Encyclopodia Britonnica: Recent Episodes
Hannah Mattson
Encyclopodia Britonnica, a podcast out of Albion College where smart professors answer our ignorant questions.
Faculty at liberal arts schools are the primary influencers and storytellers. They are the people who turn prospective students into alumni and help shape their worldview in the process.
Hear what some of Albion’s most beloved professors are up to and what they think about stuff happening on campus.
Trisha shares about her First Year Seminar on Intersectional Pizza, the origin story of the Albion Community Garden, and her circuitous journey to becoming an academic.
Hear Craig share how his undergraduate experience at Albion shaped his innovative approach to group research experiences. Learn about the work that his students are doing in the lab and on the disc golf course.
We loved hearing Emmeline share about the arts of printmaking and teaching. She shares her love for art that inevitably destroys itself and her desire to deck the halls of the public library. Albion College has a large and historically significant print collection that ranges from medieval prints to Picassos and pieces by Elizabeth Catlett.
Learn more about topics discussed in the podcast:
Emmeline’s website
Art and Art History Department
Albion College Print Collection
Do Hu Sing: “Home within Home”
Felix Gonzalez-Torres: “Portrait of Ross”
Drawn.out.c.o.n.f.e.r.e.n.c.e
Pleiad Article on Emmeline
Matt talks about his research in social movements, the European Union, the Boston Celtics, and how he is able to bring all of it into his First-Year Seminar, "Patchwork America."
Join our conversation with our favorite geocacher, blood fearing, and student research driven chemistry professor. Vanessa McCafferey shares what she enjoys about teaching, directing the Foundation for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, and Albion College.
Nels shares how trust transforms a classroom, why he spends his students outside for class, and about his own sense of belonging in Albion.
Listen to our conversation with Dr. Alli Harnish where we talk about her work and life in Albion. Alli shares about her time in Clown College, her experience as a first generation college student, and why she has become a leader in the Albion community.
Join your hosts Provost Ron Mourad, Social Media Professional Erik Lyman, and Hannah Mattson from the Alumni Office as they talk about their expectations for Encyclopodia Britonnica and how they came to Albion.
Learn about important tie choices and how a unicorn squirrel feeder could become a staple of the Albion brand.
Listen to Ron Mourad’s previous podcast Ultimate Concerns for more information on his field of study.