Scholars want to decolonize everything, and universities say they are doing the hard work of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. But is anything really being done, or is it all for show?
In this episode, we approach these questions through three words that are common inside and outside of academia: decolonize, reconciliation, and colonialism.
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Jul 29
Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont eds., "Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives: Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities" (Stanford UP, 2026)
The opening of Iraq's Ba'th Party archives revolutionized the study of Iraqi politics and history, offering scholars unprecedented access to the inner workings of one of the world's most impenetrable autocracies. Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives: Reflections, Explorations, and Oppo ... Show More
41m 40s
Jul 28
Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon, "Fintech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance" (Princeton UP, 2026)
How is finance changing in the contemporary world? In FinTech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance (Princeton University Press, 2026), Paul Langley, a Professor of Economic Geography at Durham Universityand Andrew Leyshon, a Senior Fellow in the Cent ... Show More
51m 31s
Jul 26
Toby Miller and Joan Pedro Carañana, "Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They?" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)
Just how much damage is sport doing to the planet? In Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They? (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026) Toby Miller, Profesor Distinguido at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico and Joan Pedro Carañana, Associate Professor of Journalism at Universidad Complu ... Show More
44m 52s
Aug 2025
#431 — What Is Happening on College Campuses?
Sam Harris speaks with Michael Roth about the state of higher education in the U.S. They discuss whether concerns about wokeness were overblown, how colleges should handle campus protests, where universities should draw the line on extreme political views, DEI, why Jews should be ... Show More
23m 29s
Jul 2021
Episode 8: Colonialism and Decolonization (2021)
Welcome to Introduction to Feminist and Social Justice Studies. This is the eighth audio episode of the semester-long course for the Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist, and Social Justice Studies program at McGill University, taking place in the Fall of 2021. This is also the start ... Show More
35m 7s
Nov 2018
Race, power, privilege | ANTIDOTE 2018
<p>Australian Legal scholar Megan Davis, American writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and South African writer Sisonke Msimang consider the bitter legacies of colonialism, which have played out across the histories of all of their countries.</p> <p>Host of the popular podcast It's Not A Race ... Show More
59m 18s
<p>In this collaboration, we went onto The Deprogram (hosted by comrades <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YaBoiHakim">Hakim</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SecondThought">JT</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/yugopnik">Yugopnik</a>) to provide an introduction to ... Show More
