Podcasts about Bard College

Reaching the top of the Threshold of the Heavens, the party faces off against Lohezet and Belephaion for control of the City of Lost Names.Welcome to Patron DnD, where Platinum-level patrons and I get together to play Dungeons & Dragons via Discord and Roll20. Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is published by Wizards of the Coast, and set in the world of Krynn. We are using the updated 2024 5e rules.Recap at RogueWatson.comStarring:Cere, level 9 dwarf Cleric Domain of LightEllowyn, level 9 kender Bard College of LoreKazra, level 9 human Champion Fighter/Paladin Oath of DevotionPy, level 9 gnome Ranger HunterRowan, level 9 elf Gloomstalker Ranger/Assassin RogueShop for tabletop games, CCGs, miniatures, RPG supplies and more at our sponsor, Noble Knight Games: https://www.nobleknight.com?awid=1553Music by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.htmlLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Character art by DemnixChat with us in the Official Discord Server: https://discord.gg/AjvtemjSupport the channel at https://www.patreon.com/Roguewatson

Does a strong economy serve the interests of the few or the many? The policy pendulum has swung in either direction over the long term. In his new book, The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1865-1981, Dr. Daniel Wortel-London, visiting assistant professor at Bard College, explores the debates over economic development strategies that raged in New York City over more than a century. Punctuated by fiscal crises, the history is one of competing claims on city resources, and more keenly, competing ideas of what policies best serve the city and its people. In support of his work, Wortel-London received funding from the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the Hagley Museum and Library. For more information, and more Hagley History Hangouts, visit us online at hagley.org. To make a donation underwriting this program and others like it please visit our Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/underwriting-donation-tickets-1470779985529?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Professor of History and International Relations at Vassar College. He is a specialist on the history of US foreign policy Robert Brigham, Former Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association and Former Longtime Editor of 'The Daily Gazette' Judy Patrick, and Diplomat in Residence at Bard College. She retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025 after over 30 years in public service. Her last post was ambassador to the SE Asian country, Timor-Leste Donna Welton.

Co-hosts Kathy Kruger and Jonah Triebwasser interview Bard College Students Jaella Mohammed and Raahim Waqas about the Civic Engagement Fellowship.

With newly-gained arcane access to the floating island, the party begins exploring the Threshold of the Heavens.Welcome to Patron DnD, where Platinum-level patrons and I get together to play Dungeons & Dragons via Discord and Roll20. Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is published by Wizards of the Coast, and set in the world of Krynn. We are using the updated 2024 5e rules.Recap at RogueWatson.comStarring:Cere, level 9 dwarf Cleric Domain of LightDarryl, level 9 human Berserker BarbarianEllowyn, level 9 kender Bard College of LoreKazra, level 9 human Champion Fighter/Paladin Oath of DevotionRowan, level 9 elf Gloomstalker Ranger/Assassin RogueShop for tabletop games, CCGs, miniatures, RPG supplies and more at our sponsor, Noble Knight Games: https://www.nobleknight.com?awid=1553Music by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.htmlLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Character art by DemnixChat with us in the Official Discord Server: https://discord.gg/AjvtemjSupport the channel at https://www.patreon.com/Roguewatson

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Former NY elementary teacher and now 2nd year PhD student at RPI Sophia Acquisto, Former U.S. Army officer and State Department Diplomat who taught at Bard College for six years and is now a Senior Fellow at Bard's Center for Civic Engagement Ambassador Fred Hof, and Wall Street Investment Banker Mark Wittman.

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Wesley Brown about how novella, Looking for Frank Wills (McSweenys, 2026). It's 1972. Tricky Dick is in office, James Brown is on the radio, and Wayne Beasley reluctantly presides over the comings and goings of his barbers and patrons at Wayne's Clip and Trim in Augusta, South Carolina. When one of Wayne's former customers, an unassuming small-town son, is designated 4-F, unfit to serve in Vietnam, he seeks refuge in becoming the next best thing—a security guard for a downtown DC hotel. It is there on a hot summer's night, that Wayne's wayward patron interrupts a break-in that will disrupt the course of a nation's history and his own. Wesley Brown, author of Tragic Magic, Darktown Strutters, and Blue in Green: A Novella, once again remaps the tributaries that run into the stream of our American subconscious, by dipping into the headwaters of pivotal memories and histories to tell the tale from the perspective of the real folks whose stories were too long submerged. Without Frank Wills there is no Watergate. And without Watergate the veil of secrecy and corruption that came to define the Nixon years, warping the very fabric of political discourse from that moment on, would have remained firmly in place. Wesley Brown's re-imagining of the life of Frank Wills reconciles the greatest heist of all—our place in the American story. What was stolen from Wills as he was briefly thrust into the spotlight, while excluded from the annals of history, is reclaimed, as Brown gives voice and breath to the people who loved him and the barber who did his best to guide him. Wesley Brown is an acclaimed novelist, playwright, and teacher. He worked with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in 1965 and became a member of the Black Panther Party in 1968. In 1972, he was sentenced to three years in prison for refusing induction into the armed services and spent eighteen months in Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. For twenty-six years, Brown was a much-revered professor at Rutgers University, where he inspired hundreds of students. He currently teaches literature at Bard College at Simon's Rock and lives in Chatham, New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Wesley Brown about how novella, Looking for Frank Wills (McSweenys, 2026). It's 1972. Tricky Dick is in office, James Brown is on the radio, and Wayne Beasley reluctantly presides over the comings and goings of his barbers and patrons at Wayne's Clip and Trim in Augusta, South Carolina. When one of Wayne's former customers, an unassuming small-town son, is designated 4-F, unfit to serve in Vietnam, he seeks refuge in becoming the next best thing—a security guard for a downtown DC hotel. It is there on a hot summer's night, that Wayne's wayward patron interrupts a break-in that will disrupt the course of a nation's history and his own. Wesley Brown, author of Tragic Magic, Darktown Strutters, and Blue in Green: A Novella, once again remaps the tributaries that run into the stream of our American subconscious, by dipping into the headwaters of pivotal memories and histories to tell the tale from the perspective of the real folks whose stories were too long submerged. Without Frank Wills there is no Watergate. And without Watergate the veil of secrecy and corruption that came to define the Nixon years, warping the very fabric of political discourse from that moment on, would have remained firmly in place. Wesley Brown's re-imagining of the life of Frank Wills reconciles the greatest heist of all—our place in the American story. What was stolen from Wills as he was briefly thrust into the spotlight, while excluded from the annals of history, is reclaimed, as Brown gives voice and breath to the people who loved him and the barber who did his best to guide him. Wesley Brown is an acclaimed novelist, playwright, and teacher. He worked with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in 1965 and became a member of the Black Panther Party in 1968. In 1972, he was sentenced to three years in prison for refusing induction into the armed services and spent eighteen months in Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. For twenty-six years, Brown was a much-revered professor at Rutgers University, where he inspired hundreds of students. He currently teaches literature at Bard College at Simon's Rock and lives in Chatham, New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

