In Conversation

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Dr. Nuria Godón about her most recent co-edited book, Dulce Dueño [ Sweet Master ] (Stockcero, 2025), and the importance of offering an accessible, critical, and annotated Spanish edition of the last novel by Spanish-Galician writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. The conversation highlights the novel's interpretation as a female Bildungsroman , moving beyond Par...

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Dr. Nuria Godón about her most recent co-edited book, Dulce Dueño [ Sweet Master ] (Stockcero, 2025), and the importance of offering an accessible, critical, and annotated Spanish edition of the last novel by Spanish-Galician writer Emilia Pardo Bazán. The conversation highlights the novel's interpretation as a female Bildungsroman , moving beyond Par...

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Rachel Harris about her recent research on the IDF archive and the early formation of Israeli film culture. Their conversation moves beyond the finished article to the process itself: what it means to actually undertake archival research, to work inside military and state archives, and to piece together a history from fragmentary, uneven, and sometimes res...

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Rachel Harris about her recent research on the IDF archive and the early formation of Israeli film culture. Their conversation moves beyond the finished article to the process itself: what it means to actually undertake archival research, to work inside military and state archives, and to piece together a history from fragmentary, uneven, and sometimes res...

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Susan Schneider, as they discuss her book, Artificial You: AI And The Future of Your Mind and the subject of Alien Intelligence and A.I. Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and cognitive scientist whose work focuses on AI consciousness, the simulation hypothesis, and the future of intelligence. Her recent research spans questions such as whether advanced...

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Susan Schneider, as they discuss her book, Artificial You: AI And The Future of Your Mind and the subject of Alien Intelligence and A.I. Dr. Susan Schneider is a philosopher and cognitive scientist whose work focuses on AI consciousness, the simulation hypothesis, and the future of intelligence. Her recent research spans questions such as whether advanced...

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Stephanie Anderson about the many challenges within America's food and farming system, and how regenerative agriculture, female leadership, and consumer support can help address them.  Bio: Stephanie Anderson is the author of From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture (The New Press, 2024). Her work has appeared in The Rump...

In this episode, Dean Horswell chats with Stephanie Anderson about the many challenges within America's food and farming system, and how regenerative agriculture, female leadership, and consumer support can help address them.  Bio: Stephanie Anderson is the author of From the Ground Up: The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture (The New Press, 2024). Her work has appeared in The Rump...

Philip Lewin is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department. His current research focuses on housing insecurity in South Florida. He recently completed an Emergency Housing Study and Policy Response Analysis for the City of Lake Worth Beach, which examined the scope, causes, and consequences of housing distress across the city; analyzed the impacts of recent state legislation on local housi...

  Philip Lewin is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department. His current research focuses on housing insecurity in South Florida. He recently completed an Emergency Housing Study and Policy Response Analysis for the City of Lake Worth Beach, which examined the scope, causes, and consequences of housing distress across the city; analyzed the impacts of recent state legislation on local hou...

Summary: Romeo Oriogun, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation . They discuss poetry, migration, and the role of African literature in global literary discourse. Romeo Oriogun is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University and explores themes of migration, queerness,...

Summary: Romeo Oriogun, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation . They discuss poetry, migration, and the role of African literature in global literary discourse. Romeo Oriogun is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Florida Atlantic University and explores themes of migration, queerness,...

Taylor Hagood, Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation. They discuss author Theodore Pratt and his literary work detailing Florida society from the late 1800s to the middle of the twentieth century. Taylor Hagood is Professor of American Literature in FAU's English Department. Much of his scholarship...

Taylor Hagood, Professor of American Literature at Florida Atlantic University, joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation. They discuss author Theodore Pratt and his literary work detailing Florida society from the late 1800s to the middle of the twentieth century. Taylor Hagood is Professor of American Literature in FAU's English Department. Much of his scholarship...

Professor of English Oliver Buckton joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation to discuss his research on World War II espionage and his new book Counterfeit Spies: How World War II Intelligence Operations Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction (2024). Oliver Buckton is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Florida Atlantic University, and has taught at FAU since 1994....

Professor of English Oliver Buckton joins Dean Michael Horswell in our latest edition of In Conversation to discuss his research on World War II espionage and his new book Counterfeit Spies: How World War II Intelligence Operations Shaped Cold War Spy Fiction (2024). Oliver Buckton is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Florida Atlantic University, and has taught at FAU since 1994....

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Puerto Rico join Dean Howrsell's In Conversation Podcast to discuss how communities in South Florida and Puerto Rico are adapting to climate instability.  As climate instability has major public health implications, from extreme heat to changing disease patterns, these researchers examine how health systems and communities are...

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Puerto Rico join Dean Howrsell's In Conversation Podcast to discuss how communities in South Florida and Puerto Rico are adapting to climate instability.  As climate instability has major public health implications, from extreme heat to changing disease patterns, these researchers examine how health systems and communities are...

In this edition of In Conversation, Dr. Michael Horswell engages with Professors Dr. Carol Bishop Mills & Dr. Kevin Wagner, Co-Directors of the PolCom Lab in the College of Arts & Letters at Florida Atlantic University. The PolCom Lab investigates and analyzes public opinion and political trends nationwide, focusing on Florida.    Dr. Carol Bishop Mills is a Professor and Director of the S...

In this edition of In Conversation, Dr. Michael Horswell engages with Professors Dr. Carol Bishop Mills & Dr. Kevin Wagner, Co-Directors of the PolCom Lab in the College of Arts & Letters at Florida Atlantic University. The PolCom Lab investigates and analyzes public opinion and political trends nationwide, focusing on Florida.    Dr. Carol Bishop Mills is a Professor and Director of the S...

Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Annette LaRocco,  an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Political Science. In this upcoming episode, Dr. LaRocco discusses several topics, including conservation politics, how studying abroad helped shape her career,  and her new book, The Nature of Politics: State Building and the Conservation Estate in Postcolonial Botswana . Why do s...

Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Annette LaRocco,  an associate professor in FAU’s Department of Political Science. In this upcoming episode, Dr. LaRocco discusses several topics, including conservation politics, how studying abroad helped shape her career,  and her new book, The Nature of Politics: State Building and the Conservation Estate in Postcolonial Botswana . Why do s...

Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Kyle Prescott, a Professor of Music and a Conductor at Florida Atlantic University.   In this upcoming episode, Dr. Prescott talks about his recent experience conducting the iconic Rhapsody in Blue, a 100-Year Tribute to Gershwin's American classic at the Festival of Arts Boca. Dr. Kyle Prescott  holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conductin...

Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Kyle Prescott, a Professor of Music and a Conductor at Florida Atlantic University.   In this upcoming episode, Dr. Prescott talks about his recent experience conducting the iconic Rhapsody in Blue, a 100-Year Tribute to Gershwin's American classic at the Festival of Arts Boca. Dr. Kyle Prescott  holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conductin...

Dr. Michael Horswell engages in conversation with Dr. Stephen Engle, an award-winning history professor with over 32 years of experience in teaching and writing about nineteenth-century America. This episode of In Conversation delves into Dr. Engle's new book, In Pursuit of Justice: The Life of John Albion Andrew.  Stephen and Dr. Horswell discuss John Albion's one profoundly radical ide...