Episodes

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Glitter & Gingham

Jessica Turner and Cassie Rosita Patterson from the American Folklore Society (AFS), explore how AFS fosters community through play, color, and active support of members within, outside, and in between academic institutions.

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Again, My Memory’s Terrible

The Society of Reluctant Anthropologists talks to Gregory Halbe about collective decision making, navigating group dynamics, and the wild side of academic conferences!

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I don’t know what happened, but Something Happened

We're joined by Daniel Sokol, a former university lecturer, medical ethicist, magician, and lead advisor for Alpha Academic Appeals. We discuss the issues students face, the creation of Alpha Academic Appeals, the lengthy and frustrating appeals process, and the improvements needed in university appeals processes.

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A Pink Liberal Agenda

Barbie, Boat Brawls, and The Color of Resilience! Another Tripod episode :)

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Surely That’s too much whisky

The SORAsians have a fun and deeply insightful conversation with Aimee Joyce, Senior Lecturer at the University of St. Andrews.

We talk curses, ethics, traces, the academy (duh), and so much more.

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A Grand Theory of Everything

Maureen and Sahil talk to Leyla Jagiella about, well, a grand theory of everything (which they totally figured out)!

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Start Wearing Purple

The first SORA podcast episode, discussing the invention of the Society of Reluctant Anthropologists and introducing hosts Maureen, Nayantara, and Sahil.

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