Latest Universityofpennsylvania Podcast Episodes
Vijay Balasubramanian connects smells and memory, gushes over MacGyver
Penn Today's Understand This... - June 12, 2019 11:24 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to the “office hours” of Vijay Balasubramanian, professor of physics in the School of Arts and Sciences. Here, in the latest episode of the “Office Hours” podcast, which explores the minds of the University’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of th...
Ep. 004: Vijay Balasubramanian connects smells and memory, gushes over MacGyver
Penn Today's Understand This... - June 12, 2019 11:24 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to the “office hours” of Vijay Balasubramanian, professor of physics in the School of Arts and Sciences. Here, in the latest episode of the “Office Hours” podcast, which explores the minds of the University’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of th...
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas speaks on children's lit, 'The Dark Fantastic,' and pie
Penn Today's Understand This... - May 15, 2019 16:52 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHere, in the latest episode of the “Office Hours” podcast series produced by Penn Today, which explores the minds of the University’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of the lecture hall, Thomas discusses growing up with limited children’s literature options...
Office Hours: Ebony Elizabeth Thomas speaks on children's lit, 'The Dark Fantastic,' and pie
Penn Today's Understand This... - May 15, 2019 16:52 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHere, in the latest episode of the “Office Hours” podcast series produced by Penn Today, which explores the minds of the University’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of the lecture hall, Thomas discusses growing up with limited children’s literature options...
Ep. 003: Ebony Elizabeth Thomas speaks on children's lit, 'The Dark Fantastic,' and pie
Penn Today's Understand This... - May 15, 2019 16:52 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHere, in the latest episode of the “Office Hours” podcast series produced by Penn Today, which explores the minds of the University’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of the lecture hall, Thomas discusses growing up with limited children’s literature options...
Penn Law alumna Elizabeth J. Coleman L’74 discusses her work as a poet and advocate (audio)
Case in Point - April 22, 2019 13:00 - 24 minutes - application/octet-stream ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this special edition of Case in Point, Environmental Action and Poetry Public interest attorney and poet Elizabeth J. Coleman L’74 sat down with Penn Law’s Professor Cary Coglianese to discuss her work as a poet and advocate.. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options,...
James Serpell, animal behaviorist, talks dog depression, confusing cats, and the parrot that catalyzed his career
Penn Today's Understand This... - April 12, 2019 14:20 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, we knock on the door of James Serpell, the Marie A. Moore Professor of Ethics & Animal Welfare at the School Veterinary Medicine and the Director of the Center for the Interaction of Animals in Society. Serpell studies behavioral phenotypes of dogs and cats, a specialty study in the world...
Office Hours: James Serpell, animal behaviorist, talks dog depression, confusing cats, and the parrot that catalyzed his career
Penn Today's Understand This... - April 12, 2019 14:20 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, we knock on the door of James Serpell, the Marie A. Moore Professor of Ethics & Animal Welfare at the School Veterinary Medicine and the Director of the Center for the Interaction of Animals in Society. Serpell studies behavioral phenotypes of dogs and cats, a specialty study in the world...
Ep 002: James Serpell, animal behaviorist, talks dog depression, confusing cats, and the parrot that catalyzed his career
Penn Today's Understand This... - April 12, 2019 14:20 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, we knock on the door of James Serpell, the Marie A. Moore Professor of Ethics & Animal Welfare at the School Veterinary Medicine and the Director of the Center for the Interaction of Animals in Society. Serpell studies behavioral phenotypes of dogs and cats, a specialty study in the world...
A post-Oscars chat with Kathy DeMarco Van Cleve
Penn Today's Understand This... - March 18, 2019 19:03 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHere, in the first episode of the “Office Hours” podcast--produced by Penn Today--senior lecturer Kathy DeMarco Van Cleve joins us for a look back on the 2019 Oscars, exploring what The Academy got right and wrong this year, and whether it's worth feeling bad for Bradley Cooper. Plus, gab about ...
Ep 001: A post-Oscars chat with Kathy DeMarco Van Cleve
Penn Today's Understand This... - March 18, 2019 19:03 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHere, in the first episode of the “Office Hours” podcast--produced by Penn Today--senior lecturer Kathy DeMarco Van Cleve joins us for a look back on the 2019 Oscars, exploring what The Academy got right and wrong this year, and whether it's worth feeling bad for Bradley Cooper. Plus, gab about ...
Office Hours: A post-Oscars chat with Kathy DeMarco Van Cleve
Penn Today's Understand This... - March 18, 2019 19:03 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHere, in the first episode of the “Office Hours” podcast--produced by Penn Today--senior lecturer Kathy DeMarco Van Cleve joins us for a look back on the 2019 Oscars, exploring what The Academy got right and wrong this year, and whether it's worth feeling bad for Bradley Cooper. Plus, gab about ...
Distinguished Policy Fellow Richard Cordray on Consumer Protection (audio)
Case in Point - March 12, 2019 13:56 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this episode of Case in Point, Distinguished Policy Fellow Richard Cordray, the Inaugural Director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), sat down with Penn Law's Cary Coglianese, the Edward B. Shils Professor of Law, to discuss consumer protection.
