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A localized beat on social progress in Central Vermont. Join, Eileen Peltier, Executive Director of Downstreet Housing & Community Development, as she sits down with community partners, influencers, and leaders to discuss exciting initiatives, local news, and the future of Central Vermont through the lens of social progress. If you’re passionate about social justice and Vermont’s vitality, this podcast is for you. *Intro music from purple-planet.com
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Welcome to the Duke Blue Central Podcast! This is a podcast covering all things Duke basketball. I enjoy covering post game feedback, roster overview, recruiting, and of course full season coverage of Duke Basketball. You can follow me on Twitter @dukebluecentral. I would love to hear from you! Shoot me a DM over on Twitter and I'll try to answer any questions you have on the podcast! Go Blue Devils!
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Jared McCormack

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MFA Writers is the podcast where host Jared McCormack interviews creative writing MFA students about their program, their process, and a piece they’re working on.
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What’s involved in an English PhD with a creative dissertation? Abhijit Sarmah tells Jared about how this path allows him to pursue his research on global indigenous literatures while continuing to craft poetry on identity and insurgency in Assam, India. Abhijit also discusses postmemory, or the memories we inherit from earlier generations, writing…
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Seton Hall Radio Announcer Dave Popkin joins Bryan to discuss Seton Hall's thrilling win over Indiana State to claim the program's 2nd NIT Championship and recap the Hall's 25-win season. Plus Bryan analyzes UConn's dominating win over Purdue to claim their 2nd straight NCAA Title and 6th in program history. Hear Bryan's thoughts along with postgam…
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On this episode, Sam Herschel Wein tells Jared about their path to finding poetry outside of academia, co-founding and editing Underblong, and their approach to collaboration and humor in their writing. Plus, they discuss the nuances of MFA program decisions (Two or three years? English or Art departments?) and whether creative writing should live …
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Fran Fraschilla previews the NIT Final Four and the NCAA Final Four as Seton Hall and UConn both try to win national titles. Fraschilla will broadcast the NIT Final Four and Title Game on ESPN. He breaks down Seton Hall's road as the Pirates try to win what would be their 2nd NIT Title in program history (1953). And Fraschilla also breaks down UCon…
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Duke is headed to the elite 8!!!! It was a great night for the Blue Devils as they upset the number one seeded Houston Cougars to secure their spot in the elite against a familiar opponent... We're breaking down how Duke was able to effectively play defense and offense against this tough Houston team. Also, we'll be highlighting how three players r…
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The Duke Blue Devils made quick work of the JMU Dukes in round 2 of the NCAA Tournament. It was a game that was essentially over in the first 10 minutes and was certainly one of the more fun games to watch as a Duke fan this season. We're breaking down why Duke was so effective in their win and how they can do it moving forward. Then we move on to …
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The podcast team is on spring break, giving us (and you) the perfect opportunity to revisit an episode we love. In celebration of her new short story collection, GREEN FROG, we invite you into this conversation with Gina Chung who spoke to Jared last season about her debut novel, SEA CHANGE. Gina Chung, debut author of the speculative novel SEA CHA…
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Duke displayed some grit in their opening win of the NCAA tournament against a pesky Vermont team. Kyle Filipowski only finished the game with 1 field goal attempted, but Duke was still able to win by 17 points, in this episode we talk about how. We also attempt to break down Duke's second round opponent the James Madison Dukes! Then we shift our e…
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Veteran CBS Broadcaster Ian Eagle previews the NCAA Tournament, first round matchups in Brooklyn, and his promotion to lead play by play announcer. Ian also recounts a story of when NBA center, Rick Mahorn, gave him a "wedgie" on an airplane! Yes, it really happened! Plus Bryan recaps Wagner's win over Howard and preview's St. Peter's and Yale :00 …
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In this episode we're breaking down all things brackets! After a quick ACC Tournament recap we move on to what my thoughts are on how the committee did seeding Duke, and some other teams, in the NCAA tournament. Then we do a quick run through of what Duke's path is to a Final Four in this seasons' tournament.…
