Oona Eisenstadt is a professor of Religious Studies specializing in Judaism at Pomona College. She discusses on Sagecast her research on the history of antisemitism and how it manifests in present day society. This episode was recorded in September 2023.

Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Travis Khachatoorian

Audio Engineer: Erica Tyron

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-OonaEisenstadt-120623.txt

Chinasa Okolo ’18 is a fellow at the Brookings Institution in the Center for Technology Innovation. She discusses on Sagecast her work towards creating a more equitable global landscape of artificial intelligence development, and AI governance issues arising in the wake of rapid technological advancement.

Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Travis Khachatoorian

Audio Engineer: Erica Tyron

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-ChinasaOkolo-112223.txt

Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/QkrU-QpJoBA

Dr. Michael Sequeira ’73 is the public health officer for San Bernardino County. He discusses on Sagecast his trailblazing career in emergency medicine, decision-making as a health leader during the COVID-19 pandemic and the deadly impacts of the growing fentanyl crisis.

Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Travis Khachatoorian

Audio Engineer: Erica Tyron

Transcript:  https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-110823-MichaelSequeira.txt

Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/Yng2zNoOlWc

Mietek Boduszynski is an Associate Professor of Politics at Pomona College. He discusses on Sagecast what he learned during his past year working at the Pentagon as a US policy advisor on the war in Ukraine.

Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Travis Khachatoorian

Audio Engineer: Erica Tyron

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-1125-23-MietekBoduszynski.txt

Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/s4l9oqUpGtY

Leah Donnella ’13 is an editor for NPR’s Code Switch, a podcast focusing on difficult conversations about race. She discusses on Sagecast how her reporting around the country has shaped her perception of the role of journalists and how her Africana studies degree at Pomona College helped pave the way for her career in radio journalism.

Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Travis Khachatoorian

Audio Engineer: Erica Tyron

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Leah%20Donnella%20final1.txt

Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/q_mtvKl4kPI 

Rose  Portillo ’75 has built a career in theater, film and television for  more than four decades. Her creativity has flourished as an actor,  writer, director, educator at Pomona College and visual artist. She  shares with the Sagecast audience how she has embraced her Latin  identity along the way.

Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Patty Vest

Produced by: Kris Vargas

Editorial Assistant: Lorraine Harry '97

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-11-28-22-RosePortillo.txt

Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/94-JOG1ULCk

Cryptocurrency keeps garnering headlines for all the wrong reasons. What exactly is crypto—how is it "mined" and what determines its value? Is crypto collapsing? Pierangelo De Pace, chair of the Department of Economics at Pomona, shares his research.

Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Patty Vest

Produced by: Kris Vargas

Transcript:https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-11-15-22-PierangelDePace.txt

Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/b432LaQIlVU

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Ellie Anderson discusses her research on the philosophy of selfhood, love and sexual ethics. She also explains her approach to “public philosophy” in social media channels such as TikTok, YouTube and her co-hosted podcast “Overthink.”

Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Patty Vest

Produced by: Kris Vargas

Editorial Assistant: Lorraine Harry '97

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-11-23-22-Ellie%20Anderson.txt

Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/_s-ToNhrJxM

In this episode of Sagecast, historian and long-time Pomona professor Gary Kates shares what sparked his interest in the European Enlightenment. As a scholar of the French Revolution, he also tells us what conditions are most likely to result in such historic upheavals.

Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Patty Vest

Produced by: Kris Vargas

Editorial Assistant: Lorraine Harry '97

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-11-16-22-GaryKates.txt

Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/J3rGNPhw5KA

In this episode of Sagecast, art historian and assistant professor  Rosalia Romero shares with us her passion for Latin American art and the  art of the borderlands. Romero also talks about the role of murals in  contemporary art and about her work as a curator for the upcoming  Mexicali Biennial.

Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Patty Vest

Produced by: Kris Vargas

Editorial Assistant: Lorraine Harry '97

Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-11-2-22-RosaliaRomero.txt

Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/qzc800JV830