Harvard College Class of 2000: The Podcast

Join us as Dara talks to Sara Blanchard, an author, podcast host, life coach, and facilitator who focuses on building community and connection through conscious conversation. Sara talks about meeting Misasha Suzuki Graham in college and their work together on the Dear White Women podcast and Dear White Women: Let’s Get (Un)comfortable Talking About Race book and how she got interested in positive...

Nisha is our final Chief Marshal candidate (vote by 1/31!). Nisha is a lawyer who pivoted into public service work focusing on health care and immigration rights. Nisha worked in the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and was an advisor for the Health Department. She also started Cities for Action, a group of cities working together to support immigrant groups. Nisha is on the board of the Ac...

We are starting to wrap up our Chief Marshal candidates with today’s interview with Elie Mystal. Elie is a lawyer, writer, and political commentator who focuses on the Supreme Court. Join Dara & Elie for a wide-ranging conversation from how he met his wife the first week of school, to a formative meeting with Justice Scalia as a kid, to the impact a phenomenal Teaching Fellow can have on your...

Today Dara talks with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and Chief Marshal candidate, Dave Fahrenthold. Dave worked as a journalist for The Washington Post for 22 years before transitioning to The New York Times . Before all that, he wrote for The Crimson.  Dave has two books, one on the Chesapeake, and Uncovering Trump: The Truth Behind Donald Trump’s Charitable Giving . Dave shares some of h...

Dara talks to Sameera Fazili, who is not only a Chief Marshal candidate, but was also one of our Class Marshals senior year. Sameera has helped the world in so many ways, from serving in multiple presidential administrations to working for the Federal Bank of Atlanta. Sameera not only saved Christmas during COVID when she was the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council (NEC) and the leade...

In today’s episode, Dara talks to Justin Krebs in another unedited episode about his journey from our Class Marshal to Chief Marshal candidate. Justin has fused his loves of comedy, politics, and community in numerous ways, and often alongside other classmates. Learn about The Tank , Living Liberally and his multiple books: Blue in a Red State and 538 Ways to Live, Work, and Play Like a Liberal ....

Dara talks to Jay Chen, a Chief Marshal candidate, in this unedited episode (thanks for understanding!). Jay has had a wide ranging career, from joining a school board not long after college, to joining the Navy, which he is still in, to being a trustee for Mt. San Antonio Community College (Mt. SAC). Jay discusses being on The Daily Show , but, unfortunately, we weren’t able to find it online. Le...

Latonya Wright is the queen of the performing arts industry in her hometown of Winston-Salem. She talks to Dara about a range of topics- from going back to Harvard EVERY year to play the cymbals (see the feature article about her from the Harvard Gazette) at Commencement, to teaching Dara what chamber music is, to how she found out about Harvard in 2nd grade and decided she might want to go. Laton...

Eileen interviews Chief Marshal candidate Winnie Li in this new episode. Winnie Li is an author and activist who recently received her PhD in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics on emotional labor and sexual violence survivors in the media. In this inspiring conversation, Winnie reflects upon how the experience of rape in 2008 changed the trajectory of her life, and ultima...

Hi classmates! This is Eileen and today I’m interviewing psychiatrist and professor Julie (formerly Kalos) Penzner, who is every bit as warm and thoughtful as when we were neighbors in Holworthy Middle. Enjoy her insights on everything from parenting and the power of teaching, to the unsurpassed experience that is a New York bagel. Julie practices acute care psychiatry at Duke University Hospital...

We are thrilled to talk to Chris Nowinski for our inaugural episode. Chris was my blockmate in Mather House, and never would I have predicted the incredible journey he would have over the past 25 years. From the Harvard football team, to the wrestling show Tough Enough , to a PhD in behavioral neuroscience and now as the CEO and co-founder of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, Chris has turned his...

Welcome, Harvard Class of 2000! In the run-up to our 25th reunion, we’ve been thinking about you, our classmates. We wanted to hear what you’ve been up to, and knew others would, too — so we decided to launch a podcast.  What's been going on since 2000? What are some of your favorite or funniest Harvard memories? What classes or activities impacted you most? Join us as we talk to as many...