Best Public Libraries Online Podcasts (2024)

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The Raider Wrap 11-2-24

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Get up to date with all the scores and highlights of the week with Liz Campbell on the Raider Scoreboard. Swim and Dive Coach Kristi Korteum and Captains Ella Porter and Nora Korteum talk about their 2nd place finish in the Big 9 and the hopes of advancing to the State Meet after the section […]By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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The Northfield Lunch Hour sponsored by Millersberg Construction 11/1/24

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Host Rich Larson presents a show programmed by Millersberg Construction. The sun and sunshine are the themes of the music for this show, because Millersberg is now offering solar shingles – shingles with a solar panel built directly into the shingle. For more information, visit millersbergconstruction.com…

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Daily News: Friday, November 1st, 2024

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Below are the links to today’s news stories and podcast:By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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ArtZany! Radio for the Imagination! Northfield High Production of Something Rotten, 11-1-24

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Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes director Bob Gregory-Bjorklund and five students from the Northfield High School production of the musical Something Rotten. Imagine competing in the arts with William Shakespeare! If the future of theatre in the 1590’s involves singing, dancing, and acting, then brothers Nick and Nigel Bot…

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Natalie Draper of Northfield Public Library, 11-1-24

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Natalie Draper, Library Director at Northfield Public Library, provides information about upcoming events and activities at the library.By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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School Board Candidate Iris Lee discusses Northfield High School Referendum, 11-1-24

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School Board Candidate Iris Lee discusses her thoughts on the Reimagine Northfield High School Referendum.By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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The Weekly List – The Witches & Bitches Show 10/31/24

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It’s Halloween, so a coven of witches (or as we like to call them, Annie Larson, Laura Meyers and Kristi Pursell) stopped in for the first in a series of Weekly List Takeover shows to talk about taking a bite out of the patriarchy with a list of songs by some great witches and bitches. […]By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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Daily News: Thursday, October 31st, 2024

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Below are the links to today’s news stories and podcast:By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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“Keep it Local” featuring Realtors Greg Storlie and Chris Hentges, 10-31-24

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Greg Storlie and Chris Hentges of Storlie & Hentges Real Estate Group-Edina Realty are today’s guests.By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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The Northfield Candidate Show with guests Dr. Matt Hillmann, Val Mertesdorf and Bubba Sullivan 10/31/24

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A show featuring in-depth conversations with the people running for local office in Northfield. On this edition host Rich Larson is joined by Northfield Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matt Hillmann, Northfield School District Finance Director Val Mertesdorf and for NHS Football Coach – and current English teacher – Bubba Sullivan to discuss the Re-I…

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Conversations From Studio B: Actors Moveable Theater presents two nights of mystery and history 28:58

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The Southeast Ohio History Center and Museum has teamed up with the local community theater troupe Actors Moveable Theater for two nights of history and mystery with live performances from theater organist Dennis James. This Saturday's show is a double feature with a buffet dinner (catered by Purple Chopstix) starting with a 1944 Live radio drama o…

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Daily News: Wednesday, October 30th, 2024

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Below are the links to today’s news stories and podcast:By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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City Councilors Davin Sokup, Jessica Peterson White and Kathleen Holmes discuss future direction of Northfield City Council, 10-30-24

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Davin Sokup, Jessica Peterson White and Kathleen Holmes of Northfield City Council discuss the future direction of the City Council following the local election.By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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SportsBeat - October 31, 2024 59:17

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On this episode of SportsBeat, host Connor Mallonn, Simon Lupfer, Andrew Bowlby, Stephen Koroly, and Jack Zwienzinski talk about Bobcat fall sports, starting with the Football team’s dominant win this weekend against Buffalo, and the Soccer team’s quest to the MAC title. Moving on to the rest of the College Sports world, the table looks ahead to th…

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As HAPCAP prepares to buy the Sunset Motel, the family that owns it reflects on their life in Athens 3:43

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As HAPCAP prepares to buy the Sunset Motel, the family that owns it reflects on their life in Athens by WOUB NewsBy WOUB News

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Dundas City Administrator Jenelle Teppen reviews City Council meeting

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Dundas City Administrator Jenelle Teppen discusses the October 28 City Council meeting and work session.By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann on hosting new KYMN radio show, teacher work days, snow days, and more, 10-29-24

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Northfield Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann discusses a new show that he will host on KYMN Radio “Doing Good Things for Kids”; school calendar, teacher work days, conferences, snow days, and more.By KYMN Radio - 1080 AM, Northfield, MN

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Athens’ new Nationwide Close To Home Center is open, with more programs still to come 0:55

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Athens’ new Nationwide Close To Home Center is open, with more programs still to come by WOUB NewsBy WOUB News

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The Athens County library system asks voters to support a levy increase 1:35

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The Athens County library system asks voters to support a levy increase by WOUB NewsBy WOUB News

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Kathleen McGoey and Lindsey Pointer, "Little Book of Restorative Teaching Tools for Online Learning: Games and Activities for Restorative Justice Practitioners" (Good Books, 2024) 39:26

