Phil currently co-hosts The Department Podcast that goes 'behind the scenes of higher education'. He also hosted Semi-Intellectual Musings, a podcast about the social sciences, arts and humanities and has been a guest on many other shows to discuss sociology, higher education and his academic research. Phil is a doctoral candidate researching the financialization of resilience within the philanthropic sector. He cares deeply about pedagogy and is interested in how podcasts can be vehicles for learning, inside and outside the classroom. He has held several workshops designed to introduce the art of podcasting to faculty and students. Phil produces audio content under the Diskurs Productions label for a variety of educational, non-profit and corporate clients.His cat is named after a West Wing character.