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National Humanities Center Podcast Institute

National Humanities Center Podcast Institute

by National Humanities Center Podcast Institute

Season 2

Pop Hour Devolution

AJ, Stevie, Hannah & Juliette discuss Eminem’s latest song and video “Houdini,” Eminem's cisheterosexism, and desperate attempt to market cancelability to stay relevant.

The Call is Coming from Inside the House: Vampires

In this episode of The Call is Coming from Inside the House, hosts Derrais Carter (The University of Massachusetts Boston), Deanna Koretsky (Spelman College), Harriet Hustis (The College of New Jersey), and Elizabeth Headrick (Texas Woman’s University) discuss the rise and continued popularity of vampires in mythology and pop culture. What does this popularity say about economics, consumer culture, and fears about those that are branded as Other? All episode music can be found on freemusicarchive.org.

When Women Hold the World

In this inaugural episode of When Women Hold the Earth, we, Ananya, Courtney, Debarati, and Denise, hold hands across space and time zones to explore the idea of the anthropocene, its history, and ramifications. Afterwards, we present to you three women writers and thought leaders, Octavia Butler, Hannah Crafts, and Arundhati Roy, who have pushed back against the capitalist and neoliberal economies that are characteristic of the anthropocene and without which the concept loses its vigor and vitality. We urge you to listen carefully to the voices of these 3 authors and consider how they shift your own understanding of who you are, who you must become, and what actions you must take as you continue your journey as an educator, a scholar, and a planetary being. About this Podcast We are four women with a shared love of teaching, learning, AND a deep & abiding love for the planet. We yearn for joy, community, and our individual and collective longevity. This podcast, both fierce and tender, humorous and serious, is our attempt to draw attention to the climate crisis and how women from the Global South have used a variety of strategies to center attention on Planet Earth. Be ready to learn from the forgotten, the ignored, the established, and the emergent. Be ready to listen and to take action. Be ready to explore the possibilities that emerge when women hold the earth.

The Sounds of Silence

Is silence merely an absence of sound, or is there something more weighty taking place? This podcast, hosted by Jesse Locker and featuring Jon L. Pitt, Alison Carter, and Cori Knight, discusses the ways in which the interplay of silence and sound surface in various fields. From the secret utterances of plants, to questioning who gets to speak for the dead in archaeology, to upending the silences enforced by consensus memory, this podcast will take the listener on a tour of the ways in which silence is anything but. Join us for “The Sounds of Silence.”

What if I QUIT?

What if you quit your current job? What else could you do? This podcast asks people in different jobs to see what their friends, families, and co-workers think, and then reflect on their suggestions and observations. Episode Description In this episode, four professors—Gretchen Busl, Donna Bussell, Jessica Ray Herzogenrath, and Leslie Waters—reflect on the kinds of jobs their friends, families, and co-workers believe they would do if they were not professors. Show Notes What if…I QUIT? was created as part of the National Humanities Center’s “Podcasting the Humanities: Creating Digital Stories for the Public” workshop in June 2024. Donna Bussell is professor of English at University of Illinois Springfield. Gretchen Busl is professor of English at Texas Woman’s University. Jessica Ray Herzogenrath is instructional assistant professor of history at Texas A&M University. Leslie Waters is associate professor of history at the University of Texas at El Paso. Music is “Blue Garden” by Blue Dot Sessions. Sound editing by Gretchen Busl. Cover art by Teddy Herzogenrath

Inventing Whiteness

Inventing Whiteness What does it mean to live in a racially constructed America? How has race been invented, constructed, and reinvented in our society since colonialism arrived on American soil? When we consider race, we often think about it in the context of People of Color. But what about whiteness? How did white people become white? And why and how does it matter? In this podcast, we discuss racial hierarchies and examine how and why whiteness was constructed and who benefits. We take a look at Latin America and the history of racial categorization and how whiteness was for sale. Within the United States, we explore the history of how certain groups became white while others did not and discuss the social and legal context in which this happened. We also examine the contemporary ramifications of whiteness, how it intersects with ableism, and how it shows up in computer algorithms and artificial intelligence. Episode 1 Hosts: Robert Hawkins, Professor, North Carolina State University Krisanna Scheiter, Associate Professor, Union College Carmen Soliz, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Sean Zdenek, Associate Professor, University of Delaware

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Space Out

In this one-episode podcast, Space Out, transnational hosts Annie, Victoria, and Charlotte discuss the concept of space, their own experiences of particular spaces and places, and how space and place inform their academic and research interests. Through conversation, they share the impact of particular spaces on their lives; question and challenge the histories that constructed the spaces we experience today; and reflect on the mobility of those spaces which continue to influence and stay with them. These concepts allow them to address the question of “care,” positionality, belonging, or rejection. Space is therefore presented as a protean object, as an interaction that can enable us to rethink the boundaries between academic fields, and also communities. Host Lora, away from the microphone this week, also shares her perspectives and thoughts in writing, linked here.

Herding Cats: Motherhood in Academia

In this episode of Herding Cats, Mathilde Sauquet (Princeton) asks the other three hosts, Tori Hoover (Vanderbilt), Maya Delmond (University of Kansas), and Serena Bazemore (NC State/Duke) about the pros and cons of having children in grad school, and more broadly, in academia. Join us as we discuss motherhood in the academy through the lens of community, institutional policy and reproductive rights.

Novelty of Doom

The Novelty of Doom podcast considers the themes of performance, death and the body through four very different strands of the humanities. A historian (Bethany), a designer and performance studies scholar (Saloni), a literature scholar (Ben) and a sociologist (Anna) explore how our research speaks to these ideas. Through our conversations we ask who narratives belong to and whose stories we can tell. We grapple with our own responsibility as scholars and offer some words of hope in a dark time. Visuals by Saloni Mahajan. Music was provided by John Bartmann and gathered from other sources in Creative Commons.

4 Scholars, One Zoom

4 scholars discussing issues within their field and finding similarities in what we study and the issues that we face.

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