Princeton Alumni Weekly Podcasts

Oct 10 2024 144 ep. 20 mins 131
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PAW is Princeton University’s editorially independent magazine by alumni, for alumni. On the monthly PAWcast we interview alumni, faculty, and students about their books, their work, and issues that matter to the Princeton community.

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PAW Book Club: ‘Intimacies’ by Katie Kitamura ’99

Oct 10 2024 30 mins  
On this episode of the PAW Book Club podcast, we talk with Katie Kitamura ’99, author of our latest read, “Intimacies.” The much-lauded novel follows a woman who comes to The Hague as an interpreter for the international court and begins to interpret for a former president who’s facing war crime charges. Kitamura answered our questions about the book, discussing why she giv

PAWcast: A Conversation at Princeton’s LGBTQ+ Affinity Conference

Oct 03 2024 32 mins  
In this episode, we bring you a conversation between Reina Coulibaly, who just graduated with Princeton’s Class of 2024, and Ara Tucker, from the Class of ’01, who just published her second book, titled “How to Date a Black Girl.” Both identify as queer Black women, and they connected in September at Princeton’s Every Voice summit celebrating LGBTQ+ alumni, where Ara spok

PAWcast: Ambassador Cameron Hume ’68 Discusses Humanitarian Aid

Sep 15 2024 21 mins  
When Cameron Hume ’68 graduated from Princeton, he joined the Peace Corps and was sent to Libya, where his two-year stint was cut short by a coup d’etat. The experience launched him on a diplomacy career that has taken him to some of the world’s most dangerous — and interesting — places. On the PAWcast, he spoke about two hot topics where he has expertise: prisoner exchan

Memorials PAWcast: PAW Remembers Joe Schein ’37

Aug 28 2024 22 mins  
On this first episode of PAW’s new Memorials PAWcast, we remember Joe Schein ’37, the longest-living member of the Class of ’37 and the oldest undergraduate alum in Princeton’s history. Joe carried the Class of 1923 Cane — an honor given to the oldest returning alum — at Princeton Reunions eight times.

PAWcast: Rev. Alison Boden and Rev. Theresa Thames

Aug 26 2024 32 mins  
Princeton’s Office of Religious Life recently saw a transition in leadership, and we thought it would be an ideal time to speak on the PAWcast with the two people passing that figurative baton: The Rev. Alison Boden, who recently retired after 17 years as dean of religious life and the chapel, and the Rev. Theresa Thames, the new dean of religious life and the chapel, who has bee

PAWcast: Discussing Student Mental Health at PAW’s 2024 Reunions Panel

Aug 20 2024 85 mins  
This episode was recorded at Princeton University’s 2024 Reunions Weekend, when PAW sponsored a panel discussion featuring five alumni experts who addressed two questions: Is student mental health in crisis, and what can be done about it? The conversation begins with moderator Lucy McBride ’95 and continues with Jeremy Nobel ’77, Joshua Blum ’02, Chioma Ugwonali ’24, and

PAW Book Club: Bianca Bosker ’08’s “Get the Picture”

Jun 27 2024 36 mins  
On this episode of the PAW Book Club Podcast — where Princeton alumni read a book together — Bianca Bosker ’08 talks about her latest book, “Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See,” for which she ventured into the secretive and exclusive world of fine art. She was trying to answer what you’d t

PAWcast: Valedictorian Genrietta Churbanova ’24 on Princeton, Anthropology, and Research

Jun 06 2024 14 mins  
Princeton’s newest valedictorian, Genrietta Churbanova ’24, is an anthropology major who spent much of her time here researching Russia-China relations in both the Russian and Chinese languages. On this episode of the PAWcast, she talks about her research, about growing up in both Moscow and Little Rock, Arkansas, and about her extracurriculars — including serving as presiden

PAWcast: How to Make People Care About Climate Change

Apr 22 2024 26 mins  
John Marshall ’87 and Jessica Lu ’17 say climate change has a public relations problem. It’s the biggest crisis of our time, but too often the people with solutions don’t communicate them in a way that resonates with the public. The solution, they say, lies in what just happens to be the field where Marshall built his career and expertise: marketing. About seven years ago,

PAW Book Club: Michael Lewis ’82’s "Going Infinite"

Mar 28 2024 42 mins  
PAW’s Book Club returns with author Michael Lewis, Class of ’82, answering alumni questions about “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon,” his recent book about Sam Bankman-Fried, a deeply peculiar financial mogul who very quickly built a cryptocurrency empire only to have it implode far faster just a few years later. When we spoke with Lewis earlier this week