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NBN Episodes hosted by Deidre:

Sociology June 9, 2021

The Puzzle of Prison Order

Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World

David Skarbek

Hosted by Deidre Tyler
Many people think prisons are all the same-rows of cells filled with violent men who officials rule with an iron fist. Yet, life behind bars varies in incredible ways. In …
Sociology June 9, 2021

Tainted Tap

Flint's Journey from Crisis to Recovery

Katrinell M. Davis

Hosted by Deidre Tyler
After a cascade of failures left residents of Flint, Michigan, without a reliable and affordable supply of safe drinking water, citizens spent years demanding action from their city and state …
African American Studies May 14, 2021

Impossible Stories

On the Space and Time of Black Destructive Creation

John Murillo III

Hosted by Deidre Tyler
In Impossible Stories: On the Space and Time of Black Destructive Creation (Ohio State UP, 2021), John Murillo offers bold new readings of recent and canonical Black creative works within …
Sociology April 21, 2021

What We Mean by the American Dream

Stories We Tell about Meritocracy

Doron Taussig

Hosted by Deidre Tyler
Doron Taussig invites us to question the American Dream. Did you earn what you have? Did everyone else? The American Dream is built on the idea that Americans end up …