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Communication Matters: The NCA Podcast is the podcast of the National Communication Association. Recorded from our National Office in Washington, DC, the podcast discusses emerging scholarship, established theory, and new applications, all exploring just how much Communication Matters—in our classrooms, in our communities, and in our world.
Episodes
Jul 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
50 min
Hear from co-editors Rachel Alicia Griffin and Jonathan P. Rossing about a special issue of NCA’s Journal Review of Communication, which focused on the 2018 Disney and Marvel film Black Panther.
Jul 23, 2020
Jul 23, 2020
41 min
Hear from Dr. Mary Gould about the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison's work, the importance of promoting postsecondary education in prison, and the relevance of Communication research and teaching to expanding higher education programs in prisons.
Jul 20, 2020
Jul 20, 2020
42 min
Hear from three university administrators Professors Vanessa B. Beasley, Marnel Niles Goins, and Shawn T. Wahl on how colleges and universities have dealt with the pandemic as we simultaneously look forward to what’s likely to happen in the fall.
Jul 15, 2020
Jul 15, 2020
41 min
Hear from Amanda Nell Edgar and Andre E. Johnson, authors of the book The Struggle over Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter, which examines the personal experiences of Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter activists in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jul 9, 2020
Jul 9, 2020
36 min
Hear from Dr. Robin Means Coleman, the author of Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present, a book that was made into an award-winning documentary film in 2019.
Jun 25, 2020
Jun 25, 2020
39 min
Co-editors Shaunak Sastry and Srividya Ramasubramanian discuss a special issue of NCA’s Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, “The subcontinent speaks: Intercultural communication perspectives from/on South Asia.”
Jun 11, 2020
Jun 11, 2020
34 min
Hear from Professors Megan K. Schraedley and Marianne LeGreco, two of the authors of “Food (in)security communication: a Journal of Applied Communication Research forum addressing current challenges and future possibilities,” about research on communication and food (in)security.
May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020
31 min
Hear from Robert B. Townsend, Director of the Humanities Indicators Project and Director of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Washington Office, about the latest Indicators and some of the trends in the humanities.
May 25, 2020
May 25, 2020
40 min
A discussion of NCA’s newest division, the Communication and Military Division, how Communication scholarship can help us understand Memorial Day, and more.
May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020
33 min
Hear from Dr. Connolly about ACLS and some recent ACLS initiatives centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and more.