{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Military History","slug":"new-books-in-military-history-435149","podcast_index_feed_id":435149,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/TLBd5Iy4","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/military-history/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/adebe220-0377-46b7-a4c7-0b19a9c05667/085f7349-ec7d-4632-bcd8-0a0cb87a5aac/3000x3000/7c1e11e0eb67956c95a920d8b9325daf.png?aid=rss_feed","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":600,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history","last_synced_at":"2026-10-02T08:23:31.431756+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-military-history-435149"},"episode":{"title":"Paul Chambers In Conversation with Duncan McCargo","slug":"paul-chambers-in-conversation-with-duncan-mccargo","published_at":"2026-08-31T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-military-history-435149/paul-chambers-in-conversation-with-duncan-mccargo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-military-history-435149","url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/military-history/","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/adebe220-0377-46b7-a4c7-0b19a9c05667/episodes/ba0441e0-f78c-48c9-b094-e49b94e891d1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=adebe220-0377-46b7-a4c7-0b19a9c05667&awEpisodeId=ba0441e0-f78c-48c9-b094-e49b94e891d1&feed=TLBd5Iy4","summary":"In this episode of Talking Thai Politics, Dr Paul Chambers, talks about his new book, Praetorian Kingdom: A History of Military Ascendancy in Thailand (ISEAS, 2024). This book provides detailed insights to the military’s involvement in Thai politics over the past ninety years and more — and is an essential source for researchers and students looking to dive deeper into this topic. Paul Chambers is an associate senior fellow in the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s Thailand Studies programme. A prominent scholar best known for his expertise on the military’s role in Thai politics, Paul Chambers has spent more than two decades off-and-on in Thailand, both teaching and researching. His other books include Khaki Capital: The Political Economy of the Military in Southeast Asia (co-edited, NIAS 2017). Duncan McCargo is President’s Chair in Global Affairs at Nanyang Technological University. Talking Thai Politics brings crafted conversations about the politics of Thailand to a global audience. Created by the Generation Thailand project at Nanyang Technological University, the podcast is hosted by Duncan McCargo. Our production assistant is Shermaine Lau. Website: here Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history","meta_description":"In this episode of Talking Thai Politics, Dr Paul Chambers, talks about his new book, Praetorian Kingdom: A History of Military Ascendancy in Thailand (IS…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1948,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-military-history-435149/episodes/paul-chambers-in-conversation-with-duncan-mccargo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-military-history-435149/paul-chambers-in-conversation-with-duncan-mccargo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}