Best Qualitative Methods Podcasts (2025)

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[Greatest Hits] Make Data Work for Good with Maulik Chauhan of Trestle Research 43:00

7d ago43:00

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In this greatest hits episode of Survey & Beyond: The Data Collection Podcast, host Marta Costa is joined by Maulik Chauhan, Founder and Managing Director of Trestle Research. They dive into the importance of digitizing data, the challenges and benefits of transitioning from paper-based to digital data collection methods, and what it takes to smoot…

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Las G. Newman, "To Die in Africa’s Dust: West Indian Missionaries in Western Africa in the Nineteenth Century" (Langham, 2024) 1:32:52

8d ago1:32:52

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Christian mission in the modern era has generally been conceptualized as a Western endeavor: “from the West to the rest.” The rise and explosive growth of world Christianity has challenged this narrative, emphasizing Christian mission as “from everywhere to everywhere.” Dr. Las Newman contributes to this revitalized perspective, interrogating our u…

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When words fail us: An integrative review of innovative elicitation techniques for qualitative interviews - An audio paper with Renate Kahlke 43:09

16d ago43:09

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Looking to enhance your qualitative research interviews with new techniques? This integrative review captures strategies from across interdisciplinary literature to offer advice on how to choose between them. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15555By Medical Education

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Costs and economic impact of student-led clinics—A systematic review - An audio paper with Stephen Maloney 35:39

16d ago35:39

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Student-led clinics generate benefits to multiple stakeholders including students, patients the health system & universities. This paper explores the need to measure costs & benefits to ascertain value. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15550By Medical Education

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Connect or detach: A transformative experience for medical students in end-of-life care - An interview with Diego Lima Ribeiro 18:25

28d ago18:25

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Exploring emotional dilemmas associated with end-of-life decisions, @diegolimaribei4 reveal how final year medical students facing the pivotal moral challenge of connecting with or detaching from patients is a transformative journey. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15545…

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‘Dancing with emotions’: An Interpretive Descriptive study of facilitators recognition and response to students' emotions during simulation - An interview with Claudia C. Behrens 17:30

28d ago17:30

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Behrens et al. document how facilitators vary when handling student emotions during simulation—some adjust, some let emotions run, others debrief after. They explore how beliefs about learning shape responses and what can be done to optimize learning. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15554…

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Problematisation, Ontological Politics, and Science and Technology Studies (Kari Lancaster) 47:15

29d ago47:15

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In this episode, we speak to Professor Kari Lancaster from the University of Bath. Kari speaks about her career journey so far, coming from performance studies to policy studies and then into science and technology studies (STS) "sideways". Kari is recognised for contributing empirical social science research in her specific fields of focus (drugs …

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Wafik W. Wahba, "Global Christianity and Islam: Exploring History, Politics, and Beliefs" (InterVarsity Press, 2025) 1:03:54

1M ago1:03:54

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Together, the adherents of Christianity and Islam make up over half of the world's population, and their numbers are expected to keep growing. The influence of these two faiths—and their relations with each other—is seen in politics, economics, and social interactions. Religious identity and aspirations remain powerful and appealing to people aroun…

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A realist evaluation of prospective entrustment decisions in paediatric residency clinical competency committees - An audio paper with Daniel J. Schumacher 38:35

1M ago38:35

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Clinical Competence Committees are found to be deliberate in focusing on trainee development but notably less likely to be deliberate regarding trainee entrustment and advancement decisions #cbme #patientsafetyBy Medical Education

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Beyond inclusion politics: A critical discourse analysis of sex and gender in medical education - An audio paper with Navin Kariyawasam 28:16

1M ago28:16

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This paper addresses how the repetitive and everyday use of ill-defined and uncritical gendered and sexed language upholds systems of cisheteropatriarchy, coloniality, and transphobia within medicine.By Medical Education

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The Ethics of Field Research in Vulnerable Communities with Dr. Angela R. Pashayan of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) 34:37

1M ago34:37

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In this episode of Survey & Beyond: The Data Collection Podcast, host Marta Costa is joined by Dr. Angela R. Pashayan, an expert in International Development, Experiential learning, Leading International trips, and Intercultural Communication. Together, they explore the ethics of field research in vulnerable communities. Drawing from her work in Na…

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Episode 8: Digital Challenges in South Africa 17:24

2M ago17:24

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Send us a text In this episode we explore current challenges with regard to accessing public services in the digital age in South Africa, in particular in the rural areas. Accounts from different perspectives - citizen, government official and public ombuds staff - identify similar problems, such as lacking infrastructure, expensive data, trust iss…

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Investigating feelings of imposterism in first-year medical student narratives - An interview with Megan E. Kruskie and Jessica N. Byram 15:26

