In the ‘Thinking with Elias’ podcast series, social scientists from universities around the world discuss the contribution of the work of Norbert Elias and the conceptual lens that it provides when analyzing contemporary societies. The podcast has been prepared as a learning module for the online Ph.D. workshop ‘Thinking with Elias: Norbert Elias and Social Research’ held in June 2021, and is intended for advanced scholars already familiar with Elias’s approach to sociology. Still, the episodes can be used as an entry point for anyone not yet familiar with the work of Elias.