Conversations at The Salt Line

About Conversations at The Salt Line

Welcome to the Conversations @ The Salt Line, a Vassar College podcast. Hosted by Wesley Dixon, this podcast will explore subjects that stimulate, reflect on the world's grand challenges, and find common ground while embracing diverging perspectives because we understand that pursuing honest dialogue and debate nurtures an intellectual curiosity that leads to understanding and connection.

Publisher

Vassar College

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Oct 2022

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 46 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Professor Jennifer DeVere Brody '87

   What happens to an artist's work after they're gone, and who helps uncover it? Jennifer DeVere Brody '87, professor of theater and performance studies at Stanford University, has been doing exactly this for the last 30 years—piecing together the life and work of Edmonia Lewis, an Afro-Native neoclassical sculptor and the subject of Brody's new book, "Moving Stones: The Art of Edmonia Lewis." Brody and host Wesley Dixon discuss Lewis' life, work, and legacy, as well as the process of creating an unconventional biography of a truly singular sculptor.

2. 

   27 Aug 2026

   Author Sigrid Nunez

   Sigrid Nunez, who The New York Times recently called "one of our best writers," has always followed her curiosity wherever it leads–even if that means exploring grief, aging, and death with an unflinching gaze. In this episode, Nunez and host Wesley Dixon discuss how friendship, loss, and memory make us who we are.

3. 

   26 Jun 2026

   Content Creator Cole Smith '26

   Recent Vassar graduate Cole Smith '26 is quietly building one of the most unique corners of Instagram and TikTok, and he's got a plan for what comes next. In this episode of Conversations @ The Salt Line, Cole, a Film major, English minor, and social media comedian, chats with host Wesley Dixon about how he crafts his skits and sketches, what the Vassar experience actually looks like for a creator, and where his filmmaking ambitions are taking him after graduation. Whether you're into comedy, film, or just figuring out your own creative path, this one's worth a watch (or listen)!

Inside a recent episode

A Conversation with Stacy London

Published 5 Apr 2023 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Go through menopause. And if you can't handle it, whatever, you're going to be dead soon anyway. But now, we have lifespans that are well into our 90s. So this idea that middle age is a death knell, not only is actually just a misrepresentation of the truth, it is really not looking at menopause as this gateway of possibility to the next version and the next iteration of a very long life in front of you. And it's one thing when we talk about this idea that there are more days behind you than there are in front of you. But if you're 45 to 50, you're looking at another equal amount of time in front of you. […]

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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