
The Political Theory Review
Conversations with scholars on recent books in Political Theory and Social and Political Philosophy.This podcast is not affiliated with the University of Houston, and no opinions expressed on this podcast are that of the University of Houston. Image: Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), After a model by Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris), in the public domain courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Latest episodes

Jan 30, 2025 • 1h 10min
Episode 170: Vanessa Wills - Marx's Ethical Vision
A conversation with Vanessa Wills about her recent book, Marx's Ethical Vision (Oxford UP).

Jan 8, 2025 • 1h 15min
Episode 169: Alasia Nuti - Politicizing Political Liberalism
A conversation with Alasia Nuti about her recent co-authored book, "Politicizing Political Liberalism: on the Containment of Illiberal and Antidemocratic Views" (Oxford UP).

Dec 10, 2024 • 1h 9min
Episode 168: Espen Hammer - After the Death of God
A conversation with Espen Hammer about his forthcoming book "After the Death of God: Secularization as a Philosophical Challenge from Kant to Nietzsche" (U of Chicago Press).

Nov 22, 2024 • 1h 20min
Episode 167: Mary Nichols - Aristotle's Discovery of the Human
A conversation with Mary Nichols about her recent book, "Aristotle's Discovery of the Human: Piety and Politics in the Nicomachean Ethics" (Notre Dame UP).

Nov 19, 2024 • 49min
Episode 166: Nancy Rosenblum - Ungoverning
A conversation with Nancy Rosenblum about her recent book "Ungoverning: the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos" (Princeton UP).

4 snips
Nov 7, 2024 • 1h 4min
Episode 165: Fabienne Peter - The Grounds of Political Legitimacy
A conversation with Fabienne Peter about her recent book, "The Grounds of Political Legitimacy" (Oxford UP).

Nov 4, 2024 • 1h 9min
Episode 164: Stephen Darwall - The Heart and Its Attitudes
A conversation with Stephen Darwall about his recent book "The Heart and Its Attitudes" (Oxford UP).

Oct 29, 2024 • 60min
Episode 163: Alexandre Lefebvre - Liberalism as a Way of Life
A conversation with Alexandre Lefebvre about his recent book, "Liberalism as a Way of Life" (Princeton UP).

Oct 18, 2024 • 1h 13min
Episode 162: Jordan Cash - The Isolated Presidency
A conversation with Jordan Cash about his recent book, "The Isolated Presidency" (Oxford UP).

Oct 8, 2024 • 1h 1min
Episode 161: Nazmul Sultan - Waiting for the People
A conversation with Nazmul Sultan about his recent book "Waiting for the People: the Idea of Democracy in Indian Anticolonial Thought" (Harvard UP).