Jackie On:

Ep. 45 Curiosity

WDRT — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000

In the forty fifth episode of Jackie On:, Jackie discusses her thoughts on the types of curiosity, how they influence the ways people act in society today, and maybe what to do about it.

Sources:

Heidegger, Martin. 1962. Being and Time. San Francisco: Harper And Row.

Jackie’s thoughts and her experiences as a human being.

Ep. 44 Objectivity

WDRT — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000

In the forty fourth episode of Jackie On:, Jackie discusses her thoughts on objectivity as a practice in the scientific and journalistic fields alongside the belief that shapes it.

Sources:

Bahlai, Christie, Lewis J. Bartlett, Kevin R. Burgio, Auriel M. V. Fournier, Carl N. Keiser, Timothée Poisot, and Kaitlin Stack Whitney. 2019. “Open Science Isn’t Always Open to All Scientists.” American Scientist. January 30, 2019. https://www.americanscientist.org/article/open-science-isnt-always-open-to-all-scientists#.

Clark, Stuart. 2018. “A Brief History of Stephen Hawking: A Legacy of Paradox.” New Scientist. March 14, 2018. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2053929-a-brief-history-of-stephen-hawking-a-legacy-of-paradox/.

Crow, Michael M, and Greg Tananbaum. 2020. “We Must Tear down the Barriers That Impede Scientific Progress.” Scientific American. December 18, 2020. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-must-tear-down-the-barriers-that-impede-scientific-progress.

Douglas, Heather. 2023. “The Importance of Values for Science.” Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 48 (2): 251–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/03080188.2023.2191559.

Meyer, Will. 2020. “The Abuses of Objectivity.” The New Republic. February 6, 2020. https://newrepublic.com/article/156486/abuses-objectivity.

Radsken, Jill . 2019. “In ‘Why Trust Science?’ Naomi Oreskes Explains Why the Process of Proof Is Worth Trusting.” Harvard Gazette. October 22, 2019. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/10/in-why-trust-science-naomi-oreskes-explains-why-the-process-of-proof-is-worth-trusting/.

Reiss, Julian, and Jan Sprenger. 2020. “Scientific Objectivity.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. October 30, 2020. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-objectivity.

Singh, Ajay. 2019. “Objective Journalism Doesn’t Exist | Opinion | the Harvard Crimson.” Www.thecrimson.com. October 22, 2019. https://www.thecrimson.com/column/little-nuances/article/2019/10/22/singh-objective-journalism/.

Ep. 43 Cop Shows

WDRT — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0000

In the forty third episode of Jackie On:, Jackie categorizes the five different types of cop shows she's experienced as: positive, scientific, specialized, gritty, and fake.

The only sources were Jackie's thoughts and her consumption of cop and police shows.

Ep. 42 Wackiest Legal Defenses

WDRT — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

In the forty second episode of Jackie On:, Jackie explores a variety of wacky legal defenses and some of the ways they have been used in the court of law.

Sources:

Pogash, Carol. 2003. “Myth of the ‘Twinkie Defense’ / the Verdict in the Dan White Case Wasn’t Based on His Ingestion of Junk Food.” Archive.org. November 23, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031202025625/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/11/23/INGRE343501.DTL.

Price, Chris. 2009. “Identical Twin Escapes Hanging in Malaysia after Judge Fails to Tell Brothers Apart.” The Telegraph. February 8, 2009. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/4559065/Identical-twin-escapes-hanging-in-Malaysia-after-judge-fails-to-tell-brothers-apart.html.

Schone, Mark. 2003. “Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Ideas / the Matrix Defense.” Web.archive.org. November 9, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324091019/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2003/11/09/the_matrix_defense/.

Wallin, Paul. 2014. “7 Unusual Criminal Defenses That Actually Worked | WK Law.” Wallin & Klarich. November 17, 2014. https://www.wklaw.com/7-unusual-criminal-defenses-actually-worked/.

Additional sources were the Wikipedia entries for each legal defense.

Ep. 41 University Majors

WDRT — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000

In the forty first episode of Jackie On:, Jackie explains some of the cool and wacky majors offered at her university and society's propensity for defining people by them.

The only sources were Jackie's thoughts and her university's website cataloguing all possible majors.

Ep. 40 Coffee Ethics

WDRT — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0000

In the fortieth episode of Jackie On:, Jackie goes over how to drink coffee ethically, and what affects this from different stages in the coffee supply chain.

Sources:

Barreto Peixoto, Juliana A., Joana F. Silva, M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira, and Rita C. Alves. 2022. “Sustainability Issues along the Coffee Chain: From the Field to the Cup.” Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 22 (1): 287–332. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.13069.

Brudney, Allie, and Reynolds Taylor. 2023. “Certification Schemes: Why Fairtrade International, Rainforest Alliance and Others Are Failing Workers and Consumers.” Corporate Accountability Lab. February 2, 2023. https://corpaccountabilitylab.org/calblog/2023/2/1/certification-schemes-why-fairtrade-international-rainforest-alliance-and-others-are-failing-workers-and-consumers.

