Annex Sociology Podcast

Annex Sociology Podcast episodes:

• 02.21.2023

  The Inner World of Political Campaigns (Laurison)

  In today's episode of The Annex, we discuss the inner world of political campaigns with Daniel Laurison (Swarthmore). Daniel is the author of Producing Politics: Inside the Exclusive Campaign World Where the Privileged Few Shape Politics for All of...

  
• 02.14.2023

  Science When the Money Runs Out (Reinecke)

  In today's episode of The Annex, we explore the relationship between money and science with David Reinecke (Princeton University), whose work examines what happens to large scientific projects when funding runs out. David is the author of "When Funding...

  
• 02.01.2023

  Classical Sociology (Lizardo & Abrutyn)

  In today's episode of The Annex, Daniel Morrison (Abilene Christian University) sits down with Seth Abrutyn (University of British Columbia) and Omar Lizardo (UCLA) to discuss classical sociological theory and their Handbook of Classical Sociological Theory (Springer).

  
• 01.28.2023

  How Americans Misunderstand China's Political System (Chua & Lei)

  In today's episode of The Annex, we discuss how Americans misunderstand China and its political system. We imagine a society in which the government controls what people know and what they say.  We hear about government filters and censorship,...

  
• 12.15.2022

  Racism and Racial Humor (Raul Perez)

  Some manifestations of racism are easily identifiable.  Practices that do things like promoting racial residential segregation, facilitating race-based job discrimination, or the unequal application of criminal law across races are clear examples of social behaviors that harm people of color...

  
• 11.30.2022

  Making Governments Respect Human Rights (Hajjar, Roberts & Viterbo)

  It is easy to profess a commitment to human rights.  Making those rights a reality can be an arduous and complicated process.  What can sociologists tell us about the process by which governments are forced to respect human rights, if...

  
• 11.22.2022

  The Economic Style of Thinking (Popp-Berman)

  In this episode, Daniel Morrison interviews Elizabeth Popp-Berman from the University of Michigan Organization Studies. Her new book,  Thinking Like an Economist: How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy, discusses how economic styles of thinking have come to...

  
• 11.17.2022

  The Organization of Science Affects the Progress of Knowledge (Pardo-Guerra and Gomez)

  Today's episode of The Annex discusses the sociology of science, knowledge, and technology, with a focus on J.P Pardo-Guerra's new book, The Quantified Scholar (2022, Columbia University Press).  This book examines modern British efforts to improve research through the development of quantitative...

  
• 05.09.2022

  Religion in the Lives of Teens and Young Adults (Josh Packard)

  In today's episode of The Annex Sociology Podcast, host Daniel Morrison (Abilene Christian University) sits down with Josh Packard (Springtide Research) to discuss teens' and young adults' changing relationship with religion, their wellbeing, and alt-ac careers.

  
• 04.25.2022

  Inequality, White Ignorance, and Public Sociology (Jennifer Mueller)

  In today's episode of The Annex Sociology Podcast, host Daniel Morrison (Abilene Christian) sits down with Jennifer C. Mueller of Skidmore College. Prof. Mueller recently published (with DyAnna Washington) "Anticipating White Futures: The Ends-Based Orientation of White Thinking" in...

  
• 04.18.2022

  Food Deserts (Ken Kolb)

  In this episode, we discuss unequal access to healthy food, activitism, and public policy with Ken Kolb (Furman University). Ken is the author of Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debate (University of California Press).

  
• 04.04.2022

  Media Framings of the War on Drugs (Rosino)

  In today's episode of the Annex, Daniel Morrison (Abilene Christian) sits down with Michael Rosino (Molloy College) to discuss media framing and the War on Drugs. Michael is the author of Debating the Drug War: Race, Politics, and the...

