
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

Nov 10, 2022 • 1h 9min
Episode 110: Emma Saunders-Hastings, "Private Virtues, Public Vices"
A conversation with Emma Saunders-Hastings about her recent book, "Private Virtues, Public Vices: Philanthropy and Democratic Equality" (U of Chicago Press).

Oct 6, 2022 • 1h 26min
Episode 109: Lee Ward - Recovering Classical Liberal Political Economy
A conversation with Lee Ward about his recent book, "Recovering Classical Liberal Political Economy: Natural Rights and the Harmony of Interests" (Edinburgh UP).

Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 27min
Episode 108: Mary Keys - Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine's City of God
A conversation with Mary Keys about her recent book "Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine's City of God" (Cambridge UP)

Aug 18, 2022 • 1h 17min
Episode 107: Guido Parietti - On the Concept of Power
A conversation with Guido Parietti about his recent book "On the Concept of Power: Possibility, Necessity, Politics" (Oxford University Press).

Jul 29, 2022 • 1h 21min
Episode 106: Rob Goodman - Words on Fire
A conversation with Rob Goodman about his recent book Words on Fire: On Eloquence and Its Conditions (Cambridge University Press).

Jul 13, 2022 • 1h 8min
Episode 105: Terry Pinkard - Practice, Power, and Forms of Life
A conversation with Terry Pinkard about his recent book, "Practice, Power, and Forms of Life: Sartre's Appropriation of Hegel and Marx" (U of Chicago Press 2022).

Jun 20, 2022 • 1h 23min
Episode 104: Ann Ward - The Socratic Individual
A conversation with Ann Ward about her recent book The Socratic Individual: Philosophy, Faith, and Freedom in a Democratic Age (Lexington Books).

Jun 1, 2022 • 60min
Episode 103: Michael Sandel - The Tyranny of Merit
A conversation with Michael Sandel about his recent book The Tyranny of Merit: Can We Find the Common Good? (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux).

May 23, 2022 • 1h 34min
Episode 102: Joshua Cherniss - Liberalism in Dark Times
A conversation with Joshua Cherniss about his recent book "Liberalism in Dark Times: the Liberal Ethos in the Twentieth Century" (Princeton UP).

May 16, 2022 • 1h 30min
Episode 101: Michael Hawley - Natural Law Republicanism
A conversation with Michael Hawley about his recent book Natural Law Republicanism: Cicero's Liberal Legacy (Oxford UP).