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Each year, Pepperdine welcomes scholars, business leaders, and guest lecturers to Malibu to illuminate the spirit, inspire the will, and impact the heart. Pepperdine People shares the special conversations that so richly add to our community of learning. Pepperdine University is an independent Chri…

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    • Apr 17, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 116 EPISODES


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    Episode 58 - Interview with Dennis Donohue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2013 15:51


    Dennis Donohue is the former three term Mayor of Salinas, California, and current President of Royal Rose LLC. He sat down with Pete Peterson, director of the School of Public Policy's Davenport Institute for Public Leadership and Civic Engagement, to talk about his work as a public figure and how California issues statewide can affect local governments.

    Episode 58 - Interview with Dennis Donohue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2013 15:51


    Dennis Donohue is the former three term Mayor of Salinas, California, and current President of Royal Rose LLC. He sat down with Pete Peterson, director of the School of Public Policy's Davenport Institute for Public Leadership and Civic Engagement, to talk about his work as a public figure and how California issues statewide can affect local governments.

    Episode 57 - Interview with Vance Hickin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2013 13:21


    Vance Hickin served as the California digital director for the campaign to reelect President Barack Obama. He sat down with Pete Peterson on the occasion of his Davenport Discussion to explore how Obama for America utilized the online space throughout the campaign.

    Episode 57 - Interview with Vance Hickin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2013 13:21


    Vance Hickin served as the California digital director for the campaign to reelect President Barack Obama. He sat down with Pete Peterson on the occasion of his Davenport Discussion to explore how Obama for America utilized the online space throughout the campaign.

    Episode 56 - Interview with John Struloeff

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2012 24:40


    On the occasion of the film release of Anna Karenina, John Struloeff, author, poet, and director of Pepperdine's creative writing program, caught up with Craig Detweiler to offer his expertise of the classic novel by Leo Tolstoy. Struloeff also shed light on his own biographical novel, Anna, which dramatizes Tolstoy's spiritual transformation while writing Anna Karenina.

    Episode 56 - Interview with John Struloeff

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2012 24:40


    On the occasion of the film release of Anna Karenina, John Struloeff, author, poet, and director of Pepperdine's creative writing program, caught up with Craig Detweiler to offer his expertise of the classic novel by Leo Tolstoy. Struloeff also shed light on his own biographical novel, Anna, which dramatizes Tolstoy's spiritual transformation while writing Anna Karenina.

    Episode 55 - Interview with Troy Senik

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2012 15:53


    Troy Senik (MPP '07), Senior Fellow at the Center for Individual Freedom, editor at Ricochet, and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, sat down with Pete Peterson on the occasion of his Davenport Discussion to talk about his recent article published in City Journal, "The Worst Union in America: How the California Teachers Association Betrayed the Schools and Crippled the State."

    Episode 55 - Interview with Troy Senik

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2012 15:53


    Troy Senik (MPP '07), Senior Fellow at the Center for Individual Freedom, editor at Ricochet, and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, sat down with Pete Peterson on the occasion of his Davenport Discussion to talk about his recent article published in City Journal, "The Worst Union in America: How the California Teachers Association Betrayed the Schools and Crippled the State."

    Episode 54 - Interview with Ken Hampian

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2012 20:54


    Ken Hampian, interim city manager for the troubled city of Bell, Calif., spoke with Pete Peterson, director of the Pepperdine University Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership, about rebuilding trustworthy leadership and civic trust and engagement in Bell.

    Episode 54 - Interview with Ken Hampian

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2012 20:54


    Ken Hampian, interim city manager for the troubled city of Bell, Calif., spoke with Pete Peterson, director of the Pepperdine University Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership, about rebuilding trustworthy leadership and civic trust and engagement in Bell.

    Episode 53 - Interview with Peter Arnott and John Kielty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2012 11:25


    Scottish playwright Peter Arnott and Scottish composer John Kielty sat down with Cathy Thomas-Grant, director of the theatre department's Edinburgh Summer Program, to discuss their collaborative theatre project, Why Do You Stand There in the Rain?, due to be performed by Pepperdine students this summer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

    Episode 53 - Interview with Peter Arnott and John Kielty

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2012 11:25


    Scottish playwright Peter Arnott and Scottish composer John Kielty sat down with Cathy Thomas-Grant, director of the theatre department's Edinburgh Summer Program, to discuss their collaborative theatre project, Why Do You Stand There in the Rain?, due to be performed by Pepperdine students this summer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

    Episode 52 - Interview with Kirsti Westphalen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2012 9:58


    Kirsti Westphalen, consul general of Finland, sat down with Colleen Graffy, director of Global Programs at the School of Law, to discuss the role of women in public policy. Westphalen visited Pepperdine to speak to the Women in Public Policy about her career path and how she came into government service.

