Imagine Otherwise podcast
Subscribe to the showImagine Otherwise is a podcast about bridging art, activism, and academia to build more just futures.
Created and hosted by Cathy Hannabach and produced by Ideas on Fire, Imagine Otherwise features interviews with scholars, cultural producers, dancers, editors, artists, and activists who are building new worlds.
Cathy created the show in 2016 to both demonstrate the vibrant public voice that interdisciplinary scholars can have beyond the academy as well as to inspire new generations of thinkers.
Over the past 9 years, episodes have been taught in a wide array of university classrooms, been featured in international art exhibits, and taken Cathy to live tapings at venues as diverse as feminist circus art performances, scholarly conferences, and a culture lab on convergence.
The show’s programming partners have included the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Cultural Studies Association, the Association for Asian American Studies, and more.
Episodes
Imagine Otherwise: Koritha Mitchell on Homemade Citizenship
Cathy Hannabach interviews scholar and cultural critic Koritha Mitchell about Black women’s citizenship, academic life, and self-love.
Imagine Otherwise: Kishonna Gray on Teaching and Parenting in a Pandemic
Host Cathy Hannabach and digital media scholar Kishonna Gray discuss the challenges of parenting and teaching online courses in a pandemic.
Imagine Otherwise: Adrienne Shaw on Accessible Online Teaching by Design
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media studies professor Adrienne Shaw about how to build accessible online courses during a pandemic.
Imagine Otherwise: Dorinne Kondo on Reparative Creativity
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews playwright and dramaturg Dorinne Kondo about the role of theater in racial justice struggles.
Imagine Otherwise: Ani Maitra on Media and Identity in the Public Sphere
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews media studies scholar Ani Maitra about his new book, public engagement, and the future of identity politics.
Imagine Otherwise: Zakiyyah Iman Jackson on Black Feminist Interdisciplinarity
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Zakiyyah Iman Jackson about the role of interdisciplinarity in constructions of racialized gender.
Imagine Otherwise: Porchia Moore on Cultural Heritage and Collective Freedom
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews museum visionary Porchia Moore about the role of race in museums and cultural heritage institutions.
Imagine Otherwise: Juana María Rodríguez and Emma Pérez on Writing Partnerships
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Juana María Rodríguez and Emma Pérez about building long-term writing partnerships and the power of queer friendship.
Imagine Otherwise: Hunter Vaughan on the Ecological Impact of Media Technologies
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews environmental media scholar Hunter Vaughan about Hollywood’s role in climate change and interdisciplinary science communication.
Imagine Otherwise: Miriam Zoila Pérez on Reproductive Justice and Community in Precarious Times
Ctahy Hannabach interviews Miriam Zoila Pérez about Latinx music podcasting, radical doula work, and reproductive justice.
Imagine Otherwise: Meghnaa Tallapragada on Science in the Public Sphere
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews science communication studies professor Meghnaa Tallapragada about the role of science in public debates.
Imagine Otherwise: Rebecca Wanzo on Visibility and African American Comics
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Rebecca Wanzo about her new book on African American cartoonists and how they use caricature to resist racist stereotypes.
Imagine Otherwise: Sasha Costanza-Chock on Design Justice
On Imagine Otherwise, host Cathy Hannabach interviews Sasha Costanza-Chock about how design justice principles can help us build a more just world.
Imagine Otherwise: Elizabeth Wayne and Christine Yao on Podcasting Across the STEM/Humanities Divide
Cathy Hannabach interviews PhDivas cohosts Elizabeth Wayne and Christine “Xine” Yao about the future of academic podcasting and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Imagine Otherwise: Christopher B. Patterson on Writing as Resistance and Refusal
Cathy Hannabach interviews podcaster, travel writer, and scholar Christopher B. Patterson about travel, speculative fiction, and building better worlds.