Providence College Podcast

This episode features the latest feature of “Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination.” “Wordplay” is a series of audio plays from Dominican priest and professor emeritus of theater Rev. Matthew Powell, O.P. Father Powell brings in PC alums as his actors and records at a professional studio close to campus to bring his adaptations and scripts to life. This is the 11th episode in the serie...

Kyle McInnis, Ph. D., dean of PC’s new College of Nursing and Health Sciences, joins us to discuss the college’s expansion into these academic areas, the 10-month process that culminated in the Sept. 12 state approval of PC’s nursing program, and the work that remains before the first students begin studies in the new programs next fall. Subscribe to the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcast...

Meet Daniel Carrero ’23 from Lawrence, Mass. He’s a philosophy and creative writing double major who just returned from a semester at the University of Oxford in the U.K. where he studied philosophy and literature. Hear about Daniel’s experience at one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious universities, his involvement at Providence College, his forthcoming book of short stories, and his aspi...

During the pandemic, Sara Corben '14 filled her spare time by becoming a tourist in her own backyard. She launched the Weird Island podcast from her home in Pawtucket, with features on unsolved mysteries, conspiracy theories, and strange history unique to the Ocean State. Corben also discussed her career in global brand development at Hasbro. Subscribe to the Providence College Podcast on Apple Po...

If you've ever seen a "Boston Strong" wristband, you can thank Lindsey Arruda '24 , who designed and sold them to raise more than $11,000 for survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing. We talked with her about her recent successes, including her efforts to earn a Congressional Award gold medal, her reign as Miss Fall River, and her decision to major in both biology and music. Subscribe to the Provi...

As baby boomers retire and the pandemic lingers, attention to estate planning is on the rise for people of all ages. Attorney and planned giving expert Andrea Krupp, Esq. joins the podcast to talk about the benefits of thinking ahead about where and how your assets are distributed. Whether you're considering a philanthropic organization in your plans or not, Krupp, who is the director of planned a...

Edmund “Ed” Dain, Ph. D., is the winner of the 2021-2022 Joseph R. Accinno Teaching Award — Providence College’s highest honor for excellence in undergraduate instruction. Get to know Dain, and it’s clear to see why students love his philosophy and Civ courses. To Dain, philosophy isn’t a subject — it’s a skill. You don’t learn about philosophy; you learn to philosophize. Learn about Dain’s approa...

Five weeks into his tenure as PC’s athletic director, Steve Napolillo discusses his approach to leadership and team building, and why it is important to “fear complacency.” In a wide-ranging interview, Napolillo shares the good advice his father, Bob, provided when Steve was considering leaving the Pawtucket Red Sox for a job at PC almost 20 years ago; how the changing landscape of college sports...

Can the study of pop culture be an academic discipline? Absolutely. And Andrea McDonnell, Ph. D. , director of the new Communication Program at Providence College, is a foremost scholar in the area of media discourse and its intersection with gossip, celebrity, gender, and politics. The author of “Celebrity: A History of Fame,” with co-author Susan Douglas, Andrea shares her insights into popular...

Bobby Fried ’67, a successful marketing executive and the best-selling author of “Igniting Your True Purpose and Passion,” shares his insights on a variety of subjects including achieving a balance in life that leads to true success and fulfillment. Other subjects include time management, re-defining our “personal brands” during turbulent times, the vital importance of perseverance, and six decade...

We're counting down the days until the Class of 2026 arrives in Friartown! During these fleeting weeks of summer, revisit a discussion hosted for families by Nedzer Erilus '03, director of residence life and housing, and Tiffany Gaffney '03, '07G, associate dean of students, on important but challenging conversations to have with college students this summer. Erilus and Gaffney share advice on tal...

MLK Vision Award recipient Brianna Harper '22 made the most of her time in Friartown. You could find her onstage with Footprints Gospel Choir; with her fellow cheerleaders, rooting for men’s basketball at the Sweet Sixteen, or in the Science Complex, studying predatory bacteria. In this episode, Harper, a biology major who has presented at national conferences, shares her plans for a career in pub...

