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The Human Angle Podcast
by The Human Angle Podcast
We bring you conversations with the people whose job it is to explore the human experience and our place in the world. We talk about current issues and aspects of contemporary culture that matter deeply in our everyday lives, our relationships to each other and our histories as a diverse human community. Brought to you from the studios of KZSU Stanford with the support of the Stanford Humanities Center and the Stanford Division of Literatures, Cultures and Languages.
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Episode 5: The Closeness of Boxing
Retreat. Advance. Can fighting bring us closer together? This episode of the Human Angle podcast tells the story of how a community boxing club joined Stanford literary scholars to explore the push and pull of intimacy and closeness in our lives. Special thanks: East Palo Alto Boxing Club (http://epabc.org/) Music: "Look Up Often" by Inquisitor (https://soundcloud.com/inquisitormusic/look-up-often?in=inquisitormusic/sets/lo-o-k-up-o-ft-e-n)
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Episode 4: Beasts to Besties: Our Relationship to Animals
From "furry creatures in drag" to wild animal activism, two Stanford historians talk about the evolution and social implications of human-animal relationships. Music: "Look Up Often" by Inquisitor (https://soundcloud.com/inquisitormusic/look-up-often?in=inquisitormusic/sets/lo-o-k-up-o-ft-e-n) Subscribe in iTunes U (bit.ly/humanangle_itunesu) or visit us at http://www.humanangle.org Photo Credit: Corrie Goldman
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Episode 3: Food, from Farm to Fork
Eating is one of the most basic parts of our lives, but is it really so ordinary? Two Stanford scholars talk about the fascinating cultural processes tied up in our food, from the ground to our bellies. Music: "Look Up Often" by Inquisitor (https://soundcloud.com/inquisitormusic/look-up-often?in=inquisitormusic/sets/lo-o-k-up-o-ft-e-n) Subscribe in iTunes U (bit.ly/humanangle_itunesu) or visit us at http://www.humanangle.org
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Episode 2: How does pop culture make us who we are?
From novels, comics and latino rock to Batman with a luchador mask, literary scholars Ramon Saldivar and Frederick Aldama discuss how popular culture helps make us who we are. Plus, a special trip to a comic book store with the founder of Latino Comics Expo! Special Thanks: Mission: Comics and Art (http://www.missioncomicsandart.com/) Music: "Test Drive" by Zapac (ccmixter.org/files/Zapac/26047) Subscribe in iTunes U (bit.ly/humanangle_itunesu) or visit us at http://www.humanangle.org
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Episode 1: What is beautiful about sports?
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck and Stanford literary scholar Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht join us to talk about the beauty in sports and why they can turn us into fanatics. Subscribe in iTunes U (bit.ly/humanangle_itunesu) or visit us at www.humanangle.org
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We bring you conversations with the people whose job it is to explore the human experience and our place in the world. We talk about current issues and aspects of contemporary culture that matter deeply in our everyday lives, our relationships to each other and our histories as a diverse human community. Brought to you from the studios of KZSU Stanford with the support of the Stanford Humanities Center and the Stanford Division of Literatures, Cultures and Languages.
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