Convos in the Office is a podcast created by the Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), an academic department at the University of Washington. Guests come on to discuss various topics leading to thought revelations and catharsis.
Former CHID chair and person extraordinaire Phillip Thurtle reprises his role as "Convos" co-host for one last time before they ride off into the sunset of retirement *quiet sobs*
18 Apr 2025
Fashion, Gender, and Expression
CHID student Andrew Tamayo stops by the office to interview our Convos host Sophia about her fashion journey and how it ties to her own lived experiences.
11 Apr 2025
Introspection though Journey-Making
CLIP Fellow Kunsang Choden hops on the pod to discuss journeys, her lived experiences, and some thoughts on self-reflection.
4 Apr 2025
Memory, Identity, and The Creative Unconscious
CLIP fellow Sarah Nguyễn stops by the podcast to discuss digital media, community organizing, and contemporary art.
25 Feb 2025
Art, Memory, and Reality in the Digital Age
CHID student Gigi Gonzales stops by the pod to discuss:
The Internet;
Coming of Age into an Identity;
The Flaws in the Empire of Success;
Art vs. Algorithm: Creating in the Attention Economy;
and Memory, Nostalgia, and the Digital Archive.
Gigi is quite the conversationalist.
18 Feb 2025
Write Now: Journaling and Memory
(Mic quality was weird this episode, sorry :/)
CHID student Matthew Judd stops by the office to talk about journaling, its relation to ourselves, and how it helps us make sense of our lives.
19 Jan 2024
On Cancel Culture
CHID student/facilitator Karsten Lomax stops by to chat about cancel culture, gender & queer dynamics, and travelling while transgender.
21 Jun 2023
CHID Advising
CHID Adviser, Cynthia Anderson talks about community building, changes in higher ed, and how rad CHID is.
25 May 2023
Queerness in the "Failed" Coming-of-Age Narrative
CHID Student Facilitator Maya Zigler stops by the pod to discuss topics from their upcoming focus group, "CHID 496A: Queerness in the 'Failed' Coming-of-Age Narrative."
27 Feb 2023
Gender, Mental Health, and the Etymology of Wilderness
CHID student Tisbe Rinehart joins the pod to discuss gender dynamics, mental health and the everchanging perception of nature in our contemporary world.
22 Feb 2023
Student Thesis: Rand Mattis
CHID Student Rand Mattis discusses their student thesis. Conversation topics include accessibility, diversity and knowledge production.
13 Dec 2022
Poetics, Spirituality, and Queerness
CHID Lecturer AM Weatherford hops on the pod to discuss poetry, contemporary spirituality, and the spectrum of queer identity.
21 Oct 2022
Autumn, Flowers, and Halloween
Convos in the Office is back for the new school year! In our first episode of the 2022-23 season, we have our new CHID Administrator Marthadina come on-the-air to talk about the Autumn season, favorite flowers and upcoming Halloween plans.
26 Apr 2022
Student Thesis: Michiko Wild
CHID graduate Michiko guest stars to discuss their student thesis: a graphic novel involving their family history.
Follow them on Instagram: @wild.michiko
11 Apr 2022
The Netherlands
CHID Professor Nick Barr joins us to talk about The Netherlands. Topics include cultural assimilation, transportation and food.
Link to Djinn: https://sunypress.edu/Books/D/Djinn
10 Dec 2021
Voice
Lenan speaks to guest Ethan Nowack about voice, the nuance in it's physical properties, it's socio-cultural importance and Lenan's appreciate of the pop-punk vocal style.
15 Nov 2021
Dreams
Guest Andrew Ryan talks with Lenan about dreams, their connection to our real world, their importance in relationship-building, the feeling of infatuation and music.
29 Oct 2021
Darkness
Happy Halloween! Today's episode: Darkness. Phillip & Lenan discuss darkness in relation to the goth, suburbia & Christmas music.
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SHOW DESCRIPTION: Two thinkers from the Comparative History of Ideas (or CHID, an academic department at the University of Washington) discuss various topics leading to thought revelations and catharsis.
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CHID SOCIALS
IG: @chidatuw (www.instagram.com/chidatuw)
Twitter: @chidatuw (https://twitter.com/chidatuw)
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HOST SOCIALS
Lenan Choto
IG: @infinite.petrichor (https://www.instagram.com/infinite.petrichor)
22 Oct 2021
Repetition
It's our first episode! Wow! Phillip & Lenan discuss repetition & its relation to many aspects of our living, including music, gift-giving and fashion.
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SHOW DESCRIPTION: Two thinkers from the Comparative History of Ideas (or CHID, an academic department at the University of Washington) discuss various topics leading to thought revelations and catharsis.
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CHID SOCIALS
IG: @chidatuw (www.instagram.com/chidatuw)
Twitter: @chidatuw (https://twitter.com/chidatuw)
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HOST SOCIALS
Lenan Choto
IG: @infinite.petrichor (https://www.instagram.com/infinite.petrichor)
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
YouTube views
1,124
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Spotify
3.0 / 5
2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
21
Social presence
0
YouTube
68
Engagement
30
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