1869, The Cornell University Press Podcast

This episode we speak with Sara Lewis, author of the new book Spacious Minds: Trauma and Resilience in Tibetan Buddhism: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501715358/spacious-minds/ Sara E. Lewis is Associate Professor of Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology at Naropa University. You can follow her on Twitter @DeathRebirthLab. We spoke to Sara about what inspired her to write her new book, how Tibetan Buddhists treat trauma differently than Western psychologists, and the ways in which her research will help shake up the field. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on her new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.

This episode we are joined by our Editor in Chief Mahinder Kingra who will be attending the 2020 MLA Annual Convention in Seattle this January 9th through the 12th. We spoke with him a few days before his trip.

This episode we are joined by Three Hills Editorial Director Michael McGandy, Senior Editor Emily Andrew and Acquisitions Assistant Alexis Siemon. They will all be attending the American Historical Association annual meeting this January 3rd-6th in New York City. We spoke to them in Ithaca as they were prepping for the meeting.

This episode we are joined by Assistant Editor Bethany Wasik and Acquisitions Assistant Ellen Murphy. They will both be attending the Joint Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)and the Society for Classical Studies(SCS)which is taking place in Washington, D.C., January 2–5, 2020.

Cornell University Press's Sage House is haunted. Listen to Data Processing Manager Patrick Garrison recount his experience with potential paranormal activity at Sage House this past summer. Music by CO.AG Music

Cornell University Press's Sage House is haunted. Listen to Senior Acquisitions Editor Jim Lance recount his experience with a real ghost early one winter morning. Music by CO.AG Music

Trascript here: https://otter.ai/u/3woF9NXmQKFjm3Jh3UI66OcDHgk This episode we speak with Brandon Schechter, author of the new book The Stuff of Soldiers: A History of the Red Army in World War II through Objects: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501739798/the-stuff-of-soldiers/ Brandon Schechter is a historian of the Soviet Union whose research focuses on the creation of meaning in times of crisis. In addition to his new book, he has published essays on the integration of national minorities and women into the Red Army, the moral economy of rationing, property relations under Stalinism and how objects can narrate lived experience. He served as Elihu Rose Scholar in Modern Military History at NYU, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard’s Davis Center, visiting assistant professor at Brown, and Fulbright IIE fellow. Schechter is currently an adjunct at Columbia University. This spring he will co-teach a graduate level course on Russia at War with Anne Lounsbery at NYU. We spoke to Brandon about why

This episode we speak with Vince Houghton, author of the new book The Nuclear Spies: America’s Atomic Intelligence Operation against Hitler and Stalin. Follow Vince at @intelhistorian Vince Houghton is Historian and Curator at the International Spy Museum. He taught courses in Cold War history and intelligence history at the University of Maryland and is the host and creative director of Spycast, the Spy Museum's popular podcast. His work has been published widely in such media as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, The Economist, Vanity Fair, and many others. We spoke to Vince Houghton about why the US government was unable to create an effective intelligence system to monitor the Soviet Union's nuclear capabilities, what were some of the incorrect assumptions Americans made about Soviet science, and what were the strategic repercussions of these errors for the US as the Cold War deepened. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on her new book. To receiv

This episode we speak with John Stempien and John Linstrom, editors of the new book The Liberty Hyde Bailey Gardener’s Companion: Essential Writings. John Stempien teaches history in Lowell, Michigan, and served as the first director of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum from 2006–2012. John Linstrom is a writer and doctoral candidate in English. He edited the centennial edition of Bailey's The Holy Earth. Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858-1954) grew up on a farm in Michigan and went on to become Dean of the College of Agriculture at Cornell University, and Chair of the Country Life Commission under President Theodore Roosevelt. Considered the "Father of Modern Horticulture” Bailey authored more than seventy books, published thousands of articles, and founded countless organizations. We spoke to John Stempien and John Linstrom about Liberty Hyde Bailey’s legacy, how they both became interested in his work and writings, Bailey’s philosophy of what he called “garden sentiment” and the valuable lessons that Liberty Hyd

Salvaging Community: How American Cities Rebuild Closed Military Bases provides a comprehensive evaluation of how American communities redevelop former military bases following the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. In this episode we speak with book's co-authors Michael Touchton and Amanda Ashley. Michael Touchton is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami. Amanda J. Ashley is Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Community Development in the School of Public Service at Boise State University. We spoke to Michael and Amanda about how they became interested in what American communities are doing to successfully redevelop former military bases in their city, why collaborative governance is the key to success, and what they would tell communities whose base has been closed or is slated to in the near future. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on her new book. To receive your discount please go

This episode we speak with Anne Zacharias-Walsh, author of the recent book Our Unions, Our Selves: The Rise of Feminist Labor Unions in Japan. (https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501703058/our-unions-our-selves/) Anne Zacharias-Walsh is an activist and writer who lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She has worked with progressive labor unions and social justice organizations and campaigns throughout the United States and Japan for more than twenty-five years. We spoke to Anne about how she became interested in studying Japanese Women’s Unions, her successful work establishing the US-Japan Working Women’s Project with Women’s Union Tokyo, and her inspiring stories of cross-cultural activist collaborations between American and Japanese women. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on her new book. To receive your discount please go to https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501703058/our-unions-our-selves/ and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK u

