ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
This is a podcast that aims to create moments of being “pulled up short” -- experiences of surprise and curiosity when we encounter an idea, text, or experience that challenges our ways of thinking and deeply held assumptions about the world.Each episode features a different insight, with each one asking us to entertain the possibility of a different worldview and re-examine some of our presuppositions.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
37 minutes
English
United States
33 episodes
since March 14, 2021
episodic
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Featuring Micah Lott (guest) with Stanton Wortham (host) and Daniel Groll (commentator)Science fiction books and movies help us to imagine what a utopian society may look like. Though many representations have been offered, one common theme is the absence of challenge and hardship. In this episode,…
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Featuring Amy Shuffelton (guest) with Stanton Wortham (host) and David Blustein (commentator)In schools and workplaces, people are often encouraged to be “good collaborators” or "team players." However, in this episode, Amy Shuffelton problematizes this virtuous skill to claim that collab…
With Kevin Gary (guest) with Stanton Wortham (host) and Jeffery Frank (commentator)"I'm bored" is a phrase often met with disdain from parents, teachers, and friends alike. It seems obvious that we should do our best to avoid boredom, instead working toward being engaged in school, s…
Featuring Douglas Yacek (guest) with Stanton Wortham (host) and Caitlin Bolton (commentator) Since the start of common schooling, indoctrination has remained a central concern. Today, cries of "liberal brainwashing" undergird moves toward incorporating Critical Race Theory into the curric…
Featuring Richard Lerner (guest) with Stanton Wortham (host) and Carol Lee (commentator)We think we know a good deal about human development, based on our current research and measurement about people. There's an assumption that we measure "individuals" - a given person's standa…
Featuring Michael Serazio (guest) with Stanton Wortham (host) and Chip Zuckerman (commentator)In an era where accusations of fake news run rampant, it might provide us with some comfort in knowing that we at least hold conscious control over choosing our media sources and what information we are cr…
Featuring Lauren Bialystok (guest) with Stanton Wortham (host) and Regina Bendix (commentator) Most of us have been inundated with the seemingly well-intentioned advice to "be authentic" or simply, to "be yourself." In this episode, Lauren Bialystok troubles this fascination wit…
Featuring Eduardo Duarte (guest) with Samantha Ha DiMuzio (host) and Jessica Harless (commentator)Eduardo Duarte has often been labeled an "adrenaline junkie" by his friends given his interest in activities like mountain biking and skiing. However, this label raises some dominant assumpti…
Featuring Marina Bers (guest) with Stanton Wortham (host) and David Goodman (commentator)Coding is usually understood as a neutral tool that we use for practical purposes and to solve technical problems. However, in this episode, Marina Bers offers an alternative vision of coding as an ethical ente…
Featuring Kieran Setiya (guest) with Stanton Wortham (host) and Gregory Fried (commentator)The conventional wisdom is that hope is a good thing. Hope is valorized, especially in the face of hardship and the many challenges of life. However, in this episode, Kieran Setiya offers us reasons why we ou…
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