Dialogo | UChicago Social Sciences

About Dialogo | UChicago Social Sciences

The University of Chicago Division of the Social Sciences' "Dialogo" Podcast brings alumni into conversation with Paul Poast, Associate Professor in the Dept. of Political Science and Deputy Dean for Doctoral Education, and Kelly Pollock, Dean of Students. Each season will feature alumni with careers in a particular field or industry.

Publisher

Kelly Pollock, Paul Poast

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Dec 2024

Latest episode

29 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 12 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Jun 2026

   Jeanne-Mey Sun (PhD'99 Economics)

   Jeanna-Mey Sun (PhD'99 Economics) joins the podcast to talk about her time at UChicago and her storied career in the consulting, logistics, and energy industries.

2. 

   12 May 2026

   Tara Schwegler (AB'93, AM'94 MAPSS, PhD'04 Anthropology)

   Tara Schwegler (AB'93, AM'94 MAPSS, PhD'04 Anthropology) joins our hosts to talk about her career path, from higher education teaching to the pivot to private industry.

3. 

   14 Apr 2026

   Sarah Jones Weicksel (AM'09, PhD'17 History) and Julia Brookins (AM'03, PhD'13 History)

   Sarah Jones Weicksel (AM'09, PhD'17 History) and Julia Brookins (AM'03, PhD'13 History) join our hosts to discuss their time at the University of Chicago as PhD students in the Department of History, and the career paths that have led both of them to work for the American Historical Association.

4. 

   31 Mar 2026

   Marc Hernandez (AB'00, MA'02 MAPSS, PhD'09 Psychology)

   Marc Hernandez (AB'00, MA'02, PhD'09 Psychology) joins the podcast to discuss his experience as a multiple-time alumni and his career at NORC at the University of Chicago.

5. 

   20 Feb 2026

   Wendy Edelberg (PhD'03 Economics, MBA'97)

   Wendy Edelberg discusses her motivations for pursuing a PhD in economics and her experiences with the Federal Reserve, Council of Economic Advisors, and Brookings Institution in this interview.

6. 

   2 Jan 2026

   Ben Storey (PhD'05 Social Thought) and Jenna Silber Storey (PhD'10 Social Thought)

   Ben Storey and Jenna Silber Storey share their journey from the Committee on Social Thought to becoming authors and Senior Fellows, in this interview.

7. 

   4 Jun 2025

   Episode 6: Mauricio Moura (MA'03)

   Mauricio Moura details his experiences as a CEO, investor, and visiting scholar, highlighting how his MAPSS education shaped his multifaceted career in this interview.

8. 

   11 Apr 2025

   Episode 5: Theresa Mah (PhD'99)

   Theresa Mah, PhD'99 (History), discusses her time at UChicago as a PhD student in the History Department, her academic career, and her transition into politics and current role as Illinois State Representative for the 24th House District.

9. 

   24 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 4: Rupal Patel (MA'05)

   Rupal Patel, MA'05 (CIR), joins our hosts to discuss her career path from CIR to the CIA, and onwards to multiple-time CEO, author, and international speaker.

10. 

    28 Feb 2025

    Episode 3: Anna Paulson (PhD'94)

    Anna Paulson, PhD'94 (Economics), Executive Vice President, Director of Research and Executive Committee Member at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, joins our hosts to discuss the career freedom a degree in economics presented her as a student, and her move from academia to policy. The views expressed are Paulson's and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve System or the FOMC.

11. 

    28 Jan 2025

    Episode 2: Luke Charters (MA'17)

    Luke Charters, MA'17 (MAPSS), UK Labour Member of Parliament for York Outer, joins our hosts to talk about what brought him to UChicago and the path to political service the masters program put him on.

12. 

    17 Dec 2024

    Episode 1: Stephen Richer (MA'08, JD'15)

    Stephen Richer, MA'08 (MAPSS), JD'15, the elected (Republican) Maricopa County Recorder, joins ours hosts to talk about why he chose MAPSS, the influence it had on his academic and career trajectory, and the political career it led him to today.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 4: Rupal Patel (MA'05)

Published 24 Mar 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So you have to do the best with what you have available, but also one of the most brilliant takeaways from my time at the CIA that I carry into my work now, even as a consultant and in the corporate world, is acknowledging the boundaries of your data set, right, saying, this is what we know. And this is the methodology. This is the data set that we have. This is the intelligence that's informed it, but PS, these are all of the things that we still don't know either because it's in complete information or we're still gathering information, but never to pretend that you know more than you do because, especially at a place like the agency, the stakes are really, really high. […]

Who has been a guest on Dialogo | UChicago Social Sciences

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• Wendy Edelberg
• Ben Storey
• Jenna Silber Storey
• Mauricio Moura

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