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Author, teacher, and lecturer Sophia McClennen entered the Hawk’s Nest on April 13, 2017 to help navigate the intersection of satire, news, and politics. Just how has the art of satire in the United States changed in the age of President Trump. Watch the clip here. {: .present-before-paste}

McClennen interviewed on SiriusXM’s morning talk program “Stand Up with Pete Dominick” on April 19. Have a listen.

Thom Hartmann talked with guest Sophia McClennen on the many benefits and uses of satire–especially in the Trump era. {: .present-before-paste}

McClennen interviewed for XRAY FM on satire and Trump.  Have a listen.

McClennen interview on satire in the Trump era for BBC Scotland.  Have a listen here

You can listen to the Redacted Tonight Podcast from the Kennedy Center with Reggie Watts, Redacted Tonight comedians, and Sophia McClennen here.

McClennen to be interviewed during the Redacted Tonight Podcast, a radically hard-hitting satirical political exploration hosted by Lee Camp and featuring John F. O’Donnell. Part of the Kennedy Center Comedy festival. June 25, 2016.

McClennen to speak on satire, democracy, social media and millennials at a conference on The Politics of Dissent: Satire, Sarcasm, and Spite in Civil Society. Hosted by the Society for Values in Higher Education at Oberlin College, July 13.

The LaMarr Kopp faculty award recognizes, annually, a faculty member at The Pennsylvania State University for significant contributions to the advancement of the international mission of the University.

Sophia McClennen to deliver the Keynote lecture for Lawrence University’s Latin American and Spanish Film Festival on April 22, 2016.