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Science When the Money Runs Out (Reinecke)
We explore the relationship between science and money by asking what happens when the money runs out. Guest David Reinecke (Princeton).
Classical Sociology (Lizardo & Abrutyn)
Seth Aburtyn (UBC) and Omar Lizardo (UCLA) discuss classical sociology and their Handbook of Classical Sociological Theory.
How Americans Misunderstand China’s Political System (Chua & Lei)
What do we really know about China’s political system and civil society? We discuss with two experts.
Racism and Racial Humor (Raul Perez)
We discuss racism, racial humor, and Raul Perez’s new book, The Souls of Black Jokes. Guests Raul Perez, Ann Morning, and Victor Ray
Making Governments Respect Human Rights (Hajjar, Roberts & Viterbo)
We discuss the struggle to guarantee human rights with three sociologists who specialize in human rights.
The Economic Style of Thinking (Popp-Berman)
Economic thinking has influenced thought on public policy. What is it, and how did it become so influential?
The Organization of Science Affects the Progress of Knowledge (Pardo-Guerra and Gomez)
A discussion about the sociology of science, efforts to quantify scientific productivity, and America’s largest soc departments.
Religion in the Lives of Teens and Young Adults (Josh Packard)
We discuss young people’s changing relationship with religion, their wellbeing, and alt-ac careers with Josh Packard.
Inequality, White Ignorance, and Public Sociology (Jennifer Mueller)
We discuss white ignorance, inequality, and public scholarship with Jennifer Mueller of Skidmore College.
Food Deserts (Ken Kolb)
We discuss food deserts with Ken Kolb (Furman University)
Media Framings of the War on Drugs (Rosino)
In today’s episode of the Annex, Daniel Morrison (Abilene Christian) sits down with Michael Rosino (Molloy College) to discuss media framing and the War on Drugs. Michael is the author […]
Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Entrepreneurs (Hyzen & Van den Bulck)
We discuss conspiracy theories and conspiracy entrepreneurs with Aaron Hyzen and Hilde van den Bulcke.