2M ago15:26

15:26

Finding elements of imposter phenomenon in 52% of student reflections, much of it driven by self-comparisons to idealizations, the authors argue that journaling can help normalize imposterism, aiding identity growth as future physicians. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15533…

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International medical graduates' social connections: A qualitative study - An interview with Mo Al-Haddad 16:32

2M ago16:32

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How do #IMGs form social connections? Why does it matter? Insights are provided through a large qualitative study conducted by @MoAlhaddad2, @SusanJHPE and Evi Germeni. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15542By Medical Education

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The Normal and the Pathological, Inventive Methods, and Cyborgs and Goddesses (Natassia Brenman) 49:20

2M ago49:20

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Thinking In Between is back! On this episode, we welcome Dr Natassia Brenman, who is a senior qualitative researcher at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford. Nat's research focuses on the challenges around improving access to healthcare and how technologies influence health practices. Today, she discusses th…

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Changes in perception of prognosis in the last year of life of patients with advanced cancer and its associated factors: Longitudinal results of the eQuiPe study. 4:28

2M ago4:28

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This episode features Moyke Versluis (Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands Graduate school of Social and behavioral sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands). What is already known about the topic? Patients who are aware of their limited prognosis are more likely to b…

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Components of home-based palliative and supportive care for adults with heart failure: A scoping review 4:27

2M ago4:27

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This episode features Dr Madhurangi Perera (Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre, School of Nursing and Australia Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia) What is already known about the topic? Providing palliative and supportive care in the home setting for people…

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Sejong Chun, "Paul’s New Creation: Vision for a New World and Community" (Lexington Books, 2023) 30:10

2M ago30:10

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In Paul’s New Creation: Vision for a New World and Community (Lexington Book, 2023), Sejong Chun presents inter(con)textual readings of Paul’s new creation passages from the perspective of the Korean immigrant church in America. Chun focuses on Paul’s new creation’s cosmic dimension and ecclesiastical character and proposes the ekklēsia as a tangib…

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Martyn Percy, "The Crisis of Colonial Anglicanism: Empire, Slavery and Revolt in the Church of England" (Hurst, 2025) 49:48

2M ago49:48

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The Crisis of Colonial Anglicanism: Empire, Slavery and Revolt in the Church of England (Hurst, 2025) by Dr. Martyn Percy offers a bold and unsettling truth: the British Empire and Great Britain are primarily English constructions, and the Church of England benefited from English enterprise and exploitation, serving as the spiritual arm of the impe…

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Reflecting on the Spectrum of Involvement: How do we involve patients as partners in education? - An audio paper with Amber Bennett-Weston 45:17

2M ago45:17

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Reflecting on the Spectrum of Involvement, @a_bennettweston @SimonGayGP and @Liz_Anderso describe how to achieve valued patient partnerships in healthcare education. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15484By Medical Education

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Formed in context: A mixed-methods study of medical students' mindsets in an Eastern culture - An audio paper with Jiaxi Tan 1:04:42

2M ago1:04:42

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Tan et al. report on how medical students' mindset is shaped by the context in which they learn in the hope of cultivating a Growth Mindset in clinical contexts. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15491By Medical Education

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Mario Cams and Elke Papelitzky, "Remapping the World in East Asia: Toward a Global History of the 'Ricci Maps'" (U Hawaii Press, 2024) 50:27

2M ago50:27

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When we think of the sixteenth-century arrival of European missionaries in East Asia, there is a tendency to imagine this meeting as a civilizational clash, a great meeting of two fixed cultures. This clash is symbolized in the ‘Ricci map(s)’: a map created by a Jesuit missionary to bring scientific cartography to East Asia. Remapping the World in …

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Colleen C. B. Weaver, "The Fruits of Listening: Applying Qualitative Research Methods in the Design of Contextually Responsive Theological Education" (Wipf and Stock, 2024) 52:56

2M ago52:56

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Theological seminaries and Bible institutes find themselves at the crossroads of preserving biblical faithfulness and of maintaining contextual relevance. What does faithful contextual relevance look like? How can theological institutions steer a course that will engage and serve the church through the men and women they equip for ministry and serv…

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Erik Freas, "Palestine's Christians and the Nationalist Cause: The Late Ottoman and Mandatory Periods" (Routledge, 2024) 1:15:48

2M ago1:15:48

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Palestine's Christians and the Nationalist Cause: The Late Ottoman and Mandatory Periods (Routledge, 2024) provides an historical overview of Palestine's Christian communities and their role in the Palestinian nationalist movement during the late Ottoman and British mandatory periods. More than being a history of Palestine's Christian Arabs, the bo…

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Glen L. Thompson, "Jingjiao: The Earliest Christian Church in China" (Eerdmans, 2024) 1:07:45

