Half Hour of Heterodoxy

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59. Nicholas Christakis, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society Jul 01, 2019

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Nicholas Christakis is a physician and sociologist at Yale University, and Director of the Human Nature Lab at the Yale Institute for Network Science. His previous books included Connected, about how social networks affect our health and our lives, and Death Foretold, about the sociology of prognosis. We discuss his new book Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society in which he writes about how evolutionary pressures gave human beings a set of social skills and desires that we can capitalize on to build a better society. We also talk about Human Universals by Donald Brown. A related newer book is Our Common Denominator: Human Universals Revisited by Christoph Antweiler. "Let’s Shake Up the Social Sciences,"an essay by Nick, may be of interest to social scientists. Here is a transcript of this episode. Rating the Show If you enjoyed this show, please rate it on iTunes: * Go to the show’s iTunes page and click “View in iTunes”* Click “Ratings and Reviews” which is to the right of “Details”* Next to “Click to Rate” select the stars. See the full list of episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>

58. Angie Maxwell, The Long Southern Strategy Jun 15, 2019

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My guest today is Angie Maxwell (@AngieMaxwell1). She received her PhD. In American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, and is currently associate professor of Southern Studies at the University of Arkansas. She also chairs the Diane D. Blair Center of Southern Politics, which administers national polls of political attitudes that oversample residents of the Southern U.S. Her new book The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics, which is grounded in data from these polls, comes out on June 28, 2019. The book is coauthored by Todd Shields. Here is a transcript of this episode. Rating the Show If you enjoyed this show, please rate it on iTunes: * Go to the show’s iTunes page and click “View in iTunes”* Click “Ratings and Reviews” which is to the right of “Details”* Next to “Click to Rate” select the stars. See the full list of episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>

57. Teresa Bejan, Mere Civility Jun 01, 2019

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Professors and politicians warn that we face a crisis of civility today. But is civility really a virtue, and how much civility do we really need? Those questions are addressed by my guest today is Teresa Bejan, in her book Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration, published in 2017. Teresa is an associate professor of political theory at the University of Oxford. Mere Civility critiques early modern debates about civility and how much disagreement we should tolerate, analyzing the views of two well-known thinkers, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, as well as Roger Williams, the founder of the colony of Rhode Island. She encourages us to follow Roger Williams in allowing all kinds of disagreement, including expressions of contempt, but to avoid physical violence. Transcript Here is a transcript of this episode. Rating the Show If you enjoyed this show, please rate it on iTunes: * Go to the show’s iTunes page and click “View in iTunes”* Click “Ratings and Reviews” which is to the right of “Details”* Next to “Click to Rate” select the stars. See the full list of episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>

56. The Heterodox Academy 2019 Conference May 20, 2019

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Deb Mashek and Karen Gillo talk about the Heterodox Academy 2019 Conference, scheduled for June 20 and June 21 in New York City. The conference includes an awards dinner on June 20. Deb Mashek is executive director and Karen Gillo is communications director of Heterodox Academy. Rating the Show If you enjoyed this show, please rate it on iTunes: * Go to the show’s iTunes page and click “View in iTunes”* Click “Ratings and Reviews” which is to the right of “Details”* Next to “Click to Rate” select the stars. See the full list of episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>

55. Maria Dixon Hall, Becoming Culturally Intelligent May 15, 2019

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Maria Dixon Hall manages the Campus Cultural Intelligence program at Southern Methodist University. She has a background in multiple disciplines, having earned a masters of divinity, a masters of theology, and a PhD in Organizational Communication and Religion. Her work in cultural intelligence differs from the typical diversity training that’s done on college campuses, and as you’ll hear, it has received both positive and negative media coverage. Maria will be a panelist at the 2019 Heterodox Academy conference in New York City on June 20 and 21. Registration for the conference is open now -- register here! Related Links A New Model to Move Beyond Diversity by Maria Dixon Hall, Tulsa World Hard Questions, Honest Answers by Maria Dixon Hall, Chronicle of Higher Education Cultural Intelligence, a talk by Maria Dixon Hall at The United Methodist Church Texas Annual Conference Follow Maria her on Twitter Transcript Here is a transcript of this episode. Rating the Show If you enjoyed this show, please rate it on iTunes: * Go to the show’s iTunes page and click “View in iTunes”* Click “Ratings and Reviews” which is to the right of “Details”* Next to “Click to Rate” select the stars. See the full list of episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>

