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The Epistemic Alchemy Podcast

The podcast covers research, academic writing, and scholarship within the social sciences/ humanities.

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34:47

Rigor with Vigor: Dancing Scholarship into Being with...

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2025/11/22

This episode of Epistemic Alchemy features Dr. Celeste Snowber—dancer, poet, scholar, and pioneer in embodied and arts-based inquiry. In conversation with host Dr. Mohammed Raei, Celeste traces the origins of her work to an early, visceral realization that we are bodies, not merely thinkers who happen to have bodies. She reflects on how pregnancy, silence, and enforced stillness led her to write the way she dances—through sensation, intuition, and movement. Together, they explore how embodied

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0:42

Design Thinking as a Way of Being

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2025/11/05

In this episode, Dr. Mohammed Raei welcomes Dr. Dani Chesson, organizational and behavioral scientist, adjunct professor at the University of Denver, and founder of the Design Thinker Institute. Together, they explore how design thinking—a human-centered, experimental approach to problem-solving—extends far beyond process to become a capability and even a way of being. Drawing from her doctoral research, Dani discusses the development and validation of the Design Thinker Profile, a framework

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42:48

Making Theory Contributions Clear: Martin Kilduff on...

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2025/10/21

This podcast episode features Dr. Martin Kilduff, Professor of Organizations and Innovation at UCL School of Management, in conversation with Dr. Mohammed Raei. The dialogue explores Kilduff’s influential work on theory contribution, particularly his framework derived from the philosophy of science. Kilduff traces the origins of this work to his experience teaching a doctoral course in philosophy of science, which led him to grapple with the unintelligibility of much of the field and the absence of

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38:33

The Space Between: Relational Cultural Theory and the...

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2025/10/08

In this episode of the Epistemic Alchemy Podcast, host Dr. Mohammed Raei is joined by Dr. Ileya N. Grosman, an artist, scholar, and practitioner whose work bridges leadership, education, and the arts through the lens of relational cultural theory (RCT). Grosman shares her journey from early explorations of cultural connection and photography in Bangladesh to her doctoral research on professors’ lived experiences of positive relationships with undergraduate students. Drawing on RCT, phenomenology,

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31:42

Mysticism, Science, and the Mind: A Conversation with...

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2025/09/23

In this provocative and deeply insightful episode of Epistemic Alchemy, host Dr. Mohammed Raei sits down with sociologist and consciousness theorist Dr. Mike Sosteric to explore the contested terrain of consciousness research, mystical experience, and the urgent need for a decolonized spirituality. Together, they critique dominant neuroscientific models—such as the Entropic Brain Theory—for their Eurocentric, pathologizing assumptions about non-ordinary states of consciousness, and challenge the

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41:48

Creativity Doesn’t Happen by Accident: Lessons from...

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2025/06/26

In this engaging episode of the Epistemic Alchemy Podcast, Dr. Mohammed Raei speaks with Dr. Amy Climer, creativity expert, speaker, and author of the bestselling book Deliberate Creative Teams: How to Lead for Innovative Results. Drawing from her academic research and professional experience with organizations like the Mayo Clinic and Stanford University, Dr. Climer unpacks the myths and realities of creativity, especially within team settings.She introduces her "Deliberate Creative Team Scale," a

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39:57

The Ethical Use of AI in Research.

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2025/06/03

In this thought-provoking episode of the Epistemic Alchemy Podcast, host Dr. Mohammed Raei welcomes Dr. Philip Adu, a leading expert in research methodology and founder of the Center for Research Methods Consulting, LLC. Together, they explore the ethical and practical dimensions of using AI in academic research, especially within qualitative methodologies.Dr. Adu shares his early curiosity and evolving relationship with AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity, illustrating how these tools

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40:03

Feminist Constructivist Grounded Theory

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2025/05/20

In this profound episode of Epistemic Alchemy, Dr. Mohammed Raei is joined by Dr. Lynn Horan—scholar, coach, and former Protestant clergy—to explore her pioneering research on the lived experiences of millennial women clergy who have left active ministry due to violations of interpersonal boundaries and psychological safety.Drawing from her journey through politics, ministry, and academia, Dr. Horan shares how her career transitions shaped her inquiry into embodied leadership and feminist