Coffeewatch. 2016. “Coffee and Human Rights Abuses | Coffee Watch.” Coffeewatch.org. 2016. https://coffeewatch.org/coffee-and-human-rights-abuses/.

Higonnet, Etelle. 2025. “Op-Ed: Coffee Companies Are Readier for the EUDR than They Claim | Coffee Watch.” Coffeewatch.org. March 23, 2025. https://coffeewatch.org/coffee-companies-are-readier-for-the-eudr-than-they-claim/.

MacDonald, James. 2018. “The Connections between Coffee and Biodiversity.” JSTOR Daily. March 5, 2018. https://daily.jstor.org/the-connections-between-coffee-and-biodiversity/.

McKoy, Mary Kate. 2023. “How a 20-Year Partnership Is Addressing Coffee’s Climate Woes | Conservation International.” Conservation International. August 14, 2023. https://www.conservation.org/news/as-coffee-demand-grows-farmers-work-deliver-sustainable-brew.

Pomeroy, Hugh. 2025. “A 2025 Guide to Understanding Coffee Certifications: Organic, Fair Trade, and beyond - Fair Trade Coffee Blog.” Fair Trade Coffee Blog. April 10, 2025. https://blog.cafecampesino.com/coffee-certifications/.

Royal Cup. 2017. “What Do Coffee Certifications Really Mean?” Royal Cup Coffee. March 29, 2017. https://www.royalcupcoffee.com/blog/articles/what-do-coffee-certifications-really-mean.

Ep. 39 Pet Peeves

WDRT — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0000

In the thirty ninth episode of Jackie On:, Jackie explains many of her pet peeves and how they originate in holding respect and integrity for others.

If you were interested in hearing more about one of Jackie's pet peeves, slow walkers, check out Ep. 28 on Walking Etiquette.

Sources:

Editors of Merriam-Webster. 2018. “Why Do We Have ‘Pet Peeves’?” Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster. January 29, 2018. https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/why-do-we-have-pet-peeves.

Jackie's life experiences.

Ep. 38 City Planning

WDRT — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

In the thirty eighth episode of Jackie On:, Jackie explores multiple facets of city planning and grid lines that interest her, from their intentionality to accidental nature.

If you were interested in hearing more about RUCA Codes, check out in Ep. 22 on Suburbian Life.

Sources:

Barnett, Jonathan. 2009. “The Way We Were, the Way We Are: The Theory and Practice of Designing Cities since 1956.” Harvard Design Magazine. 2009. https://www.harvarddesignmagazine.org/articles/the-way-we-were-the-way-we-are-the-theory-and-practice-of-designing-cities-since-1956/.

Campanella, Richard. 2013. “Gentrification and Its Discontents: Notes from New Orleans | Newgeography.com.” Www.newgeography.com. February 28, 2013. https://www.newgeography.com/content/003526-gentrification-and-its-discontents-notes-new-orleans.

Debray, Henri, Nicolas J Kraff, Xiao Xiang Zhu, and Hannes Taubenböck. 2023. “Planned, Unplanned, or In-Between? A Concept of the Intensity of Plannedness and Its Empirical Relation to the Built Urban Landscape across the Globe.” Landscape and Urban Planning 233 (May): 104711–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104711.

Fain Jr., William H . 2013. “Urbane Renewal: The Recent Evolution of Los Angeles.” Urban Design Forum. February 8, 2013. https://urbandesignforum.org/urbane-renewal-the-recent-evolution-of-los-angeles/.

Geoff Manaugh. 2016. A Burglar’s Guide to the City. New York: Farrar, Straus And Giroux.

Jacobs, Frank. 2019. “Marchetti’s Constant: The Curious Principle That Shapes Our Cities.” Big Think. September 8, 2019. https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/marchettis-constant/.

Kantor, Loren. 2016. “Los Angeles Freeway | Institute for Transportation.” Institute for Transportation. March 4, 2016. https://www.intrans.iastate.edu/news/los-angeles-freeway/.

Ep. 37 Aioli

WDRT — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

In the thirty seventh episode of Jackie On:, Jackie makes the distinction between aioli and mayonnaise and how the restaurant industry has got it all wrong.

If you were interested in emulsion, hear more about surfactants (what lecithin in egg yolks is) in Ep. 33 on Espresso Tonic.

Sources:

Lee, Dennis. 2022. “Once and for All, This Is What Aioli Is.” The Takeout. August 18, 2022. https://www.thetakeout.com/what-is-aioli-traditional-vs-egg-yolk-vs-mayonnaise-1849428900/.

Ep. 36 Backpacks

WDRT — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000

In the thirty sixth episode of Jackie On:, Jackie explores the fall of the backpack, the transition to shoulder bags, and what it might mean for the future.

Sources:

Billings, Ashley. 2025. “The Shift from Backpacks to Purses – and What It Says about Us.” A Magazine. 2025. https://theamag.com/11364/fashion/the-shift-from-backpacks-to-purses-and-what-it-says-about-us/.

Kennedy, Lesley. 2025. “A Brief History of the Backpack: From Survival to Study Hall.” HISTORY. September 4, 2025. https://www.history.com/articles/backpacks-survival-gear-school.