Best Claremont Institute Podcasts (2024)

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Dr. Aryeh Kontorovich, Prof. of Computer Science, Ben Gurion University, Israel 1:04:36

12M ago1:04:36

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Dr. Kontorovich is a professor of computer science at Ben Gurion University in Israel, where his research focuses on machine learning, Markov chains, probability, and statistics. Recently, he has been working with ChatGPT and has had some success in demonstrating its limitations when it comes to logic, reasoning, and humor. We discuss the future im…

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Dr. Tabia Lee, Former Faculty Director, De Anza College 50:43

12M ago50:43

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Dr. Lee was a director of the Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education at De Anza College...until she started asking the wrong questions. After second-guessing the DEI and "anti-racist" policies in her department, Lee found that she had a target on her back. Although De Anza hired her to rein in the excesses of wokeness in the …

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Dr. Rob Jenkins, Prof. of English, Georgia State U - Perimeter College 53:25

1y ago53:25

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Prof. Jenkins is associate professor of English at Georgia State University Perimeter College. He has served as both professor and dean at a number of different universities. As a Higher Education Fellow at the Leadership Institute's Campus Reform Online, he frequently writes about a number of problems in American schools. Further, he frequently gi…

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John Sailer, Senior Fellow and Director of University Policy, National Association of Scholars 45:52

1y ago45:52

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John Sailer is Senior Fellow and Director of University Policy for the National Association of Scholars (NAS), where his reporting on the implementation of DEI in university hiring has actually produced reforms in various institutions across the country. His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, The Free Press, Unherd, and more. We di…

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Dr. Scott Yenor, Professor of Political Philosophy at Boise State, Washington Fellow at Claremont's Center for the American Way of Life 45:00

1y ago45:00

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Prof. Yenor teaches political philosophy at Boise State University. Recently, he accepted a position as a Washington Fellow at the Claremont Institute's Center for the American Way of Life. Yenor's most recent book is entitled "The Recovery of Family Life: Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies." His talks at the National Conservatism conference …

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Dr. Amy Wax, Robert Mundheim Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School 47:55

1y ago47:55

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Prof. Wax needs no introduction. She is a medical doctor, and is currently a professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania. In the past, she worked in the Office of the Solicitor General in the U.S. Justice Department. In that capacity, she argued before the Supreme Court on over a dozen occasions. Her heterodox ideas (and her willingness to b…

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Dr. Matthew Wielicki, Prof. of Geological Science, University of Alabama 43:36

1y ago43:36

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Dr. Matthew Wielicki recently made news when he announced that he would be leaving his tenure-track professorship in the Geological Sciences department of the University of Alabama. I talk with Dr. Wielicki about why he made this decision and how even the sciences are being corrupted by wokeness. We also discuss the hysteria surrounding climate ala…

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Dr. Judith Curry - Prof. Emerita in Earth Sciences, Georgia Tech - President of Climate Forecast Applications Network 58:25

1y ago58:25

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Dr. Judith Curry has been at the forefront of the scientific debate about global climate change for decades. After serving as Chair of Georgia Tech's School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, she switched her status to Professor Emerita, citing an "anti-skeptic bias" in academic science. In addition to serving on NASA's Advisory Council on Earth Sc…

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Dr. Mary Grabar - Fellow at Alexander Hamilton Institute, Author of "Debunking the 1619 Project" 43:21

1y ago43:21

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Dr. Mary Grabar is currently a Fellow at the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, Executive Director at DissidentProf.com, and frequent author of public writing on politics and culture at all the best publications. Most recently, she is author of two books: "Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History that Turned…

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Dr. David B. Porter - Former Prof. of Psychology, Berea College (Case Pending) 1:03:42

1y ago1:03:42

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After a colleague's reputation was unfairly attacked by a Title IX complaint, Dave Porter, then a professor of psychology at Berea College, began talking to students about the value of academic freedom and whether it is in tension with the right to learn in non-hostile environments. His inquiry set off a chain of events that led to Berea's dismissa…

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Dr. Ryan Martin, Prof. of Statistics, North Carolina State University 1:04:39

1y ago1:04:39

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Ryan Martin is a professor of statistics at North Carolina State University. He is also a co-founder of the Researchers.One platform for publishing scholarly research. After discussing Prof. Martin's most recent research, we talk about the predictive applications of statistics and the assumptions that undergird the field. Finally, we consider how s…

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Episode 15 - Dr. J.D. Haltigan - Prof. of Psychology, Univ. of Toronto 49:55

