The Ivory Tower Podcast Episodes

Written by Henry James , Alan Hollinghurst , Ezra Pound

75 Episodes - 296 pages - ★★★ - 54 ratings

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From the Trenches to the Ivory Tower (and Back Again)

Tales from a Small Town Journalist - January 06, 2020 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Richard Stevens, Clarksville's Director of Communications and former Leaf-Chronicle Publisher, joins Matt to look back on his career and some of the most unique memories that came with it. There are tornadoes, bounced checks, PhDs ("Public Degrees in Hard Drinking") and so much more. This episode...
Comedy

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52: Knocking Down the Ivory Tower: The Republicans Respond

Subliminally Correct - January 03, 2020 14:15 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
How do Republicans deal with highly educated ivy league legal scholars telling them the president should be impeached? We hear from three House Republicans who vehemently fight back against witnesses and use rhetorical tricks to grab the upper hand. Listen to this episode for: Who the Republicans...
Politics News Society & Culture

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Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism - November 29, 2019 09:51 - 17 minutes
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism is a podcast that aims to create an accessible conversation about current research in journalism, intended for academic and broader audiences. In this episode, we talked with Birgit Røe Mathisen who is an associate professor at the Nord Universi...
Science

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WTKA Roundtable 11/7/2019: The Ivory Towers

MGoBlog: The MGoPodcast - November 08, 2019 01:57 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 860 ratings
Football things discussed: Bad OL we've faced warped our ideas of how good the defense holds up inside. Maryland had some good guards, managed to beat the DTs. Don Brown has warped our expectations for defense: aw man they got over 200 yards because of garbage time. Nico Collins has drawn 7 ...
Football Sports Basketball

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The Ivory Tower of Love

Awake in the World Podcast - September 30, 2019 12:59 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 108 ratings
It's harder to practice conditional love than unconditional love. Try loving one person for a very long time. In this podcast episode, Michael gives a talk on Shantideva. As kids, our parents are attuned to our needs. As adults, lovers can never meet us in the same attuned way. How do we deal wit...
Buddhism Religion & Spirituality

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Interview with Deborah Gabriel, Co-Editor of INSIDE THE IVORY TOWER: Narratives of women of colour surviving and thriving in British academia

Hopeton Hay Podcasts - August 16, 2019 00:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
INSIDE THE IVORY TOWER features narratives of ten women of color in the British academic world centered on their perspectives, experiences and career trajectories. The focus of the book is highlighting the lack of regard for race in discussions around gender equality and the exclusion of race w...
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HeadLocke No. 60: Finding cracks in the ivory tower

Head Locke - August 13, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
American higher education has deep, pervasive problems that render academic dysfunctional.
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Gist: Chuck Klosterman and the Ivory Tower

Slate Daily Feed - August 01, 2019 00:48 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
On The Gist, Jeffrey Epstein’s ideas. In the interview, when Chuck Klosterman writes non-fiction, he worries about missing some grand historical context in a way that would ruin his work. With fiction, that anxiety goes out the window— if someone reads one of his short stories and thinks somethi...
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Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism - July 31, 2019 14:49 - 20 minutes
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism is a podcast that aims to create an accessible conversation about current research in journalism, intended for academic and broader audiences. In this episode we talked with Edson Tandoc who is an associate professor at the Nanyang Technological...
Science

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Cracks in the Ivory Tower (with Jason Brennan & Phil Magness)

Free Thoughts - July 05, 2019 04:15 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 272 ratings
Universities aim to be centers of learning that find the best and brightest students, treat them fairly, and equip them with the knowledge they need to lead better lives. But Jason Brennan and Phillip Magness join us today to show how American universities fall far short of this ideal. What is t...
Politics News History libertarianism libertarian

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Episode 62: Tales from the Ivory Tower

It's Too Late with Alan Mosley - May 29, 2019 22:54 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
We're discussing how those crafty commies push their agenda on college campuses. Shout out to Chris Calton of the Mises Institute for his article we're discussing today.
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Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism - May 17, 2019 14:29 - 16 minutes
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism is a podcast that aims to create an accessible conversation about current research in journalism, intended for academic and broader audiences. In this episode we talked with Chrysi Dagoula who is an assistant professor at the University of Groni...
Science

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083 - The Ivory Tower

Chicano Shuffle - April 09, 2019 13:45 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 260 ratings
Tuesday... Tuesday... Tuesday... Monday’s ugly sister. Just when you made it through Monday, Tuesday shows it's ugly head. It can't even be Wednesday. Nothing ruins your hopes for Friday like realizing its only Tuesday. At least there is Taco Tuesday. Do we discuss karate? Wait, an ivory tower? ...
Comedy Society & Culture

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Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism - March 25, 2019 15:08 - 28 minutes
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism is a podcast that aims to create an accessible conversation about current research in journalism, intended for academic and broader audiences. In this episode we talked with Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, who is a Professor at Cardiff University, in the ...
Science

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Season 03 - Episode 05: Escape From the Ivory Tower! Theory Into Practice

Instruction By Design - March 16, 2019 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this episode, the instructional designers from CONHI’s Academic Innovation (Jinnette Senecal, Celia Coochwytewa, and Aaron Kraft) recall times during their careers as educators when they were able to successfully solve real life learning problems using theories, models, and principles that we ...
Education

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Beyond the Ivory Tower: Putting Religion Expertise to Work outside the Academy

