The Hauenstein Center Collection
Common Ground, the podcast of the Hauenstein Center, explores the cultural and political landscape shared by the left and right. Every week, Joseph Hogan talks with public intellectuals, political leaders, scholars, critics, and writers-at-large about American life, ideas, and identities.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 187
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2024
#26: Akhil Reed Amar on the Constitution today
This week, we hear from Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale University and the author of The Constitution Today: Timeless Lessons for the Issues of our Era. Amar discusses the origins …
01:33:13 |
Wed 14 Dec 2016
#25: Sarah Leonard on Election 2016, the Democratic Party, and the Left
Today we hear from Sarah Leonard, senior editor at The Nation and co-editor of The Future We Want: Radical Ideas for the New Century. Leonard provides her take on this year’s election. She also descr…
00:37:56 |
Thu 08 Dec 2016
#24: Mark Carnes on Reacting to the Past
In this episode, we hear from Mark Carnes, Professor of History at Barnard College and the creator of “Reacting to the Past,” a new style of teaching in college classrooms that immerses students in t…
00:46:32 |
Thu 01 Dec 2016
#23: Gleaves Whitney on How Trump Won
Today, we hear from Gleaves Whitney, director of the Hauenstein Center at Grand Valley State University and producer of this podcast. Gleaves discusses the results of the presidential election, and …
00:54:03 |
Wed 23 Nov 2016
#22: Heather Hendershot on William F Buckley and Political Talk Shows
Today, we hear from Professor Hendershot about her recent book on William F Buckley’s famous political talk show Firing Line, which ran from 1966 through 1999 and thus chronicled the massive politica…
01:00:15 |
Wed 16 Nov 2016
#21: Martha Jones on the Intellectual History of Black Women
In this episode we hear from Martha Jones, professor of history and of Afroamerican and African studies at the university of Michigan, as well as director of the Michigan Law Program in Race, Law, an…
00:47:47 |
Wed 09 Nov 2016
#20: Bhaskar Sunkara on Jacobin and the Future of the Left
In this episode, Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor and publisher of Jacobin Magazine, talks about the short history of his publication and how it has thus far tried to differentiate itself from other …
00:44:32 |
Wed 02 Nov 2016
#19: Gleaves Whitney on Stephen Tonsor
Most Americas seem to agree that our country is facing a kind of political and ideological realignment. This state of affairs has conservatives and progressives looking to the future, but also to the…
00:50:17 |
Wed 26 Oct 2016
#18: Bradley J. Birzer on Russell Kirk and Conservatism, Then and Now
In the 1950s, American conservatives felt like they were on the ropes: faced with a liberal consensus at home and radical ideologies abroad, conservatives were fractured, broken, and, they thought, l…
00:44:09 |
Wed 19 Oct 2016
#17: Andrew Hartman on the Culture Wars, Then and Now
Andrew Hartman, author of A War for the Soul of America: A History of the Culture Wars, joined us on October 6, 2016 to discuss the major political shifts of the 60s, the culture wars of the 80s, and…
00:53:02 |
Wed 12 Oct 2016
#16: Matthew Continetti on Trump, Clinton, and the Washington Free Beacon
In this October 5, 2016 interview with Matthew Continetti, editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon, Mr. Continetti offers perspective on conservative journalism and commentary. He also provides…
00:39:34 |
Wed 05 Oct 2016
#15: H.W. Brands on Ronald Reagan
Today we hear an interview from February, 2016 with H.W. Brands about the life and legacy of Ronald Reagan. We also discuss Brands’ early takes on the 2016 presidential race, and discuss how he has m…
00:36:25 |
Wed 28 Sep 2016
#14: Can We Find Common Ground between Israel and Palestine?
In this special episode of the Common Ground podcast, we’ll play for you a dialogue held at Grand Valley State University on September 8th, 2016, between two internationally renowned interfaith leade…
01:40:45 |
Wed 21 Sep 2016
#13: Natalia Mehlman Petrzela on Classroom Wars
In today’s episode we hear a September 6, 2016 interview with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, assistant professor of History at the New School, podcast host, wellness expert, and the author of Classroom Wa…
00:48:23 |
Wed 14 Sep 2016
#12: Jonathan White on Terrorism
Today’s episode features an August, 2016 interview with Jonathan White, an internationally recognized terrorism and criminal justice expert and the executive director of the Homeland Defense Initiati…
00:50:55 |
Thu 08 Sep 2016
#11: Back to School with Louis Menand and Alan Charles Kors
Today's episode concludes our "Back to School" series and features two perspectives on issues faced by higher education today. Our interview with Alan Charles Kors, recorded on March 16, 2016, explor…
01:05:44 |
Wed 31 Aug 2016
#10: Back to School with Eva Brann
This interview, recorded on May 16, 2016, features Eva Brann, tutor and former dean at St. John's College. We look at the model of St. John's College as a possible alternative to address issues in hi…
00:57:28 |
Wed 24 Aug 2016
#9 Jon Lauck on the Revival of Midwestern History
This interview with the Midwestern History Association's Jon Lauck, recorded on June 1st, 2016, explores the often overlooked field of Midwestern history and the movement that seeks to revive it.
00:50:18 |
Wed 17 Aug 2016
#8: Raymond J. Haberski Jr., Paul V. Murphy, and Natalia Mehlman-Petrzela
This episode is going to be just a bit different from the others. We’re going to play for you a series of short presentations by three historians--Raymond Haberski, Paul Murphy, and Natalia Mehlman P…
01:17:27 |
Mon 08 Aug 2016
#7: Daniel Oppenheimer On Exit Right
In today’s episode, we hear a June 29, 2016 interview with Daniel Oppenheimer, a writer and documentarian, and the author of Exit Right: The People Who Left the Left and Shaped the American Century. …
01:00:43 |
Wed 03 Aug 2016
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