Scholars want to decolonize everything, and universities say they are doing the hard work of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. But is anything really being done, or is it all for show?
In this episode, we approach these questions through three words that are common inside and outside of academia: decolonize, reconciliation, and colonialism.
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Francisco Martínez, "The Future of Hiding: Secrecy, Infrastructure, and Ecological Memory in Estonia's Siberia" (Cornell UP, 2025)
How can lives and things that are rendered invisible be crucial to identity, politics, and the future? Drawing on experimental ethnographic research in northeastern Estonia, this book offers vivid answers. The Future of Hiding: Secrecy, Infrastructure, and Ecological Memory in Es ... Show More
54m 53s
Apr 22
Sarah Jaffe, "From the Ashes: Grief and Transformation in a World on Fire" (Bold Type Books, 2024)
From the author of Work Won't Love You Back, a stirring examination of how collective grief can ignite powerful change. Our era is one of significant and substantial loss, yet we barely have time to acknowledge it. The losses range from the personal grief of a single COVID death ... Show More
1h 7m
Jun 2024
[PATREON PREVIEW] Angelic Encounters
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5m 36s
Dec 2022
How To!: The Art of Gathering
‘Tis the season of gathering with friends and family. It’s also a time where some of us yearn for a closer community, like this week’s listener. Morgan is looking for a way to hang out with friends in a consistent, meaningful manner. On this episode of How To!, Priya Parker, auth ... Show More
41m 5s
May 2023
Documentary #16: The Myth of Freedom Under Capitalism
Although its intellectual handmaidens love to insist otherwise — capitalism is not a system that truly embodies freedom. We all feel it, of course — that nagging sense that we lack any agency over the choices that shape our lives, the frustration we feel at our bosses, the tensio ... Show More
1h 39m
<p>An exciting discovery out of Rome has recently rocked the archeological community! We have the details on this week's episode.</p> <p><strong>-------------------------------------</strong></p> <p class="p1"><strong>ADVERTISE WITH US:</strong> Reach expats, future expats, and t ... Show More
