Episodes

  • A Nation Divided

    A Nation Divided
    Jul 22 2020
    Political science professor Jennifer McCoy joins us in this episode to discuss the effects of political polarization on American society and democracy, and what it might take to set us on a different course.
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    28 mins
  • The Evolution of Dad

    The Evolution of Dad
    Jun 16 2020
    How did fatherhood come to be — and how has the role been shaped by societies and through time? In this episode, anthropology professor Frank L’Engle Williams discusses the history and evolutionary impact of dads.
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    21 mins
  • When Trauma Comes With the Job

    When Trauma Comes With the Job
    May 27 2020
    For social workers, nurses, EMTs and those in other caring professions, trauma can be an occupational hazard. Brian Bride, director of the School of Social Work, discusses his research on secondary traumatic stress among care providers.
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    15 mins
  • How Trees Trap Pollution

    How Trees Trap Pollution
    Apr 14 2020
    In this episode, Christina Fuller, an environmental epidemiologist and assistant professor in the School of Public Health, discusses her research on ultrafine particles in metro Atlanta and the role that trees may play in protecting urban residents.
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    19 mins
  • Protecting Children From Abuse

    Protecting Children From Abuse
    Mar 3 2020
    For years, the fight against child trafficking has relied heavily on the criminal justice system, but Jonathan Todres, distinguished university professor in the Georgia State University College of Law, has a different idea. Here, he discusses why he believes we need to focus less on punishment and more on prevention.
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    17 mins
  • Crisis and Consequences

    Crisis and Consequences
    Feb 4 2020
    In this episode, anthropologist Kathryn Kozaitis, author of the new book “Indebted: An Ethnography of Despair and Resilience in Greece's […]
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    16 mins
  • When Stroke Strikes Young

    When Stroke Strikes Young
    Jan 14 2020
    In this episode, we talk to Dawn Aycock, associate professor in the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, about why more young adults are having strokes and what she’s doing to help young people understand and reduce their risk.
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    18 mins
  • Finding Health, Finding Home

    Finding Health, Finding Home
    Dec 3 2019
    In this episode, we chat with Mary Helen O’Connor, assistant professor of English at Perimeter College and director of the Center for Community Engagement, about refugee health and the university’s new Prevention Research Center in Clarkston, Ga., a resettlement hub for refugees outside Atlanta.
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    22 mins