Podcasts
The Story of the Green Chicken
Innocence and False Confessions
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It’s easy to stay connected with Williams after leaving the Purple Valley. You can enjoy spotlights on students and faculty on your computer, iPod, or MP3 player. Simply visit www.williams.edu/admin/news/multimedia.
Audio content is easily portable, as listeners can subscribe to the Williams College podcasts through iTunes.
The podcasts highlight members of the Williams community, often relating to current events or ongoing research. Listeners gain access to a diverse array of faculty discussions, including,
- Saul M. Kassin (psychology) discusses his research on police interrogation and false confessions.
- Robert F. Dalzell (history) and Lee Baldwin Dalzell (library science) and Paul Park, Lawrence Raab, and Jim Shepard (English) examine the writing process.
- Darra Goldstein (Russian) considers the development of her publication “Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture.”
- George Marcus (political science) talks about how emotion precedes reason in political deliberation.
Other podcasts highlight the community.
- In “Feathers and Math: The Story of the Green Chicken,” the annual math competition between Williams and Middlebury takes the stage, as math professor Steven Miller discusses the historic competition, and the bird’s origins.
- The Thompson Memorial Chapel bells that ring songs over the College are given top play in a podcast that features an interview and performance by two students, Adam Banasiak ’08 and William Slack ’11.
Video
The video section includes selected lectures and panels, including:
- Members of the Congressional Black Caucus in a discussion, “Race and the New Congress.”
- President Schapiro and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman with trustee Gregory Avis ’80 framing the future of Williams College in global context.
- Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, offering an eye-opening, entertaining, and often surprising view of the food we eat and where it comes from.
- In spring 2006, author and New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman delivering “Thoughts on a ‘Flat World’,” a lecture on globalization, to a packed Chapin Hall.
In addition, video coverage may be found on other Williams sites, such as:
- The 2008 Gaudino Dialogues: "Failing to Succeed" include remarks by Deborah Robinson ’78, Program Director of Emergency Network Los Angeles; Herbert Allen ’62, President and CEO of Allen & Company Inc.; Janet Brown ’73, Executive Director of the Commission on Presidential Debates; and Fay Vincent ’60, former Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
- The 2008 Commencement speeches by Trustee Robert Lipp ’60, Sculptor Richard Serra, and student speakers Gordon Phillips, Erika Williams, and Zachary Thomas.
By Hillary Batchelder ’08, Yue-Yi Hwa ’10, and Katie Aldrin ’12
for the Williams College Office of Public Affairs.
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Williams’ Future in Global Context