3M ago1:07:45

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Many people assume that the first introduction of Christianity to the Chinese was part of nineteenth-century Western imperialism. In fact, Syriac-speaking Christians brought the gospel along the Silk Road into China in the seventh century. Glen L. Thompson introduces readers to the fascinating history of this early Eastern church, referred to as Ji…

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How to Write Survey Questions That Get Real Answers with Marta Costa 10:44

3M ago10:44

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In this episode of Survey & Beyond: The Data Collection Podcast, host Marta Costa goes solo to address the most pressing questions from over 700 SurveyCTO users about crafting effective survey questions, from avoiding bias to ensuring cultural relevance. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify…

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Multiple points of system failure underpin continuous subcutaneous infusion safety incidents in palliative care: A mixed methods analysis 4:58

3M ago4:58

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This episode features Amy Brown (Marie Curie Research Centre, Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, UK) What is already known about the topic? The third World Health Organization Global Patient Safety Challenge ‘Medication without harm’, …

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Impact of liminality and rituals on professional identity formation in physician training - An Interview with Huei-Ming Yeh 14:51

3M ago14:51

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Yeh et al. compare two medical education systems to explore how liminality and rituals influence physician training and professionalism. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15483By Medical Education

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Fostering the clinician as teacher: A realist review - An Interview with Hiske Joanna Brouwer 12:30

3M ago12:30

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This realist review describes the added value stakeholders derive from individuals adopting the dual roles of clinician and teacher, highlighting means of maximizing their benefits. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15476By Medical Education

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Definition and recommendations of advance care planning: A Delphi study in five Asian sectors 4:32

3M ago4:32

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This episode features Dr Masanori Mori (Division of Palliative and Supportive Care, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan) What is already known about the topic? As in Western countries’ health-care systems, advance care planning is being increasingly implemented in Asian ones, but consensus on its definition and recommendations base…

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Stephen T. Pardue, "Why Evangelical Theology Needs the Global Church" (Baker Group, 2024) 1:02:33

3M ago1:02:33

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Christian theologians and students are aware that evangelicals in the Majority World now outnumber those in North America and Europe, and many want to know more about emerging voices in the global church. At the same time, these voices are largely absent from Western evangelical theology. In Why Evangelical Theology Needs the Global Church (Baker G…

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Data and the Fight for Fair Representation of Community Health Workers with Dr. James O'Donovan & Dickson Mbewe of Community Health Impact Coalition 49:28

3M ago49:28

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In this episode of Survey & Beyond: The Data Collection Podcast, host Marta Costa is joined by Dr. James O'Donovan & Dickson Mbewe, who represent the Community Health Impact Coalition. Together, they dissect a recent study that shines a blaring spotlight on the lack of fair recognition of community health workers’ contributions to data collection, …

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Episode 19 - Shubha Patvardhan : The Gioia Gestalt 31:53

3M ago31:53

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How can you move from the Gioia Method to the Gioia Gestalt? In this episode, Shubha Patvardhan explains how to generate insights from qualitative data, contextualizing the role of coding and coding structures in a variety of other practices that accompany and enhance coding. Shubha also shares how her artistic and meditation practices influence he…

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Facilitating international medical graduates' acculturation: From theory to practice - An audio paper with Mo Al-Haddad 47:16

3M ago47:16

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At last! An article that links acculturation literature and theory to action to support International Medical Graduates' transition to new countries. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15175By Medical Education

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Cinemeducation: A mixed methods study on learning through reflective thinking, perspective taking and emotional narratives - An audio paper with Mike Rueb 51:48

3M ago51:48

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Rüb et al. explore how cinemeducation can be used to enable the next generation of health professionals to engage with critical reflection, perspective taking and learning through emotional narratives. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15166By Medical Education

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Enhancing Your Health Communication with Amelia Burke-Garcia 35:29

4M ago35:29

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In this episode of Survey & Beyond: The Data Collection Podcast, host Marta Costa is joined by Amelia Burke-Garcia, Director of the Center for Health Communication Science at NORC at the University of Chicago, to dive into the transformative role of data in health communication, the integration of AI in messaging, and the importance of inclusivity …

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Culture and context in Interprofessional education: Expectations in Australia and Japan - An interview with Fiona Kent and Junji Haruta 17:38

4M ago17:38

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Given that collaborative practice differs across international context, Kent and Haruta detail how interprofessional curricula must as well. Read the accompanying article here: https://asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.15424By Medical Education

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Adopting a pedagogy of connection for medical education - An interview with Marco Antonio de Carvalho Filho andFrederic William Hafferty 25:33

4M ago25:33

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Brazil’s “Pedagogy of Connection" is analyzed as a means to bridge healthcare, community, and social justice while offering a model for decolonizing and humanizing medical education. Read the accompanying article here: https://asmepublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/medu.15486By Medical Education

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David G. Hunter et al., "Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity: Authors, Texts, and Ideas" (Brill, 2024) 52:00

