Lakeshore PBS
The Roundtable Perspective: Hidden Gems of Northwest Indiana
Joseph S. Pete joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the history of Hammond, Indiana and surrounding Northwest Indiana.
The Roundtable Perspective: Photography and the Presidents
Cara Finnegan joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the history of presidential photography from the very first US President.
The Roundtable Perspective: Black Horror Noire
Robin R. Means Coleman, Ph.D., joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D., to discuss the black horror renaissance in film and the untold history of Black Americans through their connection to the horror film genre and how that has changed over time.
The Roundtable Perspective: Chicago and American Modernism
Michelle E. Moore, Ph.D., joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the history of American Modernism through the rise of literary greats in the city of Chicago in the early part of the 20th century.
The Roundtable Perspective: Vital Voids
Andrew Finegold, Ph.D., joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the importance of holes in Mesoamerican culture and why these voids deserve more study.
The Roundtable Perspective: Video Games and Gamification
Patrick Jagoda, Ph.D., Professor of English and Media Studies at the University of Chicago joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the rise of video games
The Roundtable Perspective: School Safety and Punishment
Charles Bell, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice joins host Lee Artz, to discuss the failures and successes of school safety protocols.
The Roundtable Perspective: Media Framing in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Lee Artz, Ph.D., joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the ways in which media frames stories of international significance.
The Roundtable Perspective: The Water Belt Region
Rachel Havrelock, Ph.D., a professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago and director of The Freshwater Lab, joins host Lee Artz, Ph.D. to discuss the how freshwater in the region
The Roundtable Perspective: Pandemic Parenting
Amanda D. Zelechoski, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP, joins host Thomas J. Roach, Ph.D. to discuss the struggle parents faced during the Covid-19 pandemic.