Shows
Untenured TracksE92: Murder Ballads (w/ Dr. Eleanor Peters)This week, I talk to Dr. Eleanor Peters about the link between music and crime, the Beatles and UK Drill music.
You can follow Eleanor:
@DrEleanor1
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2022-06-131h 01Untenured TracksE91: Championing Women in Horror All the Time (w/ Ali Chappell)This week, I talk to Ali Chappell about the challenges of directing and acting in her own projects, her desire to create a romantic comedy horror film and championing women in horror.
You can follow Ali:
@thealichappell
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2022-04-1940 minUntenured TracksE90: The Armenian Genocide (w/ Dr. Pamela Steiner & Kristen Rock)On a bonus episode, I talk to Dr. Pamela Steiner, from the Harvard School of Public Health, about the Armenian Genocide. This interview originally aired on 90.7FM WCLH in Wilkes Barre, PA. Station Manager Kristen Rock is featured in the third chair for this interview.
You can find the first issue of Untenured Tracks at untenured.space
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2022-02-1639 minUntenured TracksE89: Going Into the Lava (w/ Dania Ramos)This week, I talk to Dania Ramos about creating audio dramas, writing for a young audience and the importance of challenging yourself as a writer.
You can follow Dania:
@DaniaDania
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2022-02-0838 minUntenured TracksE88: Curing Myself of My Instincts (w/ Aaron Poochigian)This week, I talk to Aaron Poochigian about Verse Novels, what brought him into poetry and his process writing verse narratives.
You can follow Aaron:
@Poochigian
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2022-02-0133 minUntenured TracksE87: 50 Miles (w/ Sheryl St. Germain)This week, I talk to Sheryl St. Germain about substance addiction, losing a loved one to substance abuse and finding new ways to inspire people.
You can find Sheryl at her website:
http://sheryl-stgermain.com
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2022-01-2542 minUntenured TracksE86: Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (w/ Tim Seibles)This week, I talk to Tim Seibles, the Poet Laureate of Virginia, about Jimi Hendrix, avoiding monotony in his work, and writing poems in the voice of Blade the Daywalker.
You can find some of Tim's works at
Etruscan Press
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2022-01-1837 minUntenured TracksE85: There Is No Formula (w/ Donna Talarico)This week, I talk to Donna Talarico about the real people in our lives that become characters in our work, her lack of a creative writing process, and Hippocampus, her creative non-fiction magazine and conference.
You can follow Donna:
@donnatalarico
You can check out Hippocampus at hippocampusmagazine.com
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2022-01-1029 minUntenured TracksE84: Every Project Deserves Its Own Process (w/ Nisha Sharma)This week, I talk to Nisha Sharma about retelling works of Shakespeare, the books that unlocked her love for reading and how her approach to writing changes for each project.
You can follow Nisha:
@Nishawrites
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2022-01-0436 minUntenured TracksE83: It‘s A Mind Game (w/ Nicole Pandolfo)This week, I talk to Nicole Pandolfo about the rules of screenwriting, generative writing exercises in the classroom and finding your voice as a writer.
You can follow Nicole:
@Nicole_Pandolfo
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-12-1452 minUntenured TracksE82: Be the Water (w/ Angelique Palmer)This week, I talk to Angelique Palmer about her new book Also Dark, what sparked her path into poetry, and "what we do" vs "what we're supposed to be doing."
You can find Angelique's work at etruscanpress.org/product/also-dark-by-angelique-palmer/
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-12-0648 minUntenured TracksE81: On the Elsewhere (w/ Dr. Phil Brady)This week, I talk to Dr. Phil Brady from Wilkes University about his work, the power + purpose of poetry, and awakening his aural imagination.
You can find Dr. Brady's work at etruscanpress.org
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
Also, Andy would like to note that while he is not actually friends with Trayvon Free, he welcomes the opportunity to have him on the show.
2021-11-301h 02Untenured TracksE80: Your Story Matters (w/ Sari Botton)This week, I talk to Sari Botton from Wilkes University about writing, loving + leaving New York, and the power of the newsletter.
You can follow Sari:
@saribotton
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-11-2341 minUntenured TracksE79: Exploring Strange New Worlds (w/ Dr. Ka Lok Hong)This week, I talk to Dr. Ka Lok Hong from Wilkes University about his career and the process of going back to school to work on his memoir.
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-11-1648 minUntenured TracksE78: Publishing is a Fickle Beast...or Lover (w/ Jen McLaughlin)This week, I talk to Jen McLaughlin, MFA from Wilkes University about writing romance.
