How to Ruin Dinner

Election Preview 2026 Dr. Sean Freeder and Sonia Romano Episode #98 How to Ruin Dinner is delighted to welcome Dr. Sean Freeder back to the […] Read More

How to Ruin Dinner: Conversations at the University Episode # 97 October 16, 2026 Superstar Guest: Henrietta Treyz Host: Mary Treyz Co-host: Gaia Stuver, UNF […] Read More

Guest: Dr. Christian Miller Honesty is something we say we expect from people—something we like to think our relationships depend on. But is that actually […] Read More

Don’t play Never Have I Ever with Dr. Ron Lukens-Bull—unless you’re prepared to lose badly. He has enough strange, wonderful, and genuinely foreign experiences to […] Read More

Dr. David Sheffler In this episode, we’re joined by Professor David Sheffler to talk about travel—the kind that changes your perspective… and absolutely destroys your […] Read More

Dr. Michael Wiley Welcome to our bridge episode—the conversational span between last fall’s deep dive into “unexpected virtues” into this spring’s theme: the value of […] Read More

“Stayin’ Inside, Stayin’ Inside (Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh… Stayin’ Inside)” I don’t often feel the need to explain how an episode fits into the semester’s […] Read More

Guest: Dr. Aaron Cobb, Ph.D. – Wake Forest University In this episode, we welcome Dr. Aaron Cobb for a conversation about hope—not just as a […] Read More

Episode #90 Guest: Dr. Clark Lunberry, Ph.D. The French poet Charles Baudelaire famously wrote: “You have to be always drunk… But on what? Wine, poetry, […] Read More

Some say boredom is the heart and soul of philosophy—and they’re right, but not in the way they think they’re right! Brandon Underwood joins HTRD […] Read More