This podcast introduces you to the expertise of the faculty at San José State University, whose research, teaching, and commitments to community engagement bring life to this cutting-edge university. The "accidental geographer" is a play on words, an atte
The Accidental Geographer's Vincent del Casino speaks with Professor and director of San José State University's graduate tax program, Annette Nellen. In this conversation, we cover a variety of topics related to the history of taxes and why certain taxes exist in the United States. Nellen challenges the current tax system with her research and outreach and raises a number of important questions about what a more fair tax system might look like. Credit: Music by Lucas Schwyter / SJSU Music Department; soundcloud.com/schweetbeatz
The Accidental Geographer's Vincent del Casino speaks with Dr. Mary A. Papazian, President of San José State University. In this conversation, we learn all about President Papazian's passion for poetry, her experience as a university student, her early career choices, and how her own history translates into her work as a university administrator today. Credit: Music by Lucas Schwyter / SJSU Music Department; soundcloud.com/schweetbeatz
The Accidental Geographer's Vincent del Casino speaks with Dr. Alberto Rascón, Associate Professor of biochemistry at San José State University. In this conversation, we learn about his work and the research of his chemistry students. We also stretch beyond the world in the lab and discuss his journey as a first-generation student in the CSU. Credit: Music by Lucas Schwyter / SJSU Music Department; soundcloud.com/schweetbeatz
The Accidental Geographer's Vincent del Casino speaks with Soma Sen, Professor of Social Work at San Jose State University. In this conversation, we learn about her work as one of the leading experts on the global HIV Aids epidemic, immigration, human trafficking and the ongoing stigma attached to living with a disease. Credit: Music by Lucas Schwyter / SJSU Music Department; soundcloud.com/schweetbeatz
The Accidental Geographer's Vincent del Casino speaks with Dr. Erica Buurman, Director of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at SJSU. Together, they dive into the work of Beethoven and consider the various contributions his symphonies made in the music industry. If you think you know all there is to know about Beethoven, think again! Credit: Music by Lucas Schwyter / SJSU Music Department; soundcloud.com/schweetbeatz
The Accidental Geographer's Vincent del Casino speaks with Dr. Amanda Kahn, Professor of Marine Science at SJSU's Moss Landing Marine Labs, who is one of the world's leading experts on sponges. Together they discuss the role sponges play in global climate change. Credit: Music by Lucas Schwyter / SJSU Music Department; soundcloud.com/schweetbeatz
The Accidental Geographer's Vincent del Casino speaks with San José State University's Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Sports, Society, and Social Change. Together they join in discussion on the growing field of sports and society studies and examine how it can be applied to much broader questions of race, identity, and politics in the United States. Credit: Music by Lucas Schwyter / SJSU Music Department; soundcloud.com/schweetbeatz
The Accidental Geographer's Vincent del Casino speaks with San José State University's Associate Dean of the Lurie College of Education and Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, Dr. Marcos Pizarro, to talk about his work in the field of K-12 education, Ethnic Studies pedagogy, and the future of teaching and learning in the university. Credit: Music by Lucas Schwyter / SJSU Music Department; soundcloud.com/schweetbeatz
A podcast featuring San José State University faculty designed to present their expertise, whose research, teaching, and commitments to community engagement bring life to this cutting-edge university. The "accidental geographer" is a play on words, an attempt to demonstrate that even for these accomplished scholars, life often creates opportunity out of “the accident.” Hosted by SJSU's Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Vincent del Casino. Credit: Music by Dr. Brian Ciach, DM / SJSU Music Department; sigh-ackmusic.org