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Donald Copeland joins Bryan to discuss Wagner's historic NEC Championship run and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It's just the 2nd time in program history. It's even more amazing Copeland did it with 7 healthy players for 2 and a half months. Plus Bryan breaks down the St. John's win over Seton Hall in the Big East Tournament. What went righ…
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Carolina came into Cameron Indoor Stadium and defeated Duke in a game that was surrounded by emotions for several of the Duke players. We'll talk about weather the emotions may have played into Duke's sub-par performance (on some fronts). After that we'll be breaking down the ACC Tournament bracket and predicting where Duke will finish by the end. …
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Quinnipiac Coach Tom Pecora joins Bryan to talk about QU's first-ever MAAC Regular Season Title and how his team is preparing for the MAAC Tournament in Atlantic City. Plus the MAAC Coach of the Year shares stories from his 40 years of coaching in high school, JUCO, and schools like UNLV, Hofstra, Fordham and Quinnipiac. Plus Bryan goes Around the …
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Memoirist and director of the Institute of American Indian Arts MFA program Deborah Jackson Taffa talks to Jared about her new book, Whiskey Tender. Deborah shares how memoir writing is a form of familial and historical preservation, and offers advice on having difficult conversations with the real people who appear in our creative nonfiction. Plus…
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Khaman Maluach committed to Duke on Wednesday March 6th. In this episode we do a little celebrating first and talk about how special and unique a player Khaman is. He is a 7'2 250lb center who moves and dribbles the ball like a wing, and we just can't help but already get excited about seeing him in a Duke jersey. Then we move on to working out how…
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The Duke Blue Devils have won at PNC Arena! This always feels like an occasion to celebrate. NC State has historically played Duke really tough (unlike how they play our baby blue jersey'd neighbors) but tonight was not about NC State; it was about Duke. Duke showed a great level of toughness tonight especially when Kyle Filipowski was sidelined fo…
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Central Connecticut Coach Patrick Sellers joins Bryan to talk about CCSU's NEC Regular Season Championship - the Blue Devils 1st since 2007. Sellers also shares stories from his days as an assistant under head coaches like Howie Dickenman, Jim Calhoun, Greg McDermott and Greg Herenda. Plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State 29:46 UConn 35:50 Seton Hal…
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This was a fun one to watch. In this episode we're breaking down maybe the most fun Duke basketball game to watch this season. This was a game that was supposed to be a close heavyweight matchup of two great ACC teams, and Duke made Virgina look like they didn't belong in a power 5 conference. Kyle Filipowski lead the charge for the Blue Devils, bu…
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In this episode we're recapping Duke's loss at Wake Forrest in addition to their win against Louisville at home! I was in the room for Duke's loss at Wake and we'll talk about some "in-person" perspective on the court storming drama. Also, we're breaking down Duke's most recent game against Louisville, a game in which the Blue Devils were never rea…
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UConn Coach Dan Hurley discusses the Huskies' 78-54 win over Villanova, his team's pursuit of a Big East Regular Season Title, and a preview of UConn's final home game vs. Seton Hall. Plus Bryan recap's St. John's big win at Butler, as the Red Storm are back in contention for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid, and Seton Hall's no-show at Creighton…
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Drawing from her decade-long career in Silicon Valley, Jamie Li tells Jared about writing tech satire that struck her MFA colleagues as far-fetched and her tech friends as totally realistic. Plus, Jamie talks about how her background as a Chinese immigrant and the model minority myth shape her interest in writing about in-group/out-group behaviors,…
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Jaden Daly, of A Daly Dose of Hoops, covers the MAAC like no other journalist. He breaks down the wide open race in the MAAC with host Bryan DeNovellis. With two weeks to go in the regular season, as many as 5 teams have a shot to win the regular season title. Plus Bryan goes "Around the Tri-State" 33:00 UConn 39:30 Seton Hall 45:20 St. John's 50:1…
