Social Isolation and Physical Distancing in Time (Boyles, Sangaramoorthy & Finlay)
June 1, 2020
What effect will social isolation and physical distancing have on already marginalized communities during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Queens Podcast Lab
Menu
Annex Sociology Podcast
The Annex Sociology Podcast is a show for academic sociologists. We discuss ideas, news, and research of interest to the academic sociology community
Recent Episodes
Racialized Organizations (Victor Ray)
May 25, 2020
We speak to Victor Ray about racialized organizations.
Teaching Online (Rafalow, Medley-Rath & Silva)
May 18, 2020
We talk about getting online teaching right with three colleagues with expertise in online pedagogy.
The Moral Obligation to Succeed in College (Daniel Chambliss)
May 11, 2020
We discuss Dan Chambliss’ op-ed in the Wall Street Journal about the ethics of letting people drop their major or college.
Hijabs and Jobs (Eman Abdelhadi)
May 4, 2020
We discuss the effect of hijabs on jobs, with guest Eman Abdelhadi.
Race and Racialized Voices at NPR
April 20, 2020
We discuss NPR as a racialized organization.
The Everyday Lives of Muslim American Teen Boys
April 13, 2020
We discuss the lives of Muslim American teenage boys with John O’Brien (NYU Abu Dhabi).
Selections from the Vault
Teaching Classical Theory (Seth Abrutyn)
October 4, 2019
Seth Aburtyn (University of British Columbia) discusses the role of classical sociology in our graduate curricula.
Country Music Songwriting (Rachel Skaggs)
September 18, 2019
Rachel Skaggs (Ohio State University) describes her research on making it in country music songwriting.
Unrest in Sudan (Aliza Luft)
April 18, 2019
A discussion about political upheaval and the ouster of Omar al-Bashir in Sudan.
Academic Publishing (Eric Schwartz)
October 24, 2019
Columbia University Press’ Eric Schwartz discusses academic publishing, and how to approach presses.
The Sokal Squared Hoax and Researcher Misconduct
January 15, 2019
We discuss recent charges of researcher misconduct against for failing to clear his Sokal Squared hoax with his school’s institutional review board.
The Bosnian War (Adis Maksic)
November 27, 2019
We discuss the Bosnian War with Adis Maksic (expert on genocide and survivor of the war) and Aliza Luft (UCLA).
What if the Republican Party were Destroyed? (Howard Ramos)
October 2, 2019
A recent NY Times opinion piece muses about the death of the Republican Party. Canada’s conservative party died in the mid-1990s. What happened?
A Shortage of Marriageable Men?
October 9, 2019
We discuss the idea that a “shortage of marriageable men” seems like a strong explanation of falling marriage rates.
News
Preparing for Your Podcast Interview
October 27, 2020
No Comments
Tips for podcast guests
Reviewing Your Annex Episode
October 13, 2020
No Comments
What to do when you get the first cut of your Annex episode.
The Annex Hosting Guide
August 18, 2020
No Comments
Information for prospective hosts of The Annex Sociology Podcast
Hosts
Joseph N. Cohen
Associate Professor of Sociology at City University of New York, QUeens College
Leslie Hinkson
Chief Officer for Racial Justice and Equity at the League of Conservation Voters