This episode of the Providence College Podcast features the most recent episode from Beyond Your News Feed: Understanding Contemporary Politics, a podcast of the Department of Political Science. America has often prided itself as a nation of immigrants. Apart from indigenous peoples, Americans generally are descended from someone who came to this country from somewhere else. Despite this history,...

Get to know Myles Forgue '24, the president of PC's chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The marketing and theology major discussed how his internship with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Providence evolved from developing a marketing plan into managing a team of 10 students. He also described the two locations where he spends most of his time on campus: St. Dominic Chapel and the Slavin Center, where...

Ava Dussault ’22 graduated from Providence College this spring with a degree in elementary and special education. A budding expert on mindfulness practices for children, she published her first children’s book, Renee Finds Her Calm: Mindfulness Tools to Focus and Be Present , in December 2021. In Renee Finds Her Calm , Ava draws on her experiences as an education student, student teacher, and chil...

A conversation with retiring Providence College athletic director Bob Driscoll. Subscribe to the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play , and YouTube .  Visit Providence College on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , YouTube , Snapchat , and LinkedIn .

New student orientation is right around the corner. Matthew Hicks, director of orientation, transitions, and leadership, and Jaclyn Coppinger ’23, summer orientation coordinator, join the Providence College Podcast to discuss what’s in store for the Class of 2026 at this month’s First Day in Friartown events and August’s fall orientation program. Got questions about orientation? Reach out to the O...

Filmmaker John H. Smith '13, '15G joins us on the Providence College Podcast to discuss his latest project for Rhode Island PBS, Hi-Neighbor! The Story of the Narragansett Brewing Company. The documentary follows the evolution of this iconic Rhode Island brand from its founding by German immigrants to its return to the state's craft brewing scene. Go to RIPBS to find local air dates and times thro...

eek’s podcast, we celebrate the Providence College Class of 2022 with a selection of remarks and addresses from a weekend series of events on May 21, 21, and 22. Speakers include Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. , the college’s president; baccalaureate commencement speaker Val Ackerman '20Hon. , the commissioner of the BIG EAST Conference; and the Honorable Maureen McKenna Goldberg ’73, ’09Hon. , a Rh...

Natalie Silverstein '91, the author of Simple Acts: The Busy Family’s Guide to Giving Back, was the keynote speaker at the PC Women Light the Way Conference in April, part of the college's celebration of 50 years of women at PC. Hear how her experience at PC impacted her approach to gratitude, service, and philanthropy, and how these values inform the way she lives and the work she does. Subscribe...

For Maryanne Knott ’76 , vice president of tax for Inspire Brands, and daughter Maura Scarboro ’11 , a licensed mental health counselor and board-certified behavior analyst, their connection to Providence College is a family affair. They are among 14 family members who have graduated from PC, a legacy started by Knott’s father, Capt. Robert  O. Doherty ’51 of the U.S. Naval Reserves. Although the...

Grace Maffucci ’22 and Michael Kregler, PC’s resident accompanist and faculty member in the Department of Music, entertain and delight in this episode of the Providence College Podcast, performing Latin American poems they set to original music. Maffucci, a music and Spanish major, sings accompanied by Kregler on piano. Between songs, they discuss the art of setting verse to song and studying musi...

Christie Miranne ’04 was an executive at The Home Shopping Network before she co-founded The Joy Company in 2019 with family members including her mother, the entrepreneur and inventor Joy Mangano. We talk with Miranne, one of the presenters at the Women Light the Way Conference , about lessons she learned from Mangano, a single mother who invented products such as the Miracle Mop, and what it was...

Reflect on the passion of Jesus with the latest episode of Wordplay: Theater for the Ear and the Imagination. Rev. Matthew Powell, O.P., associate professor emeritus of theatre, directed this audio production of Eight Voices: The Arrest and Trial of Jesus, a series of monologues performed by Providence College alumni and instructors in the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film. Subscribe to Wordp...

Science has had many terrific women students and our women graduates have gone on to distinguished careers in a wide variety of professions. Some have even pleased their political science professors immensely by going on to become political scientists themselves. In recognition of PC’s 50 years of women, this episode of the Department of Political Science's podcast, Beyond Your Newsfeed, is a conv...