Editing and interviews: Rex Panneman. This podcast series consists of interviews with original thinkers who put the contemporary world in a wider perspective. Guests include scholars both from the Humanities and the Social Sciences. Special attention is paid to issues at the interface between politics and economics. The podcast aims at making academic research available to a broad audience, ranging from interested members of the public to students and scholars. Special thanks to Thomas van Gaalen for his work on the logo of the podcast.