    Episode 51 - Interview with William Voegeli

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2012 15:08


    William Voegeli, a visiting scholar at Claremont McKenna College's Henry Salvatori Center, sat down with Pete Peterson, director of the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the School of Public Policy, to discuss his essay, "Not a Penny More," in defense of what he calls "antitax absolutism" published in the winter 2012 issue of City Journal.

    Episode 52 - Interview with Kirsti Westphalen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2012 9:58


    Kirsti Westphalen, consul general of Finland, sat down with Colleen Graffy, director of Global Programs at the School of Law, to discuss the role of women in public policy. Westphalen visited Pepperdine to speak to the Women in Public Policy about her career path and how she came into government service.

    Episode 51 - Interview with William Voegeli

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2012 15:08


    William Voegeli, a visiting scholar at Claremont McKenna College's Henry Salvatori Center, sat down with Pete Peterson, director of the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the School of Public Policy, to discuss his essay, "Not a Penny More," in defense of what he calls "antitax absolutism" published in the winter 2012 issue of City Journal.

    Episode 50 - Interview with Sonia Nazario

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2012 11:52


    Sonia Nazario, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Enrique's Journey, sat down with Joel Fetzer, Seaver College professor of political science, on the occasion of her on-campus lecture exploring the story behind her award-winning work.

    Episode 50 - Interview with Sonia Nazario

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2012 11:52


    Sonia Nazario, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Enrique's Journey, sat down with Joel Fetzer, Seaver College professor of political science, on the occasion of her on-campus lecture exploring the story behind her award-winning work.

    Episode 49 - Interview with Steve Malanga

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2011 14:31


    Steve Malanga is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the senior editor of City Journal. He sat down with Pete Peterson, director of the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the School of Public Policy, to discuss the causes of, and solutions for, California's declining job market.

    Episode 49 - Interview with Steve Malanga

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2011 14:31


    Steve Malanga is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and the senior editor of City Journal. He sat down with Pete Peterson, director of the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at the School of Public Policy, to discuss the causes of, and solutions for, California's declining job market.

    Episode 48 - Interview with Monte Cox

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2011 11:07


    'Through a Glass Dimly: Christian Knowing in a Pluralistic World' was the topic of the 32nd annual William M. Green Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture. Monte Cox, dean of the College of Bible and Religion at Harding University, sat down with Jerry Rushford, director of Church Relations, to discuss the epistemological shift driving worldview-level changes in Western culture and offered a Christian response to those changes.

    Episode 48 - Interview with Monte Cox

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2011 11:07


    'Through a Glass Dimly: Christian Knowing in a Pluralistic World' was the topic of the 32nd annual William M. Green Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture. Monte Cox, dean of the College of Bible and Religion at Harding University, sat down with Jerry Rushford, director of Church Relations, to discuss the epistemological shift driving worldview-level changes in Western culture and offered a Christian response to those changes.

    Episode 47 - Dean Tacha and Fellow Judges

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2011 11:27


    School of Law dean Deanell Reece Tacha shares memories from the bench with fellow judges Carolyn Dineen King, Dorothy W. Nelson, and Rosemary Barkett in an exclusive interview for Pepperdine Magazine, conducted by Shelley Saxer, professor of law and director of Pepperdine's Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute.

    Episode 47 - Dean Tacha and Fellow Judges

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2011 11:27


    School of Law dean Deanell Reece Tacha shares memories from the bench with fellow judges Carolyn Dineen King, Dorothy W. Nelson, and Rosemary Barkett in an exclusive interview for Pepperdine Magazine, conducted by Shelley Saxer, professor of law and director of Pepperdine's Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute.

    Episode 46 - Interview with John Polkinghorne and Ted Peters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2011 16:21


    Hundreds of scholars gathered at Pepperdine University June 16-18 for the 31st annual Christian Scholars' Conference. In between lectures, excursions, panel discussions, and more, plenary speakers and internationally recognized thinkers Reverend John Polkinghorne and Ted Peters sat down with Craig Detweiler, director of the Pepperdine Center for Entertainment, Media and Culture, to discuss the perceived gap between science and theology.

