ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words... can really hurt you. Join Dr. Sørina Higgins and guests to think about the powers and limits of language. Are words magical? Can they actually effect change? Why do people weaponize them? Can we shift our use of public rhetoric? What have great authors believed about the relationship between writing and the divine? How can you become a more powerful and effective writer?
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Average audio length:
52 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
65 episodes
since Oct. 5, 2025
episodic
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Don't miss Slim & Stewart’s practice session, in which they debate who is the best superhero: Batman or Nightcrawler.
Here’s the third of our Rogerian dialogues between two people who passionately disagree! Today, we talk about immigration law, ICE activity, deportation, and detention. Slim be…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
*Batman vs. Nightcrawler: A Collaborative Conversation!* English Professor Stewart Riley and Pastor Slim Thompson joined me for a practice session so they could get used to the Rogerian format, and they debated who is the best superhero: Batman or Nightcrawler (they’re obviously both wrong: the cor…
Don't miss Kelly & Chris's practice session, in which they debate which is the best science-fiction franchise: Star Wars or Star Trek.
Here’s the second of our Rogerian dialogues between two people who passionately disagree! Today, we talk about sex, gender, and identity. Chris holds a tradit…
*Star Wars vs. Star Trek: A Collaborative Conversation!*
Fellow English PhDs Kelly and Chris joined me for a practice session so they could get used to the Rogerian format, and they debated which is the best science-fiction franchise: Star Wars or Star Trek (they’re obviously both wrong: the corre…
Here’s the first of our Rogerian dialogues between two people who passionately disagree! Dr. Jennifer Steele, a professor of Education, Public Administration, and Policy, sees great potential in Large Language Models to reveal and assist enormous potential for productivity and creativity, even in g…
*Soup vs Cereal: A Collaborative Conversation!*
Dr. Jennifer Steele and Dr. Ben Utter joined me for a practice session so they could get used to the Rogerian format, and they debated whether or not cereal is a soup. Here's the first five minutes of that conversation. If you want to view the rest o…
Here is the first episode in Season Two, Series Four: “A Gentle Answer” in which I bring together guests who passionately disagree with each other on one of the controversial issues of our day and guide them to listen carefully, repeat accurately, and respond respectfully. Sometimes it doesn’t quit…
As I prepare the upcoming series, please enjoy this rerun from the archives. This conversation with Larry Rosen of The Enemies Project originally aired on March 22, 2026. Let me know what you think of it, please!
#BadWords #Rhetoric #Politics #Enemies #Friends
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Put on your shining armor and come on this quest! Why is an epic retelling of the King Arthur story, told in old-fashi…
As I prepare the upcoming series, please enjoy this rerun from the archives. This conversation with Dr. Taylor Jones (aka Language Jones on YouTube) originally aired on Mar 15, 2026. Let me know what you think of it, please!
#BadWords #Rhetoric #Politics #Kabbalah #Linguistics
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