Heterodox Out Loud
by Heterodox Academy
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About this podcast
Heterodox Out Loud, hosted by HxA president, John Tomasi, is an ongoing podcast featuring conversations with people across the academy and beyond. Listen to insightful, thought-provoking episodes from the HxA community by adding our podcast to your lineup.
Episodes
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- An Update from Heterodox Out Loud · 2 min · Season 3 Episode 48After several years of one-on-one interviews with thinkers, scholars, and leaders working on the questions that matter most for higher education, Heterodox Out Loud is entering a…
- The Skill That Built America Has Vanished From Universities with Danielle Allen | Ep 47 · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 47Danielle Allen is the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard and Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation and the Democratic Knowledge Project-Learn. A…
- Cass Sunstein on What's Actually Wrong With the University | Ep 46 · 56 min · Season 3 Episode 46What's actually wrong with the modern university? Today on Heterodox Out Loud, renowned legal scholar and public intellectual Cass Sunstein joins John Tomasi to examine one of…
- The Field That Studies Groupthink Is Captured by It | Ep 45 · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 45Is the very field that studies groupthink falling victim to it? Today on Heterodox Out Loud, Smriti Mehta, researcher at UC Berkeley and co-founder of the Heterodox Academy…
- Universities Have a Trust Problem. This President Is Trying to Fix It | Ep 44 · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 44Is higher education losing public trust, and what can universities do about it? Today on Heterodox Out Loud, Sian Beilock, President of Dartmouth College, joins John Tomasi to…
- Can a Public University Stay Politically Neutral? with Ed Seidel | Ep 43 · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 43At a moment when public trust in higher education is faltering and “diversity” has become a politically charged word, University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel argues that…
- The University in the Age of AI: Rebuilding Trust, Truth, and Teaching with Kavita Bala | Ep 42 · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 42At a moment when higher education faces accelerating technological disruption and intensifying public scrutiny, Cornell Provost Kavita Bala argues that universities must do two…
- Can Universities Change Without Government Intervention? With Mary Kate Cary | Ep 41 · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 41How can universities rekindle public trust and foster genuine viewpoint diversity, without relying on government mandates? Today’s guest is Mary Kate Cary, adjunct professor at…
- Embracing Disagreement and Diversity at the University of Denver with Jeremy Haefner | Ep 40 · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 40What does it take to build a university where open inquiry is not just protected, but actively practiced? In this wide-ranging episode, University of Denver Chancellor Jeremy…
- Rebuilding Trust in Higher Ed with Chancellor Andrew Martin | Ep 39 · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 39Can colleges be engines of rigorous civil debate, or are self-censorship and fear stifling the next generation of thinkers? Today, we welcome Chancellor Andrew Martin of…
- Faith, Fear, and the Future of Democracy with Jonathan Rauch | Ep 38 · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 38Why does a self-described “gay, atheistic Jewish guy” argue that America needs more Christianity right now? In this thought-provoking episode, Jonathan Rauch, author, Brookings…
- How Can We Fix Our Universities Without Burning Them Down? With Michael Roth | Ep 37 · 56 min · Season 2 Episode 37Trust in universities has cratered, ideological divisions are deepening, and the future of higher education is hotly contested. How do we repair our academic institutions without…
- Can This AI Tool Save Campus Dialogue? With Simon Cullen | Ep 36 · 1 h 6 min · Season 2 Episode 36Can artificial intelligence transform how we navigate the most challenging dialogues on campus? Join us for a thought-provoking episode featuring philosopher and educator Simon…
- Is Sociology Broken? Jukka Savolainen on Ideology and Reform | Ep 35 · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 35How can sociology reclaim its commitment to rigorous inquiry and viewpoint diversity? Today, John Tomasi sits with Jukka Savolainen, Ph.D., Sociology professor at Wayne State…
- How Universities Lost the Public—and How to Win Them Back with Jenna & Ben Storey | Ep 34 · 1 h 11 min · Season 2 Episode 34How did America’s universities lose the trust of the public, and what will it take to restore faith in higher education? In this episode, we are joined by Benjamin and Jenna…
- Trump vs. Academia: Inside the Battle Over Campus Speech with Joe Cohn | Ep 33 · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 33Where should the line be drawn between the government's role in stopping discrimination and a university's right to run itself? Today on Heterodox Out Loud, John Tomasi sits down…
- Confronting Anti-Semitism in Higher Education with Cary Nelson | Ep 32 · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 32What does it mean for a university to become a battleground against deep-seated prejudices and historical tensions? In today’s episode, we dive into these challenging questions…
- How Trump’s Policy Shift is Reshaping Scientific Research with Ivan Oransky | Ep 31 · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 31How is Trump's executive order redefining the language permissible in scientific research, and what does it mean for academic freedom? Today, we examine the complexities…
- Navigating Polarization in Mental Health Care with Andrew Hartz | Ep 30 · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 30What happens when mental health care becomes intertwined with prevailing political ideologies and biases? Today on Heterodox Out Loud, we’re joined by Andrew Hartz, president and…
- The Power of Radical Curiosity: Can Conversation Reduce Hate with Shira Hoffer | Ep 29 · 51 min · Season 2 Episode 29Can meaningful conversations bridge the divide in a polarized world? In today's episode, we explore the transformative power of radical curiosity with Shira Hoffer, a senior at…
