Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNadine Strossen, “Hate: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship” (Oxford UP, 2020)
Episode 65
The updated paperback edition of Hate: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship (Oxford University Press) dispels misunderstandings p…
5 years, 7 months ago
Majid Daneshgar, "Studying the Qur’an in the Muslim Academy" (Oxford UP, 2019)
Episode 112
“Consider the works of the renowned Nobel-prize-winning African American writer, literary and social critic, and activist Toni Morrison (b. 1931),” w…
5 years, 7 months ago
Jonathan Haber, "Critical Thinking" (The MIT Press, 2020)
Episode 116
In this episode, I speak with fellow New Books in Education host, Jonathan Haber, about his book, Critical Thinking (The MIT Press, 2020).
This book e…
5 years, 7 months ago
Federico R. Waitoller, "Excluded by Choice: Urban Students with Disabilities in the Education Marketplace" (Teachers College Press, 2020)
Episode 115
In this episode, I speak with Federico R. Waitoller about his book, Excluded by Choice: Urban Students with Disabilities in the Education Marketplace…
5 years, 7 months ago
David Eaton, "World History through Case Studies: Historical Skills in Practice" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019)
Episode 786
Teaching world history surveys can be a nightmare! How on Earth is anyone supposed to cover so much information from all over the world and from so m…
5 years, 8 months ago
Beth Pickens, "Your Art Will Save Your Life" (The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2018)
Episode 139
As a teenager visiting the Andy Warhol Museum, Beth Pickens realized the importance of making art. As an adult, she has dedicated her life to empower…
5 years, 8 months ago
J. Kim and E. Maloney, "Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education and The Low-Density University" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2020)
Episode 114
Despite stereotypes of colleges and universities still stuck in the age of the blackboard and sage-on-stage lectures, a quiet revolution has been tak…
5 years, 8 months ago
Philis Barragán-Goetz, "Reading, Writing, and Revolution: Escuelitas and the Emergence of a Mexican American Identity in Texas" (U Texas Press, 2020)
Episode 70
Debates about Ethnic Studies in K-12 and Higher Education have highlighted the importance of culturally inclusive pedagogy in schools. Despite discus…
5 years, 8 months ago
Katie Day Good, "Bring the World to the Child: Technologies of Global Citizenship in American Education" (MIT Press, 2020)
Episode 259
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, boosters of digital educational technologies emphasized that these platforms are vital tools for cultivating globa…
5 years, 8 months ago
Art Markman, "Bring Your Brain to Work: Using Cognitive Science to Get a Job, Do It Well, and Advance Your Career" (HBR Press, 2019)
Episode 14
What does it take to both fit in and yet also prosper and grow as a person in the workplace?
In today's interview, I discuss this question and others …
5 years, 8 months ago