You can follow Jen:
@DianeAlberts
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-11-0239 minUntenured TracksE77: The Muse Morphs Over Time (w/ Remica Bingham-Risher)This week, I talk to Remica Bingham-Risher from Wilkes University about her work on poetry.
You can follow Remica @remicawriter and you can What We Ask of Flesh here.
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-10-2548 minUntenured TracksE76: Do Good Things Happen to People Who Cheat? (w/ Dr. Cassandra Alexopoulos)This week, I talk to Dr. Cassandra Alexopoulos about her work on media effects related to infidelity.
You can follow Dr. Alexopoulos @bigcastastrophe
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-07-1959 minUntenured TracksE75: The History of Sport (w/ Dr. Johanna Mellis)This week, I talk to Dr. Johanna Mellis about her work on the history of sports.
You can follow Dr. Mellis @JohannaMellis
and you can find her podcast The End of Sport @ theendofsport.podbean.com
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-07-131h 22Untenured TracksE74: The Execution of Admiral John Byng (w/ Dr. Joe Krulder)This week, I talk to Dr. Joe Krulder about his book on the execution of Admiral John Byng.
You can follow Dr. Krulder @joekrulder
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-07-061h 02Untenured TracksE73: The History of Race & Policing (w/ Dr. Brandon Jett)This week, I talk to Dr. Brandon Jett about his work on the history of race and policing.
You can follow Dr. Jett @DrBrandonJett1
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-06-2858 minUntenured TracksE72: Sexual Violence Services & Social Work (w/ Dr. Lane Forsman)This week, I talk to Dr. Lane Forsman about his research on sexual violence services from a social work perspective.
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-06-2247 minUntenured TracksE71: The Politics of Cybersecurity (w/ Dr. Anwar Mhajne)This week, I talk to Dr. Anwar Mhajne, Assistant Professor from Stonehill College, about her work on cybersecurity and the politics of cybersecurity.
You can follow Dr. Mhajne on Twitter @mhajneam
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-06-151h 01Untenured TracksE70: Immigration (w/ Dr. Justin Schon)This week, I talk to Dr. Justin Schon from the University of Virginia about his work on immigration, immigration enforcement and climate refugees.
You can follow Dr. Schon on Twitter @goliathSchon
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-06-071h 00Untenured TracksE69: Playing Tuba & Making Weird Sounds (w/ Dr. Aaron Hynds)This week, I talk to Dr. Aaron Hynds from the University of Kentucky about his work teaching audio engineering and his experience as a professional tubist.
You can follow Dr. Hynds on Twitter @tuba_noise
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-05-2551 minUntenured TracksE68: Google = Truth? (w/ Stefan Kehlenbach)Season Five begins!
This week, I talk to Stefan Kehlenbach about political theory, big data and the effect technology has on society.
You can follow Stefan on Twitter @CogitoErgoDoom
As always, you can follow Andy @heyDrWil and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2021-05-181h 12
Strength CheckBONUS: Heckmouth Presents: The Falcon and the Winter SoldierThe folks behind Strength Check introduce to you our newest podcast project: HECKMOUTH!
Deep dives into film and TV, from single episodes to entire franchises and filmographies.
Hosted by Andy Wilczak and Adam Griffin and released monthly?! (We're figuring that out still); dedicated feed available soon.
On this episode, we discuss The Falcon and the Winter Soldier!
Follow the show on Twitter: @heckmouth
Follow the hosts: @heydrwil, @Griffmoy
2021-05-131h 49Strength CheckBONUS: Heckmouth Presents: ScreamThe folks behind Strength Check introduce to you our newest podcast project: HECKMOUTH!
Deep dives into film and TV, from single episodes to entire franchises and filmographies.
Hosted by Andy Wilczak and Adam Griffin and released monthly?! (We're figuring that out still); dedicated feed available soon.
On this episode, we discuss the Scream film franchise!
Follow the show on Twitter: @heckmouth
Follow the hosts: @heydrwil, @Griffmoy
2021-04-142h 33Strength CheckBONUS: Heckmouth Presents: WandaVisionThe folks behind Strength Check introduce to you our newest podcast project: HECKMOUTH!
Deep dives into film and TV, from single episodes to entire franchises and filmographies.
Hosted by Andy Wilczak and Adam Griffin and released monthly?! (We're figuring that out still); dedicated feed available soon.
On this episode, we discuss Marvel Studios' WandaVision!
