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In this bonus episode, the RS team shares their personal stories and reflections taking Jenny Odell's message to heart. What do we stand to gain when we pause to do nothing other than just pay attention? And how might this crazy moment where we collectively shelter in place invite us to practice th…

Did you know that 80% of New Year's resolutions fail within the first two months? For our Feb episode, we explore how Jenny Odell's How to Do Nothing helps us make sense of and resist the tyranny of New Year’s resolutions and their relationship to the attention and self-help economies.

For our tenth episode and the first of 2020, RS talks to Cristina Ramirez and Jess Enoch about how the Mexican Revolution shaped early Latina feminism and the rhetorical strategies of Mexican journalists and activists, and we explore the value and politics in curating these writings into the first…

PWR colleague and disability studies scholar Lindsey Dolich Felt talks to RS about the rhetoric and implications of accessibility and education.

We talk birthing rhetoric and cesarean with Amanda Fields and Rachel Moritz, co-editors of the beautiful collection My Caesarean: 21 Mothers on the C-Section Experience and After.

Season 2 of Rhetorically Speaking is here. Listen to learn more about some of the exciting ideas and content coming your way this year.

A mini-episode on how to read better with screens with Dr. Ellen Carrillo at the University of Connecticut.

How do we tell stories of climate change in ways that are both truthful and inspire action? And what does that look like in practice? We explore these questions through the eyes of a child (In the World), in conversation with climate change communicators Dr. Lauren Oakes and Dr. Emily Polk (On the …

We talk AOC, Trump and heroic and dangerous demagogues with Ryan Skinnell and Jen Mercieca. Co-host Chris Kamrath. Title image by Jonathan V Last at The Bulwark: https://thebulwark.com/aoc-is-trumps-heir-apparent/