Tartan Talks

According to Forbes magazine, legal sales of cannabis in the U.S. hit a record $17.5 billion in 2020. With job growth projected to increase 161 percent by 2029, there’s a clear need for educated emplo...

Recent government data show that nearly three out of every four children under the age of 18 participate in some sort of youth sport. With those numbers remaining steady through 2021, some professiona...

In one year, Dr. Jim Roberts ran 7 marathons. He once completed marathons on 3 consecutive days. He has run a marathon in all 50 states – 49 of which he finished in less than 4 hours. Only one questio...

If you’re an artist, sometimes looking back on your earliest work can be – well – somewhat embarrassing. But as Edinboro University professor Karabo Legwaila explains in today’s episode of “Tartan Tal...

Information is out there. Look no further than the mobile device in your hands. In an instant, you have access to news stories and scientific research about topics from climate change to virus pandemi...

We all have our hobbies. Some of us enjoy music and writing, others partake in woodworking or fashion. A growing percentage of Americans spend their downtime playing games on video gaming systems, com...

For the last 20 years, we have been warned not to believer everything we see or read on the internet. Today’s “Tartan Talks” guests explores that concept in today’s deep dive. Dr. Larry Downey has ta...

Although you can't tell because of the snow squalls and sub-freezing temperatures, we are quickly approaching spring in Northwestern Pennsylvania. And with the anticipation of warmer weather, birds ch...

It's Black History Month, and we're delivering you a special episode from Edinboro University's Black History Month programming. Although the Civil Rights Movement resulted in monumental legal change...

It's a new year and a new opportunity to reach our goals and meet our personal expectations. However, in 2021, we are still in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of individuals impact...

Erie is much more than the fourth largest city in Pennsylvania. From the food to the entertainment to the small businesses, Erie possesses a certain charm that ignites the spirit of locals and piques ...

Attention: Gear heads, military service members, public servants and curious entrepreneurs. We have an episode of "Tartan Talks" for you. Angela Ambrose, 2002 graduate of Edinboro University and VP o...

Tyler Waltenbaugh and Hunter Klobucar understand the issues in the outdoors. Plastic and garbage pollution. Waterways willed with discarded materials from anglers and outdoors visitors. Instead of ig...

Sherry Kuiper is a storyteller. Ever since her graduation from Edinboro University, she has changed careers and found new hobbies. But the one constant in her life is connecting a genuine story to a ...

“It’s less about the drug of choice now and more about drug abuse. It’s more of a drug epidemic than it is an opioid epidemic right now. They’ll take anything they can get.” Alan McGill is a Senior S...

If you're listening to this podcast right now, chances are you're quite familiar with technology. Maybe you're streaming on your smart phone, or you're listening to it with headphones on your computer...

As the world addressed the global COVID-19 pandemic, the United States endured one of the most contentious summers since 1968. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black American man, was kil...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Edinboro University's campus visits have shifted to virtual experiences. This tracks will help guide you on your driving tour of campus. To review these locations, visit ...

As the Secretary of Health for Pennsylvania, Dr. Rachel Levine has the been the face of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Each day, she addresses thousands of Pennsylvanians with advice and news related t...

How can you possibly put into words the impact of a lifetime of service to the United States Armed Forces. That's what we're going to try and do today, with interviews of two Edinboro University admi...

Dr. Baher Ghosheh is Edinboro University's resident expert on the Middle East. Born and raised in Jerusalem and educated in the economic development and international relations on the Middle East, Dr....

Actor James Earl Jones. Actress Emily Blunt. NBA all-star Bill Walton. Singer Ed Sheeran. Former vice president Joe Biden. What do all of these individuals have in common?They have a stutter. Stutteri...

When Dr. Korey Kilburn prepares to take flight in his two-seat Cessna, he goes over his flight plan, reviews the maintenance of his plane and checks the weather one last time. Many thoughts run throug...

What does it mean to fully embrace Black History Month? What would you say if someone claims we don't need a month for Black History? This week's episode of "Tartan Talks" features a live chat with L...

Wherever you are sitting right now – whether it’s at your bedroom desk or on the couches in the Pogue Student Center – ask yourself why you chose that particular spot. Your physical place in the world...

"The United States gave me a chance to believe in myself, because we value the ideals of who you are as an individual." Alex Ho graduated in December 2019 from Edinboro University. In the years befor...

The winter sky is one of the most majestic sights for astronomers and curious onlookers. In fact, many of our holidays that we celebrate in the United States and across the globe were scheduled around...

Dr. Kiran Misra joins us on Tartan Talks to describe her experience as a female scientist from northern India. Born into a culture that hadn’t fully accepted women in academics, this professor in Edi...

 Mr. Rogers visited the living rooms of children across the United States, wearing his trademark red cardigan sweater and casual – yet loving – smile. Before sharing his gift of storytelling and puppe...

It was a frightening time in 1690s Colonial Massachusetts – especially in Salem Town and Salem Village. In addition to frequent attacks from Native Americans, smallpox epidemics and religious intolera...

Spooky. Haunted. Dark. Eerie. Those are some of the adjectives we in the United States might use to describe Halloween and the end of October. But in Mexico – and to Mexican-Americans – it's almost t...

It's October! That means we're celebrating beer. But we're not just sitting back and sipping on a cold one. We're going to learn about the processes and science behind brewing and fermentation, why i...

We're going live here at Tartan Talks! A few years ago, Edinboro University developed the "Uncomfortable Conversations" series to series to engage in meaningful, civil discourse on timely, often sens...

The woman’s severed head lay in the woods, 10 yards off a rural road. Her mouth was open. Her eyes were closed. Her hair was gray and fluffy. A teenager spotted her about half past noon on Dec. 12, 2...

Can't get enough of the spirit of the Scots? Here's a bonus episode with Edinboro University student – and bagpipe expert – Mia Harvey, who takes us through the theory and practice of this instrument,...

Edinboro University – home of the Fighting Scots. But why? The original Edinboro establishment was surveyed by Scotsman and Williamsport native William Culbertson and Alexander Hamilton (no, not THAT...

A crew of literary bandits that came of age in the 1950s, the Beat Generation abandoned traditional American values and cultural norms. These writers of the 1950s practiced sexual liberation, experime...

Welcome to Tartan Talks, a podcast from Edinboro University. Each month, we’ll take a look at the individuals who make Edinboro an exciting, diverse and profound place to discover your passions. We’l...