Best Ben And Ed Present Podcasts (2024)

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Why Mentoring Matters | Harry Brighouse and Diamond Lannaman (Higher Ed) 26:32

18d ago26:32

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College students need good mentorship. Here's why those mentors should be university teachers. With Harry Brighouse and Diamond Lannaman. Based on a paper by Harry Brighouse, "The Mentoring Responsibilities of University Teachers" (unpublished), 2023. Produced by Carrie Welsh and Jennifer McCord. Special thanks to Diamond Lannaman.…

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The Past, Present and Future of S&C and Fitness Education in the UK with Ed Archer 1:09:27

5M ago1:09:27

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Ed Archer and I discuss the history of fitness education, the birth and landscape of S&C and a future direction for education.By Strength Coach Curriculums

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Touchy Subject: Thinking Better About Sex Education | Lisa Andersen and Lauren Bialystok (Book Talk) 31:12

7M ago31:12

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Why all the whispering? What should kids know about sex? And how can we think better about sex ed – so we can do better – by kids, by ourselves, and by each other? With Lisa Andersen and Lauren Bialystok. Touchy Subject: The History and Philosophy of Sex Education Produced by Carrie Welsh, Anna Nelson, Teresa Nelson, and Jennifer McCord. Ethics & E…

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Careers EP 4: Career Iteration and Unconventional Paths with Ben Cartwright 1:01:06

1y ago1:01:06

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I chat with Ben Cartwright from the Football Fitness Federation about his path from S&C coach in professional football to owning multiple business and running the FFF.

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Careers EP 3: Sports Academy to Corporate Health with Owen Satterley 1:10:48

1y ago1:10:48

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Owen and I chat about his career progession from his 10 years leading one of the UK's biggest sports academies to working with corporate health clients.

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Masterclass EP 28: Reconsidering The Reactive Strength Index with Mark Bennett and Dr Chris Bishop 38:11

1y ago38:11

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I sit and chat with Dr Chris Bishop and Mark Bennett about their perspectives on RSI and how useful it is. Does the fact that its a ratio make it much less useful for us? Are we better with different test variables and areas of focus?By Strength Coach Curriculums

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Careers EP 2: From The Pro's To Private Gym Owner with Dave Cripps 57:04

1+ y ago57:04

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Dave and I talk about his transition from being an S&C in professional Rugby to becoming a Private Gym owner Find Dave on Twitter @CrippsDaveBy Strength Coach Curriculums

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Can College Level the Playing Field? | Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson (Book Talk) 26:06

1+ y ago26:06

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Harry Brighouse and Hannah Bounds interview Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson about their book, Can College Level the Playing Field?: Higher Education in an Unequal Society (2022). Links: Book: Can College Level the Playing Field?: Higher Education in an Unequal Society Episodes mentioned: The Plumber Episode, The Right to Higher Education, and The …

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Careers EP 1: An Early Career Development Journey with Gary Pepperell 55:33

1+ y ago55:33

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Gary and I chat about his progression from an Undergraduate and Postgraduate student to his new role working with the Canadian Sports Institute Atlantic. Gary reflects on decisions, learning moments, the perceived gulf between university and employment and future career plans. Reach out to Gary on Twitter: @Gary_Peps…

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Masterclass EP 27: Practical Philosophy for Coaches with Dr John Stoszkowski 48:23

1+ y ago48:23

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John was a senior lecturer in sports coaching at the University of Central Lancashire from 2010–2021. Before that, he was a coach development manager at the Professional Golfers’ Association. He received his PhD in 2015, which focuses on social learning and critical reflection. John has published 30+ research papers, is a senior fellow of the Highe…

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Masterclass EP 26: Digging Deeper Into Skill And What We Are Actually Affecting with Stuart McMillan 54:59

1+ y ago54:59

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In this episode I am joined by Stu McMillan who is the CEO of ALTIS and has trained over 70 Olympic athletes throughout his career. Stu recently spoke about a model he is using with an acronym: PCATS Potential Capacity Ability Technique Skill He and I discuss this model and how it relates to both speed development and to coaching more broadly. Conn…

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Masterclass EP 25: Soft Skills, Mentorship and Personal Development with Dan Howells 55:38

1+ y ago55:38

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Dan Howells joins me on the podcast to talk about his passion for non-technical skills and what practitioners need to know regarless if you are starting out or running a departement.