** This Tuesday, May 12, come to Macro ‘n Chill, our online gathering where we listen to and discuss this episode. Bring your questions and insights. 8pm ET/5pm PT. Use this link to register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rn_HAqgaSRGdj8W2UX9aKw Did you think we had abandoned MMT? Well, after a few weeks of tackling some rather prickly topics, we're back to strictly non-controversial macroeconomics. Heh heh. Just kidding. Don't get too comfortable.Our old friend Randy Wray is back, bringing his somewhat optimistic belief that a sound reality-based agenda might possibly succeed in the upcoming Congressional elections. But more on that later. First, he and Steve need to dissect Trump's latest imperialist venture against Iran and expose the bipartisan lie that there are just enough of your tax dollars to pay for war; when it comes to affording social programs, the cupboard is bare.Claims of scarcity are pure ideology. MMT has taught us that the federal government faces no dollar constraints. The real cost of war is measured in diverted labor, wasted resources, destroyed infrastructure, and the steady cannibalization of society's productive capacity. Not to mention human lives, disabled veterans, and a chain reaction leading to starvation in the Global South.Back to Randy's guarded optimism, which Steve does not share. Rather than smooth over their differences, they lean into them.Randy believes an anti-neoliberal program could win congressional seats. It would require candidates to break out of the fiscal austerity frame. Steve counters by referring to the Gilens and Page study – showing policy has near-zero correlation with popular will – and a class-lens analysis of manufactured consent. He sees a theatrical oligarchy, not a reformable political system. Since both parties serve capital, there is no electoral path. No possibility of reallocating resources from bombers to bread.The conversation represents an unresolved, essential tension inside the MMT-Marxist synthesis: is monetary sovereignty a tool for working-class liberation blocked only by bad ideas, or is the entire political theater designed to ensure those ideas are never acted upon?L. Randall Wray is a Senior Scholar and Professor of Economics at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, and Emeritus Professor at University of Missouri-Kansas City. He is one of the developers of Modern Money Theory and his most recent book on the topic is Understanding Modern Money Theory: Money and Credit in Capitalist Economies (Elgar, 2025).Find his work at https://www.levyinstitute.org/people/lrandall-wray/

Guest BioAlexander Souri is the founder and executive director of Relief Riders International, an organization he launched in 2004 to combine adventure travel with meaningful humanitarian work. Through Relief Riders, Alexander designs and leads horseback-based missions that deliver medical care, educational programs, and community support to remote villages where access to services is limited. The organization brings together travelers, volunteers, and local partners to create journeys that provide both cultural immersion and tangible aid to underserved communities.Before founding Relief Riders International, Alexander worked as a producer in theater, film, and large-scale special events. His career included involvement in major productions such as The Matrix, X-Men, End of Days, and Back to the Future: The Ride, along with directing commercial and industrial film projects internationally, including work in Beijing. His background in storytelling, logistics, and production now informs the way he organizes complex humanitarian expeditions in remote environments.Born in New York City to a French mother and an Indian father, Alexander grew up with a deeply international perspective. He attended boarding school in the foothills of the Himalayas in India and later studied at an international high school in Sophia Antipolis in southern France before graduating from Simon's Rock of Bard College in Massachusetts. These cross-cultural experiences helped shape his worldview and inspired the mission behind Relief Riders International—creating opportunities for travelers to experience adventure while contributing to positive change in communities around the world.Show SummaryIn this episode of the Big World Made Small Adventure Travel Podcast, host Jason Elkins speaks with Alexander Souri, the founder of Relief Riders International. Alexander shares the story of how his career shifted from film and theater production into humanitarian work after a personal turning point led him to seek a more meaningful path. What began as a search for purpose eventually grew into an organization that delivers aid to remote communities through horseback-based relief missions.Alexander reflects on his internationally shaped upbringing, including formative years spent in Afghanistan, India, and France. These experiences helped shape his cultural identity and gave him a broader understanding of the world at an early age. The conversation explores how these influences, along with the challenges of navigating family expectations and career transitions, ultimately guided him toward creating a mission-driven organization.Jason and Alexander also discuss the unique model behind Relief Riders International, where adventure travel meets humanitarian service. By traveling on horseback into isolated areas of India, Turkey & Ecuador, teams are able to bring medical camps, educational support, and other critical programs to villages that often lack access to basic services. Along the way, Alexander reflects on lessons about burnout, resilience, family relationships, and how travel and exploration often become powerful catalysts for personal growth and self-discovery. Learn more about the Big World Made Small Podcast and join our private community to get episode updates, special access to our guests, and exclusive adventure travel offers on our website.

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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are a former NY elementary teacher and now 2nd year PhD student at RPI Sophia Acquisto, Senior Fellow for Health Policy at The Empire Center for Public Policy Bill Hammond, and Diplomat in Residence at Bard College. She retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025 after over 30 years in public service. Her last post was ambassador to the SE Asian country, Timor-Leste Donna Welton.

Leon Botstein announced he would step down as president of Bard College after more than 50 years in the role, with his resignation taking effect June 30, 2026. His departure followed an internal legal review examining his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The review found that Botstein had significantly more contact with Epstein than he had previously disclosed, including meetings, correspondence, and fundraising-related interactions tied to Epstein's financial contributions and connections.Although the review did not find criminal wrongdoing, it raised serious concerns about Botstein's judgment and transparency, particularly his continued association with Epstein despite growing warnings and reputational risks. Epstein's donations and his role in connecting Bard to other potential donors further complicated the situation and intensified scrutiny around the institution's handling of the relationship. In response, Bard is moving forward with a leadership transition and has indicated that any funds linked to Epstein will be redirected toward initiatives supporting survivors, while Botstein plans to remain at the college in a faculty and cultural role.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Leon Botstein resigns as Bard College president

Leon Botstein announced he would step down as president of Bard College after more than 50 years in the role, with his resignation taking effect June 30, 2026. His departure followed an internal legal review examining his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The review found that Botstein had significantly more contact with Epstein than he had previously disclosed, including meetings, correspondence, and fundraising-related interactions tied to Epstein's financial contributions and connections.Although the review did not find criminal wrongdoing, it raised serious concerns about Botstein's judgment and transparency, particularly his continued association with Epstein despite growing warnings and reputational risks. Epstein's donations and his role in connecting Bard to other potential donors further complicated the situation and intensified scrutiny around the institution's handling of the relationship. In response, Bard is moving forward with a leadership transition and has indicated that any funds linked to Epstein will be redirected toward initiatives supporting survivors, while Botstein plans to remain at the college in a faculty and cultural role.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Leon Botstein resigns as Bard College presidentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Leon Botstein announced he would step down as president of Bard College after more than 50 years in the role, with his resignation taking effect June 30, 2026. His departure followed an internal legal review examining his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The review found that Botstein had significantly more contact with Epstein than he had previously disclosed, including meetings, correspondence, and fundraising-related interactions tied to Epstein's financial contributions and connections.Although the review did not find criminal wrongdoing, it raised serious concerns about Botstein's judgment and transparency, particularly his continued association with Epstein despite growing warnings and reputational risks. Epstein's donations and his role in connecting Bard to other potential donors further complicated the situation and intensified scrutiny around the institution's handling of the relationship. In response, Bard is moving forward with a leadership transition and has indicated that any funds linked to Epstein will be redirected toward initiatives supporting survivors, while Botstein plans to remain at the college in a faculty and cultural role.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Leon Botstein resigns as Bard College presidentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

In the Temple of Paladine, a powerful foe stands between the party and reforging the lance.Welcome to Patron DnD, where Platinum-level patrons and I get together to play Dungeons & Dragons via Discord and Roll20. Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is published by Wizards of the Coast, and set in the world of Krynn. We are using the updated 2024 5e rules.Recap at RogueWatson.comStarring:Cere, level 8 dwarf Cleric Domain of LightDarryl, level 8 human Berserker BarbarianEllowyn, level 8 kender Bard College of LoreKazra, level 8 human Champion Fighter/PaladinRowan, level 8 elf Gloomstalker Ranger/Assassin RogueShop for tabletop games, CCGs, miniatures, RPG supplies and more at our sponsor, Noble Knight Games: https://www.nobleknight.com?awid=1553Music by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.htmlLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Character art by DemnixChat with us in the Official Discord Server: https://discord.gg/AjvtemjSupport the channel at https://www.patreon.com/Roguewatson

