National Humanities Center Podcast Institute

Pop Hour Devolution

AJ, Stevie, Hannah & Juliette discuss Eminem’s latest song and video “Houdini,” Eminem's cisheterosexism, and desperate attempt to market cancelability to stay relevant.

Pop Hour Devolution

AJ, Stevie, Hannah & Juliette discuss Eminem’s latest song and video “Houdini,” Eminem's cisheterosexism, and desperate attempt to market cancelability to stay relevant.

The Call is Coming from Inside the House: Vampires

In this episode of The Call is Coming from Inside the House, hosts Derrais Carter (The University of Massachusetts Boston), Deanna Koretsky (Spelman College), Harriet Hustis (The College of New Jersey), and Elizabeth Headrick (Texas Woman’s University) discuss the rise and continued popularity of vampires in mythology and pop culture. What does this popularity say about economics, consumer culture, and fears about those that are branded as Other? All episode music can be found on freemusicarchive.org [http://freemusicarchive.org].

When Women Hold the World

In this inaugural episode of When Women Hold the Earth, we, Ananya, Courtney, Debarati, and Denise, hold hands across space and time zones to explore the idea of the anthropocene, its history, and ramifications. Afterwards, we present to you three women writers and thought leaders, Octavia Butler, Hannah Crafts, and Arundhati Roy, who have pushed back against the capitalist and neoliberal economies that are characteristic of the anthropocene and without which the concept loses its vigor and vitality. We urge you to listen carefully to the voices of these 3 authors and consider how they shift your own understanding of who you are, who you must become, and what actions you must take as you continue your journey as an educator, a scholar, and a planetary being. About this Podcast We are four women with a shared love of teaching, learning, AND a deep & abiding love for the planet. We yearn for joy, community, and our individual and collective longevity. This podcast, both fierce and tender, humorous and serious, is our attempt to draw attention to the climate crisis and how women from the Global South have used a variety of strategies to center attention on Planet Earth. Be ready to learn from the forgotten, the ignored, the established, and the emergent. Be ready to listen and to take action. Be ready to explore the possibilities that emerge when women hold the earth.

The Sounds of Silence

Is silence merely an absence of sound, or is there something more weighty taking place? This podcast, hosted by Jesse Locker and featuring Jon L. Pitt, Alison Carter, and Cori Knight, discusses the ways in which the interplay of silence and sound surface in various fields. From the secret utterances of plants, to questioning who gets to speak for the dead in archaeology, to upending the silences enforced by consensus memory, this podcast will take the listener on a tour of the ways in which silence is anything but. Join us for “The Sounds of Silence.”