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SoundAffect
by Appalachian State University
SoundAffect is a podcast series of conversations with smart people about stuff that affects our world, and how we affect it.
Episodes
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037 Sharon Contreras on ensuring a high-quality education for all children
Dr. Sharon Contreras is a lifelong advocate for ensuring all children can access a high-quality, public education. Drawing from her own childhood experiences, her tenure as a high school English teacher and her career progression, which includes being the first woman of color to lead one of New...
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036 Daniel E. Dawes, JD on how to overcome deep-rooted challenges in the American health care system
From his childhood on a rural Nebraskan farm to the negotiating tables in our nation’s capitol, Daniel Dawes has combined his lifelong passion for health equity, political acumen and confidence in a collaborative process to create real and powerful changes in the American healthcare system. With...
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035 Bakari Sellers on a heavy heart, patience and a lot of work to do
A child of the civil rights movement, a trial lawyer and the youngest individual ever to be elected to the South Carolina Legislature — as well as the youngest African American elected official anywhere in the nation, Bakari Sellers has known great personal loss and earned historic public...
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034 Monique Johnson on beating the survival odds, succeeding beyond expectations, and channeling her power to help others
Monique Johnson's drive, dedication and joy are undeniable. Born with diastrophic dysplasia dwarfism and scoliosis, doctors predicted she would not live past the age of 6. Now 36, with a business degree and a law degree, Johnson is a successful entrepreneur and artist who touches the lives around...
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033 Baker Perry and Panuru Sherpa on installing the highest weather station in the world.
Host Megan Hayes welcomes Dr. Baker Perry, a high altitude climber and higher education professional who along with a team sponsored by Rolex and National Geographic installed the world's highest weather station on top of Mount Everest. On this SoundAffect he is joined my Panuru Sherpa who helped...
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032 Nikki Giovanni on holding on and letting go
A Civil Rights activist and world-renowned poet, Nikki Giovanni's journey led her from Knoxville, TN to the forefront of the late 1960s Black Arts Movement. On the path she fell in love with hospitals and space, befriended gangsters and nuns, and determined that writing is not about keeping score…
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031 Poet Engineer Richard Blanco on documenting a bridge generation and achieving artistic success without teenage angst or selling out
Richard Blanco earned his engineering license and MFA in poetry in the same year. Within a short time, he found himself among a group of only five poets who have read their works at a United States presidential inauguration. Through the fame, the newfound career success as a poet, and the book...
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030 FEMA Administrator Brock Long and App State professor Dr. Shea Tuberty on resiliency
What happens when the FEMA Administrator and a water quality expert and biology professor start talking about resiliency and the effects of climate change? The discussion moves from what it's like being on the front lines of America's worst disasters, to the interplay of environmental, social and...
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029 Stewart Harris on free speech, hate speech and protected speech
Constitutional law scholar and radio show host Stewart Harris considers the First Amendment protection of speech and expression, and how they play out on college campuses.
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028 Jesse Jackson on polarization, politics and the power of the everyday citizen
The Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., shares lessons from his experiences as an activist a politician and an advocate, and stories of his days working alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Civil Rights movement, his two runs for president and his current work to encourage young people to vote.
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027 Damon Williams on how to move the needle on campus diversity and inclusion
Dr. Damon Williams, chief catalyst and founder of the Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership & Social Innovation, joins Megan Hayes to talk about leadership, possibility and the imperatives of diversity, equity, inclusion, change and the centennial generation.
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026 Janine Benyus on 3.8 billion-year-old solutions to today’s design challenges
Author and Co-Founder of Biomimicry 3.8 Janine Benyus sits down with host Megan Hayes to explain the art and science of biomimicry and how nature may hold the key to the biggest scientific and social challenges of our time.
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025 Jehanne Dubrow on claiming a space for the military spouse in literature
Prize-winning poet Jehanne Dubrow reads from her books “Dots and Dashes" and "Stateside," and talks with host Megan Hayes about society's view of the military spouse, the power of the arts, grief, mint chocolate bayonets and the importance of a good haircut.
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024 Chitra Divakaruni on bridging cultural and ethnic diversity through storytelling
University Communication's Dave Blanks interviews Chitra Divakaruni about her book "One Amazing Thing." The book was chosen for Appalachian's 2017-2018 Common Reading Program.
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023 100th Podcast Spectacular
Megan Hayes, Troy Tuttle, Garrett Ford and Dave Blanks chat in studio and share their favorite moments in UComm podcast history.
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022 Dr. Nikolas Jordan on getting uncomfortable, taking risks, screwing up...
Dr. Nikolas Jordan, Associate Dean of the Reich College of Education and licensed marriage and family therapist, gets real about getting real, taking risks, screwing up and - very importantly - staying in relationship.
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021 What two South African geographers learned from Nelson Mandela about rugby, restitution and removing monuments
Robert Haswell and Dr. Darrell Kruger, geography scholars from South Africa who now hold leadership positions in local government and academia, respectively, discuss the unifying power of rugby, monuments to a nation's troubled history and lessons learned from Nelson Mandela.
