In Perspective

KUT & KUTX Studios

A hard look at cultural topics and ideas

Episódios

  1. 19/05/2015

    What Are We Eating?

    This episode explores historical and contemporary attitudes about the food industry and our food traditions. Our discussants share the major topics that affects the food industry today. The Discussion Tom Philpott is a Food and Agriculture Correspondent for Mother Jones.  While studying food and cooking traditions around the world, Tom noticed that American food traditions […] The post What Are We Eating? appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    57min

  2. 02/04/2015

    Women, Gender, & Sexuality

    This episode recognizes women, gender, and sexuality with a discussion of the complexities of gender and sexuality from contemporary and historical perspectives. Our discussants share what they’ve learned from their respective research projects, while exploring how privilege and power function in constructions of gender and sexuality. Ultimately, they agree that listening with empathy to each […] The post Women, Gender, & Sexuality appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    1h

  3. 04/03/2015

    Race In America

    Race in America This month’s episode recognizes Black History Month by bringing together several scholars for a discussion of race in contemporary America. As we look back on 2014, we celebrate the achievements of African-Americans, but we also find racial inequality and abuses of power and privilege that continue to endanger and oppress non-white Americans. […] The post Race In America appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    55min

  4. 28/01/2015

    Home and Homelessness

    This month’s episode explores what it means to be displaced or without a home. Our new roundtable participants ask: How do we define “home”? Is it a house? Is it family, a sense of community? Is it a place or a feeling? The discussants share their perspectives, from the practical concerns of living on the […] The post Home and Homelessness appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    45min

  5. 04/12/2014

    Artificial Intelligence

    In this edition of In Perspective we teamed up with KUT’s Views and Brews for a discussion on various elements of and debates over Artificial Intelligence. What does it actually mean to think? How does understanding how computers work inform what we understand about the brain? And what is on the horizon for us in […] The post Artificial Intelligence appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    42min

  6. 17/10/2014

    War Memorials, Trauma and Identity

    This month on In Perspective, our roundtable participants discuss public memory in relation to grief, war, and memorials such as the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Two of our guests represent that museum, which commemorates the September 11 attacks of 2001 and the World Trade Center bombing of 1993. Also joining us are two […] The post War Memorials, Trauma and Identity appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    53min

  7. 15/09/2014

    Israel and Palestine

    In the first half of this edition of In Perspective host Rebecca McInroy of KUT Radio talks with: Dr. Amelia Weinreb, lecturer at the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Texas; Dr. Yoav Di-Capua, History Professor at UT and author of Arab Existentialism: A lost chapter in the intellectual history of decolonization; […] The post Israel and Palestine appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

    1h
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Sobre

A hard look at cultural topics and ideas

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  • Canal
    KUT & KUTX Studios
  • Criado por
    KUT & KUTX Studios
  • Anos de atividade
    2014 - 2015
  • Episódios
    7
  • Classificação
    Livre
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    © 2025 KUT & KUTX Studios | Moody College of Communication
  • Site do podcast
    In Perspective

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