Best Sarah Wendell Podcasts (2025)

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Nikki Blonsky with Peru Flores 1:27:17

10h ago1:27:17

1:27:17

It's Chris's Birthday week! Meanwhile, Nick Cannon is starting a relationship podcast, Chip & Joanna Gaines AREN'T homophobic, and Katy Perry almost falls to her death in this week's Pre-Fixe. Then, comedian and podcaster Peru Flores joins to fix Nikki Blonsky. They discuss her being discovered, Hairspray, an airport fight in Turks & Caicos, and of…

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Ketian Zhang, "China's Gambit: The Calculus of Coercion" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 1:13:57

2d ago1:13:57

1:13:57

Emerging from an award-winning article in International Security, China's Gambit examines when, why, and how China attempts to coerce states over perceived threats to its national security. Since 1990, China has used coercion for territorial disputes and issues related to Taiwan and Tibet, yet China is curiously selective in the timing, target, and…

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Jessica Patterson, "Religion, Enlightenment and Empire: British Interpretations of Hinduism in the Eighteenth Century" 40:40

4d ago40:40

40:40

In the second half of the eighteenth century, several British East India Company servants published accounts of what they deemed to be the original and ancient religion of India. Drawing on what are recognised today as the texts and traditions of Hinduism, these works fed into a booming enlightenment interest in Eastern philosophy. At the same time…

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676. Exploring Atonement Sky with Nalini Singh 1:05:04

5d ago1:05:04

1:05:04

When I record with Nalini Singh, since she’s in New Zealand and I’m on the east coast of the US, it’s weird hours for both of us – so thank you to Nalini for speaking to me bright and early in the morning. We talk about Atonement Sky, about writing and worldbuilding, and saying goodbye to characters. I also mix up my animal pluralities but I fix it…

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Charlie Sheen with Amye Archer & Amanda Lipnack Radel 1:35:54

7d ago1:35:54

1:35:54

Chris and Dominick contemplate removing Oprah from The Invincibles List after her kaftan photoshoot with Kris Jenner, cannot believe Drake had the GALL to bring Vanessa Carlton out on stage, and refuse to allow Sofia Vergara to stoop to the level of Tom Brady in this week's Pre-Fixe. Then, Little Miss Recap's Amye Archer and co-host Amanda Lipnack …

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Alexander Lian, "Stereoscopic Law: Oliver Wendell Holmes and Legal Education" (Cambridge UP, 2020) 38:11

10d ago38:11

38:11

A unique and thorough work of intellectual history and legal scholarship Stereoscopic Law: Oliver Wendell Holmes and Legal Education (Cambridge University Press, 2020) by Alexander Lian, a practicing commercial litigator, reconstructs Oliver Wendell Holmes’ as a pioneering legal pedagogue and sophisticated theoretician of law and the ‘reality of pr…

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675. Celebrating Confident Fat Black Women with Danielle Allen 52:57

12d ago52:57

52:57

Danielle Allen is the author of 55 books, including the new release Plus Size Player, part of the Curve series alongside Curvy Girl Summer, and Big Girl Blitz. And the player, as you’ll find out, is the heroine. The trilogy focuses on three best friends, and so we talk about friendship, loyalty, and about centering fat Black women as romance heroin…

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Natalia Grace with Keisha of The Libra Lounge 1:30:46

14d ago1:30:46

1:30:46

Dom and Chris are at their wits' end with the writers of And Just Like That, the American Justice System, and, of course, Drake for a myriad of reasons on this week's Pre-Fixe. Then, Keisha from The Libra Lounge podcast joins to fix Natalia Grace. They discuss her early childhood, the MULTIPLE charlatan families she was forced to grow up with, that…

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Andrew Tobolowsky, "Israel and its Heirs in Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 59:30

16d ago59:30

59:30

Andrew Tobolowsky's Israel and Its Heirs in Late Antiquity (Cambridge UP, 2025) explores constructions of Israelite identity among Jewish, Samaritan Israelites, and Christian authors in Late Antiquity, especially early Late Antiquity. It identifies three major strategies for claiming an Israelite identity between these three groups: a 'biological' …

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Joseph Darda, "Gift and Grit: Race, Sports, and the Construction of Social Debt" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 1:13:15