    Episode 46 - Interview with John Polkinghorne and Ted Peters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2011 16:21


    Hundreds of scholars gathered at Pepperdine University June 16-18 for the 31st annual Christian Scholars' Conference. In between lectures, excursions, panel discussions, and more, plenary speakers and internationally recognized thinkers Reverend John Polkinghorne and Ted Peters sat down with Craig Detweiler, director of the Pepperdine Center for Entertainment, Media and Culture, to discuss the perceived gap between science and theology.

    Episode 45 - Interview with Robert Tuttle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2011 11:03


    Robert H. Tuttle served as the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James (UK) between July 2005 and February 2009. He sat down with Colleen Graffy, director of Pepperdine's Global Programs, to discuss his approach to public diplomacy throughout his post.

    Episode 45 - Interview with Robert Tuttle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2011 11:03


    Robert H. Tuttle served as the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James (UK) between July 2005 and February 2009. He sat down with Colleen Graffy, director of Pepperdine's Global Programs, to discuss his approach to public diplomacy throughout his post.

    Episode 44 - Interview with Lee Ohanian

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 9:50


    Lee Ohanian is a professor of economics and director of the Ettinger Family Program in Macroeconomic Research at UCLA, as well as an advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He sat down with Luisa Blanco, professor of economics at the School of Public Policy, to discuss how the current economic crisis compares with earlier crises.

    Episode 44 - Interview with Lee Ohanian

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 9:50


    Lee Ohanian is a professor of economics and director of the Ettinger Family Program in Macroeconomic Research at UCLA, as well as an advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He sat down with Luisa Blanco, professor of economics at the School of Public Policy, to discuss how the current economic crisis compares with earlier crises.

    Episode 43 - Interview with Kay Hymowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2011 13:03


    Kay S. Hymowitz is the William E. Simon Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She sat down with Pete Peterson, the executive director of the Davenport Institute at the School of Public Policy, to discuss her provocative new commentary on gender in 21st Century America for her most recent book Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Is Turning Men Into Boys.

    Episode 42 - Interview with Joseph Sargent

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2011 15:09


    Joseph Sargent is an Emmy Award-winning feature film and television director and Pepperdine University's first Distinguished Filmmaker-in-Residence. He sat down with Craig Detweiler, associate professor of communication at Seaver College, to discuss what it takes to be a successful filmmaker.

    Episode 43 - Interview with Kay Hymowitz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2011 13:03


    Kay S. Hymowitz is the William E. Simon Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She sat down with Pete Peterson, the executive director of the Davenport Institute at the School of Public Policy, to discuss her provocative new commentary on gender in 21st Century America for her most recent book Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Is Turning Men Into Boys.

    Episode 42 - Interview with Joseph Sargent

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2011 15:09


    Joseph Sargent is an Emmy Award-winning feature film and television director and Pepperdine University's first Distinguished Filmmaker-in-Residence. He sat down with Craig Detweiler, associate professor of communication at Seaver College, to discuss what it takes to be a successful filmmaker.

    Episode 41 - Interview with Scott Sumner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2011 22:12


    Scott Sumner is a professor of economics at Bentley University, prolific essayist for publications such as the Journal of Macroeconomics and the Bulletin of Economic Research, and economic blogger for his own publication, The Money Illusion. He sat down with Luisa Blanco, professor of economics at SPP, to discuss the current state of the stock market following the crash of 2008.

    Episode 40 - Interview with Frank Wolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2011 13:23


    "A Call for International Religious Freedom" was the topic of a recent conference at Pepperdine's Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics. Representative Frank Wolf, who gave a keynote address, sat down to discuss key issues with Colleen Graffy, director of global programs, associate professor of law, and former deputy assistant secretary of state for public diplomacy for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. State Department.

    Episode 39 - Interview with John Witvliet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2011 25:43


    John D. Witvliet is the director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and teaches worship, theology, congregational studies, and music at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary. Witvliet sat down with Jerry Rushford, director of Church Relations, on the occasion of his Frank Pack Lecture concerning the importance of disciplining the creativity of music and the arts in Christian worship.

    Episode 41 - Interview with Scott Sumner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2011 22:12


    Scott Sumner is a professor of economics at Bentley University, prolific essayist for publications such as the Journal of Macroeconomics and the Bulletin of Economic Research, and economic blogger for his own publication, The Money Illusion. He sat down with Luisa Blanco, professor of economics at SPP, to discuss the current state of the stock market following the crash of 2008.

