The Climate Change Scientist: A Conversation with Dr. Shuang-ye Wu
What is the difference between global warming and climate change? This episode explores: What led Dr. Wu into STEM, and to the study of climate change. Why the term global warming is misleading, and...
12 Jan 20231h
Why Did 48,000 UC Workers Go on Strike? A Conversation with Dr. Trevor Griffey
Why did thousands of workers at prestigious universities in the United States go on strike in 2022? How did we get to this historic moment, and is it really over? This episode explores: The myriad wa...
5 Jan 20231h 6min
You Do Have A Right To Remain Fat: A Conversation with Virgie Tovar
Why are women judged for their size? What if you decided that you had the right to remain fat? This episode explores: Our born desire to like ourselves as we are. How we get shamed out of that at su...
29 Des 20221h 7min
Archival Kismet: Lessons in Launching An Online Conference
What is the feeling of archival kismet? And how can we reimagine the format of academic conferences to better support scholars? This episode explores: The complex feelings of finding unexpected thing...
22 Des 20221h 2min
Belonging: A Conversation with Geoffrey Cohen
Why do we feel the need to belong, and what happens when we don’t? This episode explores: What it takes to belong. Why it physically hurts to be excluded. How perspective-gathering can help create ...
15 Des 202257min
Finding Yourself in Difficult Conversations?
Why do so many difficult conversations happen over a school break, a holiday meal, or at an important family event? How can we better prepare ourselves, and start managing our expectations? This episo...
13 Des 20221h 2min
Misrepresentation on Campus: A Conversation with Michelle Cyca
When a professor is not who they say they are, what does it take to get them to resign? This episode explores: How an anonymous twitter account and a media investigation helped Ms. Cyca reveal the tr...
8 Des 202259min
When Your Professor Asks You to Cheat: A Conversation with Dr. Joel Heng Hartse
We all know that academic integrity matters. But do we all agree on what academic integrity really is? Somewhere beyond the nuances and gray areas is blatant cheating. And that’s always wrong . . . bu...
1 Des 202249min
