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In Episode 5, our hosts discuss the 2021 Summer Olympics and where they're at in their own re-imaginings of exceptionalism. Show notes available at: https://thirdspacecollective.org/episodes/s2-episode5-closingceremony.

In Episode 4, our hosts ponder the ways American exceptionalism manifests in our relationship with "work" and career. Is there a healthier approach to doing well at our jobs? Show notes available at: https://thirdspacecollective.org/episodes/s2-episode4-performancereview.

In Episode 3, our hosts are headed back to school, connecting the dots between exceptionalism and their experience of education. Show notes available at: https://thirdspacecollective.org/episodes/s2-episode3-classpicture.

In Episode 2, our hosts consider the Oscars as a ritual reinforcing cultural supremacy in the United States. Show notes available at: https://thirdspacecollective.org/episodes/s2-episode2-academyawards.

In Episode 1, our hosts gather on July 4th to discuss the history of American exceptionalism and how they're feeling about "going back to normal." Show notes available at: https://thirdspacecollective.org/episodes/s2-episode1-fireworks.

We're back! Join us for Season 2 of AMERICAN RITUAL – "Exceptionalism" – which explores the ways we ritualize America’s “greatness” in our culture, work, education, and beyond. New episodes weekly starting September 15th. See you in the Third Space!

In Episode 5, our hosts gather for a post-Thanksgiving recap, sharing their feast firsts and emotional hangovers to wrap up the season. Show notes at: https://thirdspacecollective.org/episodes/episode-5-leftovers

In Episode 4, our hosts re-imagine their relationships to Thanksgiving as a ritual and offer suggestions for how they're bringing new meaning to the holiday. Show notes at: https://thirdspacecollective.org/episodes/episode-4-how-do-you-mean

In Episode 3, our hosts get creative with their lockdown Thanksgiving menus and share favorite food memories from Turkey Days past. Show notes at: https://thirdspacecollective.org/episodes/episode-3-whats-for-dinner

In Episode 2, our hosts confront the realities of the pandemic as they wrestle with adapting Thanksgiving to these unprecedented times. Show notes at: https://thirdspacecollective.org/episodes/episode-2-thanksgiving-where-who

In Episode 1, our hosts discuss the history of Thanksgiving and how the traditional myth perpetuates indigenous erasure, while also exploring their personal connections to this quintessential American Ritual. For show notes: https://thirdspacecollective.org/episodes/episode-1-why-thanksgiving