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Masterclass EP 24: The C is for Conditioning with Tim Kettenring 54:24

1+ y ago54:24

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In this episode I chat with Tim Kettenring about the role of aerobic conditioning in team sports. Tim is a S&C coach from New Orleans, USA and has worked with a broad range of athletes over his career. He and I discuss the role of the aerobic base, training parameters and managing intensity.By Strength Coach Curriculums

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Masterclass EP 23: Problem Solving and Working in Multi-Disciplinary Teams with Ryan King 1:03:31

1+ y ago1:03:31

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Ryan has a wealth of experience managing performance departments across team sports and institutes. He currently works with Kitman Labs helping them support clubs with their performance problems all over the world. In this episode we discuss Ryan’s take on problem solving and developing knowledge to navigate the challenges in team sports.…

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Faculty and Social Media | Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, TJ Stewart, Harry Brighouse, and Jacob Fay | (Ethics in Higher Education Book Series) 36:35

2y ago36:35

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This is the third episode in a miniseries co-produced by Rebecca M. Taylor and Ashley Floyd Kuntz. Rebecca and Ashley are the editors of Ethics in Higher Education: Promoting Equity and Inclusion Through Case-Based Inquiry. This episode is about faculty using social media, hosted by Jacob Fay (Open Mind) and featuring the voices of Chanda Prescod-W…

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HBCUs Present and Future | John Torrey, Joyce E. King, Felecia Commodore, and Corey Reed | (Ethics in Higher Education Book Series) 48:17

2y ago48:17

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This is the second episode in a miniseries co-produced by Rebecca M. Taylor and Ashley Floyd Kuntz. Rebecca and Ashley are the editors of Ethics in Higher Education: Promoting Equity and Inclusion Through Case-Based Inquiry. This episode is about the ethical dilemmas that HBCUs face, featuring the voices of host John Torrey (Buffalo State) and gues…

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"Divisive Concepts" | Sigal Ben-Porath and Laura Dinehart (Ethics in Higher Ed Book Series) 37:25

2y ago37:25

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This is the first episode in a miniseries co-produced by Rebecca M. Taylor and Ashley Floyd Kuntz. Rebecca and Ashley are the editors of Ethics in Higher Education: Promoting Equity and Inclusion Through Case-Based Inquiry. This episode is about "divisive concepts" and features Sigal Ben-Porath (University of Pennsylvania) and Laura Dinehart (Flori…

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Trailer--Ethics in Higher Ed: Case-Based Conversations (Ethics in Higher Education Book Series) 2:10

2y ago2:10

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Introducing a miniseries about ethical issues in higher ed. Co-produced by Rebecca M. Taylor (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Ashley Floyd Kuntz (Florida International University), this series is based on their new book, Ethics in Higher Education: Promoting Equity and Inclusion Through Case-Based Inquiry. In this series, we cover "…

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The Ethics of College in Prison (Controversial Issues in Education) 45:12

2y ago45:12

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Where is the contrast between the aims of American prisons and the aims of college in prison programs? This piece is about those ethical dilemmas. Featuring the voices of: philosophers John Fantuzzo, Jennifer Lackey, and Daniel Wodak; and brothers Freedom and Lee Horton. Links: PBS segment about Lee and Freedom: Brotherhood & Clemency Part 1: The P…

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The Plumber Episode | Harry Brighouse and Grace Gecewicz (Teaching Better) 42:11

2y ago42:11

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Imagine you call a plumber. This episode is about becoming a better college teacher (if you're lucky), featuring UW-Madison philosophy professor Harry Brighouse and Oakland middle school teacher Grace Gecewicz. Links: The plumber essay ("Becoming a Better College Teacher (If You're Lucky)" by Harry Brighouse, Fall 2019, Daedalus) Produced by Carrie…

