Best Half Hour Of Heterodoxy Podcasts (2024)

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Final Episode 2:50

2+ y ago2:50

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This is a bittersweet moment for us. Today is our final and brief episode of this podcast. We will be shifting our energy to focus solely on our new podcast, Heterodox Out Loud, where we bring the most compelling and thought-provoking pieces from our selection of over 350 Heterodox Academy blogs, along with exclusive interviews with our blog author…

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A Deep Dive into DEI: Research, Interventions, and Alternatives with Frank Dobbin, Edward Chang, and Garrett Johnson 43:36

3y ago43:36

43:36

For the past few months at Heterodox Academy, we’ve been exploring a range of perspectives on the philosophy, purpose, and effectiveness of diversity-related training in the context of higher education. In this episode, a recording of our virtual event, A Deep Dive into DEI: Research, Interventions, and Alternatives, that took place on June 9th, 20…

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Do Community Colleges do Heterodoxy Right? A Panel Conversation 35:49

3y ago35:49

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Community colleges are a staple of American higher education; there are over 900 community colleges in the US and nearly half of all students attend a community college. This panel conversation features community college educators, Andrea Fabrizio, Greg Marks, and Mark Urista who share their experiences on community college campuses. They speak to …

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A Fine Balance: Academic Freedom and Academic Responsibility 1:22:16

3y ago1:22:16

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What does it mean for professors to have full freedom in the classroom and in their research? What are the requirements of academic responsibility? Former college presidents, Judith Shapiro and Brian Rosenberg joined us to plumb the depths of the various aspects of academic freedom and the limits of viewpoint diversity on campus. Drawing on their e…

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A Conversation with John McWhorter | Viewpoint Diversity Among Black Intellectuals 54:32

3y ago54:32

54:32

“The message that Black America cannot succeed significantly…until there is a vast overturning...of the very psychological nature of being an American person...then to be a Black American person is to be circumscribed by racism…” In February, John McWhorter joined HxA for a conversation with Amna Khalid about viewpoint diversity among Black intelle…

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What Does the Future of Heterodoxy Look Like? 1:06:08

3y ago1:06:08

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Five years after Heterodox Academy's founding in 2015, we took the opportunity to reflect on what the future of heterodoxy in the academy looks like, with four esteemed thought leaders: Nadine Strossen, Randall Kennedy, Nicholas Christakis and Jeffrey Adam Sachs. Along with host Amna Khalid and opening remarks by HxA Chair and co-founder, Jonathan …

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A History of College Teaching in America: a conversation with Jonathan Zimmerman 44:06

3y ago44:06

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Host Amna Khalid speaks with Jonathan Zimmerman about the main ideas of his book, “The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America.” Together they explore the history of college teaching, the institutional efforts to improve it, higher education’s relatively recent transitions, and what changes he concludes are needed to elevate teaching…

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Heterodox Out Loud: A New Heterodox Academy Podcast 2:51

3+ y ago2:51

2:51

Hi Half Hour of Heterodoxy Listeners! We are excited to announce our new podcast, "Heterodox Out Loud," the audio version of the best of the HxA blogs. Listen to insightful, thought-provoking pieces authored by the HxA community by adding the Heterodox Out Loud podcast to your lineup. Subscribe to Heterodox Out Loud: Apple Podcast | Android | RSS…

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What Is Moral Grandstanding with Justin Tosi & Brandon Warmke. 38:02

4y ago38:02

38:02

Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke talk about their new book Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk on this episode. They explain how moral grandstanding differs from other vices like hypocrisy, and how it’s not the same as virtue signaling. They talk about psychological research that they have done with Joshua Green to create the grandstanding…

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Cocktails and Canceled Conversations with Elizabeth Loftus 1:14:32

4y ago1:14:32

1:14:32

This episode features cognitive psychologist and human memory expert, Dr. Elizabeth Loftus. It’s a recording of a live webinar hosted by HxA on June 8, 2020 called Cocktails and Canceled Conversations with Elizabeth Loftus. Dr. Loftus is a Distinguished Professor at UC-Irvine in the Department of Psychological Science and the Department of Criminol…

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Psychological Safety for Professors and Students with Amy Edmondson 26:51

4y ago26:51

26:51

Amy Edmondson is my guest on this episode. She’s an organizational psychologist at Harvard Business School and she’s known for her highly influential studies of psychological safety, the sense that you can be honest and open and can take interpersonal risks at your workplace without fear of punishment. She has also published influential papers on t…

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The Problem With Everything with Meghan Daum 45:59

4y ago45:59

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Meghan Daum is a columnist for Medium, an adjunct faculty in the MFA Writing Program at Columbia University's School of the Arts, and author of five books, one of which we will be discussing today, The Problem With Everything: A Journey Through the New Culture Wars. It was named one of the 100 notable books of 2019 by the New York Times. In a recen…

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Michael Kruse, Being a Journalist in a Social Media World

4y ago

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Michael Kruse is a senior staff writer at POLITICO, where he writes about presidential candidates and campaigns. He has been a journalist since his undergraduate years at Davidson College, and worked for the Tampa Bay Times before joining POLITICO. He has won a number of awards including the National Press Foundation’s Dirksen Award for Distinguish…

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86. Adam Domby, The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory

4y ago

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Adam Domby is my guest today. He’s a history professor at the College of Charleston and we’ll be talking about his research on the statue of Silent Sam at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. That statue commemorated a Confederate soldier and was erected at a main university entrance in 1913. When Domby was a student at Chapel Hill in t…

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85. Michael Roth, Safe Enough Spaces

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This episode is hosted by Cory Clark, and Michael Roth is the guest. Michael is a historian, the president of Wesleyan University, and the author of the book ‘Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses’. HxA held its first ever book club a few weeks back, and we chose to read…

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84. Christian Gonzalez and Ian Storey, The Elusive Definitions of Conservatism and Liberalism

4y ago

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This is a special one-hour episode featuring Christian Gonzalez and Ian Storey. Christian Gonzales is a research assistant at Heterodox Academy. He’s a senior at Columbia University and he has written for various conservative publications like National Review and City Journal. Ian Storey is a staff writer for Heterodox Academy. He’s a political sci…

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83. Cory Clark, Tribalism in War and Peace (And in the Social Sciences)

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Cory Clark is my guest on this episode. She’s the Director of Academic Engagement at Heterodox Academy. She’s also a social psychologist and until recently was an assistant professor at Durham University in the UK. We’ll be talking about a paper by her and Bo Winegard that was published in Psychological Inquiry this year called “Tribalism in war an…

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82. Katie Gordon, How to Effectively Help Students During the Coronavirus Pandemic 23:18

4y ago23:18

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Katie Gordon is my guest today. Katie previously appeared on Episode 50: Can Offensive Political Speech Cause Trauma? On today’s episode, we’ll be talking about ways you can counsel and help students during the Coronavirus pandemic. We talk about what you can and cannot do, given legal and ethical guidelines around psychotherapy. We’ll also discuss…

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81. Amy Westervelt, How Does the Energy Industry Influence Universities? 34:14

4y ago34:14

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Amy Westervelt contributes to the Guardian, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. In 2015, she received a Rachel Carson award and, in 2016, an Edward R. Murrow award for her environmental journalism. She’s the creator and host of the podcast Drilled, the first true-crime style podcast about climate change…

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80. Eric Kaufmann, Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities 33:33

4y ago33:33

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Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at Birkbeck College, University of London, explains how white identity is threatened by immigration and how this trend drives polarization in English-speaking nations.By Heterodox Academy

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79. Jill DeTemple, A Structure for Difficult Classroom DIalogue 33:30

4y ago33:30

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Jill DeTemple is my guest today. She’s an associate professor of religious studies at Southern Methodist University. She uses a technique called reflective structured dialogue to enable students to express their perspectives on contentious moral and religious issues.By Heterodox Academy

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78. Lawrence Glickman, Free Enterprise: An American History 36:48

4+ y ago36:48

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Lawrence B. Glickman is my guest on this episode. He’s the Stephen and Evalyn Milman Professor in American Studies at Cornell University. We’ll be talking about his latest book, “Free Enterprise: An American History.” It covers what American politicians and the public mean when they talk about free enterprise, how that meaning has changed from the …

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77. James Poniewozik, Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America 37:42

4+ y ago37:42

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James Poniewozik is my guest today. He’s the chief television critic for the New York Times. We’ll be talking about his new book “Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America,” which was listed as one of the 10 best books of the year by Publishers Weekly, one of the 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2019 by The Washingto…

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76. Deb Mashek, Heterodox Academy in 2020 26:09

4+ y ago26:09

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Deb Mashek, my guest on this episode, is the executive director of Heterodox Academy. We talk about what Heterodox Academy does and Deb gives a preview of some 2020 events. Here is a transcript of this episode. Related Links:* The Staff of Heterodox Academy* The Advisory Council of Heterodox Academy* HxCommunities* Donate to HxA* Glenn Loury on Hal…

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75. Carol Quillen, Leading a Liberal Arts College 32:07

4+ y ago32:07

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Carol Quillen is my guest on this episode. She’s thepresident of Davidson College, my alma mater, and she is also a historian bytraining. She received her PhD in history from Princeton University. In 2018,Princeton awarded her the James Madison Medal, given in recognition of adistinguished career. She has published essays and talked about the usefu…

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Half Hour of Heterodoxy

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Final Episode 2:50

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A Deep Dive into DEI: Research, Interventions, and Alternatives with Frank Dobbin, Edward Chang, and Garrett Johnson 43:36

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Do Community Colleges do Heterodoxy Right? A Panel Conversation 35:49

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A Fine Balance: Academic Freedom and Academic Responsibility 1:22:16

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A Conversation with John McWhorter | Viewpoint Diversity Among Black Intellectuals 54:32

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What Does the Future of Heterodoxy Look Like? 1:06:08

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A History of College Teaching in America: a conversation with Jonathan Zimmerman 44:06

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Heterodox Out Loud: A New Heterodox Academy Podcast 2:51

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What Is Moral Grandstanding with Justin Tosi & Brandon Warmke. 38:02

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Cocktails and Canceled Conversations with Elizabeth Loftus 1:14:32

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Psychological Safety for Professors and Students with Amy Edmondson 26:51

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The Problem With Everything with Meghan Daum 45:59

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Michael Kruse, Being a Journalist in a Social Media World

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86. Adam Domby, The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory

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85. Michael Roth, Safe Enough Spaces

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84. Christian Gonzalez and Ian Storey, The Elusive Definitions of Conservatism and Liberalism

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83. Cory Clark, Tribalism in War and Peace (And in the Social Sciences)

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82. Katie Gordon, How to Effectively Help Students During the Coronavirus Pandemic 23:18

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81. Amy Westervelt, How Does the Energy Industry Influence Universities? 34:14

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80. Eric Kaufmann, Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities 33:33

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79. Jill DeTemple, A Structure for Difficult Classroom DIalogue 33:30

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78. Lawrence Glickman, Free Enterprise: An American History 36:48

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77. James Poniewozik, Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America 37:42

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76. Deb Mashek, Heterodox Academy in 2020 26:09

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75. Carol Quillen, Leading a Liberal Arts College 32:07

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