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1. Indiana University Sleep Walk (05:08)

Date:
2018
Main contributors:
Docherty, Carrie, Lalevich, Steven, Cummings, Janae
Summary:
Hoosier Five host Janae Cummings talks about the Indiana University Sleep Walk and the Sleep Great IU! Challenge with Carrie Docherty from the IU School of Public Health and Steven Lalevich from Healthy IU.

2. Demystifying Cybersecurity with Alison Macrina (23:44)

Date:
2019-02-06
Main contributors:
Macrina, Alison, Shanahan, James
Summary:
For the great many of us confounded by issues of cybersecurity, Dean Shanahan and founder of the Library Freedom Project Alison Macrina work through everything from Facebook to the NSA and web browsing to texting. Macrina is set to visit IU Feb. 14 as part of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research speaker series, co-hosted with the Center of Excellence for Women in Technology.

3. Spring Break Review (24:43)

Date:
2016-03-13
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James
Summary:
Through the Gates is off for Spring Break this week, but join us on a look back through the first seven episodes. There's much more to come through the rest of this semester!

4. All I Want for Christmas (05:46)

Date:
2018-12-07
Main contributors:
Coffman, Andrew
Summary:
The Sample: In this episode of The Sample, Abbie and Emily try to figure out why so many students can't get enough of a 1994 holiday tune. Photo by Drew Coffman on Unsplash.

5. Kalven, Jamie, the First Amendment, and the Laquan McDonald Case (27:04)

Date:
2018-03-14
Main contributors:
Kalven, Jamie, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 84, journalist Jamie Kalven spoke to Media School Dean James Shanahan about using first amendment freedoms to fight censorship. Kalven successfully fought a subpoena to name sources for his story about the police-involved shooting death of Chicago teenager Laquan McDonald.

6. IU's Paul Helmke & Brian DeLong on the 2016 Political Season (44:12)

Date:
2016-11-01
Main contributors:
Helmke, Paul, DeLong, Brian, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, Through the Gates host Jim Shanahan discusses the upcoming election and recent electoral debates with IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs professors Paul Helmke, Professor of Practice and director of the Civic Leaders Center, and Brian DeLong, senior lecturer and university debate coach. This far-reaching conversation explores a variety of issues related to both Donald J. Trump and Secretary Hillary Clinton's recent campaigns during this unusual and trend-setting election season.

7. French, Tom, and Kelley French, on "Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon" (18:55)

Date:
2016-10-16
Main contributors:
French, Thomas, French, Kelley, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Through the Gates host Jim Shanahan speaks with Thomas and Kelley French, both acclaimed journalists and Professors of Practice at the Media School. Their recently published memoir, "Juniper: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon," has fast become an important work for parents navigating similar circumstances and for medical professionals seeking to understand the experience of parents of premature children.

8. Herzig, Monika, on Jazz Legend David Baker and Women in Jazz (29:15)

Date:
2016-09-18
Main contributors:
Herzig, Monika, McFadden, Dale, Handley, Chris J. , Shanahan, James
Summary:
Through the Gates host Jim Shanahan talks with Monika Herzig, jazz recording artist and lecturer in SPEA’s Arts Management program about jazz legend David Baker, jazz education, and women in jazz. Additional segments include the Hoosier 5 with IU Theatre professor Dale McFadden and a monologue by Chris J. Handley from the memory play "Dancing at Lughnasa."

9. Challenge of Increasing Campus Diversity among Faculty and Students, The (29:12)

Date:
2016-10-24
Main contributors:
Phillips, John Nieto, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, Through the Gates host Jim Shanahan speaks with John Nieto Phillips, IU associate vice provost for faculty development and diversity, on the challenge of increasing campus diversity among faculty and students. The conversation addresses a variety of nuances of student and faculty recruitment and touches on questions of competitive hiring, extra burdens on minority faculty, and implicit bias.

10. Martins, Nicole, on the effects of mass media on children (27:26)

Date:
2016-10-12
Main contributors:
Martins, Nicole, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Through the Gates host and Dean of the Media School Jim Shanahan speaks with Associate Professor Nicole Martins about her work on the effects of media on children. The conversation reveals some of the ways gender, body image, and interpersonal violence are impacted by media use.

