Friend of the podcast Moriah sits down with us to discuss life as a grad student during the coronavirus pandemic. Then, we dive into Wendell Berry, a brief history of the start of some universities, the school-to-sports pipeline, competition in the workforce and we ask what is the purpose of education anyway?
Join us on a meandering walk down the hallway of another broken system (don’t worry, we’ll be back on this soon for deeper dives).
Chapters
- 03:44 Moriah Catches Up
- 23:47 Degrees for Cops
- 27:16 Profits Over Education
- 30:50 Sports
- 47:24 Packers
- 51:33 What Are People For?
- 01:12:21 Land Grant Universities
- 01:48:42 What is the Purpose?
From the Show
- Progressive Dystopia by Savannah Shange
- What Are People For? by Wendell Berry
- Dixie Be Damned by Neal Shirley and Saralee Stafford
*[This podcast was produced by Ashes Ashes. Click here for a full list of episodes.]
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