Providence College Podcast

Satoya Isophe '24 and Myles Johnson '24 join us on the podcast to discuss their work as mentors for the Friar Foundations program, which helps to ease the transition from high school to college ​for a small group of incoming Providence College students. Isophe and Johnson discussed their paths to their majors and minors and the many extracurricular activities they have enjoyed as Friars.  Subscrib...

As Black History Month draws to a close, revisit our conversation with Judge Melissa DuBose ’90, a product of Providence in every sense. She grew up in the Mount Hope section of Providence, R.I., before attending Providence College. She taught history in Providence Public Schools before turning to a career in law. She is an associate judge on the Rhode Island District Court, a member of Board of D...

Get to know Rev. Dr. Anderson Clary, Jr. ’69 , who was honored last week with Providence College's MLK Vision Award, recognizing people who advance the principles embodied by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We talked with him on the Providence College Podcast about his path from segregated schools in Virginia to playing basketball for coaches Joe Mullaney ’65Hon, ’98Hon. and Dave Gavitt ’89Hon...

When competing with the big players in the beverage industry proved to be challenging, Jon Mason '96 pivoted his energy drink company into a lifestyle brand. We chat with this former Friar baseball player and entrepreneur about his journey from his hometown of Norwood, Massachusetts, to the West Coast and back to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where he now runs SwingJuice . What started as a home-based...

Patricia Smith, an award-winning author of eight critically acclaimed books of poetry and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, visited Providence this fall. Smith was the most recent acclaimed guest of the Jane Lunin Perel Poetry and Fiction Series, named for beloved English and creative writing professor emerita . Please enjoy Smith’s spirited presentation and a moving reading of her poetry, with a...

The Providence College podcast caught up with Paul Tremblay ’93 just days after he attended the red-carpet premiere of M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin, an adaptation of his novel “The Cabin at the End of the World.” Tremblay — who has won the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Massachusetts Book awards — talks about what it’s been like optioning his books, visiting Shyamalan and the actors...

Marketing major Catherine Moran '23 discusses how the Chirico Career Center helped her land a summer internship at Trailblaze Marketing in Providence. Moran also shares how a class that she took just because it fit her schedule sparked an appreciation for musical theatre, and why she and three other daughters of her mother's roommates, all members of the Class of 1989, decided to become Friars the...

Curious what it was like to work for the Queen? Historian Kathryn Lamontagne,  Ph. D. ’01, ’03G worked in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace and joins the Providence College Podcast to discuss what that means, what it was like to meet the late queen, and her continuing scholarship on Catholic women in Britain.   Lamontagne is a lecturer at Boston University and a member of the Providence Co...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, get to know two recipients of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. scholarship, Emily Kim '26 and Justin Andries '23. Kim, an undeclared student in the Honors Program, describes her work on the MLK Convocation Committee. Andries, who designed his own individualized major in global health equity, discusses his research on fruit fly and ant metabolism with James Waters,...

Given the country’s current hostile political climate, it can feel like American politics is polarized to a historic degree. This week, the Providence College Podcast asks Darra Mulderry, Ph. D. — a scholar of political and intellectual history — about the history of political division in the United States. How do our times stack up compared to the years preceding the Civil War, the tumultuous Vie...

Prepare for the new year by revisiting on our most popular episodes of the Providence College Podcast in 2022: our conversation with the faculty directors of the Civ in London Program, Stephanie Boeninger, Ph. D., associate professor of English, and Margaret Manchester, Ph. D. ’83G, associate professor of history. The study abroad program for second-semester sophomores continues this spring with t...

In this special edition of the Providence College podcast, we present a compilation of weekly homilies offered by our Dominican fathers during Advent, concluding with a Christmas homily from Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. ’78, ’82G, the college’s president. Also sharing reflections on the Gospels are Rev. Justin Brophy, O.P.; Rev. Jordan Zajac, O.P. ’04; Rev, Augustine Reisenauer, O.P.; and Rev. Jam...

