The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy with AJA Woods

Alpha Kappa Alpha with Deborah E. Whaley

On all things AKA References and suggested readings: * Deborah E. Whaley. 2010. Disciplining Women: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black Counterpublics, and the Cultural Politics of Black Sororities [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781438432724]. SUNY Press.  * Twenty Pearls: The Story of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority [https://www.amazon.com/Twenty-Pearls-Story-Alpha-Sorority/dp/B09KHHV45Y/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0] documentary * Stephanie Y. Evans. 2021. Black Women’s Yoga History: Memoirs of Inner Peace [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781438483641]. SUNY Press. * Deborah Whaley’s website [https://deborahelizabethwhaley.com/], faculty page [https://americanstudies.ku.edu/people/deborah-whaley-0], and on Instagram at @dewhaley [http://instagram.com/dewhaley] and @afrovegan.in.the.world [https://www.instagram.com/afrovegan.in.the.world/]  Text the show here! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/fan_mail/new] Support the show [http://www.patreon.com/americancampuspodcast] Browse the American Campus bookshelf [https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast] Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu [shephell@iu.edu]. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJJXH2NGr1kkXg2C0q7AqJ3eYIFA_t6jmzLfLLLoV_WBhBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118363955640147575369] on the show.

How class is reproduced in elite private schools with Emma Taylor

References and suggested readings: * Emma Taylor. 2026. An Elite Education: How Privilege Is Produced in a Private School [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780691264257]. Princeton University Press. * Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison. 2020. The Class Ceiling: Why It Pays to Be Privileged [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781447336105]. Policy Press. * Michael Foucault. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780679752554]. * Pierre Bourdieu and Loïc J D Wacquant. 1992. An Invitation to Reflexive Sociology [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780226067414]. University of Chicago Press. * Karen Gravett. 2024. Relational Pedagogies: Connections and Mattering in Higher Education [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781350256712]. Bloomsbury Academic. * Lauren White, Will Mason, Vicky Grant, Alison Romaine, Grace Cleary, and Shona Tulloch. April 2026. Towards a Pedagogy of Joy [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403631793_Towards_a_pedagogy_of_joy]. British Journal of Sociology of Education. * Emma Taylor’s LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-taylor-researcher/] Text the show here! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/fan_mail/new] Support the show [http://www.patreon.com/americancampuspodcast] Browse the American Campus bookshelf [https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast] Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu [shephell@iu.edu]. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJJXH2NGr1kkXg2C0q7AqJ3eYIFA_t6jmzLfLLLoV_WBhBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118363955640147575369] on the show.

Yuppies with Dylan Gottlieb

On good cheese and how the career services office destroyed the American economy References and suggested readings: * Dylan Gottlieb. 2026. Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780674248977]. Harvard University Press.  * Sam Tanenhaus. 2025. Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780375502347]. Penguin Random House.  * God and Man at Yale [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/episodes/17390265] episode with Sam Tanenhaus * Who Makes Cents: A History of Capitalism [https://whomakescentspodcast.com/] podcast * Check out Dylan’s website [https://www.dylangottlieb.org/] and follow him on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/dygottlieb.bsky.social] and Twitter  [https://x.com/dygottlieb] Text the show here! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/fan_mail/new] Support the show [http://www.patreon.com/americancampuspodcast] Browse the American Campus bookshelf [https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast] Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu [shephell@iu.edu]. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJJXH2NGr1kkXg2C0q7AqJ3eYIFA_t6jmzLfLLLoV_WBhBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118363955640147575369] on the show.

Teaching ‘80s and ‘90s pop culture to Gen Z with Austin McCoy

Ready to feel old? References and suggested readings: * Austin McCoy. 2026. Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781668047941]. Simon and Schuster. * De La Soul. 1989. Me, Myself, and I [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR9AlcgL6_0].  * Flo Rida ft. T-Pain. 2009. Low (Apple Bottom Jeans) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2waT9TxPU0].  * Hip-Hop Evolution [https://www.netflix.com/title/80141782]. Netflix. * OutKast. 2000. B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVehcuJXe6I]. * Keith Jopling. 2026. Body of Work: How the Album Outplayed the Algorithm and Survived Playlist Culture [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781917516334]. Repeater. * Liz Pelly Mood Machine. 2025. Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781668083512]. Atria/One Signal Publishers. * Austin McCoy’s website [https://austincmccoy.com/] Text the show here! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/fan_mail/new] Support the show [http://www.patreon.com/americancampuspodcast] Browse the American Campus bookshelf [https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast] Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu [shephell@iu.edu]. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJJXH2NGr1kkXg2C0q7AqJ3eYIFA_t6jmzLfLLLoV_WBhBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118363955640147575369] on the show.

The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy with AJA Woods

References and suggested readings: * AJA Woods. 2026. The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781804296967]. Verso Books.  * Paul Hanebrink. 2020. A Specter Haunting Europe: The Myth of Judeo-Bolshevism [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780674244764]. Belknap. * The Frankfurt School Comes to US [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/episodes/17352368] episode with Jonathan Fine * Matt Bernstein. May 15, 2026. The Tucker Carlson Problem (with Naomi Klein) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8v8RKltch8]. A Bit Fruity. * Anton Jäger. 2026. Hyperpolitics: Extreme Politicization without Political Consequences [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9781836742074]. Verso. * Julian Barnes. 2026. Departure(s) [https://bookshop.org/a/116260/9780593804506]. Knopf. * Follow AJ on Twitter @adubwoods [https://x.com/adubwoods], Bluesky @ajawoods.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/ajawoods.bsky.social] * Anticapitalist Resistance Brighton on Instagram @acrbrighton [https://www.instagram.com/ACRBrighton/] Text the show here! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396665/fan_mail/new] Support the show [http://www.patreon.com/americancampuspodcast] Browse the American Campus bookshelf [https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast] Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu [shephell@iu.edu]. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiJJXH2NGr1kkXg2C0q7AqJ3eYIFA_t6jmzLfLLLoV_WBhBQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118363955640147575369] on the show.