Podcasts
Want to hear from UChicago and other experts about some of the most interesting ideas of our times during your commute or free time at home? Below is a listing of a variety of podcasts from around the University of Chicago, with links to more information for each.
Don’t see a podcast listed from your area? Email us at uchicagointranet@uchicago.edu with the title, a brief description, and a link to the podcast.
Big Brains
Stories from the people behind the pioneering research and pivotal breakthroughs at the University of Chicago. Adweek's "Best Branded Podcast" of 2020.
Capitalisn't
Hosted by Vanity Fair contributing editor Bethany McLean and world-renowned economist Luigi Zingales, the podcast explains how capitalism can go wrong, and what we can do to fix it.
Not Another Politics Podcast
Profs. William Howell, Anthony Fowler, and Wioletta Dziuda provide a fresh perspective on the biggest political stories through rigorous scholarship, massive data sets, and a deep knowledge of theory.
Why This Universe?
The biggest ideas in physics, broken down. Join theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and soon-to-be physicist Shalma Wegsman as they answer your questions about dark matter, black holes, quantum mechanics, and more.
Entitled
Rights matter, but conversations about rights can be polarizing, confusing and frustrating. Lawyers and law professors Claudia Flores and Tom Ginsburg have traveled the world getting into the weeds of global human rights debates. On Entitled, they use that expertise to explore the stories and thorny questions around why rights matter and what’s the matter with rights.
9 Questions
In each episode, Prof. Eric Oliver asks some of our wisest follow humans nine questions essential for crafting “a well-examined life,” such as "What am I?" and "What is my purpose?"
Carry the Two
"Carry the Two" uses stories to convey how mathematical research drives the world around us. Each episode tackles a different topic—from modeling how bees in a swarm make group decisions, to how we can use textual analysis in changing in policy documents.
Other Podcasts from Across UChicago
- The Axe Files
David Axelrod, the founder of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics, brings you "The Axe Files," a series of revealing interviews with key figures in the political world.
- The Biggest Questions
Professors Kevin Hector and Jeffrey Stackert converse with scholars, including Divinity School faculty members. "The Biggest Questions" is meant in both senses: as a set of conversations on religion, it addresses what are for many their biggest and most important concerns while also engaging new research.
- CareerCast
Chicago Booth believes in life-long career development to help you maintain your professional edge. We give alumni and students the chance to hear experts discuss topics such as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, taking the entrepreneurial plunge, and more.
- Center for Practical Wisdom
Conversations with scholars, researchers, and purveyors of the science of wisdom from the Center for Practical Wisdom.
- Chicago Booth Review
Each week we dig into CBR articles and videos to examine a different topic in depth, from the ethics of A.I. to the forces that move financial markets. Join host and CBR editor-in-chief Hal Weitzman for this podcast about academic research, explained in a clear and straightforward way.
- The Course
Each episode features one professor, where they talk about who they are outside lecture halls, the path that led them to become a professor, and all the ups and downs along the way.
- Crown Family School
The University of Chicago Crown Family School's podcast explores ideas in social work, social welfare, and policy.
- Dissenting Opinions
Podcast by the Constitutional Law Institute at the University of Chicago Law School. Hosted by Will Baude, each episode of the first season will have top legal minds discuss a Supreme Court case they believe is misunderstood: with special episodes of a "deep dive" into originalism.
- Elucidations
Elucidations is a monthly philosophy podcast produced in association with the University of Chicago and Emergent Ventures. Each month, a prominent philosopher sits down with graduate student co-hosts to discuss their latest work and areas of philosophical expertise, from a wide range of topics and problems.
- Frankly.
Frankly. is a seven-episode podcast from UChicago's Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3) that explores the health, wellbeing, and lived experiences of Black and Latinx young people on Chicago’s South and West sides
- Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
The ISAC YouTube podcasts are online offerings intended to engage the general public with accessible conversations inspired by aspects of pop culture and contemporary events. Their YouTube channel also includes recorded lectures and videos.
- Knowledge Applied
Brings University of Chicago small science news to you. Be invited into the fields and labs of UChicago scientists, mathematicians, and engineers.
- Off the Charts
At EPIC, we love our charts. That’s why we’re bringing you an analysis of today’s top energy, environmental, and climate trends and policies grounded in the latest evidence.
- Open Stacks
Conversations with scholars, poets, novelists, and activists on subjects as eclectic as the books on the shelves at the Seminary Co-op.
- The Pie
Hosts Eduardo Porter and Tess Vigeland talk with economists from UChicago and around the country about issues like COVID-19 vaccines, gender dynamics in the workplace, energy policy, jobs, and more in this podcast from the Becker Friedman Institute.
- The Radius
The Radius is a student-led and produced podcast from the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at the University of Chicago. The podcast is available to discuss topics in gender and sexuality and to engage with what’s happening at the Center.
- S2D: The Symptom to Diagnosis Podcast
Hosted by scholars from the Pritzker School of Medicine, SD2 presents case-based discussions of signs, symptoms, and diagnostics tests to improve clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.
- Spotlight Podcast
Court Theatre's Spotlight Reading Series—which has in the past brought staged readings from BIPOC playwrights to local communities on Chicago’s South and West sides—has been reimagined as a series of four audio podcast episodes directed by and performed by local theatre artists.
- Ventures
Taking a cue from Marshall Hodgson, the former UChicago Professor and author of the renowned Venture of Islam series, this podcast from the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) dives into the expansive geographical and historical terrain covered by Middle Easterners.
- Where Are They Now?
Join host Colin Keeley as he catches up with founders from Chicago Booth’s New Venture Challenge and hear about their entrepreneurial journeys.