Best ed mccabe Podcasts (2026)

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Reacting to Trae Young's Introductory Press Conference with Domo and Neil Dalal 56:36

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Send us a text As of Friday, Trae Young is officially a Washington Wizard. To close out this wild week, Wardell and Troy were joined by Domo (@Domo8186) and Neil Dalal (@NeilDalal96) to provide their reactions to Young's introductory press conference (4:03). Together they also discussed what Trae Young's anticipated playing time (16:52), along with…

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Wizards Trade for Trae Young 25:04

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Send us a text In this emergency episode, Troy, Wardell, and Isaac give their immediate reactions to the trade which sends Trae Young to the Washington Wizards. Together they break down the effect this trade will have on all parties involved. It’s basketball with the signature beltway flair, banter, and bold opinions. Let’s hoop.…

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The Trae Young Rumors Continue to Build with Will Clayton 28:13

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Send us a text For this midweek show, Troy is joined by Will Clayton (@DubClayton) to break down the recent rumors of a trade which could send Trae Young to DC. It’s basketball with the signature beltway flair, banter, and bold opinions. Let’s hoop.By Capital Hoop Caucus

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Terra Jacobson and Spencer Brayton, "Valuing the Community College Library: Impactful Practices for Institutional Success" (ACRL, 2025) 45:08

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Valuing the Community College Library: Impactful Practices for Institutional Success (2025, ACRL) provides a holistic approach to exhibiting community college library value through historical context, practical applications, and future thinking. Through case studies, editorials from administrators, and practical approaches, it addresses why communi…

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Wizards Keep Winning and our New Year's Roundball Resolutions 36:06

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Send us a text Troy and Isaac are back from a holiday break and are bringing their A-game as they recap the Wizards recent stretch of wins! Together, the two breakdown how these games could impact the team's lottery odds by taking a dive into Tankathon. From there, they provide their basketball resolutions for the New Year. It’s basketball with the…

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How to Organize Inclusive Events and Conferences 56:04

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How to Organize Inclusive Events and Conferences is the ultimate guide to creating welcoming, safe, and accessible gatherings for everyone. With detailed strategies and illustrative examples, How to Organize Inclusive Events and Conferences uses principles of design justice to share how to put on truly inclusive occasions built for the needs and ab…

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College Brief: Ed Cooley Suspended and UMD Falls to UVA with Matt Modderno 33:12

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Send us a text Isaac Agykeum-Harris is Joined by Matt Modderno, Department of Hoops host and Inside Maryland sports writer joins the College Brief, to Recap the Maryland Terrapins most recent loss against UVA over the weekend while also looking ahead to the team's upcoming BIG 10 Conference play. Additionally Matt also talks about Georgetown's coll…

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Amanda Nichols Hess, "Information Literacy and Critical Thinking: Using Perspective Transformation to Break Information Bubbles" (ALA, 2025) 58:16

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Higher education is about transformation: research shows that the most well-prepared graduates are those who have experienced changes in how they think about and experience the world around them. Combined with flexible information-seeking and evaluation skills, learning ways to break information bubbles is essential for dealing with today's challen…

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Bub is Bouncing Back, Sarr and Bilal are Healthy, and Blind Ranking Rookies with Big Pooh 55:37

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Send us a text On this week's show, Troy, Isaac and Wardell are joined by Big Pooh (@rapperbigpooh) of Little Brother to recap the Wizards recent loss to Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs (5:09). They focused on Alex Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly's performances now that they've been re-activated from the injury list (5:49), and then shifted th…

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Try to Love the Questions: From Debate to Dialogue in Classrooms and Life 1:01:07

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Among the most common challenges on college campuses today is figuring out how to navigate our politically charged culture and engage productively with opposing viewpoints. In Try to Love the Questions: From Debate to Dialogue in Classrooms and Life (Princeton UP, 2024), Lara Schwartz introduces the fundamental principles of free expression, academ…

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Wizards Injury Updates, Listener Mailbag, and Darius Garland Trade Rumors with Domo 47:58

