The Big Rhetorical Podcast

Charles Woods

The Big Rhetorical Podcast (TBR) was conceptualized in the spring of 2018 at Illinois State University. This podcast is a digital platform for scholars of rhetoric and composition, as well as other disciplines, to talk about relevant scholarship within the field while engaging in a lively, academic dialogue. The Big Rhetorical Podcast is hosted by Charles Woods.

  1. 1D AGO

    187: Beth Shelburne

    Keywords: Prison Reform, Documentary Filmmaking, Non-Fiction, Social Justice, Alabama. Beth Shelburne is a journalist and writer with over two decades of experience in media. She specializes in investigative and long-form narrative non-fiction. She co-produced The Alabama Solution, a 2025 documentary now available on HBO. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

    53 min

  2. NOV 4

    186: Dr. Liane Malinowski

    Keywords: Feminist Rhetorics, Labor Rhetorics, Chicago, archival research, rhetorical history. Dr. Liane Malinowski is assistant professor of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities where she teaches and researches feminist rhetorics, archival research, and rhetorical history. She is the author of City Housekeeping: Women’s Labor Rhetorics and Spaces for Solidarity, 1886-1911. Her book follows Progressive reformers and garment workers who came together in Chicago’s early women’s labor movement to reimagine work and solidarity by drawing from diverse practices and traditions. It offers the term “labor rhetorics” as a conceptual framework that draws attention to how people communicate about the meaning, value, and conditions of their work across different kinds of spaces and conceptions of time. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

    40 min

  3. OCT 27

    185: Dr. Yvonne Villanueva-Russell

    Keywords: Hurricane Helene, Asheville, North Carolina, Crisis Communication, Institutional Response. Dr. Yvonne Villanueva-Russell is Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of North Carolina Asheville. She joins TBR Podcast to discuss Hurricane Helene and UNC-Asheville's response to the crisis and future trajectory of the university. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

    34 min

  4. OCT 21

    184: Dr. Todd Craig

    Keywords: DJing, Hip Hop Studies, Literacy, Writing, Sound Studies. Dr. Todd Craig is the Marks Family Senior Director of the Marks Family Center for Excellence in Writing at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests lie at the intersection of writing and rhetoric, sound studies, and Hip Hop studies. He is the author of “K for the Way”: DJ Rhetoric and Literacy for 21st Century Writing Studies, which received the 2024 David H. Russell Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English from the National Council of Teachers of English, the 2025 Advancement of Knowledge Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication, and an Honorable Mention for the 2025 Outstanding Book Award from the Rhetoric Society of America. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

    1h 1m

  5. OCT 13

    183: Dr. Angela Laflen

    Keywords: Data, Data Storytelling, Data Literacy Multimodal Composition, Writing. Angela Laflen is associate professor of English at California State University, Sacramento. Her scholarship has been published in Computers and Composition, Kairos, Assessing Writing, The Journal of Response to Writing, Pedagogy,and Writing Spaces. Critical Data Storytelling in the Composition Classroom is available now from the University of Colorado Press.. I hope you enjoy my interview with Dr. Angela Laflen. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

    44 min

  6. OCT 7

    182: 2025 Emerging Scholar Award CFP

    Keywords: Podcast, Graduate Students, Awards, Podcast Carnival, Rhetoric and Writing. Episode 182 features the CFP for the TBR Podcast Emerging Scholar Award. More information here: https://tinyurl.com/23y6wzcj. Nominations are due to thebigrhetorical@gmail.com by November 24, 2025. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

    5 min

  7. OCT 6

    181: (Un)Tethering Surveillance: Power Dynamics, Emerging Technologies, Social Control CFP

    Keywords: Podcast, Podcast Carnival, Surveillance, Artificial Intelligence, Control. Episode 181 features the CFP for the 6th annual TBR Podcast Carnival. The 2025 theme is, "(Un)Tethering Surveillance: Power Dynamics, Emerging Technologies, Social Control." Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

    9 min

  8. SEP 25

    180: Ethics in Contact Rhetoric

    Keywords: Communication Theory, Communication Ethics, Rhetorical Theory, Contact, Touch. Ethics in Contact Rhetoric re-orients communication theory by centering touch and de-centering symbolic acts. Ethical interactions are defined as bio-relational dances arcing steps of nurture, respect, justice, and too often, violence. Centering humanity’s physical mutuality is a vital move today. This book re-balances rhetorical theory by enabling critique of embodied relational patterns. Critical case studies demonstrate contact rhetoric’s rich heuristic and diverse applications. Visit thebigrhetoricalpodcast.weebly.com and follow @thebigrhet.

    1h 5m
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About

The Big Rhetorical Podcast (TBR) was conceptualized in the spring of 2018 at Illinois State University. This podcast is a digital platform for scholars of rhetoric and composition, as well as other disciplines, to talk about relevant scholarship within the field while engaging in a lively, academic dialogue. The Big Rhetorical Podcast is hosted by Charles Woods.

Information

  • Creator
    Charles Woods
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    226
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Charles Woods
  • Show Website
    The Big Rhetorical Podcast

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