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The Hayseed Scholar Podcast

Interviews with political science, history, sociology and international relations scholars about their journeys, work, practices, and challenges.

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31:48

Farewell

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2025/12/21

The Hayseed Scholar podcast has come to a close. In this farewell episode, Brent's brother Kyle hosts it and they chat about the podcast and why Brent is closing it down. Two friends of the pod, Matt McDonald and Jelena Subotic, also join to mention what they liked and what they (Jelena) did not like about the podcast. Brent closes by asking Kyle, who is a LinkedIn rockstar, about the changing landscape of social media and reaching beyond an academic audience, before the two of them sign-off ...

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78:06

Benjamin de Carvalho

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2025/09/05

Dr. Benjamin de Carvalho joins the Hayseed Scholar podcast. Ben was born in Switzerland to a mother from Norway and a father from Brazil. Ben talks about how that transpired, growing up in Norway, and how a Fulbright brought him to the United States in the late 90's. Ben recounts his time at the New School for his first Master's, moving to Cambridge for his M.Phil and PhD, and ending back in Norway at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, or NUPI, where he remains gainfully ...

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90:22

Jason Ralph

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2024/12/17

Professor Jason Ralph joins the Hayseed Scholar podcast. Brent has known Jason's work for two decades, but only fairly recently met him in person. Jason grew up in the village of Norton Canes in South Staffordshire near the West Midlands of England. His father had worked in the coal mines years prior, but then started a business where all of Jason's family would eventually work. The original plan was to get a teaching degree focused in physical education, but that didn't quite work out....

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104:49

Jamie Frueh

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2024/08/12

Associate Provost and W. Harold Row Professor of Global Politics Jamie Frueh, of Bridgewater College, joins the Hayseed Scholar podcast. Jamie and Brent have been friends for over 15 years, meeting at the ISA-Northeast conference in 2009. Jamie is also the only (other) person on this podcast besides Brent who is from Iowa, and Jamie also hosts his own podcast, The Teaching Curve.Jamie talks about growing up in Des Moines, with parents who both encouraged his curiosities and educational journe...

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97:29

Sebastian Kaempf

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2024/04/12

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76:30

Lene Hansen

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2024/03/19

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122:00

Huss Banai

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2024/02/22

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106:58

Erica Resende

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2024/02/07

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95:17

Jarrod Hayes

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2023/09/27

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92:03

Oumar Ba

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2023/06/02

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96:01

Rita Abrahamsen

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2023/05/05

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106:34

Brent J Steele

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2023/04/09

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129:35

Debbie Lisle

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2023/02/20

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117:22

Ann Towns

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2023/01/04

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106:33

Helen Kinsella

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2022/10/12

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90:10

Alexander Barder

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2022/08/19

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109:43

Patricia Owens

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2022/07/29

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67:41

Carla Martinez Machain

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2022/06/03

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75:54

Duncan Bell

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2022/05/17

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100:43

Xymena Kurowska

The Hayseed Scholar Podcast ·

2022/01/20

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