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Send us a text The Caucus was once again joined by Domo (@Domo8186) of Wizards of Gallery Place as they recapped the past two games of the Wizards (3:21). Together, the show also addressed Will Dawkins' recent update on Washington's injury report (11:20) and broke down some rumors swirling around Darius Garland (17:13). Also on today's show: (20:38…

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College Brief: Recapping The Battle for the Real HU and an Update on George Mason's Season 36:42

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Send us a text In this very first episode launch of the College Brief, Isaac & Troy recap The Battle of HU rivalry game between Howard and Hampton University along with recapping the George Mason vs Old Dominion. Additionally Isaac & Troy discussed Bryce Harris' impact on Howard's Men's Basketball team, where his legacy stands with the program. The…

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Wizards Eyeing Domantas Sabonis and First Quarter Season Superlatives with Michael Sykes, II 1:06:18

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Send us a text On this week's show, Troy, Isaac and Wardell are joined by Michael Sykes, II (@MikeDSykes) of Business of Fashion to discuss the recent report that the Washington Wizards are in the running to acquire Domantas Sabonis (4:22). Together they break down why the Wizards would be interested in trading for the former All-Star, along with h…

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Samuel Moore, "Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons" (U Michigan Press, 2025) 1:03:39

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I talked to Dr. Samuel Moore about his recent book, Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons, (U Michigan Press, 2025) Samuel Moore is the Scholarly Communication Specialist at Cambridge University Libraries, Associate Lecturer at Cambridge Digital Humanities, and College Research Associate at King's College, Cambridge. In h…

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Making Sense of the Benching of Cam Whitmore 32:44

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Send us a text New day, new show. Troy, Isaac and Wardell are with kicking off a new weekly Wednesday edition of the show, and it certainly felt needed this week. They open up the show discussing Cam Whitmore's recent DNP against the Hawks, along with Wizards coach Brian Keefe's comments on the matter (3:30). They then gave a brief recap on the Wiz…

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Carlo Rotella, "What Can I Get Out of This?: Teaching and Learning in a Classroom Full of Skeptics" (U California Press, 2025) 1:09:35

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I’m excited to talk to Carlo Rotella today. Carlo is Professor of English at Boston College. His books include The World Is Always Coming to an End: Pulling Together and Apart in a Chicago Neighborhood (University of Chicago Press, 2019); Playing in Time: Essays, Profiles, and Other True Stories (University of Chicago Press, 2012); Cut Time: An Edu…

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Wizards Worst Loss of the Season and Bilal's Injury with Greg Finberg 51:32

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Send us a text Troy, Isaac and Wardell are joined by Greg Finberg (@GregFinberg) this week, to recap the past week of Wizards games. They kick things off by highlighting Washington's win over the Bucks which Bilal Coulibaly thrived in (3:54). Speaking of Bilal, he's injured and will be out for a few weeks. This sparked a discussion on how the team …

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Kory Mincy 23:20

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Send us a text In this special episode of the show, Isaac had the opportunity to chat with George Mason Patriots starting point guard, Kory Mincy, to discuss the Patriots historic start to the college basketball season along with the season outlook so far for the team. This is just the first taste of the Capital Hoop Caucus' upcoming slate of colle…

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Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis, "Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics" (Oxford UP, 2025) 1:06:12

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Following the end of the Cold War, the world experienced a remarkable wave of democratization. Over the next two decades, numerous authoritarian regimes transitioned to democracies, and it seemed that authoritarianism as a political model was fading. But as recent events have shown, things have clearly changed. In Dictating the Agenda: The Authorit…

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Wizards Eliminated from the NBA Cup, and a Study Shows that Fans Are Losing Sleep After Each Loss 43:55

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Send us a text Fresh off the holiday break, Troy, Isaac and Wardell are back and open this week's show by reflecting upon the Wizards last week of basketball which included the team's second win of the season (04:09). Together they broke down how the team has been utilizing CJ McCollum after his 46-point performance (7:48) and how that benefits Ale…