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This week the Duke Blue Devils headed to Florida to take on a talented, but albeit struggling Miami team. Duke fully took advantage of a short handed Miami squad and put on an offensive clinic that was led by a three point shooting barrage from pretty much every member of the Blue Devils. In this episode we're breaking down the game and the obvious…
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ESPN's Seth Greenberg joins Bryan DeNovellis to discuss: 1:40 Seton Hall's 19-point comeback win over St. John's and the Pirates' toughness 6:45 St. John's struggles and Rick Pitino's postgame rant about his players and team facilities 10:25 and UConn's 14-game win streak and dominance under Dan Hurley. 17:40 FDU's players getting stuck in a freigh…
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NJIT Coach Grant Billmeier joins Bryan DeNovellis to break down the Highlanders recent upsets of Vermont and UMass Lowell, the stellar play of freshman Tariq Francis and how the team has won 3 of its last 4. Plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State with 18:20 St. John's 33:00 Rutgers
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Duke came up with a great win at home against a good Wake Forrest team that came into the contest as one of the hottest offenses in the ACC. Duke was able to hold them to under 70 points. The Defense was a massive reason Duke was able to come out with the win, but they also relied on a few key players who made some incredible plays in clutch moment…
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The podcast team has been busy at the annual AWP conference, so we’re bringing you a rerelease of a great conversation from Season 2. A new episode will be in your feed in two weeks. Luna Adler talks to Jared about moving between fiction and non-fiction, Brooklyn College’s unique novel-writing workshop aimed at accommodating the long form, the tens…
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Duke defended home in more than one way Wednesday night as the Blue Devils held the Fighting Irish to a mere 53. Offensively, there weren't any real standout performances from Duke, but when you're playing defense as well as the team did tonight, the offense comes secondary. Also in this episode, we talk more about the frequent fouling of Kyle Fili…
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UConn Play by Play Announcer, Mike Crispino, joins Bryan to talk about the Huskies' 21-2 start, their 11-game Big East winning streak, the play of Cam Spencer and Donovan Clingan, the remaining schedule, UConn's quest to repeat as National Champs and which team would win if the 2023 UConn team played the 2024 team? Around the Tri-State 33:00 Seton …
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Duke suffered a loss at the hands of UNC at the Dean Dome and there have been a lot of reactions (and over reactions) to the game. We here to break it all down: the good, bad, and the ugly in this disappointing performance from the Blue Devils. We'll talk specific player performances: who played well and who played bad? Including a discussion aroun…
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Today we are breaking down two massive Duke Basketball victories! First, Duke pulled off a clutch performance to defat the Clemson Tigers at home. We'll breakdown who played well and yes, we'll also talk about the "controversial" foul call at the end of the game. Then we move on to a pretty impressive Duke performance at Virginia Tech, especially c…
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Kate Brody, debut author of the literary thriller RABBIT HOLE, sits down with Jared to talk about crafting a true crime novel that focuses on the victim’s family. Drawing from her own experiences with publishing, she also offers advice for choosing an agent, pivoting if your book doesn’t sell, and marketing your work. Finally, she shares the most m…
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Monmouth Coach King Rice talks with host Bryan DeNovellis about the Hawks come-from-behind win over Hofstra, career win #200, coaching his son Xander (who's leading the MAAC in scoring), and the prospects of having "Beer Garden Saturdays" at home games. Around the Tri-State 25:20 - Rutgers 32:50 UConn 36:40 Seton Hall 42:25 Quinnipiac 46:05 NJIT 48…
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Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps a wild weekend in the Tri-State as... :00 UConn beats up Creighton and grinds out a win at Villanova ' 10:35 Seton Hall falls short against Creighton in Triple Overtime (but the officials stole the spotlight) 27:30 St. John's comeback falls short in another one-point loss to Marquette 37:50 Rutgers road woes continue wi…
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New York Post Sportswriter Zach Braziller joins Bryan DeNovellis to recap Seton Hall's 80-65 win over St. John's. The Johnnies played without Coach Rick Pitino or Guard Dana Dingle who both had COVID. Seton Hall improved to 12-1 vs St. John's all-time at the Prudential Center. Plus Bryan goes "Around the Tri-State" 34:50 UConn 39:40 Central Connect…