This episode is for anyone interested in ancient Greece, democracy, political history, and rhetoric, especially if you want to understand how the past connects to modern political challenges. You'll learn who Demosthenes was, how he rose to power through oratory and persuasion, and why he became known as democracy's defender during the rise of Macedon under Philip II. This conversation explores the fragility of democracy, the role of speech in politics, and the dangers of misinformation: issues that feel just as urgent today. If you want a deeper understanding of how **ancient political systems worked AND failed** this episode offers powerful insights.KEY IDEAS Who Demosthenes was and why he matters Ancient Athenian democracy explained The rise of Macedon and Philip II Democracy vs monarchy in ancient Greece The power of rhetoric and political persuasion Rivalry between Demosthenes and Aeschines The Battle of Chaeronea and Athens' defeat How misinformation and emotional speech shaped politicsLessons from ancient democracy for today's world Why Demosthenes remains a controversial figure TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction & James Romm 00:50 Setting the stage: Athens in the 4th century BC 04:08 Rise of political oratory in Athens 05:20 Democracy and the power of speech 08:06 Rise of Philip II and Macedon 10:31 Democracy vs monarchy 12:07 Why Athens was treated differently 14:24 Demosthenes' early life and speech training 19:08 Political rivals and propaganda 20:19 Fake news and attacks in ancient politics 22:30 Athens decides to fight Macedon 23:29 The Battle of Chaeronea 24:06 Did Demosthenes fail? 25:13 His legacy and historical debate 26:31 What we can learn from ancient democracy 27:05 Misinformation and political chaos 28:03 Trust, leadership, and public decision-making 29:32 Final reflections on democracyIf you're fascinated by ancient history and its connection to modern politics, subscribe for more deep dives like this. What do you think: was Demosthenes a hero or a misguided idealist? Share your thoughts below. LINKS

In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Peter Beinart speaks with Bard College Professor Ziad Abu-Rish about the roots of Israel's aggression against Lebanon. They discuss why Israel has been attacking Lebanon since 1948, why Hezbollah continues to fight Israel, and why the Lebanese military can't disarm Hezbollah. They draw upon this article that Ziad recently published in The Public Source, “Sovereignty Without Defense: The Army, the State, and Hezbollah's Weapons." Peter Beinart is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. He is also a Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York, a Contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, an Editor-at-Large at Jewish Currents, and an MSNOW Political Commentator. His newest book (published 2025) is Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning. He publishes regularly on https://peterbeinart.substack.com/. Ziad Abu-Rish is Associate Professor of Human Rights and Middle Eastern Studies and Director, MA Program in Human Rights and the Arts at Bard College. He is a scholar of the modern Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. His research centers around state formation, economic development, and popular mobilizations, particularly in Lebanon and Jordan. His teaching experience includes undergraduate and graduate courses in human rights; comparative state formation; various themes in Middle East studies; and research methodologies. Abu-Rish is the author of The State of Lebanon: Popular Politics and Institution Building in the Wake of Independence (Stanford University Press, 2026). He co-created (with artist Tania El Khoury) The Search for Power, a touring lecture performance and sound installation exploring the history of electricity in Beirut. Abu-Rish is also coeditor of The Dawn of the Arab Uprisings: End of an Old Order? (2012) and Critical Voices: A Collection of Interviews from and on the Middle East (2015). Abu-Rish has also authored several articles appearing in Middle East Report and Review of Middle East Studies and chapters in edited volumes on the political economy of the Middle East, the Arab uprisings, and teaching Middle East history. Abu-Rish also serves as coeditor of Arab Studies Journal and Jadaliyya e-zine, and codirector of the Lebanese Dissertation Summer Institute. Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.

After emerging into the Lost City, the party tangles with dangerous threats as they journey to the Temple of Paladine to reforge the lance.Welcome to Patron DnD, where Platinum-level patrons and I get together to play Dungeons & Dragons via Discord and Roll20. Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is published by Wizards of the Coast, and set in the world of Krynn. We are using the updated 2024 5e rules.Recap at RogueWatson.comStarring:Cere, level 8 dwarf Cleric Domain of LightDarryl, level 8 human Berserker BarbarianKazra, level 8 human Champion Fighter/PaladinKorl, level 8 dwarf Bard College of DanceRowan, level 8 elf Gloomstalker Ranger/Assassin RogueShop for tabletop games, CCGs, miniatures, RPG supplies and more at our sponsor, Noble Knight Games: https://www.nobleknight.com?awid=1553Music by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.htmlLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Character art by DemnixChat with us in the Official Discord Server: https://discord.gg/AjvtemjSupport the channel at https://www.patreon.com/Roguewatson

Today's guest is Evaggelos Vallianatos, a historian, environmental strategist, and writer who has served as a visiting professor on environmental history and environmental regulation and politics at a number of universities. He worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency for 25 years, where he studied US agriculture and pest management practices and policies. In this episode, Alon and Evaggelos discuss the current political juncture of the climate change discussion in the United States, what countries are doing globally to combat climate change, the societal, health, and human rights impacts of climate change, and what actions everyday people can do to help combat climate change. Full bio Evaggelos Vallianatos is a historian, environmental strategist, and writer. He has served as a visiting professor on environmental history and environmental regulation and politics at a number of universities, including Humboldt State University, the University of New Orleans, Bard College, American University, George Washington University, the University of Maryland, Pitzer College, and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Vallianatos worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency for 25 years, where he studied US agriculture and pest management practices and policies. His experience led him to write the book Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA (2014, co-authored with McKay Jenkins), which highlights how the environmental watchdog agency became a “polluter's protection agency.” Vallianatos is the author of hundreds of articles on Greek history and the environment, and six books, including Poison Spring. He has a BA in Zoology and MA in medieval Greek history from the University of Illinois, and received a PhD in European and Greek history from the University of Wisconsin.

The party ventures into the City of Lost Names through the underground chambers known as the Path of Memories.Welcome to Patron DnD, where Platinum-level patrons and I get together to play Dungeons & Dragons via Discord and Roll20. Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is published by Wizards of the Coast, and set in the world of Krynn. We are using the updated 2024 5e rules.Recap at RogueWatson.comStarring:Cere, level 8 dwarf Cleric Domain of LightDarryl, level 8 human Berserker BarbarianKazra, level 8 human Champion Fighter/PaladinKorl, level 8 dwarf Bard College of DancePy, level 8 gnome Hunter RangerShop for tabletop games, CCGs, miniatures, RPG supplies and more at our sponsor, Noble Knight Games: https://www.nobleknight.com?awid=1553Music by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.htmlLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Character art by DemnixChat with us in the Official Discord Server: https://discord.gg/AjvtemjSupport the channel at https://www.patreon.com/Roguewatson

When we look beyond our ego-centered view, we see we're not separate from nature. Our survival, sanity, and meaning depend on recognizing the living web of life that sustains us. By tuning into the more-than-human world, we begin to heal the split fueling ecological destruction and remember a more reciprocal way of being. Artist and iconographer Angela Manno, creator of the Sacred Biodiversity Oracle, offers a profound invitation into this awareness through a deck of 36 cards portraying animals and plants from around the world. Her luminous paintings shimmer with quiet, radical devotion to the living Earth, encouraging us to encounter other beings and ecosystems as sacred presences rather than distant “resources.” Environmental leader Bill McKibben has described her work as “Powerful reminders of the beauty and holiness of the world we are destroying, and of our duty to protect what remains.”Angela Manno is an award-winning visual artist based in New York City whose work weaves together spirituality, ecology, and contemporary iconography. A Bard College graduate, she also studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and Parsons School of Design. She has also trained in Byzantine-Russian iconography with master Vladislav Andrejev. Her work has been exhibited at major institutions, including the Smithsonian, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and NASA's collections. She is especially known for her series Contemporary Icons of Threatened and Endangered Species. She is the creator of The Sacred Biodiversity Oracle (Bear & Company 2026)Interview Date: 1/9/2026 Tags: Angela Manno, Thomas Berry, Byzantine-Russian iconography, Viso Divina, Maasai lion guardians, Jane Goodall, conservation, environmental stewardship, Sundance ritual, Sandra Steingraber, Art & Creativity, Ecology/Nature/Environment, Meditation, Personal Transformation

