Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSTRAIGHT at Penn State and anti-gay backlash in the 1990s with Richard S. Price
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The straight college strikes back!
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Richard S. Price. October 6, 2025. The straight college strike…4 months, 3 weeks ago
Palm readings, magic, and modern medicine with Alison Bashford
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Alison Bashford. 2025. Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic. University …4 months, 3 weeks ago
Higher ed’s rush to adopt AI with Justin Raden
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grift, edtech, enshittification
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Justin Raden. October 23, 2025. Higher Ed’s Rush to Adopt AI is A…5 months ago
Campus sexual harassment from Nixon to #MeToo with Celene Reynolds
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Celene Reynolds. 2025. Unlawful Advances: How Feminists Transformed Title IX. Princeton Universi…5 months ago
Creating the AAUP with Henry Reichman
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Brought to us, in part, by the race scientists
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Henry Reichman. 2025. Understanding Academic Freed…5 months, 1 week ago
How to get a job at Harvard in 1860 with prabhdeep kehal
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“The reasons that I have for wishing to go to Harvard are several. I feel that Harvard can give me a better background and a bette…
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Squids, subs, and the academic-military-industrial complex with Naomi Oreskes
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Oh my!
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Naomi Oreskes. 2025. Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don’…5 months, 1 week ago
University Keywords with Andy Hines
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Andy Hines, ed. 2025. University Keywords. Johns Hopkins University Press. Alyssa Battistoni. 20…5 months, 2 weeks ago
Goldwater, King, and the college with Nicholas R. Buccola
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As a student, she was a proud "Goldwater girl, right down to my cowgirl outfit and straw cowboy hat emblazoned with the slogan 'Au…
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Gunnar Myrdal and the white world order with Maribel Morey
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The money behind truth.
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Maribel Morey. 2021. White Philanthropy: Carnegie Corporation's An Americ…5 months, 3 weeks ago