Shows
The Stress PuzzleRising Economic Inequality: How social class shapes our lives with Dr. Michael KrausFor this episode, I spoke with Dr. Michael Kraus about the widening gap between the richest and the poorest in our society (aka rising economic inequality). We discussed how social class shapes every domain of our lives and how class segregation creates distinct cultural patterns and norms. Dr. Kraus also emphasized how quickly and acurately people can perceive social class, the psychological mechanisms that perpetuate inequality, and the profound ways economic inequality affects our social interactions and well-being on a daily basis. Dr. Michael Kraus is a Professor of Psychology at Northwestern University and Morton O. Schapiro...
2025-10-2828 min
The School for Government PodcastEpisode 7 | Jon RoozenbeekJon Roozenbeek is a Lecturer in Psychology. As a computational social psychologist, Jon’s research seeks to understand the interplay between modern communication technologies and polarisation, misinformation, and authoritarianism. He covers topics such as human-AI interaction, group identity and ideology building, misinformation and propaganda (especially in Ukraine and Russia), institutional trust, digital technology use, and the psychological drivers of authoritarianism. He has recently published two books: The Psychology of Misinformation (with Sander van der Linden) and Propaganda and Ideology in the Russian-Ukrainian War. Jon’s work has been awarded numerous distinctions, including the 2025 Jim Sidanius Early Career Award from the Int...
2025-10-2718 min
CircumscriptionEpisode 7: But What About Us?Clara Wilkins is Associate Professor and Earl R. Carlson Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. Trained as a social psychologist, she leads the Social Perceptions and Intergroup Attiudes Lab (SPIA Lab). Along with her collaborators, she studies such topics as (a) the causes and consequences of dominant group members' perceptions of group-based victimization, and (b) how variation in racial and ethnic minorities’ physical appearance shapes the perceptions and experiences of disadvantaged group members.
OTHER LINKS
--Catherine Herridge 2020 interview of Donald Trump
--"Exclusive: Trump says "anti-White feeling" is a problem in the U.S...
2025-09-3050 min
Grüezi Amerika. Views from the Sister RepublicEpisode 19 – Ryan Enos on the State of the Union – and of the DemocratsFew Harvard professors have been as outspoken against the Trump Administration’s attack against their University as he has: Ryan Enos has spoken at rallies, given interviews, and written in defense of academic freedom. This isn’t a new quest for him, as he was critical of Harvard’s leadership in the wake of October 7. We take Professor Enos’s attendance of the St.Gallen Symposium as an opportunity to discuss the state of the union, and of the Democratic Party in particular.Professor Enos’ research is situated at the intersection of psychology, geography, and politics in the United...
2025-05-0742 min
National University Podcast SeriesWPC Ep.8: Morality, Racism, and finding Common GroundJoin a discussion between the Whole Person Center Director, Dr. Aurélia Bickler, and Professor, Chair and Author, Dr. Brian Tilley, as they explore ways to find moral ground through the current US political climate. WebsitesAPA Division 45: Society for the Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race, https://division45.org/Braver Angels: a network of groups designed to bridge political differences and address controversial issues through thoughtful conversations, https://braverangels.org/BooksHigher Ground: Morality and Humanity in the Politics of Race – Book by Brian Tilley covering the...
2023-08-1436 min
Stanford Psychology Podcast81 - Sa-Kiera Hudson: Social Dominance, Empathy, and SchadenfreudeEric chats with Sa-Kiera Hudson, Assistant Professor at University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business. Kiera studies hierarchies: How hierarchies are formed, how they are maintained, and how they intersect.In this episode, Eric and Kiera chat about her work on social dominance orientation. Why do some people feel justified to discriminate against minorities? Kiera explains that a desire for social dominance leads to less empathy and more schadenfreude towards minorities. Finally, Kiera shares what it was like working with the late Jim Sidanius, a legend in psychology, and how she stumbled into psychology research.
2023-01-2651 min
You Know How to LiveWhen Mindfulness Meets Racial Justice (with Rhonda V. Magee)Today's guest of You Know How to Live is Rhonda V. Magee, author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice.
Rhonda is a professor of law at the University of San Francisco. Also trained in sociology and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), Rhonda is a highly practiced facilitator of trauma-sensitive, restorative MBSR interventions for lawyers and law students, and for minimizing the effects of social-identity-based bias.
In this episode, Rhonda discusses the practice of mindfulness within the context of racial justice and how you can incorporate it into your daily life. She also shares transformative advice she perso...
2021-11-101h 06
Synapsen – ein Wissenschaftspodcast(40) Wer ist hier sozial schwach?Armutsabwertung ist ein Standard des Boulevardjournalismus, der mit Hilfe von Klischees ganze gesellschaftliche Gruppen stigmatisiert.
"Das ist Deutschlands faulster Arbeitsloser!" Ein Satz, der viel Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zieht. Doch es ist mehr als ein Medienphänomen: Die Soziologie erforscht Armutsabwertung schon länger. Welche Erkenntnisse gibt es über die Motive? Wer neigt besonders dazu, nach unten zu treten? Und was hat das für Folgen für Betroffene?
Sebastian Friedrich hat sich sowohl wissenschaftlich als auch journalistisch mit dem Thema beschäftigt und mit Armutsforschern und Sozialpsychologinnen gesprochen. Im Gespräch mit Host Maja Bahtijarević erklärt er, inwiefern sich manchmal...
2021-10-2359 min
The Fire This Time PodcastStill Runnin': Sha'Carri Solidarity, Black Male Targets, & Pan-African vs. ADOSIn ep30, Ahki and Sunny keep it 1-hunnid on Sha'Carri Richardson, the Pan-Africanism vs. ADOS debate; later we honor Dr. Jim Sidanius for his work on Social Dominance Theory and the Subordinate Male Target Hypothesis, and discuss this theory in light of some worrying trends for Black men in 2021 and beyond.
2021-07-0744 min
All items | LSE Public lectures and events | All media typesThe Psychology of Intergroup InequalityProfessor Jim Sidanius will present some of his latest ideas on the psychological foundations of intergroup inequality, followed by a conversation on their relevance to twenty-first century struggles for social justice.
2021-03-311h 10
TatterEpisode 38: Just Theory (w/ John Jost & Jim Sidanius)ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Historically, many activists and organizers have struggled to enact their visions of social justice, and many do so to this very day. What role, if any, can and should social psychology play in such struggles? Do we have a role to play? Or do the risks of such engagement outweigh any potential rewards? In this episode, I discuss such issues with social psychologists John Jost and Jim Sidanius. Jost co-crafted system justification theory, and Sidanius co-crafted social dominance theory, each a theory relevant to social justice.
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--John Jost's NYU profile
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2019-03-2853 min