Best Telos Press Podcasts (2025)

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Holy Cross Connection, #9: Presv. Kerry Pappas - Becoming One: Weekly Insights to Nurture Your Marriage 55:06

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This week, we are pleased to bring you a new episode of Holy Cross Connection, this time with Presv. Karry Pappas to discuss her latest book, published by Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Becoming One: Weekly Insights to Nurture Your Marriage. Presvytera Kerry is the Coordinator for Seminarian and Clergy Couple Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of A…

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Spiritual Gems From The Holy Cross Bookstore, # 8: Fr. Patrick Viscuso - Guide for a Church under Islam 58:04

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This week, we are pleased to bring you a new episode of Spiritual Gems from the Holy Cross Bookstore, this time with Fr. Patrick Viscuso. Fr. Patrick has published numerous books with us at Holy Cross Press. His book, A Guide for a Church Under Islam, is Fr. Patrick’s original translation. The twelfth-century document has myriad interesting feature…

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Holy Cross Connection, #8: Fr. Patrick Viscuso and John Margetis - An Introduction to Answers to Liturgical Questions 1:16:25

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Welcome back to Holy Cross Connections! After a long hiatus (thank you for your patience with us), we could not be more excited to roll out a new episode for you all. This week, we have an episode with Fr. Patrick Viscuso and John Margetis, the esteemed editors of Answers to Liturgical Questions by Iōannēs M. Phountoulēs. The Answers to Liturgical …

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The 2024 Postliberalism Conference: Economic Democracy and Political Participation 1:35:32

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In this episode of the TPPI Podcast, we present plenary session 3, entitled “Economic Democracy and Political Participation,” from day 1 of Political Economy and the Good Life: The 2024 Postliberalism Conference. This session was moderated by Imogen Sinclair, Director of the New Social Covenant Unit. The panel featured presentations from the follow…

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The 2024 Postliberalism Conference: Beyond Global Capitalism and the Ecological Crisis: Rebuilding National Economies and Societies 1:28:31

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In this episode of the TPPI Podcast, we present plenary session 2, entitled “Beyond Global Capitalism and the Ecological Crisis: Rebuilding National Economies and Societies,” from day 1 of Political Economy and the Good Life: The 2024 Postliberalism Conference. This session was moderated by David Pan, Editor of Telos and Professor of German at the …

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The 2024 Postliberalism Conference: The Crisis of Contemporary Capitalism and Civil Society 1:16:25

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In this episode of the TPPI Podcast, we present plenary session 1, entitled “The Crisis of Contemporary Capitalism and Civil Society,” from day 1 of Political Economy and the Good Life: The 2024 Postliberalism Conference. This session was moderated by Alison Milbank, Emeritus Professor of Theology and Literature, University of Nottingham, and autho…

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The 2024 Postliberalism Conference: Michael Lind on Pluralism and the Social Constitution 1:36:09

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In this episode of the TPPI Podcast, we present Michael Lind’s keynote address “After Liberalism: Pluralism and the Social Constitution,” from day 1 of Political Economy and the Good Life: The 2024 Postliberalism Conference. Lind is a leading academic, commentator, and bestselling author of The New Class War (2020). The panel discussion was moderat…

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 10: Interview with filmmaker Richard Ledes 1:08:19

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In today’s episode of the TPPI Podcast, Gabriel Noah Brahm speaks with New York City filmmaker Richard Ledes about his latest film, Ikonophile Z (2024). Ledes is the director of Adieu Lacan (2022), A Hole in One (2004), The Caller (2008), Foreclosure (2012), Fred Won't Move Out (2012), Golden Dawn, NYC (2014), The Dark Side (2014), No Human Is Ille…

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Spiritual Gems From The Holy Cross Bookstore, # 7: Bishop Anthony Vrame - Answers to Liturgical Questions 42:45

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It's the episode that you've all been waiting for! Phountoules' Answers to Liturgical Questions is NOW AVAILABLE from the Holy Cross Bookstore. Do you have questions about this series? Tune in to today's episode with His Grace, Bishop Anthony Vrame and hear all about the exciting return of Answers to Liturgical Questions. You can purchase your copi…

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 9: Israel's Year of Dangerous Living, Part 5: Conceptions and Consequences: A Conversation with Orian Morris and Gabriel Noah Brahm 1:25:20

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Gabriel Noah Brahm talks with Orian Morris, a longtime close observer of Israeli politics and culture, a noted Israeli literary critic, a critically acclaimed novelist writing primarily in Hebrew, and a former IDF combat soldier. While serving as a paratrooper, he saw the death of his company commander in battle and participated in an ambush in whi…

