The early 19th century Jay-Z of American brass bands
Music professor Colin Roust discusses the complete works of Francis Johnson, an internationally famous African American composer who reshaped the origins of American music.
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"When Experts Attack!" fights misinformation, zaps half-truths, and sets the record straight. Each episode is a conversation with a specialist in science, art, society or health, for example. Hear guests answer the question: "Hey, what does everybody get wrong about what you do?"
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Science education shouldn't happen in a silo
Imogen Herrick says schools can serve as "estuaries of learning" — a metaphor that connects science to larger culture and society.
Trump's trade war didn't come from nowhere
International trade expert Raj Bhala assesses the greatest disruption in trade since the end of World War II and asks whether manufacturing will really return to the U.S.
Some therapists need musicianship
Maybe the least-known specialty in any music school is music therapy — the clinical and evidence-based use of music to improve health and well-being. In this episode, associate professors of music CharCarol Fisher and William Matney outline what the latest research shows are the musical skills that make a good therapist.
Algorithms amplifying outrage
James Yékú sees social media empowering people to respond to corrupt political leaders in his home country of Nigeria — yet, social media also shuts down debate on important social and literary topics.
Tariffs could cost America
Jack Zhang researches the sometimes-hidden complexities of tariffs and says innovation, competition, small business and the pocketbooks of working-class Americans might suffer under the new wave of American taxes on foreign imports.
Regalia is for scholars, not just kings
Why do university graduates wear caps and gowns? Steve Wolgast gets medieval explaining how European scholars centuries ago, wearing gowns for warmth in chilly libraries, led to an Ohio academic suggesting American universities standardize academic dress.
The online sports-betting boom
Researcher and gambler Justin Balthrop explains pitfalls of legalized online sports betting, including more credit card debt and fewer sound financial investments.
In politics, gender still matters
Author and scholar Mary Banwart discusses her new book chronicling the history of women in U.S. politics, with a newly penned forward following Kamala Harris' rise to Democratic presidential nominee.
The history of teaching history
Stephen Jackson, an education professor who prepares future teachers on instructing students in history, discusses how controversies in teaching history have become part of the culture wars, how teachers are scared and why some have said this era is worse than McCarthyism.