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020 Dr. Nancy Love on lyrics and the First Amendment
Dr. Nancy Love, political scientist who teaches critical, democratic and feminist theory at Appalachian, explores how music motivates, and our responsibility to recognize its power.
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019 Dr. Lee Bird on protecting the First Amendment
First Amendment advocate Dr. Lee Bird urges students at Appalachian State University and on campuses everywhere to engage in dialog, especially when they don’t agree.
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018 FIRE Director Robert L. Shibley talks about freedom of speech at Appalachian State
Hear FIRE founder Robert Shibley on why freedom of speech must be protected and how Appalachian students and administrators can be sure it is.
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017 Dr. David Pilgrim uses objects of intolerance to teach tolerance
Hear David Pilgrim encourage Appalachian State University to “jump in the water” and get involved with race, diversity and multiculturalism issues.
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016 W. Kamau Bell on humor and serious issues
Critically-acclaimed comedian and sociopolitical explorer, W. Kamau Bell gets real about humor and social change, and why both are important.
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015 Chef, author and food justice advocate Bryant Terry talks (vegan) turkey
Chef and activist Bryant Terry gets pragmatic about healthy eating and why access to healthy, affordable food is a social justice issue we all need to understand.
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014 Jon Ronson on Public Shaming
Hear Jon Ronson on the phenomenon of public shaming via social media. Have we come that far from the stocks in the public square? Is Twitter our new scarlet letter?
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013 Dr. Michael Eric Dyson speaks out on activism and political engagement
In a recent visit to Appalachian State University’s podcast studio, one of America’s foremost African American voices, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, shares his thoughts on 21st-century activism, and the value of empathy.
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012 Dr. Nina Jablonski explores skin color and the role it plays in self identity, racism and evolution
Anthropologist and author Nina Jablonski posits human evolution has taken off like the world’s fastest sprinter, dramatically changing the human face of the earth. She explores skin color and race and the roles they’ve played socially, biologically and from a health perspective over the last...
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011 How can we teach sustainability in our classrooms and in our communities?
Sustainability goes far beyond reducing our carbon footprint or diverting trash. In this episode, three Appalachian professors share their thoughts how a commitment to sustainability impacts research, creative work, and share how they are teaching Appalachian students to make sustainable choices.
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010 Economics in a sustainable world - how can we measure progress?
Sustainability goes far beyond reducing our carbon footprint or diverting trash. In this episode, three Appalachian professors discuss the economics of sustainability, and address the question of metrics. How do we know if we are making progress with our efforts toward becoming a more sustainable...
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009 How social justice fits into the 3E’s of sustainability
Sustainability goes far beyond reducing our carbon footprint and recycling. In this episode, three Appalachian State University professors explore social equity - what it is, and why it may be the most important of the 3E's of sustainability.
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008 Appalachian State University faculty debates sustainability
Are the 3E’s of Sustainability Sustainable? Hear what the experts say.
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007 Ray Suarez on why it’s important to increase the number of black and brown college graduates and more
Renowned journalist and author Ray Suarez talks about culture change anxiety, why it's important to increase the number of black and brown college graduates and what Appalachian can learn about family from Hispanic/Latino cultures.
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006 Bonnie Schaefer on Becoming a CEO, Owning a World-class Spa and more
Bonnie Schaefer shares insight from her experiences as the owner of the world-class Westglow Resort and Spa and former CEO and co-chair of the board of Claire’s Stores Inc.
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005 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on choosing to preserve our assets
The keynote speaker for the 2015 Appalachian Energy Summit, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., dropped by our studio to talk about ways to measure value in economic systems, how to effect lasting change in order to preserve the assets of communities across the world, and offered some advice to students for...
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004 Creative approaches to problem solving, featuring John Osborn
Creative problem solving. What is it? How does it work, and why? In this Appalachian State University SoundAffect podcast, we talk with BBDO president and CEO John Osborn about the advantages of applying creativity to situations in the workplace and in life.
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003 Moving Forward: Lessons from a Civil Rights Leader, featuring Julian Bond
Civil rights leader Julian Bond recalls lessons from his experiences as an activist, and talks about the importance of finding – and acting on – opportunities to effect change.
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002 Success, Defined: featuring Soledad O’Brien and Ivan Penado ’12
Hear award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien and a first-generation student from Appalachian State University define success and what can bring more opportunity to young people.
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001 Generation on a Slackline
In their book "Generation on a Tightrope" (Jossey-Bass 2012), Dr. Arthur Levine and Dr. Diane Dean present challenges that educational institutions face in preparing this current generation of undergraduate students to understand and thrive in describe a diverse, global, digital information…
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SoundAffect is a podcast series of conversations with smart people about stuff that affects our world, and how we affect it.
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Appalachian State University
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