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Harvard Newstalk

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Newstalk is The Harvard Crimson's flagship news podcast series. Join our reporters each week to hear the most important stories from the Harvard community and beyond. Streamed in all 50 states. Heard in 100+ countries. ACP National Podcast of the Year (2nd Place).
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It Happened at Harvard

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Presidents. Movie stars. Entrepreneurs. A unabomber. Many impressive (alongside a few downright crazy) people have been affiliated with Harvard over the years. Before they were famous on the world's stage, they were all anonymous teenagers, trying to plot their future. Each episode, we interview one of these people to learn about their Harvard experience and how it shaped who they are today.
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The Harvard Communitea

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Harvard prides itself on providing its students with a “transformative experience”. Join Samyra every other Thursday where she spills the tea on various aspects of this experience and what it’s really like to be a student at Harvard. Presented by The Harvard Crimson, published on alternating Thursdays. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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A Legacy Revealed

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“A Legacy Revealed” is a podcast that dives into the roles that slavery and discrimination have played in shaping Harvard University over its 400 year-long history. Hosted by Raquel Coronell Uribe and Six Yu, this 6-part series will invite experts from a variety of fields to answer some of the most compelling questions surrounding Harvard’s historical legacy, as well as its present day ramifications. All episodes available May 1st. Presented by the Harvard Crimson. Produced and edited by Lar ...
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New Normal

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New Normal is a podcast about Harvard students in the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted and produced by Kai McNamee, this 8-part series will cover topics ranging from virtual move-in to remote activism, and will feature students experiencing Harvard from all over the world. Presented by The Harvard Crimson, published on alternating Tuesdays. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Veritas Lab

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Harvard professors are known for their cutting-edge research—and also for their effervescent and eccentric personalities. The Veritas Lab, hosted by Katelyn X. Li and Sanjana L. Narayanan, will give you a glimpse of both. Through lively conversations with professors across Harvard, we’ll get at the truth behind the most exciting issues in modern research. Presented by The Harvard Crimson, published on alternating Wednesdays. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The River Rundown

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The River Rundown is a podcast about Harvard Athletics amid the Covid-19 pandemic — focusing on alumni and undergraduates alike, and how the pandemic has impacted their careers. Hosted by Amir Mamdani, this seven-part series will incorporate a variety of perspectives and athletic experiences, tying together some complementary views on life across the Charles River. Presented by The Harvard Crimson. Published bi-weekly on Sundays. Produced by Zing Gee. Cover art by Matthew J. Tyler and Zing Gee.
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Under Review

