Episode 26: Asymmetries in the Culture War, Christian Alejandro Gonzalez

Episode 1: Why Universities Must Choose One Telos: Truth or Social Justice, Jonathan Haidt: In our first episode of Heterodox Out Loud, our host, Amna Khalid takes us on a journey back to the earliest days of the Heterodox Academy blog to listen to NYU Social Psychologist, Author, and HxA co-founder Jonathan Haidt read his seminal blog post, by Heterodox Out Loud

16 min listen

Episode 15: True Diversity Requires Generosity of Spirit, Jonathan Haidt: Six years ago, in the fall of 2015, a wave of campus protests spread across the United States. From Yale to Claremont McKenna College to UC Berkeley, students demanded changes related to social justice and gave long lists of demands to their university... by Heterodox Out Loud

19 min listen

Episode 5: Why We Should Care About Ideological Diversity in The Academy, Musa al-Gharbi: In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, Sociologist Musa Al-Gharbi makes the case as to why ideological diversity in social research and pedagogy is an important cause to fight for - even for those who may be skeptical of its benefits. by Heterodox Out Loud

31 min listen

Episode 4: What are the Limits of Viewpoint Diversity? Nick Phillips: When it comes to the production of knowledge the value of viewpoint diversity cannot be overstated. For simple problems, or well established technicalities, we may not need multiple viewpoints, but wicked problems can only be addressed by engaging with... by Heterodox Out Loud

11 min listen

Episode 12: Could Feminism (Again) Provide an Argument for More Conservatives?, Alice Dreger: Could the French postmodern philosopher, Michel Foucault or American Gender theorist, Judith Butler provide us with arguments for the value of viewpoint diversity? For increasing the number of conservative faculty members on college campuses? by Heterodox Out Loud

12 min listen

Episode 11: Three Strategies for Navigating Moral Disagreements, Musa al-Gharbi: Do you have a friend, family member, or neighbor whose views you just cannot stand? They seem to have jumped off the deep end, living in a land of conspiracies and false truths? And you know, at the core of your heart, that they are just wrong? If so, by Heterodox Out Loud

32 min listen

Episode 8: "Splitting" and Identity Politics, Andrew Hartz: In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we meet Amanda, a 20-year-old White female college student, who told her therapist, Andrew Hartz, that she “identified” as Black. - Today’s piece, “Splitting and Identity Politics,” was written by Andrew Hartz, by Heterodox Out Loud

16 min listen

Episode 6: On the Authority of Experience in Black Thought, Randall Kennedy: For the past few months at Heterodox Academy, we’ve been focusing on the contributions of Black scholars, the diversity of perspectives among them, and the tensions around representation in institutions of higher learning. In this episode, by Heterodox Out Loud

9 min listen

Episode 14:White Fragility Is Not The Answer. Honest Diversity Is, Irshad Manji: Today’s episode, “White Fragility is not The Answer: Honest Diversity Is” by Irshad Manji is a personal reflection on diversity and a call for a new way to think about what it means to be a human being. Irshad is a member of the Heterodox Academy advis... by Heterodox Out Loud

22 min listen

Episode 10: Politics, Evolution, and Gender: A Heterodox Firestorm and Lessons Learned, Glenn Geher: In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, Glenn Geher, Professor of Psychology and Founding Director of the Evolutionary Studies Program at the State University of New York, New Paltz tells us the story of when he invited Dr. Lionel Tiger, by Heterodox Out Loud

19 min listen

Episode 13: ‘Diversity Training’ Doesn’t Work. This Might, Musa al-Gharbi: Diversity-related training is one of the most contentious issues in higher education today. They have become embedded in the culture wars and spark intense moral disagreements. Musa al-Gharbi, a Fellow in Sociology at Columbia University, by Heterodox Out Loud

33 min listen

Episode 7: Why Ibram Kendi’s Antiracism is So Flawed, Jeffrey Aaron Snyder: On today's episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we discuss how the death of George Floyd in May of 2020 led to calls for racial justice that have spread rapidly throughout the United States and beyond. As they search for solutions to the deeply complex issue... by Heterodox Out Loud

10 min listen

Episode 9: A Rhetoric of Common Values, Erec Smith: Political polarization has become a defining feature of modern American life. Research surrounding the 2020 election from Pew Research Center demonstrated that - a month before the election, roughly eight-in-ten registered voters in both [left and righ... by Heterodox Out Loud

11 min listen

Episode 16: Religion: A Viewpoint Diversity Blindspot, Seth Kaplan: Today, we explore a subject that has been under-examined at Heterodox Academy: Religious viewpoint diversity. The piece, Religion: A Viewpoint Diversity Blind Spot?, was written by Dr. Seth Kaplan. He teaches at the Paul H. by Heterodox Out Loud

14 min listen

Episode 24: Restoring Civil Discourse in Higher Education, Pano Kanelos: Today’s episode features Pano Kanelos, a university president on a mission to restore civil discourse in higher education. We’ll learn how the campus life he loved so deeply began changing for the worse. Tune in for a conversation about moral leadership, by Heterodox Out Loud

