The TSP board discusses how young people are depending on YouTube to learn about Politics. This discussion is based on a recent piece by Emine Fidan Elcioglu in The Conversation.
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What does it mean when someone says “I hate men” but still actively dates them? In this episode, the TSP board takes a brief look at this paradox through the lens of the concept heteropessimism.
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The TSP board discussed the official launch of our new Flagship Journal, The American Journal of Unfinished Sociology on April 1st.
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TSP Board members discuss a recent episode of Normal Gossip. Kelsey McKinney (Author and Journalist) discusses her new book, You Didn’t Hear This From Me, and how she thinks about the functions of gossip with some inspiration from sociology.
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TSP Board members Jordyn Wald, Emma Goldstein, Mason Jones discuss Elizabeth Bruch and Amie Gordon recent coverage in The Pulse on “Revel“, a dating app for students at the University of Michigan that doubles as a research tool to uncover college dating patterns.
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TSP Board members Jordyn Wald, Emma Goldstein, Forrest Lovette discuss Tressie McMillan Cottom recent opinion piece in The New York Times on “Dry January”, or avoiding drinking alcohol during the month of January.
This episode is produced by Forrest Lovette.
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TSP Board members Emma Goldstein and Mallory Harrington discuss Tressie McMillan Cottom recent opinion piece in The New York Times on the connection between tradwives, podcast bros, and wellness influencers and Donald Trump’s recent election win.
This episode is produced by Forrest Lovette.
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TSP Board members Emma Goldstein, Mason Jones, and Leo LaBarre discuss Deborah Carr and Susan Brown’s recent contributions in The New York Times on the increasing trend of unmarried cohabitation among older adults.
This episode is produced by Forrest Lovette.
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On a dark, stormy night, a chill fills the air as something unseen seems to watch from the shadows. But what if it’s more than just your imagination?
In this episode, the TSP Podcast team takes you on a Halloween dive into the sociology of the supernatural. From cultic communities to ghostly hauntings, we’ll explore what these eerie beliefs reveal about society.
Whether you’re a skeptic or a true believer, get ready to confront the ghostly side of social life. Based on our ‘There’s Research on That’ piece by Mallory Harrington and Nicole Schmitgen and our new StoryMap by Jordyn Wald.
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In this episode, TSP board members Daniel Cueto-Villalobos and Forrest Lovette speak with Dr. Samuel L. Perry from the University of Oklahoma on his co-authored book The Flag and the Cross: White Christian Nationalism and the Threat to American Democracy. Dr. Perry discusses his intellectual background, the role of race in Christian nationalism, and explains how to prevent the ‘Big One” in light of the 2024 presidential election. In addition to The Flag and the Cross, Dr. Perry is the author of various books including Growing God’s Family, Addicted to Lust, and Taking America Back for God and his research has been featured in The New York Times and The New Yorker.
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