Hoo’s At The Writing Center

SU Writing Center

We’re writing consultants at the Seattle University Writing Center who wanted to create a new way to connect and engage with our community about everything from writing to college life — so we made this podcast! We plan to have interviews with faculty & students, writing submissions & readings, book reviews, and more.

  1. Jun 9

    What's On Your Shelf? with Dr. Alex Smith: "The Book of Delights"

    Welcome back to our favorite segment, "What's on Your Shelf?" Your wonderful and lovely hosts, Mar and Micah, are ending this year talking to Dr. Alex Smith and discussing The Book of Delights by Ross Gay (2019).

    What's On Your Shelf? with Dr. Alex Smith: "The Book of Delights"

  2. Jun 5

    Study Spaces with Special Guests Kate & Dilubch

    Welcome back to Hoo's At the Writing Center! In this epsidoe, osts Micah and Mar are joined by special guests Kate and Dilubch to talk about the study spaces on SU campus. Guided by a Texas State study (but mostly our own opinions and experiences) we debate and rank spaces across campus. Come and listen to see of you agree!

    Study Spaces with Special Guests Kate & Dilubch

  3. 12/08/2025

    What's On Your Shelf? with Dr. Sean McDowell: "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones"

    Welcome to Fall Quarter's final installment of "What's on Your Shelf?" Today, your excellent hosts, Mar and Micah, welcome guest Dr. Sean McDowell to discuss Zen Flesh, Zen Bones (1957).

    What's On Your Shelf? with Dr. Sean McDowell: "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones"

  4. 12/01/2025

    What's On Your Shelf? with Dr. Romanyshyn: "Unshrinking"

    "What's on Your Shelf?" continues with hosts Micah and Mar alongside guest Dr. Alexandra Romanyshyn, discussing Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia (2024) by Kate Manne.

    What's On Your Shelf? with Dr. Romanyshyn: "Unshrinking"

  5. 11/17/2025

    What's On Your Shelf? with Dr. Thomas Mann: "The Second Sex"

    Welcome to the second installment of, "What's on Your Shelf?" This time, hosts Micah and Mar are joined by Dr. Thomas Mann to discuss "The Second Sex" (1949) by Simone de Beauvoir.

    What's On Your Shelf? with Dr. Thomas Mann: "The Second Sex"

  6. 11/10/2025

    What's On Your Shelf? with Dr. Yangjung Lee: "Sultana's Dream"

    The start of a new segment, "What's on Your Shelf?", where hosts Micah and Mar bring in a professor to discuss a work they think students should be reading NOW! Today, we're joined by Dr. Yangjung Lee to discuss "Sultana's Dream" (1905) by Begum Rokeya.

    What's On Your Shelf? with Dr. Yangjung Lee: "Sultana's Dream"

  7. 06/16/2025

    Essence and Accuracy of Literature Adaptations

    Welcome back to the Hoo's At The Writing Center Podcast! For our final episode of the season, we wanted to kick back and talk adaptation. Adaptations of popular media are everywhere, and there is robust academic discourse about adaptation, too! Writing Center consultants talk adaptation theory, some of their favorite adaptations, and issues facing the industry in this episode. Happy summer, and see you next year!

    Essence and Accuracy of Literature Adaptations

  8. 06/13/2025

    Restorying the Writing Center: Research on AI and Rigor

    Welcome back to the Hoo's At The Writing Center Podcast! In this episode, we highlight some research conducted by our very own writing consultants in to important questions that writing centers are wrestling with as AI becomes a ubiquitous tool. How do students feel about AI, and how it fits in with the Writing Center's linguistic justice mission? Tune in to find out!

    Restorying the Writing Center: Research on AI and Rigor
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We’re writing consultants at the Seattle University Writing Center who wanted to create a new way to connect and engage with our community about everything from writing to college life — so we made this podcast! We plan to have interviews with faculty & students, writing submissions & readings, book reviews, and more.

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