Podcast Episodes

James W. Loewen, "Teaching What Really Happened: How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History" (Teachers College Press, 2018)

Episode 465

In an atmosphere filled with social media and fake news, history is more important than ever. But, what do you really know about history? In the seco…

7 years, 5 months ago

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Joshua Eyler, "How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories behind Effective College Teaching" (West Virginia UP, 2018)

Episode 70

What is learning? There is a robust body of literature that seeks to tell us what the most effective classroom techniques and strategies are, but Jos…

7 years, 6 months ago

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McKenzie Wark, "General Intellects: Twenty-One Thinkers for the Twenty-First Century" (Verso, 2017)

Episode 14

McKenzie Wark’s new book offers 21 focused studies of thinkers working in a wide range of fields who are worth your attention. The chapters of Genera…

7 years, 6 months ago

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Keisha Lindsay, "In a Classroom of Their Own: The Intersection of Race and Feminist Politics in All-Black Male Schools" (U Illinois Press, 2018)

According to most experts, boys have more trouble in schools than girls. Further, African-American boys have even more trouble than, say, white boys.…

7 years, 7 months ago

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