Canon Ball

Dr. Rebecca Meacham is a professor and chairperson of the English and Writing programs at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She’s also an award winning author and shares with us some works she has in progress along with the fascinating process behind her writing.

Canonball is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that covers the great works from a variety of disciplines. From movies to film to literature to video games, hosts Chuck Rybak and Ryan Martin discusses all things canonical.

Lisa Lamson returns for a second episode to talk about some of the works that inspired her including ‘Children in the Civil War’ by Dr. James Marten (Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1998) and Ar’nt I a Woman?: Female Slaves in the Plantation South by Dr. Deborah Gray White (New York: WW Norton and company: 1999, 1985).

Canonball is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that covers the great works from a variety of disciplines. From movies to film to literature to video games, hosts Chuck Rybak and Ryan Martin discusses all things canonical.

Lisa Lamson is a lecturer in the History and Humanities departments at the University of Wisconsin- Green Bay and a graduate student at Marquette University where she is working on her Ph.D. in American History under the direction of Dr. James Marten. Her work examines cultural attitudes around black girlhood and childhood in educational settings and how this institution's policies and changes reinforced back and white understandings of the girl's future.

Canonball is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that covers the great works from a variety of disciplines. From movies to film to literature to video games, hosts Chuck Rybak and Ryan Martin discusses all things canonical.

Sitting at number 48 on the AFI Top 100 list, Jaws is hailed as a triumph of film-making and is considered by many to be one of the scariest films of all time. Though often thought of as a thriller, beneath the surface it offers powerful messages about how human beings interact with nature. Chuck and Ryan talk with David Coury, Professor of German/Humanities, about the modern day relevance of the movie Jaws.

Canonball is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that covers the great works from a variety of disciplines. From movies to film to literature to video games, hosts Chuck Rybak and Ryan Martin discusses all things canonical.

In part one of a two part series with our sibling podcast, Psychology and Stuff, we talk with Dr. Juli Case and Dr. Chris McCallister Williams about what makes a board game “canonical” Chris and Juli worked with regular guest Dr. Bryan Carr to start the Center for Games and Interactive Media at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. They share their thoughts and expertise on modern and classic board games, and each of us provides some suggestions for games people should try.

Canonball is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that covers the great works from a variety of disciplines. From movies to film to literature to video games, hosts Chuck Rybak and Ryan Martin discusses all things canonical.

Dr. Jessica Lyn Van Slooten talks with Ryan and Chuck about the 2005 book, Bet Me, by Jennifer Cruise. Jessica is an Associate Professor of English at the Unvierstiy of Wisconsin-Green Bay, did a TEDx talk on how “Romance Novels are Feminist” in 2019, and writes the regular CAHSS and Effect piece, Happy Hearts.

Canonball is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that covers the great works from a variety of disciplines. From movies to film to literature to video games, hosts Chuck Rybak and Ryan Martin discusses all things canonical.

Canonball is back with a discussion of the artistic similarities between opera and... wrestling? In this episode, Ryan Martin and Chuck Rybak talk with Drs. Courtney Sherman and Bryan Carr about these two different art forms.

Canonball is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that covers the great works from a variety of disciplines. From movies to film to literature to video games, hosts Chuck Rybak and Ryan Martin discusses all things canonical.

This is the final episode of our series of conversations with students about how they are coping with the academic changes brought on by COVID-19. It is also the final episode of Season 1. We'll be back in the fall with new episodes. Today, though, we talk with Eloise Williamson.

Canonball is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that covers the great works from a variety of disciplines. From movies to film to literature to video games, hosts Chuck Rybak and Ryan Martin discusses all things canonical.

This is the fifth episode of our series of conversations with students about how they are coping with the academic changes brought on by COVID-19. In today's interview, we talk with Ana Olp.

Canonball is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that covers the great works from a variety of disciplines. From movies to film to literature to video games, hosts Chuck Rybak and Ryan Martin discusses all things canonical.

This is the fourth episode of our series of conversations with students about how they are coping with the academic changes brought on by COVID-19. In today's interview, we talk with Zach Schneider.

Canonball is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay that covers the great works from a variety of disciplines. From movies to film to literature to video games, hosts Chuck Rybak and Ryan Martin discusses all things canonical.