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Our final episode of this Omnia podcast season offers a conversation between Stephanie Perry, Executive Director of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies, and Rogers M. Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Political Science. They discuss the implications of Trump's second term as president, as well as what the future of democracy may look like in the United States and so much more.***Produced by Alex Schein and Michele Berger Hosted by Stephanie Perry Edited by Alex Schein Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Illustration and logo by Nick MatejDemocracy and Decision 2024 is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences in collaboration with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES). Visit our website to listen to every episode of the Omnia Podcast: https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/podcastThe Arts & Sciences Annual Fund is the most fundamental way to support the School of Arts & Sciences at Penn. Donations mean immediate, unrestricted dollars for the School to use on its top priorities, including the path-breaking faculty and research featured in this podcast. Show your support today: www.sas.upenn.edu/annual-fund

The results of last week's presidential election are in and Donald Trump will have a second term after earning 312 Electoral College votes and some 75 million votes overall. Republicans also re-gained a majority in the Senate and are poised to maintain control of the House of Representatives. In the fifth episode of Democracy and Decision 2024, the Omnia podcast that has been dissecting the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the election, PORES Executive Director Stephanie Perry spoke with John Lapinski, Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science, PORES Director, and Director of Elections at NBC News. They offered some post-election analysis.The pair talked about seeing Trump's advantage early on at the NBC News Decision Desk. “What we started to see at a granular level was that Harris was under-performing in key places,” Lapinski says. They also discussed how the polls measured up to election night results, exit polling results—which showed the economy as the most important factor for many voters—and how polling can continue to improve in future election cycles.***Produced by Alex Schein and Michele Berger Hosted by Stephanie Perry Edited by Alex Schein Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Illustration and logo by Nick MatejDemocracy and Decision 2024 is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences in collaboration with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES). Visit our website to listen to every episode of the Omnia Podcast: https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/podcastThe Arts & Sciences Annual Fund is the most fundamental way to support the School of Arts & Sciences at Penn. Donations mean immediate, unrestricted dollars for the School to use on its top priorities, including the path-breaking faculty and research featured in this podcast. Show your support today: www.sas.upenn.edu/annual-fund

In this season of Democracy and Decision 2024, we take a close look at the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the 2024 election. The fourth episode, “The Gears of Democracy,” features Marc Meredith, Professor of Political Science, in conversation with podcast host Stephanie Perry, Executive Director of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) and the Fox Leadership Program. Both Meredith and Perry are members of the NBC News Decision Desk Team.The pair talked before Election Day, though the episode focuses on what will happen today at the polls. Plus they discuss why voting laws are so complicated, what has changed since the last election, voter turnout, mail-in ballots, poll workers, and why some races take longer to call than others. Check back after the election for our fifth episode, in which Perry speaks with John Lapinski, Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science, PORES Director, and Director of the Elections Unit at NBC News.***Produced by Alex Schein and Michele Berger Hosted by Stephanie Perry Edited by Alex Schein Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Illustration and logo by Nick MatejDemocracy and Decision 2024 is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences in collaboration with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES). Visit our website to listen to every episode of the Omnia Podcast: https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/podcastThe Arts & Sciences Annual Fund is the most fundamental way to support the School of Arts & Sciences at Penn. Donations mean immediate, unrestricted dollars for the School to use on its top priorities, including the path-breaking faculty and research featured in this podcast. Show your support today: www.sas.upenn.edu/annual-fund

In this season of Democracy and Decision 2024, we take a close look at the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the 2024 election. The third episode, “The Fight for Democracy,” features Matthew Levendusky, Professor of Political Science and Stephen and Mary Baran Chair in the Institutions of Democracy at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, in conversation with podcast host Stephanie Perry, Executive Director of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) and the Fox Leadership Program, who is also a member of the NBC News Decision Desk Team.The pair spoke about the myths and realities of political polarization, what got Levendusky interested in this field, what has changed over time with people who consider themselves “moderates” and “independents,” whether this election will end up being an “election of vibes,” and so much more.Next week—on Election Day—we'll release our fourth episode, “The Gears of Democracy,” featuring Professor of Political Science Marc Meredith. And check back after the election for our fifth episode, where Perry speaks with John Lapinski, Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science, PORES Director, and Director of the Elections Unit at NBC News.***Produced by Alex Schein and Michele Berger Hosted by Stephanie Perry Edited by Alex Schein Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Illustration and logo by Nick MatejDemocracy and Decision 2024 is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences in collaboration with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES). Visit our website to listen to every episode of the Omnia Podcast: https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/podcastThe Arts & Sciences Annual Fund is the most fundamental way to support the School of Arts & Sciences at Penn. Donations mean immediate, unrestricted dollars for the School to use on its top priorities, including the path-breaking faculty and research featured in this podcast. Show your support today: www.sas.upenn.edu/annual-fund

In this season of Democracy and Decision 2024, we take a close look at the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the 2024 election.The second episode, “The Voice of Democracy,” features Diana Mutz, Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science and Communication, in conversation with podcast host Stephanie Perry, Executive Director of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) and the Fox Leadership Program, who is also a member of the NBC News Decision Desk Team.They spoke about a range of media-related topics, like the institution's influence on how the public understands government and politics, how people interact with others who don't share their political viewpoint, media consumption, and more.Check out a new episode of Democracy and Decision 2024 from the Omnia Podcast every two weeks starting on October 1, 2024. We'll explore topics like the myths and realities of political polarization, how media is shaping our understanding of the issues and candidates, and how state voting laws have changed. And we'll even give you some post-election analysis.  ***Produced by Alex Schein and Loraine Terrell Hosted by Stephanie Perry Edited by Alex Schein Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Illustration and logo by Nick MatejDemocracy and Decision 2024 is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences in collaboration with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES). Visit our website to listen to every episode of the Omnia Podcast: https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/podcastThe Arts & Sciences Annual Fund is the most fundamental way to support the School of Arts & Sciences at Penn. Donations mean immediate, unrestricted dollars for the School to use on its top priorities, including the path-breaking faculty and research featured in this podcast. Show your support today: www.sas.upenn.edu/annual-fund 