    Episode 40 - Interview with Frank Wolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2011 13:23


    "A Call for International Religious Freedom" was the topic of a recent conference at Pepperdine's Herbert and Elinor Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics. Representative Frank Wolf, who gave a keynote address, sat down to discuss key issues with Colleen Graffy, director of global programs, associate professor of law, and former deputy assistant secretary of state for public diplomacy for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. State Department.

    Episode 39 - Interview with John Witvliet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2011 25:43


    John D. Witvliet is the director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and teaches worship, theology, congregational studies, and music at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary. Witvliet sat down with Jerry Rushford, director of Church Relations, on the occasion of his Frank Pack Lecture concerning the importance of disciplining the creativity of music and the arts in Christian worship.

    Episode 38 - Interview with Alvaro Vargas Llosa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2010 17:41


    Alvaro Vargas Llosa is a nationally syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group and the author of the book Liberty for Latin America. He sat down with Luisa Blanco, professor of economics at the School of Public Policy, to discuss the role of Latin America on the international political stage.

    Episode 38 - Interview with Alvaro Vargas Llosa

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2010 17:41


    Alvaro Vargas Llosa is a nationally syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group and the author of the book Liberty for Latin America. He sat down with Luisa Blanco, professor of economics at the School of Public Policy, to discuss the role of Latin America on the international political stage.

    Episode 37 - Interview with Roger Farmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2010 17:02


    Roger Farmer is the author of How the Economy Works: Confidence, Crashes, and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies. He sat down with Luisa Blanco, professor of economics at the School of Public Policy, to discuss the current state of the American economy, reasons for the recent downturn, and methods to improve the situation.

    Episode 37 - Interview with Roger Farmer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2010 17:02


    Roger Farmer is the author of How the Economy Works: Confidence, Crashes, and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies. He sat down with Luisa Blanco, professor of economics at the School of Public Policy, to discuss the current state of the American economy, reasons for the recent downturn, and methods to improve the situation.

    Episode 36 - Interview with Charla Griffy-Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2010 9:19


    Charla Griffy-Brown, associate professor of information systems and technology management, is a hugely successful woman in the field of technology and management and was recently named as director of Pepperdine's new Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. She sat down with Larisa Hamada, director of equal opportunity, for a discussion in honor of Women's History Month at Pepperdine.

    Episode 36 - Interview with Charla Griffy-Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2010 9:19


    Charla Griffy-Brown, associate professor of information systems and technology management, is a hugely successful woman in the field of technology and management and was recently named as director of Pepperdine's new Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence. She sat down with Larisa Hamada, director of equal opportunity, for a discussion in honor of Women's History Month at Pepperdine.

    Episode 35 - Interview with Rhonda and Jake Jacobsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2010 20:20


    Messiah College professors Rhonda and Douglas "Jake" Jacobsen are spending the Spring 2010 semester as distinguished visiting scholars at Pepperdine. They sat down with Michael Williams of the University's Center for Faith and Learning to discuss the Religion in the Academy project and their new book, The New Soul of the American University.

    Episode 35 - Interview with Rhonda and Jake Jacobsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2010 20:20


    Messiah College professors Rhonda and Douglas "Jake" Jacobsen are spending the Spring 2010 semester as distinguished visiting scholars at Pepperdine. They sat down with Michael Williams of the University's Center for Faith and Learning to discuss the Religion in the Academy project and their new book, The New Soul of the American University.

    Episode 34 - Interview with Heather Hudson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2010 6:22


    In honor of Girls in the Curl, Pepperdine’s first event celebrating women in surfing, Jerry Derloshon, executive director of PR at Pepperdine, chats with Heather Hudson, producer of the film The Women and the Waves. They discuss female surfing legends who paved the way for the many women ripping up the waves today.

    Episode 34 - Interview with Heather Hudson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2010 6:22


    In honor of Girls in the Curl, Pepperdine’s first event celebrating women in surfing, Jerry Derloshon, executive director of PR at Pepperdine, chats with Heather Hudson, producer of the film The Women and the Waves. They discuss female surfing legends who paved the way for the many women ripping up the waves today.

    Episode 33 - Interview with Jason Chanos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2010 22:40


    Don Marshall is Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books at Seaver College, and teaches Samuel Beckett's famous existential play, Waiting for Godot. Jason Chanos is directing the Pepperdine theatre department’s spring production of the play. Together, they discuss this thought-provoking piece from a literary and theatrical perspective.

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