest blocs of migrants in the oil economies of the Arab Gulf. Looking closely at the cultural archives produced by and on the Gulf migrants in Malayalam -- the predominant language of Kerala -- The Gulf Migrant Archives in Kerala: Reading Borders and Belonging (Oxford UP, 2024) takes stock of circular mig…

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Sudev Sheth, "Bankrolling Empire: Family Fortunes and Political Transformation in Mughal India" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 1:12:27

8M ago1:12:27

1:12:27

In this colorful book, historian Sudev Sheth traces how a family of diamond dealers deployed wealth to play off political leaders and survive the collapse of the Mughal Empire. The story highlights the unique role played by Jain and Hindu bankers in the daily affairs of Islamic, Hindu, and early colonial forms of Indian government. Bankrolling Empi…

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Leading New York State & Bridging the Private Sector | Dr Nirav R. Shah (Senior Scholar at Stanford) 47:19

8M ago47:19

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"There is a lot of mistrust between the two, the private sector thinks about government bureaucrats who've done the same way for 20 years...the public sector talks about the private sector... who just want to make money at any cost... and they're both wrong." - Dr Nirav Shah, Senior Scholar at Stanford. In this episode, Dr Nirav Shah reflects on hi…

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Episode 258: The Past and Future of Big Tech 42:28

8M ago42:28

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In March, the Justice Department filed a major antitrust complaint against Apple accusing the tech giant of maintaining a monopoly over the smartphone market. This is just the latest action the government has taken against Big Tech in recent years, marking a clear shift from the cozy relationship the industry long had with Washington. What’s behind…

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The Intersection of Invention, Innovation & Business | Dr Josh Makower (Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Leader of Bio-design) 37:13

8M ago37:13

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“You can be successful as an innovator, even as a physician or any other background you have, as long as you follow the process and really focus on the needs. That's the key.” — Dr Josh Makower, Director and Co-Founder of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode, Dr Joshua…

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Sanjay Subrahmanyam, "Across the Green Sea: Histories from the Western Indian Ocean, 1440-1640" (U Texas Press, 2024) 44:31

8M ago44:31

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Across the Green Sea: Histories from the Western Indian Ocean, 1440-1640 (University of Texas Press, 2024) by Dr. Sanjay Subrahmanyam presents a history of two centuries of interactions among the areas bordering the western Indian Ocean, including India, Iran, and Africa. Beginning in the mid-fifteenth century, the regions bordering the western Ind…

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Moral Injury & the Musical Chairs of Housing | Dr Margot Kushel (Director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative) 43:51

9M ago43:51

43:51

"There is a very evidence-based way to house people for people who are experiencing homelessness, it has been around a long time, it's been testing empirically, it's called housing first" — Dr Margot Kushel, Director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode…

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Episode 257: Supporting the Needs of Refugees 29:25

9M ago29:25

29:25

Border crossings coming into the United States are at some of their highest levels in recent history. Cities like Chicago and New York are struggling to provide services while the immigration system is running out of funding and faces a massive backlog of asylum applications. The situation is looking tough for many asylum seekers, but what happens …

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Exploring AI, ChatGPT and Clinical Informatics | Professor Nigam Shah (Founder, Chief Data Scientist for Stanford Health Care) 40:38

9M ago40:38

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"Even though you trained them for something silly, like to predict the new word, new capabilities emerged, as in, now they can answer, which is something they weren't trained for" — Professor Nigam Shah, Chief Data Scientist for Stanford Health Care. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode, Professor Nigam Shah …

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Episode 28: Are Feminist Foreign Policies Actually Feminist? 56:21

10M ago56:21

56:21

In this episode of the G@W podcast, we delve into Feminist Foreign Policies and look at some of the opportunities, challenges and contradictions inherent in them. We also explore some of the collective aspirations of feminists for Feminist Foreign Policies. These would be important questions to ask at any time but now they are especially important …

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Knut A. Jacobsen, "The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Diasporas" (Oxford UP, 2023) 59:07

10M ago59:07

59:07

Knut A. Jacobsen's edited volume The Oxford History of Hinduism: Hindu Diaspora (Oxford UP, 2023) presents the histories and religious traditions of Hindus with a South Asian ancestral background living outside of South Asia. Hinduism is a global religion with a significant presence in many countries throughout the world. The most important cause o…

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Leading a Nation through a Global Pandemic | Sir Ashley Bloomfield (Former Director General Of Health) 43:47