Our new season of Omnia, Democracy and Decision 2024, examines the state of U.S. democracy in the context of the upcoming presidential election. The first episode, “Truth and Democracy,“ features Sophia Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, in conversation with podcast host Stephanie Perry, Executive Director of the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) and the Fox Leadership Program, who is also a member of the NBC News Decision Desk Team. They discuss some of the big questions at the heart of American democracy, like whether common sense has changed in the context of politics, how a healthy democracy works, who decides what's true in democracy, and much more.Check out a new episode of Democracy and Decision 2024 from the Omnia Podcast every two weeks starting on October 1, 2024. We'll explore topics like the myths and realities of political polarization, how media is shaping our understanding of the issues and candidates, and how state voting laws have changed. And we'll even give you some post-election analysis.  ***Produced by Alex Schein and Loraine Terrell Hosted by Stephanie Perry Edited by Alex Schein Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Illustration and logo by Nick MatejDemocracy and Decision 2024 is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences in collaboration with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES). Visit our website to listen to every episode of the Omnia Podcast: https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/podcastThe Arts & Sciences Annual Fund is the most fundamental way to support the School of Arts & Sciences at Penn. Donations mean immediate, unrestricted dollars for the School to use on its top priorities, including the path-breaking faculty and research featured in this podcast. Show your support today: www.sas.upenn.edu/annual-fund

The pandemic has had a pronounced impact on mental health. Participating in activities that benefit well-being is crucial, but Katherine Cotter and James Pawelski, experts in the field of positive psychology, say being conscious of these benefits, and optimizing participation, is the end goal.In this final episode of the season, we speak with both researchers from the Positive Psychology Center about how art museum visitation and museum program participation impact flourishing-related outcomes.Guests:James O. Pawelski, Professor of Practice and Director of Education, Positive Psychology Center and Director of the Humanities and Human Flourishing ProjectKatherine Cotter, Postdoctoral Fellow, Positive Psychology Center***Produced by Blake ColeNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterview by Blake Cole Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration and logo by Marina MuunIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-timesVisit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni: omnia.sas.upenn.edu

For as long as humans have had voices, trauma has been told and processed through stories, poetry, and music. In this episode, we speak with author Lorene Cary, Senior Lecturer in English, and poet Fatemeh Shams, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, on the ability of words to move people, create a community, and help us to heal.Guests:Lorene Cary, Senior Lecturer, Department of EnglishFatemeh Shams, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations***Produced by Susan AhlbornNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Jane Carol and Alex ScheinTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions and MG & Ma'tthue Raheem for “Vote that Jawn” rapIllustration and logo by Marina MuunIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-timesVisit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni: omnia.sas.upenn.edu 

For as long as humans have had voices, trauma has been told and processed through stories, poetry, and music. In this episode, we speak with author Lorene Cary, Senior Lecturer in English, and poet Fatemeh Shams, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, on the ability of words to move people, create a community, and help us to heal.Guests:Lorene Cary, Senior Lecturer, Department of EnglishFatemeh Shams, Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations***Produced by Susan AhlbornNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Jane Carol and Alex ScheinTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions and MG & Ma'tthue Raheem for “Vote that Jawn” rapIllustration and logo by Marina MuunIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-timesVisit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni: omnia.sas.upenn.edu 

The legacy of trauma resulting from more than 200 years of slavery in North America, and colonialism abroad, has yet to be fully comprehended. In this episode, Breanna Moore discusses her engagement with fellow student collaborators to recreate the history of Penn's connections to slavery, which began with a memory book and a journey through her own family's history. And Deborah Thomas explains how the many mediums of art, including film, dance, and photography, have helped her promote healing within communities marked by trauma in Jamaica and beyond.This episode includes excerpts from Four Days in May: Kingston 2010 featuring Jacqueline Gordon, Shawn Bowen, and Aaliyah Levy. The documentary film was directed and produced by Deanne M. Bell, Junior “Gabu” Wedderburn, and Deborah A. Thomas.Guests:Breanna Moore, C'15 and Ph.D. candidate, Department of HistoryDeborah Thomas, R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Experimental Ethnography***Produced by Blake ColeNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein, Loraine Terrell, and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Blake Cole and Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration and logo by Marina MuunIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-timesVisit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni: omnia.sas.upenn.edu

The legacy of trauma resulting from more than 200 years of slavery in North America, and colonialism abroad, has yet to be fully comprehended. In this episode, Breanna Moore discusses her engagement with fellow student collaborators to recreate the history of Penn's connections to slavery, which began with a memory book and a journey through her own family's history. And Deborah Thomas explains how the many mediums of art, including film, dance, and photography, have helped her promote healing within communities marked by trauma in Jamaica and beyond.This episode includes excerpts from Four Days in May: Kingston 2010 featuring Jacqueline Gordon, Shawn Bowen, and Aaliyah Levy. The documentary film was directed and produced by Deanne M. Bell, Junior “Gabu” Wedderburn, and Deborah A. Thomas.Guests:Breanna Moore, C'15 and Ph.D. candidate, Department of HistoryDeborah Thomas, R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Experimental Ethnography***Produced by Blake ColeNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein, Loraine Terrell, and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Blake Cole and Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration and logo by Marina MuunIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-timesVisit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni: omnia.sas.upenn.edu

In coping with the stresses of recent times, many people are finding respite in connecting with nature. Writers extolling the virtues of wellness travel, ecotherapy, and going for a long walk are just one spin on a long tradition of reflections on how to find health, happiness, and wisdom through nature in any of its manifestations, from herbs and flowers, to animals and crystals.In this episode, Rebecca Bushnell, a noted Shakespeare expert and scholar of early modern literature, discusses nature writing from the past, along with thoughts on why we garden and what we talk about when we talk about nature.Guest:Rebecca Bushnell, School of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors Emerita Professor of English***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterview by Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration and logo by Marina MuunIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-timesVisit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni: omnia.sas.upenn.edu

In coping with the stresses of recent times, many people are finding respite in connecting with nature. Writers extolling the virtues of wellness travel, ecotherapy, and going for a long walk are just one spin on a long tradition of reflections on how to find health, happiness, and wisdom through nature in any of its manifestations, from herbs and flowers, to animals and crystals.In this episode, Rebecca Bushnell, a noted Shakespeare expert and scholar of early modern literature, discusses nature writing from the past, along with thoughts on why we garden and what we talk about when we talk about nature.Guest:Rebecca Bushnell, School of Arts and Sciences Board of Advisors Emerita Professor of English***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterview by Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration and logo by Marina MuunIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-timesVisit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni: omnia.sas.upenn.edu

