Humanities Thrives: The Public Humanities Podcast

The Humanities are part of the bedrock of how we engage with the world around us.

We speak and interact with each other via language, both written and oral. Our conversations are grounded in the history of our own experiences and the experiences of the world around us. We find faith or the lack of it, as we search for understanding and meaning whether keeping the sabbath going to church or, to paraphrase Emily Dickinson, by staying at home.

All of these experiences are ours and are shared, they are not the purview only of academics but part of the lived experience of each one of us. Humanities Thrives: The Public Humanities Podcast is a way to highlight individuals’ vision of the humanities and its impact on Springfield and the Clark County community. These individuals and their commitment to the humanities make the points that, far from dying, the humanities in Springfield and Clark County are thriving!

Humanities Thrives: The Public Humanities Podcast is an initiative of the Ermarth media interns (Gabrielle Doty ’23 and Allie Miller ‘25).

Podcast Episode 6

Join us for our sixth episode of the podcast featuring Eric Powell, Certified Financial Planner at KB&P in Springfield, talking about why the humanities are important in his life.

Podcast Episode 5

Join us for our fifth episode: Language Learning & the Humanities, featuring guest speaker Dr. Ruth Hoff, Professor of World Languages & Cultures at Wittenberg University.

Podcast Episode 4

Join us for our fourth episode: Soft Skills & the Humanities, featuring guest speaker Dr. Cynthia Richards, Professor of English at Wittenberg University.

Podcast Episode 3

Join us for our third episode: Humanities & Our Human Condition, featuring guest speaker Dr. Rob Baker, Professor of Political Science at Wittenberg University.

Podcast Episode 2

Join us for our second episode: Understanding Our Communities with guest speaker Brian Yontz, Professor of Education and Interim Provost at Wittenberg University.

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