Episodes
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
We're back, and more critically-minded than ever! After a brief hiatus due to a recent move, Dr. Benson returns to offer thoughts on where religion -- and religions -- may be headed.
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
'Wokeness' has become a flashpoint in contemporary culture wars, and a major presence in media coverage of social policy, but do we really know what it means to 'be woke'? In this episode, Dr. Benson breaks down the history, context, and current state of the debates around 'wokeness.'
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
In this short episode, Dr. Benson discusses Ross Douthat's recent New York Times article "Four Ways of Looking at Christian Nationalism," and gives his own take on the current situation.
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
In this episode, Dr. Benson discusses the recent Alabama ruling that mixed theology with the law, disrupted fertility care across the state, declared frozen embryoes children, and brought out an issue that has become increasingly popular with Christian conservatives in the United States: fetal personhood. Can frozen embryoes really be considered children? How does theology play into this question? What are the possible political, cultural, and philosophical issues of this ruling? Tune in to find out!
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
In this episode, Dr. Benson discusses the role that Bill Ackman, a billionaire businessman and activist investor, has played in shaping debates about higher education.
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
Saturday Feb 17, 2024
In this episode, Dr. Benson discusses bullying and incivility in the Academic world, and how it harms professors, students, and even administrators. For more of this content, please subscribe to our Patreon (found in our twitter pinned tweet, or at patreon.com/onbecomingpodcast) for special bonus segments that will be posted after each episode, as well as a number of other benefits.
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
A short reflection on burnout, and the various factors that can cause it in the world of academia.
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
What is academic freedom? Why does it matter? Recent debates about politics and speech on college campuses have brought this issue into the mainstream. In this episode of On Becoming, Dr. Benson draws on his decades of experience as a professor and researcher to shed new light on the importance of academic freedom for the academy, as well as its development.
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
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