As students receive notifications of their early admission to Providence College, Megan O’Rourke, associate dean of admission, and her colleague, admission counselor Michael Splann ’19, join the podcast to share insights into today’s college search process. We talk about parent involvement and support, lessons learned during COVID, higher-ed return on investment, and the difference between regular...

If you missed Lessons and Carols, Providence College’s signature Advent celebration, you’re in luck. Listen to the podcast of the event, which featured performances by the combined choirs of Providence College. Subscribe to the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play , and YouTube .  Visit Providence College on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , YouTube , Snap...

For years, Quincy Bevely, Ph. D., assistant vice president for institutional diversity, and Nick Longo, Ph. D. '96, professor of global studies and public and community service studies, have taught the Dialogue, Inclusion, Democracy course together, teaching students across academic disciplines to solve public problems through dialogue and deliberation. Now, with the help of a $250,000 grant from...

Andres Heredia-Belliard '23, this year's Newman Civic Fellow, joined us to discuss his community workstudy with Providence middle school students, his internships in Washington, D.C., and how financial aid made his Providence College experience possible. Subscribe to the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play , and YouTube .  Visit Providence College on Fac...

For this special bonus episode of the podcast, we wanted to feature a conversation on gratitude, presented by the Office of Human Resources. Three faculty members discussed what gratitude means to them and what it can do for all of us and our wellbeing. Rev. David Orique, O.P., assistant professor of history, led the presentation, followed by Matthew Ericksen, Ph. D., professor of management, and...

Steve Caldeira ’81, member of the PC National Board of Overseers and chair of The Fund for Providence College, discusses how his experiences at PC helped him navigate a successful career in Washington, D.C., and motivated him to stay engaged with PC. In addition, Caldeira discusses upcoming opportunities to support PC students, including #GivingTuesday . Subscribe to the Providence College Podcast...

Doug Kingsley ’16 walked from the New York – Massachusetts border to the Atlantic Ocean during a 12-day October stretch to raise awareness about first responder suicide and mental health issues, while also raising funds to support an organization called Blue HELP . A Campus Ministry leader and ROTC cadet during his student days, Doug currently serves as a police officer in Sherborn, Massachusetts,...

Our conversations with Father Smith fellows continue on the Providence College Podcast this week with Chris Bresnahan '23, a biology and theology double major who traveled to the Philippines this summer to continue research on an affordable, shelf stable vaccine alternative with Rev. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. '20G. Bresnahan also discusses why he chose to major in theology and his work as an RCIA st...

The experiences that Liz Duffy '23 enjoyed during her first few days on Providence College's campus convinced her that Friartown was the right place for her. Then, through Campus Ministry and her coursework, she got to know Dominican friars who reinvigorated her faith life as well. On the Providence College Podcast, Duffy discusses how the impact of these encounters, which led her to major in theo...

Theodore Josiha Haig has had a long career in education both domestically and abroad, and it all started in Providence. As a student, he served as the first president of what was then known as the Afro-American Society, and he was the first director of PC's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship. On the Providence College Podcast, he details his journey from teaching high school math in Provi...

It only takes five minutes to start your day right. That's the lesson that Katie (Keefe) Wood '04 has been teaching to children ages 5 to 15 through her journal for kids, A Simple Seed of Growth, Gratitude & Giggles . The elementary and special education major developed the daily prompts to help her own children thrive during the pandemic. Since the journal was published in the spring, thousan...

On the heels of the release of her buzzworthy novel, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance , Alison Espach joins the PC podcast to discuss writing about loss and teaching emerging writers at Providence College. Espach first found success with her debut novel The Adults , a New York Times Editor’s Choice. She has written for McSweeney’s, Vogue, and Outside Magazine among others, and her short story se...

“Dear Future Friars” is an initiative of Providence College's Archives and Special Collections, part of Phillips Memorial Library. The goal is to collect stories of alumni through video and oral history interviews to save them as part of our campus history. The pilot round is focused on capturing the experiences of Black alumni and other alumni of color. Joining us to talk about the origins and im...