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This week, Tom has gone walkabout, so Julie and Ken step up with a history-heavy episode. Professor Altina Waller stops by to tell us about the continuing fascination of the Hatfield-McCoy feud, while state historian Professor Walter Woodward provides insight on everything from how Connecticut’s past and present line up with each other to what […]
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This week, Prof. Andrea Voyer explains what Emily Post’s collected advice can tell us about American society; Prof. Beth Taylor tells us why just five minutes of exercise a day can be a difference-maker for our health; and we travel back to 1919 to figure out why students were lining up in Hawley Armory to […]
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This week, Prof. Lindsay Cummings tells us what it takes to be the dramaturg for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre; we meet the reporters of tomorrow at a summertime camp held by the UConn Department of Journalism and the Connecticut Health Investigative Team; and we learn about the fall and rise of the UConn Tech Park.
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This week, Karen McDermott, who recently completed her doctoral dissertation, drops by to tell us about her research into whether trash talk can really affect the outcome of an athletic competition; Emeritus Prof. Nicholas Bellantoni reflects on his career as Connecticut’s answer to Indiana Jones; and we learn about a campus event from 1972 that […]
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This week, Prof. Arnold Dashefsky tells us what goes into the making of the American Jewish Year Book, which first began publishing in the 19th century; no less a personage than Jonathan XIV drops by the studio to demonstrate why he’s UConn’s favorite pooch; and, with news of conference realignment in the air, we travel […]
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This week, UConn engineering students get Hartford’s iconic Keney Memorial Clock Tower chiming once again; Prof. Bart Roccoberton Jr. reflects on his work with UConn’s world-famous puppetry program; and the gang tries to solve a mystery regarding the identity of the first woman to attend classes at the university.
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It’s almost Father’s Day, and Prof. Kari Adamsons, an expert on fatherhood, gives us some perspective on how family roles are changing; visiting scholar Katherine Jewell talks to us about the growth and development of college radio; and we learn why there’s an asterisk on the list of UConn presidents.
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This week, Terrence Mann and Matthew Pugliese drop by to talk about jukebox musicals and the Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s summer season; friend of the podcast Graham Stinnett interviews some of his fellow archivists about the treasures held by UConn’s Dodd Center; and we learn about the most serious ice cream crisis in university history.
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This week, we meet superstar student Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru ’20 (CAHNR); learn about Prof. Ryan Watson’s survey research focusing on LGBTQ adolescents; thank our lucky stars that commencement ceremonies have drastically changed since the 1890s; and salute a master in our midst.
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This week, Prof. John Redden talks about breaking down the invisible barriers between faculty and students; Prof. Fiona Vernal tells us about the long (and ongoing) struggle for affordable housing in the Hartford region; and we journey back to the 1890s to survey life at Storrs for the first women to attend classes at the […]