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ICYMI: Dive into the DePaul Download Podcast Archive

By Division of University Marketing and Communications / February 26, 2020 / Posted in: CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY / Twitter / Facebook

Christina Rivers, associate professor of political science, appeared on the Nov. 19 episode of DePaul Download. (Randall Spriggs/DePaul University)

The DePaul Download podcast launched in September to shine a light on the university's resident thought leaders—faculty and administrators who are experts in their fields and whose knowledge helps to enrich our understanding of the world.

Hosted by Linda Blakley, vice president of University Marketing and Communications, the conversations provide listeners new points of view on timely topics and insight into senior university leaders' outlooks.

New episodes are shared once or twice each month through Newsline Daily. Listeners can stream past episodes anytime through the DePaul Download website or on podcast platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, Overcast and Google Podcasts. Visit the podcast's “How to Listen" webpage to learn more. Full transcripts of each episode also are available on the podcast website.

If you haven't listened yet, now is your chance:

Ep 1: President A. Gabriel Esteban: Tracing the Path from Manila to DePaul (25 minutes; published Sept. 24, 2019)
Ep 2: Guillermo Vásquez de Velasco and David Wellman Introduce The Grace School of Applied Diplomacy (26 minutes; published Sept. 24, 2019)
Ep. 3: Horace Hall and John Joe Schlichtman: How Access to Education and Gentrification Feed Inequality (29 minutes; published Oct. 8, 2019)
Ep. 4: Dr. Gabriel Esteban & Lydia Stazen: World's Big Sleep Out and Ending Homelessness within This Generation (15 minutes; published Nov. 12, 2019)
Ep. 5: Political Scientist Christina Rivers: Restoring the Fundamental Right to Vote (32 minutes; published Nov. 19, 2019)
Ep. 6: Interim Provost Salma Ghanem on Encouraging, Funding and Celebrating Innovation (13 minutes; published Jan. 14, 2020)
Ep. 7: How Two Psychology Professors Earned $6 Million to Support Chicago Youth at Risk of Violence (17 minutes; published Jan. 28, 2020)
Ep. 8: Nick Thomas on Hospitality Industry Trends and Hospitality Leadership Education (19 minutes; published Feb. 12, 2020)

Win tickets to TEDxDePaulUniversity

In different ways, DePaul Download and TEDxDePaulUniversity each amplify unique ideas that come from the DePaul community. You have the opportunity to experience both by entering this contest. Win two tickets to TEDxDePaulUniversity on April 24 by listening to the DePaul Download episode featuring political scientist Christina Rivers.

To enter the contest, correctly answer this question:

In episode 5, what analogy does Rivers make when she discusses the role of race in voting rights?

Send the correct answer to depauldownload@depaul.edu by 5 p.m. on March 5 to be entered to win. A randomly selected winner will be notified by email on March 6.