This podcast introduces you to the expertise of the faculty at San José State University, whose research, teaching, and commitments to community engagement bring life to this cutting-edge university. The "accidental geographer" is a play on words, an attempt to demonstrate that even for these accomplished scholars, life often creates opportunity out of “the accident.”

Latest episodes of the podcast The Accidental Geographer: A Podcast with Vincent Del Casino, SJSU Provost

• The Accidental Geographer S5E2 Lin Jiang, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
• The Accidental Geographer S5 E1 Jon Rawski, Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Language Development
• The Accidental Geographer S4 E6 Craig Clements, Professor of meteorology and climate science
• The Accidental Geographer S4 E5: The Accidental Geographer S4 E5: Sukanya Chakrabarti, Associate Professor Dept of Film and Theatre
• The Accidental Geographer S4 E4: Roberto Gonzalez, SJSU Department of Anthropology
• The Accidental Geographer S4 E3: Minghui Diao, Associate Professor Department of Meteorology and Climate Science
• The Accidental Geographer S4 E2: Dr. Yu Chen discusses computer interaction, AI and how it all plays out in the classroom
• Accidental Geographer S4 E1: English Department Associate Professor Ryan Skinnell
• Season 3 Episode 3: Dr. Emily Slusser Discusses Ways Children Learn Early on
• Season 3, Episode 2: Dr. Marcelle Dougan and her Research on Practical Solutions to Improve Population Health Outcomes
• Season 3, Episode 1: Associate Professor John Delacruz and his Research on Experimental Learning and Creativity
• Season 2, Episode 3: Annette Nellen, Professor and Director of the MST Program CPA, CGMA, Esq.
• Season 2, Episode 2: Dr. Mary A Papazian, President of SJSU
• Season 2, Episode 1: Associate Professor Dr. Alberto Rascón, a Leading Expert in Biochemistry
• Season 1, Episode 5: Professor of Social Work, Soma Sen, on the HIV Aids epidemic
• Season 1, Episode 4: Dr. Erica Buurman, Director of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
• Season 1, Episode 3: Dr. Amanda Kahn, Professor of Marine Science at Moss Landing Marine Labs on the Complex Life of Sponges
• Season 1, Episode 2: Dr. Akilah Carter Francique, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Sports, Society, and Social Change
• Season 1, Episode 1: Dr. Marcos Pizarro, Associate Dean of the Lurie College of Education and Professor of ChicanX Studies
• Series Intro