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Life After Eviction: An Interview with Reporter Nancy Youssef

Life After Eviction: An Interview with Reporter Nancy Youssef

ANANYA VENKATESWARAN
InterviewsU.S.
Last October, the Pentagon press corps left the building, surrendering inside access rather than submitting to sweeping new rules. Among them was Nancy Youssef, a journalist with on-the-ground reporti...
The Rule of Law: An Interview with Joseph M. Sellers

The Rule of Law: An Interview with Joseph M. Sellers

VANESSA TAO
InterviewsMagazineU.S.
Joseph M. Sellers is a nationally recognized civil rights attorney who has been a trailblazer for victims of discrimination. He played a pivotal role in such seminal legislation as the Americans with...
What AI Can and Can’t Do: An Interview with Brendan Fleig-Goldstein

What AI Can and Can’t Do: An Interview with Brendan Fleig-Goldstein

SAMRAH SYED
InterviewsMagazineU.S.
Brendan Fleig-Goldstein is a philosophy professor and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University’s Cogut Institute for the Humanities. His research explores the philosophical foundations of cognit...
Future in Resilience: An Interview with Ukrainian Exchange Students at Brown

Future in Resilience: An Interview with Ukrainian Exchange Students at Brown

AUDEN GOLDBLATT
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After nearly a decade of conflict, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, garnering significant public attention. Now, over four years later, this direct warfare is still o...

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Classic Philosophy to Contemporary Politics: An Interview with Professor Alexander Gourevitch

Classic Philosophy to Contemporary Politics: An Interview with Professor Alexander Gourevitch

CHARLOTTE PETERSON
InterviewsU.S.
Alexander Gourevitch is a political theorist and historian of political thought at Brown University. His work focuses on labor, freedom, and political theory, with particular attention to the history of workers’ movements and ideas of economic independence. He is the author of From Slavery to the Co...
Beyond the Status Quo—Rethinking Public Education for the Kids It Serves: An Interview with Jorge Elorza

Beyond the Status Quo—Rethinking Public Education for the Kids It Serves: An Interview with Jorge Elorza

SOFIA SEGARRA
InterviewsRhode Island
A Student Leader of the Darkly Turbulent 60s in America, Now and Then: An Interview with Nancy Bekavac

A Student Leader of the Darkly Turbulent 60s in America, Now and Then: An Interview with Nancy Bekavac

JACK DIPRIMIO
InterviewsMagazineU.S.
A Pandemic of Prejudice and the Fight for Public Education: An Interview with Miguel Cardona 

A Pandemic of Prejudice and the Fight for Public Education: An Interview with Miguel Cardona 

SOFIA SEGARRA
InterviewsMagazineU.S.
A Healthcare System for Profits or People? An Interview with David Himmelstein

A Healthcare System for Profits or People? An Interview with David Himmelstein

RISHABH RAO
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The Dream Has Not Died: An Interview with Refugee Dream Center Founder Dr. Omar Bah
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The Dream Has Not Died: An Interview with Refugee Dream Center Founder Dr. Omar Bah

Dr. Omar Bah is the founder and former executive director of the Refugee Dream Center. Under his leadership, the Refugee Dream Center has grown into an incredibly comprehensive resource for refugees across Rhode Island, offering services spanning education, employment, youth development, and food and hygiene distribution. With degrees in political science and psychology, a trauma treatment certification at Harvard Medical […]
RIYANA SRIHARI

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Ivy League Muckraking – Alex Shieh’s Saga to Eliminate Fraud: An Interview with Alex Shieh

Ivy League Muckraking – Alex Shieh’s Saga to Eliminate Fraud: An Interview with Alex Shieh

ARJUN RAY
CongressInterviewsU.S.
A former member of Brown’s class of 2027, Alex Shieh became the center of intense debate on campus after launching Bloat@Brown, a DOGE-inspired website that rated Brown staff to identify administrativ...
At the Intersection of Diplomacy, Development, and Changing US Policy: A Conversation with J. Brian Atwood

At the Intersection of Diplomacy, Development, and Changing US Policy: A Conversation with J. Brian Atwood

MATTHEW KOTCHER
CongressInterviewsU.S.
J. Brian Atwood is an American diplomat and educator whose six-decade career reflects a lifetime of work across US foreign policy and international development. He began his public service as a Foreig...
Senator Elissa Slotkin’s Purple Appeal: A Conversation with Elissa Slotkin

Senator Elissa Slotkin’s Purple Appeal: A Conversation with Elissa Slotkin

MATTHEW KOTCHER
CongressInterviewsU.S.
US Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is Michigan’s newly elected junior senator. After serving three successive terms representing Michigan’s 7th and 8th Congressional districts, she outperformed Kamala H...
The State of Federal Programs: An Interview with Josh Pacewicz

The State of Federal Programs: An Interview with Josh Pacewicz

CIARA LEONARD
CongressInterviewsU.S.
Josh Pacewicz is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at Brown University. His research examines the creation of the American state and subnational governance, particularly the relati...
Echoes from Within– The Status of Local Carceral Justice: A Conversation with Brandon Robinson

Echoes from Within– The Status of Local Carceral Justice: A Conversation with Brandon Robinson

CHRISTINA LI
InterviewsRhode Island
Wrestling with the Gordian Knot of the US Health Care System: An Interview with Ira Wilson

Wrestling with the Gordian Knot of the US Health Care System: An Interview with Ira Wilson

RISHABH RAO
HealthInterviewsU.S.
It takes a Village: An Interview with Laura Jaworski from House of Hope

