I'm joined by Amanda Podany, author of Weavers, Scribes, and Kings, to chat all things Ancient Near East. From her 'microhistory' method, to the culture, religion, gender norms, politics, and even food of the period.

(After a longish pause in episodes I'm coming back with two at once!)

THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST With Amanda Podany

NEO-REPUBLICANISM A conversation with Philip Pettit

FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE A conversation with Dale Martin (2)

I Answer listener questions on a range of topics then give extended answers defending my views on free will (and how they relate to my views on religion and social justice and explaining my I think the arguments that race and IQ are linked are both flawed and dangerous.

FREE WILL, RACE & IQ, AND OTHER LISTENER QUESTIONS

What was the sexuality of the historical Jesus?  Did he have romantic partners?  What did Jesus and Paul teach about teach about the desirability or permissibility of sex, what where their views on the family, and how should all of that impact how we live today?

JESUS, SEX, AND THE FAMILY A conversation with Dale Martin (2)

Freedom. Donald Trump. Radicalism. Quentin Skinner.  Republicanism. Riots.  Class conflict. Ideology. Social Justice.

MACHIAVELLI 2 Resistance Freedom

I develop an original account of humiliation and argue that including it in the neo-republican ideological project enriches its structure and makes it more intuitive and relevant.

HUMILIATION in Neo-Republican Ideology

Is politics everything? Have we lost our civil society institutions? Is there any hope left for a shared liberal consensus? I take on these questions, and more, in part 2 with Robert Talisse. I also celebrate the podcast's 100th episode and preview my upcoming solo series 'Ideologies of the Ancients.'

CIVIL SOCIETY & DEMOCRACY With Robert Talisse

What explains Biden's strong black support in the 2020 primary? What can progressives do better in our platform, candidates, rhetoric, and ideological presentation?

THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST With Amanda Podany

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