Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie. This week we chat with Dr Paul Dean, professor of Sociology and Anthropology at OWU.  He discusses his new book <a href='https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-sociology-and-anthropology/faculty-staff/paul-s-dean/?utm_source=OWU_Website&amp;utm_medium=Header_QuickLink_Apply&amp;utm_campaign=OWU_Website_Header_QuickLink_Apply'>Class Cultures and Social Mobility</a>, challenges of being a first gen student, and the <a href='https://www.owu.edu/admission/financial-aid-scholarships-tuition/delaware-county-promise/?utm_source=OWU_Website&amp;utm_medium=Header_QuickLink_Apply&amp;utm_campaign=OWU_Website_Header_QuickLink_Apply'>Delaware County Promise Program</a>. 
Recommendations include: <a href='https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3844236'>Assistant to the Villain</a> by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, <a href='https://search.worldcat.org/title/1287097618'>Speaking Truths</a> by Valerie Chepp and <a href='https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4223099'>Troubling Tonsils</a> by Aaron Reynolds. Read more about today's episode <a href='https://libraryaware.com/39DZ57'>here</a>.
Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM <a href='https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/'>https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ </a> 
This episode originally aired on November 7, 2025

<description>&lt;p&gt;Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie. This week we chat with Dr Paul Dean, professor of Sociology and Anthropology at OWU.  He discusses his new book &lt;a href='https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-sociology-and-anthropology/faculty-staff/paul-s-dean/?utm_source=OWU_Website&amp;amp;utm_medium=Header_QuickLink_Apply&amp;amp;utm_campaign=OWU_Website_Header_QuickLink_Apply'&gt;Class Cultures and Social Mobility&lt;/a&gt;, challenges of being a first gen student, and the &lt;a href='https://www.owu.edu/admission/financial-aid-scholarships-tuition/delaware-county-promise/?utm_source=OWU_Website&amp;amp;utm_medium=Header_QuickLink_Apply&amp;amp;utm_campaign=OWU_Website_Header_QuickLink_Apply'&gt;Delaware County Promise Program&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Recommendations include: &lt;a href='https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3844236'&gt;Assistant to the Villain&lt;/a&gt; by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, &lt;a href='https://search.worldcat.org/title/1287097618'&gt;Speaking Truths&lt;/a&gt; by Valerie Chepp and &lt;a href='https://delawarelibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4223099'&gt;Troubling Tonsils&lt;/a&gt; by Aaron Reynolds. Read more about today's episode &lt;a href='https://libraryaware.com/39DZ57'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM &lt;a href='https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/'&gt;https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/ &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This episode originally aired on November 7, 2025&lt;/p&gt;
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Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie. This week we chat with Dr Paul Dean, professor of Sociology and Anthropology at OWU.  He discusses his new book Class Cultures and Social Mobility, challenges of being a first gen student, and the Delaware County Promise Program. 
Recommendations include: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Speaking Truths by Valerie Chepp and Troubling Tonsils by Aaron Reynolds. Read more about today's episode here.
Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  
This episode originally aired on November 7, 2025

Off the Shelf with Delaware Library

Off the Shelf Radio Show - November 7, 2025

Off the Shelf Radio Show - November 7, 2025

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