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How can Harvard, an institution with so much history, have so little memory? The racial reckonings and Black Lives Matter protests that swept the country this past summer brought attention to a trend in how Harvard seems to deal with student activism and concerns surrounding race, racism, and diversity: to commission a diversity review. These committees and reports long predate this summer, and reading them it can seem, at times, like some things have not changed at the University — in race ...
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From The Harvard Crimson’s Fifteen Minutes Magazine, writers Jem K. Williams '25 and Maya M. F. Wilson '24 take a closer look at the public image of the Unabomber. The serial bomber, caught in the 1990s, continues to remain a fixture in the imaginations of countless podcast hosts, documentary makers, and journalists — why? As they break down the common stories used to explain his path to violence and examine the aftershocks of the publication of his manifesto, they’ll explore the dark spaces ...
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Join former Chicago Booth admissions committee member Jeremy Krell as he dives into the stories of applicants worldwide who have beat the odds in b-school admissions, taking ordinary stories and turning them into gripping, authentic narratives that have gained them access to the world's best business schools. You might be pursuing an M7 MBA, an Oxbridge management program, or a business-related degree in other top global institutions: your Differentiator won't just be what you've done, but w ...
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For than 100 hours and counting, dozens of Pro-Palestine students and protesters have camped overnight in Harvard Yard, calling on the university to divest from Israel‘s war in Gaza. The encampment has now expanded to 50+ tents stretching across Harvard Yard, some a stone's throw away from Harvard president Alan Garber's office. On Newstalk, host F…
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As skepticism of Harvard's governance mounts amid a year of turmoil, a group of prominent Harvard professors is seeking to revive a body that hasn’t existed at Harvard in living memory: a University-wide faculty senate. Less than 20 years ago, Harvard faculty speaking with a collective voice helped oust a university president. But this proposal mar…
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On Friday morning, March 29th, the Harvard Law School Student Government passed a resolution calling on the Harvard Management Corporation to divest from Israel. On Tuesday, April 2nd, a truck displaying the faces of the HLS Student Government co-presidents made its way around campus. The “Doxxing” truck, as it’s known, has been a familiar presence…
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Harvard emerged mostly unscathed from its first application cycle since the fall of affirmative action, silencing critics who speculated the University’s recent controversies would deter students from applying to the College. This week on Newstalk, reporters Elyse C. Goncalves '27 and Matan H. Josephy '27 join host Yael S. Goldstein '26 to discuss …
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As Harvard navigates its way out of a historic leadership crisis, DEI has come under heavy fire. Supporters point to DEI's capacity to support student wellbeing. Critics say it can get in the way of free speech. Today on Newstalk, two members of The Crimson’s Editorial Board, Tommy Barone ‘25 and Allison P. Farrell ‘26, join host Frank S. Zhou '26 …
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Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino — who came under fire for allegations of data manipulation — suggested that Boston University professor and co-author Nina Mažar tampered with her data, according to an internal HBS report. This week on Newstalk, reporters Benjamin Isaac '27 and Kyle Baek '26 join host Yael S. Goldstein '26 to break …
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Earlier this month, Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced that Harvard Law School Dean John F. Manning ’82 will serve as the University’s second highest administrator: the University provost. Unlike most top administrators, however, Manning has declined to schedule regular interviews with The Crimson and has proven to be one of Har…
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Many Harvard students describe a social scene where besides a handful of bright spots — such as Housing Day and the Harvard-Yale game — traditional college revelry characterized by roaring parties, vibrant and frequent tailgates, and school spirit in abundance has been missing at Harvard. While administrators cite a hands-off approach to social lif…
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Harvard will release regular decisions for the Class of 2028 later this month. But as tens of thousands of students around the world brace themselves to hear Harvard’s answer on whether they got in, one question remains: will Harvard continue to keep standardized test scores optional in its application? After Yale University and Dartmouth College a…
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House Republicans subpoenaed three top Harvard officials last Friday, demanding internal documents and communications for an investigation into the University’s handling of antisemitism on campus. This week on Newstalk, reporters Emma H. Haidar '26 and Cam E. Kettles '26 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss the threats the subpoena poses to Harva…
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The tenure of interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber '76 will likely be one of the most consequential for the University in recent history as he looks to heal a deeply divided campus. The longtime administrator has insisted that he is up for the challenge. This week on Newstalk, reporters Cam E. Kettles '26 and Emma H. Haidar '26 join host Frank …
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The MBTA Red Line is closed maintenance from Feb. 5 to Feb. 14 as part of a project to reduce slowdowns and increase safety by upgrading track infrastructure. This week on Newstalk, reporters Aisling A. McLaughlin and Madeline E. Proctor join Nyla Nasir '27 to discuss their effect on Boston-area commuters. Music in this episode comes from freesound…
