Best Michaela Benson Podcasts (2024)

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Michaela Benson on immigration, Brexit, Hong Kong, colonialism/neoliberalism, Panamá, citizenship 1:00:34

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Michaela Benson on immigration, race, class, Brexit, Hong Kong, ethnography, colonialism, neoliberalism, the EU, Panamá, citizenship, public sociology, and podcasting You can read about her work here: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/sociology/people/michaela-benson https://whodowethinkweare.org/ https://thesociologicalreview.org/the-sociological-review…

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Steve Macek on free speech, the right, academic freedom, moral panic, immigration, Project Censored 58:11

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Steve Macek on freedom of speech, the US right, academic freedom, religion, urban moral panic, poverty, immigration, and Project Censored You can read about his work here: https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/profile/shmacek https://www.projectcensored.org/ https://www.peterlang.com/document/1312278By Toby Miller

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Time to Move on with Mustafa Ammar 35:12

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Mustafa is an author and the Founder of The Passion MBA, where he is a speaker and consultant for individuals and corporations around the world. He is truly a global citizen, who’s lived on five continents and speaks seven languages on different fluency levels. In addition, he has enjoyed success in several fascinating fields including pharmacy, gl…

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John Sloop on US association football, American exceptionalism in sports, gender, and immigration 50:43

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John Sloop on US association football, American exceptionalism in sports, gender, and immigration You can read about John’s work here: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/johnsloop/By Toby Miller

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Jaka Primorac on film industries in small countries, Croatia, cultural policy, and cultural labor 48:21

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Jaka Primorac on film industries in small countries, offshore production, Croatia, cultural policy, cultural labor, and COVID-19 You can read about Jaka’s work here: https://irmo.hr/djelatnici/aka-primorac-phd/ https://www.crescine.eu/small-film-industriesBy Toby Miller

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Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff/David Rowe on the Olympics, inequality, basketball, football, laïcité, and sex 1:11:52

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Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff and David Rowe on the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, sporting diplomacy, security, inequality, basketball, football, laïcité, sex, and breakdancing You can read about Lindsay Sarah and David’s work here: https://www.lindsaysarahkrasnoff.com/ https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/basketball-empire-9781350384170/ NYU Tisch Institute of…

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Tsunami of Greatness with Maria Mantoudakis 56:06

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Maria Mantoudakis is an international best- selling author of Tsunami to Greatness, award-winning motivational speaker, transformational leader, and personal development coach of more than twenty years. Maria is the Founder and CEO of Recreate Success Now, LLC. Maria combines her knowledge and experience to empower her clients to reclaim and transf…

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Community, with Kirsteen Paton 45:43

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What’s meant – and who’s excluded – when community is invoked? Does membership take more than presence alone? How can seeing local crises through a global lens enrich our understanding? Kirsteen Paton joins Uncommon Sense to discuss community, class, resistance, solidarity and more – including her experience of community in the UK cities of Liverpo…

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David Adler on reactionaries, Progressive International, funding infrastructure, and Latin America 40:54

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David Adler on reactionary forces, Progressive International, funding infrastructure versus causes, Latin America, religion, and fiscal policy You can read about his work here: https://davidrkadler.info/about/By Toby Miller

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Majia Nadesan on biopolitics, autism, childhood, risk, populism, and energy 1:01:13

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Majia Nadesan on biopolitics, autism, childhood, risk, populism, and energy You can read about her work here: https://search.asu.edu/profile/69166 https://blogs.prio.org/SecurityDialogue/2020/01/nuclear-governmentality-governing-nuclear-security-and-radiation-risk-in-post-fukushima-japan/By Toby Miller

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Rags to Riches with Karen Pudetti 42:40

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Karen Pudetti: Top Salon Spa Owner & Consultant Provides Roadmap for Business Success for Ambitious Entrepreneurs – Especially Current & Future Salon Owners --Through the Stories of Beauty Icons, in every aspect of the beauty industry, including Celebrity Hair Stylists and Groomers, The Eyebrow Guru, Nail Artist to the Stars, and People Who Transfo…

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Paul Patton on philosophy, indigenous rights, Foucault, Deleuze, Nietzsche, Derrida, and Rawls 1:00:32

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Paul Patton on analytic and Continental philosophy, indigenous rights, liberalism, power, desire, Foucault, Deleuze, Nietzsche, Derrida, and Rawls You can read about his work here: https://whu-cn.academia.edu/PaulPatton/CurriculumVitaeBy Toby Miller

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John Baxter on Paris, science fiction, walks, writing, film, biography, Robert De Niro, and Australian film 55:04

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John Baxter on Paris, the Olympics, science fiction, technological utopia, artificial intelligence, literary walking tours, writing, cinema, biography, the Belle Époque, Robert De Niro, Australian cinema, and bibliophilia You can read about John here: https://www.johnbaxterparis.com/ https://substack.com/@johnbaxter…

