The Bean Pot
The Bean Pot
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Emily Blejwas: The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Season two of the Bean Pot. I’m thrilled to be able to continue this journey for another season, and excited to explore several new topics that will, hopefully, help us all to see our world from new perspecti...
Dr. Jay Valentine: Philosophy, Buddhism, and Pandemics
Dr. Jay Valentine is my special guest for this Season 1 bonus episode. He is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Troy University, and an expert in Buddhism, eastern religions, meditation, and philosophy. We recorded this episode just as Ala...
Dr. Aaron Hagler: Middle East History, Israeli–Palestinian Conflicts, and Peace Process
In the July of 2000, President Bill Clinton hosted a summit meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat. Five months later, in December, President Clinton, and the two leaders publicly anno...
Dr. Govind Menon: Black Holes, Plastics, and STEM
It’s hard for me to imagine a world where everyone believes the earth is basically shaped like a snow globe. That water is trapped above a dome, and it rains when windows open in the sky to let water in. That the lights in the sky rotate like a...
Stephen Stetson: Beyond Coal
My guest today is Stephen Stetson, who is a Senior Campaign Representative for the Sierra Club, covering Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. The Sierra Club, is America’s oldest and largest environmental organization. Stephen's primary focus is t...