Brown History Podcast

Brown History
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Mar 28, 2022 • 32min

EP 36: Jinder Mahal

We sit with WWE former champion Jinder Mahal and discuss his wrestling journey as well as his recent acting debut on the TV series Big Sky. Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768
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Mar 20, 2022 • 1h 24min

EP 35: Partition with Aanchal Malhotra

We sit with Aanchal Malhotra, author of 'Remnants of Partition: 21 Objects from a Continent Divided,' and discuss the Partition of 1947. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3EXVADF Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768
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Mar 3, 2022 • 1h 8min

EP 34: Jai Wolf

We sit with Bangladeshi-American music producer Sajeeb Saha, known by his stage name, Jai Wolf. Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768
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Feb 24, 2022 • 49min

EP 33: South Asian Storytellers with Pasha M. Khan

We sit with Pasha M. Khan, author of "The Broken Spell: Indian Storytelling and the Romance Genre in Persian and Urdu," and discuss traditional storytelling in South Asia. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3pdS7ti Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768
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Feb 16, 2022 • 1h 2min

EP 32: R.B. More with Anupama Rao

We sit with Anupama Rao, editor of "Memoirs of a Dalit Communist: The Many Worlds of R.B. More" and discuss the life and struggles of R.B. More, who was a leader in the Dalit movement, a trade unionist and a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Get the book: https://amzn.to/3LC8qtx Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768
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Jan 12, 2022 • 1h 3min

EP 31: Eqbal Ahmad with Stuart Schaar

We sit with Stuart Schaar, author of "Eqbal Ahmad: Critical Outsider in a Turbulent Age," and discuss the life and works of Eqbal Ahmad. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3rHLDap Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768
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Jan 4, 2022 • 1h 13min

EP 30: Muhammad Iqbal with Zirrar

We sit with Zirrar, author of "Ghazi and the Garden" and discuss the life and works of poet and philosopher Muhammad Iqbal. Get the book: https://zirrar.com/book/iqbal/ Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768
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Dec 6, 2021 • 53min

EP 29: Kal Penn

We sit with actor Kal Penn, known for his roles in the 'Harold and Kumar' movies and 'The Namesake' and for his work as a White House staff member during the Barack Obama administration. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3PWzvvG Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768
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Nov 18, 2021 • 1h

EP 28: Anuk Arudpragasam

We sit with award-winning Sri Lankan Tamil novelist Anuk Arudpragasam, who was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize for his second novel, A Passage North. Get the book: https://amzn.to/46dUaRs Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768
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Nov 6, 2021 • 33min

EP 27: Race Science with Angela Saini

We sit with British science journalist Angela Saini, author of 'Superior: The Return of Race Science' and discuss the disturbing past and present of racism in science. Get the book: https://amzn.to/48ADogT Visit our Shop: https://shopbrownhistory.com/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://brownhistory.substack.com/ Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/brownhistory Books covered on the podcast so far: https://amzn.to/42TH768

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