SOC 119
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Sociology 119 (SOC 119) is the largest Race and Ethnic Relations class in the United States. Join Dr. Sam Richards and over 700 students in the largest lecture hall at Penn State University in conversations with students and international guests about the world we live, the cultures we're surrounded by, and the ability to question the "invisible strings" of society.
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Jan 16, 2026 • 1h 5min
That's Cheating! | Education & AI in the 21st Century | 26SP Class #02 Full Lecture
Sam invites four undergraduate students up to the front of the room to ask them about cheating in school. What are the ethics of it? How does AI change things? Would you say anything?
Jan 15, 2026 • 1h 39min
How to EASILY Solve Venezuela Conflict! | Sam Selects an AI Voice | 26SP Office Hours #01
Welcome to the first Office Hours of the Spring 2026 semester! Sam and Alijah talk about life during break before getting to responses and questions from Class 1.Get 40% off the Vantage plan for Ground.News by using our link: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=soc119Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Jan 14, 2026 • 1h 2min
What Happens in SOC 119? | The First Case Study | 26SP Class #01 Full Lecture
Welcome to the first class of the Spring 2026 semester. Sam goes over the history of the class, how the course operates and the first case study: The Ethics of Hunting.Get 40% off the Vantage plan for Ground.News by using our link: https://ground.news/checkout/all?fpr=soc119Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Dec 23, 2025 • 1h 20min
Should Trump Show Decorum? | Teaching a Class in Prison | 25FA Office Hours #22
Sam and Alijah meet up for potentially the final Office Hours and Podcast of 2025. They talk about Trump's comments about Rob Reiner, Sam's public and private life (and if there is a difference), before finishing up reviewing their semester teaching in a prison.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Dec 16, 2025 • 1h 49min
Dialogue FAILS Without This Upgrade | Thinking Together Series - Part 3 | Dr. Laurie Mulvey
Dr. Laurie Mulvey joins Sam for the third installment talking about facilitated dialogue. In this episode, Laurie breaks down her "Thinking Together" Dialogue Method. How does it compare to other forms of dialogues? What will happen in the future?Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Dec 12, 2025 • 39min
Message to Gen Z: Stop the Division, Come Together | 25FA Class #30 Full Lecture
Sam ends the semester going over analytics of the semester before going over his final message to his students.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Dec 11, 2025 • 2h 8min
Teaching in a Prison | Building Lasting Peace | Does Trump Have Empathy? | 25FA Office Hours #20
Sam and Alijah go over topics and questions that the chat has brough up over the past few weeks.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Dec 10, 2025 • 1h 6min
What's Left To Discuss?: Fears, Scapegoating, Socialism | 25FA Class #29 Full Lecture
Sam invites students to come up and ask Sam about a number of topics.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Dec 6, 2025 • 1h 46min
What Dialogue Facilitators Get WRONG | Thinking Together Series - Part 2 | Dr. Laurie Mulvey
Sam is joined by Laurie for the second installment about facilitated dialogues. Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
Dec 5, 2025 • 1h 12min
Students Discuss Israel & Palestine | Finding Empathy | 25FA Class #28 Full Lecture
Laurie joins Sam for another facilitated dialogue. This time, two students join the parents of radical empathy - one who is Palestinian American, and the other who is Jewish American. They have a discussion about the current, and continued, ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine.Learn more about the class: https://www.soc119.org/liveWatch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/soc119/live
