Education

Education

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Interviews with scholars of education about their new books.

Barry Devine and Ellen Scheible eds., "Teaching James Joyce in the Twenty-First Century" (UP of Florida, 2025)

May 23, 2026

Teaching James Joyce in the Twenty-First Century

Barry Devine and Ellen Scheible eds.
Hosted by Daniel Moran

A guide for today’s classrooms, this collection from leading Joyce scholars explores innovative pedagogical approaches to the works of this often-chal…

Reflection-In-Motion

May 14, 2026

Reflection-In-Motion

Jaclyn Fiscus-Cannaday

Reflection-in-Motion: Reimagining Reflection in the Writing Classroom (Utah State UP, 2025) considers how reflective practice is embedded in daily cou…

Fabio Rojas, "From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline" (JHU Press, 2010)

May 13, 2026

From Black Power to Black Studies

Fabio Rojas

The black power movement helped redefine African Americans' identity and establish a new racial consciousness in the 1960s. As an influential politica…

Brenda Boyle, "American War Stories" (Rutgers UP, 2021)

May 10, 2026

American War Stories

Brenda M. Boyle
Hosted by John Armenta

In American War Stories (Rutgers UP, 2021) Brenda Boyle examines how the story of war is told in the Unites States and how these stories of war work t…

Dennis Sherwood, Missing the Mark: Why So Many School Exam Grades are Wrong – and How to Get Results We Can Trust" (Canbury Press, 2022)

May 9, 2026

Missing the Mark

Dennis Sherwood
Hosted by John Gibbs

"One in four grades may be wrong.""25% of exam grades are incorrect.""Grades are misleading and often wrong." In Missing the Mark: Why So Many School…

Carol Rittner and John K Roth, "This Time: Teaching the Holocaust Today" (‎iPub Cloud, 2026)

May 9, 2026

This Time

Carol Rittner and John K Roth
Hosted by Marci Mazzarotto

Written for educators, scholars, graduate students, and readers engaged in Holocaust education, genocide studies, history, ethics, religious studies, …

The Religion Department: An Online Learning Platform with Andrew Mark Henry and Andrew Ali Aghapour

May 4, 2026

The Religion Department

Andrew Mark Henry and Andrew Ali Aghapour
Hosted by Jacob Barrett

The Religion Department is an online learning platform dedicated to the academic, nonsectarian study of religion, created by the team behind Religion …

Ray Welling, "Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists" (Sager Group, 2025)

May 3, 2026

Byline for the Dead

Ray Welling
Hosted by Thomas Discenna

Byline for the Dead: A Novel of Labor, Conspiracy, a Bloody Uprising and Two Ambitious Journalists (Sager Group, 2025) is a historical mystery-thrill…

Empathy Takes Action: An Autistic Therapist on the Radical Work of Connection

April 30, 2026

Empathy Takes Action

Aimee Cliff

Mainstream psychology has long accepted that some people (like those with autism) are naturally more logical and unemotional, while others (like so-ca…

William R. Brody, "Uncommon Sense: Rethinking Ordinary Problems in Extraordinary Ways" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)

April 28, 2026

Uncommon Sense

William R. Brody
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

Today I’m speaking with William R. Brody about his book, Uncommon Sense: Rethinking Ordinary Problems in Extraordinary Ways (Johns Hopkins University …

Emely Rumble, "Bibliotherapy in The Bronx" (Row House, 2025)

April 18, 2026

Bibliotherapy in the Bronx

Emely Rumble
Hosted by Raymond Williams

Bibliotherapy in The Bronx (Row House, 2025) by Emely Rumble, LCSW, is a groundbreaking exploration of the healing power of literature in the lives of…

Amanda Anderson and Simon During, "Humanities Theory" (Oxford UP, 2026)

April 17, 2026

Humanities Theory

Amanda Anderson and Simon During

Humanities Theory (Oxford UP, 2026) pioneers a new topic: the theory of the humanities. It is an urgent topic right now because the humanities face a …

Yingyi Ma, "Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese College Students Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education" (Columbia UP, 2020)

April 15, 2026

Ambitious and Anxious

Yingyi Ma

In Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese College Students Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education (Columbia UP, 2020), sociologist Yingyi Ma of…

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, "The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want" (Harper, 2025)

April 13, 2026

The AI Con

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna

In this episode, Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna, Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera and Alex Rivera Cartagena discuss the looming social, cultural, and knowledge catas…

Flower Darby, "The Joyful Online Teacher: Finding Our Fizz in Asynchronous Classes" (U Oklahoma Press, 2026)

April 12, 2026

The Joyful Online Teacher

Flower Darby
Hosted by Stephen Pimpare

The happier the teacher, the better the learning experience--for instructor and student alike. With this equation at its core, The Joyful Online Teach…

David M. Perry, "The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook" (JHU Press, 2026)

April 7, 2026

The Public Scholar

David M. Perry
Hosted by Zeb Larson

Public scholarship is one of those things that most academics are interested in, but unfortunately for them, they don't know how to actually get start…

Teaching English Pronunciation

March 31, 2026

Teaching English Pronunciation

Lindsay McMahon

In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast Dr Hanna Torsh talks to Lindsay McMahon, founder of the All Ears English Podcast, about pronunciat…

Nick Juravich, "Para Power: How Paraprofessional Labor Changed Education" (U Illinois Press, 2024)

March 29, 2026

Para Power

Nick Juravich
Hosted by Thomas Discenna

Today, we're speaking with Nicholas Juravich, author of Para Power: How Paraprofessional Labor Changed Education (U Illinois Press, 2024). In this boo…

Mark Hlavacik, "Willing Warriors: A New History of the Education Culture Wars" (U Chicago Press, 2025)

March 28, 2026

Willing Warriors

Mark Hlavacik
Hosted by Laura Kelly

How the rise of the culture wars afflicts the politics of education. On August 9, 2022, the Denton Independent School District held a meeting to add…

Sarah Jaffe, "Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone" (Bold Type Books, 2021)

March 25, 2026

Work Won't Love You Back

Sarah Jaffe
Hosted by Thomas Discenna

In Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone (Bold Type Books, 2021), Sarah Jaffe argues that modern…