Episodes

  • Combining the clarinet and Irish Traditional Music with Austin Peay’s second Fulbright student, Bernadette John
    Dec 6 2023

    The Clarinet and Irish Traditional Music are an unlikely pairing, but they're one that Bernadette John says fits perfectly together. Check out our interview with Austin Peay's second-ever Fulbright student scholar on this episode of The Austin Peay Experience.

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    16 mins
  • Exploring the Grow Your Own program
    Oct 11 2023

    Austin Peay State University’s Eriksson College of Education has prepared world-class teachers for almost a century, and now the University is taking a 21st-century approach to that effort with the Grow Your Own program. What started as a way to combat the country’s teacher shortage has grown into a nationally recognized apprenticeship program, with 80 graduates crossing the commencement stage since the project’s inception in 2018. Learn more about the program from this interview with Dr. Prentice Chandler, dean of the College of Education.

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    20 mins
  • Austin Peay Extras | AI and The Robot Revolution
    Oct 5 2023

    For this episode of Austin Peay Extras, we're highlighting Professor Jody Alberd's recent talk, "The Robot Revolution: Navigating AI, Automation and the Workforce of Tomorrow." As a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, Alberd is an expert on the subject of automation, and gave the talk during the most recent Science on Tap event on Oct. 2.

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    54 mins
  • The Man Behind the Mascot
    Aug 28 2023

    EXCLUSIVE: The famed Governor Mascot gives a rare interview. Learn more about what goes on in the mind behind the mascot, as The Gov helps us kick off a new semester of classes.

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    26 mins
  • Austin Peay Extras | Racism not Race
    Mar 31 2023

    Austin Peay State University hosted "Racism not Race: A Scientific Approach to the Myth of Race and the Cost of Racism," a lecture by renowned geneticist Joseph L. Graves Jr., March 21 at the Jack Hunt STEM Center.

    As an expert on human genetic variation and what it means to be human - both biologically and socially - Graves addressed the myths of race and the social construct of racism. As the first African American evolutionary biologist, Graves has conducted extensive research on the topic.

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    49 mins
  • Austin Peay Extras | Myths, Mysteries and Manhunts: College of STEM’s March Science on Tap
    Mar 13 2023

    Welcome to Austin Peay Extras – the podcast series where we share some of the fascinating talks and lectures hosted by the University each semester. In this episode, Dr. Mike Wilson shares what BigFoot, ostrich eggs and a local manhunt have in common. The talk comes from the March Science on Tap, with Wilson’s Myths, Mysteries and Manhunts, hosted by the College of STEM.

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    50 mins
  • In Session: African American Expressive Culture
    Feb 16 2023

    We’re continuing Season Two of The Austin Peay Experience Podcast with “In Session,” a look at some of the exciting classes the University offers. This episode, we're talking to Ebone Amos, assistant professor of African American Studies in the Department of Theatre and Dance, about her class, African American Expressive Culture.

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    24 mins
  • In Session: The Beatles: Music, Society and Culture
    Feb 1 2023

    It's Season Two, In Session, of The Austin Peay Experience Podcast, and this spring we're looking at some of the exciting classes the University offers. This episode, we're talking to Dr. Stanley Yates, professor of music, about his class, The Beatles: Music, Society and Culture. Sixty years have passed since The Beatles first hit the scene. Why do we still love them? Dr. Yates tells us why.

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    20 mins