Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Elizabeth Wayne and Christine “Xine” Yao about creating the PhDivas podcast and labor activism in academia.
literary studies and comparative literature resources
Amy Lam on Feminist Travel Writing
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews podcaster and journalist Amy Lam about feminist podcasting and the politics of leisure travel by women of color.
Kiki Petrosino on Writing from the Body
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Kiki Petrosino about writing from and with the body, place-specific pedagogy, and history’s ghosts.
Sara Tatyana Bernstein on Critical Public Scholarship
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Sara Tatyana Bernstein about public engagement and interdisciplinary careers beyond the academy.
Yolanda Wisher on Poetry as Community Engagement
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Philadelphia Poet Laureate Yolanda Wisher about community engagement through performed poetry.
Surbhi Malik on Diasporic Radio
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Surbhi Malik about diasporic radio production and mentoring students’ whole, complex selves.
Leah Milne on the Good Trouble of Racial Justice
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Leah Milne about a pedagogy of discomfort and using the classroom to teach radical empathy.
Tara Fickle on Asian American Game Studies
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Tara Fickle about why games are such fruitful sites for understanding racial formations.
Karen Jaime on Queer Puerto Rican Slam Poetry
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Karen Jaime about the history of QTPOC Puerto Rican poets and the classroom as performance space.
Mimi Khúc and Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis on Asian American Mental Health Activism
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Mimi Khúc and Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis about Asian American publishing and disability activism.
April Lynn James on Whimsical Poetry as a Healing Tool
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews poet and performer April Lynn James about how storytelling can help trauma survivors heal.
Minal Hajratwala on How to Write Like a Unicorn
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Minal Hajratwala about writing coaching, queer postcolonial publishing, and how to “write like a unicorn.”