It was such a pleasure to have this conversation with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas of The Progress Network. We discussed everything from the history of bipedalism to the differing strategies of individualist versus communal preppers.
A nice review of my podcast in The Hollywood Progressive →
Originally published on Znet, I am grateful to Alexandria Shaner for her generous engagement and her shout out for my daughter.
My interview on Dan Snow's History Hit Podcast →
This was such a fun conversation! Dan Snow knows how to ask all the right questions. Give a listen here on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
A.K. 47 year in review
This is the first time I have noticed this “backtrack” feature of my podcast host, Buzzsprout. It’s nice to have an overview of these things sometimes, especially since I post new episodes so sporadically. January will be the 5th year anniversary of A.K. 47. Although I only recorded, edited, and published 20 episodes in 2023, I am quite pleased that they have reached listeners in 99 countries.
New podcast episode and free book offer! →
A new episode of A.K. 47 has posted. In it Kristen Ghodsee reads the first part of Alexandra Kollontai's 1921 essay, "The Labor of Women in the Evolution of the Economy."
Just in time for the holidays, the first 15 listeners in the United States who email Alexandra.kollontai.podcast@gmail.com will receive a free, signed, and dedicated copy of Everyday Utopia: What 2000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life.
Please be sure to send your address and the text of your dedication. Books will be sent via Media Mail and may take 7-10 business days to reach you depending on your distance from Philadelphia. Only available for listeners in the United States.
New podcast episode from A.K. 47 finally posted →
Finally managed to finish reading The Workers Opposition
A new interview with Angela Saini for the Science podcast →
My appearance on Freakonomics radio
The Atlas Obscura segment starts at about 45:00
My conversation with Lauren Goode for WIRED's Have a Nice Future podcast →
Listen or read the transcript now
My interview with the amazing Sean Illing for the Gray Area podcast →
I adored this conversation with Sean Illing. Read the transcript or listen to the full podcast on whichever platform you use.
It’s Not Just In Your Head podcast →
It’s Not Just In Your Head podcast, “#144 - Everyday Utopia (ft. Kristen R. Ghodsee,” July 11, 2023.
Watch my conversation with Mexie now →
Available here on Youtube
Listen to me discuss Everyday Utopia on the Upstream Podcast
Had a wonderful conversation with Robert Raymond on the Upstream podcast, especially our deep dive into the politics of doing laundry
RevolutionZ podcast with Michael Albert →
The Ezra Klein Show →
So, low-key, kinda like a dream come true to have this conversation about Everyday Utopia with the amazing Ezra Klein. You can read the full transcript here.
Little Atoms podcast on Everyday Utopia →
I was absolutely delighted to be a repeat guest on Neil Denny’s excellent podcast, Little Atoms, to discuss Everyday Utopia. Neil always asks the smartest questions!
Podcast from my event at the Philadelphia Free Library →
This was such a great conversation with the brilliant Arwa Mahdawi! I was very nervous at first, but then her thoughtful questions really put me at ease.
New podcast on Revolutionary Left Radio →
Another wonderful conversation with Brett O’Shea
Everyday Utopia to be featured on Science Podcast →
In 1999, historian Londa Schiebinger summed up two decades of feminist analyses of science by asking Has Feminism Changed Science? (1). The answer was “yes, but…” there was still work to do. Indeed, the study of sex and gender continues to affect scientific thought, and in 2023, Science will explore some of these influences in a limited podcast series. The team behind the series—host Angela Saini; Science books and culture editor, Valerie Thompson; Science podcast producer, Sarah Crespi; and myself—found a wealth of new work to consider. The series, announced today to coincide with Science’s special issue on human reproduction, will begin on 25 May 2023 and continue monthly thereafter for 6 months. During each broadcast, an author will discuss their distinctive take on the relationships—past, present, and future—between sex, gender, and science.
Me as a guest of the Expanding Economics podcast →
It was a pleasure to have this conversation with a student in Canada about the way that classical economics is deeply sexist.