Welcome to Season 2 of the GWS IN ACTION podcast!!
Join us as our podcast continues to explore the work alumni, faculty, students, and staff cultivate in the branches of Gender & Women’s Studies. As we unpack in-depth stories from our guests, GWS IN ACTION brings to the forefront the expansive and intersectional reach of a Gender Studies degree in and beyond the walls of academia.
Check out our latest episode: Connecting the Dots with Rodlyn-mae Banting
In our first episode of 2026, Dr. Kate sits down with Filipino-American journalist, cultural critic, poet, & GWS alum, Rodlyn-mae Banting. Rodlyn-mae is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Oregon in the Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies Department, exploring the affective afterlives of American Occupation in the Philippines with a focus on white women and white femininity as they appear in contemporary Filipino culture. During this conversation, Dr. Kate and Rodlyn-mae discuss their time teaching together, the challenges of AI in the modern classroom, Rodlyn-mae’s critical research as they begin this new chapter of research, learning, and teaching.
Season Two
- Episode 6: Following the Data with Michael Rozier
- Episode 7: 'Chair-ing' In New Beginnings with Nicholas Syrett
- Episode 8: Sitting Quietly with Jamie Gratrix
- Episode 9: Stepping Into The Story with Karla Strand
- Episode 10: Bodies Do Weird Things with Shannon Patterson
- Episode 11: Connecting the Dots with Rodlyn-mae Banting
Season One
- Episode 1: 'Playing the Odds' with Cate Wiley
- Episode 2: Raging Softly with Lachrista Greco
- Episode 3: Staying Grounded in New Horizons with Isabel Garlough-Shah
- Episode 4: 'Working In Community' with Dr. Rachel Kuo
- Episode 5: 'All Aboard the Big Gay Bus Trip' Featuring Legal advocate & Professor Abby Churchill