In 1346, bubonic plague began to spread through northern Africa and Eurasia. In seven years, it had become the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, killing between 75 and 200 million people. In this episode, we hear from a specialist in medieval literature about the bubonic plague and how artists like Boccaccio and Chaucer documented the horror of the Black Death but also the joy found in art and creation.Guest:David Wallace, Judith Rodin Professor of English***Produced by Susan AhlbornNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterview by Susan AhlbornTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions and Francesco Landino's "Ecco la primavera" performed by Hortus MusicusIllustration and logo by Marina MuunIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-timesVisit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni: omnia.sas.upenn.edu

In 1346, bubonic plague began to spread through northern Africa and Eurasia. In seven years, it had become the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, killing between 75 and 200 million people. In this episode, we hear from a specialist in medieval literature about the bubonic plague and how artists like Boccaccio and Chaucer documented the horror of the Black Death but also the joy found in art and creation.Guest:David Wallace, Judith Rodin Professor of English***Produced by Susan AhlbornNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterview by Susan AhlbornTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions and Francesco Landino's "Ecco la primavera" performed by Hortus MusicusIllustration and logo by Marina MuunIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-timesVisit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni: omnia.sas.upenn.edu

This is an episode about big things. Big like the ocean, which, thanks to its size, absorbs about 30% of all CO2 emissions. Big like the scale of our Earth's 4.6 billion history, and big like our responsibility to future generations. Can an understanding of and appreciation for the size of our world and the scope of its history, from the beginning of time to dinosaurs to humans, help us take action against climate change and engage in acts of care for the future of our planet and its inhabitants? An oceanographer, a geophysicist, and a historian weigh in.Guests:Irina Marinov, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental ScienceJane E. Dmochowski, Senior Lecturer, Earth and Environmental ScienceJared Famer, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History ***Produced by Lauren Rebecca ThackerNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein, Brooke Sietisons, Evan SmithInterviews by Lauren Rebecca ThackerTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

This is an episode about big things. Big like the ocean, which, thanks to its size, absorbs about 30% of all CO2 emissions. Big like the scale of our Earth's 4.6 billion history, and big like our responsibility to future generations. Can an understanding of and appreciation for the size of our world and the scope of its history, from the beginning of time to dinosaurs to humans, help us take action against climate change and engage in acts of care for the future of our planet and its inhabitants? An oceanographer, a geophysicist, and a historian weigh in.Guests:Irina Marinov, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental ScienceJane E. Dmochowski, Senior Lecturer, Earth and Environmental ScienceJared Famer, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History ***Produced by Lauren Rebecca ThackerNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein, Brooke Sietisons, Evan SmithInterviews by Lauren Rebecca ThackerTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

This episode addresses early concerns in the public sphere, the media, and even the scientific community, surrounding high-energy particle collision experiments at particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider. These concerns culminated in lawsuits accusing researchers of conducting experiments that could cause the creation of mini black holes or even spell the end of the world. We speak with a physicist who works on such projects about the realities of safety.Guest:Evelyn Thomson, Professor of Physics and Astronomy***Produced by Blake ColeNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke Sietisons Interview by Blake ColeTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

This episode addresses early concerns in the public sphere, the media, and even the scientific community, surrounding high-energy particle collision experiments at particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider. These concerns culminated in lawsuits accusing researchers of conducting experiments that could cause the creation of mini black holes or even spell the end of the world. We speak with a physicist who works on such projects about the realities of safety.Guest:Evelyn Thomson, Professor of Physics and Astronomy***Produced by Blake ColeNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke Sietisons Interview by Blake ColeTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

The phrase “better things for better living through chemistry” began life in 1935 as a DuPont advertising slogan–an enthusiastic expression of optimism about science, and its potential to solve virtually any human problem. It's clear that without chemistry, the world would be a very different place. So why, out of all the sciences, is chemistry so little understood, and so often held in low regard by the public?In this episode, a chemist explains chemistry's public relations problem, and why we need to put our faith in chemistry now, maybe more than ever.Guests:Eric J. Schelter, Professor of ChemistryMadeleine M. Joullié, Professor of Chemistry (Emeritus)Daniel J. Mindiola, Brush Family Professor of Chemistry and Graduate Chair***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews by Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

The phrase “better things for better living through chemistry” began life in 1935 as a DuPont advertising slogan–an enthusiastic expression of optimism about science, and its potential to solve virtually any human problem. It's clear that without chemistry, the world would be a very different place. So why, out of all the sciences, is chemistry so little understood, and so often held in low regard by the public?In this episode, a chemist explains chemistry's public relations problem, and why we need to put our faith in chemistry now, maybe more than ever.Guests:Eric J. Schelter, Professor of ChemistryMadeleine M. Joullié, Professor of Chemistry (Emeritus)Daniel J. Mindiola, Brush Family Professor of Chemistry and Graduate Chair***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews by Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

New medications, treatments, and implants that affect our brains have helped thousands overcome ADD, ended seizures, and even show promise for restoring memory lost to brain trauma. But these enhancements have implications for individuals and society. How far can we go? Who gets the enhancements? In this episode, we'll hear from a psychology professor about what's being done and what we can learn from science fiction.Guest:Martha J. Farah, Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Center for Neuroscience and Society***Produced by Susan AhlbornNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Susan AhlbornTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

New medications, treatments, and implants that affect our brains have helped thousands overcome ADD, ended seizures, and even show promise for restoring memory lost to brain trauma. But these enhancements have implications for individuals and society. How far can we go? Who gets the enhancements? In this episode, we'll hear from a psychology professor about what's being done and what we can learn from science fiction.Guest:Martha J. Farah, Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Center for Neuroscience and Society***Produced by Susan AhlbornNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Susan AhlbornTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

If you were writing a book about the history of science denial, the chapter on Darwin would have to be one of the longest. But why? You can argue that we see evolution all the time – it is, after all, why we're worrying today about the emergence of new variants of COVID-19. Does it boil down to a divide between religion and science that just can't be bridged? And what's at risk when what science tells us about evolution is rejected?In this episode, we'll hear from a philosopher of science and an evolutionary biologist on what it is about Darwinian evolution that has made it a poster child for science denial, and why it's important to understand the facts.Guests:Paul Sniegowski, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of BiologyMichael Weisberg, Bess W. Heyman President's Distinguished Professor and Chair of Philosophy***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews by Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