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Wizards Coaching Woes Continue with Neil Dalal 1:06:25

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Send us a text On this week's show, Troy is joined by none other than Neil Dalal (@NeilDalal96), formerly of Hoop District! Together the two discussed Brian Keefe's continued coaching woes, Kyshawn George's growth and even Bub Carrington's early season regression. From there, the two dove into the front office's handing of the Ryan Rollins situatio…

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Gracen Brilmyer and Lydia Tang eds., "Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession" (Library Juice Press, 2024) 40:26

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A transcript of this interview is available [here] Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession (Library Juice Press, 2024) weaves together first-person narratives and case studies contributed from disabled archivists and disabled archives users, bringing critical perspectives and approaches to the archival profession. Contributed …

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Janice M. McCabe, "Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends: How Campuses Shape College Students’ Networks" (U Chicago Press, 2025) 51:53

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We’re all familiar with the sentiment that “college is the best time of your life.” Along with a newfound sense of freedom, students have a unique opportunity to forge lifelong friendships at a point in life when friendship is particularly important. Why is it, then, that so many college students are falling victim to what the US Surgeon General te…

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Carlo Rotella, "What Can I Get Out of This?: Teaching and Learning in a Classroom Full of Skeptics" (U California Press, 2025) 47:16

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At a time when college students and their parents often question the "return on investment" from humanities courses, accomplished feature writer and English professor Carlo Rotella invites us into the minds of a group of skeptical first-year students who are ultimately transformed by a required literature class. In What Can I Get Out of This?: Teac…

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London Scots Podcast with Mike Flaherty 16:22

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From 'lang toun' Kirkaldy, via St. Andrew's to London. Mike tells us of growing up in a small town, going to a smaller one as he heads to uni, before ending up in London in the Olympic year 2012. Based in southwest Wimbledon, we hear about his (not-so-secret) passion. Follow him @mikefromfife/ on Instagram. @LicenceToCeillidh provides the wonderful…

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Ethan W. Ris, "Other People's Colleges: The Origins of American Higher Education Reform" (U Chicago Press, 2022) 1:06:07

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For well over one hundred years, people have been attempting to make American colleges and universities more efficient and more accountable. Indeed, Ethan Ris argues in Other People's Colleges: The Origins of American Higher Education Reform (U Chicago Press, 2022), the reform impulse is baked into American higher education, the result of generatio…

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Wizards Continue to Lose, Go-Go Win their Home Opener, and Scouting Draft Prospects with Andrew Sharp 1:33:06

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Send us a text The Wizards losing streak has reached double digits, so Troy, Isaac and Wardell open this week's show by breaking what's been going wrong in DC (3:54). They also give an update on the Capital City Go-Go (18:52), and then check back in on the UMD-Georgetown game (22:49 ). From there, they're joined by Andrew Sharp so that he can provi…

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Reality Hits the Wizards, the Cam Whitmore Experiment and John Wall's New Role with Michael Lee 1:27:04

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Send us a text Troy, Isaac and Wardell kicked off this week's show by recapping the Wizards ongoing losing streak (3:22) while assessing how a few players on the roster have fared throughout this opening stretch of the season. They're then joined by Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) of The Washington Post to preview John Wall's upcoming broadcast debut f…

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James Elwick, "Making a Grade: Victorian Examinations and the Rise of Standardized Testing" (U Toronto Press, 2025) 1:03:06

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Making a Grade: Victorian Examinations and the Rise of Standardized Testing (U Toronto Press, 2025) takes historiographic and sociological perspectives developed to understand large-scale scientific and technical systems and uses them to highlight the standardization that went into "standardized testing." Starting in the 1850s achievement tests bec…

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Wizards Lose a Heartbreaker to Philadelphia with Matt Moore (Hardwood Paroxysm) 40:38

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Send us a text This week, Troy and Isaac open up the show by discussing Howard Men's Basketball exhibition game against American University and then the Bison's open practice with the Capital City Go-Go (1:45). From there, the breakdown the Washington Wizards nail-biting loss to the Philadelphia 76ers (8:34). They're then joined by Matt Moore (@HPB…

