Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFree Speech 70: Michael S. Roth on the Rise of Student Protests, the Fall of Some College Presidents, and Why Liberal Education Matters
Episode 135
The campus protests over conflict in Israel and Gaza have engulfed universities, and led to the resignation of several university presidents. In this…
1 year, 9 months ago
Caitlin Gerrity and Scott Lanning, "Conducting Original Research for Your Library" (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2024)
Episode 73
Conducting Original Research for Your Library (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2024) is a concise manual for professionals in the field, this book he…
1 year, 9 months ago
William H. F. Altman, "Plato the Teacher: The Crisis of the Republic" (Lexington, 2012)
Episode 33
In Plato the Teacher: The Crisis of the Republic (Lexington, 2012), William Altman shines a light on the pedagogical technique of the playful Plato, …
1 year, 9 months ago
Wayne A. Wiegand, "In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries" (UP of Mississippi, 2024)
Episode 72
Librarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and …
1 year, 9 months ago
Sivan Zakai and Matt Reingold, "Teaching Israel: Studies of Pedagogy from the Field" (Brandeis UP, 2023)
Episode 547
Today I talked to Sivan Zakai and Matt Reingold's their book Teaching Israel: Studies of Pedagogy from the Field (Brandeis UP, 2023).
In this discussi…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ehaab D. Abdou, "Education, Civics, and Citizenship in Egypt: Towards More Inclusive Curricular Representations and Teaching" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)
Episode 240
Ehaab D. Abdou's book Education, Civics, and Citizenship in Egypt: Towards More Inclusive Curricular Representations and Teaching (Palgrave Macmillan…
1 year, 9 months ago
Melissa Osborne, "Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Episode 481
Why do people go to college? In Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility (U Chicago Press, 2024), Melissa Osborne, an associate p…
1 year, 9 months ago
Celebrating Constitution Day Pt. 1: A Conversation with Cass R. Sunstein
Episode 119
Join us for an in-depth exploration of Professor Cass Sunstein's latest work, Campus Free Speech (Harvard University Press, September 2024).
Together…
1 year, 9 months ago
Josh Cowen, "The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers" (Harvard Education Press, 2024)
Episode 192
School vouchers are often framed as a way to help students and families by providing choice, but evidence shows that vouchers have a negative impact …
1 year, 9 months ago
Jinhyun Cho, "English Language Ideologies in Korea: Interpreting the Past and Present" (Springer, 2017)
Episode 29
Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Jinhyun Cho, Senior Lecturer in the Translation and Interpreting Program of the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie Un…
1 year, 9 months ago