The American Vandal

Matt Seybold, Center For Mark Twain Studies
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An ever-growing collection of conversations about literature, humor, and history in America, produced by the premier source for programming and funding scholarship on Mark Twain's life and legacy.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    Criticism & The Chatbot Bubble with Christopher Newfield & Whitney Trettien (Vandal Live at UPenn English)

    A spirited discussion of the state of higher education, the history of criticism, and the future of literary knowledge production, recorded with a live audience at University of Pennsylvania's English Faculty Lounge as part of the annual Penn English Department Lecture, delivered this year by Christopher Newfield. Cast (in order of appearance): James English, Christopher Newfield, Matt Seybold, Whitney Trettien, Jenny, Zachary Lesser, Mark Algee Hewitt, Kerry McAuliffe, Eilis Lombard, Laura McGrath, Qing (Ruby) Liao Date Recorded: October 22, 2025 Music: Redd Holt & The Heptet Sound Engineering: Brian J. Kirk For more about this episode, please visit TheAmericanVandal.Substack.com/Penn25

    1h 46m

  2. EPISODE 2

    Everyday Ecofascism with April Anson & Alexander Menrisky (Vandal Live at 2025 Quarry Farm Symposium)

    The event launching the 2025 Quarry Farm Symposium on Energy Studies begins with opening address by co-organizer Jeffrey Insko, then discussion of the theory of Everyday Ecofascism with collaborators from University of Connecticut [8:00}, then questions from the live audience of Energy Humanities scholars [50:00]. Cast (in order of appearance): Jeffrey Insko, Matt Seybold, Alexander Menrisky, April Anson, Caroline Levine, Brent Bellamy, Thomas S. Davis Date Recorded: October 10, 2025 Music: Redd Holt & The Heptet For more about this episode, please visit TheAmericanVandal.Substack.com/EverydayEcofascism

    1h 3m
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An ever-growing collection of conversations about literature, humor, and history in America, produced by the premier source for programming and funding scholarship on Mark Twain's life and legacy.

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  • Creator
    Matt Seybold, Center For Mark Twain Studies
  • Episodes
    104
  • Seasons
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The American Vandal Matt Seybold, Center For Mark Twain Studies
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