In this episode of PoliTalks: In the Classroom, we are joined by Dr. Robin Barklis of Linfield University's Political Science Department, as well as students Campbell Small '24 and Heriberto "Eri" Chavez Bolanos '22 to discuss the Great Political Thinkers course. We feature a short recording from the class led by Dr. Barklis, as well as a Q&A portion with all of our guests.

This episode was recorded on 3/30/2021 through Zoom.

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In this episode of PoliTalks, join hosts Sincere and Mara as they discuss where they're at at this point in the semester.

This episode was recorded on 3/26/2021 through Zoom.

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In this episode of PoliTalks: Student Voices, we are joined by student Isis Hatcher '21 to discuss her upcoming Learning Across Boundaries (LAB) Talk! Join us as Isis shares an excerpt from her speech and thoughts on race in American society. 

This episode was recorded on 3/19/2021, following Linfield's Covid-19 policies. 

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In this episode of PoliTalks: Community Conversations, we are joined by Mr. Alexander Heffner, the host of PBS’ “The Open Mind” and the co-author of the best-selling  “A Documentary History of the United States." His writing has appeared in the Daily Beast, the Independent, USA Today, Wired, and TIME, among other publications. Join us as we discuss political division, the media, and Trumpism. 

This episode was recorded on 2/8/2021 through Zoom.

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In this episode of PoliTalks: In the Classroom, we are joined by Dr. Patrick Cottrell and Dr. Nicholas Buccola of Linfield University's Political Science Department, as well as students Katie Jones '24 and Cecilio Peña '24, to discuss the Leadership and Ethics Across Disciplines (LEAD) introductory course. We feature a short recording from the class led by Dr. Buccola on the life and legacy of Medgar Evers, as well as a Q&A portion with all of our guests. 

This episode was recorded on 2/24/2021, 3/4/2021, and 3/5/2021, through Zoom.

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In this episode of PoliTalks: Student Voices, we are joined by Mikayla Minton '24, President of the Linfield Democrats Club, and Emma Campbell '24, President of the Linfield Republicans Club, to speak about politics on campus and in our country. Join us as Mikayla and Emma share about the goals and impact they hope their clubs can have at Linfield, and why they believe their generation will be the ones to help heal America's great divide. 

This episode was recorded on 2/19/2021 through Zoom.

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In this episode of PoliTalks: Community Conversations, we are joined by Dr. Dimitri Kelly of the Linfield University Political Science Department as we discuss how President Biden can succeed in his new role, political fatigue, and how to have conversations with people you disagree with. 

This episode was recorded on 1/22/2021 through Zoom.

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In this episode of PoliTalks, we are joined by Dr. Kaarina Beam and students Will Worth '22, and Sarah Ornelas '24, from their Social and Political Philosophy course. This podcast features a short recording from the actual course, as well as a Q&A portion with Dr. Beam and her students about why YOU should take this course!

This episode was recorded on 2/4/2021 and 2/11/2021 through Zoom.

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In this episode of PoliTalks: Student Voices, Chelsea Armstrong '22 joins us to share an original speech she wrote for the annual Mahaffey Debate Tournament. Armstrong is a junior at Linfield University, majoring in International Relations with a minor in Leadership and Ethics Across Disciplines (LEAD). Join us as we discuss her inspiration for the piece, the "color" of feminism, and how we can start to unlearn our own unconscious biases. 

This episode was recorded on 2/4/2021 over Zoom.

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Welcome back to PoliTalks! We are so excited to start our second season and look forward to creating even more content for you!

In this episode of PoliTalks, we feature an audio recording from the recent Political Science department Zoom event, Pizza and Politics "The Future of US Democracy." Our esteemed Political Science faculty, Dr. Robin Barklis, Dr. Nick Buccola, Dr. Patrick Cottrell, Dr. Dimitri Kelly, and Dr. Dawn Nowacki, share their thoughts on election fraud, the second impeachment, the relationship between religion and politics, and more!

This episode was recorded on 1/21/2021 over Zoom following Linfield's Covid-19 policies. All thoughts, beliefs, and ideas, shared on the podcast belong solely to each individual, and is not representative of the official views of Linfield University or the Linfield University Political Science department.