Deep Dive with Shawn
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Welcome to Deep Dive, the podcast where politics, history, and queer lives intersect in engaging, in-depth conversations. I'm Dr. Shawn C. Fettig, a political scientist, and I've crafted this show to go beyond the headlines, diving into the heart of critical issues with authors, researchers, activists, and politicians. Forget surface-level analysis; we're here for the real stories, the hidden layers, and the nuanced discussions that matter.
Join me as we explore the intricate world of governance, democracy, and global stability. Expect empathy, unique perspectives, and thought-provoking dialogue—no punditry, just genuine insights.
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"Deep Dive" - Because the most important conversations happen below the surface.
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Dead Democracy Walking: A Farewell (w/ Dr. Sara Benesh)
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Leaving America E12: Taxation without Representation and Renunciation
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Leaving America E11: Spotlight on South Africa!
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Leaving America E10: The Golden Passports - Citizenship by Investment and by Lineage
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Leaving America E9: Spotlight on New Zealand!
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Leaving America E8: The English-Speakers - Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Leaving America E7: Spotlight on The Philippines!
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Leaving America E6: The Digital Nomad Life - Southeast Asia
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Leaving America E5: Spotlight on Honduras!
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Leaving America E4: The Latin American Dream
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Leaving America E3: Spotlight On France!
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Leaving America E2: The Easy Escapes in Europe
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Leaving America E1: Should You Stay or Should You Go?
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Order in the Court: Is the Judiciary in Crisis Under This Trump Presidency? (w/ Professor Tara Grove)
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May 11, 2025 |
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The Bible Belt Tightens: When Theology Becomes Policy (w/ Matthew Vines)
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May 04, 2025 |
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The Final Bulwark Against Authoritarianism: Free Elections and the Courts (w/ Dr. Laura Gamboa)
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Trump's America: The End of Free Speech and a Free Press (w/ Flemming Rose)
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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The Great Party Shake-Up: What Happens When Both Parties Lose Their Way? (w/ Dr. Hans Noel)
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Never America's 51st State: The Trump Effect on Canadian Politics (w/ Dr. Andre Lecours)
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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The Politically Homeless Majority: How Independents Could Save Democracy (w/ Dr. Lura Forcum)
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Retaking the House (and Democracy) with Florida House Candidate Josh Weil
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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From Belfast to Boston: Can the Troubles Happen Here? (Featuring Oisin Feeney)
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Ground Control: How Trump’s Territorial Ambitions Threaten Global Stability (w/ Dr. Michael Albertus)
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Leaving America Trailer
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Did Bill Clinton’s Presidency Create Trump? The Progressive Betrayal (Featuring Dr. Nelson Lichtenstein)
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Burn It Down and Rule the Ashes: Trump’s Ungoverning Agenda (Featuring Dr. Russell Muirhead)
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Unnatural Disasters: Climate Change in the Trump Era (Featuring Jonathan Mingle)
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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American Divorce: How the States Can Quit Each Other (Featuring Dr. Jason Sorens)
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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The Wellness Gap: How Politics Shapes Public Health (Featuring Dr. Sandro Galea)
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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The Murderer is Inside the House: Trump, Militias, and the End of Democracy (Featuring David Neiwert)
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Dark Inauguration Day - Rebuilding America After Authoritarianism
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Degrees of Division: Higher Education and Political Sorting in America (Featuring Dr. David Hopkins)
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Blue Collar, Red Lines: How Union Decline Has Reshaped American Democracy (Featuring Lainey Newman)
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Living Liberalism: A Way of Life Under Threat (w/ Dr. Alexandre Lefebvre)
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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State of the Union: 2024 (w/ Drs. Sara Benesh, Edward Watts, & James Hawdon)
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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A Few of Our Favorite Things 2024 (And a Special Message from the North Pole)
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Deep Dive Revisits After America E5: Altar-ing the Constitution - Christian Nationalism's Rewrite
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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The MAGA Coup: Trump’s Takeover of the GOP (w/ Dr. Rachel Blum)
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Trump Country: Are Democrats Cosplaying Rural America? (w/ Dr. Nicholas Jacobs)
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Did Polls Do Harris Dirty? (w/ Dr. W. Joseph Campbell)
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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The Unchecked Presidency: When One Branch Rules Them All (w/ Professor Daniel Farber)
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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No Place Like Home: Immigration Under Another Trump Presidency (w/ Dr. Maria Cristina Garcia)
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Divide and Conquer: Presidential Election Law (w/ Dr. Norman Williams)
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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America Alone: The Costs of Isolationism (w/ Dr. Charles Kupchan)
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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The XX Factor: How Women Are Reshaping American Politics (w/ Dr. Sara Chatfield)
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Stability or Chaos: Can the US Keep Leading the World? (w/ Professor Edward Goldberg)
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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MAGA Knows Best: The Way We Never Were (with Stephanie Coontz)
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Talk Isn’t Cheap: The High Cost of Lies and Gossip in Political Discourse (w/ Dr. Christopher Elias)
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Are We Past the Rubicon? - After 'After America'
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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After America Series Finale: When Tyranny Ends – Rebuilding America After Authoritarianism
