Category: Audio

“Hannah Arendt: Between Worlds” a New Podcast Produced and Edited by Lisa

Arts / Audio / interview / Podcast Production

Listen here. In recent years many people have turned to the work of Hannah Arendt to try to understand what is happening in our world today. But who was Hannah Arendt? And why is she so relevant now? Over the course of seven podcast episodes, Samantha Rose Hill will be talking with artists, poets, writers, scholars, musicians, and activists who think with Hannah Arendt as they explore questions of solitude, peace, privacy, freedom, love, and politics. This podcast series was produced …

New Podcast for Bowdoin College by Lisa

Audio / Podcast Production

Listen here. Bowdoin Presents is a podcast produced by Bowdoin College that addresses current topics being considered in our classrooms, around our campus, and across culture and society. Season one of Bowdoin Presents is centered on topics related to democracy. Guests include subject matter experts who are Bowdoin alumni, faculty, students, staff, or other members of the Bowdoin community in conversation with journalist Lisa Bartfai.

WHY COVID-19 GOES FROM JAILS TO COMMUNITIES

70 Million / Audio / independent / Podcast Production

Listen here. This special roundtable of experts looks at how policing and incarceration practices are impacting COVID-19 rates in BIPOC communities around the country.  Because being jailed means an increased risk of getting COVID-19, those released might unknowingly bring the virus home, putting their loved ones and communities at risk. Our editor, Jen Chien, moderates the conversation with Nicole Lewis, senior editor of the jurisprudence section at Slate Magazine, Eric Reinhart, medical anthropologist, psychoanalyst and resident physician at Northwestern University, …

Luisa Neubauer on Dreaming as a Tool for Change

55 Voices for Democracy / Audio / Podcast Production

Listen here. The societal state as a crisis of imagination? German climate activist Luisa Neubauer is one of the main organizers of Fridays for Future in Germany, an international student movement demanding political action against climate change. In this episode, Neubauer talks about her activism and the momentum of the movement, climate awareness in the U.S. and Germany, and dreaming as a tool for change. “On the one side, we have to accept the catastrophes that are going to unravel. But on …

Keisha N. Blain on African American History and Selective Memory

55 Voices for Democracy / Audio / Podcast Production

Listen here. Historian Keisha N. Blain, Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and President of the African American Intellectual History Society, recently co-edited the acclaimed book Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019 with her colleague Ibram X. Kendi. In this episode, Blain talks about how to commemorate the 400 year anniversary of the pivotal moment in 1619, when the first group of twenty African captives arrived on “The White Lion” in Jamestown, Virginia. In her conversation with hosts …

Meet Lynnette Coney

1 in 5 podcast / Audio / Podcast Production

Listen here. Lynnette Coney had always dreamed of working in healthcare, but her educational journey was full of starts and stops. With multiple family caretaking responsibilities on her plate, support with childcare, parenting, and financial planning was critical. Reporter Lisa Bartfai details Lynnette’s setbacks and successes on her way to becoming a nurse.  Download and share the resource guide based on this episode here. You can read the episode transcript here. For more information on 1 in 5, click here.

John S. Adams on Donations as Threats for Democracies (Special Episode)

55 Voices for Democracy / Audio / Podcast Production

Listen here. In this special episode of our podcast, the award-winning investigative and political reporter John S. Adams talks about money, politics and its effect on democracy. While there was always “money in politics,” the practice of political donations has become a substantial threat to liberal democracies. “In the last several years, the flood gates have really opened,” states Adams in his conversation with hosts Tom Zoellner and Aida Baghernejad. What are the real motivations behind these donations and what …

A Special Court Keeping Native Americans Out of Jail

70 Million / Audio / interview / Investigative / Podcast Production

Listen here. Kirsten made her way out of jail and addiction with the help of a special court on the Penobscot Nation reservation in Maine. There, culture and justice work together to bypass traditional punitive measures for more restorative ones. Reporter Lisa Bartfai visits the Healing to Wellness Court to see how it all works.

The Potential of Electric Vehicle Charging

Audio / Podcast Production / Sponsored Content / The Interchange

Listen here. Electric vehicle chargers now outnumber gas stations in some countries. They’re getting easier to find. They’re easier to install in homes. And they’re getting way smarter. So how can we harness all these chargers for the benefit of the grid and consumers? In this special podcast episode, produced in partnership with Enel X, we’re exploring the vast potential of electric vehicle chargers. We’ll talk with Giovanni Bertolino, the head of e-mobility for North America at Enel-X, about a …

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