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Alisa Kennedy Jones on mid-life, Empress, Institute for Women’s Futures, epilepsy, and Gotham Girl 57:15

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Alisa Kennedy Jones on the future of women, the science of mid-life, health care, Lisa Mosconi, the Empress, the Institute for Women’s Futures, epilepsy, Gotham Girl Interrupted, song, and Substack You can read about her work and interests here: https://alisajones.com/about gothamgirl.me theempressage.com https://instituteforwomensfutures.org/ http…

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Augusta Sagnelli on photography, commerce/art, technology, portraiture, bodies, Instagram, Substack 51:51

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Augusta Sagnelli on photography, weather, friendship, solving problems, commerce/art, technology, portraiture, bodies, Instagram, Substack You can learn about her work here: https://www.augustasagnelli.com/ https://www.instagram.com/augustasagnelli/ https://augustasagnelli.substack.com/By Toby Miller

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Off Grid and Financially Free with Jonathan England 1:07:49

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Interview with Entrepreneur Jonathan England. For the past two decades, Jonathan has traveled the world helping people become aware of their ability to empower themselves through source connection and self- responsibility, to find their purpose and get paid for living into that purpose. His five levels of consciousness provide a clear roadmap for p…

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Constance Malleret on Brazilian politics, Rio, religion, favelas, the Amazon, and freelance journalism 48:50

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Constance Malleret on French and Brazilian politics, Rio de Janeiro, crime, religion, favelas, the Amazon, and freelance journalism You can read about Constance here: https://www.constancemalleret.com/By Toby Miller

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Jane Friedman on artificial intelligence, writing, publishing, patronage, and Substack 50:08

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Jane Friedman on artificial intelligence, writing, publishing, patronage, and Substack You can read about her work here: https://janefriedman.com/By Toby Miller

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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes on Substack, music, Paris walking tours, and publishing 52:35

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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes on creativity, Substack, music, Paris walking tours, and the political economy of publishing You can read about his work here: https://www.samuellopezbarrantes.com/ https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-requisitions-samuel-lopez-barrantes/21566248?ean=9798989580309By Toby Miller

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Alicia Broderick on the left, public relations, the autism industrial complex, capitalism, and behaviorism 1:21:33

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Alicia Broderick on the left, public relations, the autism industrial complex, capitalism, behaviorism, and autistic liberation You can read about her work here: https://myersedpress.presswarehouse.com/browse/author/9c8b576b-24c8-4173-88b8-195219b889c4/Alicia-A-Broderick https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AvZO2yoAAAAJ&hl=en…

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Eleanor Anstruther on publishing, Substack, literary fiction, rejection, memoir, and Greenham Common 1:12:20

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Eleanor Anstruther on exhaustion, traditional and self-publishing, Substack, literary fiction, A Memoir in 65 Postcards & The Recovery Diaries, masculinity, feminism, A Perfect Explanation, agents, editing, rejection, Fallout, and Greenham Common You can read about Eleanor here: https://www.eleanoranstruther.com/ https://eleanoranstruther.substack.…

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John Seed on deep ecology, indigenous cosmology, workshops, and citizenship 1:00:00

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John Seed on deep ecology, Joanna Macy, workshops, indigenous cosmology, the Rainforest Information Centre, the rights of nature, Neville Wran, Rising Tide, and citizenship You can read about John here: https://www.rainforestinformationcentre.org/john_seed https://www.facebook.com/johnseed.deepecology https://www.instagram.com/johnseed_deepecology/…

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Henry Giroux on fascism, education, neoliberalism, manufactured ignorance, and class 55:14

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Henry Giroux on the rise of fascism, the political role of education, counter-revolution, neoliberalism, mistrust, tenure, manufactured ignorance, class, solidarity, and passion You can read about his work here: https://www.henryagiroux.com/By Toby Miller

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Gregory Currie on aesthetics, analytic and continental philosophy, imagination, fiction, and fantasy 54:16

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Gregory Currie on UK universities, the humanities, philosophy, logic, science, Popper, Frege, aesthetics, Wittgenstein, Kendall Walton, analytic and continental traditions, Merleau-Ponty, Freud, imagination, fiction, and fantasy You can read about his work here: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/gregory-currie-FBA/ https://www.york.ac.uk/…

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Tensor Energy with Peter Benson 50:37

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With a background as an automotive mechanic and engineering technician, Peter Benson went through a significant awakening process that opened up his connection to his Higher Self and the Angelic Realm. He discovered his angelic origins as part of Archangel Michael’s army of light. Guided by Archangel Michael, and Ascended Masters, Peter was introdu…

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Lawrence Grossberg on retirement, affect, left and right, cultural studies, modernity, slow thinking, and US politics 1:29:09

