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Gifts of Intergenerational Friendship

When Devi Lockwood, then a Harvard undergraduate, encountered the papers of the poet Cora Brooks in the Schlesinger Library, she couldn’t have known that the discovery would spark an in-person friendship with a woman her grandmother’s age. In this episode, she talks about how that friendship develo…

Storytelling and Grief in Palliative Care

There is a long-held belief in the medical field that doctors should maintain a professional distance from their patients. But it’s only human to be affected by one’s everyday experiences—and for professionals who work with serious illness, these experiences can range from distressing to profound. …

The Importance of Representation in Film

Women have played essential roles in the American film industry since its inception—as actors, writers, directors, producers, and an array of other positions—but they have long been both underrepresented and underrecognized when compared with men. On Radcliffe Day 2025—as part of a program honoring…

Jodie Foster: Power, Privacy, and Purpose

On Radcliffe Day 2025, we honored Jodie Foster in recognition of her barrier-breaking six-decade career in front of and behind the camera. In this episode, the newly minted Radcliffe Medalist chats with the Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.—a friend and former mentor—and gets deep about her b…

The Hidden Work of Park Management

Resident Ranger Kevin Grady joins host Melissa Arnold to reveal what park management really looks like, well beyond recreation. Hear his mountain lion encounter, how staff rebuilt after the Cal-Wood Fire and the 2013 flood, why wildlife/seasonal and muddy-trail closures matter, how elk management w…

Kevin Grady: MA ADUs, Title V & Why Septic Might Be The Wildcard! | BuildX Podcast #01

Your septic system might be the real boss of your next home project 😬 In Episode 1 of The BuildX podcast, Buz sits down with Kevin Grady of Grady Consulting to talk about the most overlooked—but critical—part of residential construction in Massachusetts: your septic.Whether you’re planning a home a…

What Makes a Universal Story?

In storytelling, can the personal be universal? For the animator and filmmaker Domee Shi, the answer is a resounding yes. In this episode, Shi talks with Ju Yon Kim, a Harvard professor, about how she’s turned her own personal history into successful Pixar movies. Released on March 5, 2026. Episo…

How America Got into This Mess and How We Recover: Reflections from a Columnist’s Life

In a conversation with Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin, the columnist and author David Brooks discusses his career and his perspectives on American politics, society, and higher education. Released on March 26, 2026. Episode Transcript Guests David Brooks is a best-selling author and a political analys…

The Importance of Access in Breast Cancer Care

Naomi Ko has spent her career as a breast cancer oncologist working in safety-net hospitals—medical institutions with high rates of uninsured patients. What she’s learned is that poorer patients have worse cancer outcomes, and it has made her passionate about health equity. Now she’s writing a book…

From Jim Crow to Higher Ed Trailblazer: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth J. Simmons

On Radcliffe Day 2026, Harvard Radcliffe Institute honored Ruth J. Simmons in recognition of how she has modeled extraordinary and transformative leadership in higher education. In this episode, this most recent Radcliffe Medalist sits down with the Harvard scholar Drew Gilpin Faust—herself a forme…