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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Jun 14
Raissa von Doetinchem de Rande, "The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Fundamental to Islamic thought is the idea that there is a way that human beings simply are, by nature or creation. This concept is called fiṭra. In The Politics of Islamic Ethics: Hierarchy and Human Nature in the Philosophical Tradition (Cambridge UP, 2025), rooting her inves ... Show More
54m 30s
Jun 13
Curtis Dozier, "The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate" (Yale UP, 2026)
Curtis Dozier's The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate (Yale University Press, 2026) explores how white nationalist thought leaders use ancient Greece and Rome to claim historical precedent for their violent and oppressive politics ... Show More
1h 16m
Jun 13
Jeffrey Hoelle, "Cultivated: Plants, Hair, and the Aesthetic of Control" (Yale UP, 2026)
An exploration of the concept of cultivation, as conducted on both the land and the body, which expands our understanding of it as practice, aesthetic, and ideology. In Cultivated: Plants, Hair, and the Aesthetic of Control (Yale University Press, 2026), Jeffrey Hoelle traces th ... Show More
1h 14m
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
<p><a href="https://tally.so/r/mJP2Jw"><span class="s1">A quick favor ?</span></a> 听故事说中文LCTS is sponsored by our Patrons.</p> <p>For the full transcript of this episode and many others, please support us by <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/posts/63303647">becoming our patrons.< ... Show More
