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51. Francis, Terri, Director of IU's Black Film Center/Archive (25:45)

Date:
2018-09-05
Main contributors:
Francis, Terri, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 94, Associate professor Terri Francis and Dean Shanahan discuss the Black Film Center/Archive’s Michael Shultz film series (including To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, Cooley High, Krush Groove and Car Wash), Francis’s upcoming book about the cinematic career of Josephine Baker, and the realities of Afrosurrealism.

52. 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.

53. 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.

54. 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.

55. 89th Academy Awards with Brittany Friesner & Jesse Pasternack, The (29:23)

Date:
2017-02-19
Main contributors:
Friesner, Brittany, Pasternak, Jesse, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 46, we're joined by Brittany Friesner, associate director of the IU Cinema, and Jesse Pasternak, a junior at IU and the co-president of the Indiana Student Cinema Guild, to discuss the Oscars, why they're important, and their impact on our culture.

56. Discussing DACA, its History, and the Implications of the Rollback (18:56)

Date:
2017-09-26
Main contributors:
Fuentes-Rohwer, Luis, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 62, we speak to Luis Fuentes-Rohwer, Professor of Law and Harry T. Ice Faculty Fellow at the IU Maurer School of Law, about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, its history and impact on higher education, and the current status of immigration law.

57. Garcia, Justin: Modern Love, Dating & Singles in America (33:45)

Date:
2017-02-13
Main contributors:
Garcia, Justin, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 45, we speak to Dr. Justin Garcia, associate director for research & education at the Kinsey Institute and Ruth N. Halls Assistant Professor of Gender Studies at Indiana University. Dr. Garcia talks about a new era of modern love and dating and technology's role in it, as well as Match.com's Singles in America survey.

59. 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."

60. Breaking Down Indiana University's Campus Ghost Stories (18:49)

Date:
2017-10-25
Main contributors:
Gipson, Abbie, Miles, EMily, Klockow, Kat
Summary:
In episode 67, Through the Gates producers Abbie Gipson and Emily Miles look into Indiana University campus ghost stories and discuss their findings. Be sure to listen to this in conjunction with episode 65, where we talk to IU alum Kat Klockow about her book Haunted Hoosier Halls and other paranormal phenomena (Through-the-gates-at-iu – Ep-65-the-haunted-history-of-indiana-university-with-kat-klockow).

61. Works and Impact of Polish Composer and Conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, The (28:44)

Date:
2017-11-08
Main contributors:
Goldberg, Halina, DiOrio, Dominick, Penderecki, Krzysztof , Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 69, we speak to Halina Goldberg, professor of musicology, and Dominick DiOrio, associate professor of choral conducting at the IU Jacobs School of Music about the works and career of multi-award winning Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki. The maestro will visit the IU Bloomington campus for Penderecki Conducts Penderecki: "ST. LUKE PASSION," which takes place Wednesday, November 15 at 8pm in the Musical Arts Center.

62. 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.

63. One Note at a Time with Pianist and Professor, Norman Krieger (29:40)

Date:
2019-03-27
Main contributors:
Groupé, Larry, Shanahan, James
Summary:
With two Musical Composition/Arrangement Emmy wins behind him, professor Larry Groupé talks with Dean Shanahan about Hollywood scoring for movies, video games, and shows. Groupé leads IU's new film and media scoring program, teaching classed in the Jacobs School of Music and the Media School.

64. Late-Life Love with Susan Gubar (29:38)

Date:
2019-02-13
Main contributors:
Gubar, Susan, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Through the Gates celebrates Valentine's Day with one of IU's beloved professors emeriti, Susan Gubar. Author of the new book Late-Life Love, Gubar talks with Dean Shanahan about the way love changes and remains the same as we age. They also discuss Gubar's life and New York Times blog Living With Cancer.

65. 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.

66. 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.