In today's episode, Claire is joined by Bruce Chilton to discuss his book Aramaic Jesus with Baylor University Press. Bruce Chilton's Aramaic Jesus is a groundbreaking study in pursuit of this "Aramaic Jesus," a pursuit that requires awareness of the kind of Aramaic in play. In the past, sorting out dialects and types of Aramaic relied on sources composed well after the time of the New Testament; this work factors in analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls and related materials to access forms of Aramaic current during the first century CE. Since the depiction of Jesus in the Gospels involves various intersections with Aramaic, tracing the impact of Aramaic in the depiction of Jesus within the New Testament entails several investigative categories: specific cases in which Aramaic is identifiably transliterated within the Greek Gospels; analysis that accounts for the cultural settings of Aramaic through the technique of retroversion (involving translation back into Aramaic); and assessment of noticeable overlaps between the New Testament and contemporaneous Aramaic literature, where thematic emphases emerge that relate Jesus' movement to Second Temple Judaism.The writings we call the Gospels involved transitions from the au/orality of Jesus and his movement to reliance upon writing, and from their language(s) to written Koine Greek. Those shifts involved an increasing resort to narrative and literary conventions. The extent to which Aramaic is a factor within this process is uncharted, and this volume clarifies the issues that are in play. Chilton's analysis illuminates the Aramaic Jesus and the people and processes that conveyed his memory. Bruce Chilton is Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson and priest at the Free Church of St. John the Evangelist in Barrytown, New York. He is the author of many scholarly articles and books.

Angela Manno is an award-winning visual artist based in New York City whose work weaves together spirituality, ecology, and contemporary iconography. A Bard College graduate, she also studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and Parsons School of Design. She has also trained in Byzantine-Russian iconography with master Vladislav Andrejev. Her work has been exhibited at major institutions, including the Smithsonian, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and NASA's collections. She is especially known for her series “Contemporary Icons of Threatened and Endangered Species.” She is the creator of The Sacred Biodiversity Oracle (Bear & Company 2026)Interview Date: 1/9/2026 Tags: Angela Manno, automorphism, biocentrism, Carl Safina, Laudato Se, empathy, Thomas Berry, orangutan, animal sentience, Council of All Beings, Art & Creativity, Personal Transformation, Spirituality

On today's American Family Farmer, host Doug Stephan sits down with Jacob Powsner of Baird Farm in North Chittenden, VT, a fourth-generation family farm rooted in tradition, resilience, and innovation.Jacob shares his journey from growing up in nearby Rutland County to studying at Bard College, traveling the West Coast working on organic farms, and ultimately returning to Vermont to help grow Baird Farm alongside his partner, Jenna. Together, they've expanded the farm's maple syrup business while honoring the legacy of the land and the generations before them.Baird Farm evolved from a dairy operation into a thriving maple-focused enterprise, producing organic maple syrup and specialty infused syrups. Jacob also discusses the importance of sustainable farming, preserving Vermont's agricultural heritage, and creating meaningful connections through agritourism.From wedding favors and corporate gifts to grass-fed beef, cut flowers, and even giant pumpkins, Baird Farm offers a diverse range of products that reflect both creativity and commitment to quality.Learn more about Baird Farm at https://bairdfarm.com. Website: AmericanFamilyFarmerShow.com Social Media: @GoodDayNetworks

Nikkya Hargrove joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about the effects of incarceration on the family system, growing up lost and unsure who her family was, accepting the responsibility of becoming her brother's mother, the spark that got her writing her memoir, gaining the lens to understand our story is worthy of being told, acknowledging the divisions within ourselves, incorporating backstory without slowing the narrative down, holding space for others in our work, allowing ourselves to use the words we couldn't use growing up, normalizing sharing feelings, the gift of found family, the complicated truths within us, and her memoir MAMA: A Queer Black Woman's Story of Family Lost and Found. Ronit's in-person memoir workshop this fall at the Larry McMurtry Literary Center https://www.lmcmurtrylitcenter.org/workshops/writing-dynamic-memoir-from-lived-experience-to-gripping-story Also in this episode: -starting with the basics -getting to the truth -finding freedom in our story   Books mentioned in this episode: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford  The Prisoner's Wife by Asha Bandele   Nikkya Hargrove is a graduate of Bard College and currently serves as a member of the school's Alumni/ae Board of Governors. A LAMBDA Literary Nonfiction Fellow, she has written about adoption, marriage, motherhood, and the prison system for The Washington Post, The Guardian, The New York Times, Scary Mommy, Psychology Today, Rumpus, and more. Until recently, she has spent her professional career working for social impact organizations. She is now the proud owner of her very own, independent bookstore called Obodo Serendipity Books. She lives in Connecticut with her wife and three children.   Connect with Nikkya: Website: https://www.nikkyamhargrove.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikkyahargrove/ Book purchase via Hachettebookgroup: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/nikkya-hargrove/mama/9781643751580/   – Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, Poets & Writers, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories.  She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and teaches memoir through the University of Washington's Online Continuum Program and also independently. She launched Let's Talk Memoir in 2022, lives in Seattle with her family of people and dogs, and is at work on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Subscribe to Ronit's Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank   Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank https://bsky.app/profile/ronitplank.bsky.social

Today's episode is one for the books! Seriously, if there's one conversation you choose to listen to in my body of work, this is the one. My beautiful guest and I went deep into holistic healing in the truest sense of that term, through the lens of systems level change. We talked about what it takes to repair connection within ourselves, with one another, and with the more-than-human world, supporting pathways toward resilience, responsibility, and regenerative futures. Mor Keshet is an Integrative Eco-Art Therapist, systems thinker, and founder of TEVEL, a Nature-based healing platform advancing collective resilience in the face of ecological and societal disruption. Her work lives in the intersection of eco and trauma informed psychology, the science of awe, imagination and living systems. Mor's framework origination has appeared in the journal Ecopsychology, Psychology Today and the Biomimicry Institute. Through TEVEL, Mor is building an ecosystem of regenerative care—developing programs, partnerships, and methodologies that position healing as relational, ecological, and culturally responsive. She works with individuals and institutions including The Nature Conservancy, University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design, the American Art Therapy Association, Bard College and Smart City Expo USA. She is the creator of the Climate Emotions Mandala Project, developed in partnership with the Climate Mental Health Network,and holds leadership and teaching roles within the Climate Psychology Alliance – North America and the Climate Emotional Resilience Institute. At the heart of Mor's work is a simple belief: “healing is not a solitary act - it is a shared unfolding.” Connect with Mor via: Email: mor@morkeshet.com  Website: Mor Keshet IG: @morkeshetarttherapist Linked In: Mor Keshet

