CSU's The Audit

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Colorado State University’s podcast — The Audit — features conversations with CSU faculty on everything from research to current events. Just as auditing a class provides an opportunity to explore a new subject or field, The Audit allows listeners to explore the latest works from the experts at CSU.

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Episodes

Were early humans cannibals? New research says our ancestors likely practiced the ultimate taboo

Audit host Stacy Nick talks with Colorado State University paleoanthropologist Michael Pante about this important discovery, what it means for future fossil research, and what was it that led our early ancestors to eat each other. WARNING: This episode contains explicit content regarding cannibalism practices that some listeners might find disturbing.

Jun 29, 2023•19 min•Ep. 12

Camille Dungy’s new book, “Soil,” digs into poetry, plants, parenthood and the pandemic

Audit host Stacy Nick talks with CSU Distinguished Professor, writer and poet Camille Dungy about using her garden to explore issues of history, race, sustainability and motherhood.

May 01, 2023•25 min•Ep. 11

From environmental disasters to eco-grief: CSU’s Center for Environmental Justice aims to find sustainable ground

When people typically think of environmental injustice, they often only think of these kinds of big, headline-grabbing events. But according to Stephanie Malin, associate sociology professor and co-founder of Colorado State University’s Center for Environmental Justice, the issues of access and inequality are far more ubiquitous. Malin talked with The Audit podcast about the center’s research into cases of environmental injustice, what impact a renewed focus from the current political administra...

Apr 11, 2023•30 min•Ep. 10

The bumpy history of Colorado's ski industry

From voters saying no to hosting the Winter Olympics to the Earth Liberation Front's attack on Vail ski resort, Colorado State University Associate Professor and author Michael Childers says it hasn't been all powder for Colorado's snow business.

Mar 20, 2023•26 min•Ep. 9

CSU researchers look at the roots, impact of the prison agriculture industry with Prison Agriculture Lab

There are more than 600 prison agricultural programs currently in the United States, but very little data looking at the how, what, and maybe most importantly, why of these programs. Colorado State University's Prison Agriculture Lab is looking to change that. Co-directors Joshua Sbicca and Carrie Chennault talk about the lab's recently published landmark dataset analyzing the different types of current prison agricultural programs, as well as the underlying drivers behind them.

Feb 17, 2023•20 min•Ep. 8

Can healing our divided nation start at the dinner table?

CSU Sociology Professor Michael Carolan about how food and food systems can play a role in building empathy and bridging our nation's deep divide. (Originally aired Nov. 15, 2022)

Feb 16, 2023•18 min•Ep. 7

For one CSU professor, America’s connection to witches is less ‘Hocus Pocus,’ more historical

Colorado State University history professor Ann Little talks about our fascination with the early North American witch trials and what a modern-day witch hunt could look like. (Originally aired Oct. 25, 2022)

Feb 16, 2023•18 min•Ep. 6

Documentary looks to uncover the ‘Big Lie’ about mail-in voting

CSU filmmakers Steve Weiss and Jesse Grace talk about their latest project,“Democracy Vs. The Big Lie: The Truth Behind Mail-in Voting,” which looks at the controversy over mail-in voting during the 2020 U.S. election. (Originally aired Oct. 18, 2022)

Feb 16, 2023•16 min•Ep. 5

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