The oursociallandscape's Podcast

A Few Words with Chris La Tray

Welcome to Our Social Landscape!  Little Shell Chippewa writer Chris La Tray joins me from Missoula, Montana, to discuss contemporary indigenous issues in America. Chris is the author of the award-winning book/memoir One Sentence Journal, as well as a former professional musician, and is currently writing a history of his tribe.  In addition to indigenous sovereignty and land redistribution, we discuss the related issues of environmentalism and capitalism.  We finish the conversation with figuring out the role of writers and other artists in social change. 

 

The podcast included the following Rage Against the Machine songs:

Vietnow

Calm Like a Bomb

Know Your Enemy

Darkness

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.

What the Hell is Going on in Florida, Part I

A discussion of a new Florida law that prohibits the teaching of Critical Race Theory in public schools.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Thoughts on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

On Mass Shootings and Masculinity

An analysis of America's relationship between gun violence and masculine gender norms.

2020 in Review

Closing the door on 2020...

Transgender athletes: A discussion with Travers

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.   

Sport in America with Jay Coakley

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.

Elizabeth Bruenig on Capital Punishment

An interview with New York Times (and now The Atlantic) journalist Elizabeth Bruenig about criminal justice and capital punishment.

 

Chatting with James McMurtry on Our Social Landscape...

Singer-songwriter James McMurtry joins me to share his thoughts on music and current social issues.

”She said she wasn’t used to drinking... but I could tell she was”... Willy Vlautin on America.

An interview with musician and novelist, Willy Vlautin.