EpisodePresenting: Sacred & Profane
This week we’re excited to share an episode of a new podcast called Sacred & Profane, hosted by two University of Virginia Religious Studies professors.
EpisodeReviving the Giant Oysters
Fossils give away the secrets of the past, but they can also tell the future.
EpisodePoetic Justice
When writer and Invisibilia producer Lulu Miller discovered she’d be leaving Virginia, she wrote a startling love letter to the state–one that charges everyday people to stay angry about injustice.
EpisodeMusic and Democracy
The evolution of social change in America can be traced through popular songs by the likes of Nat King Cole, Percy Mayfield, Lena Horne, and the Impressions.
EpisodeWatching History
On the eve of WWI, Antoine Köpe had a front seat to history. A century later, Antoine’s elaborate journals, cartoons, recordings, and collections reveal what it was like in the last days of the Ottoman Empire.
EpisodePoetry that Heals
To some, poetry and medicine seem like opposites. But both science and poetry use language to understand deeper truths about the human condition.
EpisodeThe Human Ecosystem
Philosopher Jesse Kirkpatrick says he’s less worried about human gene editing and more interested in how CRISPR technology can be used to enhance–or harm–the environment around us.
EpisodeHow to Go Clubbing
Bars, nightclubs, dance, and music have long held a special place in LGBTQ culture. But even as shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race and Pose bring that culture into the mainstream, real-life gay bars and clubs are shuttering.
EpisodeNew Virginians
Immigrants from Central and South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Republics were chosen to share their stories in a new exhibit at the Library of Virginia.
EpisodeReplay: Whistles in the Mist
“Whistles in the Mist,” is the award-winning documentary on the whistling style of speech that developed in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico.
EpisodeThe Shondaland Revolution
From color-blind casting to deep social media relationships with viewers, the shows of Shonda Rhimes have changed TV.
