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The Stories that Make a Nation

Can We Still Trust Science?

Rights, Pride & Belonging: From Gender Panic to Trans Joy

Virtual, Real, Resilient: Jewish Spaces in 21st Century Europe

Who Gets to Be Indigenous?

Play Like a Girl: Girlhood and Identity in Video Games

The Power of Unions: Rise, Fall, Return?

Religion in a Culture of Digitality: Belief, Power, and Participation

Do Solutions to Current Ecological Challenges Lie in Decolonizing the Environment?

The Heritage of Psychiatry: Whose Voices Are Heard?

Does Promoting Research Actually Pay Off?

Open Access: Who Pays, Who Publishes, Who Benefits?

Originality in the age of machine-generated text, part 2: Brainrot, peer-review, and the importance of voluntary reading

Rethinking Global South representation in scholarly publishing

Publishing with Pride: Using Gender-Fair Language in Research Literature

Originality in the age of Gen AI, part 1: Creativity, higher education, and the moral panic

Reading Between the Numbers: What Publishing Data Tells Us About Sustainability

Transdisciplinarity and the Future of Knowledge: Why Sustainable Research Struggles to Survive

Beyond Tokenism: What Does True Diversity in Higher Education Look Like?

Adult Education: Exploring the Inequalities in the World’s Most Populated Country

Fact or Fiction: Are Sea Serpents Real?

Unpacking Responsibility for Autonomous Weapons Systems Part 2: A Terminator Scenario?

Unpacking Responsibility for Autonomous Weapons Systems Part 1: The Legal Frameworks

Rights, Camera, Action: The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Protecting the Planet and its People: Environmental Human Rights Law

Growing Communities: Exploring Regenerative Agrourbanism and Sustainable Food Systems

Shaping A Sustainable Future: The Role of Adult Education

Difference, Diversity, and Intersectionality in Adult Education and Beyond: A Pride Month Special Episode

Breaking Boundaries: Navigating Critical Pedagogy in Today's Educational Landscape

Protecting Human Rights: The Role of NGOs in Today’s Landscape

Open Access: The Publisher's Perspective

Open Access: What Would it Take to Make Knowledge-Sharing Equitable?

Humanity’s Harmonies: How Music Enriches Word, Dance, and Drama to Tell Our Collective Stories

A Changing World Order in the 21st Century

Digital Humanities: How the Future Will See its Past

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Episode 48: Re-Evaluating Our Laws: Discussing Brill’s Book Series Global Health, Human Rights and Social Justice with Series Editor Alicia Ely Yamin

Mahlzeit: Folge 6: Umkämpftes Essen - Produktion, Handel und Konsum von Lebensmitteln in globalen Kontexten, mit Cornelia Reiher und Sarah Ruth Sippel / Mahlzeit: Episode 6: Contested Food—Production, trade and consumption of food in global contexts, with

Mahlzeit: Folge 5: Fleisch – Die Geschichte einer Industrialisierung, mit Prof. Dr. Christian Kassung / Mahlzeit: Episode 5: Meat—The history of an industrialization, with Prof. Dr. Christian Kassung

Mahlzeit: Episode 4: Applied Food Sciences, with Bart Wernaart and Bernd van der Meulen

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Mahlzeit: Folge 3: Wie wir essen, mit Martin Hablesreiter und Sonja Stummerer / Mahlzeit: Episode 3: How We Eat, with Martin Hablesreiter and Sonja Stummerer

Mahlzeit: Episode 2: Crossroads of Cuisine: The Eurasian Heartland, the Silk Roads and Food, with Dr. Eugene Anderson

Mahlzeit: Episode 1: Changing Climate: Implications for Justice and Food Security, with Ivo Wallimann-Helmer

Episode 47: Rebooting the European Journal of Jewish Studies, with Marcin Wodziński and Katja Smid

Episode 46: Writing/Reading the Bible in Postcolonial Perspective, with Dr. Steed Vernyl Davidson

Episode 45: In Fashion: Culture, Commerce, Craft, and Identity, with Dr. Laura Petican and Dr. Jacque Lynn Foltyn

“War and Peace” Episode 5: NATO Rules of Engagement: On ROE, Self-Defence, and the Use of Force during Armed Conflict, with Dr. Camilla Guldahl Cooper

“War and Peace” Episode 4: Understanding Where International Law Stands on the Question of the Secession of Crimea, with Dr. Majid Nikouei and Dr. Masoud Zamani

“War and Peace” Episode 3: The Aggression Against Ukraine and the Effectiveness of Inter-state Cases in Case of War, with Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou and Vassilis P Tzevelekos

