Will Brehm

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Chundou Her • FreshEd

Oct 13, 2024 | freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm

Today Chundou Her joins me to talk about their FreshEd Flux episode entitled Hmagical Girl Academy: confronting racism through collective healing. I recommend you listen to their Flux episode before you continue with this one. In today’s interview we discuss Hmong student experiences on college campuses and what it was like to put together a podcast with their cousins. Chundou Her is a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Season 3 FreshEd Flux Fellow.
Hmagical Girl Academy: Confronting Racism Through Collective Healing

Oct 6, 2024 | freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm

Today we air the next episode of Flux. Chundou Her’s research is on Hmong student experiences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It’s significant that UW-Madison is a predominantly white institution in the Midwest of the United States because the Hmong student experiences that Chundou explores is of racism in all its forms – from stereotypical ideas about model minorities, to its links to sexism, and to the many microaggressions common on campus.
Ijaaz Jackaria • FreshEd

Sep 29, 2024 | freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm |Carl Sagan

Today Ijaaz Jackaria joins me to talk about his FreshEd Flux episode entitled “In the realm of the in between: An ode to ethnography in Mauritius.” I recommend you listen to his Flux episode before you continue with this one. You’ll find it here. In today’s interview we discuss the combination of science, philosophy, and theology as well as Ijaaz’s process of putting together his Flux episode. Ijaaz Jackaria is a recent graduate of the University of Edinburgh and a Season 3 FreshEd Flux Fellow.
In the realm of the in between: An ode to ethnography in Mauritius

Sep 22, 2024 | freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm

Today we start season 3 of Flux, a FreshEd series where graduate students turn their research interests into narrative based podcasts. To kick things off, Ijaaz Jackaria’s episode is an ethnography of Mauritius and its colonial past, where he creates his own Southern epistemology by bringing together cosmology, philosophy, and Islamic theology. Let Season 3 of FreshEd Flux begin.
Janja Komljenovic

Sep 15, 2024 | freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm

Today we explore how univeristies are turning into data-driven institutions. My guest is Janja Komljenovic. Janja Komljenovic is a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Her new co-written article with Sam Sellar and Kean Birch is “” which was published in Higher Education. The transcript for this episode is coming soonWant to help translate this show? Please contact [email protected] any useful resources related to this show? Please send them to [email protected]
Ben Williamson • FreshEd

Sep 8, 2024 | freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm

Today we explore the digital transformation of and in education. My guest is Ben Williamson who argues that we are witnessing a new digital infrastructure being built beneath our feet. The last time Ben joined FreshEd was in February 2020, just one month before the UK went into its first Covid-19 lockdown. When it comes to education and technology, a lot has changed in the past 4.5 years. Ben talks through some of those changes.
Jordan Corson • FreshEd

Sep 1, 2024 | freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm

Today we launch a new project at FreshEd called The Thinking Ear. The Thinking Ear is a collection of episodes produced by you, offering a sonic space to share ideas on education worldwide. Think of it as an audio journal. If you’re interested in developing your own podcast episode about your research, please get in touch. The Thinking Ear is open for submissions. We will offer support to develop your idea into a podcast before airing it on the FreshEd platform.
Andrew Skourdoumbis & Emma Rowe

Aug 25, 2024 | freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm

Today we explore the rise of neuroscience in initial teacher education in Australia. My guests are Andrew Skourdoumbis and Emma Rowe. Andrew Skourdoumbis is an associate professor in education at Deakin University where Emma Rowe is a Senior Lecturer. Their new co-written article is “A critique of ‘Strong Beginnings’ initial teacher education reforms: mandating neuroscience as core curriculum within the ‘what works’ movement”, which was published in the Australian Educational Researcher.
Remembering Debbie Epstein

Aug 18, 2024 | freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm

Today we remember Debbie Epstein, who passed away last month. Debbie was a major figure in the field of education whose work brought together cultural studies and sociology. Ever an activist, Debbie made important and lasting contributions to how we think about anti-racism and sexuality and education. I’ve asked Debbie’s long-time friend and collaborator, Jane Kenway, to join me to talk Debbie. After Jane’s introduction, I’m going to replay my interview with Debbie from 2017.
Clive Hamilton & Myra Hamilton

Aug 11, 2024 | freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm

This week we look at elite private schools and how they are the engine of privilege. With me are Clive and Myra Hamilton. Clive Hamilton is a professor of public ethics at Charles Sturt University and Myra Hamilton is Associate Professor in Work and Organisational Studies at the University of Sydney Business School. Their new book is The Privileged Few. The transcript for this episode is coming soonWant to help translate this show?