Conversations @ The Salt Line

Welcome to the Conversations @ The Salt Line, a Vassar College podcast.Hosted by Wesley Dixon, this podcast will explore subjects that stimulate, reflect on the world's grand challenges, and find common ground while embracing diverging perspectives because we understand that pursuing honest dialogue and debate nurtures an intellectual curiosity that leads to understanding and connection.

Conversations @ The Salt Line is a education podcast hosted by Vassar College, with 46 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Vassar College hosts Conversations @ The Salt Line, a education show with 46 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  Professor Jennifer DeVere Brody '87

  Sep 23, 202650 min

  What happens to an artist's work after they're gone, and who helps uncover it? Jennifer DeVere Brody '87, professor of theater and performance studies at Stanford University, has been doing exactly this for the last 30 years—piecing together the life and work of Edmonia Lewis, an Afro-Native neoclassical sculptor and the subject of Brody's new book, "Moving Stones: The Art of Edmonia Lewis." Brody and host Wesley Dixon discuss Lewis' life, work, and legacy, as well as the process of creating an unconventional biography of a truly singular sculptor.

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  Episode #7

  Author Sigrid Nunez

  Aug 27, 20261h 13m

  Sigrid Nunez, who The New York Times recently called "one of our best writers," has always followed her curiosity wherever it leads–even if that means exploring grief, aging, and death with an unflinching gaze. In this episode, Nunez and host Wesley Dixon discuss how friendship, loss, and memory make us who we are.

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  Episode #5

  Content Creator Cole Smith '26

  Jun 26, 202655 min

  Recent Vassar graduate Cole Smith '26 is quietly building one of the most unique corners of Instagram and TikTok, and he's got a plan for what comes next. In this episode of Conversations @ The Salt Line, Cole, a Film major, English minor, and social media comedian, chats with host Wesley Dixon about how he crafts his skits and sketches, what the Vassar experience actually looks like for a creator, and where his filmmaking ambitions are taking him after graduation. Whether you're into comedy, film, or just figuring out your own creative path, this one's worth a watch (or listen)!

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  Episode #4

  A Conversation with Professor Robert "Bob" Brigham

  Jun 11, 202657 min

  In this episode of Conversations at the Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon talks to Shirley Ecker Boskey, Professor of History at Vassar, Robert "Bob" Brigham. Dixon and Brigham discuss Brigham's new book, This Is A True War Story , which details Brigham's complicated personal and professional relationship to the Vietnam War. Dixon and Brigham explore the intersection of feelings of belonging and "completeness," especially among adopted children.

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  Episode #42

  A Conversation with Lisa Kudrow, Dan Bucatinsky, and Michael Patrick King

  May 15, 20261h 38m

  In this episode of Conversations at the Salt Line, host Wesley Dixon sits down with three guests: actress and comedian Lisa Kudrow '85, actor Dan Bucatinsky '87, and writer and director Michael Patrick King, who all served as Executive Producers on the HBO Series The Comeback. During the conversation, Wesley asks these close friends and long-time collaborators to reflect on the nature of their friendship and creative collaborations in a way that sheds light on how Hollywood productions really emerge and evolve.

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