If you were writing a book about the history of science denial, the chapter on Darwin would have to be one of the longest. But why? You can argue that we see evolution all the time – it is, after all, why we're worrying today about the emergence of new variants of COVID-19. Does it boil down to a divide between religion and science that just can't be bridged? And what's at risk when what science tells us about evolution is rejected?In this episode, we'll hear from a philosopher of science and an evolutionary biologist on what it is about Darwinian evolution that has made it a poster child for science denial, and why it's important to understand the facts.Guests:Paul Sniegowski, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of BiologyMichael Weisberg, Bess W. Heyman President's Distinguished Professor and Chair of Philosophy***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews by Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

On this season of the Omnia podcast, we talk to scientists and other scholars about scientific ideas that cause big reactions. We'll look at stories of science getting knocked around, and standing back up again, in a world full of polarization, politics, misrepresentation, and simple misunderstanding. Welcome to In These Times: Fear and Loathing and Science.  One of the more unexpected side effects of COVID-19 has been the rise of a new strain of resistance to scientific information. But science denial didn't start with COVID-19.  Rejection of scientific evidence is part of the history of science itself. How did the search for understanding and truth find itself in the cross-hairs of U.S. politics?Guests:Mark Trodden, Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics, Co-Director of the Center for Particle Cosmology, and Chair of the Department of Physics and AstronomyDonovan Schaefer, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

This episode is about the science of how people talk. We'll get into some of the nitty gritty science, like prosody and intonational variation, but we're really interested in why people resist changes to language. Why did France try to ban "le weekend," and why do some people, like, get so, like, upset when people use the word "like"? An expert in sociolinguistics talks about what our speech says about who we are, and why resistance to change has nothing to do with being right or wrong.Guest:Nicole Holliday, Assistant Professor of Linguistics***Produced by Lauren Rebecca ThackerNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterview by Lauren Rebecca Thacker Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first two seasons of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

This episode is about the science of how people talk. We'll get into some of the nitty gritty science, like prosody and intonational variation, but we're really interested in why people resist changes to language. Why did France try to ban "le weekend," and why do some people, like, get so, like, upset when people use the word "like"? An expert in sociolinguistics talks about what our speech says about who we are, and why resistance to change has nothing to do with being right or wrong.Guest:Nicole Holliday, Assistant Professor of Linguistics***Produced by Lauren Rebecca ThackerNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterview by Lauren Rebecca Thacker Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

On this season of the Omnia podcast, we talk to scientists and other scholars about scientific ideas that cause big reactions. We'll look at stories of science getting knocked around, and standing back up again, in a world full of polarization, politics, misrepresentation, and simple misunderstanding. Welcome to In These Times: Fear and Loathing and Science.  One of the more unexpected side effects of COVID-19 has been the rise of a new strain of resistance to scientific information. But science denial didn't start with COVID-19.  Rejection of scientific evidence is part of the history of science itself. How did the search for understanding and truth find itself in the cross-hairs of U.S. politics?Guests:Mark Trodden, Fay R. and Eugene L. Langberg Professor of Physics, Co-Director of the Center for Particle Cosmology, and Chair of the Department of Physics and AstronomyDonovan Schaefer, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration and logo by Dan Lee In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. 

In our final episode, we're continuing the conversation about how institutions can perpetuate racial inequalities and the work that remains. We talk to a graduate student whose family has been touched by Penn and slavery across generations, a philosopher who weighs the past and future when it comes to the case for reparations, and a political scientist whose focus on community and repair is not new, but particularly urgent.Guests:Breanna Moore, C'15 and doctoral student in historyDaniel Wodak, Assistant Professor of PhilosophyTulia Falleti, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies***Produced by Lauren Rebecca ThackerNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Lauren Rebecca Thacker, Susan Ahlborn, and Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. To hear the full 1.5 Minute Climate Lectures mentioned in this episode visit the series website. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. 

In our final episode, we're continuing the conversation about how institutions can perpetuate racial inequalities and the work that remains. We talk to a graduate student whose family has been touched by Penn and slavery across generations, a philosopher who weighs the past and future when it comes to the case for reparations, and a political scientist whose focus on community and repair is not new, but particularly urgent.Guests:Breanna Moore, C'15 and doctoral student in historyDaniel Wodak, Assistant Professor of PhilosophyTulia Falleti, Class of 1965 Endowed Term Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Latin American and Latinx Studies***Produced by Lauren Rebecca ThackerNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Lauren Rebecca Thacker, Susan Ahlborn, and Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. To hear the full 1.5 Minute Climate Lectures mentioned in this episode visit the series website. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. 

When Covid-19 delivered a disproportionate blow to communities of color, environmental hazards like air pollution, that are all too frequently present in these communities, was one of the contributing factors cited by experts. The idea that race is a factor in determining who has access to resources that allow a community to thrive is not so much news as it is a part of the American story. Today, there is a wider recognition that environmental racism is one of many forms of systemic racism, and that environmental justice and climate change are interconnected problems.Guests:Herman Beavers, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt President's Distinguished Professor of English and Africana StudiesDaniel Aldana Cohen, Assistant Professor of SociologyTsemone Ogbemi, C'21, Penn Program in Environmental Humanities Public Research Intern***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine Terrell Interviews by Susan Ahlborn, Blake Cole, Lauren Rebecca ThackerTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. To hear the full 1.5 Minute Climate Lectures mentioned in this episode visit the series website. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. 

When Covid-19 delivered a disproportionate blow to communities of color, environmental hazards like air pollution, that are all too frequently present in these communities, was one of the contributing factors cited by experts. The idea that race is a factor in determining who has access to resources that allow a community to thrive is not so much news as it is a part of the American story. Today, there is a wider recognition that environmental racism is one of many forms of systemic racism, and that environmental justice and climate change are interconnected problems.Guests:Herman Beavers, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt President's Distinguished Professor of English and Africana StudiesDaniel Aldana Cohen, Assistant Professor of SociologyTsemone Ogbemi, C'21, Penn Program in Environmental Humanities Public Research Intern***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine Terrell Interviews by Susan Ahlborn, Blake Cole, Lauren Rebecca ThackerTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. To hear the full 1.5 Minute Climate Lectures mentioned in this episode visit the series website. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. 

During the worldwide protests that followed the death of George Floyd, demonstrators mobilized to challenge the representations of history presented by some of the monuments and memorials that occupy our public squares. In this episode we hear from an anthropologist, a sociologist, and an art historian, who reflect on why there has been such a focus on these symbols in this moment, how they shape our historical narrative and myths, and how we should move forward.Guests:Margaret Bruchac, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Coordinator of Native American and Indigenous StudiesGwendolyn DuBois Shaw, Class of 1940 Bicentennial Term Associate Professor of History of ArtTukufu Zuberi, Lasry Professor of Race Relations in the Departments of Sociology and Africana Studies***Produced by Susan AhlbornNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein, Brooke Sietinson, and Loraine Terrell Interviews by Susan Ahlborn, Loraine Terrell, and Alex ScheinTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.  

