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Are you a curiosity seeker? Do you have a yearning to learn more about the wonderful world around us? Take a journey of discovery with THE CURIOUS PROFESSOR as she explores the intriguing people, places, artifacts, and natural wonders that spark her curio

Karen M. Bryson (Dr. B.)


    • Jan 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 78 EPISODES


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    THE ART OF RESISTANCE WITH DR. ORNA TSULTEM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 31:17


    Dr. Uranchimeg (Orna) Tsultem discusses the art and culture of Mongolia. The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    EDUCATIONAL ACTIVISIM WITH DR. DONNA J. NICOL

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 20:35


    Dr. Donna J. Nicol discusses race, education, philanthropy, and Black women's educational activism.The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    UNDIVIDING THIS WORLD WITH AUTHOR KARL DUNN

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 28:35


    Writer and speaker, Karl Dunn, discusses how catastrophic loss often ignites a journey of self-discovery.The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    METAPHYSICAL MYSTERIES WITH AUTHOR BROWNELL LANDRUM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 21:28


    Author Brownell Landrum discusses reincarnation stories, metaphysical mysteries and the reasons why bad things happen.Note: The Curious Professor does not currently work as a mental health clinician. My current profession is a Professor of Psychology and Human Services. The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    YOU CLASSY BEACH WITH AUTHOR JENN SHON

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 19:02


    Writer Jenn Shon discusses the importance of beaches in our lives and how her love of the beach has inspired her creative work.

    THE SENSIBLE CENTER WITH PODCASTERS KEVIN O'NEILL AND ROBERT CARUSO

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 34:16


    Podcasters Kevin O'Neill and Robert Caruso discuss the current political landscape in the United States. 

    ACTIVISM, ART, AND A LOVE OF ANIMALS LOVE WITH DR. SUNAURA TAYLOR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 23:57


    Dr. Sunaura Taylor discusses the intersection of disability studies, environmental justice, animal studies, and art practice. The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    JOURNEY TO AUTHORSHIP WITH HOWARD GERSHKOWITZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 17:30


    Author Howard Gershkowitz discusses his unique writing and publishing journey from financial advising to fiction author.  The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    THE POWER OF REDEMPTION WITH ESSAYIST WAYNE BOATWRIGHT

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024 37:24


    Essayist and podcaster, Wayne Boatwright, discusses the complexities of the criminal justice system, mass incarceration, and reentry. The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    THE MAKING OF IGNORANCE AND CULTURAL DIVISIVENESS WITH DR. HAJAR YAZDIHA

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 20:43


    Sociologist Dr. Hajar Yazdiha discusses immigration, social movements and the mechanisms underlying the politics of inclusion and exclusion as they shape ethno-racial identities, intergroup relations, and political culture.The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    RACISM AND RESISTANCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE THE WITH DR. ROB ESCHMANN

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 27:45


    Dr. Rob Eschmann discusses racism and online abuse in the digital age. The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    THE BETRAYAL OF BLACK SOLDIERS IN WWI WITH DR. CHAD WILLIAMS

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 18:08


    Dr. Chad Williams discusses African American involvement in WWI. The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. 

    THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE WITH DR. BLAIR L.M. KELLEY

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 20:36


    Historian Dr. Blair L.M. Kelley discusses African American activism and the movements that challenged the inequities of race and class.The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    EX-WIVES AND LEFTOVER LADIES WITH DR. MARSHA GORDON

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 32:01


    Author and filmmaker, Dr. Marsha Gordon, discusses the wonderful world of movies. Her latest book, Becoming the Ex-Wife: The Unconventional Life and Forgotten Writings of Ursula Parrott, is available on Amazon.The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.  

    WHEN A LOVED ONE GOES MISSING WITH TABITHA JONES

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 19:02


    In this episode we explore what it is like to have a loved one go missing with Tabitha Jones. Her son, Julius TaDarius Jones, has been missing from Meridian, Mississippi since August 14, 2011. Anyone with information about TaDarius is encouraged to contact the Meridian Police Department or Tabitha Jones at: 205-215-4406. Additional information about the Life and Love Community Support Group is available on their Facebook page.

