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Join Matt Bender, a U.S. Combat Veteran, and experience his unfiltered and uncensored conversations with our guests, each maintaining complete anonymity, as they share the most raw and authentic true stories, from secrets to forbidden topics, frightening experiences to interesting occupations. Tune in weekly, as we explore subjects and narratives that often dance along the fringes of society.
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Meryl Alper, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University, about her recent book, Kids Across the Spectrums: Growing Up Autistic in the Digital Age (MIT Press, 2023). In addition to being a professor, Alper is also an educational researcher who has worked over the past 20 year…
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with MacArthur “Genius Prize” winning historian Pamela Long about her long career writing about the history of ancient and Medieval technologies. The pair use Long’s forthcoming book, Technology in Mediterranean and European Lands, 600-1600 (Johns Hopkins UP, 2025), as a launching point but also cover her pr…
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Emily Bender, Professor of Linguistics, Director of the Masters of Science in Computational Linguistics program, and Director of the Computational Linguistics Laboratory at University of Washington, about her work on artificial intelligence criticism. Bender is also an adjunct professor in the School of C…
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Raquel Velho, Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, about her recent book, Hacking the Underground: Disability, Infrastructure, and London's Public Transport System (U Washington Press, 2023). Hacking the Underground provides a fascinating ethnographic …
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Cyrus Mody, Professor in the History of Science, Technology, and Innovation and Director of the STS Program at Maastricht University, about his book, The Squares: US Physical and Engineering Scientists in the Long 1970s (MIT Press, 2022). Many narratives about contemporary technologies, especially digital…
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Benjamin Waterhouse, full-as-full-can- be Professor of History at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, about his book, One Day I’ll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion that Conquered America (Norton, 2024). The book examines how the ideal of self-employment became so prominent in the United St…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! In this thought-provoking episode, Matt, sits down with a seasoned funeral director to uncover the intriguing and often unsettling truths about the funeral industry. From the morbid realities of body handling to the emotional complexities faced by families, this conversation delves deep into…
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Kate McDonald, Associate Professor of History at University of California, Santa Barbara, about her fascinating research on the history of mobility in Asia and how it looks different when we approach it as a history of work and labor. The pair traverse McDonald’s career from her current project, The Ricks…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! In this eye-opening episode, Matt sits down with a former volunteer from a nonprofit roadside zoo to uncover the hidden truths and unique challenges faced by such establishments. From the bizarre history of the zoo's location to the gritty realities of animal care on a shoestring budget, thi…
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Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel talks with Paula Bialski, an Associate Professor for Digital Sociology at the University of St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland, about her recent book, Middle Tech: Software Work and the Culture of Good Enough (Princeton UP, 2024). The pair talk about the art of ethnographic study of software work, and how, maybe,…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! "Murdering Malachi" is a special limited series by The Redacted Podcast, produced by Matt Bender and Pamela Bender. In this deeply moving finale to the "Murdering Malachi" series, we catch up one more time with Malachi and explore his raw and poignant reflections as he navigates his harsh cu…
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks to Trish Kahle, Assistant Professor of History at Georgetown University-Qatar, about Kahle's new project, "Power Up: A Social History of American Electricity," which focuses especially on the labor history of both constructing and maintaining the electricity grid. They also talk about Kahle's forthcoming boo…
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Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel talks with danah boyd, Partner Researcher at Microsoft Research, founder of the Data & Society Research Institute, and a distinguished visiting professor at Georgetown University, about her career and work. The pair discuss boyd's the genesis and intellectual background of boyd's now classic text, It's Complicated: …
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! "Murdering Malachi" is a special limited series by The Redacted Podcast, produced by Matt Bender and Pamela Bender. In this compelling episode, Matt Bender dives deep into the complexities of life's struggles, using Robert Frost's timeless poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" as a len…
