Podcasts

Northwestern professor Dan McAdams developed the concept of narrative identity. A collection of his enterprising students pushed it in unexpected directions. Call it an epiphany. While completing his undergraduate studies in psychology and theater, Jonathan Adler read a paper penned by Northwestern...

William Paik, ’20, has been using his Fulbright research scholarship to study and perform stand-up comedy in Seoul, South Korea, for the past five months. Paik previously performed in Chicago and has embraced the challenge of performing in Korea while...

Visiting professor of Northwestern’s Environmental Policy and Culture program Wil Burns was recently featured on WBUR’s Here and Now podcast, where he discussed the implications of the United States’ newest climate bill. Prior to 2021, Burns was a Professor of Research...

This episode of the Global Lunchbox podcast features a wide-ranging conversation with poet, novelist, playwright, and essayist Chris Abani, who is Director of the Program of African Studies, Professor of English and Director of Graduate Studies for the Litowitz Graduate...

History Professor Daniel Immerwahr, recently wrote a piece in The Guardian on why a complacent attitude about nuclear weapons is dangerous.  In the article, Immerwahr details the history of nuclear weapons and the discussion surrounding their use in the mid 1900s. Major...

During the summer of 2020, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot removed a statue of Christopher Columbus in Grant Park due to protests in the area. This was met with controversy, and led to debates about monuments of historical figures and their...

Northwestern Ambassador in Residence Ian Kelly joins The Global Lunchbox Podcast to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. In this episode, titled “Making Sense of the Ukraine/Russia Crisis,” Kelly provides insight on the intensifying situation based on his 33 year...

This episode of the Global Lunchbox podcast features a conversation with anthropologist Mark Hauser about his book Mapping Water in Dominica: Enslavement and Environment under Colonialism (2021). His book talks about re-evaluating one's worldview through the eyes of slavery, as...

In March of 2021, History Professor Kate Masur published her new book, Until Justice Be Done. The work examines the restrictive codes called Black laws or Black codes that constrained the lives of Black people in northern free states, where...

This episode of the Global Lunchbox podcast features a conversation with anthropologist Amanda Logan about her new book, The Scarcity Slot: Excavating Histories of Food Security in Ghana. The Global Lunchbox Podcast · Amanda Logan on her book The Scarcity Slot:...