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PCWB

PCWB

By: Sepehr Vakil & Mike Knight
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A Professor and a Comedian Walk Into a Bar, PCWB, is a podcast co-hosted by Chicago comedian and comedy producer Mike Knight, and Sepehr Vakil, an Associate Professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University.

PCWB is co-produced by a phenomenal group of undergraduate students from Northwestern University, and produced by filmmaker and DePaul Professor Raphael Nash.. PCWB is a highly original project born out of a desire to merge the worlds of academia and comedy, and have honest, informed, and engaging conversations about the complex cultural, political, and scientific issues that impact all of our lives.

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Episodes
  • PCWB EP11: Live Taping with Zainab Johnson & kihana maraya ross

    PCWB EP11: Live Taping with Zainab Johnson & kihana maraya ross
    May 21 2025

    Recorded in front of a live audience at Northwestern University, Sepehr and Mike welcome renowned stand-up, actress and podcaster, Zainab Johnson, and esteemed professor of African American Studies, kihana maraya ross. The group discusses Trump's continued attacks on universities like Northwestern, balancing resistance and joy, and maintaining self-awareness in comedy.

    Originally recorded on April 3rd, 2025.

    Tap the link in bio to listen now on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you pod. #PCWBpodcast
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • PCWB Emergency Pod: 100 days of Trump & Northwestern Drama

    PCWB Emergency Pod: 100 days of Trump & Northwestern Drama
    May 8 2025

    Sepehr & Mike have an impromptu convo to catch up on the recent grant terminations by the Trump administration, and how they are affecting their work, Northwestern, and academia at-large.

    Tap the link in bio to listen now on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you pod. #PCWBpodcast
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    30 mins
  • PCWB EP9: Journalism, Segregation, and Inflation with Natalie Y. Moore

    PCWB EP9: Journalism, Segregation, and Inflation with Natalie Y. Moore
    Apr 11 2025

    This week on PCWB, we’re diving into the state of journalism today and if artificial intelligence has a place, segregation versus self-selection, and everyone's current fave hot topic, the cost of eggs, with Senior Lecturer & Director of Audio Journalism Programming at Northwestern, Natalie Y. Moore - @southsideloislane.

    Tap the link in bio to listen now on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you pod. #PCWBpodcast
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    44 mins

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