The Oxford Comment

By Oxford University Press

The Oxford Comment is a monthly podcast featuring insights from Oxford University Press authors, editors, and more.... more

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about The Oxford Comment:

How many episodes does The Oxford Comment have?

The podcast currently has 882 episodes available.

The Oxford Comment episodes:

November 28, 2017 The Future of Social Enterprise Law with Rick Alexander, Dana Brakman Reiser and Steven Dean
In this podcast professors Dana Brakman Reiser and Steven Dean, authors of recently released Social Enterprise Law, talk to Rick Alexander from B Lab about the changing face of philanthropy.
They discuss how modern businesses are tackling their corporate social responsibilities through new social enterprise mechanisms that provide the capital required for them to flourish whilst also meeting ethical standards.
Learn more: http://bit.ly/2tnW96x
© Oxford University Press
...more
46min
November 14, 2017 Engendering Communication – Episode 42 – The Oxford Comment
On this episode of The Oxford Comment, we chatted with SJ Miller, Deputy Director of Educational Equity Supports and Services at the NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools; and David E. Kirkland, author of “Black Masculine Language” from The Oxford Handbook of African American Language, and Executive Director of the NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools; to discuss the developments we’re seeing in today’s English lexicon and how we can positively incorporate linguistic change instead of dismissing it.
© Oxford University Press
...more
42min
November 14, 2017 Engendering Communication - Episode 42 - The Oxford Comment
In a constantly changing world, it’s only natural that language continues to evolve as well. Words or phrases that no longer apply are phased out and in their place emerges lexicon that better reflect the diversity of gender, race, and sexuality in contemporary culture. From under-privileged children being taught how to read at home with cookbooks, to groups of students who adopt the use of new words to better explain experiences they see in their own communities, educators are also recognizing the need to understand how changing culture influences the way students of different backgrounds speak.
In this episode of The Oxford Comment, we chatted with SJ Miller, Deputy Director of Educational Equity Supports and Services at the NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools; and David E. Kirkland, author of “Black Musculine Language” from The Oxford Handbook of African American Language, and Executive Director of the NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools; to discuss the developments we’re seeing in today’s English lexicon and how we can positively incorporate linguistic change instead of dismissing it.
© Oxford University Press
...more
42min
November 10, 2017 Richard Collier and Joseph L. Andrus discuss the Arm’s Length Principle and BEPS
In this podcast Richard Collier and Joseph L. Andrus talk to George Miller about international tax law, how the Arm’s Length Principle came about, and the challenges it threw up. Together they go on to discuss the solutions the G20 / OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project proposed, and where it ultimately succeeded and failed.
Richard Collier and Joseph L. Andrus are co-authors of Transfer Pricing and the Arm's Length Principle After BEPS (2017) published by Oxford University Press.
Richard Collier is an Associate Fellow at the Centre for Business Taxation in Oxford and is heavily involved in tax policy work. Previously he was a senior tax partner at PwC, specializing in financial sector tax and transfer pricing and permanent establishment issues.
Joseph L. Andrus was the Head of the Transfer Pricing Unit at the OECD until his retirement in 2014. He was responsible for directing all of the OECD work in transfer pricing including the transfer pricing portions of the OECD project on corporate Base Erosion and Profit Shifting.
© Oxford University Press
...more
36min
September 23, 2017 Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine: Staying Relevant
This is a 3-part podcast series on one of the most successful medical books ever published, the "Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine". This is an opportunity to meet the people behind this celebrated book and find out more about why it’s so popular.

When it was first published back in 1985 it was banned in many medical schools because it made medicine ‘too easy’. Hear the two original authors reminisce about its early journey from notebooks to a published piece.
Discover the philosophical approach behind the book and how the authors think it can help students become good doctors.
© Oxford University Press
...more
24min
September 23, 2017 Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine: More than just Practical Medicine
This is a 3-part podcast series on one of the most successful medical books ever published, the "Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine". This is an opportunity to meet the people behind this celebrated book and find out more about why it’s so popular.

When it was first published back in 1985 it was banned in many medical schools because it made medicine ‘too easy’. Hear the two original authors reminisce about its early journey from notebooks to a published piece.
Discover the philosophical approach behind the book and how the authors think it can help students become good doctors.
© Oxford University Press
...more
16min
September 23, 2017 Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine: How it all began
This is a 3-part podcast series on one of the most successful medical books ever published, the "Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine". This is an opportunity to meet the people behind this celebrated book and find out more about why it’s so popular.

When it was first published back in 1985 it was banned in many medical schools because it made medicine ‘too easy’. Hear the two original authors reminisce about its early journey from notebooks to a published piece.
Discover the philosophical approach behind the book and how the authors think it can help students become good doctors.
© Oxford University Press
...more
27min
September 19, 2017 Rock 'n' rollercoaster
Listen to these enjoyable and inventive string ensemble pieces for all string groups, in flexible scoring (for violin, viola, cello, and double bass with piano or CD accompaniment) from two parts to large string ensemble. The books of More String Time Joggers — a teacher's book and pupils' books for each instrument — are exciting collections from the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series. The CD, supplied in the Teacher's book, contains a performance and backing track for each piece in the book.
...more
2min
September 19, 2017 African song (Mweya m'tsvene)
Listen to these enjoyable and inventive string ensemble pieces for all string groups, in flexible scoring (for violin, viola, cello, and double bass with piano or CD accompaniment) from two parts to large string ensemble. The books of More String Time Joggers — a teacher's book and pupils' books for each instrument — are exciting collections from the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series. The CD, supplied in the Teacher's book, contains a performance and backing track for each piece in the book.
...more
3min
September 19, 2017 Riding my bike!
Teach the syncopated rhythm by chanting or singing the words ‘Riding my bike!’. Use short, detached bow strokes in the middle of the bow for a strong and energetic sound. A performance might begin with a vocal version followed by the string version.
...more
2min

FAQs about The Oxford Comment:

How many episodes does The Oxford Comment have?

The podcast currently has 882 episodes available.