11. Through the Gates Year-End Review (30:15)

Date:
2016-12-24
Main contributors:
French, Tom, Banks, Jonathan, Benson, Robbie, Lilley, Kate, King, Lilly, Hamilton, Lee, Herzig, Monika
Summary:
A look back at some of the interesting personalities who appeared on Through the Gates, including Tom French, Jonathan Banks, Robbie Benson, Kate Lilley, Lilly King, Lee Hamilton and Monika Herzig.

12. Media Portrayal of Muslims, the Political Climate & Student Activism (22:57)

Date:
2016-09-11
Main contributors:
Sinno, Abdulkader, Khabbaz, Dana, Cummings, Janae, Shanahan, James
Summary:
IU Media School dean Jim Shanahan interviews Prof. Abdulkader Sinno on topics ranging from the portrayal of Muslims in popular culture to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim citizens in the U.S. to comedians who help bridge the gap between negative perceptions and reality. In a later interview, Janae Cummings interviews IU senior Dana Khabbaz about student activism.

13. Tompkins, Jess, On Women in Gaming (17:01)

Date:
2016-09-26
Main contributors:
Tompkins, Jess, Docherty, Carrie, Lalevich, Steven, Cummings, Janae
Summary:
Through the Gates host Janae Cummings talks to Jess Tompkins, IU Media School PhD student, about women in gaming and the sexualization of female characters in video games. She later chats with IU School of Public Health's Carrie Docherty and Healthy IU's Steven Lalevich about IU's Sleep Walk awareness event.

14. Julien, Eileen, and the Arts of Survival (35:44)

Date:
2016-07-09
Main contributors:
Julien, Eileen , Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, we’ll hear from Eileen Julien, IU professor of comparative literature and director of IU’s Institute for Advanced Study. Julien is also co-director of “Arts of Survival: Recasting Lives in African Cities,” a three-week summer institute that has brought together 22 faculty and three graduate students from universities and colleges across the U.S. The institute is hosted by the Institute for Advanced Study on the IU Bloomington campus and is funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Julien, who is author of “Travels with Mae: Scenes from a New Orleans Girlhood,” is bringing a personal touch to “Arts of Survival” by loaning part of a collection of Mardi Gras regalia to the Mathers Museum of World Cultures for an exhibit beginning July 12. Public readings and films will also be offered during the institute, and the group will travel to New Orleans to examine the intersection of contemporary urban culture art with the political and social structures embedded in the city.

15. Adams, Michael, Author (45:14)

Date:
2016-08-14
Main contributors:
Adams, Michael, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, we’ll hear from Michael Adams, Provost Professor of English at Indiana University, and author of “In Praise of Profanity” (Oxford University Press, 2016). Adams sees “In Praise of Profanity” as a continuation of 2009’s “Slang: The People’s Poetry.” In it, he argues that profanity is not only oversimplified as being taboo, it is also valuable and essential as a vehicle of communication and an element of style. Adams is an English language historian and a frequent contributor to various dictionaries and academic journals. Though his published articles often explore arcane aspects of language, he also writes books aimed at broader audiences. They include “Slayer Slang: A ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Lexicon” and “From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages.”

16. Wexler, Nancy, Geneticist (43:33)

Date:
2016-08-07
Main contributors:
Wexler, Nancy, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, we’ll hear from Nancy Wexler, a leading geneticist and neuropsychologist whose research led to the identification of the Huntington’s disease gene. Her research has also led to the discovery of the genes responsible for familial Alzheimer’s disease, kidney cancer, two types of neurofibromatosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and dwarfism. In spring 2016, Wexler received the inaugural Hermann J. Muller Award, which is named for a renowned geneticist, a Nobel Laureate, a social activist and an esteemed IU Bloomington faculty member (1945-67). The Muller award and lecture series recognizes luminary international geneticists whose discoveries, like Muller’s, have or are making a significant impact on the field of genetics and society.