Brett Barry visits Anna Plattner and Justin Wexler at their 95-acre forest farm in Cairo, New York, home base of Wild Hudson Valley — an educational organization dedicated to inspiring learning and building connection through shared experiences in nature, history, and wild foods.Justin and Anna trace the origins of Wild Hudson Valley back to 2013, when Justin, freshly burned out from a master's in teaching at Bard College, found his way back to the woods and a fledgling idea for an environmental education business. A serendipitous encounter at a master naturalist training program brought Anna into the picture, and the two have been growing Wild Hudson Valley together — personally and professionally — ever since. In 2021, they took the leap to pursue it full-time, greatly expanding their offerings to include eco camping, foraging workshops, and the Wild Harvest Box, a monthly subscription of wild-harvested ingredients for adventurous home cooks.The conversation covers a rich range of topics: the history and cultivation of American ginseng (the plant that first brought them together), the ecology of forest farming and why it requires so much more than just planting things and walking away, the role of invasive species and deer in disrupting native plant communities, and the concept of ecoliteracy — the ability to truly read a landscape. We also draw some fascinating connections between the work of 18th-century botanist John Bartram and what Wild Hudson Valley does today, from "boxes" of natural specimens to a deep respect for indigenous plant knowledge.Brett, Justin, and Anna also dig into some of the surprising edibles hiding in plain sight — stinging nettles more nutritious than spinach, common milkweed with more uses than most people imagine, and sumac cones their kids lick like lollipops. And they share the quiet but meaningful work of hosting Lenape and Mohican people on ancestral homeland visits to the Catskills and Hudson Valley — a practice rooted in gratitude and reciprocity. For information about Wild Hudson Valley's eco camp, foraging workshops, the Wild Harvest Box, and property consultations, visit wildhudsonvalley.com.And to hear a fun podcast about the life of John Bartram, check out Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley, episode 115: John Bartram. Kaatscast is a production of Silver Hollow Audio. Find us at kaatscast.com and on Instagram @kaatscast.Production intern: Sierra DeVito. Transcriptionist: Jerome Kazlauskas.

Today's episode is one for the books! Seriously, if there's one conversation you choose to listen to in my body of work, this is the one. My beautiful guest and I went deep into holistic healing in the truest sense of that term, through the lens of systems level change. We talked about what it takes to repair connection within ourselves, with one another, and with the more-than-human world, supporting pathways toward resilience, responsibility, and regenerative futures. Mor Keshet is an Integrative Eco-Art Therapist, systems thinker, and founder of TEVEL, a Nature-based healing platform advancing collective resilience in the face of ecological and societal disruption. Her work lives in the intersection of eco and trauma informed psychology, the science of awe, imagination and living systems. Mor's framework origination has appeared in the journal Ecopsychology, Psychology Today and the Biomimicry Institute. Through TEVEL, Mor is building an ecosystem of regenerative care—developing programs, partnerships, and methodologies that position healing as relational, ecological, and culturally responsive. She works with individuals and institutions including The Nature Conservancy, University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design, the American Art Therapy Association, Bard College and Smart City Expo USA. She is the creator of the Climate Emotions Mandala Project, developed in partnership with the Climate Mental Health Network,and holds leadership and teaching roles within the Climate Psychology Alliance – North America and the Climate Emotional Resilience Institute. At the heart of Mor's work is a simple belief: “healing is not a solitary act - it is a shared unfolding.” Connect with Mor via: Email: mor@morkeshet.com Website: Mor Keshet IG: @morkeshetarttherapist Linked In: Mor Keshet Upcoming Workshop: A Community Eco-Art Therapy Experience for Earth Month Friday, April 17th, 10AM PST / 1PM EST Registration: The Earth That Lives in Me Join Art Therapy Lab in collaboration with TEVEL for a creative hour of reflection, art-making, and connection with the natural world. The Earth That Lives in Me is an introductory eco-art therapy experience exploring the idea that we are not separate from nature —we are nature. Through guided prompts and simple materials, participants are invited to slow down, create, and reconnect with the living world within and around them. Cost: $25 per session / 15% of all proceeds will be donated to The Nature Conservancy Grab our free resources here: https://www.morkeshet.com/ Visit https://marinabuksov.com for more holistic content. Music from https://www.purple-planet.com. Disclaimer: Statements herein have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products listed are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any diseases.

Student protests at Bard College have intensified following revelations about longtime president Leon Botstein and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, reigniting scrutiny of the school's history with sexual assault cases. Demonstrations in 2026 echo earlier protests dating back to 1991, with students arguing that Botstein's ties to Epstein reflect deeper, longstanding issues in how the college has handled allegations of sexual misconduct. Documents and student accounts suggest Botstein maintained contact with Epstein even after being aware of accusations against him, fueling demands for accountability and, in some cases, his resignation.Beyond the Epstein connection, the controversy has reopened broader criticism of Bard's institutional response to sexual assault over decades. Lawsuits, Title IX complaints, and student testimonies describe a pattern in which accused individuals were sometimes allowed to remain on campus, with Botstein previously holding significant authority over disciplinary outcomes. While the college has implemented reforms and denies systemic failures, many students and alumni argue that these measures fall short, pointing to a persistent culture of mistrust and calling for deeper structural change rather than limited internal reviews.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Bard students say Epstein is just the tip of the iceberg

Why Translate Homer Again? Daniel Mendelsohn on his new OdysseyThis conversation explore's Daniel Mendelsohn's new translation of The Odyssey. Mendelsohn reflects on why this endlessly retranslated text still invites fresh interpretation, describing Odysseus as a “proto-author” whose storytelling shapes reality itself.The discussion delves into the craft of translation; balancing precision with poetic vitality, preserving the strangeness of Homeric Greek while remaining readable, and making deliberate choices about line length, diction, and even spelling. Mendelsohn also highlights the influence of teaching and lifelong engagement with the text, emphasising close reading and the role of students in deepening understanding.Beyond technique, the conversation explores why The Odyssey endures. its themes of homecoming, identity, storytelling, and time continue to resonate across generations, making it both an ancient epic and a strikingly modern work.Buy The Odyssey: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/the-odyssey-51Memoirist, critic, translator, and frequent contributor of essays to The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books, where he is Editor-at-Large, Daniel Mendelsohn is the author of ten books, including the international bestsellers The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million, winner of the National Jewish Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic, an NPR and Kirkus Best Book of the Year. His other honors include the Prix Médicis in France and the Premio Malaparte, Italy's highest honor for foreign writers. In 2022 he was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Republic of France. He is currently the Charles Ranlett Flint Professor of Humanities at Bard College.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company.Listen to Alex Freiman's latest EP, In The Beginning: https://open.spotify.com/album/5iZYPMCUnG7xiCtsFCBlVa?si=h5x3FK1URq6SwH9Kb_SO3w Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Melanie Rua of Bloomberg Intelligence sits down with Randall Strickland, a sustainable investment advisor to philanthropic organizations, and Jesse Gerstin, faculty at the Bard MBA in Sustainability and community finance practitioner at the nonprofit Inclusiv.  Together, they untangle the differences between ESG, sustainable finance and impact investing; and discuss how the field is evolving amid political backlash and shifting narratives. Despite the headlines, they argue that the underlying work of aligning finance with environmental and social outcomes continues—often under different names.  The conversation covers public and private markets, the long-term opportunity in clean energy, and the financial fluency today's sustainability leaders need to drive meaningful change across every sector. This episode captures the energy of Bard's 'Inside Sustainability Live' series, where real-world practitioners and academics come together to build community and share strategies for advancing sustainability work in challenging times. Bard's Graduate Programs in Sustainability cultivate leaders who break through existing systems, innovating solutions to critical social, environmental and economic challenges. 2023 marked the 20th anniversary of the first graduating class from M.S. in Environmental Policy degree at Bard CEP and the 10th graduating class from the Bard MBA in Sustainability program. The 2024 graduating MS EP, MS CSP, MEd and MBA classes brought the Bard GPS alumni community to over 500!   MEET THE SPEAKERS Randy Strickland Randy is a Director at Westfuller Advisors and faculty at the Bard MBA in Sustainability, where he focuses on sustainable and impact investing. At Westfuller, he partners with philanthropic organizations and family offices to develop and manage mission-driven investment portfolios, supporting sourcing and due diligence across asset classes to build ESG and impact portfolios. Previously, he held leadership roles at Pathstone Family Office, Cornerstone Capital Group, City National Bank of New Jersey (now Industrial Bank), ImpactAssets, Principal Global Investors, and Commonfund. Randy is a member of the Impact & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium, a Fellow of Trinity Church Wall Street's Allocator Collective, and was named to the 2025 Who's Who in Impact Investing by the Impact Finance Center and the Denver Business Journal. Jesse Gerstin Jesse is Vice President of the Center for Resiliency and Clean Power at Inclusiv and faculty at the Bard MBA in Sustainability, working at the intersection of impact investing and renewable energy. He previously led sustainability at SimpliPhi Power, expanding energy storage solutions and improving energy access for underserved communities globally. Earlier in his career, he led the Clinton Climate Initiative's work accelerating utility-scale renewable energy in island nations, strengthening climate resilience, and supporting sustainable economic development for Native American nations. He has also worked with an impact investor in Indonesia and at Echoing Green in New York City supporting social entrepreneurs. Melanie Rua Melanie is a Senior Associate at Bloomberg Intelligence, where she leads ESG research focused on nature-related risks such as water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and deforestation, and how these issues shape corporate performance and capital allocation. Her work uses geospatial data, predictive modeling, and materiality frameworks to analyze environmental risks and opportunities across sectors including energy, chemicals, and packaged food. In addition to her research, Melanie manages a team of associate analysts and regularly shares her insights through industry panels, guest lectures, and Bloomberg Intelligence's ESG Currents podcast. She holds an MBA in Sustainability from Bard College and the CFA Institute Certificate in Sustainable Investing.

