{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies","slug":"new-books-in-russian-and-eurasian-studies-313261","podcast_index_feed_id":313261,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/HQyUzOY_","website_url":"https://new-books-in-russian-and-eurasian-studies.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/42fb3a55-d4d5-4eaa-8ea0-bce212a58de2/d82e765b-1852-4d2c-b563-78ae131041b9/3000x3000/a801439f626e716355b8fec9d4e33336.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. 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