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How to Be Wrong March 25, 2023

War, Optimism, Humility

A Conversation with Literary Critic Mariia Shuvalova

Mariia Shuvalova

Hosted by John Traphagan
This episode of How To Be Wrong is a conversation with Mariia Shuvalova, a lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Fulbright Scholar (Harriman Institute, Columbia University in the …

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How to Be Wrong March 5, 2023

Error, Ego, Humility and Music

A Discussion with Tony Monaco

Tony Monaco

Hosted by John Kaag and John Traphagan
For today’s episode we welcome jazz organist Tony Monaco to the show. Tony is a master of the Hammond B3 and has collaborated with many other great jazz musicians, including …
How to Be Wrong February 13, 2023

Bioethics, Humility, and Responsibility

A Conversation with Arthur Caplan

Arthur Caplan

Hosted by John Kaag and John Traphagan
For this episode we welcome Dr. Arthur Caplan, who is currently the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at …
How to Be Wrong January 31, 2023

Otherness, Disability, and Beauty

A Conversation with Pulitzer finalist Chloé Cooper Jones

Chloé Cooper Jones

Hosted by John Kaag and John Traphagan
This episode of How To Be Wrong is about humility, beauty and the ways in which our society dictates the nature and boundaries of what is deemed beautiful. We talk …
How to Be Wrong January 23, 2023

The Editor and Humility

A Conversation with the NYT's Peter Catapano

Peter Catapano

Hosted by John Kaag and John Traphagan
In this episode we talk with New York Times Opinion Section Editor Peter Catapano, who has edited and published more than 1,000 pieces in The Times and worked with thinkers …
How to Be Wrong January 8, 2023

Neoliberalism and Higher Education

Frank Fear, Claire Polster, and Rubén Martinez

Hosted by John Kaag and John Traphagan
This episode is a roundtable discussion on the influence of the neoliberal project on higher education. Our guests are Professor Emeritus Frank Fear from Michigan State University, Professor Claire Polster …
How to Be Wrong December 12, 2022

What Went Wrong in the 70s in the USA?

A Discussion with Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben

Hosted by John Traphagan
In this episode of How To Be Wrong we talk with author, educator, and environmentalist Bill McKibben, founder of Third Act, an organization focused on bringing together people over 6 …
How to Be Wrong October 17, 2022

Radicalism, Humility, and Racism in America

A Conversation with Philosopher Lydia Moland

Lydia Moland

Hosted by John Traphagan
Today’s episode focuses on the new book by Lydia Moland, who is a Professor of Philosophy at Colby College. Her book, Lydia Maria Child: A Radical American Life (U Chicago …
How to Be Wrong September 27, 2022

Assholes, Humility, and Surfing

A Conversation with Philosopher Aaron James

Aaron James

Hosted by John Kaag
Today’s episode of How To Be Wrong welcomes back cohost John Kaag after a brief hiatus from the podcast and explores questions of assholery and humility with University of California …
How to Be Wrong September 14, 2022

History, Space, and Getting Things Wrong

A Conversation with Steven Dick, Retired Chief Historian at NASA

Steven Dick

Hosted by John Traphagan
In today’s episode of How To Be Wrong we welcome Dr. Steven Dick, retired Chief Historian at NASA and one of the leading historians of space exploration. Our conversation ranges …
How to Be Wrong August 10, 2022

Twitter, Intellectual Discourse, and Humility

A Conversation with Biochemist and Social Media Influencer George Styles

George Styles

Hosted by John Traphagan
For this episode of How To Be Wrong, I speak with George Styles, a biochemist and author of the book Contemplation. George is also what we describe these days as …
How to Be Wrong July 29, 2022

Humility and the Academic Administrator

A Conversation with Ottawa University Chancellor William Tsutsui

William Tsutsui

Hosted by John Traphagan
This episode of How To Be Wrong explores questions of leadership and humility with Dr. Bill Tsutsui, Chancellor and Professor of History at Ottawa University, a private comprehensive university with …
How to Be Wrong June 24, 2022

The Career of a Writer

A Discussion with Novelist Douglas Richards

Douglas Richards

Hosted by John Traphagan
In this episode of How To Be Wrong, we talk with novelist New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Douglas Richards, about his career as a writer and how his …
How to Be Wrong June 10, 2022

Ethnography, Humility, Identity, and the Academy

An Conversation with Khytie Brown

Khytie Brown

Hosted by John Traphagan
In today’s episode of How To Be Wrong we welcome Dr. Khytie Brown, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Texas at …
How to Be Wrong May 17, 2022

Higher Education and the Humble Brag

A Discussion with Adrian Lenardic

Adrian Lenardic

Hosted by John Traphagan
In today’s episode of How To Be Wrong we welcome Adrian Lenardic, who is a professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University and an …
How to Be Wrong March 14, 2022

Leadership and Humility

A Conversation with Major General Ken Wisian

Ken Wisian

Hosted by John Traphagan
For today’s episode of How To Be Wrong we welcome Dr. Ken Wisian, who is geophysicist and Associate Director in the Environmental Division of the Bureau of Economic Geology at …
How to Be Wrong March 10, 2022

Intellectual Humility

A Discussion with Glenn Sauer

Glenn Sauer

Hosted by John Traphagan
Today’s episode of How To Be Wrong welcomes Glenn Sauer, who is Donald J. Ross Sr. Chair in Biology and Biochemistry and Professor of Biology at Fairfield University, where he …
How to Be Wrong December 23, 2021

Sher Wells-Jensen on the Pitfalls of Linguistics

Sher Wells-Jensen

Hosted by John Traphagan
In this episode of How To Be Wrong we talk with Dr. Sher Wells-Jensen, a professor of linguistics at Bowling Green State University and an expert in xenolinguistics or the …
How to Be Wrong November 22, 2021

Marshall Poe on Getting Post-Soviet Russia Wrong

Marshall Poe

Hosted by John Kaag
In this episode of How To Be Wrong we talk with Marshall Poe, founder and head of the New Books Network, about his work as an historian of Russia and …
How to Be Wrong November 10, 2021

How to Be Wrong

An Introduction to the Podcast

John Kaag and John Traphagan

Hosted by John Traphagan
"How To Be Wrong" is a podcast series hosted by John J. Kaag, Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and John W. Traphagan, Professor of …