Podcast Episodes

What are universities for? with Marc Spooner

A small question!

References and suggested readings:

Marc Spooner and James McNinch, eds. 2026. Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universiti…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Quentin Deranque, the French Charlie Kirk with Jonathan Hauser

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The Wild RobotHoppersJonathan Hauser’s website and LinkedIn

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Alpha Kappa Alpha with Deborah E. Whaley

On all things AKA

References and suggested readings:

Deborah E. Whaley. 2010. Disciplining Women: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black Counterpublics, and the Cult…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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How class is reproduced in elite private schools with Emma Taylor

References and suggested readings:

Emma Taylor. 2026. An Elite Education: How Privilege Is Produced in a Private School. Princeton University Press.Sa…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Yuppies with Dylan Gottlieb

On good cheese and how the career services office destroyed the American economy

References and suggested readings:

Dylan Gottlieb. 2026. Yuppies: The …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Teaching ‘80s and ‘90s pop culture to Gen Z with Austin McCoy

Ready to feel old?

References and suggested readings:

Austin McCoy. 2026. Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made. Si…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy with AJA Woods

References and suggested readings:

AJA Woods. 2026. The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the …

2 months ago

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Institutional Review Boards with Marco Antonio Ramos

And why the IRB exempts humanities research.

References and suggested readings:

Marco Ramos’s faculty pageCommunity Histories Lab Yale University LabLa…

2 months ago

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Writing for the public with David M. Perry

No gatekeeping.

References and suggested readings:

David M. Perry. 2026. The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook. Johns Hopkins University Press. Foll…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Professional class liberals with Brent Cebul and Lily Geismer

References and suggested readings:

Brent Cebul and Lily Geismer, eds. 2025. Mastery and Drift: Professional-Class Liberals since the 1960s. University…

2 months, 1 week ago

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