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. Also in this episode, Thomas J. Mete '26 and Asher J. Montgomery '26 talk about the ongoing hunt for a new dean of the Harvard Kennedy School....
Oct 23, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 16
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 coverage of all this and more. Stay on top of the news by following The Crimson’s website (thecrimson.com) and our multimedia platforms. This week on T...
Oct 16, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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 at Harvard and why barriers to student trust and understanding persist.
Oct 10, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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 Harvard's small language programs and the future of the humanities at Harvard.
Oct 02, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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 Abraham "Avi" Loeb's search for extraterrestial life.
Sep 25, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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 decision to step down as dean and the controversies that marked his tenure.
Sep 18, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 11
National Honorable Mention, 2024 Associated Collegiate Press Podcast of the Year | 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. A look inside Harvard, from the students who saw it all. Host Fra...
Jul 23, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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 names of alumni and students' time at Harvard. This week on Newstalk, Nia L. Orakwue '25 and Natalie K Bandura '26 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discus...
May 28, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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 ’26 to discuss the misunderstandings and dilemmas at the heart of Harvard's dance with free speech. What is the state of academic freedom at Harvard, ...
May 26, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 Jack R. Trapanick ’26 join host Frank Zhou ’26 to discuss the Harvard alumni who run Massachusetts . What happens when key decision-makers have to ma...
May 25, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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.-China educational collaboration. Also in this episode, Asher J. Montgomery ‘26 discusses how Harvard Kennedy School students gathered outside the of...
May 03, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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 Manifesto . Also in this episode, Rahem D. Hamid '25 and Elias J. Schisgall '25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to share faculty opinions on the controversy s...
Apr 25, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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. Griffin's $300 million donation to Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences....
Apr 17, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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. Lanier against the University , whose April 13th hearing will be the next step in a case that sees Harvard reckon with its legacy of slavery....
Apr 11, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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 their reactions and learn about the breadth of disciplines that they study. Also in this episode, Miles J. Herszenhorn '25, Claire Yuan '25, and Marina...
Apr 03, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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 little bit of nausea from the exhilarating River Run experience to the thunderous dorm storming, and join them mere hours after they learn about their n...
Mar 27, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 1