16d ago1:13:15

1:13:15

In 1998, Bill Clinton hosted a town hall on race and sports. 'If you've got a special gift,' the president said of athletes, 'you owe more back.' Gift and Grit shows how the sports industry has incubated racial ideas about advantage and social debt since the civil rights era by sorting athletes into two broad categories. The gifted athlete received…

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Kelsea Best, Kayly Ober, Robert A. McLeman, "Migration and Displacement in a Changing Climate" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 47:18

17d ago47:18

47:18

This book provides insight into the impact of climate change on human mobility - including both migration and displacement - by synthesizing key concepts, research, methodology, policy, and emerging issues surrounding the topic. It illuminates the connections between climate change and its implications for voluntary migration, involuntary displacem…

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674. Enchanted Romantasy Feasts with Gaby Leon, HappyGabyCooks 48:33

19d ago48:33

48:33

You may know Gaby Leon as HappyGabyCooking on TikTok and Instagram. She’s also the author of a new cookbook! The Enchanted Feast is a gorgeous book filled with recipes inspired by Gaby’s favorite Rrrrrromantasy titles. There are cocktails, snacks, entrees, and terrific cookies and desserts. This episode, and this cookbook, might make you hungry. If…

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Megan Fox with Troy and Kelli of Beyond The Blinds 1:37:19

21d ago1:37:19

1:37:19

Fixing Famous People Takes Provincetown 2025 starts with hot takes on Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom's split, Chris revealing startling playlists on Dominick's Spotify account, thoughts on Marishka Hargitay's My Mom Jayne, A NEW FFP MERCH DROP (!!!) and a scathing review of the Bezos/Sanchez Merger. Then, Troy and Kelli of Beyond The Blinds join to fix…

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Sarah Bull, "Selling Sexual Knowledge: Medical Publishing and Obscenity in Victorian Britain" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 45:32

23d ago45:32

45:32

What is the relationship between medicine and commerce? In Selling Sexual Knowledge: Medical Publishing and Obscenity in Victorian Britain (Cambridge University Press, 2025), Sarah Bull, an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Toronto Metropolitan University, explores the relationships between doctors, sexual reform campaigners, publ…

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Amogh Dhar Sharma, "The Backstage of Democracy: India's Election Campaigns and the People Who Manage Them" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 1:30:12

24d ago1:30:12

1:30:12

About the Book Over the last decade, election campaigns in India have undergone a dramatic shift. Political parties increasingly rely on political consulting firms, social media volunteers, pollsters, data-driven insights, and hashtag wars to mobilize voters. What is driving these changes in the landscape of electioneering? The Backstage of Democra…

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Sergey Radchenko, "To Run the World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 1:14:35

24d ago1:14:35

1:14:35

What would it feel like To Run the World? The Soviet rulers spent the Cold War trying desperately to find out. In To Run The World: The Kremlin’s Cold War Bid for Global Power, Sergey Radchenko provides an unprecedented deep dive into the psychology of the Kremlin's decision-making. He reveals how the Soviet struggle with the United States and Chin…

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673. RT Rewind: May 1995 Ads & Features 1:12:34

26d ago1:12:34

1:12:34

This is a delightfully unhinged issue. We’ve got a plethora of old-skool covers, weird language about China and Taiwan, Poconos hot tubs, and Elizabeth Lowell is thrown under the bus – twice? Are you one of the most privileged readers in the world? I crave satisfaction in this matter! Don't miss the links and visual aids for this episode - they're …

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Katie Holmes with Jo Piazza 1:38:39

28d ago1:38:39

1:38:39

Dominick learns what a Labubu is (literally a doll), Chris thinks that foam parties are for losers (looking at you Jeff Bezos), and the duo wonder who Beyoncé will bring out on stage in Houston now that Miley and Jay Z peformed with her in Paris (it's probably Jesus) in this week's Pre-Fixe. Then, Podcaster, Author, and former tabloid editor Jo Pia…

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Vivian Kong, "Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong, 1910–45" (Cambridge UP, 2023) 1:07:30

1M ago1:07:30

1:07:30

What does it mean to be British? To answer this, Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong, 1910–45 (Cambridge UP, 2023) by Dr. Vivian Kong takes us to an underexplored site of Britishness – the former British colony of Hong Kong. Vivian Kong asks how colonial hierarchies, the racial and cultural diversity of the British Empire, and glo…

