In the latest podcast of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute, TPPI's Mark G. E. Kelly, organizer of the 2024 Telos conference on "Democracy Today?," speaks with Salvator Babones of the University of Sydney about democracy in India, asking him in p

The TPPI Podcast, Episode 2: Abe Silberstein on Frantz Fanon

Feb 12th, 2024 1h 7m

Gabriel Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute's Israel initiative, talks with Abe Silberstein, a writer and critic based in New York, whose essays have appeared in the New York Times, Ha’aretz, The Forward, Times Literary Suppleme

The TPPI Podcast, Episode 1: A Conversation with Cary Nelson

Jan 28th, 2024 1h 22m

Gabriel Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute's Israel initiative, speaks with Prof. Cary Nelson, former president of the American Association of University Professors, about the role of critical theory in the response within high

Sherman A. Jackson on Islam and the Promotion of Human Rights

Nov 7th, 2023 55m 13s

Sherman A. Jackson discusses his article "Islam and the Promotion of Human Rights" from Telos 203 (Summer 2023).

Chih-yu Shih on Benevolent Love, Universal Love, and Hong Kong

Jul 19th, 2023 41m 7s

Chih-yu Shih discusses his article "Loving Hong Kong: Unity and Solidarity in the Politics of Belonging" from Telos 202 (Spring 2023).

Stephen Muecke on Belonging in Aboriginal Australia

Jul 11th, 2023 31m 50s

David Pan talks with Stephen Muecke about his article "Belonging in Aboriginal Australia: A Political 'Cosmography,'" from Telos 202 (Spring 2023).

Matthew Dal Santo on Russia, the Ukraine War, and the West's Empire of Secularization

May 3rd, 2023 1h 8m

David Pan talks with Matthew Dal Santo about his article "Russia, the Ukraine War, and the West’s Empire of Secularization," from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).

John Milbank on Carl Schmitt and the Current Global Crisis

Apr 25th, 2023 54m 4s

John Milbank discusses his article "A Tale of Two Monsters and Four Elements: Variations of Carl Schmitt and the Current Global Crisis" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).

Paul Grenier on Konstantin Krylov's Ethical Theory

Apr 17th, 2023 48m 51s

Paul Grenier discusses his article "Konstantin Krylov's Ethical Theory and What It Reveals about the Propensity for Conflict between Russia and the West" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).

Miles Yu on China, Ideology, and Geopolitical Conflict

Apr 3rd, 2023 33m 50s

Miles Yu discusses his article "Escape from Civilization's Predicaments" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).

Eric Hendriks-Kim on China's Counter Cosmopolitanism

Mar 20th, 2023 51m 51s

Eric Hendriks-Kim discusses his article "The Polemics of China's Counter Cosmopolitanism" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).

David A. Westbrook on the Role and Function of the University Today

Feb 6th, 2023 51m 31s

David A. Westbrook discusses his article "From the Ivory Tower to the Football Stadium: A Rueful Response to Michael Hüther" from Telos 200 (Fall 2022).

Michael Hüther on Science, Myth, and the Place of the Truth at the University

Jan 31st, 2023 26m 58s

Michael Hüther discusses his article "Tired of Science?! Notes on the Relationship between University and Society" from Telos 200 (Fall 2022).

Greg Melleuish and Susanna Rizzo on the Historical Roots of the Current Crisis of the University

Jan 23rd, 2023 36m 3s

Greg Melleuish and Susanna Rizzo discusses their article "Universities: Truth, Reason, or Emotion?" from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)

J. E. Elliott on Brand English and Its Discontents

Dec 14th, 2022 37m 6s

J. E. Elliott discusses his article "Brand English and Its Discontents: Situating Truth and Value in the University Today," from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)

Richard T. Marcy and Valerie J. D'Erman on Political Narratives in Academic Settings

Nov 23rd, 2022 42m 13s

Richard T. Marcy and Valerie J. D'Erman discuss their article "The Sensemaking and Construction of Political Narratives in Academic Settings," from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)

Xudong Zhang on Comparative Studies of China and the West

Sep 26th, 2022 28m 44s

Xudong Zhang discusses his article "China and the West: Methodologies for Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Sijia Yao on Third Term Comparisons

Sep 19th, 2022 16m 46s

Sijia Yao discusses her article "Third Term Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Brian Wolfel on Carlyle’s Transcendentalism and Theorizing Postliberalism

Sep 12th, 2022 25m 59s

Brian Wolfel discusses his article "Thomas Carlyle’s Conception of Transcendentalism in Sartor Resartus and Its Application to Theorizing Postliberalism," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Karen Thornber on Decentering the West and China

Sep 6th, 2022 45m 7s

Karen Thornber discusses her article "Decentering the 'West' and 'China' in China-West Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Ban Wang on the Clash of Civilization and World Community

Aug 22nd, 2022 44m 1s

Ban Wang discusses his article "The Clash of Civilization and World Community: The West and China," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Tomáš Sobek on Tolerance as Suppressed Disapproval

Aug 15th, 2022 18m 7s

Tomáš Sobek discusses his article "Tolerance as Suppressed Disapproval," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Roundtable on Ukraine and World Order

Jul 25th, 2022 1h 23m

Telos editors Tim Luke, Mark Kelly, and David Pan discuss their essays on Ukraine and world order from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).

Courtney Hodrick on Neoreaction, the Alt-Right, and Carl Schmitt

Jul 4th, 2022 37m 34s

Courtney Hodrick discusses her article "From Neoreaction to Alt-Right: A Schmittian Perspective," from Telos 198 (Spring 2022).

Georges Van Den Abbeele on the Gig Economy and the Challenge of Mutual Aid

Jun 27th, 2022 31m 56s

Georges Van Den Abbeele discusses his article "Can the Precariat Be Organized?: The Gig Economy, Worksite Dispersion, and the Challenge of Mutual Aid," from Telos 198 (Spring 2022).