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London Scots Podcast with Susan Pym 37:22

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Born and raised in Dumbarton, Susan Pym shares vivid memories of growing up with the smell of malt drifting through the air every Wednesday. When London came calling, she and her husband made the move south, where Susan found a new sense of community through the Church of Scotland. In this episode, she chats about life between two worlds and gives …

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Diane Ravitch, "An Education: How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else" (Columbia UP, 2025) 1:02:58

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For many years, Diane Ravitch was among the country’s leading conservative thinkers on education. The cure for what ailed the school system was clear, she believed: high-stakes standardized testing, national standards, accountability, competition, charters, and vouchers. Then Ravitch saw what happened when these ideas were put into practice and rec…

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Reacting to the Start of the Wizards Season with Matt Modderno 1:20:42

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Send us a text For this week’s show, Wardell, Troy and Isaac were joined by Matt Modderno (@MattModderno) of Bleav in Wizards, Fear the Podcast, and The Department of Hoops to review the Washington Wizards season-opening loss to the Bucks (3:05). They discussed Kyshawn George’s breakout performance (5:14), projected Bub Carrington's development as …

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Tim Beasley-Murray, "Critical Games: On Play and Seriousness in Academia, Literature and Life" (Manchester UP, 2025) 42:00

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Which parts of life are serious, and which are a game? In Critical Games: On Play and Seriousness in Academia, Literature and Life (Manchester UP, 2025) Tim Beasley-Murray, an Associate Professor of European Thought and Culture and Vice-Dean (Innovation and Enterprise) for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at University College London, offers a se…

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Matthew D. Nelsen, "The Color of Civics: Civic Education for a Multiracial Democracy" (Oxford UP, 2023) 47:18

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Matthew D. Nelsen, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami, has a new book out that focuses on the content of civic education in the United States, and how we learn about the diverse and varied history of the United States. There is an ongoing and contemporary conversation about civic education in the United States, a…

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Kate McDowell, "Critical Data Storytelling for Libraries: Crafting Ethical Narratives for Advocacy and Impact" (ALA, 2025) 53:06

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In today’s polarized landscape, libraries face two key challenges: the difficulty of turning raw data into narratives that effectively advocate for libraries, and the ethical complexities of representing communities in these stories. In Critical Data Storytelling for Libraries: Crafting Ethical Narratives for Advocacy and Impact (ALA, 2025), Kate M…

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London Scots Podcast with Suzy Tobias 23:00

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Moving from the South of Glasgow to Uni and then to London to work in Advertising. We hear about her career break that became an adventure of a lifetime. Now back in London, Suzi works as a freelancer in TV on all sorts of shows, including The Traitors. Oh, and there's an app tip that will get you cheap/free coffee.…

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Wizards Preseason Recap and the State of NBA Media with Mike Prada 1:23:24

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Send us a text This week Troy, Isaac and Wardell were joined by Mike Prada (@MikePradaNBA) of The Athletic to recap the Washington Wizards brief preseason (3:05). Together, they gave their thoughts on how the team should adjust given Bub Carrington's injury (6:06). They also share which players on the Wizards roster they expect to take a leap forwa…

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Wizards Promotional Giveaways, Rising Ticket Prices, and Season Predictions with Domo 1:32:56

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Send us a text For today's show, Isaac, Troy and Wardell are once again joined by Domo of Wizards of Gallery Place! They kick things off by reviewing the Wizards recently announced promotional giveaway schedule for the upcoming season (4:43). They then discuss Varun Shankar's recent article in The Washington Post which outlined the team's rise in t…

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What is Free Speech with Fara Dabhoiwala 1:09:38

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The speech debates have not abated, and it’s clear that invoking the First Amendment, and the importance of free speech for democracy, does not settle these debates but provokes more questions. We have lost our way, it seems, since people on all sides invoke free speech and then try to silence those they disagree with. Historian Fara Dabhoiwala of …

