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Interview with Dr. Walter Mignolo

Description: Audio recording of an interview with Dr. Walter Mignolo, professor at Duke University.
Date: April 18, 2014
Creator: Mignolo, Walter & Bose, Neilesh
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Interview with Dr. Ussama Makdisi

Description: This audio recording features an interview with Dr. Ussama Makdisi, professor of history at Rice University and Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies.
Date: May 14, 2014
Creator: Makdisi, Ussama Samir, 1968- & Bose, Neilesh
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Episode 10: Dr. James Goodnow Pt. 1 (Great Decisions)

Description: Interview with Dr. James Goodnow for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan sits down with Dr. James Goodnow, Adjunct Professor of International Studies at UNT, to discuss a special series of discussions he's offering for OLLI at UNT this semester as part of the nationwide Great Decisions global affairs program. Dr. Goodnow explains how these discussions work and also talks with Susan about his academic background, how he became involved with OLLI at UNT, and his personal experiences traveling around the world.
Date: February 15, 2019
Creator: Supak, Susan & Goodnow, James D.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

America Losing its Religion?

Description: Audio recording of a news segment from News Radio KFB. This episode discusses results from the General Social Survey in relation to religion and spirituality.
Date: April 9, 2019
Creator: Mendonsa, Cristina & Jain, Pankaj
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Episode 1: Dr. Craig Neumann

Description: Interview with Dr. Craig Neumann for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan interviews Dr. Craig Neumann, Distinguished Research Professor in UNT's Department of Psychology, about his background and his research on subjects like psychopathy and mindfulness.
Date: December 12, 2018
Creator: Supak, Susan & Neumann, Craig S.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Episode 4: Dr. Reid Ferring

Description: Interview with Dr. Reid Ferring for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan has a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Reid Ferring of UNT's Department of Geography and the Environment. They discuss his professional accomplishments in the fields of archaeology and geology, why he loves teaching for OLLI, and the reasons for his interest in the relationship between science and faith.
Date: January 2, 2019
Creator: Supak, Susan & Ferring, C. Reid
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Episode 13: Dr. Pankaj Jain

Description: Interview with Dr. Pankaj Jain for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan speaks with Dr. Pankaj Jain, Associate Professor in UNT's Department of Philosophy & Religion. They discuss Dr. Jain's interest in connecting ancient practices with contemporary issues, and how he is exploring the connections between religious traditions and sustainability in the US and in India. They also discuss his recent trip to Nepal, where he recorded an episode of National Geographic Channel's "The Story of God" with Morgan Freeman. The episode will air on April 9, 2019.
Date: March 7, 2019
Creator: Supak, Susan & Jain, Pankaj
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Episode 6: Dr. Andrew Torget

Description: Interview with Dr. Andrew Torget for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. In this episode, Susan has a wide-ranging discussion with Andrew Torget, Associate Professor in UNT's History Department. She and Dr. Torget discuss why it's important for us to learn about history, how he recently made history by teaching the world's longest history lesson, and his connection to the recent discovery of a safe full of documents that reveal the presumed-lost history of the Galveston City Company.
Date: January 16, 2019
Creator: Supak, Susan & Torget, Andrew J.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Episode 11: Dr. James Goodnow Pt. 2 (Day Trippers)

Description: Interview with Dr. James Goodnow for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) podcast. Susan speaks with him about his work as co-chair of the Day Trippers Special Interest Group. Dr. Goodnow explains the background of this OLLI at UNT group and the types of trips they'll be taking this semester.
Date: February 21, 2019
Creator: Supak, Susan & Goodnow, James D.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Environmental History of Dharmic Communities

Description: Presentation for the Dallas Philosophers Forum. This presentation discusses the intertwining of environmentalism in the dharmic practices of traditional grass-roots rural communities such as Bishnois, Bhils, and Swadhyaya.
Date: January 8, 2019
Creator: Jain, Pankaj
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

AT#650 - Travel to Rajasthan, India

Description: Audio recording of a podcast episode from Amateur Traveler. This episode contains a discussion of travel ito the northern India state of Rajasthan.
Date: March 30, 2019
Creator: Christensen, Chris & Jain, Pankaj
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences