How Podcasting Can Change the Classroom Dynamic: Live from Higher Ed PodCon 2026

Can podcasting make teaching more human, more connected, and more effective?

In the second live episode from Higher Ed PodCon, Neil and Jen sit down with Rudy Salo, a lawyer, law professor, public transportation geek, and co-host of Good Is in the Details. Rudy explains how a philosophy podcast about everyday life, dialogue, and critical thinking found its way into the syllabus and how it's helping students see the person behind the professor, and why that human connection changes what happens in the classroom. They also get into Socrates, student trust, law school, and why Rudy says, Better Call Saul is the most accurate legal show.

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Chapters:

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (01:43) - Meet Rudy Salo
• (01:50) - A philosophy podcast about everyday life
• (03:34) - Using dialogue to think better
• (06:44) - Curiosity, humility, and critical thinking
• (07:50) - What “podcasting as pedagogy” means
• (08:31) - Turning conversations into course material
• (10:30) - Bringing audio into law school
• (13:45) - How podcasts humanize professors
• (17:15) - Building connection beyond the classroom
• (19:30) - Using episodes to clarify hard concepts
• (21:03) - Letting teaching uses emerge organically
• (22:15) - When a podcast becomes a course idea
• (24:12) - What legal dramas get wrong
• (26:30) - Conclusion