American Academy of Religion - March 07, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4 ratings
The panelists in this session showcase the work of current AAR-Luce Religion and International Affairs Fellows. Reflecting on their experiences in a variety of policy-shaping institutions, these four fellows will consider how their scholarly expertise has been applied outside the academy. How doe...
Society & Culture

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City Limits - Episode 3: Trouble in the Ivory Tower

Brothers Pimm - February 06, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
Our heroes are working a case for their new mentor Finley Savage, who has a tough nut for them to crack: a Lithium University professor's corpse dumped on State Street in the dead of night. When the clues lead to the ritzy Andros Garden Hero Agency, our two Arnham boys will have to prove that th...
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Ep. 7 – From the Ivory Tower to Community Anchor: A Conversation with Virginia Cumberbatch, Director of UT’s Community Engagement Center

Race and Democracy - February 04, 2019 17:41 ★★★★★ - 29 ratings
Dr. Peniel Joseph and Virginia Cumberbatch, Director of UT’s Community Engagement Center, discuss race, equity, and community engagement at UT and across Austin.
Education Society & Culture

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Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism - January 30, 2019 12:22 - 36 minutes
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism is a podcast that aims to create an accessible conversation about current research in journalism, intended for academic and broader audiences. For our ninth episode we talked with Armin Scholl, who is a Professor at the University of Münster, in...
Science

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Trapped in the Ivory Tower: LaDale Winling on Universities And Urban Development

Doomed to Repeat - January 15, 2019 20:07 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
How have universities reshaped the environment of American cities? How have they wielded their power, influences, and resources to transform the built environment and local economies? In this conversation at the SACRPH conference, Alex Sayf Cummings talks to Professor LaDale Winling of Virginia...
Education

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Episode 12 Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Bush

Saturn Returns - January 09, 2019 02:39 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Allison attends Boston University in, you guessed, it, Boston, Mass. Jack Mountain Bushcraft School offers year round outdoor courses in New Hampshire and Maine. The Ashland Diner serves breakfast all day and boasts the slogan, “order it your way, get it ours.” The White Mountains in New Hamp...
Places & Travel Society & Culture Personal Journals

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Stop Attacking the Ivory Tower!

Audio Chimera - December 27, 2018 21:09 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
This episode is perhaps more of an editorial that a memory about higher education. I am unsure why education is under attack, unless there is some nefarious plan afoot. For me, my education improved my life immensely, and allowed me to be successful in life beyond my original dreams.
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FREE SPEECH 35: Stefan Bradley on Upending the Ivory Tower

Think About It - December 22, 2018 15:11 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 56 ratings
Who were the first Black students enrolled at American universities? How did they win the fight for more equal opportunities, fair access, and comprehensive curricula? Today's elite institutions claim a genuine commitment to our nation's fundamental ideals of equality and free inquiry, but getti...
Books Arts Education society arts culture education literature

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Ambar Januel: Rescue Your Cause Marketing from the Ivory Tower (Ep. 167)

Tech Policy Leaders - December 18, 2018 03:39 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratings
Bio A Mexican American with a creative background and an untraditional career path, Ambar Januel (@ambarjanuel) is a marketing strategist and branding expert for non-profits and innovative tech companies. With a focus on social impact, her partners utilize future technologies to disrupt the s...
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Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism - November 16, 2018 15:09 - 30 minutes
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Conversations on Journalism is a podcast that aims to create an accessible conversation about current research in journalism, intended for academic and broader audiences. For our eigth episode we talked with Yariv Tsfati, who is a Professor at the University of Haifa in Is...
Science

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13 Is there Sunshine Outside the Ivory Tower? – The Recovering Academic Podcast

Science for Progress - November 11, 2018 09:09 - 30 minutes
While the number of PhD graduates per year is rising worldwide, the number of proper long-term or permanent positions in academia isn't. This leaves PhDs with ever decreasing chances of staying in academia. And it means that increasing numbers PhDs stay postdocs for a decade or longer, only to ha...
Science Education

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Unlocking The Ivory Tower - How Management Research Can Transform Your Business

American Dreams Radio - November 09, 2018 01:38 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
“Research and psychology would suggest that you should be very conscious about what culture you're creating and what situations you're putting people in because situations can have that that effect on behavior in ways that you might intend but also in ways that you might not intend” -Eric Ball
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Stefan M. Bradley, “Upending the Ivory Tower: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Ivy League” (NYU Press, 2018)

New Books in American Studies - October 26, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 20 ratings
The eight elite institutions that comprise the Ivy League, sometimes known as the Ancient Eight—Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, and Cornell—are American stalwarts that have profoundly influenced history and culture by producing the nation’s and the world’s leaders. The...
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Stefan M. Bradley, “Upending the Ivory Tower: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Ivy League” (NYU Press, 2018)

New Books in History - October 26, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 187 ratings
The eight elite institutions that comprise the Ivy League, sometimes known as the Ancient Eight—Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, and Cornell—are American stalwarts that have profoundly influenced history and culture by producing the nation’s and the world’s leaders. The...
Society & Culture History interview business entrepreneur entrepreneurship health

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Stefan M. Bradley, “Upending the Ivory Tower: Civil Rights, Black Power, and the Ivy League” (NYU Press, 2018)

New Books in Politics and Polemics - October 26, 2018 10:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
The eight elite institutions that comprise the Ivy League, sometimes known as the Ancient Eight—Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, and Cornell—are American stalwarts that have profoundly influenced history and culture by producing the nation’s and the world’s leaders. The...
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