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34:44

Trauma Informed Research

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2025/05/06

In this powerful episode of the Epistemic Alchemy Podcast, Dr. I interviewed Dr. Kader Gumus, an independent consultant and trauma-informed researcher, about her pioneering work on thrivership after domestic violence. Dr. Gumus shares her journey as both a scholar and a survivor, highlighting the significance of conducting research ethically and with care. Drawing from her dissertation, Journey to Wellbeing, she explores how individuals move beyond survival to thrive after experiencing chronic

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40:20

Metamodern Scholarship

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2025/04/22

In this episode, I interview Dr. Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm where we discuss metamodernism and metamodern scholarship:*The different strands of metamodernism and its history. *What metamodernism adds to postmodernism. *Storm's contribution to metamodern scholarship, including the concept of social kinds. *Developmental theories and metamodernism. *The Journal of Metamodernism Theory and Praxis. *The metamodern university. Resources mentioned: Dr Storm’s works Josephson, J. A.

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49:08

Roy Bhaskar's Critical Realism and the crisis of...

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2025/04/08

In this episode, I interview Dr Rob Archer and we talk about Roy Bhaskar’s critical realism and how it deals with the crisis of replication. *What is critical realism? *What is the role of ontology? *What is a transcendental argument? *How does critical realism deal with the issue of replication? *How has Bhaskar’s critical realism evolved over time and his spiritual turn. *Where critical realism is going? Resource mentioned in the episode. Retiring Popper: Critical realism, falsificationism,

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49:12

Editing Academic Anthologies

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2025/03/25

In this episode, I interview Dr. Stacey Guenther and Dr. Lisa Berkley and we discuss our experience of editing an academic anthology together. *The challenges of editing academic anthologies. * What makes an anthology unique? *The process for collaboration. *Doing a call for chapter proposal vs invite only. *Misconceptions about editing academic anthologies. *Rewarding aspects of editing an academic anthology. *Decolonizing. *Spirituality and the shadow side and dark side. *Cross-cultural

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46:14

Indigenous scholarship, decolonizing, and the...

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2025/03/11

In this episode, I interviewed Four Arrows, who was selected by AERO as one of 27 visionaries in education and is recipient of a Martin Springer Institute Moral Courage Award for his activism. Topics covered include: *Decolonizing *Indigenous research/scholarship. *The role of spirituality. *Alternative/authentic dissertations. Resources mentioned in this episode: The Authentic Dissertation: Alternative Ways of Knowing, Research and Representation by Four Arrows aka Don Trent Jacobs

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42:03

Mastering the Dissertation: Overcoming Literature...

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2025/02/18

In this episode of the Epistemic Alchemy podcast, join Dr. Mohamed Raei as he engages in an enlightening conversation with Dr. Harriet Terber Rasmussen, a seasoned leadership coach and educator with over 30 years of experience. As a faculty member at Drexel University, Dr. Rasmussen shares her insights into guiding educational leaders through the complexities of academic writing and the doctoral dissertation process. Explore the common challenges faced by students during the literature review

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48:36

Intersubjectivity, transdiciplairity, and dynamic skills

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2025/02/02

In this episode: *History of intersubjectivity *What is intersubjectivity and how does it relate to phenomenology and social construction? *How can one use intersubjectivity in research? *How does intersubjectivity relate to Consensus reality? *How does intersubjectivity relate to Csikszentmihalyi's systems model of creativity? * Challenges to Transdisciplinarity. *Making social science matter. *Applying Kurt Fischer's dynamic skill theory to become better researchers and scholars. Useful

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42:30

Transdisciplinary -Integralist Scholarship

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2025/01/21

In this episode I interviewed Dr. Jonathan Reams, PhD. We had a lively discussion about Integralism, transdisciplinary scholarship and his experience as a scholar and editor-in-chief of Integral Review: A Journal Dedicated to Transdisciplinary Research and Thought. Topics covered: *History of Integral Review(IR) *The different strands of Integralism. *The editorial process at IR. *Jonathan's experience with publishing transdisciplinary work. *Challenges to transdisciplinary scholarship. *The future

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43:52

Constructivist Critical Incident Technique

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2025/01/08

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Hariett Schwartz and Dr. Elizabeth Holloway about their recently published book Essentials of Constructivist Critical Incident Technique published by APA. We covered a large range of topics including: *History of CIT. *The different uses of the methodology. *How is the research conducted? *How it differs from other qualitative methods. *The epistemological orientation. *Where first-time researchers struggle. *The future of the methodology. Link to the book:

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