  
• 03.14.2022

  Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Entrepreneurs (Hyzen & Van den Bulck)

  Today's episode of The Annex Sociology Podcast features a discussion about conspiracy theories and conspiracy entrepreneurs with Aaron Hyzen (University of Antwerp) and Hilde Van den Bulck (Drexel University). They recently published "Conspiracies, Ideological Entrepreneurs, and Digital Popular Culture"...

  
• 03.07.2022

  Posting Ivermectin Research to SocArXiv (Cohen & Pardo-Guerra)

  In this episode of The Annex Sociology Podcast, we discuss a recent controversy surrounding SocArXiv's takedown of a working paper on the effectiveness of Ivermectin in treating COVID. We speak with SocArXiv Director Philip Cohen (University of Maryland) and...

  
• 02.21.2022

  Eric Fromm (Neil McLaughlin)

  It is classic theorists week on The Annex Sociology Podcast, as we discuss Eric Fromm with Neil McLaughlin (McMaster). Neil recently published Eric Fromm and Global Public Sociology (2021, Bristol University Press).

  
• 02.14.2022

  Antivaccine Movements (Carpiano and Reich)

  In today's episode of The Annex Sociology Podcast, we discuss the antivaccine movement with two outstanding experts on the topic. Jennifer A. Reich (University of Colorado, Denver) is the author of Calling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines (2016,...

  
• 02.07.2022

  Overdoing Democracy (Talisse)

  In this episode of The Annex Sociology Podcast, Daniel Morrison (Abilene Christian) and three students (Gracyn McGathy, Meghan Moten, and Alexis Pereira) sit down with Vanderbilt philosopher Robert Talisse to discuss politics how politics is coming to dominate our lives,...

  
• 01.31.2022

  Creativity (Hannah Wohl)

  The Annex is back for its tenth semester. In this episode, we meet with Hannah Wohl (University of California, Santa Barbara) to discuss her book on creativity and cultural production, Bound by Creativity: How Contemporary Art is Judged (University...

  
• 12.20.2021

  Gendered Structural Racism (Whitney Pirtle)

  In today’s Annex, we meet Whitney Pirtle (University of California, Merced) to discuss gendered racism (in general and during COVID) in academia and beyond, racial formation in South Africa, and more. Dr Pirtle directs the Center for Health and...

  
• 12.13.2021

  Training Doctors (Kelly Underman)

  Today, The Annex sits down with Kelly Underman (Drexel), the author of Feeling Medicine: How the Pelvic Exam Shapes Medical Training (NYU Press). Her work examines the process of training doctors, and how this training process shapes the field...

  
• 12.06.2021

  Critical Race Theory (Haltinner, Scofield & Grindal)

  In this episode of The Annex, Daniel Morrison discusses Critical Race Theory with three faculty from the University of Idaho, where legislators banned teaching a range of concepts related to research on racism. These bans bear directly on their...

  
• 11.15.2021

  Criminology of Sport (Derek Silva)

  On this episode of the Annex, Dan Morrison interviews Derek Silva, associate professor of criminology at King’s University College in Ontario, Canada. The interview focuses on his work on a handbook for the critical criminology of sport with Liam Kennedy and his...

  
• 11.08.2021

  Diversity Regimes (JT Thomas)

  On this episode of the Annex, we speak with James Thomas, associate professor of sociology at the University of Mississippi about his new book Diversity Regimes: Why Talk is Not Enough to Fix Racial Inequality at Universities. The book chronicles...

  
• 10.25.2021

  Celebrity (Kerry O. Ferris)

  This week, The Annex discusses the sociology of celebrity with Kerry O. Ferris from Northern Illinois University. We discuss the nature of celebrity, how it is acquired, and how it can be used. Ferris is the author of...

  
• 10.18.2021

  Entrepreneurship (Rasmus Koss Hartman)

  In this episode, The Annex discusses the topic of entrepreneurship with Rasmus Koss Hartman from Copenhagen Business School. Photo Credit. By Francisclarke – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53752550

  
• 10.11.2021

  Nurse Practitioners (Latonya Trotter)

  A discussion with LaTonya Trotter (University of Washington) on nurse practitioners and the important role that they play in . Prof. Trotter is the author of More than Medicine: Nurse Practitioners and the Problems they Solve for Patients, Health...