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Teaching, training, and gathering online has become a global norm since 2020. Restorative practitioners have risen to the challenge to shift restorative justice processes, trainings, and classes to virtual platforms, a change that many worried would dilute the restorative experience. How can people build relationships with genuine empathy and trust…

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Local organizations will use American Rescue Plan dollars to turn the Sunset Motel into an emergency shelter 0:57

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Local organizations will use American Rescue Plan dollars to turn the Sunset Motel into an emergency shelter by WOUB NewsBy WOUB News

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The OUtlet - October 25, 2024 17:25

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This week on The OUtlet, an annual family friendly event returns to Hocking College, and a member of the Athens Board of Zoning Appeals takes their leave right before reappointment.By WOUB News

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FYI 82 - TRAUMA-INFORMED DE-ESCALATION DR. MARGARET ANN PAAUW 20:24

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In this episode, we look into a crucial topic that intersects social work and library services—how libraries can navigate crises and ensure the safety of both staff and patrons through trauma-informed de-escalation techniques.Joining us is Dr. Margaret Ann Paauw, an assistant professor at Eastern Michigan University and a licensed clinical social w…

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Fed Hock board abruptly makes senior projects optional after a community survey shows broad dissatisfaction 0:57

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Fed Hock board abruptly makes senior projects optional after a community survey shows broad dissatisfaction by WOUB NewsBy WOUB News

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Food banks and SNAP recipients express alarm at a possible funding reduction in the upcoming farm bill 1:51

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Food banks and SNAP recipients express alarm at a possible funding reduction in the upcoming farm bill by WOUB NewsBy WOUB News

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Kids Across the Spectrums: Growing Up Autistic in the Digital Age 1:16:03

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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Meryl Alper, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University, about her recent book, Kids Across the Spectrums: Growing Up Autistic in the Digital Age (MIT Press, 2023). In addition to being a professor, Alper is also an educational researcher who has worked over the past 20 year…

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The OUtlet - October 18, 2024 17:02

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This week on The OUtlet, a local organization raises money to aid people diagnosed with breast cancer and educate communities on the importance of early detection, and a dispute in Athens City government about reappointments to a city board.By WOUB News

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Keith E. Whittington, "You Can't Teach That!: The Battle over University Classrooms" (Polity Press, 2024) 55:31

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Who controls what is taught in American universities – professors or politicians? The answer is far from clear but suddenly urgent. Unprecedented efforts are now underway to restrict what ideas can be promoted and discussed in university classrooms. Professors at public universities have long assumed that their freedom to teach is unassailable and …

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Sarah M. Stitzlein, "Teaching Honesty in a Populist Era: Emphasizing Truth in the Education of Citizens" (Oxford UP, 2024) 43:08

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Democracy is struggling in an age of populism and post-truth. In a world swirling with competing political groups stating conflicting facts, citizens are left unsure whom to trust and which facts are true. The role of honesty in civic life is in jeopardy. When we lose sight of the importance of honesty, it hampers our ability to solve pressing prob…

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SportsBeat - October 17, 2024 1:00:50

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On this episode of SportsBeat, host Darayus Sethna, Jamie Spears, Jack Zwiezinksi, Connor Mallonn, and Shane Scalfero talk Battle of the Bricks (Ohio vs Miami), and Bobcat Women’s soccer. Outstanding goalkeeper for the women’s team, Celeste Sloma sits down with the table, as they discuss the team’s early success as well as Celeste’s favorite soccer…

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Small farmers and food bankers hope Congress doesn’t forget a popular program building local food systems 1:28

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Small farmers and food bankers hope Congress doesn’t forget a popular program building local food systems by WOUB NewsBy WOUB News

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The OUtlet - October 11, 2024 14:41

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This week on The OUtlet, a recent forum gives candidates for the House of Representatives a chance to persuade voters, and Athens City Council plans to help out a local business affected by nearby construction.By WOUB News

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SportsBeat - October 10, 2024 1:00:25

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On this episode of SportsBeat, host Noah Cavin, Darayus Sethna, Jack Zwiezinski, Stephen Koroly, and Simon Lupfer discuss Bobcat fall sports, starting with the Football Team’s upcoming game against CMU, and ending with Volleyball’s 1-1 series split against Toledo. They then move on to an absolutely electric, upset-filled week of College Football be…

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Conversations From Studio B: Stuart's Opera House presents "Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" 29:00

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In this episode of "Conversations From Studio B," WOUB's Emily Votaw speaks with Devin Sudman, Carter Rice, Samantha Pelham, and Michael Mylen about the production of "Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" opening October 18 at Stuart's Opera House.By WOUB News

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The 3C Podcast: From the plains of Kenya to the hills of Appalachia (Ep. 2) 29:00

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In our second episode, we explore the question of how to carry the essence of Maasai culture from Kenya to the academic halls of OHIO. Collins Simat Ketere shares his extraordinary story, which speaks to anyone navigating the crossroads of tradition, transformation and education. He shares his journey from his home country of Kenya to becoming an a…

