Podcasts by Paw

Judaism&Anti-Semitism from 2022-02-18T12:00

In this episode we talk with Rabbi Bruce Kadden and Associate Professor Bonnie Becker about what it means to be Jewish.  Our conversation...

The Crisis in Children's Mental Health from 2022-02-04T15:00

In October of 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical organizations declared a national emergency in children's mental health. In this episode we're joined by Ashley...

Tacoma's Guaranteed Income Program from 2022-01-20T14:00

Tacoma recently launched Growing Resilience in Tacoma (GRIT). The guaranteed income program will di...

Tell Us A Joke from 2021-12-22T09:00

We're nearing the end of year two of the pandemic and the news isn't great.  The omicron variant is disheartening. Needless to say, many of us are tired and stressed out. We wanted to ...

The Labor Solidarity Project Part II: Enough is Enough from 2021-12-10T14:00

Part two of our conversation about the Labor Solidarity Project with UW Tacoma Assistant Teaching Professor Alex Miller, Assistant Professor Sonia De La Cruz and alumna Teresa Dennerlein . In th...

The Labor Solidarity Project Part I from 2021-12-10T12:00

The Labor Solidarity Project at UW Tacoma  consists of faculty and students working to highlight labor studies in the curriculum, in research,...

Aboard the Adventuress from 2021-11-16T13:00

The 133 foot schooner Adventuress has been to the Artic and was used by San Francisco Bar Pilots to transfer pilots to and from cargo vessels near the from 2021-11-09T09:00

In this episode UW Tacoma student Ashley Young tells her story. Young struggled in high school. After graduation she attended community college for a year but eventually left school and moved to...

Right to Counsel from 2021-10-20T15:00

The Tacoma-Pierce County Housing Justice Project provides free legal aid to low-income Pierce County residents who are facing eviction. In this episo...

In Community With One Another from 2021-09-30T13:00

For the first time in 18 months, the UW Tacoma community gathered on campus as part of the annual back-to-school celebration called Convocation. In this episode we'll drop in on the event a...

Returning to Campus from 2021-09-29T09:00

Most of UW Tacoma's students, faculty and staff have been working, teaching and learning remotely for the past 18 months. In this episode we hear from the campus community as the university...

Living History: Part II from 2021-07-28T14:00

In this episode we talk about the role students play in getting people vaccinated against COVID-19. We also talk about what life has been like for healthcare professionals during the pandemic an...

Ms. Wheelchair USA from 2021-07-27T13:00

UW Tacoma alumna Erica Myron has been crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA 2021-2022. In 2003 the then-20-year-old was shot fo...

Living History from 2021-07-09T14:00

UW Tacoma alumni Dana Malick and Lyndsey Conway work in the healthcare field at a time that is unparalleled in recent history. Malick recently completed her master of nursing and Conway received...

Two Chairs and a Microwave from 2021-07-02T14:00

A friend encouraged Jeffrey Bantay to come to a meeting of the Tacoma Community College student veteran's club. There Bantay met Thomas Di Giorgio. The two developed a bond. They regularly ...

Celebrating the Class of 2021 from 2021-06-11T15:00

In this episode of the podcast we hear from three members of the Class of 2021. Rachel Moyer, Raelynne Woo and Dennis Adjetey talk about their time at UW Tacoma including how they've change...

El Grupo de Trabajo de Vacunas Husky from 2021-05-29T06:00

Hoy en la cápsula, ayudando a las personas en el condado de Pierce a vacunarse con Emily López y Juana Gallegos. López y Gallegos son miembros del Grupo de Trabajo de Vacunas Husky. Hablaremos s...

The Husky Vaccine Task Force from 2021-05-26T14:00

A group of UW Tacoma Healthcare Leadership students is working to get Pierce County residents vaccinated. The students created the UWT Husky Vaccine Task Force. The group recruits volunteers to ...

Vaccine Hesitancy from 2021-05-24T16:00

In this episode we speak with Kathleen Shannon Dorcy about vaccines. Shannon Dorcy is an Associate Teaching Professor at UW Tacoma. She’s also the Director of Research, Education and Clinical Pr...

We Hereby Refuse from 2021-05-07T15:00

There's a persistent myth that Japanese Americans willingly went along with the U.S. government policy during World War II. Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura's new graphic novel "We Her...

Go Far, Quickly from 2021-04-20T13:00

As part of Earth Day, we reached out to students, faculty and staff across all three University of Washington campuses.  We specifically wanted to know about how the pandemic impacted their abil...