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Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers 54:04

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Developmental editing holds the power to make a manuscript connect with publishers and readers, yet few scholarly writers have the training to do it well. Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers (Princeton UP, 2025) offers scholars a practical method for assessing and refining the features of their texts th…

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Wizards Media Day Recap, Previewing the Wizards' Bigs, and a Monumental Sports update with Kyle Wiedie 1:32:31

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Send us a text On this week’s show, Troy, Isaac and Wardell were joined by an incredibly special guest, Kyle Weidie - the founder of Truth About It of the former True Hoop Network. They opened up the show by closing out the Wizards Positional Group Previews, focusing on the team's bigs (7:49), which led into the show opening up the listener mailbag…

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Deepa Das Acevedo, "The War on Tenure" (Cambridge UP, 2025) 1:02:47

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As academia increasingly comes under attack in the United States, The War on Tenure (Cambridge UP, 2025) steps in to demystify what professors do and to explain the importance of tenure for their work. Deepa Das Acevedo takes readers on a backstage tour of tenure-stream academia to reveal hidden dynamics and obstacles. She challenges the common bel…

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Michael Fernandez and Amauri Serrano, "Streaming Video Collection Development and Management" (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2025) 47:03

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Streaming video is not new to the library environment, but recent years have seen an exponential growth in the number of platforms and titles available for streaming. For libraries, this has meant an increasingly complex acquisitions landscape, with more vendors occupying the marketplace and larger portions of the budget dedicated to streaming. Use…

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Leading Toward Liberation: How to Build Cultures of Thriving in Higher Education 52:26

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In Leading Toward Liberation: How to Build Cultures of Thriving in Higher Education (JHU Press, 2025), Dr. Annmarie Caño reimagines academic leadership as a practice rooted in liberation and equity. Drawing on her experiences as a Latina, first-generation college student, clinical psychologist, and higher education administrator, Caño shows how lea…

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Monumental Sports on the Outs at YouTube TV and Hulu, Will Dawkins' Press Conference, and Previewing the Wizards' Wings 1:26:18

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Send us a text On this week's show, Troy, Wardell and Isaac open things up by discussing the recent news regarding Monumental Sports Network's looming departure from YouTube TV and Hulu with Live TV (5:54). From there, they recapped Will Dawkins' recent press conference ahead of the Washington Wizards' media day (23:58). They then rounded out The B…

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Wizards Training Camp Expectations and a Special Interview with Luka Garza 1:17:56

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Send us a text Troy, Isaac and Wardell open this week's show by reviewing the guards on the Washington Wizards roster, and assessing what each players' expectations are for the coming NBA season (3:28). From there, the crew is joined by D.C. legend and current Boston Celtic, Luka Garza (20:29)! Together, they discuss Garza's deep ties in the DMV, a…

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Debaditya Bhattacharya, "The Indian University: A Critical History" (Orient BlackSwan, 2025) 58:45

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Is there such a thing as an ‘Indian university’? Is there an ‘idea’ of an Indian university? Were universities in India living and breathing products of the soil, or were they conceptual imports from a colonial heritage? What is the relationship between universities in India and the ‘publics’ that have inhabited or are alienated by them? More point…

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M.A. in Yoga Studies with Christopher Chapple 37:35

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Dr. Christopher Chapple, founder of Loyola Marymount University’s pioneering M.A. in Yoga Studies, joins us to discuss how the program blends rigorous scholarship with embodied practice. We explore its study of Sanskrit, classical texts, philosophy, and modern applications, as well as its flexible residential and low-residency formats. Hear how thi…

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Alisha Karabinus et al. eds., "Historiographies of Game Studies: What It Has Been, What It Could Be" (Punctum Books, 2025) 27:01

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Historiographies of Game Studies: What It Has Been, What It Could Be (Punctum Books, 2025) offers a first-of-its-kind reflection on how game studies as an academic field has been shaped and sustained. Today, game studies is a thriving field with many dedicated national and international conferences, journals, professional societies, and a strong pr…

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