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When longtime Harvard Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 suddenly became interim president earlier this month, the powerful but largely invisible administrator was unfamiliar to most Harvard affiliates. But not Harvard’s unions. They know Garber well — and they can’t stand him. This week on Newstalk (Season 2), reporters Aran Sonnad-Joshi '27 and Sheerea X…
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Sidechat, a popular social media platform on Harvard's campus, has come under scrutiny for an allegedly increasing amount of antisemitic posts and criticisms of insufficient content moderation. Host Yael S. Goldstein '26 discusses the issue with Joyce E. Kim '26 and Michelle N. Amponsah '26. Music in this episode comes freesound.org.…
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Harvard’s crisis didn’t end with Gay’s resignation. As the University faces a federal lawsuit and congressional investigation into antisemitism, Newstalk takes you inside Harvard’s most tumultuous crisis in recent memory. We take you inside the fallout — from the Capitol building to Harvard’s students and faculty — to break down Gay’s plagiarism al…
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Harvard President Claudine Gay will resign Tuesday afternoon, bringing an end to the shortest presidency in the University's history. Gay’s resignation — just six months and two days into the presidency — comes amid growing allegations of plagiarism and lasting doubts over her ability to respond to antisemitism on campus after her disastrous congre…
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Harvard President Claudine Gay testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hoping to tell the nation how she was fighting antisemitism at Harvard. By the end of the nearly six hour hearing, she was fighting to keep her job. Now, in news scooped by The Crimson, Harvard’s governing boards will allow Gay to stay on as universit…
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In the days since Hamas’ October 7 attack against Israel, Harvard has faced division on campus and national backlash over its response. Tomorrow, Harvard President Claudine Gay will stand before Congress’s House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Lawmakers will press her on antisemitism at Harvard as top donors continue to fume over the Univ…
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporter Asher J. Montgomery ’26 joins host Frank S. Zhou ’26 to dive deep into a controversial course at the Harvard Kennedy School that some students say has left emotional scars. Also in this episode, Muskaan Arshad ’25, Sally E. Edwards ’26, and Jack R. Trapanick ’26 discuss the results of last week’…
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, Sex Week president Julia R. Bhuiyan ’25 joins host Frank S. Zhou ’26 to discuss Sex Week at Harvard, a weeklong series of events encouraging students to better explore sex, sexuality, and body. Also in this episode, Jack R. Trapanick ’26 discusses Harvard’s agreement with the cities of Boston and Cambrid…
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporter Cam E. Kettles '26 joins host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss Harvard's first primarily undergraduate union and its formation with a 99.4% vote amidst a national wave of undergraduate unionization. Also in this episode, Emily R. Willrich '25 and Camilla Wu '26 talk about faculty reactions to previo…
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Miles J. Herszenhorn '25 and Claire Yuan '25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss Harvard President Claudine Gay's first 100 days as her administration navigates backlash over the University's response to the war in Israel and Gaza, the fall of affirmative action, and a slew of deans searches…
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A note before our regular episode this week. In the days following Hamas’ attacks, the war in Israel and Gaza has reverberated across Harvard’s campus. Backlash against student groups. Widespread criticism against the University’s response. A thousand-person rally that stretched across Harvard Yard. The Crimson is committed to providing extensive c…
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Muskaan Arshad ’25 and Julian J. Giordano ’25 join host Frank S. Zhou ’26 to discuss the racist, transphobic tweets that sparked a protest and left Cambridge City Council candidates under fire. Also in this episode, J. Sellers Hill ’25 and Nia L. Orakwue ’25 talk about mental health resources a…
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Michelle N. Amponsah ’26 and Emma H. Haidar ’26 join host Frank S. Zhou ’26 to discuss changes to admissions interviews guidelines for alumni interviewing college applicants. Also in this episode, Rahem D. Hamid ’25 and Elias J. Schisgall ’25 talk about the controversial proposal to merge Harva…
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Sally E. Edwards '26 and Azusa M. Lippit '26 join Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss the contract impasse between unionized Cambridge Public Schools educators and the school district. Also in this episode, Jasmine Palma '26 and Austin H. Wang '26 talk Harvard astrophysics and cosmology professor Abra…
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Julian J. Giordano '25 and Samuel P. Goldston '26 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss the city of Cambridge's elections season and two recent candidate forums. Also in this episode, Thomas J. Mete '26 and Asher J. Montgomery '26 talk Harvard Kennedy School's Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf decisio…
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Winner, 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Conversational Podcast Fights erupted in Washington D.C. and at Harvard when affirmative action fell. In the crowds, a dozen Harvard student journalists set out to find what the protests — the fights, the fears — were really about. Dozens of interviews. 10+ hours of tape…
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From The Harvard Crimson: Harvard sophomore Ricky R. Razon IV ’25 recalls his grandmother living off a highway named after Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederacy. At Harvard, he's found buildings and institutions with names intertwined with fraught histories. But, those names happen also to be some of the most memorable na…
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From The Harvard Crimson: some would say Harvard has an academic freedom problem. That superstar professors censor themselves for fear of blowback, and that the world’s sharpest students are afraid to debate ideas. But others disagree. This week on The Harvard Crimson’s Newstalk, Rahem D. Hamid '25 and J. Sellers Hill ’25 join host Frank S. Zhou ’2…
