The Public Humanities Podcast brings critical ideas beyond the classroom and into public conversation. Through discussions of culture, history, philosophy, politics, identity, and everyday life, each episode explores how the humanities help us understand ourselves and the world around us. Featuring interdisciplinary scholarship and accessible dialogue, the podcast invites curious listeners to engage questions of belonging, ethics, power, memory, and social change with depth, rigor, and imagination.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peyton-del-toroRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:29:17 GMTMon, 01 Jun 2026 20:23:24 GMT60Dr. Peyton Del Toro, Dr. Mary Byrne, the Public Humanities Institute<p>The Public Humanities Podcast brings critical ideas beyond the classroom and into public conversation. Through discussions of culture, history, philosophy, politics, identity, and everyday life, each episode explores how the humanities help us understand ourselves and the world around us. Featuring interdisciplinary scholarship and accessible dialogue, the podcast invites curious listeners to engage questions of belonging, ethics, power, memory, and social change with depth, rigor, and imagination.</p>episodicDr. Peyton Del Toro, Dr. Mary Byrne, the Public Humanities Institutepeytondeltoro@gmail.comnoWhat do anti-communist crusades of the 1950s have in common with today's battles over "wokeness" in schools? In this episode, we explore the historical parallels between the Red Scare and contemporary movements such as Moms for Liberty, examining how fears of ideological indoctrination have shaped public debates about education. This episode is from a lecture within our Political Communication class taught by Dr. Mary Byrne and Dr. Peyton Del Toro.

]]>https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/peyton-del-toro/episodes/From-Red-Scare-to-Woke-Scare-Moms-for-Liberty-and-the-Politics-of-Fear-in-Education-e3k6sgq90b5edbe-1fdc-4282-98cd-8f62f4530983Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:20:00 GMT<p>What do anti-communist crusades of the 1950s have in common with today's battles over "wokeness" in schools? In this episode, we explore the historical parallels between the Red Scare and contemporary movements such as Moms for Liberty, examining how fears of ideological indoctrination have shaped public debates about education. This episode is from a lecture within our Political Communication class taught by Dr. Mary Byrne and Dr. Peyton Del Toro.</p> no00:33:41From Red Scare to Woke Scare: Moms for Liberty and the Politics of Fear in Educationfull