During the worldwide protests that followed the death of George Floyd, demonstrators mobilized to challenge the representations of history presented by some of the monuments and memorials that occupy our public squares. In this episode we hear from an anthropologist, a sociologist, and an art historian, who reflect on why there has been such a focus on these symbols in this moment, how they shape our historical narrative and myths, and how we should move forward.Guests:Margaret Bruchac, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Coordinator of Native American and Indigenous StudiesGwendolyn DuBois Shaw, Class of 1940 Bicentennial Term Associate Professor of History of ArtTukufu Zuberi, Lasry Professor of Race Relations in the Departments of Sociology and Africana Studies***Produced by Susan AhlbornNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein, Brooke Sietinson, and Loraine Terrell Interviews by Susan Ahlborn, Loraine Terrell, and Alex ScheinTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.  

Racism and discrimination are more than individual problems—they are part of institutions that have far-reaching impact. In this episode we hear from a professor of sociology, education, and Africana Studies who delves into discusses discrimination in higher education and explores how modern racial attitudes shape and are shaped by the places in which people live. We also drop in on a conversation between two criminologists who discuss policing procedures like stop and frisk and examine disparities in the criminal justice system.Guests:Camille Zubrinsky Charles, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies & EducationJohn MacDonald, Professor of Criminology and SociologyCharles Loeffler, Associate Professor of Criminology***Produced by Blake ColeNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein, Brooke Sietinson, and Loraine Terrell Interviews by Blake Cole and Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.    

Racism and discrimination are more than individual problems—they are part of institutions that have far-reaching impact. In this episode we hear from a professor of sociology, education, and Africana Studies who delves into discusses discrimination in higher education and explores how modern racial attitudes shape and are shaped by the places in which people live. We also drop in on a conversation between two criminologists who discuss policing procedures like stop and frisk and examine disparities in the criminal justice system.Guests:Camille Zubrinsky Charles, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology, Africana Studies & EducationJohn MacDonald, Professor of Criminology and SociologyCharles Loeffler, Associate Professor of Criminology***Produced by Blake ColeNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein, Brooke Sietinson, and Loraine Terrell Interviews by Blake Cole and Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions Illustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.    

The enslavement of Black people was supported by a legal system that including everything from laws preventing legal marriage to those restricting movement and access to education. When slavery was abolished, this system did not go away. Instead, it evolved to include Jim Crow laws and 20th centuries policies including redlining and urban renewal. In this episode, we speak to two historians and an anthropologist about the violence embedded in our shared history and legacies that persist.Featuring:Heather Williams, Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought and Professor of Africana StudiesBrent Cebul, Assistant Professor of HistoryDeborah Thomas, R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Experimental Ethnography***Produced by Lauren Rebecca ThackerNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke Sietinsons Interviews by Lauren Rebecca Thacker, Jane Carroll, and Blake ColeTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions and  Lobo Loco Illustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.    

The enslavement of Black people was supported by a legal system that including everything from laws preventing legal marriage to those restricting movement and access to education. When slavery was abolished, this system did not go away. Instead, it evolved to include Jim Crow laws and 20th centuries policies including redlining and urban renewal. In this episode, we speak to two historians and an anthropologist about the violence embedded in our shared history and legacies that persist.Featuring:Heather Williams, Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought and Professor of Africana StudiesBrent Cebul, Assistant Professor of HistoryDeborah Thomas, R. Jean Brownlee Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Experimental Ethnography***Produced by Lauren Rebecca ThackerNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke Sietinsons Interviews by Lauren Rebecca Thacker, Jane Carroll, and Blake ColeTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions and  Lobo Loco Illustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.    

Last fall we launched our podcast, “In These Times” with an examination of COVID-19 and its far-reaching impacts. We spoke with students and faculty who shared their personal experiences with the epidemic, along with perspectives drawn from history, science, politics and beyond. A recurring theme of our first season was the crisis within the COVID crisis: how racial inequality was playing out in the context of the pandemic, revealing itself in unequal health outcomes and boiling over with the death of George Floyd. This season, we wanted to dive more deeply into this theme, to focus on Black Lives and the Call for Justice. We'll explore the nation's complex history with race and consider some challenging questions: Who controls the narrative about the U.S.? How far have we moved beyond our history of enslavement and Jim Crow? Are we at a moment of reckoning? We wanted to begin season 2 of In These Times with a focus on that explosive moment of last summer, when millions of Americans of all races and ethnicities, in cities across the nation, joined in the Black Lives Matter movement. Shortly before we began our interviews, the Capitol was attacked by supporters of the former president, who sought to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election. In this episode, we'll hear some reactions to this moment from faculty speakers who will be featured later in our season. We'll also hear from two students who reflect on the events of the past year, and share a glimpse of their experiences, as young Black adults finding their path in a nation that has yet to come to terms with its legacy of racism and white supremacy. Featuring:Heather Williams, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and a professor of Africana StudiesCamille Charles, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social SciencesHerman Beavers, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt President's Distinguished Professor of English and Africana StudiesJelani Williams, C'20Breanna Moore, C'15, Ph.D. candidate, Department of History***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews by Loraine Terrell, Jane Carroll, and Lauren Rebecca Thacker Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.   

Last fall we launched our podcast, “In These Times” with an examination of COVID-19 and its far-reaching impacts. We spoke with students and faculty who shared their personal experiences with the epidemic, along with perspectives drawn from history, science, politics and beyond. A recurring theme of our first season was the crisis within the COVID crisis: how racial inequality was playing out in the context of the pandemic, revealing itself in unequal health outcomes and boiling over with the death of George Floyd. This season, we wanted to dive more deeply into this theme, to focus on Black Lives and the Call for Justice. We’ll explore the nation’s complex history with race and consider some challenging questions: Who controls the narrative about the U.S.? How far have we moved beyond our history of enslavement and Jim Crow? Are we at a moment of reckoning? We wanted to begin season 2 of In These Times with a focus on that explosive moment of last summer, when millions of Americans of all races and ethnicities, in cities across the nation, joined in the Black Lives Matter movement. Shortly before we began our interviews, the Capitol was attacked by supporters of the former president, who sought to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election. In this episode, we’ll hear some reactions to this moment from faculty speakers who will be featured later in our season. We’ll also hear from two students who reflect on the events of the past year, and share a glimpse of their experiences, as young Black adults finding their path in a nation that has yet to come to terms with its legacy of racism and white supremacy. Featuring:Heather Williams, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and a professor of Africana StudiesCamille Charles, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social SciencesHerman Beavers, Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt President’s Distinguished Professor of English and Africana StudiesJelani Williams, C'20Breanna Moore, C’15, Ph.D. candidate, Department of History***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews by Loraine Terrell, Jane Carroll, and Lauren Rebecca Thacker Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Adriana BelletLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.   

