The Sarah Lawrence College Podcast Sarah Lawrence College
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The Sarah Lawrence College Podcast explores the lives, careers, ambitions, and passions of the Sarah Lawrence College community. Host Tim Kail interviews faculty, staff, students, and alum with a signature style that's as in-depth as it is welcoming. There are three types of episodes: the first is a traditional interview between Tim and a guest, the second is an oral history where College Archivist Christina Kasman takes the reins, and the third is a Faculty Spotlight where Tim interviews a faculty member about their latest work before an audience.
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Sarah Lawrence College Podcast - EP14 - Katherine & Jennifer
This week Tim is joined by two guests, Katherine and Jennifer, who work in Career Services. They share stories of students' success, discuss their particular focus, and what Career Services does for SLC students.
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Sarah Lawrence College Podcast - EP13 - Rue Beckerman
This week Tim is joined by Rue Beckerman, Director of The Art of Teaching program. Rue's professional interests include literacy, identity and equity in early
childhood education, observation and description of children and their work, emergent curriculum, and self-chosen, open-ended making and doing
in the classroom. Tim and Rue discuss teaching children, the similarities between College students and toddlers, and much more.
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Sarah Lawrence College Podcast - EP12 - Jim Marshall
This week Tim is joined by professor Jim Marshall, whose special interests include robotics, evolutionary computation, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. Tim and Jim discuss the future of A.I., the danger of the "deep fake", and, should humans ever develop a human-like AI where the line between humanity and computers ends.
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Sarah Lawrence College Podcast - EP11 - Danielle Coscia
This week Tim is joined by the head of Human Resources at SLC Danielle Coscia to discuss the scope of her work.
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Sarah Lawrence College Podcast - EP10 - Frank Spillane
This week Tim is joined by student Frank Spillane to discuss the benefits of not picking a major, the club scene in the '80s, mass transit in Chicago, and Goth online history. It's a robust, entertaining conversation we're sure you'll enjoy.
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Sarah Lawrence College Podcast - EP9 - Courtney Gillette
This week Tim is joined by The Director of The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, Courtney Gillette. This was a delightful conversation and Courtney's enthusiasm is palpable.
Topics include:
what the Director of the Writing Institute does.
why Courtney decided to work with Sarah Lawrence.
what's a book Courtney thinks everyone should read before they die.
Her affinity for Romance Novels.
Success stories from The Writing Institute.
What courses The Writing Institute offers.
Is her writing process tortured or breezy?
Ways to support new community programming.
Being available whilst protecting writing time.
The location of The Writing Institute - Slonim second floor.
Why should someone join The Writing Institute?
And much more!
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Customer Reviews
Wide-ranging topics discussed in depth
Tim Kail is the perfect host for this show, because he’s so good at unobtrusively opening up space for people to talk about what interests them and what makes them interesting. From illuminated manuscripts to prison abolition to Spinoza, this podcast does a great job of giving people with specialized knowledge a chance to really dig in and talk about what matters to them in detail, and the results are always fascinating.
Interesting people talking about interesting things
This is a great smart podcast, whether or not you have a connection to Sarah Lawrence College. I especially liked the time management episode!
Entertaining and informative
I’m a parent of a student starting Fall ‘22. Tim is a fantastic host, has a calm and pleasant voice and is skilled at keeping the conversation going. After listening to the first few episodes, I feel confident about sending my kid to SLC. The podcast guests are intelligent, extremely nice, and provide clear and detailed information about the services offered at the Library. I am so impressed with the services and resources available at SLC. I highly recommend this podcast for any incoming student or any parent who wants to know more about the college.