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Hosted by Annual Reviews · education · EN · 336 episodes
Against the Grain is your key to the latest news about libraries, publishers, book jobbers, and subscription agents. Our goal is to link publishers, vendors, and librarians by reporting on the issues, literature, and people that impact the world of books and journals.
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Against the Grain - The Podcast is hosted by Annual Reviews. The show has published 336 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "ATGthePodcast 339 - A Conversation with Peter Brantley, Director, Online Strategy, UC Davis Library (retired)" (19 October 2026, 57 minutes), "ATGthePodcast 338 - A Conversation with Philip Ball, Freelance Science Writer" (12 October 2026, 54 minutes), and "ATGthePodcast 336 - A Conversation with Harry Collins, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University" (28 September 2026, 62 minutes).
Against the Grain - The Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 52 minutes across 336 episodes.
Booking probability for Against the Grain - The Podcast is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Against the Grain - The Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Against the Grain - The Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Against the Grain - The Podcast are News, Magazine & Book Publishing. Against the Grain - The Podcast has an education audience.
Annual Reviews hosts Against the Grain - The Podcast, an education show with 336 episodes published.
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Episode #339
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Peter Brantley , Director, Online Strategy, UC Davis Library (retired). Before joining UC Davis, Peter worked with...
Episode #334
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Philip Ball , Freelance Science Writer. Phillip spent over 20 years as an editor with the journal Nature and is a...
Episode #336
Description for Show Notes : Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Harry Collins , Professor Emeritus, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University...
Episode #335
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Daniel Dollar , Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources, Yale University. Daniel started out by...
Episode #334
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Ulrich Herb , Head, Publication and Research Support, Saarland University Library. Ulrich has been based for over...
Episode #333
Full title: A Conversation with Elizabeth Gadd, Chair, INORMS Research Evaluation Group, and Head of Research Culture and Assessment, Loughborough University Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest...
Episode #332
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Josh Cromwell , Scholarly Communications Manager, University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. Josh is author of...
Episode #331
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Georgios Papadopoulos , Chairman and Founder, Atypon. Georgios was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, and says he...
Episode #335
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Russell Michalak , Library Director, Goldey-Beacom College, and Founding Partner, Inclusive Knowledge Solutions...
Episode #329
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Orland Hoeber , Professor and Head, Department of Computer Science, at University of Regina; Founder, Dilex Search...
Episode #327
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Steve Smith , AI Gateway and MCP Pilot Advisory for Scholarly Publishers. Steve has enjoyed a wide-ranging academic...
Episode #327
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Ben Lee , Assistant Professor, University of Washington Information School. Ben initially trained as an...
Episode #326
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Zakayo Kjellstrom , Investigator, Swedish Agency for the Media, which " works to promote freedom of expression and...
Episode #325
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Jon Brassey , Founder, Trip Database. J on says he doesn't consider himself to be an entrepreneur, but a problem...
Episode #324
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Gary Price , Editor, LJ's InfoDOCKET and ARL Day in Review. Gary, a very well-known figure across the scholarly...
Episode #323
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Allison Belan , Director for Strategic Innovation, Duke University Press. Allison has a background in English and...
Episode #319
Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Helen Bischoff , Coordinator of Liaison Services, University of Kentucky Libraries. In this conversation, Helen...
Episode #321
<p > The following interview is part of the 2025 Charleston Conference Leadership Interview Series. In this series, we sit down with leaders and innovators who are making a real difference in scholarly publishing...
Episode #320
<p > Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with John Unsworth, Library Dean, English Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia.</p> <p > John is a...
Episode #319
<p > Today's episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Stacey Greenwell, Librarian, Author and Instructional Designer.</p> <p > Stacey has authored and co-authored...
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