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Lawrence Grossberg on retirement, the 14th draft, mistrust, affect, left and right, cultural studies, modernity, slow thinking, and US politics You can read about his work here: https://comm.unc.edu/people/department-faculty/lawrence-grossberg/By Toby Miller

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Coffee Culture, with Grazia Ting Deng 44:50

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Think you know “coffee culture”? Anthropologist Grazia Ting Deng discusses her research into the “paradox of Chinese Espresso” – or why and how coffee bars in Italy, seen as such distinctively “Italian” spaces, became increasingly managed by Chinese baristas since 2008. Grazia tells Rosie and guest host Amit Singh – who highlights the overlap with …

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Fred Turner on the counterculture, Silicon Valley, platform authoritarianism, and US soldiers in Vietnam 58:03

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Fred Turner on the counterculture, Silicon Valley, platform authoritarianism, masculinity, Mary Beth Meehan, and US soldiers in Vietnam You can read about Fred’s work here: https://fredturner.stanford.edu/By Toby Miller

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Mehdi Semati on Iran, the media, higher education, and his experience of revolution and war 1:16:49

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Mehdi Semati on Iran, the media, higher education, and his experience of revolution and war You can read about his work here: https://www.niu.edu/clas/comm/contact-us/directory/semati-mehdi.shtml https://niu.academia.edu/MehdiSematiBy Toby Miller

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Antonio Lopez on indigenous cosmology, media literacy, the environment, youth activism, and LA punk 1:13:21

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Antonio Lopez on US and Italian politics, Native American cosmology, media literacy, the environment, youth activism, and LA punk You can read about his work here: https://ecomedialiteracy.org/ https://www.johncabot.edu/faculty/antonio-lopezBy Toby Miller

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Neurodiversity and Success with Karen Simmons 37:19

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In 1998, Karen Simmons a mother of seven, founded Autism Today, the first online global autism resource center, winning the Internet Entrepreneur of the Year in 2001 from Multiple Streams of Income. Featured on PBS, ABC & Woman’s World, she is a “Chicken Soup for the Soul, Children with Special Needs” Co-Author and manifested 14 books including Gol…

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MaryEllen Higgins on adoption and reunion, surfing, colonial trauma, justice, and African cinema 1:09:39

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MaryEllen Higgins on adoption and reunion, surfing, colonial trauma, justice, reparations, Frantz Fanon, Ignacio Martín-Baró, Judith Lewis Herman, African cinema, Yamina Bachir, Rachida, Judy Kibinge, being a film producer, Jean-Pierre Bekolo, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Kivu Ruhorahoza, and JM Coetzee You can read about her work here: https://rockethics…

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Rolien Hoyng on technological breakdown, electronic waste, climate crisis, and the circular economy 54:57

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Rolien Hoyng on technological breakdown, populism, Istanbul, Hong Kong, electronic waste, climate crisis, quantification, the circular economy, and ecofeminism You can read about her work here: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/sociology/people/rolien-hoyngBy Toby Miller

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Mark Banks on UK politics, cultural industries, labor, justice, the environment, and popular culture 1:14:55

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Mark Banks on the British election, creative/cultural industries, labor, justice, the environment, and popular culture You can read about his work here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/staff/markbanks/#researchinterests,publications https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/09548963.2024.2344468?needAccess=true https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/…

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Kay Dickinson on colonialism, the Arab world, secular cinema, labor, offshore filmmaking, and Abba 1:12:25

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Kay Dickinson on colonialism, socialism, the Arab world, secular cinema, labor, tax breaks, offshore filmmaking, and Abba You can read about Kay’s work here: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/staff/kaydickinson/By Toby Miller

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Ingrid Richardson on pets, phenomenology, ethnography, telephony, and collaboration 59:56

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Ingrid Richardson on air-crash investigation, pets, gaming, phenomenology, ethnography, telephony, collaboration, and artificial intelligence You can read about Ingrid’s work here: https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/r/richardson-professor-ingridBy Toby Miller

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Women's Empowerment with Dr. Tracy Kemble 54:26

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Dr. Tracy Kemble (Ph.D.), the author of The Narc.tion.ar.y, is a thought leader, entrepreneur, and women’s empowerment expert with over thirty years’ experience in teaching life transformation. She is an author of five books and is known in the industry as the Self-love Recovery Coach. Her coined phrase, “Self - Love is Non-negotiable“ is her life …

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The Choice Point with Michaela Kelley Canterbury 57:51

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Interview with Michaela Kelley Canterbury. Michaela Kelley Canterbury is a lawyer and writer. Michaela obtained her J.D. at Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, Washington, and graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a BA in political science and a minor in philosophy. Michaela is licensed to practice law in Ala…