Student protests at Bard College have intensified following revelations about longtime president Leon Botstein and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, reigniting scrutiny of the school's history with sexual assault cases. Demonstrations in 2026 echo earlier protests dating back to 1991, with students arguing that Botstein's ties to Epstein reflect deeper, longstanding issues in how the college has handled allegations of sexual misconduct. Documents and student accounts suggest Botstein maintained contact with Epstein even after being aware of accusations against him, fueling demands for accountability and, in some cases, his resignation.Beyond the Epstein connection, the controversy has reopened broader criticism of Bard's institutional response to sexual assault over decades. Lawsuits, Title IX complaints, and student testimonies describe a pattern in which accused individuals were sometimes allowed to remain on campus, with Botstein previously holding significant authority over disciplinary outcomes. While the college has implemented reforms and denies systemic failures, many students and alumni argue that these measures fall short, pointing to a persistent culture of mistrust and calling for deeper structural change rather than limited internal reviews.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Bard students say Epstein is just the tip of the icebergBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

Student protests at Bard College have intensified following revelations about longtime president Leon Botstein and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, reigniting scrutiny of the school's history with sexual assault cases. Demonstrations in 2026 echo earlier protests dating back to 1991, with students arguing that Botstein's ties to Epstein reflect deeper, longstanding issues in how the college has handled allegations of sexual misconduct. Documents and student accounts suggest Botstein maintained contact with Epstein even after being aware of accusations against him, fueling demands for accountability and, in some cases, his resignation.Beyond the Epstein connection, the controversy has reopened broader criticism of Bard's institutional response to sexual assault over decades. Lawsuits, Title IX complaints, and student testimonies describe a pattern in which accused individuals were sometimes allowed to remain on campus, with Botstein previously holding significant authority over disciplinary outcomes. While the college has implemented reforms and denies systemic failures, many students and alumni argue that these measures fall short, pointing to a persistent culture of mistrust and calling for deeper structural change rather than limited internal reviews.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Bard students say Epstein is just the tip of the icebergBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

In 2025 Lily Colman took on the initiative to start her own publishing non-profit, FRAME/SEQUENCE, through fiscal sponsorship with CultureWorks of Philadelphia. FRAME/SEQUENCE is a quarterly print periodical spotlighting underrepresented and emerging photographers, writers, artists, and communities across Philadelphia and Greater Pennsylvania — connecting art, story, and place in a uniquely intimate and enduring form.FRAME/SEQUENCE's first edition, On Motherhood, captures motherhood's diverse and powerful experiences through art and storytelling. This collection highlights the complex realities of nurturing, sacrifice, mourning, and celebration, offering a platform to voices often unheard. This podcast is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club - Begin Building your dream photobook library today at:https://charcoalbookclub.comhttps://www.frame-sequence.comhttps://www.lilycolman.comhttps://hmcooper.com/home.htmlhttps://www.keavyhandleybyrne.comKeavy Handley-Byrne is a photographic artist, writer, and educator. Their work has been exhibited across the United States and included in numerous publications. Their photographic practice focuses on themes of queer identity, grief, and the intersections therein. They are based in New York City and work across the tri-state area. Helen Maurene Cooper, is an artist and educator living in Philadelphia, PA. She earned a MFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BA from Bard College.Selected exhibitions include; Onomatopee(Eindhoven, Netherlands), Clare Morris Gallery ( Ireland), Soap Factory (Minneapolis), Space Mountain (Miami), and Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (Chicago). Awards and Fellowships include; the Cultural Council of Eindhoven, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and University of Chicago.Her 2017 monograph, Paint & Polish: Visual Economy and Visual Culture from the West Side (Onomatopee, Eindhoven Netherlands). Paint & Polish was reviewed in Bust.com, New City, Nails Magazine and the Creators Vice Magazine. Artists' talks have been given at PS1, The Fashion Institute of Technology, Kansas City Art Institute, Elmhurst Art Museum, The Arts Incubator at University of Chicago and Oxbow School of Painting. In 2021, Cooper founded Vanity Tintype, a commercial tintype studio in Philadelphia, through which she has done cultural commissions from The African American Museum of Philadelphia and Monument lab.Lily Madeleine Colman is a film-based photographer and educator from Philadelphia, PA. She makes work about womanhood, inheritance, and specifically how certain items and feelings are passed down between generations of women.Lily was featured in the 2021 International Juried Exhibition at The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, NJ, where she was awarded First Prize and a Solo Exhibition. Her solo exhibition, The Knots on the Underside of the Carpet, ran from April 22 - June 4, 2022, at the CCA.Lily graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with her MFA in 2020, as well as a Certificate in Collegiate Teaching in Art and Design. She has always loved photography, education, and photo books, and wanted to make them accessible to everyone.In 2025 Lily took on the initiative to start her own publishing non-profit, FRAME/SEQUENCE, through fiscal sponsorship with CultureWorks of Philadelphia. FRAME/SEQUENCE is a quarterly print periodical spotlighting underrepresented and emerging photographers, writers, artists, and communities across Philadelphia and Greater Pennsylvania — connecting art, story, and place in a uniquely intimate and enduring form.Lily also currently works as an adjunct photography professor at Mercer County Community College, Rowan University, and Rowan College at Burlington County. She has also taught at The College of New Jersey, and Union County Community College, all located in New Jersey.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Lecturer of Cognitive Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and former Fulbright US Scholar to Egypt Jackie Berry, a former U.S. Army officer and State Department Diplomat who taught at Bard College for six years and is now a Senior Fellow at Bard's Center for Civic Engagement Ambassador Fred Hof, Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, and Wall Street Investment Banker Mark Wittman.

