Pandemic Professors

In this week's episode, we say goodbye to the Pandemic Professors podcast. We are so appreciative of the guests we've had and the listeners that have encouraged us along the way. Thank you all!!

This week we're joined by Vicky Johnson, Film and Media Professor at University of California, Irvine. We chat about how COVID is impacting academia on the west coast, her new Pandemic Puppy (Finley), and how binge-watching shows we've already seen can help with writing. Seriously! As always, laughter is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

This week, we chat with Chip Stewart, a professor at the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at Texas Christian University. Chip recently published a book titled, "Media Law Through Science Fiction: Do Androids Dream of Electric Free Speech?" He's also super fun to follow on Twitter. Join us as we discuss portrayals of law in science fiction, how time travel impacts copyright law, and the general craziness of academia during a pandemic. As always, laughter is encouraged, reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

In this week's episode, we discuss things that we are enjoying or trying to learn during the pandemic. The list is LONG, but somehow, in 30 minutes we cover the hope of seeing jobs posted, the book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, learning the Ukulele (and singing Dolly Parton songs), Tai Chi and Tae Kwon Do, participating in digital choirs, and the history of bananas. Have we completely lost our minds by episode 30, or are we just finding sanity in the chaos?? You be the judge! As always, laughter is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

This week we chat with Dr. Kevin Hull about ALL THINGS sports during a global pandemic including really important topics like the cardboard people we see at games, fake crowd noise, putting athletes in a bubble, Holey Moley, and Ted Lasso. And remarkably, we also discuss academia! As always, laughter is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

This week, we have another return guest - Dean Marie Hardin from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State University! Dean Hardin originally joined us on our 4th episode in April of 2020 and MUCH has changed since then. Join us as we discuss seeing the future of academia through a cloudy crystal ball and making your mark on zoom without smoking or falling asleep. As always, laughter is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

This week we check back in with one of our early guests, Dr. Beth Barnes from the University of Kentucky for updates on campus life, the lived reality of COVID, amazing carryout, and cooking (or not) during quarantine. As always, laughter is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

This week we chat with Bob Wertz, the Associate Director of Visual Branding at UofSC (aka The Grand Poobah of Campus COVID signage) about the process of rolling out new logos and managing logos during a global pandemic while teaching online, writing a thesis, and having a family. As you can imagine, committees are involved! As usual, laughter is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

In this episode, we reminisce over some of our favorite moments from the last 25 weeks as Pandemic Professors. As always, laughter is encouraged and reality is discussed on the Pandemic Professors!

This week we flip the script and the hosts become the guests! With special guest host, Chris Boling, Kelli and Carol become the interviewees and answer whatever questions he's prepared. As usual, reality is discussed and laughter is encouraged on the Pandemic Professors!