4M ago52:00

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The Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity: Authors, Texts, and Ideas (Brill, 2024) focuses on the history of early Christianity, covering texts, authors, ideas, and their reception. Its content is intended to bridge the gap between the fields of New Testament studies and patristics, connecting a number of related fields of study including Judais…

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Kent Michael Shaw, "Missiology Reimagined: The Missions Theology of the Nineteenth-Century African American Missionary" (Pickwick, 2024) 47:46

4M ago47:46

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In Missiology Reimagined: The Missions Theology of the Nineteenth-Century African American Missionary (Pickwick, 2024), Kent Michael Shaw I examines the lives and theology of early African American missionaries of the Antebellum and Reconstruction era. The enslaved and formerly enslaved constructed a hermeneutic and interpreted the sacred text thro…

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Paula Fredriksen, "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years" (Princeton UP, 2024) 54:42

4M ago54:42

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The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024), Dr. Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Chris…

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How Data Is Changing Lives Around the World: Holiday Edition 14:00

4M ago14:00

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In this special Christmas episode of Survey & Beyond: The Data Collection Podcast, host Marta Costa shares key insights from our guests about the transformative role of data in empowering communities and driving impactful change, featuring Paul Nzerebende, Maulik Chauhan, Andrew Gerhardt, Lara Mikhail, Mohammad Malik, and Yahya Hussein. If you enjo…

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Bonus Episode - Pedro Monteiro's Retirement Party 5:42

4M ago5:42

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In this short episode, our team thew a virtual retirement party for Pedro Monteiro! Listen in as Pedro reflects on his podcasting and academic journey. Ethnography Atelier podcasts will continue and stay tuned for our upcoming episodes. Thank you Pedro! 🎉 Pedro Monteiro is an Assistant Professor at Copenhagen Business School and Visiting Fellow at…

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Justin Tse, "Sheets of Scattered Sand: Cantonese Protestants and the Secular Dream of the Pacific Rim" (U Notre Dame Press, 2024) 1:35:00

4M ago1:35:00

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Justin K.H. Tse captures the voices of Cantonese Protestant Christians from the San Francisco, Vancouver, and Hong Kong metropolitan areas as they reflect on their efforts to adapt to secular communities while retaining their identity and beliefs. In the context of the transpacific region between Asia and the Americas, the “Pacific Rim” refers to a…

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Clinical sensemaking: Advancing a conceptual learning model of clinical reasoning - An audio paper with Charilaos Koufidis 1:01:17

5M ago1:01:17

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The authors offer an empirically informed model of learning of clinical reasoning in the clinical environment by drawing on the concept of "sensemaking". Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15461By Medical Education

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Navigating the paradox: Exploring resident experiences of vulnerability - An audio paper with Heather Nichol 37:26

5M ago37:26

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In this article, Heather Nichol et al. explore resident experiences of vulnerability and consider how to embrace the value of vulnerability while mitigating its risks. Read the accompanying article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15426By Medical Education

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Nathanael Homewood, "Seductive Spirits: Deliverance, Demons, and Sexual Worldmaking in Ghanaian Pentecostalism" (Stanford UP, 2024) 1:04:36

5M ago1:04:36

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In this fascinating interview, Nathanael J. Homewood discusses his new book,Seductive Spirits: Deliverance, Demons, and Sexual Worldmaking in Ghanaian Pentecostalism (Stanford University Press, 2024). Pentecostalism, Africa's fastest-growing form of Christianity, has long been preoccupied with the business of banishing demons from human bodies. Amo…

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Liberation Pedagogy, Epistemic Humility, and Flourishing (Louise Younie) 50:37

5M ago50:37

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This month, Professor Louise Younie from the Institute of Health Sciences Education at QMUL shares three ideas that have shaped her journey as an academic, a general practitioner, a person living through cancer diagnosis and treatment, and a creative teacher. Louise's work focuses on using creative enquiry to explore professional identity formation…

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Mou Banerjee, "The Disinherited: The Politics of Christian Conversion in Colonial India" (Harvard UP, 2025) 1:20:18

5M ago1:20:18

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An illuminating history of religious and political controversy in nineteenth-century Bengal, where Protestant missionary activity spurred a Christian conversion “panic” that indelibly shaped the trajectory of Hindu and Muslim politics. In 1813, the British Crown adopted a policy officially permitting Protestant missionaries to evangelize among the …

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How Oxfam Gives Power Back to Marginalized Communities with Yahya Hussein 32:59

5M ago32:59

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In this episode of Survey & Beyond: The Data Collection Podcast, host Marta Costa is joined by Yahya Hussein, Digital Programmes Advisor for Oxfam, to explore innovative digital tools that empower marginalized communities. They dive into how Oxfam is empowering communities through bottom-up accountability, challenges and innovations in implementing…

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