A Conversation with Bruce Cockburn
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(1)I'm joined by legendary musician Bruce Cockburn. With over 9 million records sold, and countless lives touched by his activism and...
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J.R. Woodward
- Sep 11
Chelsea Conaboy Confronts Maternal Instinct: “It’s an Idea that Allows Us to do Less”
My guest is the journalist and writer Chelsea Conaboy, author of the fantastic book Mother Brain, which takes the repressive notion of...
J.R. Woodward
- Sep 2
On the Passing of Jimmy Buffett
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(1)I awoke this morning, September 2nd, 2023, to a text from my old friend RT White, that Jimmy Buffett had died on the 1st. Seeing as how...
J.R. Woodward
- Aug 21
Michael Roth on the Role of Higher Education as a Cultural Battleground
Wesleyan University President Michael Roth joins me to discuss the intersection between education and our current culture wars. Dr. Roth...
J.R. Woodward
- Aug 10
Transgender Medicine: Dr. Hussein Abdullatif
Dr. Hussein Abdullatif is a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who has been treating transgender youth...
J.R. Woodward
- Jul 31
Martyn Joseph Discusses Music, Charity, and Family
Welsh singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph, a folk artist who has used his platform to campaign for human rights and social justice for over...
J.R. Woodward
- Jul 16
Vincent Valdez: Confronting America Through Art
I'm joined by contemporary American painter Vincent Valdez, an award-winning artist whose work has been shown in the Smithsonian Museum...
J.R. Woodward
- Jul 4
Revisiting: Harmless Pride v. Arrogant Nationalism
I originally published this essay after Independence Day 3 years ago. To listen to the audio, visit the podcast tab, or click here:...
J.R. Woodward
- Jun 30
The End of Affirmative Action
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(1)For the audio version, visit the Podcast tab, or click here: https://www.oursociallandscape.com/podcast/episode/fcb9da92/the-end-of-affir...
J.R. Woodward
- Jun 7
There Are No Accidents: Jessie Singer on Unequal Risk Exposure
I'm joined by investigative journalist Jessie Singer to talk about their book There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and...
J.R. Woodward
- May 8
Elisabeth Anker: “Ugly Freedoms”, Spaces of Refusal, and De-idealizing Freedom
Elisabeth Anker is a professor of American Studies and Political Science at George Washington University. Her first book, Orgies of...
J.R. Woodward
- Apr 17
Bits & Pieces- Sport, Part I
Bits and Pieces- Sport, Part I LSU/Iowa- Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark For the audio version, visit the Podcast tab, or click here:...
J.R. Woodward
- Apr 5
Karen Washington: Food Apartheid, Food Activism, Food Justice
Karen Washington is an activist in the food justice movement, the de facto godmother of urban farming, and is responsible for introducing...
J.R. Woodward
- Mar 11
Scott Carrier and "The Equinoxium"
Scott Carrier is a Peabody award winning radio producer, writer, and podcaster. His work has been featured in This American Life, All...
J.R. Woodward
- Feb 17
Bill Laswell on 'Getting out of the Darkness'
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(1)Bill Laswell is a bassist, producer and label owner who has worked with a staggering number and range of musicians over the last 40 years....
J.R. Woodward
- Feb 13
Re-Play: On Native American Mascots
I originally uploaded this post on January 30th, 2020. It was the first post ever on Our Social Landscape, and since much of it remains...
J.R. Woodward
- Jan 23
“Pulling Back Into Narrative" with Kathryn Bond Stockton
Kathryn Bond Stockton is Distinguished Professor of English, former Associate Vice President for Equity and Diversity, and inaugural Dean...
J.R. Woodward
- Dec 30, 2022
Jeb Loy Nichols and "Skinny Jack"
Musician, visual artist, and writer Jeb Loy Nichols is my guest on Our Social Landscape. An American expatriate living in the UK for the...
J.R. Woodward
- Dec 1, 2022
James Baldwin and MAGA
“I conceive of my own life as a journey toward something I do not understand, which in the going forward, makes me better.” Thirty-five...
J.R. Woodward
- Oct 12, 2022
Rob Garza, World Music, and the State of the Union
Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza joins me on this episode of Our Social Landscape. Rob and his partner Eric Hilton formed Thievery Corp...
J.R. Woodward
- Sep 19, 2022
Bits & Pieces- September, 2022
A quick monthly recap of a few current issues… Death of the Queen- Why Give a Shit? In early September I was driving with my people down...
J.R. Woodward
- Sep 7, 2022
Jason Williamson on Our Social Landscape: "Injecting a Constant Line of Anger into Music"
Jason Williamson of the Sleaford Mods is my guest on this episode of Our Social Landscape. Originally from Grantham and currently of...
J.R. Woodward
- Aug 4, 2022
A Conversation with Noam Chomsky
I’m joined by Noam Chomsky, the Father of Modern Linguistics, world-renowned political dissident and activist, and one of the world’s...
J.R. Woodward
- Jul 15, 2022
Dismantle Patriarchy = Save Our Planet; A talk with Robyn James
I’m joined by Robyn James, Gender and Equity Advisor with the Nature Conservancy, to discuss environmental issues, broadly speaking, and...
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