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Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel talks to Jennifer Hart, Professor and Chair of the History Department at Virginia Tech, about her work on the history and ethnography of mobility and infrastructure in Ghana. Hart’s newest book, Making an African City: Technopolitics and the Infrastructure of Everyday Life in Colonial Accra (Indiana University Press…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! In this special mini-episode, Matt Bender takes us through a historical lens to draw parallels between the tactics of Lavrentiy Beria under Stalin's regime and the recent conviction of former President Donald Trump in New York. Matt unpacks the chilling quote, "Show me the man, and I'll show…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! "Murdering Malachi" is a special limited series by The Redacted Podcast, produced by Matt Bender and Pamela Bender. In this gripping episode, "Murdering Malachi: Part 5 – I'm Gonna Scar You for Life," we delve into the raw and harrowing experiences of Malachi's time in jail. Through vivid st…
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Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel talks with Bryan Hanson, ombudsperson for Virginia Tech's Graduate School, about a program he developed called Disrupting Academic Bullying, which seeks to encourage all members of academic communities to support and promote affirming environments for research and learning. Lee and Bryan talk about the reality of ha…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Have you ever pondered the profound intricacies of consciousness or the spine-tingling possibilities of extraterrestrial life? Today, we're joined by an extraordinary guest whose childhood brush with the unknown has fueled a lifelong quest to bring extraterrestrial awareness into the mainstr…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! "Murdering Malachi" is a special limited series by The Redacted Podcast, produced by Matt Bender and Pamela Bender. Straddling the lines of identity and the struggle to find a place in a world that demands you choose sides, "Murdering Malachi: Episode Four – Between Worlds" is a raw expediti…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! "Murdering Malachi" is a special limited series by The Redacted Podcast, produced by Matt Bender and Pamela Bender. In this episode, we go to Lehigh Acres, Florida, where the sun shines on the abandoned subdivisions and the echoes of a turbulent past. Our guide, Malachi, a man of resilience …
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with MC Forelle, Assistant Professor of Engineering & Society at the School of Engineering and Applied Science at University of Virginia, about their research on the “chipification” of automobiles. MC’s work examines how computerization affects repair and a wide variety of other automotive experiences. In re…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! "Murdering Malachi" is a special limited series by The Redacted Podcast, produced by Matt Bender and Pamela Bender. In a profound exploration of the human psyche, The Redacted Podcast presents "Murdering Malachi: Episode Two – Misfit Manifesto." Join us as we delve into the complex layers of…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! "Murdering Malachi" is a special limited series by The Redacted Podcast, produced by Matt Bender and Pamela Bender. As daylight fades on the streets of Los Angeles, a story unfolds that pierces the heart of the city's most forgotten corners. Malachi's voice rises from the clamor of Skid Row,…
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Asif Siddiqi, Professor of History at Fordham University, about the arc of his career and his wide-ranging interests and work. The pair start by discussing Siddiqi's wonderful book, The Red Rockets' Glare: Spaceflight and the Russian Imagination, 1857-1957 (Cambridge University Press, 2014), a history o…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! In this bone-chilling episode of The Redacted Podcast, we delve into the shadows where vigilante justice confronts the darkest of human depravities. We sit down with an enigmatic figure whose life, shaped by harrowing experiences in Afghanistan, has taken a turn into the realm of retribution…
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with historian and standup comedian, Sean Vanatta, lecturer in economic and social history at the University of Glasgow and senior fellow at the Wharton Initiative for Financial Policy and Regulation, about Vanatta’s cool new book, Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control (Ya…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! In a harrowing episode that reads like a script from a suspense thriller, The Redacted Podcast brings you a tale of survival that will leave you on the edge of your seat. In an exclusive interview, our anonymous guest recounts an ordeal that spirals from a desperate quest for a quick fix int…
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Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Guru Madhavan, Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and Senior Director of Programs at the National Academy of Engineering, about his recent book, Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World (W. W. Norton & Company, 2024). In Wicked Problems, Madhavan draws on a rich body of literature from the humani…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! In the gripping conclusion of "The Devil Went Down to Missouri," the veil between worlds grows perilously thin in the dead of night. Our saga resumes with a clandestine meeting in the street at 2:37 AM, where revelations about the supernatural forces at play within a seemingly ordinary home …
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Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel talks with writer and editor John Warner, who taught writing at the college level for more than twenty years. Warner is the author of at least three - or four depending on whether you count a work of parody - books on writing and higher education, and today he is perhaps best known for his Substack, The Biblioracle …
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! As night falls and shadows creep across the walls of our homes, we are joined by a family who knows all too well the haunting truth that lurks within those shadows. Their tale begins with young Tyler, a child graced with an extraordinary psychic connection, and the spiritual battle that ensu…