17. Bochman, Matt, Molecular Biologist (32:40)

Date:
2016-07-24
Main contributors:
Bochman, Matthew, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Water. Hops. Malted barley. Yeast. Put them together and you have a delicious beer — usually. But as IU molecular biologist Matthew Bochman shares on this week’s podcast, conditions common to the production of certain craft beers can sometimes inhibit their production, risking a growing segment of a nearly $55 billion industry. On this week's episode of Through the Gates, Bochman explains how yeast is used to produce beer and how his research has helped one local brewery improve their product.

18. Douglas, Trevor, IU Chemistry Professor; Dana Johnson, Author (41:08)

Date:
2016-05-29
Main contributors:
Douglas, Trevor, Johnson, Dana, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, Through the Gates host Jim Shanahan is joined by Trevor Douglas, the Earl Blough Professor of Chemistry in the IU Bloomington College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Chemistry. Douglas is part of a research team working toward a material that may eventually fuel cheap, efficient cars that run on water — work being funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The team has created an efficient biomaterial that catalyzes the formation of hydrogen — one half of the “holy grail” of splitting H2O. Also on this episode, we’ll hear from California-based author Dana Johnson, an associate professor of English at the University of Southern California, who talks about her writing process and reads an excerpt from one of her novels. Johnson will be in town next week as a faculty member at the annual IU Writers’ Conference (June 4-8).

19. Carter, Sue, Director, Kinsey Institute (41:22)

Date:
2016-05-15
Main contributors:
Carter, Sue, Allen, Colin, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, host Jim Shanahan is joined by Sue Carter, the director of The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. Carter was appointed to her position at The Kinsey Institute in October, 2014, after a long career in the field of neuroendocrinology. Carter has spent much of her recent career studying the consequences of birth intervention, particularly how the hormone oxytocin affects the health of both mothers and their newborn children. In this interview, Carter will discuss her career, including research on the mating habits of the prairie vole, the present and historical challenges of sex research and the immediate future of The Kinsey Institute. Also on this episode, Colin Allen, a faculty member in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine in the College of Arts and Sciences, talks about National Bike to Work Week, from May 16 to 20. May is National Bike Month.

20. Look at IU Swimming with Coach Ray Looze and Olympic hopefuls Lilly King and Blake Pieroni, A (28:42)

Date:
2016-06-12
Main contributors:
Looze, Ray, King, Lilly, Pieroni, Blake, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, we hear from IU swim coach Ray Looze, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year for both men’s and women’s swimming, along with swimmers Lilly King, a rising sophomore from Evansville studying physical education in the School of Public Health, and Blake Pieroni, a rising junior from Chesterton, Ind., studying biology in the College of Arts and Sciences. King was named the 2016 Big Ten Women’s Swimmer of the Year. Both King and Pieroni hope to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Aug. 5 to 21) at the Olympic Trials for swimming June 26 to July 3 in Omaha, Neb. In this podcast, King and Blake talk about the discipline required for day-to-day life as student swimmers — and the numerous calories needed to fuel their training.

21. Williams, David C., and Samantha von Ende, IU Center for Constitutional Democracy (43:05)

Date:
2016-06-26
Main contributors:
Williams, David, von Ende, Samantha, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week on Through the Gates, host Jim Shanahan is joined by David C. Williams, the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Democracy and the John S. Hastings Professor of Law in the Maurer School of Law. Williams has written widely on constitutional law and consults with constitutional reform movements around the world. Presently, he advises elements of the Burma democracy movement on the constitutional future of the country. In today's interview, he will share some of how that process works. Later in the episode, student Samantha von Ende will share some of her own work with the Center for Constitutional Democracy. As a Ph.D. student, von Ende has worked extensively on gender-related issues of democracy in the United States and around the world.

22. Hamilton, Lee, Former Indiana Congressman (44:47)

Date:
2016-05-08
Main contributors:
Hamilton, Lee, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton joins host Jim Shanahan on this week's episode of Through the Gates. Hamilton represented Indiana's 9th Congressional District from 1965 to 1999 and served on several high profile committees both during and after his career in Congress. Hamilton went on to establish the Center on Congress at IU and still serves as a faculty member today. In this interview, Hamilton discusses his new book, his career in Washington and the state of American politics today.

