This week we're joined by history professor Mary Dillard to discuss African History, segregation in America, the slave trade, the enduring importance of Public History, the cultural significance of Roots, and the beauty of Bryant Park in Manhattan. Mary also discusses her career at SLC and shares some advice for graduating students.

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Music by Kevin McKenna

Enjoy an all new episode of The Sarah Lawrence College Podcast! This week we're joined by professor and author Victoria Redel to discuss her new novel, I Am You. Victoria describes how she conceived of the story, which is a "mesmerizing historical novel...a meditation on gender, an ode to artistic creation, and an unforgettable love story that reimagines the life of renowned still life painter Maria van Oosterwijck during the Dutch Golden Age".

Victoria shares how she crafted three-dimensional characters in a lush world, how her research into paint making and color theory informed her writing, and what she's learned from her SLC students.

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For this season premiere episode of The Sarah Lawrence College Podcast we are joined by SLC President Cristle Collins Judd to discuss the SLC Centennial.

Topics include:

• the centennial theme of "timely and timeless"
• "adaptive reuse" and The Remy Theatre as a metaphor for the SLC community's progression into our second century
• reshaping the podcast to be in keeping with this year-long theme
• "Lifelong Learning" at SLC
• the great opportunities provided to SLC students given our proximity to New York City and Yonkers
• the distinctiveness of our faculty
• what Cristle would like listeners a hundred years from now to know about what SLC did to preserve democracy in education

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This week Tim is joined by professor Jamee Moudud for a Faculty Spotlight to discuss Jamee's book: Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez Faire?

Tim and Jamee discuss how society has gotten to where it is, writing readable academic text, and what people should do to be "good citizens".

This is the season finale of the Fall 2025. The podcast will be going on hiatus for the winter break following this episode.

Thank you for another great season of the podcast. Have a restorative break!

This week we are joined by professor and author Joseph Earl Thomas to discuss Joseph's memoir Sink.

Tim and Joseph discuss the importance of passions as a child, the narrative power of video games, inhabiting the perspective of a child, dedicating one's life to art, and the value of forming friendships and social groups.

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This week we're joined by Christyn Refuerzo, editor in chief of the SLC people of color literary magazine, Dark Phrases.

Christyn discusses what it takes to be an editor, putting the magazine together, studying abroad, and the value of showcasing under-represented voices.

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If you want a college that encourages you to explore your interests, there’s no place better than Sarah Lawrence. In this episode, learn how a class with Jerri Dodds transformed Tyler Holm into an art history student, and how Tyler’s conference projects have shaped Jerri’s teaching. Just two amazing people, talking about the things they love. Enjoy!

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This week Tim is joined by writing professor and author Carolyn Ferrell to discuss Carolyn's award-winning novel, Dear Miss Metropolitan. Tim and Carolyn discuss creating the world of Dear Miss Metropolitan, her writing practice, coping with setbacks, and teaching at Sarah Lawrence.

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When Lauryn Dunn first came to Sarah Lawrence, she planned to focus on history, but a lecture course with Drew Cressman revealed in her a surprisingly deep interest in biology. In this episode of SLC Transcript Review, Lauryn and Drew discuss pop quizzes, building confidence, conference projects, and summer research opportunities. Lauryn is the 2025 recipient of the Ian Lipkin ’74 Science Prize at SLC.

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This week Tim is joined by two guests, history professors Matthew Ellis and David Gutman. Matt and David have created a new blog, The Historicizer on substack, where they intend to write accessible pieces that analyze current events through a historical lens.

You can subscribe to their substack for free at thehistoricizer.substack.com.

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