Race and Democracy

About Race and Democracy

"Race and Democracy" features Dr. Peniel Joseph and expert guests to discuss the most important questions of our time about race, democracy, social justice, culture, and moral and ethical issues. Texas Podcast Network is brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. Podcasts are produced by faculty members and staffers at UT Austin who work with University Communications to craft content that adheres to journalistic best practices. The University of Texas at Austin offers these podcasts at no charge. Podcasts appearing on the network and this webpage represent the views of the hosts, not of The University of Texas at Austin.

Publisher

Race and Democracy

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Oct 2018

Latest episode

23 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

90 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Apr 2025

   Ep. 89 — A Conversation with Dr. Nell Irvin Painter on Black History, Visual Art, and a Well Lived Life

   Nell Irvin Painter is a leading historian of the United States. She is the Edwards Professor of American History Emerita at Princeton University. She was Director of Princeton’s Program in African-American Studies from 1997 to 2000. In addition to her doctorate in history from Harvard University, she has received honorary doctorates from Wesleyan, Dartmouth, SUNY-New […]

2. 

   14 Apr 2025

   Ep. 88 — Malcolm X’s Legacy at 100: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Simanga

   Dr. Michael Simanga grew up in Detroit and moved to Atlanta where he has lived and worked for 40 years. He is an Africana Studies scholar/educator and also a multi-disciplined artist who has written, produced and directed more than 200 artistic projects including music, theatre, film, festivals and exhibitions. He is married and the father […]

3. 

   19 Mar 2025

   Ep. 87 — Sito: An American Teenager and the City that Failed Him

   Peniel sits down with Laurence Ralph to discuss his latest book, “Sito: An American Teenager and the City that Failed Him.” Laurence Ralph is a Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University. He earned both a Ph.D. and also a Master of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Chicago, and a Bachelor of Science […]

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

30 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

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

Quality

34

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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