23. McGibbon, Murray, IU Theatre Professor (31:32)

Date:
2016-05-01
Main contributors:
McGibbon, Murray, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week on Through the Gates, IU associate professor Murray McGibbon joins host Jim Shanahan to discuss his upcoming "original pronunciation" production of Shakespeare's "King Lear". McGibbon utilized a grant from IU's New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities Program to develop the new version of the play. The New Frontiers program encourages scholars to produce innovative works of scholarship and creative activities. McGibbon took that directive and used it to create a version of the play that utilizes a version of English pronunciation that most closely resembles what Shakespeare's actors would have used in the first run of the production in 1606. In this interview, Shanahan will ask McGibbon about the development of the play, how original pronunciation works and the challenges for both the actors involved and McGibbon as a director

24. Benson, Robby, Actor and IU Professor (56:28)

Date:
2016-04-24
Main contributors:
Benson, Robby, Matejka, Adrian, Kwong, Lisa, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Accomplished actor, writer, singer and director Robby Benson joins host Jim Shanahan for this week's episode of Through the Gates. A professor of practice at Indiana University, Benson brings experience gained through a career that stretches to nearly five decades, including his most famous role in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." Now, Benson guides film students at IU, including some who will showcase their work at two screenings this week. In this episode, Benson will discuss his long career, how television and film are changing, and what challenges his student filmmakers have had to overcome in their creative process. Also, in recognition of National Poetry Month, poets Adrian Matejka and Lisa Kwong will join the podcast to read some of their works.

25. French, Tom, Professor and Journalist (52:29)

Date:
2016-02-07
Main contributors:
French, Tom, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week's Through the Gates podcast looks at long-form narrative journalism with IU Media School professor of practice Tom French, a Pulitzer Prize-winner and IU alumnus.

26. Remembering Elinor Ostrom (21:33)

Date:
2019-10-04
Main contributors:
Monaghan, Elaine, Shackleford, Scott, McGinnis, Mike, Ostrom, Elinor
Summary:
In this episode of Through The Gates, our host Elaine Monaghan sits down with Scott Shackleford and Mike McGinnis to reflect on the life and work of Elinor Ostrom. Elinor was a member of the faculty at IU and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2009. For a list of events honoring her legacy visit ostromworkshop.indiana.edu/index.html

27. Life in Language with Douglas Hofstadter, A (24:14)

Date:
2020-12-23
Main contributors:
Hofstadter, Douglas, Shanahan, James, Monaghan, Elaine, Baron, Violet
Summary:
Dr. Douglas Hofstadter has researched, written, discovered and created many things - his expertise runs from cognitive science to literature, to language, and to art. His 1979 book Goedel, Escher, Bach became a classic in the popular understanding of the workings of our brain. Professor Hofstadter has since written many things - some playful inquiries, some piercing meditations, some all at once. Since 1977, he has held a professorship at IU that started in computer science and has spanned many departments. Dean Shanahan, Professor Elaine Monaghan and Producer Violet Baron sat down with Professor Hofstadter to hear his take on his writings, and on using musings on language to take on life.

28. Black Voices with Jaclyn Ferguson (19:01)

Date:
2021-01-13
Main contributors:
Ferguson, Jaclyn, Monaghan, Elaine, Baron, Violet
Summary:
When George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery were killed this summer, thousands of people across the country rose up and took to the streets in protest. Out of that chaos and hope emerged a new urgency in the fight for racial justice in America. And out of that urgency emerged an exciting new initiative here at IU: Black Voices at the Indiana Daily Student. Black Voices' founding editor Jaclyn Ferguson sat down with Elaine Monaghan and Violet Baron to share her experience starting something totally new and growing it into a vibrant and much-needed space for art, poetry, opinions and reporting on the Black student experience at IU

29. COVID and Quarantine with Lexi Haskell (24:34)

Date:
2020-11-29
Main contributors:
Haskell, Lexi, Monaghan, Elaine, Baron, Violet
Summary:
When IDS reporter Lexi Haskell came back to campus after a summer of strict quarantine with her family, she knew there was some level of risk. But when she caught COVID and quarantined in her dorm, she got to thinking: am I just another dumb college kid who got infected, or is there something more going on here? This question was at the heart of her popular column for the IDS this fall, and it got a lot of buzz around IU and beyond it. Elaine Monaghan and Violet Baron speak with Lexi about the column, her experience, and her feelings now that she’s on the other side.

