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A podcast devoted to the foundational ideas that inspire thought and action.

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In this episode we are joined by Alicia M. Walker, Associate Professor of Sociology at Missouri State and Arielle Kuperberg, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Alicia and Arielle discuss their co-authore... more

In this episode we are joined by Stefano Bloch, Associate Professor in the School of Geography & Development at the University of Arizona and author of Going All City: Struggle and Survival in LA’s Graffiti Subculture. Stefano discusses and shares so... more

Daniel Chambliss joins us to discuss The Mundanity of Excellence: An Ethnographic Report on the Stratification of Swimmers, first published in Sociological Theory in 1989. This episode is the debut of a new format in which guests share life lessons t... more

In this episode, Dr. Seth Abrutyn, Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, co-author of Life under Pressure: The Social Roots of Youth Suicide and What to Do About Them, and 2024 winner of the Lewis A. Coser Award for Theoretica... more

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Recent Guests

Stefano Bloch
Associate Professor in the School of Geography & Development at the University of Arizona and author of Going All City, Struggle and Survival in LA's Graffiti Subculture.
University of Arizona
Episode: Stefano Bloch on thinking about crime
Dr. Rahsaan Mahadeo
Assistant Professor in African American and African Studies and author of Funk the Clock, Transgressing Time While Young, Perceptive, and Black.
University of Minnesota
Episode: Rahsaan Mahadeo on Denise Ferreira da Silva
Jonathan Wynn
Professor of Sociology and author of 'The Set Up'
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Episode: Jon Wynn on writing fiction
Dr. William R. Turner Jr.
Assistant Professor of African American Studies
SUNY Brockport
Episode: William Turner on W.E.B. Du Bois
Amanda McMillan Lequieu
Associate Professor of Sociology at Drexel University and author of Who We Are Is Where We Are, Making Home in the American Rust Belt.
Drexel University
Episode: Amanda McMillan Lequieu on Yi-Fu Tuan
Dr. Hannah McCann
Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne, author, and co-author of significant works in queer theory.
University of Melbourne
Episode: Hannah McCann on Judith Butler
Ugo Corte
Professor of Sociology at the University of Stavanger, author of Dangerous Fun, The Social Lives of Big Wave Surfers
University of Stavanger
Episode: Ugo Corte on Gary Alan Fine

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Kyle Green
Host of the podcast, Kyle Green facilitates discussions on social theory, foundational ideas, and their implications in various contexts, often engaging with academic experts in sociology and related fields.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 19 ratings
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    Thanks for recording these. I’ve been using them in my Soc Theory class to great success!

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    Shannon S. S.
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Daniel Chambliss shares lessons from the Mundanity of Excellence
Q: Is there anything that you wish that you included in the article that you did not?
I wish in the article I had talked more about how people develop these skills with other people.
Daniel Chambliss shares lessons from the Mundanity of Excellence
Q: Were you coaching before you started the research, rather than as part of the research?
Yes, that is correct.
Daniel Chambliss shares lessons from the Mundanity of Excellence
Q: Could you talk a little bit about that approach that you took, or if there were particular theorists or theory that you were inspired about?
I think it's fun to do that, you know, if you're into sociological theory and you're talking with other professionals.
Daniel Chambliss shares lessons from the Mundanity of Excellence
Q: I'm curious when you have students who are earlier in their career, do you generally recommend that they research something that they have such emotional attachment and knowledge of?
The good thing about researching something you love is you're real into it.
Jon Wynn on writing fiction
Q: What are you hoping other sociologists take from your work?
There are tons of sociologists who've done fiction, so why not explore various narrative forms?

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