Communication Studies

About Communication Studies

The Communication Studies podcast is bringing the academic study of communication to everyone. We interview academics and other professionals in fields such as public relations, performance studies, professional communication, journalism, radio, TV, games, and more. All with an ear toward making the academic more accessible to everyone. This podcast is a production of the School of Communication Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Publisher

SIU Communication Studies

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Sept 2021

Latest episode

22 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Apr 2026

   31. "Work/Shoot" Postmortem

   Mario Sanders, PhD Candidate in SIU's School of Communication Studies, slides over to the guest seat this episode to talk about his show in the Kleinau. Work/Shoot is a performance that utilizes both work (fiction) and shoot (reality) elements of professional wrestling to discuss masculinity and grief, while simultaneously using autoethnographic reflections on masculinity and grief to illuminate aspects of professional wrestling. Faculty member Justin Young fills in for hosting duties.

2. 

   16 Apr 2026

   30. "Saints, Witches, and Madwomen" Postmortem

   Dr. Christina Ivey, Assistant Professor in SIU's School of Communication Studies, joins Mario to talk about their show in the Kleinau. Saints, Witches, and Madwomen is a historiographical exploration that traces the connection between saints, witches, and madwomen as a lens to examine Ivey's relationship with their mother.

3. 

   17 Mar 2026

   29. "Live and In Color" Postmortem

   Dr. Anjuliet Woodruffe, Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, and Dr. Marquese McFerguson, Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University, join Mario to discuss their performance Live and In Color. Live and In Color is a collaborative poetry performance in which Dr. Woodruffe and Dr. McFerguson reflect on "what it has meant to live as Black wo/men and academics over the last 5 years."

Who has been a guest on Communication Studies

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Alicia Utecht
• Dr Caleb McKinley-Portee
• Sean Maulding
• Zoe Freedkin
• India Hagen-Gates

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,841

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.