Circumscription

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

12 episodes of Circumscription since the first episode, which aired on July 8th, 2025.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.