    GLOBAL WORMING WITH WRITER AND YOUTUBER LAUREN YAFFE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 26:21


    Writer and YouTuber Lauren Yaffe discusses the wonderful world of worms.

    EVERYDAY WAR WITH DR. GRETA UEHLING

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 27:56


    Author and scholar Dr. Greta Uehling discusses the subjective experience of military conflict and forced displacement in Ukraine.The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. 

    CREATING WORLDS WITH FANTASY AUTHOR J.V. HILLIARD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 37:26


    Author J.V. Hilliard discusses the stories behind his fantasy adventure stories. The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    REPRESENTATION OF ARABS AND MUSLIMS IN AMERICAN MEDIA WITH DR. EVELYN ALSULTANY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 31:25


    Author and scholar Dr. Evelyn Alsultany discusses Arab and Muslim American cultural politics and popular culture.The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    WHEN WORDS FAIL: MUSIC, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY WITH DR. GUTHRIE RAMSEY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 27:40


    Historian and author Dr. Guthrie Ramsey discusses music, culture and community.The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    THE TUDORS WITH HISTORIAN DEB HUNTER

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 16:56


    Author and podcaster Deb Hunter discusses Tudor history and historical fiction. The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    HOW RACE IS MADE IN AMERICA WITH DR. NATALIA MOLINA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 27:34


    MacArthur Fellow Dr. Natalia Molina discusses the intersection of race, gender, culture, and citizenship .  Her book A Place at the Nayarit unveils the hidden history of a restaurant in Echo Park, Los Angeles that nourished its community of Mexican immigrants with a sense of belonging.The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    RUSSIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE WITH DR. JIM CURTIS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 45:04


    Author Dr. Jim Curtis discusses Russian history and culture. The Curious Professor is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

    HUMAN DESIGN WITH COACH LUCAS SEIPP-WILLIAMS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 37:26


    Coach and consultant Lucas Seipp-Williams discusses Human Design and how the system can be used to help individuals, partners and organizations.

    CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION WITH WRITER IZOLDA TRAKHTENBERG

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 25:47


    Author, speaker, and educator Izolda Trakhtenberg discusses creativity and innovation. 

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    THE LIFE CHANGING IMPACT OF A TRAFFIC COLLISION WITH WRITER HARRIET BARNSLEY

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 30:28


    Writer Harriet Barnsley discusses the traffic collision that changed her life. 

    IS SOCIAL MEDIA MAKING US LESS SOCIAL WITH DR. ANTHONY BRYSON

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 30:27


    Media psychologist, Dr. Anthony Bryson, discusses the impact of social media on society. 

    THE ONES WHO REMEMBER WITH SIMONE YEHUDA AND JOY WOLFE ENSOR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 29:40


    Writers Simone Yehuda and Joy Wolfe Ensor discuss living in the shadow of the Holocaust. 

    FROM DANCE HISTORY TO POP CULTURE WITH RENÉE CAMUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 29:45


    Renée Camus discusses her journey from dance history to pop culture.

    THE FOURTH AGE WITH AUTHOR TERRY THIELE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 28:47


    Author Terry Thiele discusses history, societal change and the future of our species. 

    THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF TRAVEL WITH JEREMIAH GILBERT

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 20:20


    Writer and photographer Jeremiah Gilbert discusses the wonderful world of international travel. 

    VIETNAM CULTURE AND CUISINE WITH PAUL B. KENNEDY

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 27:33


    Culinary artist Paul B. Kennedy discusses Vietnamese cuisine and culture. 

    THE MISUNDERSTOOD VIKINGS WITH DR. LILLIAN CESPEDES GONZALEZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 43:06


    Historian Dr. Lillian Cespedes Gonzalez discusses interesting facts about Vikings.  

    SUBTERRANEAN TREASURES WITH DR. GREG BRICK

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 30:20


    Dr. Greg Brick discusses cave history and lore, and other subterranean treasures.  

    WRONG PLACE WRITE CRIME WITH AUTHOR FRANK ZAFIRO

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 27:51


    Author Frank Zafiro discusses crime fiction from both sides of the badge.

