American Campus Podcast

a social and political history of higher education

Podcasting since 2024 • 157 episodes

American Campus Podcast

Latest Episodes

The Frenchmen with Emily Eakin

A deep-dive into the personal lives of the famed 20th century French theorists (all men) with their newest biographer.References and suggested readings:Emily Eakin. 2026.

August 30, 2026 • 37:11

A short history of the connoisseur with Peter Burke

References and suggested readings:Peter Burke. 2026. The Connoisseur: A Cultural History. Reaktion Books. Gore Vidal. 2000.

August 26, 2026 • 12:39

How a media panic led to the modern research university with Chad Wellmon

On the origins of the German research university and what universities should be today.References and suggested readings:Chad Wellmon. 2016. Organizing Enlightenment: ...

August 23, 2026 • 45:58

Classical liberals and Know-Nothings on higher learning with James Chandler

References and suggested readings:James Chandler. 2026. The Know-Nothing Campaign Against Higher Learning. Prickly Paradigm Press. Robert Mack...

August 19, 2026 • 25:22

The KKK comes to UCLA with Trevor Griffey

References and suggested readings:Trevor Griffey. 2007. “The Strongest Chapter in WA: Bellingham's KKK.” The Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project....

August 12, 2026 • 36:54