260 episodes
The American Age C. Travis Webb
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- Society & Culture
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4.8 • 10 Ratings
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What if your favorite college professors were willing to talk about everything from philosophy and politics to pop culture and love with the same kind of consideration and enthusiasm? Each week C. Travis Webb, Seph Rodney, and Steven Fullwood discuss life, culture, and art, and challenge their listeners to take fewer things for granted and all things more seriously.
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Episode 229: This is the End...?
229 - The hosts catch up after a long absence. They discuss current and future projects, and give their takes on why the podcast ended its nearly 5 year run.
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Episode 228: Representation and Reality: Elevating Latino and Caribbean Art, and Artists
0228 - The hosts welcome Dr. Deborah Cullen-Morales to the podcast, Program Officer at the Mellon Foundation. They discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with championing the work of Latin American artists in the United States. Cultural assimilation, agglomeration, recognition, and visibility are discussed.
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Episode 227: Come on, Vogue? Trans Culture, Ball Room, and Group Identity
227 - This month's guest is Sydney Baloue, a TV writer, scholar, and advocate for trans rights. Seph, Steven, Travis and Sydney talk about Ballroom culture, gender, race, and how careful we should be with language.
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Episode 226: Twilight of the Idols? Confederate Statues, Monuments, and Progress
226 - Welcome to The (new) American Age podcast. Seph, Steven, and Travis welcome their first guest, Nick Mirzoeff. Nick is a visual culture theorist, New York University professor and author of White Sight: Visual Politics and Practices of Whiteness. The hosts and their guest discuss confederate statues, structural racism, and his new book White Sight. We hope you enjoy!
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: New Year Updates
225 - The hosts catch up about Kanye West, and discuss their new podcast format. Beginning in January, the podcast will move to a monthly format with guests and a longer runtime. Listen in on the reasons and catch up about current events.
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Weak Connections, Strong Ties
224 - What are “weak” social connections, and why are they so important? The hosts discuss the role of weak connections in US civic life.
Customer Reviews
A Conversation Like This is Hard to Find
I listen a lot of podcasts: to learn, to stay up on politics, to laugh. When I started listening to “The American Age,” I immediately prioritized it in my weekly diet. Travis, Steven, and Seph are vulnerable and authentic intellectual risk-takers who comfortably handle and add value to a range of topics, all without a hint of condescension. They act as good faith interpreters of the present moment in American culture and beyond. I highly recommend dropping in on their conversation; you’ll find yourself nodding along with their points, counterpoints, and ruminations.
Taking the Pulse of American Life
This podcast covers current issues and events in the Unites States from cultural, religious and historical perspectives. At times thoughtful, hilarious, somber, and brutally honest, but always engaging.