Episodes
In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss examine Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy. They discuss why it continues to have resonance in the 21st century and totally unprompted by anything or anyone and without a hint of sarcasm, they ponder if they might be the best sociology instructors in the entire world. Music and sound effects for this episode comes from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0  or is covered by...
Published 03/01/22
In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss discuss one of the most noteworthy texts in classical sociology, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' The Communist Manifesto. Eric somehow manages to slip in two awful impersonations of Gordon Ramsay. Music for this episode comes from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0  or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks...
Published 02/24/22
In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss delve into Zygmunt Bauman's erudite account of sociology. They explore Bauman's fascinating argument that sociology should not be simply equated with common sense. Eric does more than one bad impression of Donald Trump in this episode. Music and sound effects for this episode comes from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License/the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0  or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License....
Published 02/24/22
In this episode, Eric Hsu and Louis Everuss explore the introductory chapter of C Wright Mills's famous text, the Sociological Imagination. Our guest this week is Professor Paula Geldens, Executive Dean of the Justice & Society Unit at the University of South Australia (UniSA). Music and sound effects for this episode comes from various sources and is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License or is covered by a SFX (Multi-Use) License. Tracks...
Published 02/08/22