PCWB

By: Sepehr Vakil & Mike Knight
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  • Summary

  • 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 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
  • PCWB EP8: Women in STEM with Professor Elizabeth Tipton

    PCWB EP8: Women in STEM with Professor Elizabeth Tipton
    Mar 11 2025

    It's Women's History month, and Sepehr & Mike talk with statistician Elizabeth Tipton on why finding your people and building community is a necessity when working in STEM as a woman. Plus, they explore America's volatile engineering pool in the new Trump administration, and exploring the idea of Intelligent vs Smart in academic spaces.

    Listen to A Professor and a Comedian Walk into a Bar wherever you get your podcasts and watch new episodes on YouTube.

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    Hosts: Mike Knight & Sepehr Vakil

    Guest: Elizabeth Tipton

    Producer: Raphael Nash
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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