College Talk with Boston College's Biz Bracher

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

One of the most popular professors at Boston College is a woman named Biz Bracher. She teaches a course that wonders about ethics, society and the individual. She asks her students to think hard about their potential as citizens and contributors. She drills down on the biggest questions we face: What am I good at? Who am I called to become? This is a conversation that serves all of us, whether we’re kids inching toward adulthood or adults craving some productive introspection. Enjoy and share.

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0:00.0	20 minutes or so early.
0:03.6	I apologize for the delay.
0:05.2	They didn't make your seat belt's best.
0:07.2	And don't drop the sign.
0:08.2	Thanks.
0:13.2	Hey, welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wenders.
0:15.0	As we touch down in Boston, Massachusetts,
0:18.0	I'm traveling with my producer, Tammy Stedman.
0:20.8	We are two middle-aged women who graduated from college a long time ago.
0:25.6	And most of our experience these days
0:27.8	is in writing tuition checks.
0:29.8	And we got to wondering, what is the point of a liberal arts education in 2022?
0:35.4	It's from the Elliott, ever to excel.
0:39.4	What does that mean?
0:41.0	What does that mean?
0:42.6	Join us as we figure it out with Biz Bracker at Boston College.
0:46.8	We'll be right back with Kelly Corrigan Wenders.
0:49.2	I wonder if all the kids are going to look at us.
0:50.8	Do you think they're going to look at us and be like,
0:52.0	what's with the old ladies?
0:53.2	They're going to be like, are these the new TAs?
1:00.2	Good ladies.
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