Follow the show on Twitter: @heckmouth
Follow the hosts: @heydrwil, @Griffmoy
2021-03-171h 24
Untenured TracksRadio Free Radicals #1: The Music Industry (w/ David Arditi)Untenured Tracks & Scatterbrain Radio present....
Radio Free Radicals!
On the first episode, Dr. Andy Wilczak talks to David Arditi. David is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Arlington where he also serves as Director of the Center for Theory. He is author of Getting Signed: Record Contracts, Musicians, and Power in Society; iTake-Over: The Recording Industry in the Streaming Era and co-editor of The Dialectic of Digital Culture. He also serves as editor of the open access journal Fast Capitalism.
You can find his new book GETTING SIGNED here: https://www.palgrave.com/gp...2020-10-0658 minUntenured TracksE48: Teaching and Scholarship in the Pandemic (part 1 of 4) (w/ Dr. Rama Kothapalli, Dr. Matt Vogel & Dr. Breea Willingham)To commemorate the one year anniversary of the podcast, for the next month we'll be talking to scholars about how the past several months have shaped them as we start the new semester. Several of our guests do have tenure, but these times dictate amplifying as many voices as possible. These episodes will be part of a larger project, title TBD, bringing scholars together to discuss issues facing the profession.
You can follow today's guests on Twitter...
Dr. Kothapalli is @OUFYRE
Dr. Vogel is @MattVogel311
Dr. Willingham is @DrBWillingham2020-08-241h 05
Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 12: Ain't Gonna Hurt NobodyMr. Gus sends the Teens to English class and Chrys is determined to find Britney. After multiple cease and desist orders, Mrs. Rockwell attempts to make the school play a reality and an unlikely hero has a solution. Tad's Dad to the Diner!
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-08-241h 13Untenured TracksE47: Sassafrass and Human Flesh(?!) (w/ Dr. Clare Griffin)This week I talk to Dr. Clare Griffin from Nazerbayev University about her research on and teaching of the history of science. We talk early Russo-American conflict during the colonial era and the history of European cannibalism.
You can follow Dr. Griffin on Twitter @balalaichnitsa
As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-08-171h 04Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 11: Don't Tread On MeA familiar face returns and we meet Zachary Taylor Jonathan Thomas before a Homeroom Hullabaloo breaks out. Later, the Teens regroup in the hallway and formulate a plan. It's Prom Season!
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-08-1757 minUntenured TracksE46: D&D in the Classroom (w/ Maryanne Cullinan & Matt Kuehl)This week I talk with Maryanne Cullinan and Matt Kuehl about their experiences starting D&D groups in school and the ways they utilize the game with their students.
You can follow Maryanne on Twitter @culliope and Matt on Twitter @MattMKuehl
As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-08-101h 09Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 10: SivaAelin runs to check in with the babysitter and we smash cut to the following day at Maple Oak High. Where's Britney?
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-08-0957 minUntenured TracksE45: How Teachers Teach (w/ Dr. Kelly Lane)This week I talk with Dr. Kelly Lane about her research on teaching STEM and biology.
You can follow Dr. Lane on Twitter @AKellyLane
As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-08-031h 11Untenured TracksE44: Juvenile Delinquency and Phones (w/ Michelle Lyttle Storrod)This week I talk with Michelle Lyttle Storrod, PhD candidate at Rutgers-Camden, about her research on juvenile delinquency, social media and phones.
You can follow Michelle on Twitter @LyttleStorrod
As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-07-281h 03Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 9: Shiny Happy PeopleThe Kids wake up in the back of a van with headphones on. "What the Balls, Man?!" Later, a new ally reveals themselves!?
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-07-271h 07Untenured TracksE43: Infidelity and Gender (w/ Dr. Alicia Walker)This week I talk with Dr. Alicia Walker about her research on gender differences in infidelity.
You can buy Alicia's first book at http://shorturl.at/acdP4 and you can follow her on Twitter @AliciaMWalker1
As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-07-211h 08Untenured TracksE42: Back to Comics School (w/ Dr. Krista Gehring) (feat. Dr. Mike Dando)We go back to Comics School this week with a special crossover episode featuring Dr. Krista Gehring from the University of Houston-Downtown and special co-host Dr. Mike Dando to talk about Krista's work creating CrimComics.
You can follow Krista on Twitter @kristasgehring
and Mike on Twitter @mbdando
Check out Krista's CrimComics at https://global.oup.com/ushe/product/crimcomics-issue-1-9780190207144?cc=us&lang=en
As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-07-131h 24Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 8: Set Adrift on Memory BlissAelin works the longest diner shift ever?? And it's Bad News Brad & The Iron Butterfly against the American Gladiators in an epic confrontation?! Also, Cheddar Bay Biscuits.