It takes a Village: An Interview with Laura Jaworski from House of Hope

EIFFEL SUNGA
HousingInterviewsRhode IslandU.S.
Brown Professor Sounds an Alarm: An Interview with Dr. Craig Spencer

Brown Professor Sounds an Alarm: An Interview with Dr. Craig Spencer

MATTHEW KOTCHER
InterviewsU.S.
The Creatively-Destructive Path to the Nobel: An Interview with Peter Howitt

The Creatively-Destructive Path to the Nobel: An Interview with Peter Howitt

SOFIA SEGARRA
EducationInterviewsScienceTechnologyU.S.
Brown University Professor Emeritus Peter Howitt, co-architect of the theory of sustained economic growth through creative destruction and co-recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, discusses the journey that led him from sorting wool in Ontario to reshaping the global landscape of e...
Uncovering the Past and Future of American Health Care: An Interview with Thomas Scully

Uncovering the Past and Future of American Health Care: An Interview with Thomas Scully

RISHABH RAO
InterviewsU.S.
White House Experts on the East Ballroom and Past White House Renovations: Interviews with Diana Carlin and Anita McBride

White House Experts on the East Ballroom and Past White House Renovations: Interviews with Diana Carlin and Anita McBride

JACK DIPRIMIO
CultureInterviewsU.S.
A New Type of Math: Exploring Changes in California’s Math Curriculum with Yifan Guo

A New Type of Math: Exploring Changes in California’s Math Curriculum with Yifan Guo

RAGHAV RAMGOPAL
EducationInterviewsU.S.

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Corruption, Culture, and Capitalism: An Interview with Daniel Jordan Smith

Corruption, Culture, and Capitalism: An Interview with Daniel Jordan Smith

CHARLOTTE PETERSON
InterviewsU.S.World
Daniel Jordan Smith is a Professor of Anthropology and International Studies at Brown University, as well as a Director of the Africa Initiative. He received a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Harvard University in 1983, a master’s degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University in 1989, an...
The Intersection Between Sustainability and Profit: An Interview with Anisha Rajapakse

The Intersection Between Sustainability and Profit: An Interview with Anisha Rajapakse

MARIA MOORAJ
InterviewsMagazineWorld
Latin American Populism, the 2024 Mexican Election, and US-Mexico Relations: An Interview with Matthew Cleary

Latin American Populism, the 2024 Mexican Election, and US-Mexico Relations: An Interview with Matthew Cleary

TEDDY FISHER
ElectionsInterviewsLatin AmericaUnited StatesWorld
Beating Bobby Fischer: An Interview with Anna Cramling

Beating Bobby Fischer: An Interview with Anna Cramling

ARIELLA REYNOLDS
InterviewsWorld
Living in a Vacuum of Ignorance: An Interview with Professor Steven Sloman

Living in a Vacuum of Ignorance: An Interview with Professor Steven Sloman

ARIELLA REYNOLDS
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Protecting Civil Rights in Rhode Island: An Interview with Steven Brown

Protecting Civil Rights in Rhode Island: An Interview with Steven Brown

CIARA LEONARD
InterviewsRhode IslandU.S.
Steven Brown has dedicated more than three decades to serving as the executive director of the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Prior to his long tenure in Rhode Is...
Leadership In an Iconic American Town: A Conversation With Former Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong

Leadership In an Iconic American Town: A Conversation With Former Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong

AMISH JINDAL
HousingInterviewsRhode Island
Xay Khamsyvoravong is the former mayor of Newport, Rhode Island, known for his focus on community development and sustainable growth. During his tenure, he prioritized initiatives aimed at preserving...
Free Dog Meat? When Satire Meets Science: An Interview with Dr. Faraz Harsini

Free Dog Meat? When Satire Meets Science: An Interview with Dr. Faraz Harsini

EIFFEL SUNGA
EnvironmentInterviewsRhode IslandU.S.
Dr. Faraz Harsini is the founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP), a nonprofit organization working with students to promote animal rights and plant-based diets on college campu...
Protest, Power, and Policing: An Interview with Miguel Sanchez

Protest, Power, and Policing: An Interview with Miguel Sanchez

BENJAMIN STERN
InterviewsLaw/JusticeMiddle EastRhode Island
Miguel Sanchez is the Majority Whip of the Providence City Council from Ward 6 and an outspoken activist for Palestinian freedoms. In October 2023, Sanchez was fired from his position in Governor Dani...

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BPR Interviews: Sarah Tobin

BPR Interviews: Sarah Tobin

VANESSA JINGJING ZHANG
InterviewsProfessor PodcastsWorld
Dr. Sarah Tobin is an anthropologist at The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, with expertise in Islam. Her work explores transformations in religious and economic life, Islamic authority, and normative Islam, public ethics, and Islamic authenticity.   BPR: Wh...
Professor Podcast: Cornelia DeanAudio

Professor Podcast: Cornelia Dean

MADELEINE MATSUI
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Professor Podcasts: Nina TannenwaldAudio

Professor Podcasts: Nina Tannenwald

SABIN RAY
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Professor Podcasts: Patricia HerlihyAudio

Professor Podcasts: Patricia Herlihy

SABIN RAY
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Professor Podcasts: Alexander GourevitchAudio

Professor Podcasts: Alexander Gourevitch

SARAH SACHS
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Professor Podcasts: Ken MillerAudio

Professor Podcasts: Ken Miller

SABIN RAY
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Professor Podcasts: Ahmed RahmanAudio

Professor Podcasts: Ahmed Rahman

SARAH SACHS
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