1+ y ago49:55

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J.D. Haltigan is Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of Toronto, where his research focuses on developmental psychopathology -- specifically early caregiving and its effects on psychological development. The author of dozens of peer-reviewed publications, Haltigan is also the founder of a Substack publication called "The Multilevel Mail…

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Episode 14 - Dr. Pedro Domingos - Professor Emeritus at Univ. of Washington, Expert on AI and Machine Learning 1:12:04

1+ y ago1:12:04

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Prof. Pedro Domingos has been at the forefront of the revolutions in artificial intelligence and machine learning for over two decades. In addition to conducting his teaching and research at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Washington, he has worked closely with a variety of the biggest firms in the …

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Episode 13 - Dr. Elizabeth Weiss - Prof. of Anthropology, San Jose State University 1:04:38

1+ y ago1:04:38

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Dr. Elizabeth Weiss is a full professor of anthropology at San Jose State University, where her research focuses on the analysis of ancient human remains. She has published dozens of peer-reviewed research essays and a number of books. Her most recent co-authored book, "Repatriation and Erasing the Past," made her a target of the woke mob due to he…

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Episode 12 - Dr. Adam Gussow - Prof. of English and Southern Studies, Ole Miss 1:14:47

1+ y ago1:14:47

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Prof. Gussow is a scholar of literature whose work has focused on blues music, racial history, and African American art. A well-known harmonica player, he is also one half of the blues duo "Satan and Adam." His writing on current events related to race has been particularly compelling, acknowledging the continuing legacy of American racial violence…

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Episode 11 - Dr. Alex Petkas (Ancient Life Coach), Former Prof. of Classics, Host of Cost of Glory podcast 55:41

1+ y ago55:41

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Dr. Alex Petkas received his PhD in Classics from Princeton. His research interests include Greek literature, rhetoric, epistemology, and ethics. He recently resigned a tenure-track professorship, due in part to disenchantment with the DEI revolution in higher education. Alex has a number of scholarly publications. Known online as "Ancient Life Coa…

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Episode 10 - Dr. J. Michael Bailey - Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University 1:16:14

1+ y ago1:16:14

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Prof. Bailey of Northwestern University has long been on the cutting edge of the science of gender non-conformity, sexual orientation, and sexual arousal. His most famous book -- The Man Who Would Be Queen -- is a compassionate but unflinching look at the biological realities and cultural manifestations of gender identity. Released over a decade be…

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Episode 9 - Stuart Reges - Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington 50:22

1+ y ago50:22

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In this episode, I talk to Stuart Reges, Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. A veteran of campus politics, Reges talks to me about his pending lawsuit against the university for violating his First Amendment rights. After they encouraged faculty to include a "land acknowledgement statement" on the…

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Episode 8 - Dr. Joseph Manson - (Former) Professor of Anthropology, University of California - Los Angeles 55:11

1+ y ago55:11

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After decades in academia, Prof. Manson recently made national news when he announced via his blog that he was resigning his full professorship at UCLA. Like so many other faculty members across the country, the woke revolution had ensured that he could no longer meaningfully perform his duties as a teacher and a scholar. In this episode, we talk a…

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Episode 7 - Nicholas Giordano - Founder of the PAS Report and Prof. of Political Science at Suffolk Community College 52:54

1+ y ago52:54

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My guest on Episode 7 of "Whither the Looniversity?" is Prof. Nicholas Giordano, who teaches political science at Suffolk Community College. Nicholas is the founder of the PAS Report, which offers political analysis and strategies, and he hosts a regular podcast on politics. Before teaching at the college level, Prof. Giordano worked with the Depar…

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Episode 6 - Dr. Harry Crane, Professor of Statistics (Rutgers), Co-Founder of Researchers.One 52:26

1+ y ago52:26

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Harry Crane is a professor of statistics at Rutgers University and Co-Founder of Researchers.One, an online platform for scholarly publishing that restores the process of peer review to its proper function. We discuss the problems of the peer review process as it currently exists and how it has been infiltrated by ideological interests. In addition…

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Episode 5 - Dr. Peter Wood, President of National Association of Scholars, former Prof. of Anthropology 1:06:45

2y ago1:06:45

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Dr. Wood has nearly four decades working in and around academia. He has been a tenured professor, a Provost, and he has served in a variety of other administration positions within the university. He is now President of the National Association of Scholars, a group that advocates on behalf of faculty whose rights have been ignored by their institut…

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Episode 4 - Dr. Jenna A. Robinson - President of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal 45:08