This episode we speak with Jason Cragle, Project Manager for Facilities and Campus Services at Cornell University, and Andrew Rappaport, an Associate at Chiang/O’Brien Architects, a local architect firm that focuses on working with institutions of higher education. We spoke to Jason and Andrew about what we are calling the Big Dig - the foundation restoration project for Sage House, home to Cornell University Press, which is ongoing for the entire summer. We discuss what steps Jason, Andrew, and their outstanding construction team are taking to ensure our historic building lasts well into the next century. Keep updated on the Big Dig, and our Big Dig into our deep backlist of books, throughout the summer by stopping by our website at cornellpress.cornell.edu and following us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

This episode we speak with Jeff Sahadeo, author of the new book Voices from the Soviet Edge: Southern Migrants in Leningrad and Moscow. Jeff is Associate Professor at the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University. He is author of Russian Colonial Society in Tashkent, 1865–1923 and co-editor of Everyday Life in Central Asia. We spoke to Jeff about his research on the Soviet Era migration of people from the Caucasus and Central Asia into Leningrad and Moscow, how the Soviet concept of the “friendship of peoples” worked and didn’t work, and the rewards and challenges Jeff faced basing his book on oral histories. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on their new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.

This episode we speak with James Bradford, author of the new book Poppies, Politics, and Power: Afghanistan and the Global History of Drugs and Diplomacy. James Bradford is Assistant Professor of History at Berklee College of Music, and Adjunct Lecturer at Babson College. He has published in the Journal of Iranian Studies, Oxford University Handbook of Drug History, and Illegal Cannabis Cultivation in the World. Follow James at We spoke to James about the long history of opium production in Afghanistan, how western tourists and hippies in the 1960s helped expand Afghanistan’s global trafficking networks, and why drug control has been fundamental in shaping the conditions of statelessness and lawlessness that we now see in Afghanistan today. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on James Bradford's new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit th

This episode we speak with Jonathan Kirshner and Jon Lewis, editors of the new book When the Movies Mattered: The New Hollywood Revisited. Jonathan Kirshner is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Boston College and the author of numerous books, including Hollywood's Last Golden Age. Jon Lewis is the Distinguished Professor of Film Studies and University Honors College Eminent Professor at Oregon State University and the author of Hard-Boiled Hollywood, and several other books on film. We spoke to Jonathan and Jon about the New Hollywood era, the incredible line-up of film experts that are featured in the new book and the impact that both Director Michelangelo Antonioni as well as the Columbia/BBS contract had during that time period. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on their new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the

This episode we speak with Australian environmental thinker Glenn Albrecht, author of the new book Earth Emotions: New Words for a New World. Glenn established the now widely used and accepted concept of solastalgia, or the lived experience of negative environmental change. He retired from Murdoch University in 2014 as a Professor of Sustainability, and he is now an Honorary Associate in the School of Geosciences at the University of Sydney. Follow Glenn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlennAlb We spoke to Glenn about what has become one of the defining emotions of the twenty-first century, what are some of the positive Earth emotions and psychological states that can help us rekindle our love for our home planet, and what steps listeners can take to help move into a new, more positive environmental era. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Glenn’s new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you liv

This episode we speak with Christopher Martin, Professor of Digital Journalism and Communication Studies at the University of Northern Iowa. Chris is the award-winning author of Framed!: Labor and the Corporate Media, and now has a new book out this month, No Longer Newsworthy: How the Mainstream Media Abandoned the Working Class. Follow Chris on Twitter: @chrismartin100 We spoke to Chris about why the news media stopped writing for working class readers starting in the late 1960s, the unintended political ramifications of this shift, and specific reasons why the mainstream media needs to start covering working class stories again. As a loyal listener to the podcast, we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Chris’s new book. To receive your discount please go to http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=80140106872060 and use the promo code 09POD.

This episode we speak with Dan Meegan, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Guelph and author of the new book, America the Fair: Using Brain Science to Create a More Just Nation. We spoke to Dan about how he, a cognitive scientist, got interested in studying politics, what key issue can potentially unite conservatives and liberals in America, and what recommendations does he have, based on his research, for Democrats in the 2020 presidential election. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Dan’s new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD.

This episode we speak with Jeff Kosseff, author of the new book, The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet. Jeff Kosseff is Assistant Professor in the US Naval Academy's Cyber Science department, where he teaches cybersecurity law. He has practiced technology and First Amendment law, and clerked for Judges Milan D. Smith, Jr. of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Leonie M. Brinkema of the US District Court for the Eastern District Court of Virginia. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and the recipient of the George Polk Award in National Reporting. Follow Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jkosseff We spoke to Jeff about the incredible impact Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has had on the internet as we know it, some of the complicated issues surrounding free speech protections, and the dangers the law is facing in Congress today. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on Jeff’s new book. To receive

In this episode we are proud to present to you a special talk featuring Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, author of the new book Investing in Financial Research: A Decision-Making System for Better Results, and Lakshmi Bhojraj, Executive Director of the Parker Center for Investment Research at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business. Cheryl Strauss Einhorn is the creator of the AREA Method, a decision making system for individuals and companies to solve complex problems. Cheryl is the founder of CSE Consulting and the author of the award-winning book Problem Solved, a Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence & Conviction. Cheryl teaches as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and has won several journalism awards for her investigative stories about international political, business and economic topics. You can learn more by visiting her website - areamethod.com. Lakshmi Bhojraj develops and maintains corporate relationships for the Parker Center, advises students with an