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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 46 days 17 hours 59 minutes
episode 62: Matthew O. Jackson, "The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors" (Vintage, 2019)
Social networks existed and shaped our lives long before Silicon Valley startups made them virtual. For over two decades economist Matthew O. Jackson, a professor at Stanford University, has studied how the shape of networks and our positions within them can affect us. In this interview, he explains how network structures can create poverty traps, exacerbate financial crises, and contribute to political polarization...
episode 79: Johana Londoño, "Abstract Barrios: The Crises of Latinx Visibility in Cities" (Duke UP, 2020)
An Interview with Johana Londoño
episode 6: John Geoffrey Scott et al, "The Routledge Handbook of Male Sex Work, Culture, and Society" (Routledge, 2021)
An interview with John Geoffrey Scott and Christian Grov
episode 45: Eva Illouz, "The End of Love: A Sociology of Negative Relations" (Oxford UP, 2019)
An interview with Eva Illouz
episode 159: Jon Birger, "Make Your Move: The New Science of Dating and Why Women Are in Charge" (Benbella, 2021)
An interview with Jon Birger
episode 61: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, "Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are" (HarperCollins, 2017)
An interview with Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
episode 14: Can We Fix Social Media?: A Discussion with Christopher A. Bail
An interview with Christopher A. Bail
episode 29: Anita Hardon, "Chemical Youth: Navigating Uncertainty in Search of the Good Life" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2020)
An interview with Anita Hardon
episode 102: Lisa Björkman, "Waiting Town: Life in Transit and Mumbai's Other World-Class Histories" (Association for Asian Studies, 2020)
An interview with Lisa Björkman