Just in time for Election Day 2020, Paul is joined by Kevin Gutzman, Professor of History here at WCSU, to talk about the upcoming election and specifically the Electoral College. What is it, why is it, and how should we feel about it? Also a few upcoming events and a little news about what's happening here on campus.

Somewhere along the way, disagreeing with friends, family, and others moved from being just a natural state of affairs to one that promotes anxiety, discomfort, meanness, and even fear. How do we move past all this and finds ways to respectfully and healthily disagree? Is it even possible to like someone with whom you disagree on big issues? I think it is, and we'll explore all that in this episode.

In light of the recent articles about President Trump and how much he did or didn't pay in federal income tax Paul has invited professor Gary Skiba to come on and really get into it about taxes. Hold on to your hats ladies and germs, this one is a scorcher. But seriously folks, it's really interesting.

Walt Cramer returns to the pod to talk about Coffeehouse in the age of Covid-19. How's it going? Listen up and then come see for yourself every Thursday at 8pm under (and around) the tent on the Midtown Campus Rec Field.

This is the first of a sub-series we're calling SPEAK ITS NAME, where we'll be talking about issues of racial injustice that face members of our WCSU community, and begin to talk about solutions. As a start, we're talking with Danielle King, who teaches The Black Experience In America here at Western.

Runners start their races with their feet firmly planted in a starting block, and getting a good start is often the key to winning the whole race. What are the things you can do to begin the semester with a great start? Let's chat about some of them today.

Paul is joined by distinguished alum and host of Sunday Soulstice and 3rd Stone from the Sun on WCSU's own WXCI, Marcía Kendall. Marcía's been here a while and really made her mark on campus. She and Paul cover everything from billiards to state government to eco therapy. Then Paul and Pete continue to struggle through what should be an easy task. We miss you Bharbara and Chantel!!!

Our first show back since humans have been allowed to repopulate the campus. It's a little strange but boy we're glad to be here. Be safe and have fun and we'll see you right here every week no matter what happens with lock downs and quarantines and whatever else the world can throw at us.

What's college like? What happens when the world gets disrupted and college changes drastically? We'll talk with some of our students who made it through the rough spring semester, and get some of their advice for staying on task through a fall that promises a few ups and downs!

Emergency pod to discuss the delayed campus opening for the Fall 2020 semester. Classes will begin online-only on 8/26 but resident move-in and in-person classes will be delayed for, as of now, the first two weeks of the semester.