Rose  Portillo ’75 has built a career in theater, film and television for  more than four decades. Her creativity has flourished as an actor,  writer, director, educator at Pomona College and visual artist. She  shares with the Sagecast audience how she has embraced her Latin  identity along the way.
Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Patty Vest
Produced by: Kris Vargas
Editorial Assistant: Lorraine Harry '97
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-11-28-22-RosePortillo.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/94-JOG1ULCk

From “Zoot Suit” to “Encanto” with Prof. Rose Portillo

Cryptocurrency keeps garnering headlines for all the wrong reasons. What exactly is crypto—how is it "mined" and what determines its value? Is crypto collapsing? Pierangelo De Pace, chair of the Department of Economics at Pomona, shares his research.
Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Patty Vest
Produced by: Kris Vargas
Transcript:https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-11-15-22-PierangelDePace.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/b432LaQIlVU

The Lowdown on Cryptocurrency with Prof. Pierangelo De Pace

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Ellie Anderson discusses her research on the philosophy of selfhood, love and sexual ethics. She also explains her approach to “public philosophy” in social media channels such as TikTok, YouTube and her co-hosted podcast “Overthink.”
Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Patty Vest
Produced by: Kris Vargas
Editorial Assistant: Lorraine Harry '97
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-11-23-22-Ellie%20Anderson.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/_s-ToNhrJxM

Philosophy of Selfhood with Prof. Ellie Anderson

In this episode of Sagecast, historian and long-time Pomona professor Gary Kates shares what sparked his interest in the European Enlightenment. As a scholar of the French Revolution, he also tells us what conditions are most likely to result in such historic upheavals.
Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Patty Vest
Produced by: Kris Vargas
Editorial Assistant: Lorraine Harry '97
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-11-16-22-GaryKates.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/J3rGNPhw5KA

The European Enlightenment and French Revolution with Prof. Gary Kates

In this episode of Sagecast, art historian and assistant professor  Rosalia Romero shares with us her passion for Latin American art and the  art of the borderlands. Romero also talks about the role of murals in  contemporary art and about her work as a curator for the upcoming  Mexicali Biennial.
Hosted by: Marilyn Thomsen and Patty Vest
Produced by: Kris Vargas
Editorial Assistant: Lorraine Harry '97
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/Sagecast-11-2-22-RosaliaRomero.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/qzc800JV830

Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art History with Professor Rosalia Romero

Ryan Engley, assistant professor of media studies and co-host of the Why Theory podcast joins us for the final episode of this Sagecast season. 
Engley unpacks for us the intersection of psychoanalysis and media studies, where he focuses his research. He also chats about his love for television and seriality, as well as the importance discussing mental health in his courses.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-051921-RyanEngley.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/3JRkPAQt72I

Media Studies and Psychoanalysis with Professor Ryan Engley

Head Coach of the Milwaukee Bucks and 2-time NBA Coach of the Year (2015, 2019), Mike Budenholzer '92 joins us to talk about his journey from Division III basketball at Pomona-Pitzer to the NBA.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-MikeBudenholzer-051221.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/1HrqHDauNaQ

From Division III to the NBA with Mike Budenholzer '92

Interdisciplinary scholar and filmmaker, Joanne Nucho discusses her research interests which include critical infrastructure studies, urban studies and environmental inequality—and what she calls “post-grid imaginaries.’ She is the author of the book Everyday Sectarianism in Urban Lebanon: Infrastructures, Public Services and Power.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-042721-JoanneNucho.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/8n1pUsFUOzo

Infrastructure and Public Services with Anthropology Professor Joanne Nucho

In this episode, our guest Ken McLeod ’07, policy director for the League of American Bicyclists sheds light on working in Washington D.C. and advocating for bicycling and walking projects across the country. McLeod talks to us about how he hopes to work closely with the Biden Administration and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in creating safer and more equitable communities.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-041321-KenMcLeod.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/IbD9iPTbdho

Safer Roads and Stronger Communities with Ken McLeod ’07

This week, our guest is Politics Professor Sara Sadhwani, who studies the growing impact of Asian Americans in the American political scene, with a special focus on Indian American communities. In this conversation, Professor Sadhwani discusses, among other things, the role of “descriptive representation” in the electorate and the importance of Indian American voters in a number of swing states.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-033121-SaraSadhwani.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/ha4kbSMaj20

