TC Talk

An English professor chats with her very-not-English-professor partner about her scholarly reading. We discuss technical communication, digital rhetoric, and health/medical comm, among other topics.

TC Talk is a arts podcast hosted by Abigail Bakke, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Abigail Bakke hosts TC Talk, a arts show with 10 episodes published.

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  The case for climate hope: A talk with Dr. Stephanie Rollag Yoon

  Sep 11, 2025—S0

  <p>For this episode of TC Talk: A Tech Comm Podcast, Abi and Benton interview Dr. Rollag Yoon, a professor of English Education and curriculum editor for the ⁠Journal of Climate Literacy in Education⁠. We talk about definitions of climate literacy, how to communicate about climate to young people, and why hope needs to be part of the message. Check out ⁠ClimateLit.org⁠, which features tons of teaching resources.</p> <h2 >Transcript</h2> ATell us about, I guess, sort of your general background and how you became involved in this topic.SYes, I approach things from story. So that's where I come...

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  Oct 21, 2024—S0

  <p>Benton and Abi agree to disagree about how to disagree.</p> <p>In our "polarized" political climate, what value is there in a rhetoric that doesn't aim to change minds? Is it possible to embody empathetic listening while protecting ourselves from harmful views?</p> <p>They discuss their not-especially-successful attempts to converse with undecided voters as the election nears, and how presidential debates aren't the right format for solving problems. Abi gives a quick rundown of alternatives to persuasion throughout the rhetorical tradition, culminating in the 2022 book Rhetorical Listening in Action by Ratcliffe & Jensen.</p> <p>Stay to the...

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  Recycling: You still don’t get it

  Jul 26, 2024—S0

  <p>Recycling or trash? It's a question you may have asked yourself when faced with a gross can, a heavily-stickered art project, or some weird plastic thing. Benton hijacks the podcast to teach Abi the behind-the-scenes of the recycling process: How it works, how effective it is, the consequences of "wish-cycling," and why plastic sucks so much. He addresses what steps you can take to make recycling work better, besides just putting things in the right bin.</p> <h2 >Sources and further reading</h2> <p>TC Talk episodes mentioned:</p> “Cult rhetoric.” https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techcommtalk/episodes/Cult...

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  Dealing with climate doom

  Jan 4, 2024—S0

  <p>Benton and Abi feel bad about climate change. As they should. They talk about how to channel negative emotions into productive action, as recommended in the book ⁠Facing the Climate Emergency⁠ by Margaret Klein Salamon.</p> <h3 >Sources and further reading</h3> Salamon, Margaret Klein (2023). Facing the Climate Emergency: How to Transform Yourself with Climate Truth. New Society Publishers. Bakke, A. & B. Bakke (Hosts). "Disaster Comm, Part 1: Disaster is the New Normal." (24 Nov. 2022). [Podcast Episode]. In TC Talk. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techcommtalk/episodes/Disaster-comm--Part-1-Disaster-is-the-new-normal-e1r7var/a-a8u21lb Bakke, A. & B. Bakke (Hosts). "A Tech...

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  Accessibility and AI

  Sep 22, 2023—S0

  <p>An interview with Dr. Dawn Armfield of Minnesota State, Mankato about how accessibility intersects with artificial intelligence. She shares about AI in teaching, visual AI, inclusivity, ethics, classroom technology, and her current research on virtual reality for young adults with cognitive disabilities. Find Dawn at her faculty bio or her Instagram @dawn_armfield.</p> <p>Plus, what does AI have to do with fungus?</p> <h3 >Sources and further reading</h3> Baquero, C. (2022, August 3). On the Ethics of Writing With AIs. Communications of the ACM. https://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm/263291-on-the-ethics-of-writing-with-ais/fulltext Who’s Afraid of A.I.? (2023, Ma...

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