• Episode 229: This is the End...?
    Jan 15 2024

    229 - The hosts catch up after a long absence. They discuss current and future projects, and give their takes on why the podcast ended its nearly 5 year run.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Episode 228: Representation and Reality: Elevating Latino and Caribbean Art, and Artists
    Jun 15 2023

    0228 - The hosts welcome Dr. Deborah Cullen-Morales to the podcast, Program Officer at the Mellon Foundation. They discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with championing the work of Latin American artists in the United States. Cultural assimilation, agglomeration, recognition, and visibility are discussed.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 227: Come on, Vogue? Trans Culture, Ball Room, and Group Identity
    Mar 3 2023

    227 - This month's guest is Sydney Baloue, a TV writer, scholar, and advocate for trans rights. Seph, Steven, Travis and Sydney talk about Ballroom culture, gender, race, and how careful we should be with language.

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    2 hrs and 30 mins
  • Episode 226: Twilight of the Idols? Confederate Statues, Monuments, and Progress
    Jan 31 2023

    226 - Welcome to The (new) American Age podcast. Seph, Steven, and Travis welcome their first guest, Nick Mirzoeff. Nick is a visual culture theorist, New York University professor and author of White Sight: Visual Politics and Practices of Whiteness. The hosts and their guest discuss confederate statues, structural racism, and his new book White Sight. We hope you enjoy!

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    2 hrs and 40 mins
  • Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: New Year Updates
    Dec 5 2022

    225 - The hosts catch up about Kanye West, and discuss their new podcast format. Beginning in January, the podcast will move to a monthly format with guests and a longer runtime. Listen in on the reasons and catch up about current events.

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    49 mins
  • Weak Connections, Strong Ties
    Nov 22 2022

    224 - What are “weak” social connections, and why are they so important? The hosts discuss the role of weak connections in US civic life.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Notes on The American Age - Practicing Intellectual Intimacy: The Hosts Hash It Out
    Nov 17 2022

    032 - Travis and Seph reflect individually on podcast episode 223- “Practicing Intellectual Intimacy: The Hosts Hash It Out.”

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    16 mins
  • Practicing Intellectual Intimacy: The Hosts Hash It Out
    Nov 7 2022

    223 - Seph and Travis work towards understanding their differences. Republicans, populism, pandemics, empathy, and friendship are all up for discussion.

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    1 hr and 39 mins