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-07-1355 minUntenured TracksE41: Discipline and Punish (w/ Thomas Owen Baker)This week I talk to Thomas Owen Baker, Criminology Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis about his research on policing and his experiences in law enforcement and the military.
You can follow Thomas on Twitter @thomasowenbaker and check out his podcast at http://disciplineandpunish.buzzsprout.com/
As always, you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-07-061h 19Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 7: Friday I'm In LoveThe Kids are in the woods and see a flash of light before heading toward Lake Maybegone. Later, Chrys attempts to de-boobify a trap and it's a scream!
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-07-0546 minUntenured TracksE40: Death, Tulips, and The Farmers Market (w/ Dr. Michael O. Johnston)This week, I talk with Dr. Michael O. Johnston from William Penn University about his wide variety of research projects, all using content analysis to learn more about identity.
You can follow Dr. Johnston on Twitter @ProfessorJohnst and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-06-2947 minStrength CheckSeason 3, Episode 6: Mysterious WaysIt's the middle of January in Maple Oak and there's been a lockdown!? Meanwhile, the Kids meet at lunch and formulate a plan to make their way into the forest.
...and who is this guy from the Water Company?
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-06-291h 04Untenured TracksE39: Transitional and Environmental Justice (w/ Dr. Andreea Maierean)This week, I speak to Dr. Andreea Maierean, Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Wilkes University, about her research on transitional justice and the politics of fracking in Eastern Europe.
You can follow Dr. Maierean on Twitter @Ralucashu and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-06-231h 06Untenured TracksE38: Applied Gaming and Gaming as Therapy (w/ Dr. Megan Connell, Amelia Herbst, Peter Jung & Jamie Flecknoe)This week, I talk to Dr. Megan Connell (Geeks Like Us), Amelia Herbst (Geeks Like Us), Peter Jung (Roll for Kindness), and Jamie Flecknoe (Roll Play Lead) about their experiences using video games and Dungeon & Dragons in their therapeutic, counseling, skills development, and leadership work with adolescents.
You can follow Dr. Connell on Twitter @MeganPsyD and on the web at MeganPsyD.com
You can follow Amelia on Twitter @wanderingshrink
You can hear both of their work on the Brain Noodles podcast & on Geeks Like Us at twitch.tv/g33kslikeus
You can follow Ja...2020-06-151h 13Untenured TracksE37: Comic Books & Afrofuturism (w/ Dr. Mike Dando)This week, I talk with Dr. Mike Dando, Assistant Professor from St. Cloud State University, about comic books, afrofuturism and his experiences teaching on these subjects.
You can follow Dr. Dando on Twitter @mbdando and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-06-081h 17Strength CheckJune 7th, 2020#BlackLivesMatter
2020-06-0705 minUntenured TracksE36: Emotional Responses to Racial Discrimination (w/ Malissa Alinor)This week, I talk with Malissa Alinor from the University of Georgia about her work on the ways experiencing racial discrimination affects us emotionally.
You can follow Malissa on Twitter @malissa_ka and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-06-0155 minStrength CheckSeason 3, Episode 5: Something in the WayThe aftermath of the Man with the Shovel; another of the kids runs into a familiar crying face; and we DARE to keep the kids off drugs and cigarettes.
Leaper! Leaper! Copy!
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-05-311h 14Untenured TracksE35: Social Work, Entrepreneurship, and the Storied Career of Dr. Carey Yazeed (w/ Dr. Carey Yazeed)This week I talk with Dr. Carey Yazeed from Indiana Wesleyan University about her 20 year career as an entrepreneur and social worker.
You can follow Dr. Yazeed on Twitter @DrCareyYazeed and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
You can also check out her site at https://www.thebeautybrainsandbusiness.com
2020-05-251h 02Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 4: Come As You AreHomeroom Antics!
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur, @DrJNNavarro
2020-05-241h 06Untenured TracksE34: Leadership (w/ Dr. Brooke Gazdag)This week, I talk with Dr. Brooke Gazdag about leadership. Brooke is an Organizational Psychologist and since March 2020 an Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam. Brooke got her PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University at Buffalo and has since worked as Post Doc at the Technical University of Munich and then as an Assistant Professor at the University of Munich in Germany. Her research areas include leadership, negotiations and diversity.
You can follow Dr. Gazdag on Twitter @BrookeGazdag and you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-05-181h 02Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 3: Stay AwayThe Kids arrive for another week at school that starts with a game of Kiss the Flagpole.
