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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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In Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle: Gossip, Rumor, and Reputation in a Small Southern Town (University of Georgia Press, 2025), Dr. Sylvia Hoffert calls on a particularly rich collection of primary sources, including diaries, letters, oral historie... more

In this episode, Claudia Radiven and Chella Ward talked with Kamran Khan about linguistics, citizenship and belonging. The conversation travelled from the 2001 Northern riots in the UK, to the Prevent policy, all the way to more recent adjustments to... more

This textbook offers a fresh approach to learning Sanskrit, the ancient language at the heart of South Asia’s vast religious, philosophical, and literary heritage. Designed for independent learners and classrooms alike, it provides a uniquely in-dept... more

How did three words come to carry the weight of America's abortion debates? In Back-Alley Abortion: A Rhetorical History (JHU Press, 2025), Dr. Emily Winderman examines how this phrase shaped American reproductive politics and health care standards a... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Sylvia Hoffert
A historian with a focus on women's history and author of Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle.
University of North Carolina
Episode: Sylvia D. Hoffert, "Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle: Gossip, Rumor, and Reputation in a Small Southern Town" (U Georgia Press, 2025)
Kamran Khan
Associate professor in language, social justice and education
University of Birmingham
Episode: Radio ReOrient 13.7: "Linguistics, Citizenship and Belonging,” with Kamran Khan, hosted by Claudia Radiven and Marchella Ward
Emily Winderman
Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities specializing in rhetorics of health and medicine
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Episode: Emily Winderman, "Back-Alley Abortion: A Rhetorical History (JHU Press, 2025)
Eric H. Cline
professor of classics and anthropology
George Washington University
Episode: Eric H. Cline, "Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Zoe Avery
Research officer at the Centre for Australian Languages and a Waramee woman
Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Episode: Australia‘s National Indigenous Languages Survey
Mark Mazower
Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University, specialist in modern Greece and international history
Columbia University
Episode: Mark Mazower, "On Antisemitism: A Word in History" (Penguin Press, 2025)
Delia Casadei
Independent scholar, researcher and writer based in Italy and the UK
Independent Scholar
Episode: Delia Casadei, "Risible: Laughter without Reason and the Reproduction of Sound" (U California Press, 2024)
Nadine Strossen
Professor of Law at New York Law School and former President of the ACLU
New York Law School
Episode: Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen, "The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail" (Heresy Press, 2025)
Greg Lukianoff
President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Episode: Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen, "The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail" (Heresy Press, 2025)

Hosts

Brynn Quick
PhD candidate in Linguistics with a focus on contemporary language issues and educational practices.
Ingrid Piller
Distinguished Professor and founder of Language on the Move, focusing on intercultural communication.
Hanna Torsh
Lecturer in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, involved in discussions around language teaching and learning.
Hans Wagenberg
Host of the New Books in Japanese Studies podcast, contributing insights into language and culture through literature.
Dr. Raj Balkran
Host of New Books in Indian Religion, discussing the intersection of language with religious and cultural studies.

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 39 ratings
  • Variable quality; can be very good

    Perhaps that speaks to the variety of books covered.

    I suggest having an annotated transcript to allow a deeper dive, similar to SmartyPants or ScienceFriday.

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    Nirgal_ii
    United States6 years ago
  • Less informative than an infomercial

    Talk radio on the net. The podcaster believes we are a captive audience like their students.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    August Consumer
    United States7 years ago

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Sylvia D. Hoffert, "Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle: Gossip, Rumor, and Reputation in a Small Southern Town" (U Georgia Press, 2025)
Q: In what ways could communities of enslaved people use gossip either amongst themselves?
Gossip about what the work expectations were... helps them acclimate people new to the household or plantation.
Sylvia D. Hoffert, "Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle: Gossip, Rumor, and Reputation in a Small Southern Town" (U Georgia Press, 2025)
Q: What impact did that have for gossip for that community?
Whites consider free blacks suspect... so they needed to manage a reputation that made them less suspect.
Sylvia D. Hoffert, "Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle: Gossip, Rumor, and Reputation in a Small Southern Town" (U Georgia Press, 2025)
Q: Can you tell us why you think studying gossip is important?
I think one of the things that historians have really ignored is the fact that people's relationships... and how it influenced the relationships among people in these small towns.
Sylvia D. Hoffert, "Wagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle: Gossip, Rumor, and Reputation in a Small Southern Town" (U Georgia Press, 2025)
Q: Could we start off with you introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
I'm a historian. I have a PhD from Indiana University... I wanted to do something local, and number two, COVID hit and I needed to keep myself busy.
Henry H. Sapoznik, "The Tourist's Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City" (SUNY Press, 2025)
Q: What was Yiddish New York like in other parts of New York City?
Yiddish New York radiated out from the Lower East Side, establishing cultural hubs in neighborhoods like Brooklyn and the Bronx, but maintaining the essence of its origins.

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