  
• 10.04.2021

  Xenophobia (Joseph Baker)

  Joseph Baker (East Tennessee University) is the co-author of “Crusading for Moral Authority: Christian Nationalism and Opposition to Science” in Sociological Forum (with Samuel Perry and Andrew Whitehead). He also authored Deviance Management: Insiders, Outsiders, Hiders, and Drifters with...

  
• 09.27.2021

  Steak Umm

  Today, The Annex Sociology Podcast meets the person behind the Twitter account of Steak Umm, a commercial meat product. Nathan Allebach is a social media marketer at Allebach Communications. He used sociology and social scientific theory and research...

  
• 09.20.2021

  Frontiers of Neurosociology (Firat, Michalska & Kalkhoff)

  Today, The Annex surveys the exciting field of neurosociology, which blends research on social behavior with brain research. Our guests are Rengin Firat (UC Riverside), Kalina Michalska (UC Riverside), and William Kalkhoff (Kent State). Host Joseph N Cohen (CUNY...

  
• 09.13.2021

  Structural Sexism and Religion (Patricia Homan)

  In this episode, Daniel Morrison sits down with Patricia Homan (Florida State University) to discuss the impact of structural sexism on the wellbeing of religiously active people. Patricia published “Structural Sexism and Health in the United States: A New...

  
• 05.17.2021

  Christian Nationalism (Perry & Perrin)

  On today’s Annex, we discuss the Christian nationalism and the sociology of religion with Samuel Perry (University of Oklahoma) and Robin Perrin (Pepperdine). Host Daniel Morrison (Abilene Christian) Photo Credit. By Ttacit – I took this photo myself at the...

  
• 05.10.2021

  A More Radical Sociology (Michelle Jackson)

  In today’s episode, we discuss the need for a more radical sociology with Michelle Jackson from Stanford. Michelle authored the book Manifesto for a Dream: Inequality, Constraint, and Radical Reform (Stanford). Hosts are Joseph Cohen (CUNY Queens College)...

  
• 05.03.2021

  Police & Race (Roscigno, Prieto-Hodge & Ture)

  In this episode, we discuss the complicated relationship between the police and the African-American community. Our guests are Vincent Roscigno (Ohio State), Kayla Prieto-Hodge (Rutgers Camden), and Kalfani Ture (Quinnipiac). Photo Credit. Alvin C. Krupnick Co, photographer. Truck on street near...

  
• 04.26.2021

  Danger and Police Culture (Sierra-Arevalo)

  In this episode of The Annex, we discuss how conceptions of danger influence police culture with Michael Sierra-Arevalo (University of Texas, Austin). Sierra-Arevalo recently published “American Policing and the Danger Imperative” in Law and Society. Photo Credit. Bain News...

  
• 04.12.2021

  Applied Sociology (Karen Albright)

  It has been a very tough decade for the sociology job market, and faculty jobs are getting tougher to land. At the same time, doctoral students often feel discouraged from pursuing a career outside of the academy. One...

  
• 04.06.2021

  Cults (2 of 2) (Craig Rawlings)

  This episode is the second installment of our two-part series on the Sociology of Cults. If you missed our first episode with Rick Moore, catch it here. In today’s episode, we strike at the heart of our interests in cults...

  
• 04.05.2021

  Cults (Part 1 of 2) (Rick Moore)

  This is the first in a two-part series on the Sociology of Cults. Our first episode examines the concept of New Religious Movements in sociology. My guest is Rick Moore from Washington University of St Louis. Photo Credit. ...

  
• 03.22.2021

  Loneliness (Margolis & Torres)

  On today’s episode of the The Annex , we look at the topic of loneliness from a sociological perspective. Our guests are Rachel Margolis (Western University) and Stacey Torres (University of California, San Francisco). Rachel is a demographer...