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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After America E11: Backsliding to the Brink - A Global Playbook for American Authoritarianism
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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After America E10: The New World Disorder - Authoritarians and Global Chaos
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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After America E9: Strongmen, Weak Economies - How Authoritarianism Tanks Economies
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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After America E8: Hate Thy Neighbor - Othering Democracy to Death
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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After America E7: Courting Disaster - Exploiting Judicial Power for Authoritarian Ends
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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After America E6: Lie Hard - How Authoritarians Weaponize Bad Information
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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After America E5: Altar-ing the Constitution - Christian Nationalism's Rewrite
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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After America E4: White Supremacy, Red Alert - Right-Wing Extremism's Threat to Democracy
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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After America: Statement on American Political Violence (and How to Reject It)
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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After America E3: The Rise of Nazi Germany, the Fall of Rome, and America's Future
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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After America E2: The Oppressed Majority - How the Constitution Aids Authoritarianism
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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After America E1: Elephants in the Room - The GOP's Authoritarian Makeover
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Countdown to After America: Economic Hardship, Loss of Culture, and Authoritarianism w/ Dr. Arlie Hochschild
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Countdown to After America: Extremism, Judicial Power, and Political Violence w/ Drs. Faris, Benesh, & Hawdon
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Countdown to After America: The Threat of Christian Nationalism to Democracy with Dr. David Gushee
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Countdown to After America: Putin's Influence and the Threat to America's Democracy with Dr. Alexander Motyl
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Countdown to After America: What Extreme Shifts on the Court Mean for American Democracy with Dr. Sara Benesh
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May 26, 2024 |
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Countdown to After America: The Heart of US Extremism with Jason van Tatenhove
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May 19, 2024 |
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'After America' Trailer 2
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May 12, 2024 |
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Journeys of Pride: Queer Travel with Maartje Hensen
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Struggle for the Soul: Democracy and Authoritarianism in Latin America with Dr. Cynthia McClintock
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Dangerous: The Controversial Life and Legacy of Michael Jackson with Dr. Susan Fast
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Erasing Queer Voices: Author Bill Konigsberg on Book Bans and Democracy
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Pendulum of Justice: The Supreme Court's Conservative Pivot with Lucas Powe
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Shifting Sands of Peace: A Conversation about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict with Dr. Nathan Brown
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Berlin's LGBTQ+ Movement with Dr. Robert Beachy
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Boy with the Bullhorn: How ACT UP Reshaped Protest & Saved Lives with Ron Goldberg
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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After America Teaser Trailer
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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2023 State of the Union (w/ Drs. Faris, Benesh, and Hawdon)
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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A Few of Our Favorite Things 2023 (and a Holiday Message from Santa Claus)
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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Is God a Dictator? Examining the Relationship Between Christianity and Authoritarianism with Dr. David Gushee
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Campfire Conversations: Understanding the Sociopolitical Implications of Camping with Dr. Phoebe Young
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Dissecting Identity: Internalized Homophobia, Religion, and the Queer Community with Stephen Long
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Greatest Hit: David Faris - Are Democrats Presiding Over Their Own Demise?
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Greatest Hit: Unraveling the Knot - Iran's Struggle for Liberation and the Resurgence of Protests with Alex Vatanka
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Greatest Hit: Public Perception Transformed - Post-Obergefell Queer Perspectives w/ Dr. Andrew Flores
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Greatest Hit: Coming Out, Surviving and Thriving with Soda Canter and Justin Hentges
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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From Numbers to Narratives: Dr. Dan Bouk on the U.S. Census and American Democracy
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Unveiling the Gray Areas: Immigration, Citizenship, and America's Identity with Amanda Frost
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Navigating Intersectionality: Queerness, Blackness, and the Southern Experience with Dr. E. Patrick Johnson
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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American Democracy in the Balance: From Partisanship to Gerrymandering with Dr. Laurel Harbridge-Yong
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Bernard Schlager - The Bible is Not a Weapon (And a ChatGPT Parable for Queer Kids)
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Dominic Arnall - Open For Business: Disney, Bud Light, and the Business Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Javier Corrales - Latin American Goes Left on LGBTQ+ Rights (and the Whole World Owes Sinead O'Connor an Apology)
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Maxim Ibadov - Rusa LGBTQ+ (and Be Willing to Bear Witness)
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Abbie Goldberg - Holding Pride and Fear at the Same Time (This One’s For the Kids)
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Sara Benesh: SCOTUS 2023 (The End of Equal Dignity)
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Beverly Tillery - Anti-Violence Project (and the Authoritarianism of Religion)
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Carey Candrian - The Queer Health Landscape (It's Time To Do Something)
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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2023 Criminal Queerness Festival (w/ Danielle Levsky, Andrew Kushnir, and Wotjek Rodak)
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Joshua Rosenberger - The Sex Education of Shawn C Fettig (And What Does "Queer" Mean?)
