Thanks to Life: A Biography of Violeta Parra
Our book is: Thanks to Life: A Biography of Violeta Parra (UNC Press, 2025), by Ericka Verba, which explores the life of Chilean musician and artist Violeta Parra (1917–1967). Parra is an inspiration ...
6 Feb 20251h 4min
Understanding Disinformation
How do we discern what is factual from what isn’t? In this episode, Dr. Colleen Sinclair joins us to discuss the functions of disinformation, and to unpack how our own biases, emotions and vulnerabili...
30 Jan 202554min
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe
Henry Christophe was born to an enslaved mother on the Caribbean island of Grenada, and fought to overthrow the British in North America before helping his fellow enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue—a...
23 Jan 20251h 6min
Tara Dorabji, "Call Her Freedom" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)
In this episode, we explore one woman’s struggle to protect her culture and her family amidst the backdrop of a military occupation. Our book is: Call Her Freedom (Simon and Schuster, 2025), by Tara D...
16 Jan 202543min
Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany
Our book is: Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins’s Efforts To Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany (Citadel Press, 2025) by Dr. Rebecca Brenner Graham, which is an inspiring new narrative of the ...
9 Jan 202556min
Graduate School Myths and Misconceptions
It’s daunting when you don’t know what to expect about graduate school…or you’re worried you won’t measure up. This episode helps dispel the myths and addresses some of the common misconceptions. We u...
3 Jan 202551min
Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
Welcome to Sotheran’s, one of the oldest bookshops in the world, with its weird and wonderful clientele, suspicious cupboards, unlabeled keys, poisoned books, and some things that aren’t even books, p...
26 Des 202453min
A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names
Today’s book is: A Teacher’s Guide to Learning Student Names: Why You Should, Why It’s Hard, How You Can (University of Oklahoma Press, 2024), by Michelle D. Miller, which asserts that if teachers wan...
19 Des 202459min
