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My written blog posts can be found here, in Podcast form. The podcasts can also be listened to on iTunes by typing "oursociallandscape" into the search box.
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
An analysis of America's relationship between gun violence and masculine gender norms.
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
An interview with Travers, Professor of Sociology at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. Professor Travers is an expert on transgender issues in society, and most of our talk was focused on trans inclusion/exclusion in sports. Also discussed: intersex athletes, the social construction of both gender and sex, Title IX, and children’s lived experiences navigating gendered expectations.
Monday Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
An interview with Jay Coakley, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs on current issues in the world of sports. Professor Coakley has taught about sports in society for almost 50 years, but we limited our focus to three areas in particular- sex/gender, racial issues, and the NCAA anti-trust law suits. “August” by The Lone Bellow leads us in and fades us out…
All episodes of Our Social Landscape can be found on iTunes, simply type oursociallandscape into the search box. If you have any questions or comments, email me at jr@oursociallandscape.com.
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Singer-songwriter James McMurtry joins me to share his thoughts on music and current social issues.
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
I interview a few people to hear their thoughts on the upcoming election.
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama joins me to discuss the role of poetry, lament, and rage in conflict resolution.
Padraig has been the director of the Corrymeela Community, Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation organization, and in 2011 he co-founded the storytelling event 10 by 9, where 9 people have up to 10 minutes to tell a true story about their lives, related to themes which change monthly. Padraig is currently the theologian in residence for the On Being Project, a media and public life initiative, where he is responsible for a podcast called Poetry Unbound.
In our interview, he brings in the work of Helene Cixoux, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, among others, as we attempt to combine the symbolic and the structural in our effort to understand contemporary conflicts.
As always, the episode can be found in iTunes by typing oursociallandscape into the search box.
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
A conversation about race, politics, and writing with Ward Churchill, American Indian activist and former chair of the Ethnic Studies Department at the University of Colorado.