by ASA Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity
Moral Matters is a Podcast of the Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the American Sociological Association. We interview top scholars in the field of sociology working on issues related to altruism, morality, and social solidarity! The views on this podcast are those of its participants and do not necessarily reflect those of the ASA or the AMSS Section. Music by Dustin Ragland Art by Meagin Goff
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February 15, 2026
<p>In this webinar, we convened a panel to explore the diverse and fulfilling career paths available after the PhD. </p><p>A panel of academics discussed their transitions to non-tenure-track roles, sharing insights into their current positions and how they arrived there. The conversation focused on the academic insights and skills that proved essential for finding fulfilling positions post-PhD, offering a realistic understanding of how professional fulfillment can grow and change beyond the expectations of the TT job search.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Speakers:</strong> </p><p>Shai Dromi, Associate Senior Lecturer on Sociology at Harvard University</p><p>Nabil Tueme, Senior Research Associate & National Speaker with Springtide Research Institute</p><p>Kerby Goff, Associate Director of Research, Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, Rice University</p><p>Patricia Tevington, Research Associate at the Pew Research Center</p>
January 29, 2026
<p>In this edition of Speaking of Solidarity, we interview Ruth Braunstein about her new book <strong>My Tax Dollars: The Morality of Taxpaying</strong>.</p><p>In this book, Braunstein maps the contested moral landscape in which Americans experience and make sense of the tax system. Braunstein tells the stories of Americans who view taxpaying as more than a mundane chore: antigovernment tax defiers who challenge the legitimacy of the tax system, antiwar activists who resist the use of their taxes to fund war, antiabortion activists against “taxpayer funded abortions,” and a diverse group of people who promote taxpaying as a moral good. Going beyond the usual focus on tax policy, Braunstein’s innovative view of taxation through the lens of cultural sociology shows how citizens in value-diverse societies coalesce around shared visions of the sacred and fears of the profane.</p><p><strong>Ruth Braunstein</strong> is SNF Agora Institute Professor of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University, and host of <a href="https://www.ruthbraunstein.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">When The Wolves Came: Evangelicals Resisting Extremism</a>, a new documentary podcast spotlighting evangelical leaders who are resisting political extremism in their church and the country. A cultural sociologist interested in the role of religion and morality in American political life, Ruth’s award-winning research has been published in the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Cultural Sociology, Contexts, the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Political Power and Social Theory, Sociology of Religion, Theory and Society, and Qualitative Sociology, among other outlets. She is also the author of <a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/books/prophets-and-patriots/paper" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Prophets and Patriots: Faith in Democracy Across the Political Divide</a> and co-editor of <a href="https://nyupress.org/9781479852901/religion-and-progressive-activism/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Religion and Progressive Activism: New Stories About Faith and Politics.</a></p>
October 18, 2025
<p>In this episode, we talk with Nicholas Hoover Wilson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University about his new book, Modernity's Corruption: Empire and Morality in the Making of British India. </p><p>We discuss how corruption became corruption and what we should be thinking about today when it comes to defining and addressing corruption.</p><p><a href="https://cup.columbia.edu/book/modernitys-corruption/9780231192194/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://cup.columbia.edu/book/modernitys-corruption/9780231192194/</a></p>
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Moral Matters is a Podcast of the Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity Section of the American Sociological Association. We interview top scholars in the field of sociology working on issues related to altruism, morality, and social solidarity!
The views on this podcast are those of its participants and do not necessarily reflect those of the ASA or the AMSS Section.
Music by Dustin Ragland Art by Meagin Goff
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