On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, as legislators counted and confirmed the votes in the Electoral College, rioters breached the Capitol building, forcing an evacuation of the House floor, including Vice President Pence. The events unfolded amidst President Trump having urged his supporters to fight against the ceremonial counting of the votes. The rioters, who could be heard calling police officers "traitors," eventually forced their way into the Senate chambers. The standoff resulted in five deaths.In this bonus episode we talk to a constitutional scholar and a professor of sociology and Africana Studies about the events and what comes next.Featuring:Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political ScienceTukufu Zuberi, Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies***Produced by Blake Cole, Alex Schein, and Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews by Blake Cole, Alex Schein, and Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Nick MatejLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.   

On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, as legislators counted and confirmed the votes in the Electoral College, rioters breached the Capitol building, forcing an evacuation of the House floor, including Vice President Pence. The events unfolded amidst President Trump having urged his supporters to fight against the ceremonial counting of the votes. The rioters, who could be heard calling police officers "traitors," eventually forced their way into the Senate chambers. The standoff resulted in five deaths.In this bonus episode we talk to a constitutional scholar and a professor of sociology and Africana Studies about the events and what comes next.Featuring:Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political ScienceTukufu Zuberi, Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies***Produced by Blake Cole, Alex Schein, and Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews by Blake Cole, Alex Schein, and Loraine TerrellTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Nick MatejLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.   

The worldwide scale and scope of discontinuity, loss, and uncertainty has made the year of the pandemic like no other in recent memory. How are we processing this moment, and how do we move forward? In this episode, we talk to three students, who share how the COVID crisis has reshaped their undergraduate experience at Penn and their visions for the future. We also hear from a professor of English on the parallels between the traumas of the early 20th century and our current challenges, and an expert in the science of resilience offers her thoughts on coping with crisis.FEATURING:Omar Husni, C'22Samira Mehta, C'21James Nycz, C'21Karen Reivich, Director of Resilience and Positive Psychology Training Programs, Penn Positive Psychology CenterPaul Saint-Amour, Walter and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities and Chair, Department of English***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews by Loraine Terrell, Susan Ahlborn, Alex ScheinTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Nick MatejLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.  

The worldwide scale and scope of discontinuity, loss, and uncertainty has made the year of the pandemic like no other in recent memory. How are we processing this moment, and how do we move forward? In this episode, we talk to three students, who share how the COVID crisis has reshaped their undergraduate experience at Penn and their visions for the future. We also hear from a professor of English on the parallels between the traumas of the early 20th century and our current challenges, and an expert in the science of resilience offers her thoughts on coping with crisis.FEATURING:Omar Husni, C'22Samira Mehta, C'21James Nycz, C'21Karen Reivich, Director of Resilience and Positive Psychology Training Programs, Penn Positive Psychology CenterPaul Saint-Amour, Walter and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Humanities and Chair, Department of English***Produced by Loraine TerrellNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Loraine TerrellInterviews by Loraine Terrell, Susan Ahlborn, Alex ScheinTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Nick MatejLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.  

COVID-19 wasn't the only health crisis of 2020. In June, the American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association declared that police violence, particularly against Black and brown communities, is a public health crisis that demands attention and action. Widespread protests drew attention this summer, but where do we go from there? In this episode, a lawyer and doctoral candidate in philosophy talks about placing the idea of repair at the center of conversations about justice, and Penn's Chaplain and Vice President for Social Equity and Community tells us about his experiences as a Penn student and what he thinks about the future.FEATURING:Daniel Fryer, Doctoral Candidate in Philosophy and former Assistant District Attorney in PhiladelphiaCharles L. "Chaz" Howard, C'00, University Chaplain, and Vice President for Social Equity and Community***Produced by Lauren Rebecca ThackerNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Lauren Rebecca ThackerTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Nick MatejLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.  

COVID-19 wasn’t the only health crisis of 2020. In June, the American Medical Association and the American Public Health Association declared that police violence, particularly against Black and brown communities, is a public health crisis that demands attention and action. Widespread protests drew attention this summer, but where do we go from there? In this episode, a lawyer and doctoral candidate in philosophy talks about placing the idea of repair at the center of conversations about justice, and Penn’s Chaplain and Vice President for Social Equity and Community tells us about his experiences as a Penn student and what he thinks about the future.FEATURING:Daniel Fryer, Doctoral Candidate in Philosophy and former Assistant District Attorney in PhiladelphiaCharles L. "Chaz" Howard, C'00, University Chaplain, and Vice President for Social Equity and Community***Produced by Lauren Rebecca ThackerNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Lauren Rebecca ThackerTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Nick MatejLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.  

With rates of diagnoses and death disproportionately affecting racial minorities and low-income workers, experts in this episode address how COVID-19 has further exposed already dire health outcome inequalities.We begin with a political scientist discussing how governmental policy drives health inequality, especially during times of crisis. Then, a Ph.D. student in history and sociology of science talks about how infectious microbes like the coronavirus can affect communities of people with genetic vulnerabilities. And finally, a professor of sociology, Africana studies, and law, discusses how the biological concept of race was invented as a way to justify racism and influence outcomes.FEATURING:Julia Lynch, Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International StudiesRebecca Mueller, doctoral candidate in the Department of History and Sociology of ScienceDorothy Roberts, George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology, Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights, and Professor of Africana Studies***Produced by Blake ColeNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Blake Cole and Jane CarrollTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Nick MatejLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.  