2y ago45:08

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Dr. Robinson holds a PhD in political science, but seeing the decay of the American academy, she opted to devote her energies to restoring a culture of excellence in our universities, rather than taking on a professorship. As President of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, she advocates for institutional and cultural reforms that will…

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Episode 3 - Erec Smith, Prof. of Rhetoric and Writing; Co-Founder of Free Black Thought 43:21

2y ago43:21

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Prof. Smith is an expert in the field of rhetoric. He also happens to be a black man. When he challenged the assumptions of self-professed “anti-racists” in a forum for academics and intellectuals in his field, the mob turned on him – calling him a racist and a proponent of white supremacy. This affair was an experience that eventually led to him h…

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Episode 2 - John Staddon, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Duke University 56:00

2y ago56:00

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Prof. Staddon is one of the most prominent researchers in the modern history of American and British behavioral science. Never afraid to speak up to ideological chauvinists, his most recent dust-up occurred when he was removed from the message board of the American Psychological Association for challenging pseudo-scientific claims about sex and gen…

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Episode 1 - Dr. Charles Negy, Associate Prof. of Psychology at University of Central Florida 56:55

2y ago56:55

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Prof. Negy has never shied away from controversy, and in the summer of 2020 he made some posts on his personal social media account that were critical of the BLM riots. Soon thereafter, the University of Central Florida set in motion a coordinated attack on his career that would culminate in their firing of a tenured professor. Negy tells us about …

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Claremont Institute Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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"Whither the Looniversity?" - A Podcast on the Miserable State of the American University

"Whither the Looniversity?" - The Podcast of The Peerless Review

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Dr. Aryeh Kontorovich, Prof. of Computer Science, Ben Gurion University, Israel 1:04:36

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Dr. Tabia Lee, Former Faculty Director, De Anza College 50:43

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Dr. Rob Jenkins, Prof. of English, Georgia State U - Perimeter College 53:25

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John Sailer, Senior Fellow and Director of University Policy, National Association of Scholars 45:52

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Dr. Scott Yenor, Professor of Political Philosophy at Boise State, Washington Fellow at Claremont's Center for the American Way of Life 45:00

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Dr. Amy Wax, Robert Mundheim Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School 47:55

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Dr. Matthew Wielicki, Prof. of Geological Science, University of Alabama 43:36

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Dr. Judith Curry - Prof. Emerita in Earth Sciences, Georgia Tech - President of Climate Forecast Applications Network 58:25

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Dr. Mary Grabar - Fellow at Alexander Hamilton Institute, Author of "Debunking the 1619 Project" 43:21

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Dr. David B. Porter - Former Prof. of Psychology, Berea College (Case Pending) 1:03:42

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Dr. Ryan Martin, Prof. of Statistics, North Carolina State University 1:04:39

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Episode 15 - Dr. J.D. Haltigan - Prof. of Psychology, Univ. of Toronto 49:55

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Episode 14 - Dr. Pedro Domingos - Professor Emeritus at Univ. of Washington, Expert on AI and Machine Learning 1:12:04

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Episode 13 - Dr. Elizabeth Weiss - Prof. of Anthropology, San Jose State University 1:04:38

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Episode 12 - Dr. Adam Gussow - Prof. of English and Southern Studies, Ole Miss 1:14:47

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Episode 11 - Dr. Alex Petkas (Ancient Life Coach), Former Prof. of Classics, Host of Cost of Glory podcast 55:41

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Episode 10 - Dr. J. Michael Bailey - Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University 1:16:14

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Episode 9 - Stuart Reges - Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington 50:22

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Episode 8 - Dr. Joseph Manson - (Former) Professor of Anthropology, University of California - Los Angeles 55:11

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Episode 7 - Nicholas Giordano - Founder of the PAS Report and Prof. of Political Science at Suffolk Community College 52:54

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Episode 6 - Dr. Harry Crane, Professor of Statistics (Rutgers), Co-Founder of Researchers.One 52:26

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Episode 5 - Dr. Peter Wood, President of National Association of Scholars, former Prof. of Anthropology 1:06:45

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Episode 4 - Dr. Jenna A. Robinson - President of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal 45:08

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Episode 3 - Erec Smith, Prof. of Rhetoric and Writing; Co-Founder of Free Black Thought 43:21

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Episode 2 - John Staddon, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Duke University 56:00

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Episode 1 - Dr. Charles Negy, Associate Prof. of Psychology at University of Central Florida 56:55

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