New Books in Psychology

Booking Overview

This is an academic book-interview podcast focused on psychology and related mental-health research, typically featuring scholars, clinicians, and authors discussing recently published books. Credible pitches would include psychology researchers, psychiatrists, mental-health clinicians, and authors of substantive books or studies; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need established expertise and a recent relevant publication.

Metrics

Episodes: 1296

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 3.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

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marshallpoe@newbooksnetwork.com

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Host

Marshall Poe - Historian, author, and founder of the New Books Network, an academic podcast network featuring conversations about recently published books and research.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Scholars, researchers, clinicians, or authors with recognized expertise in psychology, psychiatry, mental health, communication, or closely related fields, usually with a recently published substantive book or research project.

Required Achievements:

Published a recent academic or nonfiction book, Holds a university faculty or research position, Conducts specialized research or clinical work, Has relevant professional, scholarly, or media publications

Recent Guest Discussions

Susanne Paola Antonetta - Eugenics, Nazi Euthanasia, Psychiatric History, Psychosis, Neurodiversity, And Mental-health Care

Jolane Flanigan - Suicide In Popular Media And Culture, Mental Health, Communication, And Social Responses To Suicide

Warren J. Bareiss - Suicide In Popular Media And Culture, Communication, Media Framing, And Social Responses To Suicide

Mike F. Alvarez - Suicide In Popular Media And Culture, Media Framing, Digital Platforms, Online Communities, And Suicide Prevention

Philippa Gander - Circadian Clocks, Sleep Science, Biological Rhythms, Artificial Light, And The Effects Of Technology On Human And Ecological Timekeeping

Recent Topics

Psychology, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Sleep, Communication

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

New Books in Psychology

John Charles Simon and Jennalee Donian, "Understanding Laughter and Humor: Why We Laugh, Why We Don’t, and Why It Matters" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2026)

September 12, 2026

In John Charles Simon and Jennalee Donian’s Understanding Laughter and Humor: Why We Laugh, Why We Don’t, and Why It Matters (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025), the authors put forward a comprehensive new theoretical approach to understanding laughter and the humour we use to inspire it. Applying an evolutionary and biological lens to these complex and universal human behaviours, the book distinguishes itself from classical and contemporary theories by focusing not simply on laughter’s causes and eff...

Shaun Gallagher, "The Self and its Disorders" (Oxford UP, 2024)

September 04, 2026

In this interview, Shaun Gallagher discusses The Self and its Disorders (Oxford University Press, 2024) A ground-breaking theory of the self as a pattern Interdisciplinary, drawing on philosophy of mind, phenomenology, cognitive psychology, psychiatry, and dynamical systems analysis Discusses the role of self-narrative in self-formation, its breakdown in various psychopathologies, and its role in therapy Explores the phenomenology of agency and its disruption in vari...

Eric Hoffer's "The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements" (1951): A Discussion with Jay Garfinkel

August 14, 2026

A stevedore on the San Francisco docks in the 1940s, who eventually taught at the University of California at Berkeley, Eric Hoffer wrote philosophical treatises in his spare time while living in the railroad yards. The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements—the first and most famous of his books—was made into a bestseller when President Eisenhower cited it during one of the earliest television press conferences. Called a “brilliant and original inquiry” and “a genuine ...

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