{"id":437,"date":"2026-02-02T23:53:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/?p=437"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:53:49","slug":"sociological-life-lessons-featuring-christopher-conner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/2026\/02\/02\/sociological-life-lessons-featuring-christopher-conner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sociological Life Lessons featuring Christopher Conner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we are joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrisconner.net\/\">Chris Conner<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Missouri-Columbia. Chris discusses his research on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.com\/us\/electronic-dance-music-9781793620415\/\">electronic music scene<\/a> and gay dating apps and life lessons that can be taken from the respective projects.<br \/>\n*This conversation is part of the Spring 2026 Sociological Life Lessons class led by Kyle Green at SUNY Brockport and the Give Theory a Chance podcast.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-291\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/files\/2021\/11\/gtac_field-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5746\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-437-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC72_Conner_Life_Lessons.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC72_Conner_Life_Lessons.mp3\">http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC72_Conner_Life_Lessons.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC72_Conner_Life_Lessons.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/?powerpress_pinw=437-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/files.thesocietypages.org\/downloads\/GTaC72_Conner_Life_Lessons.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"GTaC72_Conner_Life_Lessons.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/theory\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we are joined by Chris Conner, Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of Missouri-Columbia. 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