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Noah Evan Wilson spent ten years finishing his undergraduate degree while developing as a musician and a photographer. On this episode, he talks with Jared about how that decade of experiences animates his current writing, how the craft of music and photography overlaps with and informs his fiction, and how the MFA has provided him the opportunity …
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This was a much closer game than anticipated; especially with the injuries that Duke had to deal with. Duke showed some major guts to pull this victory out of the mud. Georgia Tech, a team not known for their shooting. ended up shooting 55% from three on the night which was a big equalizing factor for them throughout the game. With how many ranked …
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Princeton Forward Zach Martini joins host Bryan DeNovellis to talk about the Tigers 13-1 start, their recent win over Harvard, his recovery from a collapsed lung, his 3-point shooting, being a "Princeton student-athlete" and then plays "Guess that Country's Flag" with host Bryan DeNovellis :00 - 27:00 Plus Bryan Goes Around the Tri-State with: Seto…
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Duke smashed Pitt on Tuesday night in a game that wasn't competitive for very long. The star of the show was Duke's Kyle Filipowski who had what I would argue was one of his best games as a Blue Devil. It was an all around dominating performance for Duke who moves to 12-3 on the season. If you'd like to help the show leave a rating wherever you're …
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Seton Hall Center Jaden Bediako joins Bryan DeNovellis to talk about the Pirates upsets of #7 Marquette and #23 Providence. Bediako also discusses: playing for Shaheen Holloway, Seton Hall's defense, the bench, offensive rebounding and playing against big men in the Big East. Plus Bryan goes Around the Tri-State with: 26:15 - St. John’s 31:00 - UCo…
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Duke didn't play too well against Notre Dame, but still picked up a nice road win over an ACC opponent thanks in large part to Mark Mitchell and Jeremy Roach. In this episode we're talking the good, the bad, and the ugly in this win over the Fighting Irish. If you want to help the show leave a rating wherever you're listening! Follow on twitter: Du…
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Former St. John's coach and current ESPN Broadcaster, Fran Fraschilla joins Bryan DeNovellis to talk Seton Hall, St. John's, the Big East, and his coaching days at St. John's. Plus a post-game brawl between Providence and Villanova from the 80s involving Rick Barnes you won't believe! 2:00 Seton Hall upsets #23 Providence 15:20 St. John's beats But…
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In this episode of Duke Blue Central we'll be going over how Duke Nation should feel heading into the official start of ACC play. We've had some ups and downs, but seem to be a time on the rise, but how will our early season struggles affect our seeding in potential tournaments? We're also going to be ranking every team in the ACC based on what we …
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Derek Simpson's late 3-pointer helps Rutgers survive a scare from Stonehill, plus Daniss Jenkins leads St. John's to a win over Hofstra despite 47 points from Tyler Thomas and Dstone Dubar; and Bryan goes "Around the Tri-State" with Fairfield, Iona, Monmouth and Princeton Rutgers - 2:27 St. John's - 17:10 Around the Tri-State - 32:30 My Wish for th…
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Happy New Year from the pod team! We’re ringing in 2024 with a vacation, so enjoy this episode from our last season. Regular programming will resume in two weeks. What’s it like writing historical fiction in an MFA program? On this episode, Kayla Cayasso tells Jared about the family histories and archival research that informed her collection portr…
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Host Bryan DeNovellis recaps the performance of both teams. :4:00 Seton Hall analysis and reaction from head coach Shaheen Holloway and Forward Dre Davis 21:20 UConn analysis and reaction from head coach Dan Hurley 36:00 Around the Tri-State
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Fox Sports Play-By-Play Announcer John Fanta is my guest as we grade the performances of UConn, St. John's and Seton Hall in the non-conference and look ahead to their opening week of Big East Play. John will also be on the microphone for Marquette and Providence and previews both teams. 1:40 - Providence and Marquette 7:50 UConn 15:40 St. John's 2…
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When she became a mother, Sarah Ann Noel turned to autofiction as a way to process her own childhood. In this episode, she sits down with Jared to share how those reflections became a novel about teenagers growing up in a high-control Evangelical environment. Plus, she talks about shifting from magazine editing to creative writing, attending jet-la…
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