Her Own Identity from 2021-04-16T10:00

Naomi Wilson is a University of Washington alumna. She lives in Tacoma and works at the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. Wilson is also Korean American. In this episode, she talks about t...

Disturbing, Unsettling, but Not Surprising from 2021-04-14T14:00

UW Tacoma School of Education Dean Rachel Endo returns to the podcast for a follow-up discussion. Endo came on the show in June of 2020 to talk about anti-Asian and anti-Asian-American sentiment...

Dismantling Systems of Oppression from 2021-04-01T21:00

UW Tacoma Professor Laura Feuerborn joins us about race, equity and K-12 education. Feuerborn researches social emotional learning. This model focuses on a student's individual needs, feeli...

Creating a Culture of Innovation from 2021-03-31T08:00

The Center for Business Analytics at the Milgard School of Business is creating a culture of innovation through the strategic use of data and analytic...

Loving Hilltop from 2021-03-11T08:00

Hilltop Action Coalition President Brendan Nelson has spent most of his life living in or near Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood. Nelson serves in a volunteer position with the Hilltop Action C...

Violence, Sexuality and Black Women from 2021-03-08T18:00

UW Tacoma Professor Carolyn West has spent her career looking at issues affecting Black women. In her early career, she focused on domestic violence and h...

Three Questions from 2021-02-22T16:00

This mini-episode is part of a much longer episode we plan on airing during Earth Week in April. We asked faculty, students, and staff at all three University of Washington campuses to answer so...

The Black Student Union at UW Tacoma from 2021-02-18T15:00

Black Student Unions took root on college campuses across the country in the mid to late 1960s. These student organizations provided connection but they were also a potent force in the push to r...

All the World's a (Virtual) Stage from 2021-02-10T12:00

"The Book of Andy" by playwright Michael J. Mejia is UW Tacoma's first virtual theater performance. The play will be presented as chapters on successive Saturdays starting on Febr...

The Longest Year: Part III from 2021-01-21T15:00

This is the last in our series of reflections about 2020. In this episode, we’ll hear from UW Tacoma’s Lorraine Dinnel, Joel Larson, and Maria Tania Bandes B. Weingarden as they discuss everythi...

Becoming Nisei from 2021-01-14T16:00

In this episode, we discuss the thriving Japanese community that lived in Tacoma prior to World War II with UW Tacoma Professor Lisa Hoffman and UW Tacoma Associate Professor Mary Hanneman. Hoff...

Racism, Medicine and the COVID-19 Vaccine from 2021-01-12T14:00

Medicine has played a key role in the development of racist ideas, policies, and practices.  Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus developed a system of organizing plants and animals known as taxonomy...

The Longest Year: Part II from 2021-01-04T14:00

2020 is over, but many of the issues we faced last year remain with us. In this episode, members of the UW Tacoma community reflect on their 2020. They talk about loss and loneliness but they al...

The Longest Year: Part I from 2020-12-31T16:00

We're devoting the next few episodes to 2020. This has been a challenging year and we wanted to spend some time thinking about what we experienced during the past 12 months. In this episode...

Yoga, Meditation and Representation from 2020-11-24T14:00

UW Tacoma alumna Hien Hong teaches yoga and meditation in the Tacoma area. Her courses are geared toward members of the BIPOC community. We’ll talk with Hong about the lack of diversity in the w...

The Sacred and Deeply Personal Act of Voting from 2020-11-03T13:00

In this episode members of the UW Tacoma community talk about why they vote and why they think voting is important. For some, it's civic duty, while for others voting is a way to honor thos...

UWT Reads The Raven from 2020-10-28T15:00

In this episode of the pod,  "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. This relatively short piece, it’s only 100 lines, of narrative poetry was first published back in 1845.  "The Raven&qu...

Ashley Walker is Enough from 2020-10-22T09:00

In this episode of the podcast, we discuss identity, perfectionism, and higher education with UW Tacoma Academic Advisor Ashley Walker. A self-described, "multi-racial mother of two," ...

The Monstrous from 2020-10-15T14:00

From villains with razorblade gloves to mad scientists and everything in between, the monstrous, or monsters, are big business. The horror genre is very popular but behind the jump-out-of-your-s...

Misinformation&The Election from 2020-09-25T15:00

The 2020 election is fast approaching. As the race heats up, so too does the level of disinformation. In this episode, we talk with Jevin West. West is the director of the University of Washingt...

In the Vanguard from 2020-08-29T14:00

Katrina Johnson planned on becoming a nurse. Instead, she's become a public figure in the movement to bring more accountability to policing. In 2017, Johnson's cousin Charleena Lyles w...

