Title: Speaking With 'Cooking With Steven'Description: A few years ago, two Williams students came together to share their passions, and the show 'Cooking With Steven' was born. Sean Pegado '11 speaks with Danny Huang '11 and Steven Cheng '10

The Legacy of the Rings: The Story Behind the Story

Dec 3rd, 2010

Title: The Legacy of the Rings: The Story Behind the StoryDescription: The Lord of the Rings, one of the most celebrated and influential work of the twentieth century, also has one of the most fascinating stories behind its creation. Sean Peg

The Color of Place

Jun 8th, 2010

Title: The Color of PlaceDescription: How would one describe the geometry of the earth en plein aire? Artist Mike Glier recounts positioning himself at various points along a line of longitude with easel and paints.Date: 2010-05

The Naturalist and the Novel

Mar 12th, 2010

Title: The Naturalist and the NovelDescription: Fiction author Andrea Barrett discusses her fascination with Darwin's 19th century world, her passion for research, and her protracted writing process that involves many, many drafts.Date: 2010-

Chapin Library and the College Archives

Mar 3rd, 2010

Title: Chapin Library and the College ArchivesDescription: Some of the most fascinating aspects of the college are its rare books collections. Sean Pegado '11 explores some of Chapin Library's most famous manuscripts, and takes a journey back

Delusions and the Color-Line

Oct 29th, 2009

Title: Delusions and the Color-LineDescription: Despite lingering myths to the contrary, Professor Charles Dew makes clear that the Confederacy's main motive for secession was to preserve the institution of slavery.Date: 2009-10-28Speaker: C

Bullies and Bystanders

Aug 24th, 2009

Title: Bullies and BystandersDescription: Psychology Professor Marlene Sandstrom's recent research may empower bystanders to do more than stand by.Date: 2009-08-15Speaker: Marlene Sandstrom

Prendergast in Italy

Aug 24th, 2009

Title: Prendergast in ItalyDescription: The exhibition's curator, Nancy Mowll Mathews, discusses the work that Maurice Prendergast made on two separate trips to Italy against the backdrop of the rise of Modernism and a fabled city leaving its

Creativity and Learning

Jun 30th, 2009

Title: Creativity and LearningDescription: Pushing the frontiers of knowledge requires a willingness to take the unpaved path and to risk failure. According to Professor Ed Burger, the creative process may not be comfortable, but it is the key

Winter Study '09 Part 2: Roulette

Apr 30th, 2009

Title: Winter Study '09 Part 2: RouletteDescription: One of the most interesting aspects of the Williams academic year is the month-long term dedicated to giving students a chance to take unique courses not offered during regular semesters. So

Winter Study '09 Part 1: The Great Depression

Apr 30th, 2009

Title: Winter Study '09 Part 1: The Great DepressionDescription: One of the most interesting aspects of the Williams academic year is the month-long term dedicated to giving students a chance to take unique courses not offered during regular s

Strange and Reminiscent: Paul Park on Writing and Teaching

Apr 14th, 2009

Title: Strange and Reminiscent: Paul Park on Writing and TeachingDescription: Lecturer and author Paul Park discusses his innovative use of genre and creative approach to teaching writing.Date: 2009-04-14Speaker: Paul Park

Feathers and Math: The Story of the Green Chicken

Nov 21st, 2008

Title: Feathers and Math: The Story of the Green ChickenDescription: The annual math competition between Williams and Middlebury is anything but ordinary, with a green porcelain chicken at stake. Sean Pegado '11 interviews Mathematics Professo

Political Deliberation: Anxiety and Reason

Nov 3rd, 2008

Title: Political Deliberation: Anxiety and ReasonDescription: Political Science Professor George Marcus discusses how emotion precedes reason in political deliberation, and why anxiety leads voters to make more thoughtful choices.Date: 2008-1

At Table with Darra Goldstein

Oct 15th, 2008

Title: At Table with Darra GoldsteinDescription: A conversation with Professor Darra Goldstein who teaches Russian poetry and culture. Darra is the founding editor of Gastronomica: the Journal of Food and Culture.Date: 2008-08-25Speaker: Dar

Is Innocence a Risk Factor?

Oct 14th, 2008

Title: Is Innocence a Risk Factor?Description: Professor Saul M. Kassin discusses his research on police interrogation and false confessions: not only do innocent people confess, but they often come to believe they did commit the crime.Date:

Williams, A World Class Education: Students, Faculty, and Scientific Research

Aug 12th, 2008

Title: Williams, A World Class Education: Students, Faculty, and Scientific ResearchDescription: A podcast episode on faculty-student interactions in summer science research, highlighting Professor Manuel Morales and his lab group.Date: 2008-

Bells in Play: Thompson Chapel bells are rung by hand by a group of student bell-ringers.

Jun 9th, 2008

Title: Bells in Play: Thompson Chapel bells are rung by hand by a group of student bell-ringers.Description: The nine stationary bells, spanning an octave plus one note from E flat to F, are used by the bell-ringers to play a variety of musica

Co-Authoring Rockefellers' Kykuit

May 19th, 2008

Title: Co-Authoring Rockefellers' KykuitDescription: Robert F. Dalzell and Lee Baldwin Dalzell discuss their writing process and latest book on the house and lives of an iconic American family.Date: 2008-05-09Speaker: Robert F. Dalzell and L

Difficult Pleasures: Lawrence Raab on Reading, Writing, and Teaching Poetry

Apr 14th, 2008

Title: Difficult Pleasures: Lawrence Raab on Reading, Writing, and Teaching PoetryDescription: According to Poet and Professor Lawrence Raab, good poetry rewards the attentive reader with pleasurable encounters.Date: 2008-04-06Speaker: Lawre

Scholars Discuss the Work of Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Nov 29th, 2007

Title: Scholars Discuss the Work of Felix Gonzalez-TorresDescription: Andrea Gyorody, organizer of an exhibition of one of Felix Gonzalez-Torres's sculptures at the Williams College Museum of Art, speaks with independent scholar Jonathan Katz

A Conversation with Professor and Author Jim Shepard

Nov 14th, 2007

Title: A Conversation with Professor and Author Jim ShepardDescription: Discussing his new collection of short stories "Like You'd Understand, Anyway".Date: 2007-11-01Speaker: Jim Shepard

The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy

Oct 2nd, 2007

Title: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald MurphyDescription: Tour the Williams College Museum of Art's incomparable exhibition, Making it New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy with curator Deborah Rothschild.Date: 2007-10-02Spea

Understanding Iraq

Apr 25th, 2007

Title: Understanding IraqDescription: History professor Magnus Bernhardsson spoke in April 21, 2007 about the past, present, and future of Iraq. He outlined common misunderstandings of the Iraqi experience before and after the US presence. Th

Online Identity on "The Hour"

Apr 10th, 2007

Title: Online Identity on "The Hour"Description: On October 16, 2006, Nathan Friend, '07, discussed the role of social networking sites and other forms of online communication on his weekly talk show, "The Hour." His guests were philosophy pr