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-05-171h 07Untenured TracksE33: Eryn O'Neal Has A Posse (Sexual Assault Case Processing) (w/ Dr. Eryn O'Neal, Brittany Acquaviva, Shamika Kelly, Jessica Fleming, and Katherine Meeker)This week, I talk with returning guest Dr. Eryn O'Neal (episode 30) and her research team from the doctoral program in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University about their combined scholarship in sexual assault case processing.
You can follow Dr. O'Neal on Twitter @erynnicoleoneal, Brittany Acquaviva at @BrittanyLAcqua1, Shamika Kelly at @KelleyShamika_, Jessica Fleming at @JessicaCFleming, and Katherine Meeker at @kat_meeker, and as always you can follow the show at @UntenuredTracks
We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured t...2020-05-111h 33Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 2: On A PlainAfter an important observation, the play changes; discussion about Maple Oak's refugee population; we learn about Bret's little brother, Brad + a brief RP session where the English class is assigned a group project!
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-05-101h 19Untenured TracksE32: Hire Helana Darwin! (w/ Helana Darwin)This week, I talk with Helana Darwin, an advanced doctoral student (ABD, on the market) in the Sociology Department at Stony Brook University. Her research broadly focuses on social inequality and gender inequality. She has studied issues pertaining to gender inequality within Body Positivity, craft beer culture, Jewish culture, and the transgender community.
You can follow Helana on Twitter @HelanaDarwin and the show at @UntenuredTracks
We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.
...2020-05-051h 09Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 1: Smells Like Teen SpiritJanuary 6, 1992 -- it's another day at Maple Oak High, back from Holiday Break, and auditions are starting for the school production of the Phantom of the Opera...
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-05-041h 20Untenured TracksE31: Parental Incarceration (w/ Dr. Breanna Boppre)This week, I talk to Dr. Breanna Boppre about her work on parental incarceration and her family's experience with this subject. Dr. Boppre is an assistant professor of criminal justice at Wichita State University.
You can follow Dr. Boppre on Twitter @bree_bop and the show at @UntenuredTracks
We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.
2020-04-2758 minStrength CheckSeason 3, Episode 0.2: Zero Sessions (Part 2)We are introduced to three of our main characters for this season's game and learn more about the relationships between them.
Play for Progress on Discord! https://discord.gg/nNNZUHS
Strength Check @ Mages & Mentors on Discord! https://discord.gg/sDrP9gD
Play for Progress GoFundMe - gofundme.com/play-for-progress
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-04-261h 05Untenured TracksE30: Sexual Assault Case Processing (w/ Dr. Eryn O'Neal)This week, I talk with Dr. Eryn Nicole O'Neal (she/her/hers), assistant professor from the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University about sexual assault case processing.
Her research has appeared in a variety of well-respected mainstream and specialty journals including Justice Quarterly, Violence Against Women, and Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Eryn was recently elected as an executive counselor for the American Society of Criminology Division on Women and Crime. Eryn has also published creative works in various literary magazines; her recent work appears in High Shelf, Glass Mountain Magazine, and DUM D...2020-04-2056 min
Strength CheckSeason 3, Episode 0.1: Zero Sessions (Part 1)We get an introduction to cast members for this season's game and start working out the setting of Maple Oak.
Play for Progress on Discord! https://discord.gg/nNNZUHS
Strength Check @ Mages & Mentors on Discord! https://discord.gg/sDrP9gD
Play for Progress GoFundMe - gofundme.com/play-for-progress
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck
Follow our cast: @heydrwil, @EsmailJoan, @mbdando, @ShawnaLesseur
2020-04-191h 07Untenured TracksE29: Pirates! (w/ Dr. Jamie Goodall)This week, I talk with Dr. Jamie Goodall from the US Army Center for Military History about her recent book, Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay.
You can follow Dr. Goodall on Twitter @L_Historienne and the show at @UntenuredTracks
Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay is available for purchase at:
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467141161
We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.
2020-04-1343 min
Strength CheckSeason 2, Episode 35: Get a GripThe season comes to an end as Percy Gritts is put into a Thriller Situation! But does the story stop here?!