Changing the Narrative from 2020-08-24T18:00

Omari Amili earned a bachelor's and a master's degree from UW Tacoma. He's the author of three books - a memoir and two children's books...

"Racism is a Public Health Crisis": Part II from 2020-08-19T13:00

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the inequities built into the U.S. healthcare system. In this episode of the podcast we continue our conversation with UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Sharon Laing ...

"Racism is a Public Health Crisis": Part I from 2020-08-07T12:00

On this episode of the podcast we talk about the social determinants of health with UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Sharon Laing and UW Associate Professor Wendy Barrington. Laing and Barrington r...

For the Good from 2020-07-22T12:00

Pro Bono means 'for the good.' In this sense we're talking about the public good or the common good. In this episode of the podcast we talk UW Tacoma Legal Pathways Director Patri...

Mindfulness from 2020-07-01T14:00

UW Tacoma Associate Professor Jane Compson joins us to talk about mindfulness. Compson researches mindfulness and has created a program to help caregivers manage stress. We'll talk about he...

Make Black Count from 2020-06-22T15:00

The Tacoma Urban League has been serving the Grit City for more than 50 years.The Urban League's mission is "to assist African A...

'Where Was I Gonna Go?' from 2020-06-17T14:00

Harold Moss is a local icon. The civil rights advocate and businessman became Tacoma's first African-American mayor in 1994. Moss recently sat down with UW Tacoma part-time lecturer Kim Dav...

Cause for Celebration? from 2020-06-13T10:00

In this episode we hear from three members of the class of 2020. Raihab Baig, Aaron Johnson and Stacey Fernandez reflect on their time at UWT. They also discuss the challenges of this past quart...

Congratulating the Class of 2020 from 2020-06-12T13:00

This is a special episode of the podcast. We asked the UW Tacoma community to help us congratulate the class of 2020. A number of faculty, staff and even some parents responded with their messag...

'Talking About the Hard Stuff' from 2020-06-04T15:00

The COVID-19 pandemic brought out the best in people and the worst. In this episode we talk about racism directed at members of the Asian American community. We spoke with students, faculty and ...

Archiving The Sounds of The American West from 2020-06-01T20:00

Jeff Rice is the Managing Editor at the Puget Sound Institute at the University of Washington Tacoma. As a wildlife sound recordist, he serves as the program director for the Acoustic Atlas, one...

Survival Dating from 2020-05-29T17:00

In this episode we chat with Riki Thompson. Thompson is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies at UW Tacoma. We talk with Thompson about her research into online dating, specific...

Finding a Silver Lining Part 2 - COVID Connections from 2020-05-15T16:00

A follow up to the episode "Finding a Silver Lining In a Time of Pandemic," host S...

Crowded Isolation from 2020-05-14T14:00

Like a lot of people, UW Tacoma Lecturer Maria-Tania Bandes-Becerra Weingarden is working from home right now. And, like a lot of us, Bandes-Becerra Weingarden is figuring out how to find a work...

Misinformation&COVID-19 from 2020-05-05T10:00

The COVID-19 pandemic has created what the World Health Organization calls an "infodemic." Technology has made it possible for information to travel quickly around the world. Combine t...

Keep Giving&Loving from 2020-04-29T13:00

In this episode we hand over the microphone to UW Tacoma Lecturer Tony Perone and his mom Magda. Madga is a nurse in Yonkers, New York. She's spent the past few months helping patients with...

Environmental Justice in the Time of COVID-19 from 2020-04-22T12:00

On this episode of the podcast with UW Tacoma Associate Professor Robin Evans-Agnew. Evans-Agnew researches asthma and environmental justice. He's part of a project along with Assistant Pro...

Finding a Silver Lining In a Time of Pandemic from 2020-04-03T17:00

Over the past few weeks, we've collectively experience a pandemic that's required a strength and resourcefulness many of us didn't know we were capable of. We've made sacrifi...

Lift as You Climb from 2020-03-12T10:00

Rosa Franklin is a local icon.  She was the first black woman elected to the Washington State Senate, serving the 29th Legislative District in the Tacoma area. Born in the Jim Crow era South, Fr...

Indigenizing Higher Education from 2020-03-02T15:00

UW Tacoma Ed.D. Director Robin Starr Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn (Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Apache, Nez Perce, Umatilla and Assiniboine) recently wrote an Lushootseed Language Institute (LLI) is a collaboration between the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and UW Tacoma's...

