Sports Diplomacy and the Olympic Games
Cue the fanfare: in this new episode, School of International Service professor Robert Kelley joins Big World to talk about sports diplomacy and the soft power of the Olympic Games.Kelley, an expert i...
1 Aug 202434min
Abortion Access in a Post-Roe World
*Note: This episode was recorded before the US Supreme Court in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine unanimously rejected a lawsuit challenging the FDA's rules for prescri...
1 Juli 202425min
Intercultural Communication in the Global Workforce
SIS online programs professor and intercultural consultant Melissa Hahn joins Big World to discuss the importance of fostering strong interpersonal relationships in the global workforce. Hahn is the a...
30 Maj 202417min
Star Wars, Imperialism, and Post-Conflict Societies
School of International Service professor Patrick Thaddeus Jackson joins Big World to discuss imperialism, post-conflict societies, and the parallels between the Star Wars universe and our own.Jackson...
1 Maj 202437min
Thirty Years after the Rwandan Genocide
School of International Service professor Claudine Kuradusenge-McLeod joins Big World in this episode marking the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. In 1994, a roughly 100-day massacre by Hutu ...
1 Apr 202437min
Did the Woman, Life, Freedom Protests Change Iran?
In this episode, School of International Service professor Shadi Mokhtari joins Big World to discuss the history of protests in Iran, the unprecedented international reaction to Mahsa Amini’s death, a...
1 Mars 202438min
Labor Strikes Back
Organized labor is having a moment. In this episode, School of International Service professor Stephen Silvia joins Big World to discuss the evolution of the labor movement, the significance of the re...
1 Feb 202437min
How Do We End "Lies about Black People"?
Can you think of a stereotype or lie you’ve heard about Black people? Do you know how or when that stereotype came to be? In this episode, SIS professor Omekongo Dibinga joins Big World to discuss his...
2 Jan 202430min