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 8: Israel's Year of Dangerous Living, Part 4: A View from Israel's Center Left: A Conversation with Paul Gross and Gabriel Noah Brahm 1:20:01

1y ago1:20:01

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Gabriel Noah Brahm talks with Paul Gross, a Senior Fellow at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. Previously, Gross served as speechwriter for Israel's Ambassador to the UK. He holds an MA in Middle East Politics from the University of London, and lectures widely on Israeli history and politics. His numerous published research articles …

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 7: Israel's Year of Dangerous Living, Part 3: On Ballots and Bullets: A Conversation with Prof. Michael S. Kochin 1:31:43

1y ago1:31:43

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Gabriel Noah Brahm talks with Michael S. Kochin, Professor Extraordinarius in the School of Political Science, Government, and International Relations at Tel Aviv University. Kochin received his A.B. in mathematics at 19 from Harvard and his M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago. He has held visiting appointments at Yal…

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 6: Israel's Year of Dangerous Living, Part 2: "From the Battlefield of Ideas to the Battlefield, and Back": A Podcast Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Spyer 1:13:19

1y ago1:13:19

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 6: Israel's Year of Dangerous Living, Part 2: "From the Battlefield of Ideas to the Battlefield, and Back": A Podcast Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Spyer Gabriel Noah Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute’s Israel Initiative, speaks with Jonathan Spyer, editor of the Middle East Quarterly, the Middle East Fo…

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 5: Israel's Year of Dangerous Living: From Judicial Reform to October 7 and Beyond 53:09

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Gabriel Noah Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute’s Israel Initiative, speaks with Gadi Taub, a Senior Lecturer at the Federmann School of Public Policy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Taub previously joined us for the TPPI webinar on “Our Troubled Institutions: The End(s) of Higher Education, Post-Journalism, and Antisemitism…

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Holy Cross Connection, #7: Jeremy Ingpen - Dialogues With Patriarch Athenagoras 1:07:13

1y ago1:07:13

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Title: Season 1, Episode 7. Holy Cross Connection, #67: Jeremy Ignpen - Dialogues with Patriarch Athenagoras Welcome back to Holy Cross Connections! This week on the podcast, we are delighted to host Jeremy Ingpen, the talented translator of our title Dialogues with Patriarch Athenagoras. Tune in to hear His Grace Bishop Anthony and Jeremy’s conver…

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Holy Cross Orthodox Press & Bookstore Summer Update 2024 3:27

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Hello everyone! We wanted to give you a quick update regarding our Summer podcast schedule, our summer sale, which starts tomorrow, and upcoming publications from Holy Cross Orthodox Press. Thank you all for your continued support and be sure to keep an eye out for all of our new content coming soon! As Orthodox Christians, we believe that none of …

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Spiritual Gems From The Holy Cross Bookstore, #6: Dr. Timothy Patitsas - The Ethics of Beauty, The Opposite of War Is Not Peace: Healing Trauma in the Iliad and in Orthodox Tradition 1:22:33

1y ago1:22:33

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You won’t want to miss this week’s episode of Spiritual Gems! Join Nicholas today on Spiritual Gems as he talks with renowned author, professor, and researcher Dr. Timothy Patitsas. Together, they discuss his book The Ethics of Beauty, with a focus on the first chapter, entitled “The Opposite Of War Is Not Peace.” Dr. Patitsas has a distinctly uniq…

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 4: The Nazi Roots of October 7: A Conversation with Dr. Matthias Küntzel and Gabriel Noah Brahm 1:07:18

1y ago1:07:18

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 4: The Nazi Roots of October 7: A Conversation with Matthias Küntzel and Gabriel Noah Brahm Gabriel Noah Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute’s Israel Initiative, speaks with German political scientist Dr. Matthias Küntzel about the Nazi roots of the Hamas atrocities of October 7, 2023, and about the dangers…

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Holy Cross Connection, #6: Dr. Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides & Dr. Jenny Haddad Mosher - Find Your Telos 1:13:40

1y ago1:13:40

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Christ is Risen! Today on Holy Cross Connection, we are delighted to welcome Doctors Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides and Jenny Haddad Mosher to the podcast for a conversation about their brand-new book, Find Your Telos. Since its publication and release in recent months, Find Your Telos has been in high demand from parishes, youth leaders, and priests arou…

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Spiritual Gems From The Holy Cross Bookstore, #5: Fr. Philip Halikias, Pt. 2 - SCOBA Guidelines For Orthodox Christians In Ecumenical Relations 1:11:04

1y ago1:11:04

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Holy Cross Connection, #5: Fr. Alkiviadis Calivas - ΙΕΡΟΤΕΛΕΣΤΚΟΝ A Handbook on Orthodox Liturgical Practice 1:20:22