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Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel talks with Xaq Frohlich, Associate Professor of History at Auburn University, about his new book, From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age (University of California Press, 2023). From Label to Table tells the fascinating history of the US Food and Drug Administration’s spreading authori…
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Are you into the end of the world? Well, have we got the guest for you. In this episode, Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel interviews Zachary Loeb, assistant professor of history at Purdue University, about his work. On his faculty page, Loeb describes himself as “interested in the idea that humanity’s romance with technology has the species (and th…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Embalmers are no strangers to death, but even a seasoned professional like Richard Hirschman couldn't ignore the unsettling patterns he stumbled upon: abnormal blood clots in the deceased. On our latest episode, Richard, a funeral home director and embalmer, joins us for a candid conversatio…
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In this episode, Peoples & Thing host Lee Vinsel interviews engineer, businessman, consultant, author, contributing editor at IEEE Magazine, and former P&T guest Bob Charette about his research method. Charette really excels at finding great and telling numbers for his pieces on technology, business, and public policy, including in his 12-part IEEE…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Could redemption be nestled within the crumpled folds of a broken life? We have been stepping out of the studio these past couple of weeks for a very special project which will be released as a few part series. Therefore, we haven't been scheduling our regular studio interviews. Those will b…
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After WAY too long a hiatus, Peoples & Things is back! GET EXCITED!! In this episode, host Lee Vinsel interviews Christy Spackman, Assistant Professor of Art/Science with a joint appointment in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the School of Arts, Media, and Engineering at Arizona State University, about her recent book, The Ta…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Unlock the complexities of mental health as we sit down with a veteran mental health expert, peeling back the layers of mood disorders, personality disorders, and the ethical mazes navigated within maximum-security prisons. Our journey through the psychiatric wards reveals more than just the…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! When life hands you lemons, "the dude" says why not make lemonade and hit the road? Our laid-back guest rides the waves of life with a philosophy that's all about mastering the art of relaxation, and he's here to share how his van became both his home and his vehicle to emotional freedom. We…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! When sex and wealth collide with family secrets, the outcome is often a tale too twisted for fiction—yet here we stand, at the precipice of such a story. Our guest, a man whose identity is shrouded in as much mystery as his narrative, leads us through a labyrinthine journey that begins with …
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Imagine discovering your parents' secret careers in the adult film industry through an unexpected billboard, an experience so unusual it sounds like fiction but is the stark reality for our guest. She divulges the repercussions of her parents' transition from critical care nurses to porn sta…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Remember the soothing power of a warm hug? Our latest guest does, and they've turned that comforting embrace into a professional calling. As a cuddle buddy, this anonymous companion offers a unique, platonic form of solace that tugs at the heartstrings, tapping into the profound human need f…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Every journey has its shadows and its beams of light; few are as starkly contrasted as the one you're about to hear from a former exotic dancer. Her story takes us from the distressing clutches of domestic violence to the shimmering stages of Atlanta's strip clubs, revealing a world that's a…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Have you ever found yourself surrounded by old flames and former friends, all while trying to keep your composure? Picture Nathan, our central figure, who steps into the emotional minefield of a wedding where the past lingers heavily in the air. Our narrative today takes us deep into Nathan'…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Have you ever wondered how societal pressures and upbringing could shape a person’s mental health and self-perception? In our latest episode, we sit with an incredibly brave woman who shares her life-long struggle with anorexia, starting from her childhood. Born and raised in a secluded and …
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! What if privilege concealed a haunting reality? How might a childhood steeped in wealth and opportunity still harbor dark secrets and unimaginable hardships? In a compelling conversation that will surely grip your senses, we journey into the life of our remarkable guest, a young woman adopte…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Have you ever wondered how strong the human spirit can truly be in the face of adversity? Today's episode tells a harrowing yet deeply moving story of survival, resilience, and ultimately, redemption. Our brave guest, who wishes to remain anonymous, recounts her troubled childhood growing up…
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Send a text directly to us and let us know your thoughts! Embark on a voyage to the frigid, tempestuous waters of the Alaskan Bering Sea with our guest, a seasoned crab fisherman with 30 years of experience, whose identity remains shrouded in mystery to protect his freedom to speak candidly. As this mariner's tale unfolds, we delve deep into the tu…
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