Best Agency Matrix Podcasts (2025)

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Sociological Theory - Beyond Polarization: Right-Wing News as a Quasi-religious Phenomenon 18:28

7d ago18:28

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Authors Marcus Mann and Daniel Winchester discuss the article "Beyond Polarization: Right-Wing News as a Quasi-religious Phenomenon," published in the June 2025 issue of Sociological Theory.

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American Sociological Review - Frame Backfire: The Trouble with Civil Rights Appeals in the Contemporary United States 15:48

12d ago15:48

15:48

Authors Fabiana Silva, Irene Bloemraad, and Kim Voss discuss the article, "Frame Backfire: The Trouble with Civil Rights Appeals in the Contemporary United States," published in the June 2025 issue of American Sociological Review.

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Journal of Health and Social Behavior - Racial Capitalism and Black–White Health Inequities in the United States: The Case of the 2008 Financial Crisis 13:15

12d ago13:15

13:15

Author Reed DeAngelis discusses the article, "Racial Capitalism and Black–White Health Inequities in the United States: The Case of the 2008 Financial Crisis," published in the June 2025 issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

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Socius - Racial Identification Switching and Health among Mothers in California 12:24

15d ago12:24

12:24

Author Brenda Bustos discusses the article, "Racial Identification Switching and Health among Mothers in California" published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.

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Contemporary Sociology - The Digital Departed: How We Face Death, Commemorate Life, and Chase Virtual Immortality 13:16

1M ago13:16

13:16

Author Timothy Recuber discusses the book, The Digital Departed: How We Face Death, Commemorate Life, and Chase Virtual Immortality, reviewed in the May 2025 issue of Contemporary Sociology by Stefan Timmermans.

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American Sociological Review - Time’s Up? How Temporal Maps of Climate Change Shape Climate Action 7:35

2M ago7:35

7:35

Author Ioana Sendroiu discusses the article, "Time’s Up? How Temporal Maps of Climate Change Shape Climate Action," published in the April 2025 issue of American Sociological Review.

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Teaching Sociology - Playing with Social Theory: Creative and Reflexive Methods for Teaching and Practice 23:07

2M ago23:07

23:07

Authors Matthew Mitchell, Flynn Pervan, Josiah Lulham and Will Arpke-Wales discuss the article, "Playing with Social Theory: Creative and Reflexive Methods for Teaching and Practice," published in the April 2025 issue of Teaching Sociology.

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Sociology of Education - Sent Out, Kept In: Detainment-Based Discipline in a Public High School 24:46

2M ago24:46

24:46

Author Karlyn J. Gorski discusses the article, "Sent Out, Kept In: Detainment-Based Discipline in a Public High School" published in the April 2025 issue of Sociology of Education.

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Contemporary Sociology - The Stigma Matrix: Gender, Globalization, and the Agency of Pakistan’s Frontline Women 17:52

3M ago17:52

17:52

Author Fauzia Husain discusses the book, The Stigma Matrix: Gender, Globalization, and the Agency of Pakistan’s Frontline Women, reviewed in the March 2025 issue of Contemporary Sociology by Heidi E. Rademacher.

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Social Psychology Quarterly - Intersectional Group Agreement on the Occupational Order 12:08

3M ago12:08

12:08

Author Freda B. Lynn discusses the article, "Intersectional Group Agreement on the Occupational Order" published in the March 2025 issue of Social Psychology Quarterly.

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Socius - Weaponizing the Workplace: How Algorithmic Management Shaped Amazon’s Antiunion Campaign in Bessemer, Alabama 23:58

3M ago23:58

23:58

Author Teke Wiggin discusses the article, "Weaponizing the Workplace: How Algorithmic Management Shaped Amazon’s Antiunion Campaign in Bessemer, Alabama" published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.

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City & Community - Who Owns the Neighborhood? Ethnoracial Composition of Property Ownership and Neighborhood Trajectories in San Francisco 10:56

3M ago10:56

10:56

Authors Nima Dahir and Jackelyn Hwang discuss the article, "Who Owns the Neighborhood? Ethnoracial Composition of Property Ownership and Neighborhood Trajectories in San Francisco," published in the March 2025 issue of City & Community.

