What if warehouse workers, first responders, and high school athletes had access to the same athletic trainers who keep D-1 football stars healthy? As our guest today explains, this vision of athletic trainers embedded across workplaces and schools is starting to be a reality. And the implications for physical—and mental—health are profound. In this conversation with Ally Smith, the founding Chair of Antioch’s new MS in Athletic Training, we discuss this profession’s broadening horizons, what it means to be a competency-based clinician, and how she imagines a world that sees “people not as disposable, but as an asset to be taken care of and nurtured.”

A conversation with Deana Batross about how psychiatric and mental health nurses are uniquely positioned to treat patients and help heal communities with trauma.

A conversation with Jeffrey Fouche-Camargo about why nurses should get doctorates.

A conversation with longtime nurse and nursing educator Regina Prusinski about designing and launching Antioch’s nursing programs.

A conversation with Antioch education core faculty member Laura Thomas about the Critical Skills Classroom approach, her new book on the subject, and why cycles of action and reflection are so important for students—and for everyone.

A conversation with the psychologist and researcher Rachel Chickerella about why bisexual populations are experiencing a mental health crisis—and what we can do about it.

A conversation with Antioch University’s Incoming President, Lori Varlotta, about her excitement to lead this institution, how her past has prepared her for this role, and how she sees Antioch impacting democracy, sustainability, and equity through education.

A conversation about the transformative potential of Prior Learning Assessment with Joe Cronin.

A conversation about trauma, complex PTSD, and whether expressive writing might offer effective treatment that not only heals past wounds but protects against future ones with Stephen Southern.

A conversation with Stephanie Helms Pickett about the concepts of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—and why focusing on them is key for universities to accomplish their missions.

A panel discussion about democracy, censorship, libraries, and books between five librarians: Miranda Doyle, Becky Calzada, Sheri Anita Massey, Allison Jennings-Roche, and Jen Sturge.

A conversation between noted civil rights activists (and Antioch alumni) Judy Richardson, David Goodman, and Janet Dewart Bell about their experiences in the ’60s, their decades of work since, and lessons that today’s activists can draw on.

A panel discussion with Judge Ashleigh Parker, Judge Faye R. Chess, and Cassandra Stokes about the way Black women's voices, advocacy, and resilience have driven progress toward equity and justice in U.S., yet the full acknowledgment of their contributions remains elusive

A conversation between Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Viet Thanh Nguyen and the writer Cathy Linh Che, who is Core Faculty in Poetry at the Antioch MFA.

A conversation with José Ramos-Horta—the Nobel Laureate, Antioch alum, and President of Timor-Leste—about environmental justice and leadership.

The story of the creation and development of Antioch Works for Democracy, told through the voices of many of the key figures behind this effort.

A conversation about health justice with Diane White, the Dean of Antioch’s new Graduate School of Nursing and Health Professions.

A conversation about book bans, library misconceptions, and the important work school librarians do to serve students and the broader school ecosystem, with Antioch faculty Jen Sturge and Christie Kaaland.

Jude Bergkamp is working to reform therapy—but he doesn’t believe that this can happen without reconciling the field’s problematic foundations.

Children often lack the language and self-awareness to name their feelings and discuss them in classic talk therapy. Can play therapy offer a different way? This week’s guest, Cary Hamilton, believes that play offers a unique way to access deep feelings, to talk through emotions and conflicts, and to build resourcefulness and self-control. In this conversation with the founder and director of Antioch University’s Certificate in Play Therapy we talk about the theory behind play therapy, real-life examples of how it works, and the neuroscience that makes it so effective.