Beste Alabama Policy Institute podcasts (2024)

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Episode 19: Bill Poole and Cynthia Crutchfield 51:02

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This episode features Bill Poole, Finance Director for the State of Alabama, and Cynthia Crutchfield, CEO of Innovate Alabama. These two Alabama leaders discuss how the State and Innovate Alabama support entrepreneurs, businesses, and commercialization. They share about the history of the Innovation Commission that kicked off new resources for Alab…

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Episode 18: Todd Greer with Innovation Portal in Mobile, AL 44:36

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In this episode, we sit down with Todd Greer, Executive Director of Innovation Portal, a nonprofit incubator and innovation hub accelerating startup growth in the Gulf Coast Region. We discuss how to support small businesses and what it takes to nurture economic growth and draw similarities between Mobile and the other major cities across Alabama. …

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Episode 17: Sean Powers with The University of South Alabama 39:12

1y ago39:12

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Description: In this episode, we sit down to talk with Sean Powers, PhD, Angelia and Steven Stokes Endowed Professor in Environmental Resiliency and Director, Stokes School of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama. Over the course of this episode, we talk about his journey to Alabama and how Gulf Coast research and global fishery research in…

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Episode 16: President Jo Bonner with The University of South Alabama 54:31

1y ago54:31

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In this episode, we sit down to talk with Jo Bonner, President of the University of South Alabama in Mobile, AL. We discuss President Bonner’s unique background and his goal to leverage South Alabama’s unique environment to attract talent, carve out a unique space in the academic landscape, and make a profound impact on the state and beyond. Dig in…

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Episode 15: Joe Kirgues with Gener8tor 43:34

1y ago43:34

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In this episode, we sit down to talk with Joe Kirgues, co-founder of gener8tor, a venture capital firm out of Wisconsin. Even though he isn’t from Alabama, Joe and gener8tor are invested in success in the “flyover states” that are often overlooked in investment discussions. Take a listen to this episode as we discuss his background and what it mean…

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Episode 14: Jason Greene with The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) 36:29

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In this episode, we talk with Jason Green, PhD, Dean of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) College of Business Administration. We talk about how UAH supports the next generation of the workforce, engages students with the mentality of “practice makes a professional,” and the value of engaging your local community. Dig into more informati…

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Episode 13: Charisse Stokes with TechMGM 42:02

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In this episode, we sit down with Charisse Stokes, Executive Director at TECHMGM: an initiative to coordinate the efforts of many diverse partners around developing the tech and innovation ecosystem in Montgomery. We discuss what it means to plant roots in a new community, be comfortable with the uncomfortable, and how progress involves looking to …

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Episode 12: Jeff Helms and Russ Durrance with the Alabama Farmers Federation 42:14

1+ y ago42:14

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In this episode, we sit down to talk with Jeff Helms and Russ Durrance of the Alabama Farmers Federation. We discuss the history of the Farmers Federation, how ALFA supports agriculture, farmers, and farming innovation in Alabama, and how a combination of grassroots and public-policy work supports farmers. Dig into more information: Jeff Helms http…

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Episode 11: Darrell Ezell with HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology 42:58

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In this episode, we sit down to talk with Darrell Ezell, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. We discuss his background, how his travels all across the world ultimately brought him back to Huntsville, and how DEI initiatives can help any organization strengthen its leadership. Dig into more in…

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Episode 10: Julian Waddell with Oakwood University and T.O. Guy 47:55

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In this episode, we sit down to talk with Julian Waddell of Oakwood University and T.O. Guy. We discuss his background, how he became the Executive Director of OU Launchpad Entrepreneurship & Esports Center, and how an idea in college helped him launch T.O. Guy LLC which just celebrated 14 years of operation. Follow From Idea to Action: Stories fro…

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Episode 9: Fireside Chat with Jim Hudson of HudsonAlpha 36:28

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The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology was founded to establish a lasting bioscience ecosystem in Huntsville. It was made possible by a deep appreciation for biotechnology, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a love for a hometown. HudsonAlpha was co-founded by Jim Hudson and the late Lonnie McMillian. Please take a moment to listen to Jim Hudson r…

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Episode 8: Gregory Grossman and Candice Lee with Advancing Sight Network 38:26

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In this episode, we sit down to talk with Gregory Grossman and Candice Lee of Advancing Sight Network. We discuss the mission of their nonprofit organization and how Advancing Sight is pursuing innovation in the eyebank industry. Dig into more information: Advancing Sight Network https://advancingsight.org/ Candice Lee https://www.linkedin.com/in/c…

