Studio portraits of Aba Arthur

Bringing multitudes to life

Aug. 28, 2024

From Oprah to Wakanda, CU Boulder alum Aba Arthur has charted a career in which the most impressive thing isn’t necessarily the glow of Hollywood, but the joy of finding her voice in a new world that hasn’t been universally welcoming.

Reiland Rabaka

Hearing music, finding connection in many rhythms of life

Jan. 31, 2024

Reiland Rabaka, a CU Boulder professor of ethnic studies, joins The Ampersand to discuss art, activism, the importance of building community and how his first-grade teacher introduced him to W.E.B. Du Bois and changed his life.

Suter

Counting to three and then flying

Jan. 2, 2024

Neuroscience and art practices major Rachel Suter joins The Ampersand podcast to discuss saying ‘Why not?’ and stepping into the unknown .

Illustration of Viking ship at sea

Treading softly with the soul of a Viking

Dec. 4, 2023

CU Boulder researcher Mathias Nordvig joins The Ampersand podcast to discuss animism, Norse mythology and what it means to live on Earth.

Colorful illustration of Milky Way

Dragons, the universe and everything: finding self through science and fantasy

Oct. 25, 2023

CU Boulder PhD student Mikayla Huffman joins ‘The Ampersand’ podcast for a discussion about identity and discovery.

happy and sad faces illustration

Studying the best of humanity, even the darkest parts

Sept. 22, 2023

CU Boulder researcher June Gruber kicks off a new season of “The Ampersand” podcast in a conversation about all the feelings, not just the positive ones.