54. Arthur Sakamoto, Asian Educational Achievement (The Annex episode) May 08, 2019

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This is a re-release of an episode from The Annex, a sociology podcast created by Joseph Cohen (CUNY Queens College), Leslie Hinkson (Georgetown), and Gabriel Rossman (UCLA). You can follow the Annex on Twitter and find previous episodes at www.theannexpodcast.com. The episode is an interview with Arthur Sakamoto from Texas A&M about explanations of Asian-Americans’ high educational achievement, and attributing this achievement to Asian culture, with special guest host Chris C. Martin. It was recorded on April 16, 2019. Discussants Arthur Sakamoto is a sociologist at Texas A&M. He wrote “Socioeconomic Attainment of Asian Americans” in the Annual Review of Sociology. Chris C. Martin is a sociologist at Georgia Tech who specializes in culture, mental health, and wellbeing. He hosts the Heterodox Academy‘s podcast Half Hour of Heterodoxy. Twitter: @ChrisMartin76. Joseph Nathan Cohen co-hosts The Annex and directs the Sociocast Project. He is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York, Queens College. He wrote Financial Crisis in American Households: The Basic Expenses That Bankrupt the Middle Class (2017, Praeger) and co-authored Global Capitalism: A Sociological Perspective (2010, Polity). Twitter: @jncohen

53. Christopher Federico, The Psychology of Political Behavior May 01, 2019

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Christopher Federico is a political psychologist with joint appointments in psychology and political science at the University of Minnesota. We talk about a new paper in which he and Ari Malka argue that people do not simply become liberal or conservative based on the strength of their psychological needs for security and certainty. Factors like political engagement, national history, and the influence of political journalists, writers, and academics play a role as well. Related Links "The contingent, contextual nature of the relationship between needs for security and certainty and political preferences: Evidence and implications" by Christopher Federico and Ari Malka, Political Psychology(Vol. 39, S1, pp. 3-48). Chris Federico on Twitter The more education Republicans have, the less they tend to believe in climate change by Kevin Quealy, New York Times A Wider Ideological Gap Between More and Less Educated Adults, Pew Research Center Transcript This is a transcript of the episode. Rating the Show If you enjoyed this show, please rate it on iTunes: * Go to the show’s iTunes page and click “View in iTunes”* Click “Ratings and Reviews” which is to the right of “Details”* Next to “Click to Rate” select the stars. See the full list of episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>

52. Ashley Jardina, White Identity Politics Apr 15, 2019

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How political scientists have wrongly conflated racial identity and prejudice

51. Arthur Brooks, Love Your Enemies Apr 01, 2019

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Arthur Brooks’ book Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From the Culture of Contempt was published this month. This episode features him in conversation with Deb Mashek, executive director of Heterodox Academy, and the two co-hosts of How Do We Fix it?, Richard Davies and Jim Meigs. Arthur is the president of the American Enterprise Institute and former professor of business and government policy at Syracuse University. Before his academic career, he spent 12 years as a French hornist with the City Orchestra of Barcelona and other ensembles. Additional Links "Our Culture of Contempt." Arthur Brooks, New York Times, 2 March 2019. "No Hate Left Behind." Thomas Edsall, New York Times, 13 March 2019. "A Conservative's Plea: Let's Work Together." Arthur Brooks, TED Talk, February 2016. Transcript This is a transcript of the episode. Rating the Show If you enjoyed this show, please rate it on iTunes: * Go to the show's iTunes page and click “View in iTunes” * Click “Ratings and Reviews” which is to the right of "Details" * Next to "Click to Rate" select the stars. See the full list of episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>

50. Katie Gordon, Can Offensive Political Speech Cause Trauma? Mar 15, 2019

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Thanks for supporting the podcast. We're now at episode 50! In this episode, clinical psychologist Kathryn Gordon talks about whether prejudiced political expression can cause trauma in listeners. Katie worked as a professor in the psychology department at North Dakota State University (NDSU) for ten years. We also talk about Katie's podcast Jedi Counsel, which is co-hosted by Brandon Saxton. Jedi Counsel discusses psychological science through fictional characters, current events, and interviews. Related Links Blog post by Katie on college mental health Jedi Counsel episode about college mental health Studies Mentioned During the Episode: * Area racism and birth outcomes among Blacks in the United States * Testing the Association Between Traditional and Novel Indicators of County-Level Structural Racism and Birth Outcomes among Black and White Women * Perceived racism and mental health among Black American adults: a meta-analytic review. * Racism as a Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis * Racial Discrimination and Asian Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis Transcript This is a transcript of this episode. Rating the Show If you enjoyed this show, please rate it on iTunes: * Go to the show's iTunes page and click “View in iTunes” * Click “Ratings and Reviews” which is to the right of "Details" * Next to "Click to Rate" select the stars. See the full list of episodes of Half Hour of Heterodoxy >>

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