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In part 2 of our discussion with philosopher Spencer Case (https://www.spencercasephilosophy.com/), we turn to the most American of art forms - jazz.
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Sociology and Classical Liberalism (Open access/free) (https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9798216270362)
Grad Skool Rulz - cheap ($5) advice manual for grad students (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93455)
The history of Black Studies (https://www.amazon.com/Black-Power-Studies-Movement-Discipline/dp/0801898250)
Obama and the antiwar movement (https://www.amazon.com/Party-Street-Democratic-Cambridge-Contentious/dp/1107448808/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1U4P7RSDXBKEH&keywords=Party+in+the+Street&qid=1662952199&s=books&sprefix=party+in+the+street%2Cstripbooks%2C128&sr=1-1)
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1 Sept 2026
Episode #48: Spencer Case Talks About Patriotism
Philosopher Spence Case (https://www.spencercasephilosophy.com/) is on the podcast to talk about his new book. It’s OK to be Patriotic (https://www.routledge.com/Why-Its-OK-to-Be-Patriotic/Case/p/book/9781032061481). Enjoy!
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The Dual Layer Theory of the Art World (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/two-visions-of-the-art-world-9780197850664?type=listing&lang=en&cc=us)
Sociology and Classical Liberalism (Open access/free) (https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9798216270362)
Grad Skool Rulz - cheap ($5) advice manual for grad students (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93455)
The history of Black Studies (https://www.amazon.com/Black-Power-Studies-Movement-Discipline/dp/0801898250)
Obama and the antiwar movement (https://www.amazon.com/Party-Street-Democratic-Cambridge-Contentious/dp/1107448808/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1U4P7RSDXBKEH&keywords=Party+in+the+Street&qid=1662952199&s=books&sprefix=party+in+the+street%2Cstripbooks%2C128&sr=1-1)
A Social Theory book you will enjoy reading (https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Working-Sociologist-Fabio-Rojas/dp/0231181655/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1662952245&refinements=p_27%3AFabio+Rojas&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Fabio+Rojas)
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18 Aug 2026
Episode #46: Abigail Saguy Talks about Gender Flashpoints
Abigail Saguy of UCLA sociology (https://soc.ucla.edu/person/abigail-saguy/) talks about her new book Gender Flashpoints (https://www.russellsage.org/publications/book/gender-flashpoints). Why do people get so upset about gender? What are the political stakes in various debates about gender and sex? What can sociology tell us about these disputes? Essential listening for followers of modern cultural politics and students of gender.
Show note: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir was published in 1949 in France.
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The Dual Layer Theory of the Art World (https://global.oup.com/academic/product/two-visions-of-the-art-world-9780197850664?type=listing&lang=en&cc=us)
Sociology and Classical Liberalism (Open access/free) (https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9798216270362)
Grad Skool Rulz - cheap ($5) advice manual for grad students (https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/93455)
The history of Black Studies (https://www.amazon.com/Black-Power-Studies-Movement-Discipline/dp/0801898250)
Obama and the antiwar movement (https://www.amazon.com/Party-Street-Democratic-Cambridge-Contentious/dp/1107448808/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1U4P7RSDXBKEH&keywords=Party+in+the+Street&qid=1662952199&s=books&sprefix=party+in+the+street%2Cstripbooks%2C128&sr=1-1)
A Social Theory book you will enjoy reading (https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Working-Sociologist-Fabio-Rojas/dp/0231181655/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1662952245&refinements=p_27%3AFabio+Rojas&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Fabio+Rojas)
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