1y ago1:20:22

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Christ is Risen! Today on Holy Cross Connection we are delighted to welcome back Fr. Alkiviadis to the podcast. This week, he is joining His Grace Bishop Antonios to discuss his latest publication, ΙΕΡΟΤΕΛΕΣΤΙΚΟΝ: A Handbook on Orthodox Liturgical Practice. Fr. Alkiviadis, a 1956 graduate of Holy Cross, is a Professor Emeritus of Liturgics at Holy …

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Spiritual Gems From The Holy Cross Bookstore, #4: Bishop Anthony - The Priest 1:16:05

1y ago1:16:05

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Christ is Risen! We are pleased to bring you the fourth episode of Spiritual Gems From The Holy Cross Bookstore. This week, host and Operations Manager of our Bookstore and Press, Nick Botsolis, sat down with the Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press, His Grace Bishop Anthony of Synada, to discuss The Priest by Metropolitan Michael of Corinth publi…

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Holy Cross Connection, #4: Bishop Maxim - Wonder As The Beginning of Faith 1:17:53

1+ y ago1:17:53

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We are pleased to bring you our fourth episode of Holy Cross Connection with Bishop Anthony (Vrame). The topic for today is Holy Cross Press title Wonder as the Beginning of Faith, with its author, the esteemed Bishop Maxim Vasiljevic. Join them for a delightful conversation about Bishop Maxim’s series of theological and pastoral observations of a …

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Spiritual Gems Form The Holy Cross Bookstore, #3: Dr. Bruce Beck - The New Testament An Orthodox Perspective 1:02:07

1+ y ago1:02:07

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Happy Wednesday, listeners! Today, join Nicholas for another episode of Spiritual Gems from The Holy Cross Bookstore. His conversation is with HCHC’s beloved Dr. Bruce Beck regarding The New Testament: An Orthodox Perspective. Dr. Beck is the Assistant Professor of New Testament at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and the Director of En…

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Holy Cross Connection, #3: Fr. Alkiviadis Calivas - Great Week And Pascha 1:31:42

1+ y ago1:31:42

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This Wednesday brings you our third episode of Holy Cross Connection. Join our host and Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Bishop-Elect Antonios Vrame, in his discussion with Fr. Alkiviadis Calivas on his book Great Week and Pascha. Fr. Calivas’ book is a comprehensive guide for the services of Holy Week and Pascha, including liturgical practic…

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Spiritual Gems From The Holy Cross Bookstore, #2: Fr. Philip Halikias - SCOBA Guidelines For Orthodox Christians In Ecumenical Relations 50:28

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Happy Wednesday, listeners! Join us today for our second episode of Spiritual Gems from The Holy Cross Bookstore. Today, Nicholas Botsolis, our podcast host and Bookstore Operations Manager, talks with Fr. Philip Halikias. To continue with the theme of last week’s Holy Cross Connections episode (which you can listen to here), they’ll be talking abo…

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Holy Cross Connection, #2: Dr. Lewis J. Patsavos - Introduction To Orthodox Canon Law 1:28:44

1+ y ago1:28:44

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This week on Holy Cross Connection, join our host and Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Bishop Elect Antonios (Vrame), and esteemed guest, Dr. Lewis J. Patsavos. Together they will be discussing Dr. Patsavos’ latest book Introduction to Orthodox Canon Law, published by Holy Cross Press. Introduction to Canon Law is an essential text for studen…

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Spiritual Gems From The Holy Cross Bookstore, #1: Fr. George Parsenios - The Theology of Saint Paul Apostle to the Nations 55:17

1+ y ago55:17

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This week we are pleased to present the first episode of Spiritual Gems from The Holy Cross Bookstore. Join Nicholas Botsolis, our podcast host and Bookstore Operations Manager, for our inaugural episode, as he talks with our first guest, Fr. George Parsenios. Together they will be discussing The Theology of Saint Paul Apostle to the Nations. This …

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Holy Cross Connection, #1: Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis - Unto The Healing of Soul and Body 51:49

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This week on Holy Cross Connection, join our host and Director of Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Fr. Tony Vrame, and HCOP Author, Fr. Stavros Akrotirianakis, in discussing his new book, Unto the Healing of Soul and Body: Encouragement for Restoration and Reconciliation in a Broken World. Fr. Stavros’ work focuses on the great need for healing in the mo…

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 3: Democracy in India: Mark Kelly Speaks with Salvatore Babones 52:00

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In the latest podcast of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute, TPPI's Mark G. E. Kelly, organizer of the 2024 Telos conference on "Democracy Today?," speaks with Salvator Babones of the University of Sydney about democracy in India, asking him in particular about his sympathetic reading of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Mod…

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 2: Abe Silberstein on Frantz Fanon 1:07:21

