0102 | December 16, 2019 Comedy: Final Thoughts http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/728900551-theamericanage-comedy-final-thoughts.mp3 What can you learn about a culture through comedy? What can you learn about people, and maybe more importantly, what can’t...
0098 | November 18, 2019 Comedy: Offensive Comedy and Its Virtues http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/713486617-theamericanage-comedy-offensive-comedy-and-its-virtues.mp3 There’s laughing at yourself, and then there’s laughing at others. While the...
0093 | Octobber 14, 2019 1619: Music, Blackface, and Performing Freedom http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/695636788-theamericanage-1619-music-blackface-and-performing-freedom.mp3 The hosts discuss the history of “performing blackness” in music, as well...
0079 | July 8, 2019 (r)omance: Are you difficult? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/645903792-theamericanage-romance-are-you-difficult.mp3 What makes someone “difficult” in romantic relationships? Putting themselves under the microscope, the hosts...
0078 | July 1, 2019 (r)omance: What Is It? http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/644033640-theamericanage-romance-what-is-it.mp3 Romance–with a lowercase “r”–has been a preoccupation in the West since the 17th century. But it’s rarely...