Half Hour of Heterodoxy

Half Hour of Heterodoxy


Latest Episodes

Episode 40: Tania Reynolds, Men as Stereotypical Perpetrators of Harm
November 30, 2018

Why men are consistently stereotyped as perpetrators of immoral harm, and why this matters for public policy

Episode 39: A.J. Jacobs, Richard Davies & Jim Meigs, On Gratitude
November 15, 2018

Listen to a special Thanksgiving episode about gratitude featuring journalist, author, and lecturer A. J. Jacobs

Episode 38: Lucía Martínez Valdivia, Unifying and Divisive Identities
November 14, 2018

On how the concept of identity can be used and misused to address issues of inclusion

Episode 37: Charlotta Stern, Gender Sociology’s Problems
October 30, 2018

The limitations of conventional sociology in explaining gender differences

Episode 36: Julie Wronski, How Authoritarianism Divides the Democratic Party
October 15, 2018

Political scientist Julie Wronski discusses how to measure authoritarianism among voters, and explains how authoritarianism divided the Democratic party in 2016.

Episode 35: Jeff Jones & David Askenazi, Free Expression at U.S. Universities
October 01, 2018

Survey findings about whether college students value freedom of speech, when they think censorship is appropriate, and whether they First Amendment freedoms are secure

Episode 34: Greg Lukianoff & Jon Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind
September 17, 2018

Two authors discuss their book on anxiety, political divisiveness, and emerging adulthood

Episode 33: Jason Stanley, How Fascism Works
September 06, 2018

Philosopher Jason Stanley talks about his new book about the rhetorical tropes of fascism

Episode 32: Robert Quinn, Scholars at Risk Network
August 29, 2018

Rob Quinn talks about the relocation of academics whose freedom and liberty have been threatened

Episode 31: Jessica Good, The Ups and Downs of Multiculturalism
August 15, 2018

Social psychologist Jessica Good talks about new paper showing an association between multiculturalism and race essentialism