The STEM Read Podcast – Fake Ghosts and Meddling Kids – WNIJ and WNIU

The STEM Read Podcast - Fake Ghosts and Meddling Kids (Oct. 31, 2020)

Its a Halloween Bonus! On this episode of the STEM Read Podcast, well explore Americas deep-seated literary tradition of rationalism as it has played out in more than 150 years of pop culture, from the Dime Novels of the 1870s to Scooby-Doo to the horror novels of today. STEM Read Director Gillian King-Cargile (@gkingcargile) talks with authors and experts who explore, update, and upend our traditions of fake ghosts and meddling kids.

Our guests are archivist and Dime Novel Expert Sata Prescott; author of Daphne and Velma: The Dark Deception Morgan Baden (@MorganBaden); and author of Meddling Kids Edgar Cantero (@punkahoy). Gillian is joined on the episode by Melanie Koss (@melaniekoss), associate professor of literacy at NIUs College of Education. Embrace your inner Velma and geek out with us about the spooky problems science can (and sometimes cant) solve.

Northern Illinois UniversitysSTEM Read is part of theNIU STEAMfamily of programs that explore science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math. Find more great books, lesson plans, and resources atstemread.com.

The STEM Read Podcast is produced in collaboration with WNIJ.

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The STEM Read Podcast - Fake Ghosts and Meddling Kids - WNIJ and WNIU