As a special partnership with Somerville College Oxford, it was my huge pleasure to be able to interview three of their Sanctuary Scholars - young academics displaced by conflict now pursuing their studies in Oxford, but at the same time making change in their own countries - rewriting the future. Dr. Hadeel Abdelseid  Hadeel was still a medical student in Sudan when the civil war broke out again in 2023. She went straight from attending lectures to treating gunshot wounds in improvised PPE, using tutorials shared via smartphone. Hadeel has since gone on to become a Director of Sudro, a developmental network providing rapid, tech-enabled health programmes to relieve crises in Sudan and across Africa as they occur. The recent projects on which Hadeel has led or contributed include treating gender-based violence during the conflict and training volunteer counsellors working with children orphaned and severely traumatised by the conflict. Despite experiencing acute trauma herself, Hadeel is a beacon of warm humanity, humour and resilience, who somehow manages to organise her directorship of Sudro and managing a network of over 80,000 Sudanese volunteer emergency care-givers all while conducting a full-time MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine! Nikita Vorobiov Nikita (Mykyta) Vorobiov is an Oxford-based political writer of Ukrainian-Russian origin, reading for an MSc in Russian and East European Studies as an EAA Qatar Sanctuary Scholar. Nikita has previously studied at the Universities of Zagreb, Tartu and Bard College, Berlin, where he gained a BA in Ethics and Politics and specialised in Russian visual propaganda. Since 2021, Nikita has been working as a political writer, publishing more than fifty op-eds for leading US think tanks, contributing monthly articles to the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) and serving from 2023 to 2025 as Senior Editor at JURIST, where he helped launch the Balkan Dispatch and subsequently received the 2025 Wolmuth Award for extraordinary dedication. Nikita's research focuses on political psychology, nationalism, and military propaganda, where his Russian-Ukrainian background has enabled him to contribute in-depth analysis of highly nuanced topics and to collaborate the European Journalism Observatory (EJO), Amnesty International's Mnemonics Project and the Tamizdat Project, among others. Sonita Alizadeh At the age of 16, Sonita Alizadeh found out that she was to be sold into marriage. Facing the threat of forced marriage for the second time in her life – the first time had been when she was 10 years-old – Sonita felt compelled to do something to publicise her experience and the experiences of other women around her. The young Afghani woman turned to rap music and gained worldwide attention with her 2014 single ‘Daughters for Sale'. Her story was documented in the Sundance award-winning film Sonita, and she was offered a student visa to come and study in the United States by the Strongheart Group. In 2023, Sonita graduated from Bard College and she won a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford. Alizadeh is the co-founder of Arezo and The Dreams Book, a secret school for Afghan girls deprived of education under Taliban rule. The first professional Afghan rapper, Sonita uses her music and her convictions to fight for the rights of women and girls all over the world. Find out about Hadeel's work here: https://sudro.org Follow Sonita on Instagram: instagram.com/sonitalizadeh/ More of Nikita's work here: cepa.org/author/mykyta-vorobiov/ If you would like to support this podcast please consider taking out a paid subscription to my Substack arthursnell.substack.com or if you don't want the hassle of a subscription you can buy me a coffee! ko-fi.com/snellarthur Thank You! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Movers & Shapers, we welcome the founder of the Bang Group, David Parker, to talk about his incredible career and how his life and dancing are entwined. Tuning in, you'll hear all about David's life, how a film about the Golden Age of entertainment sparked his love for dance, the training he received, and so much more! David tells us all about his time in New York, his love for tap dancing, and what it was like to experience 'the Dance Boom'. We delve into his decision to start choreographing later in life and how his sexual awakening informed his work before discussing how he combined dancing and acting in his choreography. David goes on to tell us about how choreography became his passion and why he still sees the importance of being able to dance when he wants to, even in his 60s. We even talk about some of the challenges he's faced in his career and touch on some of the highlights of his career. Finally, our guest tells us what he is working on now. To hear all this, and so much more, be sure to press play now!  Key Points From This Episode: Where David's from and how he started dancing.  His time at Bard College and why he decided to leave.  David touches on his love for tap, in particular, and his rhythmic brain.  His experience of 'the Dance Boom' in New York.  Why David only started choreographing in his late 20s. Creating work that conveys meaning: acting through dance.  David tells us about the personal revelation he had about his sexuality.  Why it is very important for him to be able to dance as well as create.  Some of the trials and peak moments he's been through in his career.  What David is working on at the moment. For more on this Episode: Movers & Shapers: A Dance Podcast More on David Parker: The Bang Group Follow the podcast on Instagram & Facebook

Roger Berkowitz joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as Professor of Politics, Philosophy and Human Rights at Bard College, founding the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and writing about the crisis of democracy and free speech.

Over six decades and counting, the postmodern choreographer and dancer Lucinda Childs has built an exceptional, category-defining body of work grounded in a style that draws as much from “pedestrian,” everyday movements as it does from her foundational ballet training. Emerging out of the 1960s Judson Dance Theater in New York City, Childs founded her namesake company in 1973 and has created more than 50 works since. This year will see two major New York presentations of her pieces—the first, from March 14–15 at the Guggenheim, will restage five of her early dances, most of them silent; the second, titled “Momentary Reprise,” will be showcased at Bard College's Fisher Center from June 26–28 and include her collaborations with the likes of Frank Gehry, Philip Glass, and Robert Wilson. On this episode—our Season 13 opener—Childs reflects on her various experimental collaborations with Glass and Wilson; her profound perspectives on time through the lens of choreography and performance; and how she has remained unapologetically steadfast in refining her highly distinctive approach to dance. Special thanks to our Season 13 presenting partner, L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts. Show notes: Lucinda Childs [06:23] Philip Glass [12:46] Merce Cunningham Dance Company [10:02] John Cage [12:17] “Pastime” (1963) [12:36] Judson Dance Theater [13:19] Yvonne Rainer [14:04] Robert Ellis Dunn [15:34] “Calico Mingling” (1973) [15:38] “Untitled Trio” (1973) [17:01] Babette Mangolte [17:29] “Reclining Rondo” (1975) [17:29] Robert Morris [29:44] Hanya Holm [22:59] “Radial Courses” (1976) [22:08] “Katema” (1978) [32:30] “Shoulder” (1964) [37:44] Robert Wilson [37:44] Einstein on the Beach (1976) [33:59] Susan Sontag [33:59] Against Interpretation (1966) [34:28] Marguerite Duras [36:34] “Description (of a Description)” (2000) [46:07] “Dance” (1979) [48:36] “Available Light” (1983)

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Former U.S. Army officer and State Department Diplomat who taught at Bard College for six years and is now a Senior Fellow at Bard's Center for Civic Engagement Ambassador Fred Hof, Professor in the History Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) Allison Kavey, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio, and Wall Street Investment Banker Mark Wittman.

This week in the Biblical Time Machine, Helen and Lloyd travel back in time to hear and read Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke. Helping them to uncover the language is world-leading Jesus historian, Bruce Chilton, the Bernard Iddings Bell Profesosr of Religion at Bard College, NY. Professor Chilton is the author of numerous books, including Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography and most recently, Aramaic Jesus: Tradition, Identity, and Christianity's Mother Tongue. On the show, he answers questions like: What is Aramaic and why did Jesus speak it?Was Aramaic the only language Jesus spoke?Did Jesus have a 'regional' accent?Can we uncover Aramaic sources behind the gospels?How does Aramaic shed light on Jesus' teaching? SUPPORT BIBLICAL TIME MACHINEIf you enjoy the podcast, please (pretty please!) consider supporting the show through the Time Travellers Club, our Patreon. We are an independent, listener-supported show (no ads!), so please help us continue to showcase high-quality biblical scholarship with a monthly subscription.In this week's bonus episode, Bruce Chilton unpacks whether some of Jesus' teachings were lost in (Greek) translation. Support the showTheme music written and performed by Dave Roos, creator of Biblical Time Machine. Season 4 produced by John Nelson.