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Society and Mental Health - The Sociology of Mental Health and the Twenty-First-Century Mental Health Crisis 25:41

3M ago25:41

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Author Jason Schnittker discusses the article, "The Sociology of Mental Health and the Twenty-First-Century Mental Health Crisis," published in the March 2025 issue of Society and Mental Health.

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Journal of Health and Social Behavior - Children’s Health Lifestyles and the Perpetuation of Inequalities 22:15

3M ago22:15

22:15

Author Stefanie Mollborn discusses the article, "Children’s Health Lifestyles and the Perpetuation of Inequalities," published in the March 2025 issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

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Contexts - The Hidden Toll of Grief After Youth Gun Violence 17:41

4M ago17:41

17:41

Author Nora Gross discusses the article, "The Hidden Toll of Grief After Youth Gun Violence" published in the Winter 2025 issue of Contexts.

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American Sociological Review - Sociological Solutions: Building Communities of Hope, Justice, and Joy 8:48

4M ago8:48

8:48

Author Joya Misra discusses the article, "Sociological Solutions: Building Communities of Hope, Justice, and Joy," published in the February 2025 issue of American Sociological Review.

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The progress without “progress”: Critique of Jaeggi's pragmatist theory of progress 7:56

4M ago7:56

7:56

The progress without “progress”: Critique of Jaeggi's pragmatist theory of progress.

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Socius - The Significance of Name-Based Racial Composition in Analyzing Neighborhood Disparities 18:12

4M ago18:12

18:12

Author Karl Vachuska discusses the article, "The Significance of Name-Based Racial Composition in Analyzing Neighborhood Disparities" published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.

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Teaching Sociology - Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Balancing Pedagogy and Partnerships in an Undergraduate Community-Based Research Class 14:41

4M ago14:41

14:41

Author Florencia Rojo discusses the article, "Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Balancing Pedagogy and Partnerships in an Undergraduate Community-Based Research Class," published in the January 2025 issue of Teaching Sociology.

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Mobility for What? Space, Time, Labor, and Gender in South Asia 20:29

5M ago20:29

20:29

Mobility for What? Space, Time, Labor, and Gender in South Asia

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Sociology of Education - Complicating the “Suburban Advantage”: Examining Racial and Gender Inequality in Suburban and Urban School Settings 15:16

5M ago15:16

15:16

Authors Emily E. N. Miller and Alejandro Schugurensky discuss the article, "Complicating the “Suburban Advantage”: Examining Racial and Gender Inequality in Suburban and Urban School Settings" published in the January 2025 issue of Sociology of Education.

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Sociology of Race and Ethnicity - Maya Guatemalans Seeking Asylum: Race and Gender in a Continuum of State Control 21:34

5M ago21:34

21:34

Authors Cecilia Menjívar and Andrea Gómez Cervantes discuss the article, "Maya Guatemalans Seeking Asylum: Race and Gender in a Continuum of State Control" published in the January 2025 issue of Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.

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Contemporary Sociology - Embodied Politics: Indigenous Migrant Activism, Cultural Competency, and Health Promotion in California 19:37

5M ago19:37

19:37

Author Rebecca J. Hester discusses the book, Embodied Politics: Indigenous Migrant Activism, Cultural Competency, and Health Promotion in California, reviewed in the January 2025 issue of Contemporary Sociology by Robert C. Hauhart.

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Gendered Vulnerability in Necropolitical Bordering: Displaced Men’s Material and Affective Abandonment in Greece 36:34

5M ago36:34

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Gendered Vulnerability in Necropolitical Bordering: Displaced Men’s Material and Affective Abandonment in Greece

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American Sociological Review - Is Separate Still Unequal? New Evidence on School Segregation and Racial Academic Achievement Gaps 10:23

6M ago10:23

10:23

Author Ericka S. Weathers discusses the article, "Is Separate Still Unequal? New Evidence on School Segregation and Racial Academic Achievement Gaps," published in the December 2024 issue of American Sociological Review.

