American Campus Podcast

American Campus Podcast

Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

Episodes 137
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (32)
Since Oct 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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a social and political history of higher education

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The West with Curtis Dozier

Jun 14, 2026 32m

Athens, Jerusalem, and sometimes Rome.References and suggested readings:Curtis Dozier. 2026. The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate. Yale University…

What are universities for? with Marc Spooner

Jun 10, 2026 34m

A small question!References and suggested readings:Marc Spooner and James McNinch, eds. 2026. Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities. University of Regina Press. Marc Spooner and…

Quentin Deranque, the French Charlie Kirk with Jonathan Hauser

Jun 07, 2026 34m

References and suggested readings:The Wild RobotHoppersJonathan Hauser’s website and LinkedInText the show here!Support the showBrowse the American Campus bookshelfGet in touch! Email Lauren at…

Alpha Kappa Alpha with Deborah E. Whaley

Jun 03, 2026 41m

On all things AKAReferences and suggested readings:Deborah E. Whaley. 2010. Disciplining Women: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Black Counterpublics, and the Cultural Politics of Black Sororities. SUNY…

How class is reproduced in elite private schools with Emma Taylor

May 31, 2026 32m

References and suggested readings:Emma Taylor. 2026. An Elite Education: How Privilege Is Produced in a Private School. Princeton University Press.Sam Friedman and Daniel Laurison. 2020. The Class…

Yuppies with Dylan Gottlieb

May 27, 2026 31m

On good cheese and how the career services office destroyed the American economyReferences and suggested readings:Dylan Gottlieb. 2026. Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who…

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

May 24, 2026 36m

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. Simon and Schuster.De La Soul. 1989. Me, Myself, and…

The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy with AJA Woods

May 20, 2026 36m

References and suggested readings:AJA Woods. 2026. The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West. Verso Books. Paul Hanebrink. 2020. A Specter…

Institutional Review Boards with Marco Antonio Ramos

May 17, 2026 45m

And why the IRB exempts humanities research.References and suggested readings:Marco Ramos’s faculty pageCommunity Histories Lab Yale University LabLaura Stark. 2012. Behind Closed Doors: IRBs and the…

Writing for the public with David M. Perry

May 13, 2026 39m

No gatekeeping.References and suggested readings:David M. Perry. 2026. The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook. Johns Hopkins University Press. Follow David on Bluesky @lollardfish.bsky.social Read…

Professional class liberals with Brent Cebul and Lily Geismer

May 10, 2026 40m

References and suggested readings:Brent Cebul and Lily Geismer, eds. 2025. Mastery and Drift: Professional-Class Liberals since the 1960s. University of Chicago Press. Brent Cebul. 2026. Illusions of…

The grade inflation panic with Kevin Gannon

May 06, 2026 28m

Is grade inflation real, who cares, and why?References and suggested readings:Lisa M. Di Bartolomeo and Kevin M. Gannon, eds. 2026. The Campus Crisis Toolkit: Strategies and Solidarity for the Rest…

Allan Bloom’s Closing of the American Mind with Mark Hlavacik

May 03, 2026 50m

Explaining the show's new art and how Mick Jagger "failed democracy and impoverished the souls" of students before 1987.References and suggested readings:God and Man at Yale episode with Sam…

Hands Off Higher Ed: May Day 2026 with Anne Balay

Apr 29, 2026 13m

Find May Day events near you in the resources below:Higher Education Labor United websiteHELU May Day events mapMay Day Strong websiteAnne Balay. 2020. Inside the World of Gay, Trans, and Black Truck…

Culture wars come for French universities (Part 2)

Apr 26, 2026 43m

This is Part I of a conversation with Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Eléana Sanchez, and Jonathan Hauser. Listen to Part I here.References and suggested readings:Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer. 2025. By…

Culture wars come for French universities (Part 1)

Apr 22, 2026 42m

This is Part I of a conversation with Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Eléana Sanchez, and Jonathan Hauser. Stay tuned for Part II next.References and suggested readings:Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer.…

Higher ed in the 21st century economy with What Works Podcast

Apr 19, 2026 54m

I know, I know, it’s Frankenstein’s monster…Thanks to Tara McMullin for inviting me to talk about 21st century higher education on the What Works podcast.Follow along with What Works!Text the show…

Young Americans for Freedom with Daniel Ruggles

Apr 15, 2026 1h 1m

On YAF, the male loneliness epidemic, evangelicals v. trad Caths, and much more.References and suggested readings:Pentagon's Protestant-only Good Friday service fuels bias concerns. MSN.George…

Blame the Intern with Alexandre Frenette

Apr 12, 2026 32m

Colleges really come out on top in the education-industrial complex.References and suggested readings:Alexandre Frenette. 2026. Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking Into the Creative Economy.…

Made up college rankings with Jonathan Beecher Field

Apr 08, 2026 35m

Create your own college ranking list! The parameters are totally up to you. Email Lauren at [email protected]. JBF will pick the winner of MANY FREE BOOKS!References and suggested…

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