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Episode 7: Gary Zank with UAH and Future Technologies & enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP) 41:08

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In this episode, we sit down to talk with Gary Zank with UAH and Future Technologies& Enabling Plasma Processes (FTPP) We discuss his recent grant from the FTPP, how his work with plasma brought him to the UAH campus, and ways in which plasma technology can be used in many different industries across Alabama. Dig into more information: Gary Zank ht…

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Dr. Aryeh Kontorovich, Prof. of Computer Science, Ben Gurion University, Israel 1:04:36

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Dr. Kontorovich is a professor of computer science at Ben Gurion University in Israel, where his research focuses on machine learning, Markov chains, probability, and statistics. Recently, he has been working with ChatGPT and has had some success in demonstrating its limitations when it comes to logic, reasoning, and humor. We discuss the future im…

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Dr. Tabia Lee, Former Faculty Director, De Anza College 50:43

1+ y ago50:43

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Dr. Lee was a director of the Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education at De Anza College...until she started asking the wrong questions. After second-guessing the DEI and "anti-racist" policies in her department, Lee found that she had a target on her back. Although De Anza hired her to rein in the excesses of wokeness in the …

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Episode 6: Transformative Technologies Panel Part 2 Featuring Rebecca Vaught, Vincent Harrand, & Peggy Sammon 33:13

1+ y ago33:13

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This special episode is from HudsonAlpha’s 15th Anniversary Series: Transformative Technologies. In part 2, we sit down with Peggy Sammon, CEO of GeneCapture, Rebecca Vaught, CEO of Van Heron Labs, and Vincent Harrand, VP/Technology Commercialization for CFD Research. These three entrepreneurs have come to HudsonAlpha in different stages and times …

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Dr. Rob Jenkins, Prof. of English, Georgia State U - Perimeter College 53:25

1+ y ago53:25

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Prof. Jenkins is associate professor of English at Georgia State University Perimeter College. He has served as both professor and dean at a number of different universities. As a Higher Education Fellow at the Leadership Institute's Campus Reform Online, he frequently writes about a number of problems in American schools. Further, he frequently gi…

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John Sailer, Senior Fellow and Director of University Policy, National Association of Scholars 45:52

1+ y ago45:52

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John Sailer is Senior Fellow and Director of University Policy for the National Association of Scholars (NAS), where his reporting on the implementation of DEI in university hiring has actually produced reforms in various institutions across the country. His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, The Free Press, Unherd, and more. We di…

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Episode 5: Josh Clevenger with Khufu 43:35

1+ y ago43:35

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In this episode, we sit down to talk with Josh Clevenger, Faculty Investigator at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. We discuss his unique background, how his work with peanuts brought him to the HudsonAlpha campus, and how the technology of Khufu is beginning to have new applications in the market. Dig into more information: Josh Clevenger w…

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Dr. Scott Yenor, Professor of Political Philosophy at Boise State, Washington Fellow at Claremont's Center for the American Way of Life 45:00

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Prof. Yenor teaches political philosophy at Boise State University. Recently, he accepted a position as a Washington Fellow at the Claremont Institute's Center for the American Way of Life. Yenor's most recent book is entitled "The Recovery of Family Life: Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies." His talks at the National Conservatism conference …

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Dr. Amy Wax, Robert Mundheim Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School 47:55

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Prof. Wax needs no introduction. She is a medical doctor, and is currently a professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania. In the past, she worked in the Office of the Solicitor General in the U.S. Justice Department. In that capacity, she argued before the Supreme Court on over a dozen occasions. Her heterodox ideas (and her willingness to b…

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Episode 4: Transformative Technologies Panel Part 1 Featuring Rob Seitz and Marshall Schreeder 39:10

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This special episode is from HudsonAlpha’s 15th Anniversary Series: Transformative Technologies. In part one, we sit down with Rob Seitz, former CEO of Applied Genomics, and Marshall Schreeder, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at Discovery Life Sciences. These two entrepreneurs were among the first to join the HudsonAlpha campus. T…

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Dr. Matthew Wielicki, Prof. of Geological Science, University of Alabama 43:36

1+ y ago43:36

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Dr. Matthew Wielicki recently made news when he announced that he would be leaving his tenure-track professorship in the Geological Sciences department of the University of Alabama. I talk with Dr. Wielicki about why he made this decision and how even the sciences are being corrupted by wokeness. We also discuss the hysteria surrounding climate ala…

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Episode 3: Greg Barker with the EDPA 38:18

