Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRobin Ince, "The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity" (Atlantic Books, 2021)
Episode 103
Comedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons and intimidated by the barrage of equations. But, twenty year…
4 years, 7 months ago
Mental Health in Academia: A Conversation with Roy Richard Grinker
Episode 145
We are delighted to present All for One and One for All: Public Seminar Series on Mental Health in Academia and Society. All for One and One for All …
4 years, 7 months ago
Bill Carroll: President of Benedictine University from 1995-2015 and founder and CEO of Hunter Global Education
Episode 39
Under Bill Carroll’s leadership, Benedictine University, in Lisle Illinois became the fastest growing university in the U.S. from 2000-12. Carroll de…
4 years, 7 months ago
Michelle R. Nario-Redmond, "Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudice" (John Wiley and Sons, 2019)
Episode 148
Of the dozens of juicy questions for future inquiry that Dr. Michelle Nario-Redmond provides at the end of Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Di…
4 years, 7 months ago
Mike Palmquist and Barbara Wallraff, "Joining the Conversation: A Guide and Handbook for Writers With 2020 APA Update" (Bedford Books, 2020)
Episode 41
Listen to this interview of Mike Palmquist, Professor of English (with a focus on rhetoric and composition) and also University Distinguished Teachin…
4 years, 7 months ago
Steve Katsouros, "Come to Believe: How Jesuits Are Reinventing Education (Again)" (Orbis, 2017)
Episode 38
Father Steve Katsouros, founder and CEO of the Come To Believe Network, shares the inspirational story of the founding of Arrupe College at Loyola Un…
4 years, 7 months ago
How to Be Wrong: An Introduction to the Podcast
Episode 1
"How To Be Wrong" is a podcast series hosted by John J. Kaag, Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and John W.…
4 years, 7 months ago
How University Presses Keep Up With Everything: A Discussion with Lisa Bayer
Episode 40
At the New Books Network, we love university presses. So we're happy to tell you about University Press Week, the annual celebration of UPs and their…
4 years, 7 months ago
Vicky Neale, "Why Study Mathematics?" (London Publishing Partnership, 2020)
Episode 68
Students and their families face a consequential choice in whether to pursue a degree, and in what area. For those considering mathematics programs, …
4 years, 7 months ago
Alcino Silva, “Learning and Memory” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Episode 84
Learning and Memory is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Alcino Silva, Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, Psyc…
4 years, 7 months ago