1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

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  1. Authors in Conversation, Ep. 10—Benjamin Coates and Aaron Coy Moulton

    FEB 26

    Authors in Conversation, Ep. 10—Benjamin Coates and Aaron Coy Moulton

    Welcome to the tenth episode of Authors in Conversation, a podcast from the series editors of the United States in the World series from Cornell University Press. This episode features Wake Forest University professor Benjamin Coates (co-editor of the United States in the World series) speaking with Stephen F. Austin State University professor Aaron Coy Moulton about his new book Caribbean Blood Pacts: Guatemala and the Cold War Struggle for Freedom. Written transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/AuJ0brOWPrRtDKYBA5Eg2PmOwPM?utm_source=copy_url

    45 min
  2. 1869, Ep. 178 with Susannah Wilson, author of A Most Quiet Murder

    FEB 5

    1869, Ep. 178 with Susannah Wilson, author of A Most Quiet Murder

    Learn more about A Most Quiet Murder by Susannah Wilson: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/97815…bookTabs=1 Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/Y2PQtfOibcHOdCgadl49Qq2x4XY?utm_source=copy_url Susannah Wilson is a Reader in French Studies at the University of Warwick. She focuses on French cultural history from the fin de siècle to the mid-twentieth century, with an emphasis on women's lives, pathology, criminality, and drug cultures. Wilson is the author of Voices from the Asylum. We spoke to Susannah about her new book on a famous case involving the death of a five-year-old girl in late nineteenth-century France and the mystery that Susannah unfolds in her examination of the case judicial investigations, the psychiatric medical evaluations, and ultimately the murder trial for the primary suspect Marie-Françoise Fiquet.

    26 min
  3. 1869, Ep. 177 w/ Tim Drake & Jason Hamilton, authors of Mindful by Nature

    JAN 21

    1869, Ep. 177 w/ Tim Drake & Jason Hamilton, authors of Mindful by Nature

    Two guided meditations are included with this podcast. They start at 36:21. Use promo code 09POD to save 30% on Mindful by Nature https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783807/mindful-by-nature/#bookTabs=1 Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/N-rloaD-THzZM0JmGe0PuaOVHkc?utm_source=copy_url Tim Drake has worked in environmental education for over twenty-five years, with a focus on nature connection, mindfulness, and natural history. He is a cofounder of Primitive Pursuits in Ithaca, NY. Jason Hamilton is Professor in the Department of the Environment at Ithaca College. He is the founder and Education Director of the Ithaca College Natural Lands reserve system. We spoke to Tim and Jason about how to connect with nature by using mindfulness practices, practical ways that listeners who live in the city can engage with nature without leaving town, and some essential practices from their book that they would recommend to beginners.

    56 min
  4. Authors in Conversation, Ep. 9—Emily Conroy-Krutz & Ronald Johnson discuss Entangled Alliances

    12/17/2025

    Authors in Conversation, Ep. 9—Emily Conroy-Krutz & Ronald Johnson discuss Entangled Alliances

    Welcome to the ninth episode of Authors in Conversation, a podcast from the series editors of the United States in the World series from Cornell University Press. This episode features Michigan State University professor Emily Conroy-Krutz (co-editor of the United States in the World series) speaking with Baylor University professor Ronald Johnson about his new book Entangled Alliances: Racialized Freedom and Atlantic Diplomacy During the American Revolution Save 30% off the print edition with the Promo Code 09POD: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783715/entangled-alliances Written transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/N_JEnFLwFjwi5GE-gZtf-89exgA?utm_source=copy_url

    32 min
  5. 1869, Ep. 176 with Matt Biggar, author of Connected to Place

    11/24/2025

    1869, Ep. 176 with Matt Biggar, author of Connected to Place

    Use promo code 09POD to save 30% on Connected to Place: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783999/connected-to-place/ Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/KoB6-9RgsOUXRf2W10Nq3CpFmhk?utm_source=copy_url Matt Biggar is Founder and Principal of Connected to Place. He has worked as a strategy consultant, researcher, writer, speaker, teacher, and educational leader. He focuses on systems change and strategic collaboration within local and regional contexts. We spoke to Matt about how his new book provides a fundamental, actionable, and holistic guide to systems change, the change levers that can help us live connected to place and bring us together rather than be pulled apart, and some initial first steps he recommends you can take right now to make a positive impact on your own community.

    29 min
  6. 1869, Ep. 175 with Michael McColly, author of Walking Chicago's Coast

    10/29/2025

    1869, Ep. 175 with Michael McColly, author of Walking Chicago's Coast

    Use promo code 09POD to save 30% on Walking Chicago's Coast: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783142/walking-chicagos-coast/ Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/Dl0aINXKuWDkNJ85vVULu65ZQbM?utm_source=copy_url Michael McColly's essays have appeared in The New York Times, the Boston Review, and The Sun magazine. He is the author of the Lambda Literary Award–winning memoir The After-Death Room, chronicling his journey reporting on AIDS activism in Africa, Asia, and the United States. We spoke to Michael about how your perception radically changes when you move through the world with intention, how his 63-mile journey through Chicago forever changed how he views the city, and concrete steps listeners can take to see their own neighborhoods and cities in a brand new light.

    28 min
  7. 1869, Ep. 174 with Ronald Johnson, author of Entangled Alliances

    10/09/2025

    1869, Ep. 174 with Ronald Johnson, author of Entangled Alliances

    Use promo code 09POD to save 30% on Entangled Alliances: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501783715/entangled-alliances/ Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/DK8vZ6h5cGCbqYHj0uoncXYUaD0?utm_source=copy_url Ronald Johnson holds the Ralph and Bessie Mae Lynn Chair of History at Baylor University. He is the author of Diplomacy in Black and White, co-editor of In Search of Liberty and co-editor of the Journal of the Early Republic. We spoke to Ronald about how his research on the American Revolution revealed fascinating parallels and connections between the white and black revolutionaries in the Thirteen colonies and their fellow rebels and patriots in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) in their collective uprising against European tyranny.

    33 min
  8. 1869, Ep. 173 with David Busch, author of Disciplining Democracy

    09/18/2025

    1869, Ep. 173 with David Busch, author of Disciplining Democracy

    Use promo code 09POD to save 30% on Disciplining Democracy: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501779961/disciplining-democracy/#bookTabs=1 Transcript: https://otter.ai/u/f-IjI_UwKzxZDGAq30_d5x4VQGc?utm_source=copy_url For over a decade, David Busch has worked as an educator and program administrator in both academic and public settings. He now teaches at Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, Ohio), where he directs a summer humanities program. We spoke to David about why the conventional wisdom that universities are hotbeds of political transformation is in fact wrong, why universities actually discourage political activism in favor of volunteering and service learning, and some promising new models for promoting engaged citizenship that could better serve students, universities, and our democracy as well.

    32 min
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