Conceptually Speaking

Trevor Aleo

Conceptually Speaking is a show about exploring the cognitive processes and social practices that help us make sense of our world. As as teacher-scholar interested in the intersection of educational theory, practice, and scholarship, I host conversations with guests ranging from practicing educators to neuroscientists and literary scholars to YouTube video essayists. Each episode shares a common purpose: to consider, critique, and reconceptualize what we think and feel about education. If you enjoy the show and want to learn more, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, find me on Substack, and check out trevoraleo.com for more information, resources, and...

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Conceptually Speaking

Episodes (84)

Mar 13th Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence Talks Public Humanities & the Substack Literary Scene
Feb 4th Drs. Dan Sinykin & Johanna Winant Talk Close Reading for the 21st Century
Nov 25, 2025 Dr. Susan Blum Talks Schoolishness, Alienated Education, & the Quest for Authentic, Joyful Learning

Conceptually Speaking

Mar 13, 2026
1¼ hours
44 MB

In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I sit down with Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence, professor of 20th and 21st century American and Latin American literature at Rutgers University and author of Anxieties of Experience: The Literatures of the Americas from Whitman to Bolaño and the Spanish-language novel El Americano. Like me, Jeffrey has found himself intrigued by recent developments on Substack, where a growing literary scene is raising questions, debating issues, and engaging in conversations that don’t fit neatly into traditional academic venues. Our dialogue moves between the institutional structures that shape literary studies, the surprising public appetite for...

Conceptually Speaking

Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence Talks Public Humanities & the Substack Literary Scene

Trevor Aleo

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