10M ago43:47

43:47

"One of the conclusions I've drawn from COVID...in a sense, was that our communications approach was our most important public health intervention" — Sir Ashley Bloomfield, Former Director General Of Health, New Zealand. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode, Sir Ashley Bloomfield reflects on his humble upbrin…

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Episode 256: MLK's Contested legacy 25:47

10M ago25:47

25:47

Martin Luther King Jr. holds a special place in the American consciousness and is one of the few people to have a federal holiday celebrating his legacy. But what exactly is MLK’s legacy? From immigrants rights groups to gun rights activists to politicians, the history of the civil rights movement and MLK’s work and words have long been used, and c…

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Power, Managers & the Science of Teams | Professor Sara Singer (Director of the HELIO Labs at Stanford Medicine) 38:40

10M ago38:40

38:40

"You have to be somewhat more strategic, you have to identify your sources of power and use those sources of power to influence the people you want to enact whatever it is you are asking of them" — Professor Sara Singer, Director of the HELIO Labs at Stanford Medicine. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode, Pr…

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Venture Capital in Silicon Valley - From Clinician to Investor | Dr Oliver Keown (Director at Intuitive Ventures) 43:39

11M ago43:39

43:39

"In times of hesitancy in the market, leaders lean in, they assert themselves, they flex and they find an opportunity” — Dr Oliver Keown, managing director of Intuitive Ventures. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode, Dr. Oliver Keown discusses his career journey from a doctor in the UK's National Health Servi…

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Karen C. Pinto, "Medieval Islamic Maps: An Exploration" (U Chicago Press, 2016) 53:04

11M ago53:04

53:04

The history of Islamic mapping is one of the new frontiers in the history of cartography. Medieval Islamic Maps: An Exploration (University of Chicago Press, 2016) offers the first in-depth analysis of a distinct tradition of medieval Islamic maps known collectively as the Book of Roads and Kingdoms (Kitab al-Masalik wa al-Mamalik, or KMMS). Create…

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Rishad Choudhury, "Hajj Across Empires: Pilgrimage and Political Culture After the Mughals, 1739-1857" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 1:27:07

11M ago1:27:07

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In Hajj Across Empires: Pilgrimage and Political Culture After the Mughals, 1739-1857 (Cambridge UP, 2023), Rishad Choudhury presents a new history of imperial connections across the Indian Ocean from 1739 to 1857, a period that witnessed the decline and collapse of Mughal rule and the consolidation of British colonialism in South Asia. In this hig…

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Episode 255: The Year of Strikes 30:33

11M ago30:33

30:33

From healthcare strikes to auto workers strikes to the Writers Guild and Hollywood actors strikes, 2023 was an eventful year for union activity. Professor Nathan Wilmers examined the implications of that activity and what it may mean for the future of the labor movement as employees fight for fair wages, equality, and protection in the workplace. I…

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Adam Mestyan, "Modern Arab Kingship: Remaking the Ottoman Political Order in the Interwar Middle East" (Princeton UP, 2023) 47:41

11M ago47:41

47:41

In Modern Arab Kingship: Remaking the Ottoman Political Order in the Interwar Middle East (Princeton University Press, 2023), Adam Mestyan (Duke University) argues that post-Ottoman Arab political orders were not, as many historians believe, products of European colonialism. Rather, they spurred from the process of “recycling empire.” Mestyan shows…

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Trust, Strategy and Resilience & Moving Healthcare Forward | Dr Thomas H. Lee (Harvard Professor, Chief Medical Officer at Press Ganey) 41:43

12M ago41:43

41:43

"There's good news, we're actually seeing signs of a virtuous cycle, we're seeing [workforce] pride in organizations and that leads to people working together better, making the care better, which means the patients are more grateful, which makes people feel even more pride". — Dr. Thomas H. Lee, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and …

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David S. Powers and Eric Tagliacozzo, "Islamic Ecumene: Comparing Muslim Societies" (Cornell UP, 2023) 31:28

12M ago31:28

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The essays in Islamic Ecumene: Comparing Muslim Societies (Cornell UP, 2023) address the ways in which Muslims from Morocco to Indonesia and from sub-Saharan Africa to the steppes of Uzbekistan are members of a broad cultural unit. Although the Muslim inhabitants of these lands speak dozens of languages, represent numerous ethnic groups, and practi…

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