The Rise of Asian Americans in Politics with Professor Sara Sadhwani

This week we’re talking with Adam Rogers ’92, senior correspondent at WIRED Magazine and author of two books, The New York Times nonfiction bestseller Proof: The Science of Booze and the soon-to-be-released Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made us Modern. Our conversation ranges from the origins of color perception in an ancient microbe to the difficulty of writing about science in a time of resurgent science-denial.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-031621-AdamRogers.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/EH_bArnwQkU

The Science of Color with author Adam Rogers ’92

This week, our guest is Pomona College Professor of Politics Susan McWilliams Barndt, the author of An American Road Trip and American Political Thought and Traveling Back: Toward a Global Political Theory. Our conversation ranges from America’s scrambled political vocabulary to the way distinctive American ideas about such things as freedom and equality are bound up in our national literature about road trips. 
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest 
Produced by: Jeff Hing 
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-SusanBarndt-030321.txt 
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/5zzxJBPM88g

A Political Road Trip with Professor Susan McWilliams Barndt

This week, our guest is Pomona College Professor of Economics Gary Smith, who specializes in financial markets and debunking myths in statistical analysis. In this conversation, Professor Smith discusses, among other things, the real-world applications of economics that continue to fascinate him and his collaboration with alumnus Jay Cordes ’93 on several books about misuses of “big data,” including, most recently, The Phantom Pattern Problem.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-garysmith-112520.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/aCBNL_PRNdw

Backstories: Professor Gary Smith

This week we’re talking with Aditya Sood ’97, president of the film production company Lord Miller Inc. As a producer, he’s best known for box-office hit movies like The Martian, Deadpool I and II and Murder on the Orient Express. Our conversation ranges from his early years in Seattle to the story behind the making of the hit movie, The Martian.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-adityasood-111820.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/IF3MUUCUQOU

Backstories: Aditya Sood '97

This week, we welcome Visiting Professor of Anthropology Arlen Chase, who specializes in Mesoamerican archeology. Our conversation with Professor Chase ranges from the origins of his love of archeology in general and of Mayan culture in particular to his groundbreaking fieldwork in a site in Belize known as Caracol. He also discusses his trailblazing use of a technology known as LiDAR, which has transformed the field of archeology.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/arlen_chase_mixdown.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/08Y6JGsoVwY

Backstories: Professor Arlen Chase

This week our guest is Associate Professor of Economics Manisha Goel, who specializes in labor and development economics. Our conversation ranges from her early years in India to her research into the impact of the Indian caste system on business decisions in that country to the origins and impact of growing income inequality in both India and the United States.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/manisha_goel_mixdown.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/rzitpzFgCS4

Backstories: Professor Manisha Goel

This week’s discussion is with McArthur Grant-winning seismologist Brian Tucker ’67, who recently retired as founder and president of the nonprofit GeoHazards International. 
In this conversation, Tucker looks back at his wandering educational path into the science of seismology and his long career dedicated to helping people in poor, earthquake-prone countries retrofit their schools and other buildings to prevent their catastrophic collapse in the event of a quake.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/brian_tucker_mixdown.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/KxDpWVPUZM8

Backstories: Brian Tucker '67

This week, we’re joined by Professor of Psychological Science and Africana Studies Eric A. Hurley, whose research in cognitive development focuses on understanding and improving the social and educational outlook of African American and other minority children. 
Our conversation with Professor Hurley explores the power of cultural values in shaping students’ educational experience and the importance of understanding those values in creating an educational environment in which they can thrive.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-erichurley102120.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/ffoBUfiBYd4

Backstories: Eric Hurley

This week our guest is Mac Barnett ’04, the author of such beloved children’s books as Extra Yarn and The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse. His latest book, A Polar Bear in the Snow, is his 47th book. 
In this episode, Barnett shares stories about his Pomona College mentor, the late Professor David Foster Wallace, and his exchanges with children who’ve reached out to him about his books. He also talks about his experiences as a writer of children’s books and his insights into the way children think and feel.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-macbarnett-101420.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/JUjfLifVZTk

Backstories: Mac Barnett '04

This week, we’re talking with Pomona College Professor of Religious Studies Zhiru Ng, who specializes in Eastern religions. Our conversation with Professor Ng ranges from her childhood in Singapore and the importance—and burden—of filial piety in Chinese culture to the concept of emptiness, the stages of meditation and the power of Buddhist thought as a way of relating to the world.
Hosted by: Mark Wood and Patty Vest
Produced by: Jeff Hing
Transcript: https://www.pomona.edu/sites/default/files/sagecast-zhirung-100620.txt
Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/BrmkIFWRfr8

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