Credits: Craig Eley, producer; Sara Guyer, host; Aaron Fai, guest; Orion Risk, guest; Steven Wang, guest.

Music in this episode is from Blue Dot Sessions.

How can humanities centers stay publicly engaged in the time of social distancing? In this episode, Craig Eley speaks with Aaron Fai (Assistant Director for Public Humanities at the Center for the Humanities, UW-Madison) about the Humanities Responders: a student-run public humanities program conducted virtually. Seeking to identify and respond to invisible crises taking place in the community, Fai discusses how he drew down the barriers between the university and the community to promote access and fund new projects. We also hear from Orion Risk and Steven Wang about their Humanities Responders projects.

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