One Book, One Northwestern: The Podcast
by One Book, One Northwestern: The Podcast
This year, Northwestern students will read Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson as a part of the One Book One program. In the book, Stevenson chronicles his early work as a criminal defense lawyer in Alabama. He worked to advocate for those mistreated by the judicial system, including for Walter McMillian, an innocent man on death row. The book is just the starting point. Listen along as we explore national and local issues and themes connected to Just Mercy and the criminal justice system. Support for One Book, One Northwestern: The Podcast is provided by the Northwestern Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, and One Book One Northwestern.
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Andrea Ritchie: Why Abolition is the Solution
In Just Mercy, Stevenson shows us the inhumanity of the U.S. prison system. Today, we will discuss the road to dismantling that system with a leading abolitionist and One Books spring speaker: Andrea Ritchie. Andrea Ritchie has over 30 years of experience in organizing, litigating, writing about...
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Xavier McElrath-Bey: The Fearless Youth Justice Advocate You Should Know
Xavier McElrath-Bey didn’t understand what it meant to be tried as an adult when he was 13. But after serving 13 years of his 25 year sentence, his mission has become to work on behalf the victim of his case and all the incarcerated youth handed extreme sentences. Now, at age 45, he’s the...
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The Final 5: Closing Youth Prisons in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, founded in 2006, built eight youth prisons, or as they are formally called “youth centers.” Two closed in 2012, another in 2016. This August, The Final Five Campaign launched to close the last five youth prisons in Illinois. In this episode, we got...
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Revealing Humanity: Inside the Northwestern Prison Education Program
Around two years ago, the Northwestern Prison Education Program started offering courses to incarcerated men at Stateville Correctional Center -- a maximum-security prison in Illinois. The program aims to give incarcerated men and women the opportunity to obtain a full liberal arts education. In...
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One Book One Northwestern: Just Mercy Podcast (Teaser)
This year's One Book One Northwestern Podcast will focus on the issues presented in Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. In future episodes, we will focus on national and local issues regarding the U.S. criminal justice system. Hear more about what you can look forward to in this trailer. Written and...
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Navigating the Pipeline: Dr. Heather Pinkett's Journey to Research
To wrap up this year's podcast, I brought it back to our main theme of this year, women of color in STEM, and a little closer to home. I talked to Dr. Heather Pinkett a professor and researcher in Northwestern's Department of Molecular Biosciences. In the first half of the episode, we discuss her...
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Empowering Women through Theater: NU's Production of Legally Blonde
During the winter quarter, Northwestern's Wirtz Center produced the show Legally Blonde which highlights Elle Woods through a journey to find the person she loves that takes a big turn when she ends up finding her love of law. It's a funny show that once you take a closer look may have more to it...
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A Community Effort: Tarana Burke on the #MeToo Movement
Tarana Burke, the founder of the Me Too Movement, visited Northwestern to discuss the movement's beginnings and purpose. Some Northwestern faculty and students bring some insight into how the movement and global culture shift has impacted Northwestern.
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I'm a Moon Person: the life and career of NASA "Hidden Figure" Andrea Mosie
For over 40 years, Andrea Mosie, a NASA "Hidden Figure" has dedicated her career to Apollo moon rock samples. Mosie works in a clean lab at Johnson Space Center working with the samples to help allocate them to different scientists around the world who need them for research. This includes making...
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Obstacles in Higher Education Today with Dr. Anthony Jack
While education may be the most accessible as its ever been, there are still many obstacles that students, especially low-income and first-generation students, face in attending school. Dr. Anthony Jack, author of the Privileged Poor and Harvard Professor discusses his book and his research in…
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Episode 1: Margot Shetterly Visits NU
In this first episode of this year's One Book One Northwestern Podcast, Margot Shetterly comes to Northwestern's campus for One Book's annual keynote author talk. She to share some insights on her book, Hidden Figures, and reflects on the writing process. Northwestern students, staff, and…
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Season 2, Episode 5: Oppression
In another all-fiction episode, Eugenia Cardinale, Christian Maness, and Aaron Lewis paint their own dystopias.
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Season 2 Episode 4
Bailey Pekar, Maggie Galloway, and Madison Donley present real-life stories of judging and being judged.
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Season 2, Episode 3: Power
Marissa Martinez, Sarah Han, and Lily Katzman present “The Power Hour,” an episode devoted to personal efficacy.
About this show
This year, Northwestern students will read Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson as a part of the One Book One program. In the book, Stevenson chronicles his early work as a criminal defense lawyer in Alabama. He worked to advocate for those mistreated by the judicial system, including for Walter McMillian, an innocent man on death row. The book is just the starting point. Listen along as we explore national and local issues and themes connected to Just Mercy and the criminal justice system. Support for One Book, One Northwestern: The Podcast is provided by the Northwestern Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, and One Book One Northwestern.
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