67. Wounded Galaxies 1968: Paris, Prague, Chicago (25:20)

Date:
2018-02-07
Main contributors:
Hawkins, Joan, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 79, Dean Shanahan speaks to Joan Hawkins, associate professor at the IU Media School, about the Wounded Galaxies festival and symposium. Wounded Galaxies: 1968 – Beneath the Paving Stones, the Beach is a festival and symposium produced by The Burroughs Century Ltd., welcoming scholars, writers, artists, archivists, filmmakers, performers, and others interested in exploring the intellectual and aesthetic legacy of 1968, during its 50th Anniversary year. The festival subtitle is a translation of the French slogan “Sous les pavés, la plage!,” a popular resistance graffiti in France Mai ’68 that refers to both the sand beneath cobblestones lifted by students to hurl at police as well as the ‘Situationist’ conviction that the streets–the expression of capital and consumption–could be rediscovered by abandoning a regimented life.

68. 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.

69. Helmke, Paul & Lisa-Marie Napoli Talk Student Voters and the Midterm Elections (27:58)

Date:
2018-10-03
Main contributors:
Helmke, Paul, Napoli, Lisa-Marie, Shanahan, James
Summary:
"The thing that people forget, is that most elections are actually decided by the people that don't vote." Professor Paul Helmke, Associate Director of P.A.C.E. Lisa-Marie Napoli, and Dean Shanahan talk about the importance of midterm elections, beating Purdue in the Big Ten Voting Challenge, and the power of student voters.

70. 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."

72. Indie Filmmaker and IU Alumna Eliza Hittman (19:16)

Date:
2017-12-06
Main contributors:
Hittman, Eliza, Cummings, Janae
Summary:
In episode 73, Janae Cummings speaks with Eliza Hittman, IU alumna and award-winning indie filmmaker. Hittman recently visited the IU Cinema as part of its Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker program. Her most recent feature BEACH RATS won the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for U.S. Dramatic Feature.

73. 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.

74. Professor of Rock & Roll Andy Hollinden (30:25)

Date:
2018-12-05
Main contributors:
Hollinden, Andy, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In Ep. 106, Dean Shanahan talks with Jacobs School of Music Senior Lecturer Andy Hollinden. Known as the "Professor of Rock & Roll," Hollinden talks about his love affair with music, his admiration of Frank Zappa, and teaching the next generation about music legends.

75. 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!

76. Rhodes Scholar Jenny Huang (20:37)

Date:
2019-04-03
Main contributors:
Huang, Jenny, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week Dean Shanahan sits down with IU alumna and Rhodes Scholar Jenny Huang. Tune in to hear Jenny's story: from her avid reading as a child, to field research in Iceland, to her new adventure as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford.

77. 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.

78. 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.

79. 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.

80. Meat the Future with David Kay (21:06)

Date:
2017-06-19
Main contributors:
Kay, David, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 55, we talk to David Kay of Memphis Meats, a California-based company working to change the way meat gets to your plate by producing real meat from lab-grown animal cells.

81. Ballantonian, The (06:27)

Date:
2018-11-09
Main contributors:
Kellams, Dina
Summary:
The Sample: In this episode of The Sample, the team flips back fifty years to 1968. Through The Ballantonian, a weekly liberal arts review run from September 1967 to January 1969 by Indiana University students, we offer the year's poetry, criticism and politics. Special thanks to the director of University Archives, Dina Kellams.

82. Holiday Spectacular, The (29:40)

Date:
2016-12-14
Main contributors:
Kellams, Dina, Crowe, Michelle, Cummings, Janae
Summary:
IU Libraries Dina Kellams and Michelle Crowe join Jim and Janae to talk about Indiana University holiday facts, traditions, and more. This episode marks the end of season 1 of Through the Gates.

83. Getting to Know The University Archives & The Primary Source Immersion Program (24:48)

Date:
2017-03-04
Main contributors:
Kellams, Dina, Meiman, Meg, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Dina Kellams, Director of University Archives, and Meg Meiman, head of teaching and learning at IU Libraries, join us to discuss the Indiana University Archives and the Primary Source Immersion Program. The new program will help IU faculty members integrate primary sources into an existing or new course and show ways to foster students’ information literacy skills in relation to primary sources.

84. 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.

86. Haunted History of Indiana University with Kat Klockow, The (22:51)

Date:
2017-10-17
Main contributors:
Klockow, Kat, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 65, we chat with IU alum, writer, and paranormal enthusiast Kat Klockow about Indiana University's spooky stories and urban legends. Klockow is author of "Haunted Hoosier Halls: Indiana University" and "Ohio's Haunted Crime." Be sure to listen to this in conjunction with episode 67, where our producers examine more ghost stories related to the IU Bloomington campus (Through-the-gates-at-iu – Ep-67-breaking-down-indiana-university-campus-ghost-stories).

