Geeks – Episode 2 – The Oxford Comment

In the second episode of The Oxford Comment, Lauren Appelwick and Michelle Rafferty celebrate geekdom. They interview a Jeopardy champion, talk sex & attraction with a cockatoo, discover what makes an underdog a hero, and “geek out” with some locals.

https://soundcloud.com/oupacademic/the-oxford-comment-episode-2-geeks/

Featured in this podcast:

• Jesse Sheidlower, Editor-at-Large (North America) of the Oxford English Dictionary, author of The F-Word
• Matt Caporaletti, Advertising Account Supervisor, Jeopardy champion
• David P. Barash and Judith Lipton authors of Payback: Why We Retaliate, Redirect Aggression, and Take Our Revenge
• Scott T. Allison and George R. “Al” Goethels, authors of Heroes: What They Do and Why We Need Them. Check out their heroes blog!
• The Ben Daniels Band
• Sharon Zukin, author of Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places, Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College & the CUNY Graduate Center. Read her OUPblog posts!
• Benjamin Kabak, author of popular subway blog Second Avenue Sagas
• Charles Komanoff, creator of the Balanced Transportation Analyzer
• Gelf Magazine
• Vincent Valk, contributing writer, also online editor for Chemical Week magazine
• Max Lakin, contributing editor (Read his piece on Sharon Zukin and Naked City)
• Adam Rosen, contributing editor, host of the Non-Motivational Speaker Series

Headline image credit: Geek glasses. CC0 via Pixabay.