Water is Life from 2019-09-11T11:00

On this special episode of Paw'd Defiance we hand over the microphone as students and staff in UW Tacoma's Math ...

It's All Happening at the Zoo! from 2019-08-28T11:00

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium's Alan Varsik and Karen Povey stop by the show to talk about conservation and sustainability. Varsik and Povey also discuss misconceptions people have about ...

A Green Cookie Monster? from 2019-08-14T13:00

Think back to your childhood or a time in your life you really enjoyed. What do you see? Chances are your memories of that particular time are attached to a song, movie, product, etc. Nostalgia ...

The Language of Genocide from 2019-06-25T16:00

Language that surrounded the concept of genocide began in the 1940s—how did it become such a well-known term that can be found today in news media, the Avengers movies, and history books? In thi...

Room for Debate from 2019-06-19T16:00

A conversation about debate with UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Ben Meiches. Meiches is a former national debate champion. Meiches along with UW Tacoma junior Zaira Rojas and UW Tacoma alumnus Er...

Grit City Music History from 2019-06-13T16:00

UW Tacoma Lecturer Kim Davenport takes us on a magical history tour of music in the City of Destiny. Davenport is a professional musician who has written from 2019-06-05T16:00

The history of Black hair in the United States with Temple University Associate Professor Lori Tharps. Tharps co-wrote the book Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America...

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fire and Fall from 2019-06-03T14:00

Wildfire season is here. During each of the past two summers a thick blanket of smoke from wildfires covered large parts of Western Washington. Thousands of wildfires in the American West and Ca...

Using a Robot to Measure Stress in Teens from 2019-05-21T15:00

UW Tacoma Assistant Professor and UW Tacoma student Christina Nelson discuss Project EMAR, a social robot designed to help address teen stress. Project EMAR (Ecological Momentary Assessment Robo...

Microplastics in the Water from 2019-05-15T14:00

UW Tacoma Senior Lecturer Julie Masura along with student researchers Tracie Barry and Abby Deaton talk about their work with microplastics in the waters of the Pacific Northwest. Masura's ...

Puzzles, Puzzles Everywhere! from 2019-05-15T14:00

UW Tacoma Senior Lecturer Julie Masura discusses her love of puzzles. Masura has a garage full of puzzles that she's completed and attached to the walls. 

Building a Prison to College Pipeline from 2019-05-10T14:00

UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Chris Beasley and UW Tacoma alumnus Omari Amili talk about their experience with incarceration. Beasley and Amili turned their lives around and are now working to b...

Credible Fear from 2019-05-01T11:00

UW Tacoma Professor Marian Harris and graduate student Zea Mendoza spent a week helping women and children held at an immigrant detention center in Dilley, Texas prepare for their credible fear ...

Constructores de la Comunidad from 2019-04-28T11:00

Durante el año pasado, un grupo de estudiantes de UW Tacoma trabajó para organizar una conferencia de inmigración. El resultado es " Listen

Blame Edgar Allan Poe from 2019-04-19T15:00

Is your yard overrun by English Ivy? If so, you should direct at least some of your ire at Edgar Allan Poe. Late in his life, the famed writer penned a series of landscape tales about what trees...

The Ultra-Marathon Educator from 2019-04-19T15:00

UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Ellen Bayer has a passion for the outdoors. Bayer's love of nature guides her work both in and out of the classroom. She teaches literature courses at UW Tacom...

A Podcast Episode 65 Million Years in the Making from 2019-04-03T00:00

UW Tacoma Assistant Professors Uba Backonja and Christopher Schell discuss their mutual love of the 1993 film Jurassic Park. Schell and Backonja credit the movie for cultivating their love of sc...

Be the First from 2019-04-02T00:00

Amanda Figueroa, Director of Student Transition Programs, and Yanira Pacheco Ortiz, First Generation Student Initiatives Coordinator, talk about what it means to be a first-generation college st...

Generous and Welcoming from 2019-04-02T00:00

UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Danica Miller and her father, Puyallup Tribe Vice Chairman Bill Sterud come to the studio to talk about the Indigenous history of the Tacoma area. Miller and Sterud...

Generous and Welcoming from 2019-04-02T00:00

UW Tacoma Assistant Professor Danica Miller and her father, Puyallup Tribe Vice Chairman Bill Sterud come to the studio to talk about the Indigenous history of the Tacoma area. Miller and Sterud...

Be the First from 2019-04-02T00:00

Amanda Figueroa, Director of Student Transition Programs, and Yanira Pacheco Ortiz, First Generation Student Initiatives Coordinator, talk about what it means to be a first-generation college st...