30. Bonus Episode: Distinguished Alumnus Bob Shanks (30:29)

Date:
2020-10-27
Main contributors:
Shanks, Bob, Shanahan, James
Summary:
IU alumnus Bob Shanks made his name as a New York television producer, helping to launch shows like “Good Morning America” and “20/20.” He passed away this month, and in his honor we bring you a conversation from 2016, when Shanks returned to the Media School to accept a Distinguished Alumni Award. Host Jim Shanahan talked with Shanks about his path to New York from Lebanon, Indiana. We hear how he parlayed proximity into a seat at the table, moving from waiting on executives to calling the shots at some of New York’s most well-known shows. This is Part 1 of a 2-part series.

31. Bonus Episode: Distinguished Alumnus Bob Shanks - Part 2 (28:13)

Date:
2020-11-15
Main contributors:
Shanks, Bob, Shanahan, James
Summary:
IU alumnus Bob Shanks passed away last month, and in his honor we bring you Part 2 to a conversation from 2016, when Shanks returned to the Media School to accept a Distinguished Alumni Award. Host Jim Shanahan talked with Shanks about his triumphs and tragedies in the pressure-cooker comedy scene in New York, and what it was like to produce the classic prank show "Candid Camera." We also hear about the decision to pause entertainment during national emergencies like the Kennedy assassination, and when the show must go on. This is the second in a two-part series.

32. Center for Human Growth with Lynn Gilman and Lauren Adams, The (24:57)

Date:
2020-10-15
Main contributors:
Gilman, Lynn, Adams, Lauren, Monaghan, Elaine
Summary:
With the world changing by the minute, mental health support is more important than ever... but the way counseling happens is changing too. Elaine Monaghan and Violet Baron talk to the Center for Human Growth's Director Lynn Gilman and Co-Assistant Director Lauren Adams about its unique model as a counseling center fully staffed by graduate students. They also talk about how the counseling center is navigating the pandemic, and what might carry over even once we return to "normal."

33. Kellams, Dina (18:38)

Date:
2019-12-06
Main contributors:
Kellams, Dina, Monaghan, Elaine
Summary:
With the anniversary of Indiana University's Bicentennial just around the corner, it makes sense to talk with someone who has expertise on the subject of the history of IU. In this week's episode, host Elaine Monaghan tours the Indiana University Archives with Dina Kellams, director of University Archives, to learn about how the archives work, IU's campus after World War II, a misplaced engagement ring, and Herman B Wells' Christmas tradition.

34. Jordan Hall Greenhouse (05:01)

Date:
2020-02-07
Main contributors:
Spence, Kat
Summary:
The Sample: Surviving an Indiana winter is tough enough but it can seem especially brutal when all the greenery on campus is gone. In this episode of The Sample, take a visit to the Jordan Hall Greenhouse as producer Kat Spence explores what this staple of IU has to offer during the cold Hoosier winter.

35. 2020 Census at Indiana University, The (17:31)

Date:
2020-02-28
Main contributors:
Groobert, Dave, Donald, Adara, Bainbridge, Abigail, Monaghan, Elaine
Summary:
The Bateman Case Study Competition is a public relations competition for students nationwide to gain experience in public relations. IU has its own class devoted to this competition in which 4 students and a faculty advisor work together to implement a campaign for the chosen client. This year's client: The 2020 US Census. In this week's episode you'll hear from faculty advisor Dave Groobert and students Adara Donald and Abigail Bainbridge about what it's like to work on this case study and what exactly the US Census is.