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From Oprah to Home Building with Liah Kraft-Kristaine 50:43

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For over 17 years, Liah Kraft-Kristaine has spoken around the world, in nearly 500 cities on four continents. In addition to teaching the secrets of how happiness and empowerment are linked to high achievement, Liah teaches how to build your own home in under 30 days! She reaches a worldwide audience through video E-Courses, online group coaching, …

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Fawzia Afzal-Khan on Pakistan, Afghanistan, Palestine, theater, TE Lawrence, and traveling feminism 53:29

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Fawzia Afzal-Khan on literary studies, activism, colonialism, Pakistan, women’s rights, Afghanistan, Palestine, Susan Sontag, raga, theater, TE Lawrence, and traveling feminism You can read about her work here: https://www.fawziaafzalkhan.com/By Toby Miller

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Melani McAlister on the Gaza-Israel-US conflict, evangelical nationalism, Ukraine, queerness, and Weber 1:05:40

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Melani McAlister on her new book covering the Gaza-Israel-US conflict, evangelical nationalism, Ukraine, queerness, and Weber You can read about her work here: https://melanimcalister.com/ https://americanstudies.columbian.gwu.edu/melani-mcalisterBy Toby Miller

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Bev Best on teaching, critical theory, Marxism, value, social labor, money, and class struggle 1:13:25

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Bev Best on student protest, teaching, critical theory, Marxism, value, fetish, social labor, money, and class struggle You can read about Beverley’s work here: https://www.concordia.ca/faculty/beverley-best.html?c=/artsci/cissc/phd-humanities/faculty-profiles https://explore.concordia.ca/beverley-best https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/authors/best-…

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Tema Milstein on environmental communication, ecocultural identity, public impact, and pedagogy 58:53

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Tema Milstein on migrating, sojourning, the ocean, environmental communication, ecocultural identity, public impact, and pedagogy You can read about Tema’s work here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/tema-milstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCMfbs_cGr8 https://www.unsw.edu.au/arts-design-architecture/engage-with-us/innovation-hub/massive-action-s…

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Carlos del Valle sobre la violencia global, las cosmovisiones indígenas, y la teoría critica 1:02:02

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Carlos del Valle sobre del contexto de la violencia global, el colonialismo, las cosmovisiones indígenas, la teoría critica, y Boric y el conflicto estado-Mapuche Se puede leer sobre la obra de Carlos aquí: https://scholar.google.cl/citations?user=iUgwiLQAAAAJ&hl=es https://converginghorizons.ufro.cl/…

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Richard Higgott on international politics, the Asia-Pacific, China, the US, middle and powers 55:16

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Richard Higgott on dislocated international politics, globalization, the Indo-Pacific/Asia-Pacific region, China and the US, liberalism, middle powers, and dependency theory You can read about Richard here: https://www.brussels-school.be/team/higgott-richard https://www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/publications/Research-Reports/The-Decline-and-Rise-of-Hegemonic…

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Robert Vitalis on academic freedom, archives, du Bois, international relations, and natural resources 1:09:13

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Robert Vitalis on academic freedom at the University of Pennsylvania, Egypt, archives, du Bois, international relations, Saudi Arabia, and putative scarcity of natural resources You can read about Robert here: https://live-sas-www-polisci.pantheon.sas.upenn.edu/people/standing-faculty/robert-vitalisBy Toby Miller

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Transforming Health with Robert O. Young 1:04:13

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Over the past two and a half decades, Robert O. Young has been widely recognized as one of the top research scientists in the world. Throughout his career, his research has been focused at the cellular level. Having a specialty in cellular nutrition, Dr. Young has devoted his life to researching the true causes of "disease," subsequently developing…

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Angela Prysthon and Shawn Shimpach on world cinema, political protest, language, and the Americas 1:05:33

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Angela Prysthon and Shawn Shimpach on the end of the world, world cinema, political protest, language, and the Americas You can read about their work here: https://ufpe.academia.edu/AngelaPrysthon https://www.umass.edu/communication/about/directory/shawn-shimpachBy Toby Miller

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Lúcia Nagib on animal film, Brazilian culture, world cinema, realism, and artificial intelligence 50:08

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Lúcia Nagib on de-centering humans, animal film, Brazilian culture, tropicália, world cinema, realism, representation, presentation, and artificial intelligence and research You can read about her work here: https://www.reading.ac.uk/film-theatre-television/staff/professor-lucia-nagib https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGVAYRlcBNA https://research.rea…

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Making, with Kat Jungnickel 40:12

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What does it mean to make things? Why are some people valorised as “makers”, while others are rendered invisible? And what duty do sociologists have as makers of knowledge and narratives? The “sewing cycling sociologist” Kat Jungnickel joins Uncommon Sense to discuss all this and more; including her years of research celebrating historic female cyc…

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