Harvard Radcliffe '96 Class Report Podcast: Recent Episodes
Paul Cabana, Michelle Sullivan Brooks, Eric Dawson, Jane Kim, Peter Cahn
We took the Harvard Radcliffe Class Report and turned it into a series of interviews. Classmates interview other classmates about their own journeys and perspectives during and after college. Have something to share? Want to interview a classmate? Please reach out at harvard96podcast@gmail.com.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated, both as interviewers and as subjects. And a greater heartfelt thanks for those of you who listened and reached out to share your own stories and support. It has been an honor to make this pit stop together on our collective and individual safaris (hat tip: Liz Alderman). - Paul, Michelle, Eric, Jane and Peter.
(Part 1 of 2) Wrapping up our podcast series with the brave classmates that shared their stories.
A fitting and moving final interview, with class secretary, Alex Molnar (Currier). Interview by Eric Dawson.
John King (Adams) talks about how a traumatic childhood eventually led to becoming Obama's Secretary of Education. Interview by Eric Dawson.
Liz Alderman (Adams) talks about her struggle with addiction and her safari back to sobriety. Interview by Paul Cabana.
Paul Cabana (Currier) describes why producing this reunion podcast series has been a welcome reminder. Interview by Eric Dawson.
Heather Bowie Kaye (Kirkland) describes how a trip abroad ultimately turned into a new life, home, and fashion line. Interview by Liz Mayer.
He doesn't have to anymore. Kareem Crayton (Kirkland) spent so much of his life since college focused on this one issue. Interview by Michelle Sullivan Brooks.
Representative Van Taylor talks with classmate Anurima Bhargava about service -- and what was so special about our time as undergrads.
Dr. Val Thomas (Pforzheimer) talks about the not-so-hidden biases and relentless forces that affect medical training and treatment. Interview by Dr. Patty Seo-Mayer.
For Julia Hunter Cavanaugh (Lowell), giving campus tours into a job at the admissions office, then a decades-long journey working for Harvard. Interview by Peter Cahn.
Jamie McPartland (Winthrop) and Anurima Bhargava (Kirkland) talk about personal loss and the uncharted navigation that follows.
Manny Davila (Cabot) recounts the trauma he kept hidden at school and the healing that has happened since. Interview by Eric Dawson.
John Mitchell (Currier) recounts his personal journey across the political spectrum. Interview by Bonney Pelley.
Jefferson Packer (Cabot) explains why he sent back his diploma. Interview by Gaston de los Reyes.
Amy Tully Schneider (Mather) recounts her time as a lawyer and the unexpected turn that followed. Interview by Michelle Sullivan Brooks.
She was 'on air, everywhere' but wanted a network to call home. Katrina Szish (Kirkland) describes the audition that changed her life. Interview by Peter Cahn.
Humphrey Wattanga (Quincy) was literally the first classmate to arrive at Harvard. He recounts his journey from Kenya to Harvard and back ... with a police station pit stop along the way. Interview by Jim Tierney.
David Binder (Lowell) solves for the hidden riddle connecting puzzles, publishing and parenting. Interview by Jane Kim.
Rosanna Gomez (Adams) has reached a life milestone a bit ahead of most, one that opens up a world of possibilities. Interview by Alexa Gutheil de los Reyes.
Rachel Garlin (Mather) reflects on her unconventional post-Harvard path to singer-songwriting. Interview by Renee Ting.
Abram Hatch (Lowell) was abroad when he faced every parent's worst nightmares. Interview by Montana Miller.
More than once, vivid dreams have serendipitously predicted Rachel Perry Shrank's life ... with one slight detour to mime school. Interview by Michelle Sullivan Brooks.
25 years ago, he was a classmate. Today, he would be considered a Dreamer. Alejandro Perez (Quincy) talks about an unlikely journey to Harvard and beyond. Interview by Michelle Sullivan Brooks.
Rachel Tiven (Lowell) reflects on how 1992-1996 was a turning point, decades in the making.
John Abbott (Lowell) has embraced an old school way of connecting with others during the pandemic's new normal. Interview by Michelle Sullivan Brooks.
Renee Ting (Adams) talks about her long circuitous route into a dream job. Interview by Jane Kim.
Alexa Gutheil de los Reyes (Adams) discusses her crazy intimate, bizarre inexplicable experiences with strangers. Interview by Michelle Sullivan Brooks.
If Allan Piper (Dunster) ignored you in college, there may be a good reason, a reason that connects a French film to a Trump campaign. Interview by Eric Dawson.
Bonney Pelley (Eliot) discusses her roller coaster experience with infertility, and a new challenge ahead. Interview by Renée Richardson Gosline.
Hospitalized with one of the first cases of COVID in New York City, David Lat recounts his harrowing journey. Interview by Paul Cabana.
Seven years ago, Sarah Schooler (Quincy) turned 3 households into one, but it took this past year to really see both its real challenges and rewards. Interview by Michelle Sullivan Brooks.
Jim Tierney (Mather) describes life with ten kids, and a looming cancer diagnosis. Interview by Paul Cabana.
Six weeks before coming to Harvard, Daria Zawadzki (Kirkland) was diagnosed with a condition that would lead to what felt like a double life in college. Interview by Sean Cohan.
From the French circus to elite skydiving, Montana Miller (Dudley) discusses her lifelong quest to fly and the unexpected turn that's grounding her now. Interview by Eric Dawson.
Harvard's Class of '96 had the lowest number of Black students in decades. Renee Gosline (Currier) describes her own experiences navigating "a throwback to pre-affirmative action." Interview by Paul Cabana.
As part of our virtual reunion, this is a series where classmates from the Harvard Radcliffe class of 1996 interview other classmates to reflect and share struggles, triumphs and reflections of the years during and since graduation. For more information on how to subscribe, please go to https://hr96classreportpodcast.com/subscribe/.