    SEPTEMBER 12 WITH POET ANDREA CARTER BROWN

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 49:25


    Poet Andrea Carter Brown shares her eyewitness account of the 9/11 attack on the United States and its aftermath.  

    THE TRAVELERS ART WITH DON MIRRA

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 36:09


    Podcaster Don Mirra, who has traveled to over 68 nations, discusses transformational travel, his appreciation of diverse cultures, and his podcast The Travelers Art.

    BETWEEN THE LINES WITH PODCASTER CORINE LA FONT

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 28:45


    Speaker, podcaster and public relations and communications consultant Corine La Font discusses Caribbean life and her podcast Between the Lines.

    THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE WITH DR. TARA T. GREEN

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 21:24


    Black feminist scholar, author, and university professor Dr. Tara T. Green discusses the Harlem Renaissance and the preservation, creation, and analysis of Black voices. 

    WHAT IS URBAN FANTASY WITH AUTHOR MELISSA SERCIA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 18:23


    Author Melissa Sercia discusses writing urban fantasy and paranormal romance, as well as her passion for philosophy, mythology, and all things supernatural.

    WHY WE CHOOSE SUICIDE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE MARK HENICK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 22:26


    Author and mental health advocate Mark Henick discusses depression, resilience, recovery, and hope. His TEDx talk, Why We Need to Talk About Suicide, is among the most watched in the world with over six million views.

    THE DIASPORICAN EXPERIENCE WITH AUTHOR J.L. TORRES

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 37:06


    Award-winning author J.L. Torres discusses his life and work, which focuses on the “diasporican experience—living in the inbetweeness that forms and informs the  Puerto Rican  experience.”

    CHINA UNRAVELED WITH WRITER JASON SZEFTEL

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 36:26


    Writer Jason Szeftel discusses the politics and economics of China. His podcast CHINA UNRAVELED covers in depth the complexities of Hong Kong and other issues China faces today. 

    THE STRUGGLE FOR WORLD SANITY WITH AUTHOR WAJID HASSAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 20:50


    Author, speaker, healer and actor Wajid Hassan discusses the intersection of humanitarianism and environmentalism. He is one of the only Muslim-born authors writing about New Age philosophy and his book, The Struggle for World Sanity, was a #1 bestseller on Amazon. 

    AUTISM ROCKS AND ROLLS WITH SAM MITCHELL

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 18:52


    Sam Mitchell, a podcaster and owner of his own media company, is a successful teenager with autism. The creator and host of Autism Rocks and Rolls discusses his mission to change the perspective of autism and destigmatize the negativity that can surround this type of brain wiring. 

    TAROT TALK WITH IZOLDA TRAKHTENBERG

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 43:03


    Writer, storyteller and podcaster Izolda Trakhtenberg discusses how tarot cards can be used to build intuition, imagination, and storytelling skills. The Practical Tarot deck she created has been praised as a terrific tool to unlock intuition, help with focus, and improve personal growth. 

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    THE ETHEL ROSENBERG STORY WITH ALISA PARENTI

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 25:52


    Journalist and author Alisa Parenti discusses the case against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and her historical fiction novel featuring the "Atomic Spies." 

    WOMEN IN PODCASTING WITH URMI RAVAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 30:12


    Podcast host, content creator, and creativity/life coach Urmi Raval discusses women in podcasting.

    THE LAST HOUSE STANDING WITH DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER GEORGE SIEGAL

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 25:28


    Award-winning documentary filmmaker George Siegal discusses natural disasters and their impact on us and the urgent need for those living in disaster-prone areas to build or fortify their homes to withstand the wrath of Mother Nature.

    FINISHING SCHUBERT'S UNFINISHED SYMPHONY WITH COMPOSER LUCAS CANTOR

    Play Episode Play 18 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 23:38


    Emmy-winning composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and conductor, Lucas Cantor, discusses the world of music and finishing Schubert's Unfinished Symphony with artificial intelligence.

    LIFE WITH DOGS WITH AUTHOR COLIN DAYAN

    Play Episode Play 22 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 20:00


    Professor and author Colin Dayan discusses her passion for dogs and how her relationship with animals has shaped her life and work. 

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