Sociology Improv
A podcast with sociologically-informed discussion of the news of the day.
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 30
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2012
Putting the AGIL in Agile
This week, Eric Plemons joins the conversation and Jose Marichal makes a return visit as well. After introducing the Improv Hotline at 612.242.AGIL, we have a discussion about teaching social theory,…
Monkey Uncaged
This week, John Sides from The Monkey Cage joins us for a discussion about podcasting, blogging, and political blogs. The show is split into four segments:
- A discussion of podcasting and public soc…
In the Classical Way
David Phillippi from Mind of Modernity joins the conversation this week. We kick things off with a discussion of liberal professors and political bias in sociology. Arturo unleashes his inner radical…
Cowboys and Comedy
This week, we have two special guests: Gwen Sharp from Sociological Images and Don Waisanen from ThickCulture.
First, we talk about a couple of Gwen’s recent posts on Soc Images regarding whiteness, …
The Tragedy of the Creative Commons
- Arturo talks about his journey into the world of online discussion forums and blog comments
- Phil Davison, who has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology, a bachelor’s degree in H…
Engirding Capitalism
This week Jesse, Jon, and Arturo (on location at the Denver airport) talk about What the Tea Party Really Wants by David Brooks and Gail Collins. Topics include: the success of Glenn Beck; morality a…
An Anthropologist, a Political Scientist, and 3 Sociologists Walk Into a Bar
Jon, Arturo, and Chris are joined by Jose Marichal (of ThickCulture) and Alexandre Enkerli. A wide-ranging discussion ensues, and we tackle questions such as:
- Why haven’t we had any women on this p…
Navel Gazing
This episode we talk about ourselves.
First, Jon and Arturo gaze at our podcasting navels. We discuss The Society Pages, our plans for Office Hours, and discuss what we’ve learned about producing pod…