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Adam Odsess-Rubin - National Queer Theater (Pride Needs to be a Protest)
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Caleb Okereke - US Evangelicals Are Exporting Homophobia (and Republicans Don't Do Well in Democracy)
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May 19, 2023 |
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Andrew Flores - Queer Rights, Public Opinion, and the Kids Might Save Us All
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Ann Thomas - Transgender Talent (And, then a trip to Judicialville)
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Greatest Hit: Timothy Waters & Marcus Ruiz Evans - Secession Today and (Maybe) Tomorrow (Part Two)
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Greatest Hit: Dr. Susan Schulten - Secession Part One (What Can History Teach Us?)
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Greatest Hit: Philip Gorski - Christians and White Supremacists (A Marriage Made in Hell)
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Greatest Hit: Joshua Wilson - The New States of Abortion Politics (and The Red Ripple)
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Greatest Hit: Frank Mugisha - Being Gay and Under Threat of Death in Uganda
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Fleeing My Homeland: Venezuela (with Lever Alejos)
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Fleeing My Homeland: Russia
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Alexander Motyl - The World After Russia (Ukraine Has Already Won)
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Elise d'Epenoux - SeaCleaners: Cleaning Our Oceans One Bottle at a Time
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Andy Smith - Can Macron Fill a Merkel-Shaped Hole in Europe?
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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2022 State of the Union
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Holly G, Julie Williams, & Tae Lewis - Black Opry (A Reclamation)
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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The Space to Just Be Queer (Independence Day)
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Alexander Kondakov - Criminalizing Queer People (And Do Politicians Prime Violence?)
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Evan S. Rice - The Wayfarer's Handbook (The Holistic Travel Experience)
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Joshua Wilson - The New States of Abortion Politics (and The Red Ripple)
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Soda Canter - Country Music Outlaw (and/or Queer in the Country Music Industry)
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Natalie Kenoyer - The Midterms (and Saving America from the Republican Threat)
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Christopher Elliott - Travel Like a Champ (Hacking Your Way Around the World)
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Alex Vatanka - Mahsa Amini and a New Iranian Revolution
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Sara Benesh - SCOTUS Lays Waste to America
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Frank Mugisha - Being Gay and Under Threat of Death in Uganda
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Robert Vidigal - Brazil Could be the Future (or the Beginning of the End)
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Mattia Ferraresi - Brothers of Italy on the March (Italian Elections)
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Greatest Hit - Jason Van Tatenhove: Political Violence, Right Wing Extremism, and an Insurrection
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Greatest Hit - Sara Benesh: Everything Is Made Up (and is Roe in Danger with this Supreme Court?)
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Travel: The Good, The Bad, the North Korea
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Radmila Segol - Living In Ukraine During Putin's War
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Sasha Polakow-Suransky - Go Back to Where You Came From (a Global Collapse of Ideals)
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Philip Gorski - Christians and White Supremacists: A Marriage Made in Hell
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Arlie Hochschild: Strangers in Their Own Land (Conservatives or Liberals?)
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Nicholas Davis: Defining Democracy - Do We Agree? (and Are We Past the Rubicon?)
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Paul Brewer: Why are Republicans Attacking Queer Folks - Again?
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Peter LaChapelle: When Country Music Went Right (Did It All Go Wrong?)
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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David Faris: Are Democrats Presiding Over Their Own Demise?
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Sara Benesh: Welcome to Gilead (We Had a Good Run)
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Mardi Moore: The Rise and (Potential) Fall of Queer Rights
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Transamerica: An Interview with Writer/Director Duncan Tucker
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Jason Van Tatenhove: Political Violence, Right Wing Extremism, and an Insurrection
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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In Memoriam: Clela Rorex - A Queer Icon
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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James Hawdon: Political Violence and Extremism on the Rise (and on the Right?)
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Timothy Waters & Marcus Ruiz Evans: Secession (Part Two): Today and (Maybe) Tomorrow
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Susan Schulten: Secession (Part One) - What Can History Teach Us?
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Sara Benesh: Everything Is Made Up (and is Roe in Danger with this Supreme Court?)
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May 29, 2022 |
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Coming Soon - Deep Dive with Shawn C. Fettig
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May 05, 2022 |