Play for Progress on Discord! https://discord.gg/nNNZUHS
Strength Check @ Mages & Mentors on Discord! https://discord.gg/sDrP9gD
Play for Progress GoFundMe - gofundme.com/play-for-progress
E-mail the show: strengthcheckpodcast@gmail.com
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2020-04-1225 minUntenured TracksE28: Gender and Violence (w/ Dr. Tara Sutton)This week I talk with Dr. Tara Sutton, Assistant Professor from Mississippi State University. Tara has recently joined the faculty in Fall 2018 after receiving her Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at the University of Georgia. Dr. Sutton’s research is focused on the social and family contexts of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and other criminal, violent, and deviant behavior among adolescents and young adults. She is particularly interested in violence against women and children, the intergenerational transmission of violence, and women’s crime.
You can follow Dr. Tara Sutton on Twitter @queerfemprof and the show...2020-04-061h 02Strength CheckSeason 2, Episode 34: Hand-to-Hand CombatThe Gang gets blindsided and attempt to break the walls down!
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2020-04-0526 minUntenured TracksE27: Media and Crime (and Crime Podcasts!) (w/ Dr. Danielle Slakoff)This week, I talk to Dr. Danielle Slakoff, incoming assistant professor at Sacramento State University, about her research on domestic violence and media.
Other podcasts discussed in this episode are:
Cold
Dirty John
Over My Dead Body
Someone Knows Something
The Teacher's Pet
Bear Brook
You can follow Dr. Slakoff on Twitter @DSlakoffPhD and the show at @UntenuredTracks
We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use during the move to online teaching. Search 'untenured tracks' on YouTube for our channel.
2020-03-301h 03
Strength CheckSide-Quest #1: The Sunless Citadel, Part 4: Good Plan!An Acquisitions Incorporated Side-Quest!
The Party explores the Tower before formulating Plan F and seeking higher ground.
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2020-03-291h 04Untenured TracksE26: Juvenile Justice (w/ Dr. Cait Cavanagh)This week, I talk to Dr. Cait Cavanagh, Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University, where she is also affiliated with the Department of Psychology. Dr. Cavanagh is a juvenile justice researcher from a developmental psychology perspective. She received her PhD from the University of California, Irvine, in 2016.
More information about her research lab, including a complete CV, can be found at: www.TheADJustLab.com
You can follow Dr. Cavanagh on Twitter @Cait_Cavanagh and the show at @UntenuredTracks
We also have a youtube page now to house guest lectures for people to use dur...2020-03-241h 06Strength CheckSide-Quest #1: The Sunless Citadel, Part 3: Temple of DoomAn Acquisitions Incorporated Side-Quest!
The Party continues toward the Citadel.
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2020-03-2359 minUntenured TracksE25: Missing Persons (w/ Lorna Ferguson)This week I talk to Lorna Ferguson, Ph.D. student in sociology at the University of Western Ontario, and Director of Operations for the Canadian Society of Evidence-Based Policing (CAN-SEBP). Lorna's current research focused on evidence-based policy, policing, and missing persons. Specifically, she examines police responses to missing person cases by conducting interviews with police personnel from across Canada - missing persons coordinators, Search and Rescue members, police detectives, frontline officers, with the hope of filling in knowledge gaps on 'what works' and 'what doesn't work' and 'what we still don't' know' in terms of how to most effectively...2020-03-1757 minStrength CheckSide-Quest #1: The Sunless Citadel, Part 2: Invetigation in Process!An Acquisitions Incorporated Side-Quest!
The Party splits up and travels to the Farmer's Market & Blacksmith Shop to start their investigation.
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2020-03-1558 minUntenured TracksE24: Money Laundering and Financial Crime (Part 2) (w/ Dr. Vanessa Iafolla)This week I finish my talk with Dr. Vanessa Iafolla from Saint Mary's University about her research on financial crime, how she approaches it in the classroom, and what got her interested in this line of work.
You can follow Dr. Iafolla on Twitter @vanessaiafolla and the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-03-1041 minUntenured TracksE23: Money Laundering and Financial Crime (Part 1) (w/ Dr. Vanessa Iafolla)This week I talk with Dr. Vanessa Iafolla from Saint Mary's University about her research on financial crime, how she approaches it in the classroom, and what got her interested in this line of work.
You can follow Dr. Iafolla on Twitter @vanessaiafolla and the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-03-0336 min
Untenured TracksE22: Stories of Incarceration (w/ Dr. Breea Willingham)This week I talk with Dr. Breea Willingham from SUNY-Plattsburgh about her work on incarceration.
You can follow her on Twitter @DrBWillingham and the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-02-2557 minUntenured TracksE21: Policing & Violence Prevention (w/ Dr. Michael Sierra-Arévalo)This week, I talk to Dr. Michael Sierra-Arévalo about his research on policing and his experience doing violence prevention in the community. Dr. Sierra-Arévalo is an assistant professor in the Rutgers School of Criminal of Criminal Justice.