Episode 44: Professional Power and Skill Use in the 'Knowledge Economy': A Class Analysis, with Dr. D. W. Livingstone

“War and Peace” Episode 2: International Security in the 21st Century: The Ukraine Crisis and the European Security Order, with Dr. Wolfgang Ischinger

Episode 43: Redefining Food Security in the Light of Changes in the Socio-Political and Environmental Climates, with Dr. Olga Śniadach

“War and Peace” Episode 1: The Status of Crimea and the Sea of Azov as a Jurisdictional Hurdle in Ukraine v. Russia with Dr. Valentin Schatz

"Special Feature": Quarterly Roundup: Surviving the Climate Crisis

Episode 42: Going back to the roots: Addressing present-day racism by reflecting upon its violent past, with Christine Sleeter

“Migration” Episode 3: Re-orienting the Diaspora–Development Nexus with Dr. Sarah Peck

“Migration” Episode 2: Central Asia Under Brussels’ and Moscow’s Eyes with Dr. André W.M. Gerrits

Episode 41: Yiddish in Europe, with Dr. Bart Wallet and Dr. Laura Almagor

“Migration” Episode 1: Schengen Borders and Multiple National States of Emergency: From Refugees to Terrorism to COVID-19 with Dr. Elspeth Guild

Episode 40: The Samaritans: A Biblical People

Episode 39: Religion and politics: Exploring the underbelly of populism

Episode 38: Exploring Autonomy: A History of Jewish Self-Governance in Eastern Europe

“Quality Education” Episode 5: A Guide to Administering Distance Learning, with Dr. Lauren Cifuentes

“Quality Education” Episode 4: Pandemic, Disruption and Adjustment in Higher Education, with Susana Gonçalves and Suzanne Majhanovich

“Quality Education” Episode 3: How World Events are Changing Education, with Dr. Rosemary Sage and Dr. Riccarda Matteucci

Survival by Degrees and Quality Education: Curriculum and Learning for Climate Action with Radhika Iyengar and Christina T. Kwauk

“Quality Education” Episode 2: Homeschooling: A Guidebook of Practices, Claims, Issues, and Implications, with Dr. Jameson Brewer

“Quality Education” Episode 1: Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy with Dr. Budd Hall and Dr. Rajesh Tandon

“Survival by Degrees” Episode 4: Climate Change and Individual Moral Duties with Dr. Anna Luisa Lippold

Episode 37: War Stories: The Military Tactics of Ancient Egyptian Rulers As Illustrated by War Records, with Anthony Spalinger

“Survival by Degrees” Episode 3: Climate Change, Oceans and Gender with Prof. Nilufer Oral

“Survival by Degrees” Episode 2: Milieudefensie v. Shell: A Tipping Point in Climate Change Litigation against Corporations? with Andreas Hösli

“Survival by Degrees” Episode 1: Forces of Production, Climate Change, and Canadian Fossil Capitalism with Dr Nicolas Graham

“Across the Rainbow” Episode 4: Gender Ideologies, Conservative Christianity, and Legislation in the U.S., with Dr. SJ Crasnow

Episode 36: A Brief Look at The Life and Times of Fyodor Dostoevsky, with Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover

“Across the Rainbow” Episode 3: Ethnicity and Gender—What It’s Like to be a Gay Muslim, with Dr. Shanon Shah

Episode 35: Exploring Perspectives on Imagination and Art through the Lens of Contemporary Theory, with Keith Moser

Episode 34: Under the Arch of Titus—a Gateway to the Jewish Community, with Steven Fine

Sustainable Development Goals Episode 2: Tracing the rich, varied history of the Nordic education system through textbooks, with Merethe Roos and Henrik Edgren

“Across the Rainbow” Episode 2: Gender and Diplomacy in the Time of COVID-19, with Drs. Ann Towns and Katarzyna Jezierska

“Across the Rainbow” Episode 1: Guilt and the Gay Identity—Emotions in South Asia through a Queer Lens, with Dr. Jayaprakash Mishra

Sustainable Development Goals Episode 1: Living in the United States as an Immigrant—A Collection of Stories, with Luis Javier Pentón Herrera and Ethan Tính Trịnh

“In Chains” Episode 4: Forced Labor and Human Trafficking in the Fishing Industry, with Prof. Vasco Becker-Weinberg

“In Chains” Episode 3: Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in Businesses, with Dr. Alexis Aronowitz

Episode 33: Reshaping the Lost Wax Casting Technique—The Methods of Medardo Rosso, with Sharon Hecker

