Welcome to Our Social Landscape!  Little Shell Chippewa writer Chris La Tray joins me from Missoula, Montana, to discuss contemporary indigenous issues in America. Chris is the author of the award-winning book/memoir One Sentence Journal, as well as a former professional musician, and is currently writing a history of his tribe.  In addition to indigenous sovereignty and land redistribution, we discuss the related issues of environmentalism and capitalism.  We finish the conversation with figuring out the role of writers and other artists in social change. 

The podcast included the following Rage Against the Machine songs:

Vietnow

Calm Like a Bomb

Know Your Enemy

Darkness

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A discussion of a new Florida law that prohibits the teaching of Critical Race Theory in public schools.

Thoughts on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

An analysis of America's relationship between gun violence and masculine gender norms.

Closing the door on 2020...

An interview with Travers, Professor of Sociology at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. Professor Travers is an expert on transgender issues in society, and most of our talk was focused on trans inclusion/exclusion in sports.  Also discussed: intersex athletes, the social construction of both gender and sex, Title IX, and children’s lived experiences navigating gendered expectations.   

An interview with Jay Coakley, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs on current issues in the world of sports.  Professor Coakley has taught about sports in society for almost 50 years, but we limited our focus to three areas in particular- sex/gender, racial issues, and the NCAA anti-trust law suits.  “August” by The Lone Bellow leads us in and fades us out…

All episodes of Our Social Landscape can be found on iTunes, simply type oursociallandscape into the search box. If you have any questions or comments, email me at [email protected].

Singer-songwriter James McMurtry joins me to share his thoughts on music and current social issues.

An interview with musician and novelist, Willy Vlautin.