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The True Costs of College | Nancy Kendall, Matthew Wolfgram, and Natnael Shiferaw (Higher Ed) 42:08

2+ y ago42:08

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The true costs of college go way beyond simple frugality. The costs are serious, and they are often overlooked by universities. Hosted by UW-Madison grad Natnael Shiferaw, this episode features a conversation with ethnographers Nancy Kendall and Matthew Wolfgram, two of the authors of the 2020 book, "The True Costs of College." This is part of our …

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The Ethics of College Admissions | Joe Boeckenstedt and Harry Brighouse (Higher Ed) 52:05

2+ y ago52:05

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Jon Boeckenstedt is the Vice Provost of Enrollment Management at Oregon State University. He has thoughts about how we do--and should do--admissions. Here he is in conversation with philosopher of education Harry Brighouse. What is "enrollment management"? Is the admissions office more like Space Mountain or Studio 54? What information does an admi…

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The Right to Higher Education | Christopher Martin and Harry Brighouse (Higher Ed) 45:25

2+ y ago45:25

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Do we have a right to higher education? A conversation between philosophers of education Harry Brighouse and Christopher Martin. What is the point of higher education? Why is there a right to higher education? Should education be compulsory after 18? Should tuition be free? Plus: civic education, elite institutions, selection theatrics, and armchai…

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What Should the Aims of Higher Education Be? (Higher Ed) 10:29

2+ y ago10:29

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What should the aims of higher education be? We asked undergrads, grad students, and philosophy professors what they think. This is the first episode in our series on the ethics of higher education. Special thanks to UW-Madison philosophy majors Ria Dhingra and Anna Nelson, who collected responses from the 2022 NAAPE Conference (North American Asso…

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The Ethics of Teacher Strikes | Tony Laden and Eleni Schirmer (Controversial Issues in Education) 42:11

2+ y ago42:11

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At the Center for Ethics & Education, we (obviously) think a lot about the ethical dimensions of teaching. But what about the ethical dimensions of *not* teaching? We invited labor scholar Eleni Schirmer into conversation with philosopher Tony Laden to talk about what makes successful teacher strikes successful, strikes as direct action, what the b…

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Love and Teaching | Meghan Sullivan and Maria Salazar (Teaching Better) 53:56

2+ y ago53:56

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Why is it weird to talk about loving your students? A great conversation about love and teaching. Featuring philosopher Meghan Sullivan in conversation with Maria Salazar about what it means to bring love into the classroom and why more philosophers should study love. Transcript The Good Life Method book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/62…

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Educational Opportunity with Jencks's Principles of Justice | Jaime Ahlberg (Popular Papers) 27:50

2+ y ago27:50

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Navigating educational equal opportunity is hard. Christopher Jencks's five principles for equal education opportunity make navigating equal education a little bit easier - once we understand the principles, of course. In this episode, Avra Reddy interviews Jaime Ahlberg (University of Florida) about how we can use moral principles to understand th…

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The Ethics of Punishment | John Tillson and Winston C. Thompson (Controversial Issues in Education) 26:39

2+ y ago26:39

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How and why should we punish schoolchildren--if at all? That's the guiding question of the Pedagogies of Punishment project. This episode features the project's PIs, John Tillson (Liverpool Hope University) and Winston C. Thompson (The Ohio State University). Pedagogies of Punishment: https://www.pedagogiesofpunishment.com/ This project was a grant…

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Learning Through Conversation | Agnes Callard (Teaching Better) 30:57

3y ago30:57

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What can we learn from conversation that we can't learn on our own? Agnes Callard (Philosophy, University of Chicago) talks about the paradox of learning through conversation, the secret to asking a good question, chatting with the ghost of Aristotle, and that time her lecture notes were stolen and it ended up being a good thing for her teaching. M…