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City & Community - The Philadelphia Negro at 125 Years: A Critical Commemoration 17:11

6M ago17:11

17:11

Authors Freeden Blume Oeur and Zawadi Rucks-Ahidiana discuss the article, "The Philadelphia Negro at 125 Years: A Critical Commemoration," published in the December 2024 issue of City & Community.

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Journal of Health and Social Behavior - Work–Family Life Course Trajectories and Women’s Mental Health: The Moderating Role of Defamilization Policies in 15 European Territories 14:13

6M ago14:13

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Author Ariel Azar discusses the article, "Work–Family Life Course Trajectories and Women’s Mental Health: The Moderating Role of Defamilization Policies in 15 European Territories," published in the December 2024 issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

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Sociological Theory - The Matrix of AI Agency: On the Demarcation Problem in Social Theory 11:08

6M ago11:08

11:08

Author Fabian Anicker discusses the article "The Matrix of AI Agency: On the Demarcation Problem in Social Theory," published in the December 2024 issue of Sociological Theory.

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Social Psychology Quarterly - Discrimination in Sentencing: Showing Remorse and the Intersection of Race and Gender 12:14

6M ago12:14

12:14

Authors Jun Zhao and Christabel L. Rogalin discuss the article, "Discrimination in Sentencing: Showing Remorse and the Intersection of Race and Gender" published in the December 2024 issue of Social Psychology Quarterly.

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Socius - Attitudes and Behavior Feedback Loops for Young Women’s Premarital Sex 16:38

7M ago16:38

16:38

Author Michelle Eilers discusses the article, "Attitudes and Behavior Feedback Loops for Young Women’s Premarital Sex" published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.

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Contexts - To the Moon: Hype and Start-Up Work 10:35

7M ago10:35

10:35

Author Patrick Sheehan discusses the article, "To the Moon: Hype and Start-Up Work" published in the Fall 2024 issue of Contexts.

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Foucauldian Perspectives on Migration and Society: the Epistemological-Political Grids of "People" and "Population" 10:36

7M ago10:36

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Society and Mental Health - Centering Agency: Examining the Relationship between Acts of Resistance, Anxiety, and Depression Among Undocumented College Students 10:09

7M ago10:09

10:09

Author Martha Morales Hernandez discusses the article, "Centering Agency: Examining the Relationship between Acts of Resistance, Anxiety, and Depression Among Undocumented College Students," published in the November 2024 issue of Society and Mental Health.

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Teaching Sociology - Of the Meaning of Pedagogy: W. E. B. Du Bois, Racial Progress, and Positive Propaganda 16:48

8M ago16:48

16:48

Author Freeden Blume Oeur discusses the article, "Of the Meaning of Pedagogy: W. E. B. Du Bois, Racial Progress, and Positive Propaganda," published in the October 2024 issue of Teaching Sociology.

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Sociology of Race and Ethnicity - Affirming Blackness in a “Colorblind” Anti-Black Nation: How Brazilians Negotiate Police Killings of Afro-Brazilians 19:30

8M ago19:30

19:30

Author Demetrius Miles Murphy discusses the article, "Affirming Blackness in a “Colorblind” Anti-Black Nation: How Brazilians Negotiate Police Killings of Afro-Brazilians" published in the October 2024 issue of Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.

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Sociology of Education - Pink Slips (for Some): Campus Employment, Social Class, and COVID-19 19:13

8M ago19:13

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Authors Anthony Abraham Jack and Becca Spindel Bassett discuss the article, "Pink Slips (for Some): Campus Employment, Social Class, and COVID-19," published in the October 2024 issue of Sociology of Education.

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The Manhattan Project 4:44:29

9M ago4:44:29

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On this episode, the first in Season 9, we get stuck into the vast and sprawling history of The Manhattan Project and the creation of the atomic bomb. The creation and utilisation of such an unbelievably powerful weapon changed the dynamics of power globally and the results are still being felt today. The Manhattan Project was a WWII initiative whi…

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Socius - “Replika Removing Erotic Role-Play Is Like Grand Theft Auto Removing Guns or Cars”: Reddit Discourse on Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Sexual Technologies 17:28

9M ago17:28

17:28

Authors Ken Hanson and Hannah Bolthouse discuss the article, "“Replika Removing Erotic Role-Play Is Like Grand Theft Auto Removing Guns or Cars”: Reddit Discourse on Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Sexual Technologies" published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.

