PCWB

By: Sepehr Vakil & Mike Knight
  • 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 executive-produced by filmmaker and DePaul Professor Raphael Nash, MFA. 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.

    Tune in, subscribe, and share!

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Episodes
  • PCWB EP6: PCWB talks prisons, policies and politics with Professor Julissa Muniz and comedians Kathryn Gongaware and Kyrie Da Comic
    Jan 27 2025

    A Professor and a Comedian Walk into a Bar

    This episode was recorded before the 2024 election

    ✅ TUNE IN ✅ 🚀 In Episode 6: How much do you know about our current carceral system? Is the privatization of prisons helping or hurting the actual prisoners? What does real prison reform look like?

    In our 6th episode Mike and Sepehr chat with Professor Julissa Muniz and comedians Kathryn Gongaware and Kyrie Da Comic about prison, policies and politics. Tune in!

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    ✅ 🚀 Stay Up To Date with all of our content and upcoming guests

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    Thank you for supporting our channel, Please share this video on your social media to spread awareness. We appreciate the support!

    LINKS

    https://open.spotify.com/show/3f90N4O6Ffnf0OwFnT2oaA?si=d9d88c0bcdf047b6 (https://open.spotify.com/show/3f90N4O6Ffnf0OwFnT2oaA?si=d9d88c0bcdf047b6)

    MIKE'S WEBSITE:

    👉 https://www.mikeknightcomedy.com/ (https://www.mikeknightcomedy.com/)

    LINK TO SEPEHR'S FACULTY PROFILE:

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    https://sites.northwestern.edu/sepehrvakil/ (https://sites.northwestern.edu/sepehrvakil/)

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • PCWB EP5: Chat with Professor Alex Hanna and Comedian David Donnick on AI and it’s role in education
    Dec 31 2024

    A Professor and a Comedian Walk into a Bar

    ✅ TUNE IN ✅ 🚀 In Episode 5: How is AI affecting education? What are Trump’s contributions to the border crisis? How different is Institutionalism vs Gentrification?

    In our 5th episode Mike and Sepehr chat with Professor Alex Hannah and comedian David Donnick about election predictions and what’s best for America. Tune in!

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    ✅ 🚀 Stay Up To Date with all of our content and upcoming guests

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    Thank you for supporting our channel, Please share this video on your social media to spread awareness. We appreciate the support!

    LINKS

    https://open.spotify.com/show/3f90N4O6Ffnf0OwFnT2oaA?si=d9d88c0bcdf047b6

    MIKE'S WEBSITE:

    👉 https://www.mikeknightcomedy.com/

    LINK TO SEPEHR'S FACULTY PROFILE:

    👉 (https://sites.northwestern.edu/sepehrvakil/)

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • PCWB EP4: Post Election Thoughts with Professor Juan Carrillo and Comedian Anthony Fuentes
    Dec 11 2024

    A Professor and a Comedian Walk into a Bar

    ✅ 🔥 ► 🎓 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 executive-produced by filmmaker and DePaul Professor Raphael Nash, MFA. 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. Tune in, subscribe, and share!

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    ✅ TUNE IN ✅ 🚀 In Episode 4: What were people really hoping to see from each candidate? How were hispanic men feeling before, during and after the election? In our 4th episode Mike and Sepehr chat with Professor Juan Carrillo and comedian Anthony Fuentes to get their heartfelt thoughts on the election. Tune in!

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    ✅ 🚀 Stay Up To Date with all of our content and upcoming guests

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    Thank you for supporting our channel, Please share this video on your social media to spread awareness. We appreciate the support!

    LINKS

    https://open.spotify.com/show/3f90N4O6Ffnf0OwFnT2oaA?si=d9d88c0bcdf047b6

    MIKE'S WEBSITE:

    👉 https://www.mikeknightcomedy.com/

    LINK TO SEPEHR'S FACULTY PROFILE:

    👉 (https://sites.northwestern.edu/sepehrvakil/)

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    1 hr and 7 mins

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