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Trailer - Season 2 3:14

3y ago3:14

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Welcome to a new season of the Ethics & Education podcast! Here are some snippets of episodes we'll share this fall, featuring the voices of Agnes Callard, Lindsey Schwartz, Winston Thompson, John Tillson, Jaime Ahlberg, and Quentin Wheeler-Bell. Stay tuned for more episodes starting in September. In the meantime, we’ll keep making study guides for…

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Humor, Movement, and Multimedia | Jen Kling (Teaching Better) 21:13

3y ago21:13

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At CEE, we think a lot about good teaching. This is the fourth episode in our 2021 Teaching Series. And it's the last episode of our first season! Jen Kling is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and the director of the Center for Legal Studies at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She's also the Executive Director of Concerned Philosoph…

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Being in Love with Knowledge | Bailey Szustak (Teaching Better) 9:44

3y ago9:44

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At CEE, we think a lot about good teaching. This is the third episode in our 2021 Teaching Series. Bailey Szustak is a PhD student at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In this episode, Bailey talks about teaching new philosophy students in a way that helps them feel at ease with and compelled by philosophy. After all, that's what the word 'phi…

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Argument and Curiosity as Skills | W. John Koolage (Teaching Better) 17:34

3y ago17:34

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At CEE, we think a lot about philosophical skills and good teaching. This is the first episode in our 2021 Teaching Series. W. John Koolage is a philosophy professor and the Director of General Education at Eastern Michigan University. John is a philosopher of education who thinks a lot about teaching and learning. In this piece, he talks about how…

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Interactive Methods and Feminist Critiques | Susan Kennedy (Teaching Better) 19:00

3y ago19:00

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At CEE, we think a lot about good teaching. This is the second episode in our 2021 Teaching Series. Susan Kennedy is a postdoctoral fellow in philosophy at Harvard University, where she works with the Embedded EthiCS team to integrate ethical reasoning into the computer science curriculum. In this episode, Susan talks about teaching non-canonical t…

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Teaching, Indoctrination, and Trust | Tony Laden (Controversial Issues in Education) 31:18

3+ y ago31:18

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Who do you trust? Are universities trustworthy? Professors? What about students? Philosopher Tony Laden (UIC Chicago) is writing a book about democracy. He sees higher ed as a way to think about trust networks and broader questions about how we talk to each other. Episode transcript Citations (and further reading!): Binder, Amy J., and Kate Wood. B…

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Why Principles? | Jaime Ahlberg (Thinking Better) 19:27

3+ y ago19:27

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Principles are your pal. They offer both theory and a diagnosis to help you figure out what the problem is. But on their own, they're not enough. Where do they fit in decision-making? Plus a burning question about relativism. At the NAAPE Conference in 2019, Grace Gecewicz (UW Madison Philosophy undergrad, '20) and Abby Beneke (UW Madison Education…

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The Racial Consequences of Underfunding Universities | Laura Hamilton and Kathryn Joyce (Book Talk) 26:31

3+ y ago26:31

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This piece features two voices: sociologist Dr. Laura T. Hamilton (UC Merced) and philosopher Dr. Kathryn Joyce (Princeton University). Educational Policy Studies PhD student Abby Beneke (UW-Madison) interviewed Laura when she came to UW in 2019 to give a talk on her book project, Broke: The Racial Consequences of Underfunding Universities, which s…

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Education for Liberation | Quentin Wheeler-Bell (Teaching Better) 17:19

3+ y ago17:19

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"Education doesn't always need to start with an answer. It starts, sometimes, with a question." Professor Quentin Wheeler-Bell (Indiana University) discusses one of the driving questions of his work: what is liberatory education? Transcript Produced and edited by Kellen Sharp. Recorded at the NAAPE Conference, October 2019.…

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The Ethics of Doctoral Admissions | Bryan Warnick (Controversial Issues in Education) 17:10

3+ y ago17:10

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It’s late January, which means snowstorms (here in Wisconsin, anyway), the start of the spring semester, and grad school application deadlines. Universities will be making admission decisions over the next few months, and then applicants will decide where to go. But who really knows what they're getting into when they apply to grad school?? This is…