  
• 03.09.2021

  Negative Reactions to Roseanne Reboot

  Many people did not like Roseanne’s depiction as a Trump supporter in a sitcom. Discussants Joseph Nathan Cohen co-hosts The Annex and directs the Sociocast Project. He is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York, Queens College. He wrote Financial Crisis in...

  
• 02.22.2021

  Rating British Departments (JP Pardo-Guerra)

  In this episode of The Annex Sociology Podcast, we discuss the British system of evaluating departments’ scholarly productivity with JP Pardo-Guerra from the University of California, San Diego. JP recently authored “Research Metrics, Labor Markets, and Epistimc Change: Evidence...

  
• 02.14.2021

  What Happens When You Cut Degree Requirements?

  A study shows that a Columbian business school’s placement outcomes soured after it cut core curricular requirements. Discussants Kieran Healy is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Duke University.  He is affiliated with the Kenan Institute for Ethics, the Markets and Management Studies program, and the Duke Network Analysis...

  
• 02.14.2021

  Using Offensive Words in Class

  We discuss the case of Lawrence Rosen, who sparked controversy by using N-word in a class on hate speech. Discussants Kieran Healy is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Duke University.  He is affiliated with the Kenan Institute for Ethics, the Markets and Management Studies program,...

  
• 02.14.2021

  Nuanced Theory

  We discuss Kieran Healy’s paper “Fuck Nuance” in Contemporary Sociology. Discussants Kieran Healy is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Duke University.  He is affiliated with the Kenan Institute for Ethics, the Markets and Management Studies program, and the Duke Network Analysis Center. Kieran is author of...

  
• 02.12.2021

  The 60 Hour Workweek Needed to be a Sociologist?

  Luft A tweet by Yale sociologist Nicholas Christakis, who argues that it takes a 60 hour work week to succeed in sociology. It drew criticism and evoked a discussion about work-life balance in sociology: I tell my graduate students and post-docs that...

  
• 02.12.2021

  Sexual Misconduct Allegations at Madison

  Luft Joe, Leslie, Gabriel and Aliza Luft (UCLA) discuss sexual misconduct problems at the University of Wisconsin, Madison sociology department. Aliza is an expert on genocide and extreme politics. She wrote “Toward a Dynamic Theory of Action at the Micro-Level of Genocide:...

  
• 02.12.2021

  Genetic Genealogy

  Luft Joe, Leslie, Gabriel and Aliza Luft (UCLA) discuss genetic genealogy, and people’s confused conceptions about the history of race and ethnicity. Aliza Luft is an expert on genocide and extreme politics. She wrote “Toward a Dynamic Theory of Action at...

  
• 02.12.2021

  Aliza Luft on Genocide*

  This week, The Annex sits down with Aliza Luft of UCLA.  Aliza authored the 2015 Sociological Theory article, “Toward a Dynamic THeory of Action at the Micro Level of Genocide: Killing, Desistance, and Saving in 1994 Rwanda”  We discuss our conceptions of violence perpetration...

  
• 02.12.2021

  Aliza Luft on Genocide*

  This week, The Annex sits down with Aliza Luft of UCLA.  Aliza authored the 2015 Sociological Theory article, “Toward a Dynamic THeory of Action at the Micro Level of Genocide: Killing, Desistance, and Saving in 1994 Rwanda”  We discuss our conceptions of violence perpetration...

  
• 02.06.2021

  Bart Bonikowski on Nationalism*

  This week, The Annex sits down with Bart Bonikowski of Harvard University. Bart discusses his work on nationalism. Also, the Shutdown, Howard Schultz, taxing the rich, Jordan Peterson meets Doug Ford, and the Duke letter to Chinese students. Special...

  
• 02.06.2021

  Howard Schultz for President?

  Joe, Neda Magbouleh (University of Toronto) and Bart Bonikowski (Harvard) discuss Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announcement that he is exploring a run for US President in 2020.