What does the world need? Another social science graduate program podcast, of course. 

Brought to you from enthusiastic acolytes of the Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences at the University of Chicago, this week's episode includes: over-analyzing the Birdie Sanders meme, guided meditation, a bedtime story, the MAPSS Sports Report and an interview with Marcus McGee about his thesis. Fake-sponsored by Kierkegaard and the NRA, hosted by Lucy Wark, Robyn Taylor-Neu and Josh DeFriez, music by Joe Monahan. 

MAPSS Chat #1: The 'Žižek Comes to Play' Edition

Get ready for the greatest podcast night of your lives, brought to you by the University of Chicago and the MAPSS program! On this episode, hosts Lucy Wark, Robyn Taylor-Neu and Josh DeFriez interview Megan Machamer about her work on modern love in South Asian diaspora communities, seriously over-analyze the upcoming cohort Boat Cruise using social science perspectives, and chill out with a guided meditation from Cult Master/Life Coach Josh. 

MAPSS Chat #2: The 'Pushing Out the Boat' Edition

This week, hosts Josh DeFriez, Robyn Taylor-Neu & Lucy Wark go deep, exploring their own thesis anxiety and refracting out to debates about campus free speech, identity and Maarxism. Plus Josh takes you to your mind-garden and we over-hype the Smart Museum MAPSS Party. 

Lucy Lindon