1+ y ago38:18

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In this episode, we sit down to talk with Greg Barker, President of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama. We discuss his twenty-plus-year background, ways the EDPA works in the realm of innovation, and how new startups can get involved in programs like Alabama Launchpad. Dig into more information: Greg Barker https://edpa.org/staff-exper…

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Dr. Judith Curry - Prof. Emerita in Earth Sciences, Georgia Tech - President of Climate Forecast Applications Network 58:25

1+ y ago58:25

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Dr. Judith Curry has been at the forefront of the scientific debate about global climate change for decades. After serving as Chair of Georgia Tech's School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, she switched her status to Professor Emerita, citing an "anti-skeptic bias" in academic science. In addition to serving on NASA's Advisory Council on Earth Sc…

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Dr. Mary Grabar - Fellow at Alexander Hamilton Institute, Author of "Debunking the 1619 Project" 43:21

1+ y ago43:21

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Dr. Mary Grabar is currently a Fellow at the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, Executive Director at DissidentProf.com, and frequent author of public writing on politics and culture at all the best publications. Most recently, she is author of two books: "Debunking Howard Zinn: Exposing the Fake History that Turned…

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Episode 2: Peggy Sammon with GeneCapture 38:30

1+ y ago38:30

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In this episode, we sit down to talk with Peggy Sammon, CEO & Co-Founder of GeneCapture. We discuss her unique professional background, how the idea for GeneCapture came to be, how programs like Alabama Launchpad helped propel some of GeneCapture’s early success, and where GeneCapture is now as an organization. Dig into more information: Peggy Samm…

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Dr. David B. Porter - Former Prof. of Psychology, Berea College (Case Pending) 1:03:42

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After a colleague's reputation was unfairly attacked by a Title IX complaint, Dave Porter, then a professor of psychology at Berea College, began talking to students about the value of academic freedom and whether it is in tension with the right to learn in non-hostile environments. His inquiry set off a chain of events that led to Berea's dismissa…

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Episode 1: Troy Fountain with The Wiregrass Foundation 29:53

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In this episode we sit down to talk with Troy Fountain, President of the Wiregrass Foundation in Dothan, Alabama. We discuss the different areas associated within the Wiregrass Region, the HudsonAlpha Wiregrass parternship, and what goals he hopes the Wiregrass Foundation is able to achieve moving forward. Dig into more information: Wiregrass Found…

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Dr. Ryan Martin, Prof. of Statistics, North Carolina State University 1:04:39

1+ y ago1:04:39

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Ryan Martin is a professor of statistics at North Carolina State University. He is also a co-founder of the Researchers.One platform for publishing scholarly research. After discussing Prof. Martin's most recent research, we talk about the predictive applications of statistics and the assumptions that undergird the field. Finally, we consider how s…

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Trailer 1:03

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Enjoy our trailer episode of From Idea to Action: Stories from Alabama Innovators. We are excited to bring you this podcast and be on the lookout for our first episode with Troy Fountain President at Wiregrass Foundation to release soon. Follow From Idea to Action: Stories from Alabama Innovators wherever you get your podcasts, or bookmark our webs…

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Episode 15 - Dr. J.D. Haltigan - Prof. of Psychology, Univ. of Toronto 49:55

2y ago49:55

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J.D. Haltigan is Assistant Professor of Psychology at University of Toronto, where his research focuses on developmental psychopathology -- specifically early caregiving and its effects on psychological development. The author of dozens of peer-reviewed publications, Haltigan is also the founder of a Substack publication called "The Multilevel Mail…

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Episode 14 - Dr. Pedro Domingos - Professor Emeritus at Univ. of Washington, Expert on AI and Machine Learning 1:12:04

2y ago1:12:04

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Prof. Pedro Domingos has been at the forefront of the revolutions in artificial intelligence and machine learning for over two decades. In addition to conducting his teaching and research at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Washington, he has worked closely with a variety of the biggest firms in the …

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Episode 13 - Dr. Elizabeth Weiss - Prof. of Anthropology, San Jose State University 1:04:38

2y ago1:04:38

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Dr. Elizabeth Weiss is a full professor of anthropology at San Jose State University, where her research focuses on the analysis of ancient human remains. She has published dozens of peer-reviewed research essays and a number of books. Her most recent co-authored book, "Repatriation and Erasing the Past," made her a target of the woke mob due to he…

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Episode 12 - Dr. Adam Gussow - Prof. of English and Southern Studies, Ole Miss 1:14:47