87. Discussing the State of Contemporary Politics with William Kristol (40:23)

Date:
2017-02-26
Main contributors:
Kristol, William, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 47, we're joined by neoconservative political analyst and commentator William Kristol, founder and editor-at-large of The Weekly Standard. Kristol is visited the IU Bloomington campus as part of The Toqueville Program to speak about the state of contemporary politics and the chances of a new political center at the university.

88. Powwow (05:20)

Date:
2019-04-12
Main contributors:
Landin, Scout
Summary:
The Sample: Under sunny early-April skies, IU's First Nations Educational & Cultural Center hosted its Eighth Annual Traditional Powwow. For years, this has been an event where native students can celebrate and non-native students can learn. This year, we chat with recent grad Scout Landin about the jingle dress and why she came back to town for this IU tradition.

89. Lemonis, Chris, IU baseball coach (38:32)

Date:
2016-04-10
Main contributors:
Lemonis, Chirs, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Though spring has been slow to arrive, baseball is already here! To bring us up to speed on this year's IU baseball team, Through the Gates welcomes head coach Chris Lemonis. Lemonis is now in his second season as head coach of the Hoosiers, and today he'll tell host Jim Shanahan about the joys and challenges of coaching baseball in the Big Ten.

90. Poet Kate Lilly (1:18:14)

Date:
2016-01-31
Main contributors:
Lilley, Kate, Shanahan, James
Summary:
A chat with poet Kate Lilley, hosted by Media School Dean James Shanahan, is featured on this week's Through the Gates: IU This Week podcast.

91. Dialect Coaching with Nancy Lipschultz (31:42)

Date:
2019-05-30
Main contributors:
Lipschultz, Nancy, Shanahan, James
Summary:
This week, Dean Shanahan talks with Nancy Lipschultz, Associate Professor of Voice and Speech in the Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance. Lipschultz shares insight into regional dialects, how she coaches professionals, and gives the dean a quick lesson on Cockney English.

92. Lotus (05:19)

Date:
2018-09-28
Main contributors:
Loewenthal, Tamara , Herber, Norbert
Summary:
The Sample: In the inaugural episode of The Sample, our weekly student-driven short, we talk with Tamara Loewenthal of the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation and Norbert Herber of the Media School. They cover everything from the 25th annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival volunteer cohesion to the collaboration necessary for this year's Big Tent multimedia experience.

93. 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.

94. Psychological & Brain Sciences with Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces (29:14)

Date:
2019-05-15
Main contributors:
Lorenzo-Luaces, Lorenzo, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Assistant Professor of the Psychological and Brian Sciences Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces discusses depression, psychotherapy, and the potentials of online treatment for mental illness.

95. MacDonald, Scott, University Philanthropist (17:36)

Date:
2017-05-17
Main contributors:
MacDonald, Scott D., Shanahan, James
Summary:
In May 2016, the Indiana University Bloomington Office of Student Life and Learning announced a substantial gift from alumnus Scott D. MacDonald to establish the MacDonald Scholars Program within the Division of Student Affairs. IU's MacDonald Scholars work to help others through innovative and impactful community service projects.

96. 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.

98. Talking Record Engineering, Production, and Podcasting with Paul Mahern (31:12)

Date:
2017-07-24
Main contributors:
Mahern, Paul, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 56, we talk to Paul Mahern—rock and pop record producer, mixing and mastering engineer, singer, songwriter, and IU Media School instructor. Mahern has worked with acts such as John Mellencamp, Lily & Madeleine, The Fray, and Neil Young.

99. Making, Innovating, and Learning in IU's Makerspace (27:29)

Date:
2017-04-25
Main contributors:
Maltese, Adam, Huang, Joey, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Episode 54 features a discussion with Adam Maltese and grad student Joey Huang about "the MILL," a creative space at IU Bloomington for tinkering, crafting, prototyping, and exploring creative solutions to pedagogical problems.

100. 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.