You can follow him on Twitter @michaelsierraa and the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-02-181h 00Untenured TracksE20: Race, Ethnicity & Critical Education (Part 2) (w/ Dr. Jessica Sierk)This week I finish my talk with Dr. Jessica Sierk from St. Lawrence University about her research on the new Latinx diaspora and whiteness and education and what schools can do to better serve their students.
You can follow Dr. Sierk on Twitter @jessicasierk and the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-02-1039 minUntenured TracksE19: Race, Ethnicity & Critical Education (Part 1) (w/ Dr. Jessica Sierk)This week I talk to Dr. Jessica Sierk from St. Lawrence University about her research on the new Latinx diaspora and whiteness and education and what schools can do to better serve their students.
You can follow Dr. Sierk on Twitter @jessicasierk and the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-02-0339 minUntenured TracksE18: The Incel Movement (Part 2) (w/ Dr. Sarah Daly)This week, I finish talking to Dr. Sarah Daly from St. Vincent College about her research on the incel movement. This is not a work safe or family friendly episode, so listener discretion is advised.
You can follow Dr. Daly on Twitter at @SarahDalyCJ and the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-01-2737 minUntenured TracksE17: The Incel Movement (Part 1) (w/ Dr. Sarah Daly)This week, I talk to Dr. Sarah Daly from St. Vincent College about her research on the incel movement. This is not a work safe or family friendly episode, so listener discretion is advised.
You can follow Dr. Daly on Twitter at @SarahDalyCJ and the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-01-2029 minUntenured TracksE16: Flippin Farkin Bisquits (and Overexuberant Legal Actors) (w/ Sarah Harper)We open our new season of Untenured Tracks with Sarah Harper, a criminology Ph.D. student at the University of South Florida. We talk about Sarah's research on the courts, specifically how the court deals with people who are excessively litigious.
You can follow Sarah on Twitter at @SarahJinx12 and the show at @UntenuredTracks
2020-01-1354 minStrength CheckSeason 2, Episode 25: The Rain Man SituationDM Dr. Mr. Coach Wilczak gives a recap of the game before the Gang re-establishes their positions at the Diamond Mine.
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2020-01-0531 minUntenured TracksBonus: Graffiti and Street Art (w/ Dr. Jeffrey Ian Ross)On this special bonus episode, I talk with Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D., Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, College of Public Affairs, at the University of Baltimore. We talk about his focus on graffiti, street art and street culture, which he has researched, written and lectured on for over two decades. In 2018, Ross was given the Hans W. Mattick Award from the University of Illinois at Chicago for "..a distinguished contribution to the field of Criminology & Criminal Justice practice."
You can find him on Twitter @jeffreyianross
2019-12-2348 minUntenured TracksE15: Violence and Immigration (Part 2) (w/ Dr. Joan Antunes)This week, I finish talking with Dr. Joan Antunes, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Towson University about a wide array of topics including her research and teaching on immigration and violence.
You can find her on Twitter @EsmailJoan
2019-11-2656 minUntenured TracksE14: Violence and Immigration (Part 1) (w/ Dr. Joan Antunes)This week, I talk with Dr. Joan Antunes, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Towson University about a wide array of topics including her research and teaching on immigration and violence.
You can find her on Twitter @EsmailJoan
2019-11-1952 minUntenured TracksE13: Marriage and Same Sex Relationships (w/ Dr. Aaron Hoy)This week I talk to Dr. Aaron Hoy about marriage and same sex relationships. Aaron is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Corrections at Minnesota State University, Mankato. His research and teaching interests include families, sexualities, sex and gender, aging and the life course, and research methods.
You can find him on Twitter @AaronHoy4
2019-11-1231 minUntenured TracksE12: Prison Yoga (w/ Dragana Derlic)This week I interview Dragana Derlic about her research on alternative treatments for incarcerated people, specifically yoga and meditation.
Dragana Derlic is a 3rd year PhD student at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her research interests are alternative forms of rehabilitation for the incarcerated. These include but not limited to Yoga, Mindfulness, Meditation and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Along with rehabilitation she is interested in reentry programs and recidivism rates. She has published on Alternative Offender Rehabilitation Programs and their use in correctional settings. Her work can be found in the Journal of Correctional Health Care (forthcoming...2019-11-0537 minUntenured TracksE11: Science Fiction and Socialism (w/ Virginia L. Conn)This week, I talk to Virginia L. Conn, a Ph.D. student in comparative literature at Rutgers University. Virginia's research is focused on the intersection between science fiction and socialism, with a specific focus on Chinese science fiction.
