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August 17, 2020: The Pandemic and Sports

Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 17, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron are joined by Jonathan Weiler for a discussion of pro and college sports – and their decision to play, or not to play, in the pandemic.

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June 29, 2020: School’s Out (Finally)!

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 29, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

CPH gets ready to take a short summer break. Max and Aaron discuss plans for the fall – and what campus is likely to look and feel like come August.

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June 15, 2020: “The Empathy Gap”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 15, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron are joined by UNC political scientist Frank Baumgartner, who’s speaking at an online panel this week on institutionalized racism.

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June 8, 2020: Michael Jordan: “A Basketball God Reconsidered”

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 8, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron are joined by UNC historian Matt Andrews, who’s the speaker at an upcoming CPH event on Tar Heel legend Michael Jordan.

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June 1, 2020: Addressing Crises

Posted by Aaron Keck | Jun 1, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron discuss the challenges of using the humanities to address immediate crises – and the urgent necessity of doing so.

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May 11, 2020: Biographies

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 11, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

CPH is working on a series of online biographical seminars. Max and Aaron discuss the philosophy behind biographies – what makes them work?

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April 20, 2020: The Plague

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 20, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron discuss Albert Camus’ novel The Plague, which will be the subject of a virtual “Great Books Reading Group” on May 12.

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March 30, 2020: Technology Woes

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 30, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron’s phone conversation gets abruptly cut off, but not before Max discusses how CPH is keeping their Humanities Happy Hour going.

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March 23, 2020: Everything Goes Online

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 23, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Lloyd Kramer discuss how faculty members are dealing with the closure of campus and the sudden switch to online learning at UNC.

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March 9, 2020: Tyree Daye

Posted by Aaron Keck | Mar 9, 2020 | Oh, The Humanities!

Max and Aaron are joined by poet Tyree Daye, whose new book “Cardinal” is coming out later this year.

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