This episode will question who is responsible for the content of presidential elections.

Presidential Politicking

The 1975 Voting Rights Act: A Brief History is a four-part podcast on the 1975 Voting Rights Act Extension and Expansion, which extended protections to Latinos and others. For the past two years, the ’75 VRA has been the subject of a class Dr. Rivas-Rodriguez developed and taught called “Oral History as Journalism,” which is connected to the Voces Oral History Project part of the project’s Political and Civic Engagement collection, at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection. Students in the class have interviewed men and women who played key roles in extending the VRA, as well as people whose lives were affected by voting rights in general.

The 1975 Voting Rights Act: A Brief History Part 1

Today's episode asks why the Greek word "eureka" is so commonly associated with gold.

Eureka!

This episode, part two of a four-part series on the 1975 Voting Rights Act Extension and Expansion, examines the steps needed to expand the VRA to include Latinos and others.

The 1975 Voting Rights Act: A Brief History Part 2

Today's episode explores the gold standard and the history of fiat currency in the United States.

The Gold Standard

This episode, part three of a four-part series on the 1975 Voting Rights Act Extension and Expansion, looks at the effects of the VAR in Texas.

The 1975 Voting Rights Act: A Brief History, Part 3

In this episode of Humanities Minutes, we explore a timely question, given the recent accusations of sexual misconduct throughout Hollywood and beyond and the #MeToo movement: can you separate the art from the artist's actions?

Can We Ever Kill the Author?

This episode, part four of a four-part series on the 1975 Voting Rights Act Extension and Expansion, discusses the 2013 Shelby Co. vs. Holder decision and its effect on Texas.

The 1975 Voting Rights Act: A Brief History, Part 4

In this special three-part series of Death & Numbers, we’re cracking open cookbooks and archival records to learn about the bond between food and text.

In this first episode, we pair a largely forgotten 17th century French cookbook with Julia Child’s classic cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking to consider how food writing shapes cultural transmission.

Death and Numbers, Food for Thought Series, Ep 1

In this special three-part series of Death & Numbers, we’re cracking open cookbooks and archival records to learn about the bond between food and text.
Our second episode breaks down how technology influences food writing and criticism by focusing on the effect of visual-based technology.

Death and Numbers, Food for Thought Ep. 2

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