36. Tiny Dorm Concert (05:43)

Date:
2020-03-06
Main contributors:
Holt, Linnea, Almanza, Natalie, Ashby, Eric
Summary:
The Sample: This week, Tiny Dorm Concert directors Linnea Holt, Natalie Almanza, and Eric Ashby chat about the start of the brand, all the work that goes into their videos, and the skills they've learned along the way. Check out one of TDC's nearly 20 videos at www.youtube.com/channel/UCda2MNtPEquk1KRZ4ZlZ6Fg Special thanks to Matixando for letting us record their warmup and pre-show conversation--stay tuned for their Tiny Dorm Concert!

37. Lunar New Year (05:27)

Date:
2020-01-24
Main contributors:
Spence, Kat, Fan, Kelly, Lee, Elise
Summary:
The Sample: Lunar New Year is a time to gather with friends and family to wish each other well in the new year. This week, producer Kat Spence sat down with students Kelly Fan and Elise Lee at the Asian Culture Center to find out more about the traditions surrounding this holiday as well as what the holiday means to them and their families.

38. Remembering Without Seeing with Maria Hamilton Abegunde (15:04)

Date:
2020-02-21
Main contributors:
Abegunde, Maria Hamilton
Summary:
The Sample: In celebration of Black History Month, Through the Gates' shorts, The Sample, sat down with Maria Hamilton Abegunde to discuss how the intersections of past and present, trauma and healing, influence the ways we, "witness and testify to lived experiences..." Among a wide array of accomplishments and experiences, Dr. Abegunde is an award-winning poet, the founding director of The Graduate Mentoring Center, and a visiting faculty member in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. She is a memory keeper, and author of one collection of poetry and two poetry chapbooks.

39. Advocates And Allies (14:53)

Date:
2020-03-12
Main contributors:
Monaghan, Elaine, James, Tom
Summary:
In this episode, host Elaine Monaghan sits down with Indiana University professor of psychology Tom James. James is one of the founders of "Advocates and Allies for Equity", which runs auxiliary to the Center of Excellence for Women and Technology. Advocates and Allies focuses their work on educating themselves, and other men, about gender equity through workshops dedicated to removing unconscious bias and promoting awareness of gender discrimination. James' background in psychology gives him unique insight into these biases, and he discusses how, even beyond gender discrimination, we all carry these biases with us and how we can work to be better.

40. Emergence of Illiberalism with Michael Weinman, The (25:16)

Date:
2020-10-09
Main contributors:
Weinman, Michael, shanahan, James, monaghan, Elaine
Summary:
As we head into the election in a rapidly changing country, we can see the ways that liberal politics are giving way to more radical policies around the world. Dean Shanahan and Professor of Practice Elaine Monaghan speak with Michael Weinman, Professor of Philosophy at Bard College Berlin, about his new coedited volume, “The Emergence of Illiberalism: Understanding a Global Phenomenon.” The trio discuss how we can understand trends away from liberal policies and politics, and what we might expect to replace them.

41. Election 2020: Tracking Social Media with Harry Yan and Christopher Torres-Lugo (22:36)

Date:
2020-11-05
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James, Yan, Harry, Torres-Lugo, Christopher
Summary:
The 2020 election will likely be on our minds for some time. But how did we get here? Dean Shanahan speaks with Harry Yan and Christopher Torres-Lugo, two graduate students who are researching election interference. Yan and Lugo work at IU’s Observatory on Social Media, known familiarly as OSoMe, or “awesome.” The three discuss detecting bots, online election narratives, how the field is becoming more polarized— and what we might learn from it all.

42. Hidden Liberalism with Hussein Banai (24:46)

Date:
2020-09-16
Main contributors:
Banai, Hussein, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In our first episode of Season 6, The Media School's Dean Jim Shanahan sits down with Hussein Banai, assistant professor at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. Banai's new book, "Hidden Liberalism Burdened Visions of Progress in Modern Iran," describes the ways that liberal political ideals appear in the country, and what their influence might mean for Iran's future. The two discuss the book, modern Iran's political sphere, and how it may affect international relations in the future.

43. TTG Asks Aaron Carroll (25:48)

Date:
2021-03-11
Main contributors:
Carroll, Aaron, Shanahan, James, Monaghan, Elaine
Summary:
Will IU have a giant vaccination pod in a couple months’ time? Will vaccinations be required for students to come back to campus in the fall? What WAS that lingering cough I had right before the outbreak? Sounds like the kind of thing you’d ask Aaron Carroll. We did! After two semesters of answering every question the IU community could think of in weekly webinars, he gamely came on the show to answer Dean Shanahan and Professor Monaghan’s burning questions as we round the corner toward mass vaccinations and a hopeful return to on-campus life.