You can follow Virginia on Twitter @VirginiaLConn.
We weren't able to come close to finishing our conversation during this interview, so be on the lookout for part 2 at a later date.
2019-10-2957 minUntenured TracksE10: Body Worn Cameras (w/ Dr. Janne Gaub)This week, I talk to Dr. Janne Gaub about her research on body worn cameras. Dr. Gaub is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
You can follow her on Twitter @jgaub_uncc
2019-10-2245 minUntenured TracksE9: Mental Health and Suicidality in Prison (w/ Frances Abderhalden)This week, I talk with Frances Abderhalden, Ph.D. candidate in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida, about her research on suicidality among people who are incarcerated. At the time of the interview, she was not yet an official Ph.D. candidate, but we're happy to report she defended her prospectus successfully!
You can follow Frances on Twitter @francesabs
2019-10-1432 minUntenured TracksE8: Terrorism (w/ Dr. Erin Kearns)This week, I talk with Dr. Erin Kearns, Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama about her research on terrorism.
You can follow Erin on Twitter @KearnsErinM
2019-10-0832 minUntenured TracksE7: On Policing (w/ Dr. Dan Lytle)This week I talk to Dr. Dan Lytle from Ball State University about his research on policing.
You can follow Dan on Twitter at @dlytle21
2019-10-0138 minUntenured TracksE6: Practice Being Someone Who Cares (w/ Peter Jung)This week I talk to Peter Jung, M.Ed, who works as a social skills Dungeon Master in the Seattle area for Aspiring Youth, and runs the blog rollforkindness.com where he discusses lessons learned from his 5 years running social skills groups.
You can follow Peter on Twitter at @RollForKindness
2019-09-2446 minUntenured TracksE5: On Education (w/ Kaylee Matheny)This week I sit down with Kaylee Matheny from Stanford University to talk about her research in the sociology of education, focusing on policy and what can be done better in schools to serve their students and communities.
You can follow Kaylee on Twitter at @kayleetmatheny
You can follow the show on Twitter at @UntenuredTracks
2019-09-1734 minUntenured TracksE4: Teaching Ethics and Talking Socrates (w/ Dr. Rebecca Scott)This week I talk to Dr. Rebecca Scott from Harper College about her work teaching philosophy and that we're always making sure our pedagogy fits the needs of our students, and rethinking the ways in which we want to make students feel challenged through learning.
You can follow Dr. Scott at @philoso_panda and hear the work from her other life in Panda Riot at https://pandariot.bandcamp.com/
2019-09-0941 minUntenured TracksE3: Music Therapy (w/ Dr. Carolyn Moore)This week I talk with Dr. Carolyn Moore from Sam Houston State University about her research and teaching in music therapy, including explaining what music therapy is for people like me who might not know.
You can follow Dr. Moore on Twitter at @bachinaminuet
You can follow Andy on Twitter at @heydrwil2019-09-0232 minUntenured TracksE2: The Legacy of Edgar Cayce (w/ Dr. Mike Davis)This week, I speak with Dr. Mike Davis, Assistant Professor of History at Hampton University about his work on the biography of Edgar Cayce, titled New Age Prophet.
You can follow Dr. Davis on Twitter @madavis71415872 or you can contact him by email at michael.davis@hamptonu.edu
You can follow Andy on Twitter at @heydrwil
2019-08-2639 minUntenured TracksE1: Art and Genocide (w/ Shawna Lesseur)In our first episode, I speak with Shawna Lesseur, English Instructor and Training and Program Outreach Manager at the University of Connecticut. We talk about Shawna's work with a Cambodian Film Festival in Los Angeles and how they're using art as a way to recover from the Cambodian genocide.
You can follow Shawna on Twitter at @ShawnaLesseur
You can follow Andy on Twitter at @heydrwil
2019-08-1938 min
Strength CheckEpisode 2: Scott's Story and the Opiod CrisisThe opioid epidemic has claimed so many lives, but we don't get to hear the stories of people who've been lost nearly enough. This week, Andy talks about a personal loss and tries to understand the loss of a dear friend, and talks about how the opioid epidemic fits into other public health crises in the U.S. today. Plus, a brief update on Play for Progress and how Dungeons & Dragons can be used to help young people dealing with mental health problems.
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Follow the show on Twitter: @StrengthCheck2019-03-0436 min