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672. Part III of A Soul to Keep with Heaving Bosoms 1:02:39

1M ago1:02:39

1:02:39

Every now and again, I get to do a crossover episode with the Heaving Bosoms podcast. We pick a truly bonkers sexy book, and recap it across two shows. In this case – it’s three shows.Hi Heaving Bosoms listeners! I’m so happy you’re here! This time, Melody asked if I had any suggestions for a title. YES I DID. A Soul to Keep: Duskwalker Brides: Boo…

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Atinuke O. Adediran, "Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 33:46

1M ago33:46

33:46

The 2020 murder of George Floyd sparked mass protests that challenged many institutions, including large for-profit companies, to reflect on how to address racial inequality. Large corporations began making systematic public statements to show alignment with causes that impact people of color. These statements were also used to protect corporate re…

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Anna Delvey with Kendrick Tucker 1:33:18

1M ago1:33:18

1:33:18

Dominick clears the air on how he feels about the nation of Canada and Chris does an impression of Natasha Leone that has Dominick in stitches on this week's Pre-Fixe. Then, Kendrick Tucker of the I Ken Not Podcast joins to discuss Anna Delvey. They talk about Anna's rise to infamy, her court case, Netflix's Inventing Anna, and her stint on Dancing…

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Featuring Famous People: Amanda Knox 1:21:09

1M ago1:21:09

1:21:09

Dominick and Christopher talk with Amanda Knox about her new book Free: My Search For Meaning and all that it explores. They talk about Amanda's perspective on Fame as someone who did not ask to be famous, how she views Kindness as a selfish act (in a positive way), and how on EARTH she was able to come face-to-face with her prosecutor after years …

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671. RT Rewind: May 1995 Reviews 50:15

1M ago50:15

50:15

Amanda and I are traveling back to May 1995 – yes, thirty years ago. I know, me too. We’ve got weird reviews, outstanding side character names, a debut of a much-loved historical romance author, and a few side trips into pet names and fanfic ships in traditional publishing. We’re talking about the past and the present at the same time, which is one…

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Paula Abdul with Margaret Josephs 1:35:03

1M ago1:35:03

1:35:03

The Tony's are still top of mind for Dominick and Chris in the Pre-Fixe, but that doesn't stop them from talking about Billie Eilish's new romance, JLO in the Kiss of the Spiderwoman Trailer, and Rachel Zoe coming back to Bravo. Then, Real Housewife of New Jersey Margaret Josephs joins to fix Paula Abdul. They discuss her early career & relationshi…

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Michelle Lynn Kahn, "Foreign in Two Homelands: Racism, Return Migration, and Turkish-German History" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 40:01

1M ago40:01

40:01

What happens when migrants are rejected by the host society that first invited them? How do they return to a homeland that considers them outsiders? Foreign in Two Homelands: Racism, Return Migration, and Turkish-German History explores the transnational history of Turkish migrants, Germany's largest ethnic minority, who arrived as 'guest-workers' …

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Stefanie Lenk, "Roman Identity and Lived Religion: Baptismal Art in Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 46:01

1M ago46:01

46:01

Christianity is often considered prevalent when it comes to defining the key values of late antique society, whereas 'feeling connected to the Roman past' is commonly regarded as an add-on for cultivated elites. Roman Identity and Lived Religion: Baptismal Art in Late Antiquity (Cambridge UP, 2025) demonstrates the significant impact of popular Rom…

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670. I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This with Chelsea Devantez of Glamourous Trash 57:43

2M ago57:43

57:43

One of Chelsea Devantez’s listeners connected her to my show after my interview with Joanna Shupe.Meanwhile I’d been working up the nerve to ask her onto my show, and then the universe intervened through this lovely person. Thank you! I recapped Danielle Steel’s dog memoir on her show, and now, she’s in the guest chair on mine. We talk about her me…

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Lin-Manuel Miranda with Maria Randazzo 1:32:25

2M ago1:32:25

1:32:25

This week's Pre-Fixe is SUPERSIZED and has everything: Patti Lupone has apologized to Broadway, Audra McDonald has served GOD-TIER LEVEL SHADE, JoJo Siwa has finally admitted she's dating that man, and Hugh Jackman trades one beard for another! Then, Co-Host of The List Maria Randazzo joins to attempt to fix Lin-Manuel Miranda. They discuss his ear…

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