1+ y ago1:07:21

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Gabriel Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute's Israel initiative, talks with Abe Silberstein, a writer and critic based in New York, whose essays have appeared in the New York Times, Ha’aretz, The Forward, Times Literary Supplement (UK), and Dissent, among other publications. Their discussion focuses on Frantz Fanon and the events of…

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The TPPI Podcast, Episode 1: A Conversation with Cary Nelson 1:22:21

1+ y ago1:22:21

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Gabriel Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute's Israel initiative, speaks with Prof. Cary Nelson, former president of the American Association of University Professors, about the role of critical theory in the response within higher education to the Hamas atrocities of October 7. This conversation follows TPPI's webinar on January 7 o…

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Episode 75: Sherman A. Jackson on Islam and the Promotion of Human Rights 55:13

1+ y ago55:13

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Sherman A. Jackson discusses his article "Islam and the Promotion of Human Rights" from Telos 203 (Summer 2023).By Telos Press

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Episode 74: Chih-yu Shih on Benevolent Love, Universal Love, and Hong Kong 41:07

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Chih-yu Shih discusses his article "Loving Hong Kong: Unity and Solidarity in the Politics of Belonging" from Telos 202 (Spring 2023).By Telos Press

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Episode 73: Stephen Muecke on Belonging in Aboriginal Australia 31:50

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David Pan talks with Stephen Muecke about his article "Belonging in Aboriginal Australia: A Political 'Cosmography,'" from Telos 202 (Spring 2023).By Telos Press

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Episode 72: Matthew Dal Santo on Russia, the Ukraine War, and the West's Empire of Secularization 1:08:42

2+ y ago1:08:42

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David Pan talks with Matthew Dal Santo about his article "Russia, the Ukraine War, and the West’s Empire of Secularization," from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).By Telos Press

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Episode 71: John Milbank on Carl Schmitt and the Current Global Crisis 54:04

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John Milbank discusses his article "A Tale of Two Monsters and Four Elements: Variations of Carl Schmitt and the Current Global Crisis" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).By Telos Press

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Episode 70: Paul Grenier on Konstantin Krylov's Ethical Theory 48:51

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Paul Grenier discusses his article "Konstantin Krylov's Ethical Theory and What It Reveals about the Propensity for Conflict between Russia and the West" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).By Telos Press

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Episode 69: Miles Yu on China, Ideology, and Geopolitical Conflict 33:50

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Miles Yu discusses his article "Escape from Civilization's Predicaments" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).By Telos Press

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Episode 68: Eric Hendriks-Kim on China's Counter Cosmopolitanism 51:51

2+ y ago51:51

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Eric Hendriks-Kim discusses his article "The Polemics of China's Counter Cosmopolitanism" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).By Telos Press

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Episode 67: David A. Westbrook on the Role and Function of the University Today 51:31

2+ y ago51:31

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David A. Westbrook discusses his article "From the Ivory Tower to the Football Stadium: A Rueful Response to Michael Hüther" from Telos 200 (Fall 2022).By Telos Press

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Episode 66: Michael Hüther on Science, Myth, and the Place of the Truth at the University 26:58

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Michael Hüther discusses his article "Tired of Science?! Notes on the Relationship between University and Society" from Telos 200 (Fall 2022).By Telos Press

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Episode 65: Greg Melleuish and Susanna Rizzo on the Historical Roots of the Current Crisis of the University 36:03

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Greg Melleuish and Susanna Rizzo discusses their article "Universities: Truth, Reason, or Emotion?" from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)By Telos Press

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Episode 64: J. E. Elliott on Brand English and Its Discontents 37:06

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J. E. Elliott discusses his article "Brand English and Its Discontents: Situating Truth and Value in the University Today," from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)By Telos Press

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Episode 63: Richard T. Marcy and Valerie J. D'Erman on Political Narratives in Academic Settings 42:13

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Richard T. Marcy and Valerie J. D'Erman discuss their article "The Sensemaking and Construction of Political Narratives in Academic Settings," from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)By Telos Press

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Episode 62: Xudong Zhang on Comparative Studies of China and the West 28:44

3y ago28:44

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Xudong Zhang discusses his article "China and the West: Methodologies for Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).By Telos Press

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Episode 61: Sijia Yao on Third Term Comparisons 16:46

3y ago16:46

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Sijia Yao discusses her article "Third Term Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).By Telos Press

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Episode 60: Brian Wolfel on Carlyle’s Transcendentalism and Theorizing Postliberalism 25:59

3y ago25:59

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Brian Wolfel discusses his article "Thomas Carlyle’s Conception of Transcendentalism in Sartor Resartus and Its Application to Theorizing Postliberalism," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).By Telos Press