Welcome to the Manchester University Press podcast, ‘One Book at a Time’. The idea of the podcast is to encourage people to slow down and consider important social issues and histories, which we think reflects one of the major benefits of reading a university press book; packed full of carefully considered arguments, frontline thinking, and original voices. We hope the podcast offers an experience equivalent to exercising your brain in the open air, rather than the 100-metre mad dash of internet skimming. The podcast’s aim, and name, also speaks to our wider mission of changing the world one book at a time.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
One Book at a Time
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Podcast Overview
Welcome to the Manchester University Press podcast, ‘One Book at a Time’. The idea of the podcast is to encourage people to slow down and consider important social issues and histories, which we think reflects one of the major benefits of reading a university press book; packed full of carefully considered arguments, frontline thinking, and original voices. We hope the podcast offers an experience equivalent to exercising your brain in the open air, rather than the 100-metre mad dash of internet skimming. The podcast’s aim, and name, also speaks to our wider mission of changing the world one book at a time.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
May 5, 2023
Manchester unspun with Andy Spinoza
<p>In this episode, MUP's Senior Commissioning Editor, Matthew Frost, speaks to journalist Andy Spinoza, author of Manchester unspun: Pop, property and power in the original modern city. Follow Matthew and Andy as they take in the sights of Manchester, the twenty-first-century metropolis, and discuss everything from the property boom to the legacy of the Hacienda.</p><br><p>Welcome to this episode of ‘One Book at a Time,’ the Manchester University Press podcast. Time to slow down, consider the issues, learn the histories, exercise your brain in the open air of considered arguments and frontline thinking - and help us change the world one book at a time.</p><p> </p><p>If you like what you’ve heard, please check out the MUP website – <a href="http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk</a> – where you can find and order a copy of this book, and many others like it. Don’t forget to follow us on all the major social media platforms and subscribe to our newsletter for 30% off all our books. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 21, 2023
The violence of colonial photography with Daniel Foliard
<p> </p><p>In this episode, Professor of Global and Imperial History at Queen Mary University of London, Kim Wagner, speaks to historian Daniel Foliard, author of The violence of colonial photography. They discuss the inescapability of photographs of war and violence in modern media, and how a photograph at the right time still has the capacity to shock and to move us.</p><br><p>We hope you enjoy this episode of ‘One Book at a Time,’ the Manchester University Press podcast. Time to slow down, consider the issues, learn the histories, exercise your brain in the open air of considered arguments and frontline thinking - and help us change the world one book at a time.</p><br><p>If you like what you’ve heard, please check out the MUP website – <a href="http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk</a> – where you can find and order a copy of this book, and many others like it. Don’t forget to follow us on all the major social media platforms and subscribe to our newsletter for 30% off all our books. </p><br><p>Transcripts for each episode are available on request.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 7, 2023
Derailed with Tom Haines-Doran
<p>In this episode, MUP's Trade Publisher, Kim Walker, speaks to researcher Tom Haines-Doran, author of Derailed: How to fix Britain's broken railways. They discuss Tom's lived experience of the nightmare that is Britain's rail network and, as a transport academic, how he’s turned his detailed knowledge of what’s gone wrong on the rails into a book - with some help from his fellow travellers.</p><br><p>This is an episode of ‘One Book at a Time,’ the Manchester University Press podcast. Time to slow down, consider the issues, learn the histories, exercise your brain in the open air of considered arguments and frontline thinking - and help us change the world one book at a time.</p><br><p>If you like what you’ve heard, please check out the MUP website – <a href="http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk</a> – where you can find and order a copy of this book, and many others like it. Don’t forget to follow us on all the major social media platforms and subscribe to our newsletter for 30% off all our books. </p><br><p>Transcripts for each episode are available on request.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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