Circumscription
Where We Set The Limits
About the show
Much of what gives life meaning, continuity, and order is the act of setting boundaries. Much of what gives you a clear sense of who and what you are is a clear sense of who and what you're not. This is a podcast about drawing such lines. It's about the processes involved in setting and maintaining boundaries, but also stretching and crossing them. We explore questions about these issues in three areas: collective identity, religion, and constitutional law.
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Episodes
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Episode 12: This Land Is Your Land
December 10th, 2025 | 1 hr 11 mins
#citizenship, #conlaw, #law, #trump
A discussion of birthright citizenship and injunctions, with law professor Jacob Hamburger.
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Episode 11: Tatter Archives: "Slurred Speech"
November 25th, 2025 | 1 hr 27 mins
#gendered slurs, #philosophy, #racistslurs, #slurs
I'm pulling an episode from the archives of my previous podcast, Tatter. This is a discussion of slurs--especially gendered slurs, as well as racial and ethnic slurs--with philosopher Lauren Ashwell.
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Episode 10: The Cloth of Protection
November 11th, 2025 | 57 mins 45 secs
#freespeech #academicfreedom #law
A discussion of academic freedom with law professor David Rabban.
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Episode 9: Triggered
October 28th, 2025 | 53 mins 3 secs
#guns, #nra, #race
A conversation with social psychologist Gerald Higginbotham about race and gun rights.
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Episode 8: Unreconstructed
October 14th, 2025 | 54 mins 20 secs
#backlash, #presidents, #race
A conversation with political scientist Julia Azari about three racially transformative presidents, and their backlash successors.
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Episode 7: But What About Us?
September 30th, 2025 | 50 mins 12 secs
#gender, #hierarchy, #metoo, #race, #religion
A discussion with social psychologist Clara Wilkins, about her research on perceptions of victimization among members of dominant groups.
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Episode 6: City of God
September 16th, 2025 | 54 mins 28 secs
christian nationalism, christianity, identity, politics, race, religion
A conversation about Christian nationalism, with sociologist Samuel Perry.
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Episode 5: Drawn Out
September 2nd, 2025 | 50 mins 40 secs
politics, race, redistricting, voting rights
A conversation with legal expert David Gans, focusing on voting rights and redistricting.
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Episode 4: Here Be Dragons
August 19th, 2025 | 46 mins 53 secs
intergroup relations, islam, politics, religion, science, stem
A conversation with Kim Rios, about intergroup threat, and more.
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Episode 3: Equals Under The Law
August 5th, 2025 | 57 mins 39 secs
democracy, race, rule of law, united states
A conversation with law professor Paul Gowder, about the rule of law in the U.S.
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Episode 2: Forever In The Path
July 23rd, 2025 | 58 mins 56 secs
civil religion, government, religion, united states
A conversation with scholar Art Remillard, about civil religion in the U.S.
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Episode 1: God, Grace, and Grudges
July 8th, 2025 | 55 mins 31 secs
christian nationalism, identity, politics, race, religion
A conversation with Mikey Pasek, about religion, identity, and politics.