In this episode of the Yale University Press Podcast, we talk with conservation biologist Noah Charney about his new book, These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes.
How Christianity in Africa is changing global religion
Dr. Kyama Mugambi, Professor of World Christianity at Yale Divinity School, discusses how Christianity in Africa is impacting the global religious landscape, why Christianity in Africa is not a ‘colonizer’ religion, and what Christianity has in common with African Traditional Religions.
In this episode, Moe Armstrong reads his story of fighting in the Vietnam war, getting into the music scene, going to college, and more recently going through cancer treatment and what he calls cancer after care. Moe has attended the Catholic church and has also studied Buddhism.
On this episode, Dr. Easley and Bennett Olupo are joined by world-renowned rapper and author Khnum “Stic” Ibomu (One half of the Legendary Hip Hop Band, Dead Prez), who has developed a strong fan base thanks to wellness oriented and conscious lyrics. We discuss why the growth mentality present in fit-hop, the hip-hop subgenre he created, is so important in this day and age.
Across the Airwaves: Exploring Kurdish Identity Through Radio Broadcasting
Jon Bullock, a postdoctoral fellow at Yale’s Institute of Sacred Music, joins Ariana Hones (M.Div ’25) for a conversation on how radio is used as a tool for shaping Kurdish identity. Using the lens of ethnomusicology and the sacred, Jon discusses the impacts of colonialism and technologies of sound, such recording and broadcasting on Kurdish music.
In this episode, you will hear Lynsey discuss how she balanced work, treatment, and family. Lynsey talks candidly about how hard treatment has been and how her friends and family have offered her real support, offering some guidance and encouragement to those looking to support a friend with cancer.
Craft & Career: Rob Ronan ’99, content designer and UX writer for Reality Labs at Meta – Part 2
The Craft & Career series connects with professional creatives from the arts, entertainment, and media industries, to discuss the nuances of their craft, the reality of their careers, and how, in often surprising ways, these two concerns can work together.
As we continue our conversation with Rob Ronan ’99, 20-year veteran in digital writing and user experience design, working with companies like Disney and Meta.
OCS Craft & Career Podcast (full episode list) – https://ocs.yale.edu/podcast
A Balancing Act: Learning to Grow with and Empower Students with Dean Toddi Steelman
On this episode, Dr. Easley speaks with Dean Toddi Steelman of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. She shares her experience in leadership and shares how she works to support students, faculty and staff. This episode is so rich because they both used to work together, and you will enjoy listening to this humble leader whose work has had a global and national impact!
Treating under-represented patient populations: Women recovering from heart bypass surgery and veterans struggling with suicidal thoughts.
This episode of our podcast features a conversation with historian R.J.M. Blackett about the 19th century newspaper editor, Congregational minister, and temperance advocate Samuel Ringgold Ward. Despite Ward’s prominent role in the abolitionist movement, his story has been lost because of the decades he spent in exile. In Samuel Ringgold Ward: A Life of Struggle, R. J. M. Blackett rediscovers a pivotal figure in Black history and his importance and influence in the struggle against slavery and discrimination.