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The Russia-Ukraine War and the Impact of Nuclear Weapons: An Interview with Reid Pauly
Reid Pauly is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brown University and the Dean’s Assistant Professor of Nuclear Security and...
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May 5, 20234 min read


Housing as a Human Right – Engaging with the Issue: An Interview with Megan Smith
This is the third installment of Housing as a Human Right, a BPR interview series on the housing crisis in Rhode Island. Megan Smith is a...
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May 3, 20235 min read


The Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: An Interview with Professor Bradford Gibbs
Bradford Gibbs is the Urry and Comfort Family Lecturer in Economics at Brown University. His focus is applied finance, and he teaches...
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Apr 25, 20239 min read


Remembering the Legacy of Japanese American Incarceration Camps: An Interview with Carlene Tanigoshi
Carlene Tanigoshi Tinker was three years old in 1942 when the American government sent her and her family to Amache, a Japanese American...
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Apr 19, 202310 min read


Firearm Safety—Where Politics and Public Health Collide: An Interview with Dr. Megan Ranney
Dr. Megan Ranney is a practicing emergency physician, researcher, and advocate for innovative approaches to health. She currently serves...
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Apr 18, 20235 min read


Developments in Journalism from 1970 to Today: An Interview with Joan Lunden (Part 2: Journalism and
Joan Lunden is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, and former co-host of Good Morning America. Lunden is the host of the PBS...
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Apr 12, 20238 min read


Talking About Roe, Post-Roe: An Interview with Mary Ziegler
Mary Ziegler is the Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis and one of the leading historians of the US abortion debate. She...
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Apr 10, 20233 min read


Housing as a Human Right – Legislating the Issue: An Interview with Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi
This is the first installment of Organizing Around Homelessness, a BPR interview series on the housing crisis in Rhode Island. K. Joseph...
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Apr 7, 20238 min read


Developments in Journalism from 1970 to Today: An Interview with Joan Lunden (Part 1: Women and Jour
Joan Lunden is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, and former co-host of Good Morning America. Lunden is the host of the PBS...
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Apr 6, 20236 min read


Representation of Western Mass in the Modern Day: An Interview with Eric Lesser
[Editor’s note: This interview took place before State Senator Eric Lesser left office on January 4, 2023.] Former State Senator Eric P....
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Mar 22, 20239 min read


Big Tech’s Role in Protecting Human Rights: An Interview with Malika Saada Saar
Malika Saada Saar ’92 is a human rights lawyer currently serving as YouTube’s Global Head of Human Rights who previously served as...
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Mar 20, 20233 min read


Reimagining the Political Future of Sex Work: An Interview with Bella Robinson
Bella Robinson is the Executive Director of COYOTE-RI (“Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics”), the first sex workers’ rights organization in...
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Mar 18, 20235 min read


Reimagining Race and America: An Interview with Eddie Glaude Jr.
Eddie Glaude Jr. is a James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University. In...
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Mar 16, 20235 min read


Climate Change, Technology, and the Role of Media Activism: An Interview with Jeff Orlowski
Jeff Orlowski is the founder and president of Exposure Labs. Exposure Labs focuses on creating documentaries around areas that need...
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Mar 14, 20237 min read


America’s Fiscal Plumbing: An Interview with Anthony Levitas
Professor Anthony Levitas is a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Since the...
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Mar 12, 202311 min read


Subverting Dominant Narratives about Early Christianity: An Interview with Georgia Frank
Georgia Frank is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Religion at Colgate University. She is a specialist in early Christianity, especially...
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Mar 7, 20239 min read


Unearthing the Rebel Island: An Interview with Jennifer Lambe
Jennifer Lambe (PhD, Yale University ’14; AB, Brown University ’06) is an Associate Professor of Latin American and Caribbean history....
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Mar 7, 20236 min read


The United States and the Middle East: A Conversation with Bruce Riedel
Bruce Riedel ‘75 is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced...
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Mar 5, 202310 min read


An Inhuman Interview
Recently, OpenAI, an AI research company, released ChatGPT, the latest in its series of text-based AI models. It was an unexpected...
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Jan 6, 20235 min read


Cash Bail and Incarceration Activism: An Interview with Robin Steinberg
Robin Steinberg is the founder and CEO of The Bail Project, a national organization that utilizes a revolving bail fund model to bail...
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Nov 30, 20225 min read
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