Season 5 of Wolftrax got off to a late start this year.  For Halloween, I have recorded my own reading of a short story by H. H. Munro, who wrote under the pen name Saki.  His stories mostly poke light hearted fun at the English upper middle class in the decades before World War I.  This story, however, is very spooky.  It is, in my humble opinion, one of the most perfect horror stories I have ever read.  I will probably add some commentary later, but for now, enjoy Sredni Vashtar.  

The creator of more recent Wolftrax episodes is Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Older (and forthcoming) content consisting of faculty interviews comes from Professor Emeritus Ken Blanchard, the original creator of Wolftrax.  

To commemorate Earth Day, some undergraduate students at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota highlight their semester-long research on various environmental issues. This interdisciplinary project emerges from a thematic variation of the second course in the college composition sequence, titled ENGL 201: Environmental Stewardship and Social Advocacy, designed by Dr. Kristen Brown.

The creator of more recent Wolftrax episodes is Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Older (and forthcoming) content consisting of faculty interviews comes from Professor Emeritus Ken Blanchard, the original creator of Wolftrax.  

NSU Professors of Government Jon Schaff and yours truly discuss the current state of the 2024 Presidential race.  How is this year like 1888?  What's happening with the Black and Hispanic vote?  Why did the Democrats stick with Biden?  Why is Trump as strong as he is?

The creator of more recent Wolftrax episodes is Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Older (and forthcoming) content consisting of faculty interviews comes from Professor Emeritus Ken Blanchard, the original creator of Wolftrax.  

Professors Art Marmorstein, Steven Usitalo, and your host Ken Blanchard, discuss the Gaza war.  We cover everything from the birth of Abraham to anti-Semitism at Harvard.  

The creator of more recent Wolftrax episodes is Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Older (and forthcoming) content consisting of faculty interviews comes from Professor Emeritus Ken Blanchard, the original creator of Wolftrax.  

NSU Professor Jon Schaff and I discuss U.S. politics one year ahead of the next presidential election.  

The creator of more recent Wolftrax episodes is Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Older (and forthcoming) content consisting of faculty interviews comes from Professor Emeritus Ken Blanchard, the original creator of Wolftrax.  

Historian and professor Dave Grettler and I discuss all things furry and fanged in this second annual Halloween episode.  We cover some scholarly angles on these ancient monsters and roll the bones on the best vampire and werewolf movies for the holiday.  

The creator of more recent Wolftrax episodes is Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Older (and forthcoming) content consisting of faculty interviews comes from Professor Emeritus Ken Blanchard, the original creator of Wolftrax.  

Professor Dias tells me about someone who knew how to get things done: Henry J. Kaiser, captain of industry.

The creator of more recent Wolftrax episodes is Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Older (and forthcoming) content consisting of faculty interviews comes from Professor Emeritus Ken Blanchard, the original creator of Wolftrax.  

In this episode I interview Professor of English Elizabeth Haller and Professor of Biochemistry John Mitchell about this course in science and literature.  We consider the removal of a birthmark at a terrible price, suffer through an alien invasion, and smuggle a primitive microscope into Medieval Britain.  If you like good stories with a cup of real science stirred into the broth, you will like this one.  

The creator of more recent Wolftrax episodes is Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Older (and forthcoming) content consisting of faculty interviews comes from Professor Emeritus Ken Blanchard, the original creator of Wolftrax.  

In this episode Dr. Blanchard sits in the hot chair and Dr. Grettler in the power chair.  He interviews me on my field of research, biopolitical science.  We talks about Chimpanzees and Bonobos, the difference between men and women, and why Charles Darwin confirms the natural law theory in the Declaration of Independence.  

The creator of more recent Wolftrax episodes is Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Older (and forthcoming) content consisting of faculty interviews comes from Professor Emeritus Ken Blanchard, the original creator of Wolftrax.  

Professor of English Lysbeth Benkert-Rasmussen has a volume of poetry on the cusp of publication.  We try to decide what poetry does, how it does it, and what it is.  Along the way, we both recite some of our favorite verse and best of all, Lysbeth reads some delicious pieces from her upcoming book.  

The creator of more recent Wolftrax episodes is Dr. Kristen Brown, assistant professor of English at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Older (and forthcoming) content consisting of faculty interviews comes from Professor Emeritus Ken Blanchard, the original creator of Wolftrax.