Sociology Ruins Everything

The sociological imagination is great, but really, it ruins all your favorite things. This podcast,

Episodes

Total: 19

Sociologist Stephanie Canizales joins the podcast to discuss the complex realities unaccompanied mig

Furniture Poverty

2024/11/4

Places are unique to us. We become attached to them. And when you ask people to name a place that me

Ever wondered how sociology impacts everything you know?  Get ready to have your mind blown as I, Ma

Sociology Goes on Strike

2023/7/28

Collective action is the most effective way to bring about social change because it allows people to

What if I told you reality TV says a lot about the world around us? I'm sure you're skeptical, but h

Sociology Ruins Silence

2022/11/8

Not many people realize institutions and society regulate silence. The noise in our lives, both exte

There are some wild theories about the Denver International Airport. But is it really the headquarte

Sociology Ruins Improv

2022/5/21

In the final episode of season one, I enlist the help of Ruth Yamamoto, PhD and certified improv ins

Sociology Ruins Bullying

2022/4/18

How do we identify bullying and how do sociologists in particular study this phenomenon? This episod

Sociology Ruins Trauma

2022/3/10

The world is a mess, so let's talk about trauma. In this episode, I examine trauma in its many diffe

What does Adam McKay's 2021 disaster film Don't Look Up say about the current discourse over climate

Sociology Ruins Marriage

2022/1/10

What is marriage? What are the origins of marriage? What does it mean today? For this episode, I'm j

Sociology Ruins Housing

2021/12/11

In this episode, I head to California to explore why there isn't enough housing and what the state a

You've probably heard the term private equity, but you might not know what it does. This episode loo

This episode looks at what we think of witches and witchcraft and how historically these concepts ha

Sociology Ruins "Normal"

2021/9/1

We're hearing a lot about the return to "normal" after the COVID-19 pandemic, but what is "normal"?

In this episode, I explore roller skating -- its history and the role of the rink as a cultural inst

How are action movies shaped by our national identity and do they, in turn, reshape our personal ide

Is the media part of civil society? Have political actors weaponized objectivity? Does anyone actual