44. Free Speech after Insurrection with Tony Fargo and Steve Sanders (31:36)

Date:
2021-02-17
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James, Fargo, Tony, Sanders, Steve
Summary:
Deplatforming. Incitement. Section 230. Buzzwords are flying in the aftermath of the United States’ first transfer of power that was anything but peaceful. As online platforms grow and proliferate, How do we regulate social media while protecting the right to dissent? The Media School’s Tony Fargo and Maurer School of Law’s Steve Sanders join Dean Shanahan to talk about what makes speech free and what keeps it that way, while protecting the institutions that hold this country together.

45. Women in Tech with Laurie Burns McRobbie (20:43)

Date:
2021-03-19
Main contributors:
McRobbie, Laurie Burns, Monaghan, Elaine, Baron, Violet
Summary:
IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie has devoted her career to supporting women's leadership and technology. Now, the Serve IT Clinic has been named in her honor. She sat down with host Elaine Monaghan and producer Violet Baron to talk women in tech, philanthropy, and her tenure at IU.

46. Vaccination at Birth with Dr. John Patton (25:20)

Date:
2021-04-18
Main contributors:
Patton, John, Monaghan, Elaine, Baron, Violet
Summary:
What if every baby could get the COVID-19 vaccine in its first month of life? Dr. John Patton, Professor of Biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, is on the case. Dr. Patton's lab is developing an inoculation that would modify the Rotovirus vaccine to incorporate immunity from the novel coronavirus as well. Host Elaine Monaghan and producer Violet Baron get the facts and the timeline on this episode of Through the Gates.

47. Win for Women’s B-Ball with Nicole Cardano-Hillary, A (16:38)

Date:
2021-05-11
Main contributors:
Cardano-Hillary, Nicole, Monaghan, Elaine, Baron, Violet
Summary:
After an historic win for women’s b-ball at IU, Elaine and Violet sit down with Nicole Cardano-Hillary to hear what it means to taste victory while being a full-time student, gender in a male-dominated sport, and what might be next for a sport champ at the Media School.

48. AAAMC Speaks with Dr. Tyron Cooper (29:27)

Date:
2021-02-23
Main contributors:
Cooper, Tyron, Shanahan, James
Summary:
IU Archives of African American Music and Culture Director Tyron Cooper has an insider’s view of Black music and the culture behind it, much of which goes back to the Black church. He says that’s part of what makes AAAMC different: it looks at the broad context and origins of Black music, and makes it accessible for both scholarship and casual listening. Cooper joins Dean Shanahan on Through the Gates to tell us more about the archives and share AAAMC Speaks, a documentary series hosted by the archives in partnership with the Office of the Provost. The series brings the archives alive in a series of interviews with industry executives and performers in various genres of Black music. The first episode on Eddie Gilreath shows one of the first Black professionals to work at the executive level in the music industry. Coming up are features on AAAMC founding director Dr. Portia Maultsby and the foundational jazz musician Reggie Workman. Go to aaamc.indiana.edu to learn more about the archives.

49. Democracy after Trump with Jeff Isaac (24:46)

Date:
2021-03-03
Main contributors:
Isaac, Jeff, Monaghan, Elaine, Baron, Violet
Summary:
This country’s political system has been through a lot in the past two months - ahem - four years. James H. Rudy Professor of Political Science Jeff Isaac joins host Elaine Monaghan and producer Violet Baron to consider how the government will reckon with its recent past, where Trumpism goes now, and what a kid from New York turned Bloomington public intellectual can bring to the conversation.

50. Strong, James, Talks Soul Music (24:09)

Date:
2018-09-19
Main contributors:
Strong, James, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 96, Dean Shanahan and IU Soul Revue Director James Strong talk about soul music, the Soul Revue and Strong's time in the industry, working with artists from New Edition to Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, to Stephanie Mills.