Lives of the Mind

Lives of the Mind


Latest Episodes

Water and Environmental Justice in Louisiana – Bonus Episode
August 01, 2020

Although Lives of the Mind is on break for the summer, we’d like to share this special bonus episode to tide you over until the school year begins again this fall. Augustana College recently made the switch from trimesters to semesters.

COVID-19 Reflections – Augustana President Steve Bahls
May 25, 2020

In this episode, student host and LoM Producer Christian Elliott sits down with Augustana College President Steve Bahls in WVIK’s (emptier than usual) studio to talk about the school’s response to COVID-19. In the interview,

Co-Culinary Oral Histories – Augie Alumna Dr. Elizabeth Stigler
May 07, 2020

In this episode, student hosts Mikaylo Kelly and Olivia Smith interview Augie alumna Dr. Elizabeth Stigler ’10. Dr. Stigler visited campus in October for fall semester’s Symposium Day, “What is a Life Well Lived?” Dr.

The Impact of Public Health Studies – Augie Alumna Christine Harb
April 14, 2020

In this month’s episode, student guest hosts Maria Wood and Arti Kornoski interview Augie alumna Christine Harb, MPH, M3. Harb graduated from Augustana in 2015 with majors in Biology and Pre-Medicine and a minor in Biochemistry. In this interview,

Searching for Freedom from the Prison Industrial Complex- Dr. Yusef Salaam
March 30, 2020

In this month’s episode, student guest hosts Imani Muhammad and Tavian Cervantez sit down with a heroic figure, Dr. Yusef Salaam. Dr. Salaam visited Augustana’s campus on March 7th in commemoration of the Black Power Symposium organized in 1969 by stud...

A Life of Theatre – Dr. Corinne Johnson
February 05, 2020

In this month’s episode, LoM hosts Christian Elliott and Isabel Dawson sit down with Dr. Corinne (Cory) Johnson, a Professor in the Theatre Department at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. In the interview, Dr.

Hip Hop Ethnography – Dr. Corey Miles
January 16, 2020

In this month’s episode, LoM hosts Vanessa Dominguez and Ethan Conley-Keck sit down with Dr. Corey J. Miles, former Diversity Fellow at Augustana College and current Assistant Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at Morgan State University in Ba...

Navigating Queer Identity – Bonus Episode
November 30, 2019

In this special bonus episode, student hosts Tavian Cervantez and Julia Harris discuss the complexities of queer identity through the lenses of poetry and gender and sexuality theory. Tavian and Julia apply theory to the societal expectations and stere...

From FYI to Foreign Service – Augie Alumna Melinda Pavek
November 19, 2019

In this month’s episode, LoM hosts Christian Elliott and Charlie Nawara sit down with Augustana alumna Melinda Pavek (’92) at the studios of WVIK, Quad Cities NPR. Since graduating, Melinda has worked in U.S. embassies across the world with the U.S.

Reclaiming ‘Faitheism’ – Chris Stedman
October 28, 2019

In this episode, student hosts Christian Elliott and Mikaylo Kelly sit down with Chris Stedman at the studios of WVIK as a part of his visit to Augustana’s campus for Symposium Day this month. Chris Stedman is an atheist and humanist community organize...