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Sexual Citizenship | Jennifer Hirsch and Shamus Khan (Book Talk) 37:03

3+ y ago37:03

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Grace Gecewicz and Madeline Brighouse Glueck interview Jennifer S. Hirsch (Public Health, Columbia University) and Shamus Khan (Sociology, Princeton University) about their book, Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus. This conversation offers a hopeful vision for the future of sex education, preventing sexual assaul…

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Now That Was 2020: 105 - 107 29:33

3+ y ago29:33

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2020 will be known for a lot of things but also as the first time a Now release is delayed, plus more re-issues with fewer and fewer tracks.By Ben and Ed Present

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The Ethics of Opting Out | Terri Wilson (Controversial Issues in Education) 10:37

3+ y ago10:37

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What are the ethical questions behind opting out of state testing? Professor Terri Wilson (University of Colorado Boulder) discusses a case study she co-wrote on opting out of state standardized testing. Study Guide: Opting Out of State Assessments - with a Structured Academic Controversy activity Audio Transcript Recorded at the American Philosoph…

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The Ethics of Charter Schools | Harry Brighouse, Erica Turner, Gina Schouten (Controversial Issues in Education) 30:13

3+ y ago30:13

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What is a charter school? Philosophy professor (and director of the Center for Ethics and Education) and UW-Madison student (and undergraduate project assistant at the Center) Grace Gecewicz host this episode about a type of school that everyone seems to have an opinion about. Find out who the "strange bedfellows" were that came up with the idea of…

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Higher Education and Social Mobility | Jennifer Morton (Book Talk) 15:34

3+ y ago15:34

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What ethical compromises do students make when they seek upward mobility through education? We talk with Professor Jennifer Morton about her new book, Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility (2019). Morton is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and a senior fellow at t…

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The Case of the Privileged Poor | Anthony Jack (Book Talk) 13:21

3+ y ago13:21

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We talk with Dr. Anthony Abraham Jack, an assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, about his new book, The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students (2019). Jack’s work examines the often-overlooked diversity of low-income college students. Book: The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleg…

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Research Me-Search | Kellen Sharp (Student Episode) 13:27

3+ y ago13:27

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Kellen Sharp is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in Communication Arts. He is a McNair scholar with aspirations of attending graduate school and earning a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies. Kellen was the Undergraduate Research Scholar at the Center for Ethics and Education in 2019-20, where he co-produced and edited the po…

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Good Sex Education for Good Sex | Grace Gecewicz (Student Episode) 11:23

3+ y ago11:23

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Grace Gecewicz is a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a certificate in gender and women’s studies. During her time as an undergraduate, she was also an undergraduate project assistant at the Center for Ethics & Education, where she worked on the podcast and curriculum …

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Just Teacher | Paula McAvoy and Lauren Gatti (Book Talk) 28:31

3+ y ago28:31

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Professors Lauren Gatti (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Paula McAvoy (North Carolina State University) talk about their book project, Just Teacher: Ethical Thinking in the Profession of Teaching. Recorded in-person in February 2019 and over zoom in September 2020. Transcript Produced by Carrie Welsh. Theme music by Podington Bear.…

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Teaching in a Pandemic | Paula McAvoy and Lauren Gatti (Book Talk Bonus) 3:58

3+ y ago3:58

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This is a short piece cut from the longer conversation with Professors Lauren Gatti (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Paula McAvoy (North Carolina State University) about their book project, Just Teacher: Ethical Thinking in the Profession of Teaching. Here, they talk about the unique challenges the pandemic poses to teachers. Recorded over zoom…

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Welcome to Ethics & Education 1:17

3+ y ago1:17

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Welcome to the Ethics and Education podcast from the Center for Ethics and Education. We host conversations with philosophers, educators, and researchers about ethical issues in education. This podcast is part of a curricular project that includes free study guides about our episodes. Get in touch; we'd love to hear from you. The Center for Ethics …

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