May 18, 202629 min
For our Season 1 finale, Peter McHugh, Lidia Zur Muhlen, and Makayla Castle welcome Mary Kate Cary — UVA's Assistant Vice President and Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the President, founder and director of Think...
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Disagree with a Professor
Hosted by disagreewithaprofessor · education · EN
About this Podcast:
What happens when students who’ve done their homework sit down with the people who literally wrote the textbook — and disagree? Disagree With a Professor is a podcast from the University of Virginia where student hosts do exactly that. Every episode, they sit down with an academic expert who has spent their career on one of the hardest questions in politics, psychology, law, history, or culture. The hosts come prepared, come curious, and come ready to push back. Not to be provocative. Not to score points. Because they genuinely believe that’s how you actually learn something. We’ve been told since grade school that disagreeing with an expert is rude. Maybe even arrogant. This show is built on the belief that it’s actually the opposite, that asking hard questions is a form of respect, and that changing your mind in publi
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What is Disagree with a Professor about?
What happens when students who’ve done their homework sit down with the people who literally wrote the textbook, and disagree? Disagree With a Professor is a podcast from the University of Virginia where student hosts do exactly that.
What has Disagree with a Professor covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Lost Art of Oratory (And Why You Should Learn to Drive Stick) | with Mary Kate Cary" (18 May 2026, 29 minutes), "Should We Build It? AI Freedom, Ethics, and the Self-Driving Car Problem | with UVA Professor David Danks" (11 May 2026, 31 minutes), and "Behind the Scenes: The Art of Respectful Disagreement (Bonus Episode)" (7 May 2026, 9 minutes).
How often does Disagree with a Professor publish?
Disagree with a Professor publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 11 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Disagree with a Professor?
Booking probability for Disagree with a Professor is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Disagree with a Professor requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Disagree with a Professor's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Disagree with a Professor are Universities & Colleges. Disagree with a Professor has an education audience.
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Recent episodes
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- May 11, 202631 min
Can a machine have free will? The question sounds like science fiction — but Professor David Danks, who holds a distinguished professorship spanning philosophy, AI, and data science at the University of Virginia, thinks...
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Behind the Scenes: The Art of Respectful Disagreement (Bonus Episode)
May 7, 20269 minEver wondered what it's like to disagree with a professor face-to-face? In this bonus minisode, hosts Peter McHugh, Lidia Zur Muhlen, and Makayla Castle pull back the curtain on the live events that inspired their...
- May 4, 202637 min
What if every college student had to take a philosophy class? And what if thinking about your own death every single day was actually good for you? In this episode of Disagree With A Professor, student hosts Peter...
- Apr 27, 202638 min
Veganism, Ghosts & the Folding of Time | with UVA Professor Scott Miller What happens when a certified vegan, trained historian, and finance professor sits down with three students who came prepared to push back? This...
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- Apr 20, 202632 min
What if democracy didn’t require a single vote? In Episode 5, hosts Peter McHugh, Lidia Zur Muhlen, and Makayla Castle sit down with Prof. Evan Pivonka — lecturer in Constitutionalism and Democracy at UVA — to debate...
- Apr 13, 202631 min
What separates murder from terrorism? When does surveillance technology protect us versus invade our privacy? In this episode, UVA students Peter McHugh, Lidia Zur Muhlen, and Makayla Castle sit down with Professor...
- Apr 6, 202636 min
In this thought-provoking episode of Disagree With A Professor, UVA students Peter McHugh, Lidia Zur Muhlen, and Makayla Castle sit down with Professor David Leblang to tackle one of the most contentious debates in...
- Apr 6, 202633 min
Could mandatory military service unite a divided America—or make things worse? UVA students debate Professor Allan Stam, former Green Beret and distinguished political scientist, on military conscription, national...
- Apr 6, 202635 min
Are the college years truly the best of your life, or are you being sold an expensive bill of goods? In this thought-provoking episode, UVA students Peter, Lydia, and McKayla sit down with Dr. Meg Jay—developmental...
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Trailer: Learning to Agree to Disagree | Disagree With a Professor
Mar 28, 20262 minS1What do terrorism law, American isolationism, the military draft, and the psychology of your 20s have in common? They’re all things a University of Virginia professor has spent their career on — and three UVA students...
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Dr. David Danks
Professor of Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science, University of California, San Diego
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Carah Ong Whaley
Vice President of Election Protection, James Madison University
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Dr. Scott Miller
Wall Street Journal best selling author and senior advisor on thought leadership, International Centre for Clinical Excellence
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Dr. Meg Jay
developmental clinical psychologist, University of Virginia
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