Profs and Pints

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “Who Are the Houthis?” a guide to understanding Yemen’s rebel group and their impact on world politics, with Elana DeLozier, an adjunct professor of international relations courses at University of Virginia and the executive director of The Sage Institute for Foreign Affairs. Join longtime Yemen expert Elana DeLozier for a […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “New Views of the Universe,” a look at the previously unseen realms and phenomena revealed by space telescopes, with Jack Singal, associate professor of physics at the University of Richmond and former researcher at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Stanford University. The images being produced by NASA’s James […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “The Truth About Confessions,” an exploration of police interrogation practices and how they can lead the innocent to falsely admit guilt, with Hayley Cleary, associate professor of criminal justice and public policy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Would you ever confess to a crime you didn’t commit? Most people say no, […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “America’s Birth Certificate,” an in-depth look at the Declaration of Independence and its impact, with Richard Bell, professor of history at the University of Maryland. The Declaration of Independence is a peculiar thing. It’s a literary masterpiece that was written jointly by a committee of fifty people. It’s short and […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “Peering into Volcanoes,” an exploration of one of nature’s most dramatic and unpredictable forces, with David Kitchen, associate professor of geology at the University of Richmond and expert on volcanoes, earthquakes, and natural disasters. The destruction of ancient Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius, the legendary 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “The Power of Folk Horror,” an exploration of an especially creepy subgenre in folklore and film, with Joshua Barton, lecturer in English at Virginia Commonwealth University and scholar of horror. What makes a horror film scare really stick with you? Sometimes, it’s not monsters or jump-scares but the eerie feeling […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories,” with Brian A. Sharpless, licensed clinical psychologist, former faculty member at Penn State University and Washington State University, and author of Psychodynamic Therapy Techniques: A Guide to Expressive and Supportive Interventions. What exactly is a conspiracy theory? Are people who believe in conspiracies fundamentally different […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “How Our Brains Blind Us,” a look at our minds’ ability to skew what we see and why we miss what’s right in front of us, with Arryn Robbins, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Richmond and cognitive scientist who researches visual attention. We like to think of […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “When Zeus Met Shiva,” on the flow of goods, ideas, and culture between the Far East and ancient Greece and Rome, with Georgia Irby, professor of Classical Studies at William and Mary. The ancient world was a much smaller place than often assumed. Despite lacking today’s means of rapid travel […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories,” with Brian A. Sharpless, licensed clinical psychologist, former faculty member at Penn State University and Washington State University, and author of Psychodynamic Therapy Techniques: A Guide to Expressive and Supportive Interventions. What exactly is a conspiracy theory? Are people who believe in conspiracies fundamentally different […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “Ancient Terrors of the Night,” an introduction to all that terrified the Greeks and Romans of antiquity, with Barbette Stanley Spaeth, professor emerita of classical studies at William and Mary and scholar of magic and the supernatural in the ancient world. Literature, papyrus scrolls used for magic, and archaeological finds […]

Profs and Pints Richmond presents: “How We Scare Each Other,” an exploration of the enduring tradition of telling terrifying tales, with Joshua Barton, lecturer in English at Virginia Commonwealth University and scholar of horror. They’ve long emerged from the darkness around campfires. They pop up at kids’ slumber parties and come at us through our […]