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Joanna Kempner on Psychedelic Outlaws
Today, Dan Morrison (@danielrmorrison.bsky.social) interviews Dr. Joanna Kempner (@joannakempner.bsky.social), Associate Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. Kempner is author of Psychedelic Outlaws: The Movement Revolutionizing Modern Medicine, published in 2024 […]
Mariana Craciun on From Skepticism to Competence
Dr. Mariana Craciun, Associate Professor of Sociology at Tulane University about her new book From Skepticism to Competence: How American Psychiatrists Learn Psychotherapy
Jason Blakely on Lost in Ideology
Dan Morrison (@danielrmorrison.bsky.social) interviews conversation with Dr. Jason Blakely, (@jasonwblakely) Associate Professor of Political Science at Pepperdine University. Blakely is a political theorist whose work examines forms of inquiry in […]
Joe Cohen and Dan Morrison Banter Episode Winter 2024
The episode no one wanted or needed
Jared Yates Sexton on Academic Freedom and the Trump Administration
The role of academics as a group and higher education as a sector in responding to the coming Trump administration.
Alexandrea Ravenelle on Side Hustle Safety Net
Dr. Alexandrea Ravenelle, @ajravenelle.bsky.social, @AJRavenelleNYC, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill joins Dan Morrison (@danielrmorrison.bsky.social) to discuss her 2023 book Side Hustle Safety […]
Casey Jakubowski on Rural Education
A conversation with Dr. Casey Jakubowski. With a PhD in Educational Policy and Leadership from SUNY Albany, Casey is a prolific author, consultant, leadership coach, and expert on rural schooling. […]
Anna Gjika on When Rape Goes Viral
Teenagers’ use of social media to represent their lives, and in some cases, sexual abuse and assault.
Benjamin Shestakofsky on Behind the Startup
Dan Morrison (@danielrmorrison.bsky.social) interviews Dr. Benjamin Shestakofsky (@bshestakofsky), Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Shestakofsky is author of Behind the Startup: How Venture Capital Shapes Work, Innovation, […]
Lauren Olsen on Curricular Injustice
Education and inequality
Richard Ocejo on Gentrification and Race in a Small American City
Dan Morrison is joined by guest co-host Jeffrey N. Parker (@jnparker.bsky.social), Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of New Orleans. Jeffrey is an urban sociologist specializing in place reputation […]
Alka Menon on Refashioning Race
How cosmetic surgeons at the global, national, and local levels participate in racial projects through niche standardization.