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From The Harvard Crimson: Massachusetts governors Mitt Romney, Deval L. Patrick ’78, Charlie D. Baker ’79, and Maura T. Healey ’92 don’t share a party, vision, or even home state. But the four most recent governors of Massachusetts do have one thing in common: a Harvard diploma. This week on The Harvard Crimson’s Newstalk, Sally E. Edwards ’26 and …
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This week on The Harvard Crimson’s Newstalk, Miles J. Herszenhorn ’25 and Managing Editor Brandon L. Kingdollar ’24 join host Frank Zhou ’26 to discuss the sentencing of renowned nanoscience pioneer and convicted felon Charles Lieber: the trial and downfall of an American chemist once named “the leading chemist in the world” and its impact on U.S.-…
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Winner, 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Narrative Podcast Listen to The Unabomber: The Man, The Myth, and The Manifesto: https://unabomber.transistor.fm. This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, a preview of Fifteen Minutes Magazine's 50-minute audio scrutiny, The Unabomber: The Man, The Myth, and The Mani…
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In this episode, JKW and MMFW start from the beginning talking to Ted’s brother, David, and his neighbor, Jamie Gehring, to dive into the Unabomber’s many “origin stories.” Some point to his participation in a psychological study at Harvard as the reason for his crimes — some point earlier, to when he was hospitalized at just nine months old. Some …
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In Sept. 1995, Ted Kaczynski published his manifesto in the Washington Post. JKW and MMFW talk to Donald Graham, the publisher of the Post at the time, to learn about how the Post came to its decision to publish the Manifesto. They interview Jake Hanrahan, terrorism journalist, about how the Manifesto has been adopted and adapted by far-right extre…
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In this episode, JKW and MMFW interview extremist experts Graham Macklin and Joshua Farrell-Molloy to talk about how the Unabomber has captured the attention of eco-fascists. They speak with Mick Grogan, producer of a Netflix documentary about the Unabomber, to understand how Ted has also captured media attention. Gehring discusses the mechanics of…
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Yusuf S. Mian '25 and Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen '25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss activists' week-long picketing to protest the police killing of Sayed Faisal at Cambridge City Hall. Also in this episode, Rahem D. Hamid '25 and Elias J. Schisgall '25 talk about Republican megadonor Kenneth C…
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Michelle N. Amponsah ’26 and Emma H. Haidar ’26 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss interviews with Harvard's newly admitted Class of 2027 and Harvard Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67. Also in this episode, Jasmine Palma '26 on the lawsuit brought by Tamara K. …
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This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Rahem D. Hamid ’25 and Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen ’25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss Harvard's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor society. Last week, 24 Harvard juniors learned that they were the first members of their class tapped for the chapter. Hear them share th…
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2023 Associated Collegiate Press National Podcast of the Year (2nd Place) This week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters J. Sellers Hill ’25 and John N. Pena ’25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss Housing Day, one of the most memorable days of students’ freshman year. Hear students share their emotions of anticipation, nerves, and a lit…
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Meet Daisuke Atarashi, formerly of IBM and Siemens, as he discusses his pivot from a master's-level education in Aerospace Engineering to a career in Management. Daisuke and Jeremy Krell explore Daisuke's process of selecting a career pivot, learning how his dream school (MIT) and his best-fit school (Solvay) may be two different things, and realiz…
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Join Jeremy Krell and Emma Oanh On, rising strategy consultant and Cornell Johnson MBA candidate, as they explore Oanh's recent career pivot and admissions experience. Growing up and attending school in Vietnam, Oanh began her career with a 9-year stint in marketing and is using an MBA to transition into consulting. She was admitted this past seaso…
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Join Jeremy Krell as he digs into Aleksander "Sasha" Vlasov's journey as a technical student in Russia gaining admission to Columbia University's Masters in Business Analytics / Financial Engineering program. With a master's at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Sasha set out to pursue a second masters in the US. Choosing target…
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Mabel Shiu, social entrepreneur and Chicago Booth graduate, discusses her journey discovering how to use sustainable business models to develop local communities. Having completed her B.S. in Business, Finance, and International Management at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, Mabel was eager to identify a track that would allow her to…
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Bavendra Rajendra, Tofte & Company, discusses his journey into investment banking, from a small town in Denmark to Copenhagen Business School, followed by exchanges with MIT and Harvard. For Bavendra, stepping-stone experiences and a laser focus on growth were key: but timing and how he addressed failure were other subtle differentiators in his app…
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On Episode 5 of The River Rundown, we talk with Tennessee Titans tight end Anthony Firkser '17 about his career in Cambridge, his difficult journey to make an NFL roster, and his success with the Titans so far these last three years. We touch on Firk's memorable individual performance against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the playoffs, …
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