Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchT. Mose "The Playdate" (NYU Press, 2016) and L. Crehan "Cleverlands" (Random House, 2017)
Episode 102
In this episode we consider vital role of play, and what it does to expand a child’s creativity and resilience.
Urban sociologist Tamara Mose is an As…
6 years, 2 months ago
Abraham Kuyper, "On Education" (Lexham Press, 2019)
Episode 86
Abraham Kuyper was one of the most important theologians in the Dutch Reformed tradition – and a newspaper editor, university founder and Prime Minis…
6 years, 3 months ago
John N. Singer, "Race, Sports, and Education: Improving Opportunities and Outcomes for Black Male College Athletes" (Harvard Ed Press, 2019)
Episode 150
College sport is a multi-billion dollar industry. The men and women who lead the teams in the most important conferences often make millions of dolla…
6 years, 3 months ago
H. Appel, S. Whitley, C. Kline, "The Power of Debt: Identity and Collective Action in the Age of Finance" (Institute on Inequality and Democracy, 2019)
Episode 54
As the upcoming 2020 U.S. election finally brings questions of economic justice center stage, this episode discusses the powerful short open-source b…
6 years, 3 months ago
E. Wakild and M. K. Berry, "A Primer for Teaching Environmental History: Ten Design Principles" (Duke UP, 2018)
Episode 45
Emily Wakild and Michelle K. Berry have written a practical, informative, and inspiring guide to teaching environmental history. It also happens to b…
6 years, 3 months ago
Stanley Fish, "The First: How to Think About Hate Speech" (One Signal, 2019)
Episode 76
Stanley Fish is a well-known scholar regarding the First Amendment and free speech. In his latest book, The First: How to Think About Hate Speech, Ca…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ajantha Subramanian, "The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India" (Harvard UP, 2019)
Episode 53
What is merit? How is it claimed? In her much-awaited book The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard University Press, 2019), Ajant…
6 years, 4 months ago
David Brooks, "The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life" (Random House, 2019)
Episode 64
Colleges and universities can play a virtual role in the moral, intellectual and spiritual development of a student’s life. But there is a growing mi…
6 years, 4 months ago
Joshua Sperber, "Consumer Management in the Internet Age: How Customers Became Managers in the Modern Workplace" (Lexington, 2019)
Episode 63
In Consumer Management in the Internet Age: How Customers Became Managers in the Modern Workplace (Lexington Books, 2019), Joshua Sperber analyzes on…
6 years, 4 months ago
A. R. Ruis, "Learning to Eat: The Origins of School Lunch in the United States" (Rutgers UP, 2017)
Episode 50
In this this interview, Dr. Carrie Tippen talks with A.R. Ruis about the 2017 book Eating to Learn, Learning to Eat: The Origins of School Lunch in t…
6 years, 4 months ago