txt msgs: A Common Reading podcast: Recent Episodes
Dr. Don Presnell
A podcast by the Common Reading program at Appalachian State University. Includes interviews with authors & other individuals who contribute to Common Reading. See our website for more information about the program: commonreading.appstate.edu
In this episode, I have a conversation with Mark Coltrain, Associate Professor & First Year Experience Librarian at Appalachian State University. We talk about the rewards and importance of solid research not just for students but for everyone. We also discuss Nora Krug's Belonging (this year's Common Reading selection at App State) and Mark's interest in vinyl records and how both involve–wait for it–research!
In this episode, I travel to Ireland....well, not really. Kind of.
Join me as I spend time with friend & colleague Adrian Rice, App State First Year Seminar Lecturer...and Irish poet!
In this episode, I have a conversation with friend and colleague Dr. Ted Zerucha, the Director of the General Education program at Appalachian State University.
In this episode, I talk with biology major & ornithology researcher Adrianna Nelson about birds she's researching and books she's reading...
In this episode, I talk with friend & colleague Dr. Rick Klima, Director of First Year Seminar at Appalachian State University. Our conversation ranges from the German Enigma Machine to living & learning in a pandemic and post-pandemic world, and the Beatles. Join us!
Join Common Reading Director Dr. Don Presnell as he and Elizabeth Rush enjoy a final conversation together. Rush is the author of Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore, the App State Common Reading selection for the just-concluded 2020-2021 academic year.