2y ago1:14:47

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Prof. Gussow is a scholar of literature whose work has focused on blues music, racial history, and African American art. A well-known harmonica player, he is also one half of the blues duo "Satan and Adam." His writing on current events related to race has been particularly compelling, acknowledging the continuing legacy of American racial violence…

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Episode 11 - Dr. Alex Petkas (Ancient Life Coach), Former Prof. of Classics, Host of Cost of Glory podcast 55:41

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Dr. Alex Petkas received his PhD in Classics from Princeton. His research interests include Greek literature, rhetoric, epistemology, and ethics. He recently resigned a tenure-track professorship, due in part to disenchantment with the DEI revolution in higher education. Alex has a number of scholarly publications. Known online as "Ancient Life Coa…

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Episode 10 - Dr. J. Michael Bailey - Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University 1:16:14

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Prof. Bailey of Northwestern University has long been on the cutting edge of the science of gender non-conformity, sexual orientation, and sexual arousal. His most famous book -- The Man Who Would Be Queen -- is a compassionate but unflinching look at the biological realities and cultural manifestations of gender identity. Released over a decade be…

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Episode 9 - Stuart Reges - Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington 50:22

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In this episode, I talk to Stuart Reges, Teaching Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. A veteran of campus politics, Reges talks to me about his pending lawsuit against the university for violating his First Amendment rights. After they encouraged faculty to include a "land acknowledgement statement" on the…

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Episode 8 - Dr. Joseph Manson - (Former) Professor of Anthropology, University of California - Los Angeles 55:11

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After decades in academia, Prof. Manson recently made national news when he announced via his blog that he was resigning his full professorship at UCLA. Like so many other faculty members across the country, the woke revolution had ensured that he could no longer meaningfully perform his duties as a teacher and a scholar. In this episode, we talk a…

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Episode 7 - Nicholas Giordano - Founder of the PAS Report and Prof. of Political Science at Suffolk Community College 52:54

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My guest on Episode 7 of "Whither the Looniversity?" is Prof. Nicholas Giordano, who teaches political science at Suffolk Community College. Nicholas is the founder of the PAS Report, which offers political analysis and strategies, and he hosts a regular podcast on politics. Before teaching at the college level, Prof. Giordano worked with the Depar…

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Episode 6 - Dr. Harry Crane, Professor of Statistics (Rutgers), Co-Founder of Researchers.One 52:26

2y ago52:26

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Harry Crane is a professor of statistics at Rutgers University and Co-Founder of Researchers.One, an online platform for scholarly publishing that restores the process of peer review to its proper function. We discuss the problems of the peer review process as it currently exists and how it has been infiltrated by ideological interests. In addition…

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Episode 5 - Dr. Peter Wood, President of National Association of Scholars, former Prof. of Anthropology 1:06:45

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Dr. Wood has nearly four decades working in and around academia. He has been a tenured professor, a Provost, and he has served in a variety of other administration positions within the university. He is now President of the National Association of Scholars, a group that advocates on behalf of faculty whose rights have been ignored by their institut…

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Episode 4 - Dr. Jenna A. Robinson - President of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal 45:08

2y ago45:08

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Dr. Robinson holds a PhD in political science, but seeing the decay of the American academy, she opted to devote her energies to restoring a culture of excellence in our universities, rather than taking on a professorship. As President of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, she advocates for institutional and cultural reforms that will…

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Episode 3 - Erec Smith, Prof. of Rhetoric and Writing; Co-Founder of Free Black Thought 43:21

2y ago43:21

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Prof. Smith is an expert in the field of rhetoric. He also happens to be a black man. When he challenged the assumptions of self-professed “anti-racists” in a forum for academics and intellectuals in his field, the mob turned on him – calling him a racist and a proponent of white supremacy. This affair was an experience that eventually led to him h…

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Episode 2 - John Staddon, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Duke University 56:00

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Prof. Staddon is one of the most prominent researchers in the modern history of American and British behavioral science. Never afraid to speak up to ideological chauvinists, his most recent dust-up occurred when he was removed from the message board of the American Psychological Association for challenging pseudo-scientific claims about sex and gen…

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Episode 1 - Dr. Charles Negy, Associate Prof. of Psychology at University of Central Florida 56:55

2+ y ago56:55

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Prof. Negy has never shied away from controversy, and in the summer of 2020 he made some posts on his personal social media account that were critical of the BLM riots. Soon thereafter, the University of Central Florida set in motion a coordinated attack on his career that would culminate in their firing of a tenured professor. Negy tells us about …

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