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Pop Life Podcast: Professor Kal Alston Talks All Things British Royal Family

On the Jan. 30, 2023, edition of WAER podcast Pop Life, Newhouse School Professor Kendall Phillips chats with School of Education Professor Kal Alston about the latest with the British royal family.

Kal AlstonFrom Queen Elizabeth, to William and Kate, to Megan and Harry, Professor Alston—a scholar of education and pop culture—dives deep into all aspects of the royals.

Asked why Americans are so interested in the royal family “across the pond,” Alston says, “It’s a thousand year old institution; it’s one of the few continuing sagas—and we love a good soap opera!”

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