Episode 60: Kevin Williamson



Kevin Williamson is an author and journalist who was fired from his position at The Atlantic shortly after his hiring. According to the magazine’s editor, Williamson was let go because language he had used in the past was “callous and violent” and “runs contrary to The Atlantic’s tradition of respectful, well-reasoned debate, and to the values of our workplace.” Williamson was previously deputy managing editor and roving correspondent for National Review.
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Episode 57: Renegade University Live from New Orleans



Renegade University continued the revolution in higher education in New Orleans earlier this month. Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Project helps me host a live podcast at the end of our third weekend. Big ideas and great people are such a wonderful mix, I can’t wait for the next one.
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Episode 56: Shayne Lee



Shayne Lee is a professor of sociology at the University of Houston and the author of four books: Tyler Perry’s America: Inside His Films; Erotic Revolutionaries: Black Women, Sexuality and Popular Culture; Holy Mavericks: Evangelical Innovators and the Spiritual Marketplace; and T.D. Jakes: America’s New Preacher. He has appeared as a guest on CNN, ABC, and Fox, while also providing commentary in the New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Atlantic, Huffington Post, U.S.A. Today, CNN.com, Christian Science Monitor, and numerous other periodicals.
For full show notes, go to: thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/56


Episode 53: Swami Prem Niren



Swami Prem Niren, also known as Philip Toelkes, was the chief counsel for the Rajneesh spiritual organization and for its leader, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, also known as Osho. Niren is featured in the Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country, which covers the dramatic conflict in the 1980s between the Rajneesh community in Oregon and local, state, and federal governments. Niren now works as a counselor at his own practice, Niren Conscious Coaching. He is working on a book about his time with Osho.
For full show notes, go to: thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/53