Media

The Colbert Report, October 16, 2014

Selected Appearances​

• Humanize Me podcast, September 2020
  An hour on The Death of the Artist with Bart Campolo, the great ex-evangelical writer and speaker.
• City Club of Cleveland, August 2020
  The Death of the Artist virtual book-tour event with Rebekah Modrak of the University of Michigan.
• Keen On podcast, August 2020
  Half an hour on The Death of the Artist with a brilliant host who sounds like Mick Jagger.
• Central Time (Wisconsin Public Radio), August 2020
  Short segment on The Death of the Artist.
• Velshi & Ruhle (MSNBC), March 2019
  Short segment on the college admissions bribery scandal.
• Unmistakable Creative Podcast, September 2018
  My parents, neoliberal education, learning not to give a crap.
• The Leadership Podcast, April 2018
  Solitude, leadership, higher ed, the waitress principle, and Alan Dershowitz.
• Talking to Teens podcast, December 2017
  A conversation about talking with adolescents about their future.
• Latino USA, May 2017
  A short panel discussion about safe spaces on college campuses.
• Art of Manliness podcast, December 2016
  A wide-ranging conversation on leadership, solitude, education, etc.
• TEDxMtHood, June 2016
  “The Best Education for All”: on the political significance of the liberal arts.
• 99U Conference, May 2016
  A talk about creative entrepreneurialism.
• Design Week Portland, April 2016
  A short talk on food culture and food as culture.
• Aspen Ideas Festival, June 2015
  “What Is College For?”: a conversation with David Brooks.
• The Colbert Report (Comedy Central), October 16, 2014
  A segment on Excellent Sheep.
• The Leonard Lopate Show (WNYC), September 17, 2014
  A half hour on Excellent Sheep.
• The Kelly File (Fox News), September 5, 2014
  A segment on Excellent Sheep.
• Think Out Loud (Oregon Public Broadcasting), August 12, 2014
  A full hour on Excellent Sheep.
• Creative Mornings Portland, July 2012
  A talk on the entrepreneurial ideal among Millennials and others.
• Midmorning (Minnesota Public Radio), September 16, 2011
  A full hour on the cult of the uniform, with sociologist Jerry Lembcke.
• Against the Grain (KPFA/Pacifica), July 26, 2011
  A full hour on the crisis in higher education.
• Here & Now (WBUR/PRI), June 27, 2011
  A long segment on leadership, with a coda on Jane Austen v. VS Naipaul.
• Callie Crossley Show (WGBH Radio Boston), May 18, 2011 
  A half hour on A Jane Austen Education.
• Spark (CBC Radio), February 28, 2010
  A discussion of friendship and social media with danah boyd. 
• Forum (KQED San Francisco), January 30, 2009
  A full hour on solitude and social media.