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Journal of Health and Social Behavior - Extending Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants: Comparing Perinatal Outcomes Following This Policy Shift 12:46

9M ago12:46

12:46

Authors Margot Moinester and Kaitlyn K. Stanhope discuss the article, "Extending Driver’s Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants: Comparing Perinatal Outcomes Following This Policy Shift," published in the September 2024 issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

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Social Psychology Quarterly - Happiness Scholarship and Redistributive Preferences 12:09

9M ago12:09

12:09

Author Tamkinat Rauf discusses the article, "Happiness Scholarship and Redistributive Preferences" published in the September 2024 issue of Social Psychology Quarterly.

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Contexts - Talking about Race in a Race-Taboo Land 15:39

9M ago15:39

15:39

Author Beiyi Hu discusses the article, "Talking about Race in a Race-Taboo Land" published in the Summer 2024 issue of Contexts.

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Sociological Theory - Rights Projects: A Relational Sociology of Rights in Globalization 22:18

9M ago22:18

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Author Minwoo Jung discusses the article "Rights Projects: A Relational Sociology of Rights in Globalization," published in the September 2024 issue of Sociological Theory.

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Sociological Methodology - Polygenic Indices (aka Polygenic Scores) in Social Science: A Guide for Interpretation and Evaluation 15:13

10M ago15:13

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Author Callie Burt discusses her article, "Polygenic Indices (aka Polygenic Scores) in Social Science: A Guide for Interpretation and Evaluation," published in the August 2024 issue of Sociological Methodology.

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American Sociological Review - The Avoidance of Strong Ties 10:52

10M ago10:52

10:52

Author Mario L. Small discusses the article, "The Avoidance of Strong Ties," published in the August 2024 issue of American Sociological Review.

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Socius - Medical Authority, Trans Exceptionalism, and Americans’ Willingness to Believe Claims of Inadequate Training as Justification for the Denial of Care to Trans People 13:11

11M ago13:11

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Author Matt Grace discusses the article, "Medical Authority, Trans Exceptionalism, and Americans’ Willingness to Believe Claims of Inadequate Training as Justification for the Denial of Care to Trans People" published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World.

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Society and Mental Health - Revisiting Durkheim: Social Integration and Suicide Clusters in U.S. Counties, 2006–2019 15:14

11M ago15:14

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Author Jessica Brantez discusses the article, "Revisiting Durkheim: Social Integration and Suicide Clusters in U.S. Counties, 2006–2019," published in the July 2024 issue of Society and Mental Health.

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Teaching Sociology - Program Review with the Curriculum Mapping Toolkit for Sociology: Assessment of a Publicly Available Resource for Sociology Departments 22:00

11M ago22:00

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Authors Stephen Sweet and Susan J. Ferguson discuss the article, "Program Review with the Curriculum Mapping Toolkit for Sociology: Assessment of a Publicly Available Resource for Sociology Departments," published in the July 2024 issue of Teaching Sociology.

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American Sociological Review - Clustered Vulnerabilities: The Unequal Effects of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence 15:36

1y ago15:36

15:36

Author Paige L. Sweet discusses the article, "Clustered Vulnerabilities: The Unequal Effects of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence," published in the June 2024 issue of American Sociological Review.

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Journal of Health and Social Behavior - Cumulative Unionization and Physical Health Disparities among Older Adults 14:41

1y ago14:41

14:41

Authors Xiaowen Han and Tom VanHeuvelen discuss the article, "Cumulative Unionization and Physical Health Disparities among Older Adults," published in the June 2024 issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

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City & Community - Urban Austerity Theory, Politicizing Space, and Cutback Policies across Urban and Rural Communities 14:31

1y ago14:31

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Authors Linda Lobao and Paige Kelly discuss the article, "Urban Austerity Theory, Politicizing Space, and Cutback Policies across Urban and Rural Communities," published in the June 2024 issue of City & Community.

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