What if everything you thought you knew about how Jesus read the Bible was incomplete? In this eye-opening conversation, we sit down with Dr. Bruce Chilton, the Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College and the first scholar to write a critical commentary on the Aramaic Isaiah Targum. Dr. Chilton reveals a hidden world that most Christians have never encountered—the Aramaic Targums, the interpretive paraphrases of Scripture that Jesus actually heard and used in first-century synagogues. These weren't word-for-word translations; they were dynamic, expansive interpretations that shaped how Jesus understood and taught about God's kingdom, the suffering servant, and the very nature of Scripture itself.This conversation will completely reframe how you read both the Old Testament and the Gospels. Dr. Chilton walks us through specific examples where Jesus quotes Targumic readings, explains why the religious leaders opposed him so fiercely, and shows how understanding this tradition unlocks passages that have puzzled Christians for centuries. From the vineyard parable to Jesus' Nazareth sermon, from his debates with Pharisees to Paul's bilingual mastery, you'll discover that the Bible Jesus knew was far more dynamic and alive than the static text many of us assume. This is scholarly depth made accessible, and it will change the way you engage with Scripture forever.In this episode you will learn:- What Targums are and why they've remained hidden from most Christians for centuries- How first-century synagogues functioned and what Jesus would have actually heard when Scripture was read- Why Jesus' understanding of "the Kingdom of God" came directly from Targumic theology, not from thin air- How to distinguish between original Hebrew text and interpretive Targumic expansions- Specific examples where Jesus quotes Targumic readings that completely change how we understand Gospel passages- Why the Isaiah Targum interprets the "suffering servant" differently than most Christians expect- How Jesus' debates with Pharisees were actually insider arguments over Targumic interpretations- What's really happening in Jesus' Nazareth sermon when he reads from Isaiah and claims fulfillment- Why Jesus spoke in parables and how the Targum reveals his true motivation- How the vineyard parable in Mark 12 directly connects to the Isaiah Targum's teaching about the templeDr. Bruce Chilton's Books:A Galilean Rabbi and His BibleTargums and Rabbinic Literature (Zondervan)Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate BiographyConnect with The Dig In Podcast:Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thejohnnyovaFollow Johnny Ova: https://linktr.ee/johnnyovaGet Johnny's book, The Revelation Reset: https://a.co/d/hiUkW8H

One of the men whose presence in the Epstein Files has been making a lot of news is Bard College's forever president Leon Botstein. While there is no suggestion that Botstein participated in any of Epstein's crimes, his relationship with Epstein was longstanding and close. Revelations about their interactions have brought to the forefront several symptomatic issues about how colleges handle sexual assault, campus anti-rape activists, and their young charges more generally. In this episode, Moira, herself a graduate of Bard (Class of 2012, baby!) walks Adrian through what the Epstein/Botstein friendship can tell us about the last 50 years of anti-feminist politics. Here is a non-exhaustive list of articles we refer to in the episode:-- Botstein's 1999 op-ed "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood" can be found here-- Botstein's book Jefferson's Children can be found here-- Sarah Gerard's Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable can be purchased here-- Reporting on the various lawsuits and Title IX investigations against Bard and its president can be found here (2015 case), here (2016 case), here (2020 case), here (2022 case)

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bard College, Director for the Center for Civic Engagement and Professor of Political Studies Jonathan Becker; public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois; Dean of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany Robert Griffin, and Professor of Theatre at Siena University Mahmood Karimi Hakak.

Abby and Patrick welcome Helen Epstein, Visiting Professor of Human Rights and Global Public Health at Bard College and author of the new book Why Live: How Suicide Becomes an Epidemic. After sketching out the history of contemporary western sociological and philosophical accounts of suicide in general from Durkheim to the existentialists and beyond, the three turn to the specific focus of Epstein's research: suicide epidemics. As Epstein elaborates, suicide epidemics – wherein entire communities experience sudden and acute spikes in suicide rates – raise urgent questions about the social, economic, and emotional contexts of suicidal distress. What broad conditions can make people feel like life is no longer worth living? What models of meaningful life do communities transmit intergenerationally, and how do those models – and those communities – crumble under pressure? Exploring examples from Micronesia to Nunavut and from 1990s Russia to the contemporary United States and taking up communities from 19th century industrial workers to contemporary American military veterans, Epstein walks Abby and Patrick through her findings, leading the three to reflect on how societies metabolize historical change and economic dislocation on the level of families and across generations. Helen Epstein, Why Live: When Suicide Becomes an Epidemic.Have you noticed that Freud is back? Got questions about psychoanalysis? Or maybe you've traversed the fantasy and lived to tell the tale? Leave us a voicemail! (646) 450-0847A podcast about psychoanalysis, politics, pop culture, and the ways we suffer now. New episodes on Saturdays. Follow us on social media: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ordinaryunhappiness Twitter: @UnhappinessPod Instagram: @ordinaryunhappiness Patreon: patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappiness

Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the Munich Security Conference, calling Europe to a “new Western century.” The New York Times reports 57 cases of measles at a Catholic college in Florida and 50 students quarantined at a SBC-affiliated university in South Carolina due to a separate outbreak. And, NBC host Savannah Guthrie pleads for her mother's release two weeks after she went missing. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and then Mike talks with The Atlantic's Thomas Chatterton Williams about race and identity since George Floyd's murder in 2020. REFERENCED IN THE SHOW: Summer of Our Discontent by Thomas Chatterton Williams GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Thomas Chatterton Williams is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Losing My Cool and Self-Portrait in Black and White. He is a visiting professor of humanities and senior fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, a 2022 Guggenheim fellow, and a non-resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Previously a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and a columnist at Harper's, he has written for The New Yorker, the London Review of Books, and Le Monde, among other publications. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today's editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producer: Erik Petrik Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The newest tranche of documents from the U.S. Department of Justice's Epstein Files shows that Jeffrey Epstein's reach into academia was wider than previously understood, revealing communications and interactions between the disgraced financier and faculty, administrators, and fundraisers at major universities. Emails and records include discussions about potential donations, academic projects, and introductions to other scholars, with figures at institutions such as Harvard, Yale, and Bard College appearing in the files. At Harvard, for example, correspondence shows some faculty and leaders engaging with Epstein even after his 2008 conviction, while at Yale, two professors were named — one of whom has been removed from teaching while the university reviews his contact with Epstein. The documents illustrate how Epstein positioned himself as a potential benefactor to researchers and institutions, often offering a quicker route to funding than federal grants and prompting criticism about ethical compromises made in pursuit of private money.At Bard College, longtime president Leon Botstein's name appears extensively in the files, with emails showing repeated contact with Epstein over several years regarding fundraising and events; these revelations have sparked student dismay and scrutiny of how the college handled the relationship. Other universities and scholars mentioned in the broader Epstein Files — including faculty ties at Ohio State University indirectly through connections like donors or trustees — reflect the broader trend of elite academic figures maintaining some form of correspondence with Epstein, sometimes long after his criminal conduct was public. Collectively, the disclosures raise questions about the influence of wealthy private donors on higher education and the oversight universities exercised when engaging with Epstein and his network.to contact  me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Colleges face scrutiny over Epstein connections

The latest Epstein files to be released exposed more embarrassing revelations for more powerful men, including the president of Bard College, the (former) chairman of the law firm Paul Weiss, and one of the owners of the Giants. Vicky Ward, investigative journalist and author of Kushner, Inc. (St. Martin's Press, 2019) and, with James Patterson, The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy (Little, Brown and Company, 2025), and Steve Eder, investigative reporter for The New York Times, talk about what the new emails reveal about how wealthy and powerful people operate. 

The latest Epstein files to be released exposed more embarrassing revelations for more powerful men, including the president of Bard College, the (former) chairman of the law firm Paul Weiss, and one of the owners of the Giants.On Today's Show:Vicky Ward, investigative journalist and author of Kushner, Inc. (St. Martin's Press, 2019) and, with James Patterson, The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy (Little, Brown and Company, 2025), and Steve Eder, investigative reporter for The New York Times, talk about what the new emails reveal about how wealthy and powerful people operate.