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Happy December, everybody! In this episode of the Humanities District, Shawn Wahl, Dean of the Missouri State Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and host Jay Howard discuss building projects happening on campus at Missouri State University, new academic programs, the phases of the academic realignment, AI, the new digital humanities lab, and "Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership" by Bolman and Deal. Subscribe and listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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My guest on this episode of the Humanities District is Shannon Cay, visual journalist at Springfield Daily Citizen! Listen to the Humanities District on your favorite podcast app, or here:
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Continuing our series on civic engagement, this month we have a conversation with Dr. Suzanne Walker-Pacheco, professor of Anthropology! We discuss Paws to the Polls, a nonpartisan voter participation initiative at Missouri State. Subscribe for free on Spotify or your podcast app.

Happy September! My guest this month is Andrew Crocker, an Instructor of Political Science at Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) and the co-advisor for a student organization called Politically Active, a nonpartisan student-run group focused on improving the political literacy of Ozarks Tech students.

I ask Andrew for tips and tricks on how to facilitate a civil and productive group conversation on tough topics. Take a listen!

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Who is your favorite character in the Chronicles of Narnia? If you said Reepicheep, you're in good company!

My guest today is Dr. Leslie Baynes, Associate Professor in the department of languages cultures and religions at MSU. She teaches many classes on topics in Religious Studies including a class on C. S. Lewis, and she's a Reepicheep fan.

"I’ve been thinking a lot about AI lately. I’ve been welcoming our robot overlords for years. As our technology threatens more and more credibly to obsolesce us, we are forced to take seriously the question of what it means to be human. What are humans for, anyway?"

Announcing the Fall Book Club "The Last Human Job" by Allison Pugh

Today's guest is Gemma Campanini, poetry event facilitator extraordinaire!

We talk about many of Gemma's poetic and literary projects, including Oh Snap poetry, poetry slams, poetry for personal healing, the Bards of Moon City, the Ozarks Literacy Council, the Missouri Fine Arts Academy, and Gemma's newest project, "Reignite - burn through barriers with free verse poetry," upcoming this fall.

Check out this month's conversation celebrating 5 years of Pagination Bookshop (and nearly 50 episodes of the Humanities District!)