Kairoticast

12/07/2024

If you're fed up with the news cycle and politics, or just never wanted to have anything to do with it to begin with, this one's for you.

We discuss the intentional ways we are being left out of the political process.

27/06/2024

It's one thing to worship Jesus. It's quite another to worship Empire.

We explore Dominionism and Christian Nationalism. It's one thing to worship Jesus, it's another to worship Empire.

07/06/2024

We're starting off the summer with something seasonally appropriate. This week we discuss owls, cats, the environment, and capitalism. You'll have to actually listen to figure out how it all connects.

We discuss the connection between the natural world, rhetoric, and capitalism

02/05/2024

Bring on the hate mail.

Women would rather be alone with a bear than a man. Let's explore how that plays out in other aspects of life.

30/04/2024

What difference do our words make? We think they make a lot of difference.

We explore the power of a word, both in and out of context.

28/04/2024

We explore the applications and limits of AI.

We play around with AI. It's not great.

08/03/2024

We tackled the Alabama ruling. No holds barred.

We argue that the abortion issue is a matter of personhood, not life.

01/03/2024

We are re-launching Kairoticast! And we are asking the most fundamental question: What is rhetoric?

We return to the beginning and ask, what is rhetoric? But this time, we get a little personal.

18/05/2023

We're back! And this time we explore the argument that censorship is necessary to "protect the children."

We explore obscenity and what it means to be average in relation to censorial state laws.

26/04/2023

This week we give history the same treatment we gave art. Namely, what exactly IS it?

History is a story. Not a data point.

11/04/2023

Hello, gentle listeners! We are back. This week is all about art. So if you want to know what my teenager and I think about art and creativity, give us a listen.

We discuss what it means to call something art.

10/04/2023

Our first post-surgery episode drops tomorrow, Tuesday morning! We've missed you.

29/10/2022

Real talk, folks. You have probably noticed the last couple of weeks we haven't published any episodes. If you're a regular listener you know that Elizabeth has been having some health issues. As of now, she is in the process of scheduling brain surgery.

So we're going to take a few weeks off. We'll eventually be back, but she needs to take some time for this. We'll still be active here, so send us a tweet or a DM. You can also email us. Drop Elizabeth a line at [email protected]. Thanks for all of your support.

14/10/2022

Hi. We're taking the week of the 14th off. But we'll be back soon. Feel free to look through our back catalogue!

A Podcast About Rhetoric and Current Events

07/10/2022

This week we delve into the idea that our physical bodies are texts to be read, written and argued. We also explore the connection between the body as text to feminism, or feminine rhetoric. It's a bit of a departure for us, and a pretty personal one.

We explore the idea that our physical bodies are texts to be written, read, and argued, and the feminist history of that tradition.

05/10/2022

For Friday's episode we have been doing a little reading on Helene Cixous, Sojourner Truth, and Sor Juana de la Cruz, to give you a little indication of where we are headed.

30/09/2022

This week we explore the legacy of Enlightenment philosophers and rhetoricians Bacon, Descartes, and Vico, and what that means for how we communicate about science.

Episode 108 – Tell Me Plainly: Enlightenment Rhetoric September 30, 2022 · Elizabeth · Leave a Comment https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ywcyir/K108-2022-09-30-tell-me-plainly-enlightenment-rhetoric.mp3 On Monday NASA’s DART anti-asteroid satellite successfully smashed into a space rock. Accordi...

23/09/2022

This week we get real and discuss banning books as an equity issue

We discuss how challenges and calls to review books are an equity issue.

16/09/2022

This week's podcast may not address the major events of the week, but it may also be one of our most important, yet. Join us as we discuss the necessity of being able to decode the constant inundation of messages we face every day.

We discuss the importance of understanding the multiple, real meanings of the deluge of messages we get everyday, all the time. Because of hegemony there can be multiple meanings of a message - being an ethical decoder requires us to be aware of power structures and audiences.

09/09/2022

This week we explore the religious roots of American Exceptionalism.

We explore the religious roots of American Exceptionalism.

02/09/2022

This week we posit that the widespread attitude that school is just job prep sets you up for exploitation. Oh, yeah. We're going there.

We argue that thinking about college as job training is setting yourself up for exploitation.

23/08/2022

22/08/2022

The Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival is going on right now! If you are at all interested in rhetoric as a discipline or field you gotta check it out. The them this year is Places and Spaces in and Beyond the Academy. Dig what my fellow podcasters are saying here:

This episode of Pedagogue, hosted by Shane Wood, was produced as a part of the 2022 Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival, Rhetoric: Places and Spaces In and Beyond the Academy. The 2022 Big Rhetorical Podcast Carnival takes places August 22-25 with new podcasts released each day. For more information vis...

19/08/2022

This week we continue our conversation on church/state (and Christian Nationalism) issues by looking at the Kennedy case - the prayer at football games case. We posit that an Equal Protection argument could ease the tension between the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause.

We discuss the prayer at football games case and argue that an Equal Protection argument could ease the tension between the Free Exercise clause and the Establishment clause.

05/08/2022

We're back! And this week we explore Christian Nationalism, the separation of church and state, and the divine right of kings.

We discuss Christian Nationalism, the separation of church and state, and the divine right of kings.