Convos in the Office

Convos in the Office

Convos in the Office is a podcast created by the Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), an academic department at the University of Washington. Guests come on to discuss various topics leading to thought revelations and catharsis.

Episodes

May 6, 2025 64 mins

Former CHID chair and person extraordinaire Phillip Thurtle reprises his role as "Convos" co-host for one last time before they ride off into the sunset of retirement *quiet sobs*

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CHID student Andrew Tamayo stops by the office to interview our Convos host Sophia about her fashion journey and how it ties to her own lived experiences.

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April 11, 2025 39 mins

CLIP Fellow Kunsang Choden hops on the pod to discuss journeys, her lived experiences, and some thoughts on self-reflection.

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CLIP fellow Sarah Nguyễn stops by the podcast to discuss digital media, community organizing, and contemporary art.

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February 25, 2025 59 mins

CHID student Gigi Gonzales stops by the pod to discuss:


  • The Internet;
  • Coming of Age into an Identity;
  • The Flaws in the Empire of Success;
  • Art vs. Algorithm: Creating in the Attention Economy;
  • and Memory, Nostalgia, and the Digital Archive.


Gigi is quite the conversationalist.

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February 17, 2025 50 mins

(Mic quality was weird this episode, sorry :/)


CHID student Matthew Judd stops by the office to talk about journaling, its relation to ourselves, and how it helps us make sense of our lives.

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January 19, 2024 47 mins

CHID student/facilitator Karsten Lomax stops by to chat about cancel culture, gender & queer dynamics, and travelling while transgender.

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June 21, 2023 32 mins

CHID Adviser, Cynthia Anderson talks about community building, changes in higher ed, and how rad CHID is.

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CHID Student Facilitator Maya Zigler stops by the pod to discuss topics from their upcoming focus group, "CHID 496A: Queerness in the 'Failed' Coming-of-Age Narrative."

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CHID student Tisbe Rinehart joins the pod to discuss gender dynamics, mental health and the everchanging perception of nature in our contemporary world.

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February 22, 2023 26 mins

CHID Student Rand Mattis discusses their student thesis. Conversation topics include accessibility, diversity and knowledge production.

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December 13, 2022 44 mins

CHID Lecturer AM Weatherford hops on the pod to discuss poetry, contemporary spirituality, and the spectrum of queer identity. 

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October 21, 2022 41 mins

Convos in the Office is back for the new school year! In our first episode of the 2022-23 season, we have our new CHID Administrator Marthadina come on-the-air to talk about the Autumn season, favorite flowers and upcoming Halloween plans.   

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April 26, 2022 58 mins

CHID graduate Michiko guest stars to discuss their student thesis: a graphic novel involving their family history.


Follow them on Instagram: @wild.michiko

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April 11, 2022 38 mins

CHID Professor Nick Barr joins us to talk about The Netherlands. Topics include cultural assimilation, transportation and food.


Link to Djinn: https://sunypress.edu/Books/D/Djinn

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December 10, 2021 34 mins

Lenan speaks to guest Ethan Nowack about voice, the nuance in it's physical properties, it's socio-cultural importance and Lenan's appreciate of the pop-punk vocal style.

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November 15, 2021 54 mins

Guest Andrew Ryan talks with Lenan about dreams, their connection to our real world, their importance in relationship-building, the feeling of infatuation and music.

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October 29, 2021 41 mins

Happy Halloween! Today's episode: Darkness. Phillip & Lenan discuss darkness in relation to the goth, suburbia & Christmas music.

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SHOW DESCRIPTION:  Two thinkers from the Comparative History of Ideas (or CHID, an academic department at the University of Washington) discuss various topics leading to thought revelations and catharsis.

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October 22, 2021 35 mins

It's our first episode! Wow! Phillip & Lenan discuss repetition & its relation to many aspects of our living, including music, gift-giving and fashion.

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SHOW DESCRIPTION:  Two thinkers from the Comparative History of Ideas (or CHID, an academic department at the University of Washington) discuss various topics leading to thought revelations and catharsis.

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