References and suggested readings:

• Christopher Broadhurst and Gordan W. Maples, Myths, Mysteries, and the Macabre on American Campuses (University of New Orleans Press, 2026)
• A Thread About Squirrels On College Campuses Totally Blew Up On Twitter, Buzzfeed
• The Squirrel Club at the University of Michigan
• University of South Carolina’s sewer man legend
• Tiya Miles, Tales from the Haunted South: Dark Tourism and Memories of Slavery from the Civil War Era (University of North Carolina Press, 2017)
• David W. Anthony, The Horse, The Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World (Princeton University Press, 2010)
• Patrik Svensson, The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World (Ecco, 2021)
• Leila Philip, Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America (Twelve, 2024)
• Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Random House, 2021)
• Chris Broadhurst’s LinkedIn
• Gordon Maples on LinkedIn
• Henrietta the Chihuahua @HenriettaWithOneI

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References and suggested readings:

• Noam Scheiber, Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026)
• Dylan Gottlieb, Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York (Harvard University Press, 2026)
• Alex Press, “On the Origins of the Professional-Managerial Class: An Interview with Barbara Ehrenreich,” Dissent, October 22, 2019
• Karent Hao, Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI (Penguin, 2026)
• Tom Segev, One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate (Picador, 2001)
• Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017 (Metropolitan Books, 2021)
• Rashid Khalidi, Palestine: A Primer (Godwin Books, 2026)
• Noam Scheiber’s website, New York Times page , Twitter, Bluesky

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References and suggested readings:

• Iván Chaar López and Erin McElroy, “Who Benefits from Distorting American Studies?” Public Books, June 17, 2026
• Iván Chaar López, The Cybernetic Border: Drones, Technology, and Intrusion (Duke University Press, 2024)
• Erin McElroy, Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times (Duke University Press, 2024)
• Theodor Adorno, Authoritarian Personality
• Julian Posada, Platform Extractivism: Data Work and the People Powering Artificial Intelligence (University of California Press, 2026)
• Michel Serres, Conversations on Science, Culture, and Time: Michel Serres with Bruno Latour (University of Michigan Press, 1995)
• John Dewey, Democracy and Education OPEN ACCESS PDF
• Max Horkheimer and Theodor W Adorno, Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments OPEN ACCESS PDF
• Dan Scott, Conscripts of Modernity: The Tragedy of Colonial Enlightenment (Duke University Press, 2004)
• Alberto Toscano, Late Fascism: Race, Capitalism and the Politics of Crisis (Verso, 2023)
• Erin McElroy’s website
• Iván Chaar López’s website

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References and suggested readings:

• Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, By the Power Vested in Me: How Experts Shape Same-Sex Marriage Debates (Columbia University Press, 2025).
• “French student loses hand to grenade in unprecedented protests,” CNN, October 6, 2026
• Tom McCarthy, “Paris moves to sue Fox News for false reporting on Muslim 'no-go zones',” The Guardian, February 12, 2015
• “How racist police infiltration of high schools created the "Bismillah, it's darkness" meme,” LeHuffPost explainer
• Mediapart, French online newspaper
• Cole Stangler, US journalist in france
• Octavia E. Butler, The Parables collection
• Michael Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer’s website and Bluesky

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References and suggested readings:

• Omar Zahzah, Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle (The Censored Press, 2025)
• Omar Zahzah, “A Question of Violence: Palestine in American Academia After October 7,” The Palestine Chronicle, April 3, 2026
• Eman Ghanayem and Theresa Rocha Beardall, “The University Is a Colony,” Diacritics 52, no. 1 (2024): 8-23
• Omar Zahzah, “Michigan 8 case is part of a broader pattern of repression,” The Electronic Intifada, August 49, 2026
• Omar Zahzah, “Two UCSD Professors Face Suspension in the War on Campus Protest,” Institute for Palestine Studies blog, September 3, 2026
• Purge palentir: Find Palentir near you
• MESA AFI report on attacks on academic workers since October 7th
• Learn more about the Civility Industrial Complex
• Dominique J. Baker, “What’s Wrong With Civilty?” Inside Higher Ed, October 13, 2026
• Christopher Newfield, Unmaking the University: The Forty-Year Assault on the Middle Class (Harvard University Press, 2011)
• Sidney Hook, Academic Freedom and Academic Anarchy (Cowles Book Company, 1970)
• Omar Zahzah’s website and faculty page

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• Merle Eisenberg’s faculty page
• Infectious Historians podcast
• Dean O. Smith, How University Budgets Work (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019)
• Dean O. Smith, University Finances: Accounting and Budgeting Principles for Higher Education (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019)
• Chris Newfield, The Great Mistake: How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018)
• Office Hours with EAB
• David Arnold, Pandemic India: From Cholera to Covid-19 (Oxford University Press, 2022)
• Michael G. Vann and Liz Clarke, The Great Hanoi Rat Hunt: Empire, Disease, and Modernity in French Colonial Vietnam (Oxford University Press, 2018)

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References and suggested readings:

• Phillip B. Levine, Hidden Tuition: An Insider's Guide to College Pricing and Financial Aid (University of Chicago Press, 2026)
• ON COST DISEASE: Dennis M. Hogan, Artificial Negligence: Why are college administrators so eager to adopt AI? Hedgehog Review, Summer 2026
• Dean Spears and Michael Geruso, After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People (Simon & Schuster, 2025)
• Phillip Levine on LinkedIn, MyIntuition.org, Brookings Institution

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References mentioned this episode:

• Kendall Danielle Francis explains her assault and her Title IX experience
• Nicole Bedera, On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Assault (University of California Press, 2024).
• Classroom resources to accompany On the Wrong Side
• Nicole Bedera’s website

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