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The OUtlet - October 4, 2024 18:24

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An Ohio University field hockey player reflects on their time as a Bobcat as they enter their final year, and advocates want Athens to address accessibility issues across the city.By WOUB News

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Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action 59:35

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Today’s book is: Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton, the California State University, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action (University of Rochester Press, 2024) by Dr. Donna J. Nicol, which examines the leadership strategies that Black women educators have employed as influential power brokers in predominantly white colleges and universities…

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Free Speech 70: Michael S. Roth on the Rise of Student Protests, the Fall of Some College Presidents, and Why Liberal Education Matters 1:16:04

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The campus protests over conflict in Israel and Gaza have engulfed universities, and led to the resignation of several university presidents. In this podcast, recorded live at the New York Institute of the Humanities, Michael S. Roth, the long-time President of Wesleyan College, explains how he navigates sharp disagreements on campus, what he means…

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The OUtlet - September 27, 2024 13:22

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This week on The OUtlet, a local organization needs more help to build homes for people in need, and Athens faces new legal trouble, which could lead the city to owing hundreds of thousands of dollars.By WOUB News

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Caitlin Gerrity and Scott Lanning, "Conducting Original Research for Your Library" (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2024) 47:10

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Conducting Original Research for Your Library (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2024) is a concise manual for professionals in the field, this book helps librarians master the skills to conduct, interpret, and analyze their own original research. Many working librarians discover that original research would help them advocate for their libraries, bu…

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William H. F. Altman, "Plato the Teacher: The Crisis of the Republic" (Lexington, 2012) 1:39:30

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In Plato the Teacher: The Crisis of the Republic (Lexington, 2012), William Altman shines a light on the pedagogical technique of the playful Plato, especially his ability to create living discourses that directly address the student. Reviving an ancient concern with reconstructing the order in which Plato intended his dialogues to be taught as opp…

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Wayne A. Wiegand, "In Silence or Indifference: Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries" (UP of Mississippi, 2024) 29:26

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Librarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and systemic racism. Despite this work, the library community has often overlooked—even ignored—its own history of White supremacy and deliberate inaction on the part of White librarians and library leader…

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Talking Tech September 2024 51:29

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Join Guiding Ohio Online Learning Coach Charley and Emerging Services and Technologies Librarian Shawn as they discuss tech topics in the news. This covers a broad range of areas, but they are always looking for people to join them and ask them technology questions.

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Sivan Zakai and Matt Reingold, "Teaching Israel: Studies of Pedagogy from the Field" (Brandeis UP, 2023) 41:38

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Today I talked to Sivan Zakai and Matt Reingold's their book Teaching Israel: Studies of Pedagogy from the Field (Brandeis UP, 2023). In this discussion we discuss best teaching practices for Israel Incorporating Israel educators from inner-city nontraditional college classrooms, the US marine core university, Jewish day school high schools and pre…

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Ehaab D. Abdou, "Education, Civics, and Citizenship in Egypt: Towards More Inclusive Curricular Representations and Teaching" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) 53:17

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Ehaab D. Abdou's book Education, Civics, and Citizenship in Egypt: Towards More Inclusive Curricular Representations and Teaching (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) explores how to render curricular representations more inclusive and how individuals' interactions with competing historical narratives and discourses shape their civic attitudes and intergroup…

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Celebrating Constitution Day Pt. 1: A Conversation with Cass R. Sunstein 49:33

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Join us for an in-depth exploration of Professor Cass Sunstein's latest work, Campus Free Speech (Harvard University Press, September 2024). Together, we'll examine the book’s intriguing take on free speech in academic spaces and the broader implications for constitutional interpretation. Professor Sunstein also delves into the exercise of administ…

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Melissa Osborne, "Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 47:40

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Why do people go to college? In Polished: College, Class, and the Burdens of Social Mobility (U Chicago Press, 2024), Melissa Osborne, an associate professor at Western Washington University, explores the experiences of students from low income and first-generation backgrounds who attend elite universities in the USA. The book offers a vital interv…

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Josh Cowen, "The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers" (Harvard Education Press, 2024) 41:46

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School vouchers are often framed as a way to help students and families by providing choice, but evidence shows that vouchers have a negative impact on educational outcomes. In The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers (Harvard Education Press, 2024), Josh Cowen describes voucher programs as the product of deca…

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Jinhyun Cho, "English Language Ideologies in Korea: Interpreting the Past and Present" (Springer, 2017) 49:05

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Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Jinhyun Cho, Senior Lecturer in the Translation and Interpreting Program of the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Her research interests are primarily in the field of sociolinguistics and sociolinguistics of translation & interpreting. Jinhyun's research focuses on intersections betw…

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Matt Grossmann and David A. Hopkins, "Polarized by Degrees: How the Diploma Divide and the Culture War Transformed American Politics" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 30:48

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Over the past several decades, American society has experienced fundamental changes - from shifting relations between social groups and evolving language and behavior norms to the increasing value of a college degree. These transformations have polarized the nation's political climate and ignited a perpetual culture war. In a sequel to their award-…

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