This is Part I of a conversation with Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Eléana Sanchez, and Jonathan Hauser. Listen to Part I here.

References and suggested readings:

• Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer. 2025. By the Power Vested in Me: How Experts Shape Same-Sex Marriage Debates. Columbia University Press.
• Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer's website
• Eléana Sanchez's website, HAL (open science platform in France), and Bluesky
• Jonathan Hauser's website
• Jon is watching Koh-Lanta
• Eléana is watching Rooster and listening to La dernière 
• Marwan Mohammed. 2026. C'était pas gagné !: De l'échec scolaire au CNRS, histoire d'une remontada. Seuil.
• Michael is playing Cities: Skylines and Cities: Skylines II
• R. F. Kuang. 2023. Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution. Harper Voyager.

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