27 min listen

Episode 27: A Heterodox Holiday Special with Jonathan Haidt, Erec Smith, David Diener, & Angel Parham: We’re living in difficult times. Our nation is increasingly polarized and our campuses are plagued with distrust and fear. As we move into 2022, we share three blogs that we hope will inspire, ease divisions, and cultivate a sense of wonder and humility. by Heterodox Out Loud

27 min listen

Episode 22: Why Bad Things Happen: Covid and Health Inequality, Michael Jindra: This episode is about how we explain why bad things happen. We hear the story of Michael Jindra, a cultural anthropologist who challenges the common narrative around health disparities in the United States. Our topics include free will, systemic racism, by Heterodox Out Loud

22 min listen

Episode 17: Critical Theory vs. Common Humanity? The Case for a Liberal Approach to Social Studies Education, Samantha Hedges & Sam Merrick: “Critical Race Theory” is all the rage these days. Between February and June of 2021, Fox News used the term nearly 1300 times. In the past two months, more than 20 bills have been proposed intending to ban Critical Race Theory from K-12 classrooms, by Heterodox Out Loud

20 min listen

Episode 18: Constructing Campus Craziness, Donald Moynihan: Threats to open inquiry and viewpoint diversity do not know ideological bounds. Today’s episode addresses the times when viewpoint diversity gets hijacked for political gain. Today’s blog, Constructing Campus Craziness, by Heterodox Out Loud

32 min listen

Episode 19: Why K-12 Needs Viewpoint Diversity Now, Will Reusch: Many K-12 schools across the United States are facing criticism for demonstrating a bias toward left-leaning sociopolitics, while others feel schools are not doing enough. Today’s episode makes the case for viewpoint diversity in K-12 education and the... by Heterodox Out Loud

17 min listen

Episode 26: Asymmetries in the Culture War, Christian Alejandro Gonzalez: Today’s episode examines how we treat our ideological adversaries and how responses to them often come down to a numbers game. We sit down with Christian Gonzalez, a Ph.D. student in political theory at Georgetown University and a Writing Fellow at Het... by Heterodox Out Loud

20 min listen

Episode 21: On The Constitution of Knowledge, Jonathan Rauch: On this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we venture into the mind of James Madison, one of the most insightful political thinkers in American history. We learn how his wisdom can help solve many of the issues facing higher education. The blog, by Heterodox Out Loud

12 min listen

Episode 20: Mill Still Matters Today: Free Speech in the 21st Century, Richard Reeves: With rising concerns around COVID-19 misinformation, election fraud claims, hate speech online and on-campus, many argue that traditional arguments for free speech are no longer sustainable. Today’s blog, Mill Still Matters Today, by Heterodox Out Loud

25 min listen

Episode 28: University Professors After the U.S. Capitol Riot: Good Intentions and Disastrous Ends, Martha McCaughey and Scott Welsh: This episode—released one year after the U.S. Capitol Riot—examines the role of the “scholar-activist” and how their good intentions may unintentionally lead to disastrous ends. We sit down and discuss these topics with Appalachian State University pro... by Heterodox Out Loud

28 min listen

Ep. 34: Part 2: Political Diversity Will Improve Social Psychological Science, Lee Jussim (Interview-Only): On part 2 of this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we continue exploring how political bias in academia can solidify into orthodoxies that undermine truth-seeking and critical inquiry.We speak with co-author of Political Diversity Will Improve Social Psy... by Heterodox Out Loud

23 min listen

Episode 25: How Critics of Intersectionality (Often) Miss The Point, Ian Storey: Are certain ideas inherently dangerous—and when can we reasonably separate a set of ideas from the aggressive tactics of those who push them forward?This week on the Heterodox Out Loud podcast, we’re sitting down with Ian Storey, by Heterodox Out Loud

25 min listen

Episode 30: Intersectionality Is a Political Football—Here’s Why it Doesn’t Have to Be, Chris Martin: Today’s show is our second episode about Intersectionality, an academic theory that began with important facts but slowly turned into an unhelpful ideology. We sit down with Chris Martin—HxA Co-founder and Psychologist at Oglethorpe University—who argu... by Heterodox Out Loud

28 min listen

Episode 23: What the ‘Free Speech’ Debate is Still Missing, Ilana Redstone: Today’s episode is about how voices become silenced and when to determine if a free speech crisis exists. We’ll hear the story of Ilana Redstone, a professor who argues that we must go beyond the surface and look at subtle forms of censorship and suppr... by Heterodox Out Loud

24 min listen

Episode 29: Curiosity U, John Tomasi: Today’s episode is all about the purpose of higher education. We sit down with Heterodox Academy’s first president, John Tomasi, to discuss the future of university life and a new value that he thinks should guide us forward. Before joining HxA, by Heterodox Out Loud

50 min listen

Final Episode: Welcome to Heterodox Academy, Jonathan Haidt: In our final episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we will listen to the first blog post on the Heterodox Academy website: “Welcome to Heterodox Academy.”It was written in September of 2015 by Jonathan Haidt, sharing his vision of building a community of peop... by Heterodox Out Loud

6 min listen

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Episode 26: Asymmetries in the Culture War, Christian Alejandro Gonzalez

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