“In Chains” Episode 2: Slaving Zones in the Modern World, with Dr. Alexis Jonathan Martig

“In Chains” Episode 1: Looking at Slave Trade through the Prism of Community, with Prof. Raphaël Lambert

Episode 32: Imitating Viruses: How Technology Can Help Us Be Better Prepared For Pandemics, with Klaus Meinzer

Episode 31: An Intercultural Friendship in the Context of the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict, with Daniel Weishut

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Episode 30: Bringing the Story to the Streets—If God is Dead, How Does the Passion Survive?, with Mirella Klomp

Episode 29: A Road into the Past—Reading a 19th Century Illustrated Map of the Himalayas, with Diana Lange

Episode 28 [Part 2]: A glimpse into the Emotional Abilities of Teachers—Handling Stress, Anger, and Shame, with Roger Patulny and Alberto Bellocchi

Episode 28 [Part 1]: A glimpse into the Emotional Abilities of Teachers—Handling Stress, Anger, and Shame, with Roger Patulny and Alberto Bellocchi

Episode 27: Filling the Gaps in Animal Ethics—What Has Been Neglected and What Can Be Done, with Judith Benz-Schwarzburg

COVID-19 Feature Episode: The Fight Against COVID-19—Humanities Matter Amidst a Pandemic Too, with Amy Daughton

Episode 25: Prop to Prerequisite—How Manikins have Been Used Over Time, with Cali Buckley

Episode 24: Morality in Nature—What Honeybees and Flowers Can Tell Us about its Origin, with Christopher Ketcham

Episode 23 [Part 2]: Learning from Rwanda—How 100 Days of Mass Killing Finally Led to International Reform, with Philip Drew and Bruce Oswald

Episode 23 [Part 1]: Learning from Rwanda—How 100 Days of Mass Killing Finally Led to International Reform, with Philip Drew and Bruce Oswald

Episode 22: Precariously Positioned—How Africa Must Balance Development with a Climate-Friendly Outlook, with Dr Robin Attfield

Episode 21: Jewish Architecture—A Stage for Jewish Liturgy, with Steven Fine

Episode 20: The Joker—How a “Typical Hoodlum” Character of the ‘40s Attained Cult Status Today, with Joel West

Episode 19: Recording Global Diplomacy: Contextualizing Perspectives, with Sam de Schutter

COVID-19 Feature Episode: How Neoliberalization—A Double-Edged Sword—Has Increased Social, Economic, and Political Adversities [Part 2], with Cory Blad

COVID-19 Feature Episode: How Neoliberalization—A Double-Edged Sword—Has Increased Social, Economic, and Political Adversities [Part 1], with Cory Blad

COVID-19 Feature Episode: Controlling the Scientific Narrative—Randomized Controlled Trials and The Manipulation of “Control”, with Martin Edwards

COVID-19 Feature Episode: Dealing with COVID-19—The Perils of Using Previous Crises as a Reference Point, with Bram De Ridder

Episode 14: "What Laws Lie in the Shadow of the Acquittal?", with Jorg Kinzig

Episode 13: Justice to Man’s Best Friend: The Ethics of Commercial Dog Breeding, with Candace Croney

Episode 12: Emotions of a Defence Lawyer—Management Strategies and Role in the Construction of Justice, with Lisa Flower

Episode 11: Tweeting the Word of God: Evangelism from a "Digital Pulpit", with Ryan Burge

Episode 10: How the Yoruba Live: Islamic Teachings Shape an Inter-religious Modern World, with Adeyemi Balogun

Episode 9: Intractable Syria—What Does and Does Not Lead to an Unmanageable Crisis, with Siniša Vuković and Diane Bernabei

Episode 8: Using Discretion in Response to Political Crises: A Lesson for Diplomats, with Judit Kuschnitzki

Episode 7: Misguided Bias—How Revisionism May Have Distorted the History of Arabic Literature, with Adam Talib

Episode 6: In the Aftermath of the Rohingya Genocide: Our Failure to Protect, with Simon Adams

Episode 5: Global Governance “As It Was, Is and Ought to Be”, with Stephen Gill

Episode 4: Identity Crisis: the Self-Portrait of a Thirteen-Year-Old Van Gogh, with Teio Meedendorp

Episode 3: Girls Are Also People of the Holy Qur’an, with Jun Akiba

Episode 2: Diplomacy in Brexit [Part 2], with Giles Scott-Smith

Episode 1: Diplomacy in Brexit [Part 1], with Giles Scott-Smith