With rates of diagnoses and death disproportionately affecting racial minorities and low-income workers, experts in this episode address how COVID-19 has further exposed already dire health outcome inequalities.We begin with a political scientist discussing how governmental policy drives health inequality, especially during times of crisis. Then, a Ph.D. student in history and sociology of science talks about how infectious microbes like the coronavirus can affect communities of people with genetic vulnerabilities. And finally, a professor of sociology, Africana studies, and law, discusses how the biological concept of race was invented as a way to justify racism and influence outcomes.FEATURING:Julia Lynch, Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International StudiesRebecca Mueller, doctoral candidate in the Department of History and Sociology of ScienceDorothy Roberts, George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology, Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights, and Professor of Africana Studies***Produced by Blake ColeNarrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke SietinsonsInterviews by Blake Cole and Jane CarrollTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18Additional music by Blue Dot SessionsIllustration by Nick MatejLogo by Drew NealisIn These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.  

The coronavirus pandemic does not exist in a vacuum. We look at other urgent issues of our time, and examine how they affect and are affected by COVID-19.We start this episode—as most things seem to now—with the partisan polarization in the U.S., asking a political science professor if people really are seeing everything in red or blue. Then a historian and legal scholar tells how we got to this state of racial injustice, decades after the Civil Rights movement. Finally, the German professor leading Penn's environmental humanities program describes life in the climate crisis and the vision she gets from her students of going beyond a "new normal."Guests:Matthew Levendusky, Professor of Political Science and Penny and Robert A. Fox Director of the Fels Institute of GovernmentMary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History and Africana StudiesBethany Wiggin, Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures and Founding Director, Penn Program in Environmental Humanities***Produced by Susan Ahlborn  Narrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke Sietinsons
Interviews by Susan Ahlborn, Blake Cole, and Lauren Rebecca ThackerTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18  Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
Illustration by Nick Matej
Logo by Drew Nealis In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. 

The coronavirus pandemic does not exist in a vacuum. We look at other urgent issues of our time, and examine how they affect and are affected by COVID-19.We start this episode—as most things seem to now—with the partisan polarization in the U.S., asking a political science professor if people really are seeing everything in red or blue. Then a historian and legal scholar tells how we got to this state of racial injustice, decades after the Civil Rights movement. Finally, the German professor leading Penn’s environmental humanities program describes life in the climate crisis and the vision she gets from her students of going beyond a "new normal."Guests:Matthew Levendusky, Professor of Political Science and Penny and Robert A. Fox Director of the Fels Institute of GovernmentMary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History and Africana StudiesBethany Wiggin, Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures and Founding Director, Penn Program in Environmental Humanities***Produced by Susan Ahlborn  Narrated by Alex ScheinEdited by Alex Schein and Brooke Sietinsons
Interviews by Susan Ahlborn, Blake Cole, and Lauren Rebecca ThackerTheme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18  Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
Illustration by Nick Matej
Logo by Drew Nealis In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first season of In These Times. Visit our editorial magazine, Omnia, for more content from Penn Arts & Sciences faculty, students, and alumni. Follow Penn Arts & Sciences on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. 

On August 1, 2016, Baltimore County police arrived at the Randallstown, Maryland apartment of 23-year-old Korryn Gaines to serve a warrant alleging that she had failed to appear in court. Gaines, who had miscarried twins as a consequence of improper treatment while being held in connection with a traffic stop, had received paperwork for the stop that did not provide the date on which she was expected to appear. A month prior to the day officers descended on her home, Gaines had visited the police station seeking clarification about her court date, only to be told that the officer who had issued the paperwork was unavailable. When Gaines noticed police attempting to force entry that day in August, she sat down in her living room with a legally owned firearm, and a 6-hour standoff ensued. Gaines had amassed a sizable online following via her activism and poetry, and narrated the sequence in real time on Facebook Live until the social media portal shut her page down per police request. During the 6-hour standoff, Gaines relocated to her kitchen, at which point Officer Royce Ruby, Jr. fired at Gaines from outside her apartment. Officer Ruby then entered the apartment and shot Gaines three more times. One of the bullets passed through Gaines and wounded her young son, who survived but sustained lifelong disabling injuries. County prosecutors concluded that the killing of Gaines was justified, and Officer Ruby was not criminally charged. Pundits and critics have foregrounded Korryn’s possible mental impairment, her gun ownership, and her ideology as reasons to paper over the possible intersectional vulnerabilities that contributed to Korryn’s killing. In this riveting and morally urgent episode of Intersectionality Matters!, host Kimberlé Crenshaw sits down with Rhanda Dormeus, Korryn’s mother, to reveal the untold story of Gaines’ death, the blatant miscarriages of justice that led to it, and the harrowing consequences of Officer Ruby’s authorization to take the life of a mother in her own home. Dormeus’s story plumbs the very depths of unfathomable grief and raises deeply disturbing questions about whether the sanctity accorded to most human life is withheld from Black women and their families. Dormeus has reaped some positivity from tragic topsoil by becoming a leading voice in the Say Her Name movement, a campaign to shine light on Black women who are the underreported victims of police violence. Intersectionality Matters! is recorded and produced by Julia Sharpe-Levine. This episode was edited by Julia Sharpe-Levine and Alex Schein and recorded by Stacia Brown, Rebecca Scheckman, and Julia Sharpe-Levine, with consulting help from Thea Chaloner. Additional support was provided by Janine Jackson, Naimah Hakim, G’Ra Asim, Kevin Minofu, and Madeline Cameron Wardleworth. Learn more about Korryn’s story and the #SayHerName Campaign at aapf.org/podcast. Sign up on Patreon (patreon.com/intersectionalitymatters) for bonus content from this interview.

We're pleased to bring you a new podcast from AAPF and Kimberlé Crenshaw, Intersectionality Matters! Featuring on the ground interviews with some of the world's most innovative activists, artists, and scholars, each episode will explore a different topic through an intersectional lens, ranging from the Supreme Court to grassroots activism in Brazil and the Congo to #SayHerName and the future of the #MeToo campaign. Today we bring you a special preview episode in time for the midterm elections. We hope you enjoy it, and stay tuned for the official podcast release later this month! ~~~ Donald Trump’s path to power was littered with attacks on Muslims, women, immigrants, people of color, people with disabilities, people who are undocumented, and people who are queer. And these communities have suffered under his administration. The November 6th election presents an opportunity to put significant checks on Trumpism. There is no lack of clarity about what is at stake, but the ability to fight back effectively turns on the ability of all of these constituencies to see common cause and to overcome concerted efforts to keep them from voting. On this special preview of Intersectionality Matters!, we talk to two African American women leading the fight for our democracy: Barbara Arnwine, Founder of both the Transformative Justice Coalition and Election Protection, the nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition; and Kristen Clarke, Executive Director of the Lawyer’s Committee on Civil Rights Under Law. Clarke is leading the court challenge against Georgia’s vote suppression tactics in the face of the historic campaign being waged by Stacey Abrams, a candidate who may make history by becoming the first African American woman to be elected governor. These eye-opening interviews by Kimberlé Crenshaw address critical issues presented in this election, and explore what more we must do after November 6th to ensure intersectional justice for all. ~~~ Music by Blue Dot Sessions Produced and Edited by Julia Sharpe-Levine Special thanks to Thea Chaloner, Alex Schein, Luke Charles Harris, Michael Kramer, Naimah Hakim, G'Ra Asim, Madeline Cameron Wardleworth, Kevin Minofu, Janine Jackson, and Abby Dobson. Kimberlé Crenshaw: @sandylocks African American Policy Forum: @aapolicyforum #IntersectionalityMatters

