SSH: The Podcast

About SSH: The Podcast

SSH: The Podcast features conversations with leading experts from across the social sciences and humanities, showcasing the diversity and impact of research and creative activities within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Alberta. Recorded at the Sound Studies Institute at the University of Alberta.

Publisher

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Aug 2024

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Episode 28: Oral Histories - Witness to Change

   Dr. Natalia Khanenko-Friesen, Director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, provides an engaging description of the many ways oral history, geography, and other forms of community-engaged scholarship illuminate contemporary and historical trends in politics and cultural expression.

2. 

   13 Aug 2026

   Episode 27: Questions of Identity

   Tune in as we chat with the Faculty of Education’s Carla Peck. In this discussion, Professor Peck shares her unexpected journey into academics and delves into research projects that explore how student and teacher identities shape the way history and citizenship are perceived.

3. 

   27 Jul 2026

   Episode 26: The Cultural Politics of Sleep

   A conversation with political scientist and philosopher Cressida Heyes about her popular podcast “Sleep is the New Sex,” a lively and compelling exploration of research across disciplines into the significance of sleep in our lives, our cultures, and the way we understand the world.

Who has been a guest on SSH: The Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michael Bucknor
• Joshua St Pierre
• Sarah Nickel

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

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Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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Books guests

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