The Possibility of Ending Birthright Citizenship (audio)
Case in Point - December 12, 2018 16:43 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this episode of the Case in Point podcast, Penn Law’s Kermit Roosevelt explains the legal underpinnings of birthright citizenship in the U.S. and evaluates threats to end the practice by executive order. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint....
The International Criminal Court Under Attack (audio)
Case in Point - September 18, 2018 14:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this special edition of Case in Point, Penn Law’s William Burke-White contextualizes National Security Adviser Bolton's anti-ICC comments, explaining the United States' historically uneasy relationship with the institution. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go...
What the Kavanaugh nomination means for legal and social movements (audio)
Case in Point - September 06, 2018 18:31 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this special edition of Case in Point, Penn Law’s Serena Mayeri describes the movement that led to Judge Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, and where conservatives and progressives may go from here. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.or...
Immigration Imbroglio (audio)
Case in Point - June 26, 2018 14:44 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this special edition of Case in Point, Penn Law’s Sarah Paoletti and Serena Mayeri discuss U.S immigration policy under the Trump administration and the family separation crisis. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org. Case in Point podc...
Breaking: FCC rolls back net neutrality regulations (audio)
Case in Point - December 14, 2017 21:24 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this special installment of the Case in Point podcast, Professor Herb Hovenkamp comments on the FCC repealing net neutrality regulations. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org. Case in Point podcast provides smart, informative conversat...
Is Obamacare on life support? (audio)
Case in Point - December 12, 2017 11:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law’s Allison Hoffman and Bloomberg Law’s Victoria Pelham dissect the current state the Affordable Care Act, state exchanges, and productive steps forward to improve the United States’ health insurance system. For more information and for additional viewing/li...
Is Obamacare on life support? (video)
Case in Point - December 12, 2017 11:00 - 17 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law’s Allison Hoffman and Bloomberg Law’s Victoria Pelham dissect the current state the Affordable Care Act, state exchanges, and productive steps forward to improve the United States’ health insurance system. For more information and for additional viewing/li...
Breaking: What Congress' repeal efforts reveal about federal regulatory reform (audio)
Case in Point - December 08, 2017 11:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this special installment of the Case in Point podcast,Cary Coglianese and Gabe Scheffler highlight findings from their recent study, "What Congress's Repeal Efforts Can Teach Us About Regulatory Reform". For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoi...
Breaking: President Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital (audio)
Case in Point - December 06, 2017 18:16 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this special edition of Case in Point, Professor William Burke-White addresses the diplomatic, security, and legal implications of this major shift in U.S. Mideast policy.
Antitrust looms large in Trump administration (video)
Case in Point - November 30, 2017 15:12 - 14 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAntitrust looms large in Trump administration In this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law’s Herb Hovenkamp and Bloomberg Law’s Liz Crampton discuss antitrust policy, lessons learned from the past, and enforcement in the Trump Administration. For more information and for additional viewing/listen...
Antitrust looms large in Trump administration (audio)
Case in Point - November 30, 2017 15:11 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law’s Herb Hovenkamp and Bloomberg Law’s Liz Crampton discuss antitrust policy, lessons learned from the past, and enforcement in the Trump Administration. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.caseinpoint.org. Case in ...
What is a “JD Advantage” career? (audio)
Case in Point - November 06, 2017 21:20 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law’s Heather Frattone and Bloomberg Law’s Casey Sullivan discuss a category of jobs for which bar passage is not required but for which a JD degree provides a distinct advantage. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.cas...
What is a “JD Advantage” career? (video)
Case in Point - November 06, 2017 21:13 - 16 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law’s Heather Frattone and Bloomberg Law’s Casey Sullivan discuss a category of jobs for which bar passage is not required but for which a JD degree provides a distinct advantage. For more information and for additional viewing/listening options, go to www.cas...
How SCOTUS has diminished private enforcement of federal rights (video)
Case in Point - October 17, 2017 10:00 - 23 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law's Stephen Burbank and UC Berkeley's Sean Farhang discuss their new book Rights and Retrenchment: The Counterrevolution against Federal Litigation, which investigates the pushback against private enforcement. For more information and for additional viewing/...
How SCOTUS has diminished private enforcement of federal rights (audio)
Case in Point - October 17, 2017 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this Case in Point podcast, Penn Law's Stephen Burbank and UC Berkeley's Sean Farhang discuss their new book Rights and Retrenchment: The Counterrevolution against Federal Litigation, which investigates the pushback against private enforcement. For more information and for additional viewing/...
Understanding mass killings in Las Vegas and beyond (video)
Case in Point - October 05, 2017 23:36 - 16 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this Case in Point podcast, Prof. Stephen Morse discusses mass killings in the U.S. in the wake of the horrific Las Vegas shooting and whether and how insights in neuroscience and the law can help predict or prevent such killing. For more information and for additional viewing/listening optio...
Understanding mass killings in Las Vegas and beyond (audio)
Case in Point - October 05, 2017 23:36 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIn this Case in Point podcast, Prof. Stephen Morse discusses mass killings in the U.S. in the wake of the horrific Las Vegas shooting and whether and how insights in neuroscience and the law can help predict or prevent such killing. Case in Point podcast provides smart, informative conversatio...