Current headlines about how authoritarian regimes have come to harness and even weaponize the internet may obscure how this technology, at one time, was more typically understood to be a democratizing force, across a range of different contexts. In the early days of Chinese cyberspace, for example, popular expression on various internet forums seemed to herald a new stage in political activism, that was pressing the boundaries of traditional state control. In this episode, University of Pennsylvania Professor Guobin Yang, the preeminent scholar of the sociology of the internet in China, discusses with Neysun Mahboubi the evolution of social media platforms on the Chinese internet, over the past 20 years, and their changing political implications. The episode was recorded on March 1, 2018. Guobin Yang is the Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology at the Annenberg School for Communication and the Department of Sociology, at the University of Pennsylvania.  His research generally covers social movements, cultural sociology, political sociology, digital media, global communication, and modern China. His prolific scholarship includes the classic "The Power of the Internet in China: Citizen Activism Online" (2009) and, more recently, "The Red Guard Generation and Political Activism in China" (2016). He is the editor or co-editor of four additional books which explore similar themes. He is also active on social media, and tweets at @Yangguobin.  Music credit: "Salt" by Poppy Ackroyd, follow her at http://poppyackroyd.com  Special thanks to Nick Marziani and Alex Schein

In this episode, we explore the fact, fiction, and future of artificial intelligence in the military. Depictions of so-called killer robots in films such as "The Terminator" continue to be a part of serious discussions about autonomous weapons. Should we fear the development of weapons that can make decisions? Or are these fears based more on science fiction than fact? We speak with Michael Horowitz, associate professor of political science and the associate director of Penn's Perry World House. Horowitz first became interested in next-generation defense tools during a fellowship year at the Pentagon and has written and spoken extensively on military applications of AI. In 2015 he addressed a United Nations assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to emerging issues related to autonomous weapons technologies. Produced by Penn Arts & Sciences Recorded and Edited by Alex Schein Interviews by Alex Schein and Susan Alhborn Music "Concentration" by Satori Illustration by Dušan Kostić Subscribe to the OMNIA Podcast on iTunes: apple.co/29rg0EZ

In this episode, we explore the fact, fiction, and future of artificial intelligence in the military. Depictions of so-called killer robots in films such as "The Terminator" continue to be a part of serious discussions about autonomous weapons. Should we fear the development of weapons that can make decisions? Or are these fears based more on science fiction than fact? We speak with Michael Horowitz, associate professor of political science and the associate director of Penn’s Perry World House. Horowitz first became interested in next-generation defense tools during a fellowship year at the Pentagon and has written and spoken extensively on military applications of AI. In 2015 he addressed a United Nations assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to emerging issues related to autonomous weapons technologies. Produced by Penn Arts & Sciences Recorded and Edited by Alex Schein Interviews by Alex Schein and Susan Alhborn Music "Concentration" by Satori Illustration by Dušan Kostić Subscribe to the OMNIA Podcast on iTunes: apple.co/29rg0EZ

In this episode, we explore the fact, fiction, and future of artificial intelligence in the military. Depictions of so-called killer robots in films such as "The Terminator" continue to be a part of serious discussions about autonomous weapons. Should we fear the development of weapons that can make decisions? Or are these fears based more on science fiction than fact? We speak with Michael Horowitz, associate professor of political science and the associate director of Penn’s Perry World House. Horowitz first became interested in next-generation defense tools during a fellowship year at the Pentagon and has written and spoken extensively on military applications of AI. In 2015 he addressed a United Nations assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to emerging issues related to autonomous weapons technologies. Produced by Penn Arts & Sciences Recorded and Edited by Alex Schein Interviews by Alex Schein and Susan Alhborn Music "Concentration" by Satori Illustration by Dušan Kostić Subscribe to the OMNIA Podcast on iTunes: apple.co/29rg0EZ

One of the things we hear over and over again from people in the tea world is how so many great relationships have been created and nurtured through tea. But what is it in tea culture that's so good at bringing us together? In this week's episode we get philosophical about tea and relationships with Benjamin Olshin and Alex Schein,  two men whose own friendship was forged over tea and who have helped build community through tea in their professional and personal lives. Ben, a writer, teacher and consultant, teaches philosophy (among other things) at the University of the Arts, and has co-owned a Taiwanese-inspired teahouse in Philadelphia. Alex, a media producer, singer and songwriter, has run two teahouses in the U.S. and has produced and directed a documentary about Dobra Tea. Together we talk about why tea is not just a beverage but an experience, a practice, a way of being, a way of relating with each other and with the universe.    You can watch Alex's film, "Dobra Tea: The Good Tearoom" at http://www.goodtearoom.com. More information about Alex's work is at skyhuntermedia.com, makingsensefilm.com and alexschein.com.  You can find Ben's books on Amazon.com under Benjamin B. Olshin.   For more information on Talking Tea and updates on new episodes, visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/talkingtea. To inquire about being a guest or having your organization featured, please email us at talkingteapodcasts@gmail.com. Talking Tea is produced and hosted by Ken Cohen. You can follow Ken on Twitter @KensvoiceKen.      This podcast features music from "Japanese Flowers" (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii/japanese-flowers) by mpgiiiBEATS (https://soundcloud.com/mpgiii) available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Adapted from original. The image "Tea is Served" (http://tinyurl.com/nrt7f6j) by ~Mers (https://www.flickr.com/people/barnkim/) is used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/).   The views, positions and opinions expressed by guests on Talking Tea are those of the guests and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions or opinions of Talking Tea, its host, producer or staff.