Providence College Podcast

Learn what the future holds for health care in Rhode Island through Competing Diagnoses, a podcast series by students and faculty in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Dr. Robert Hackey, professor of health policy and management, introduces the first episode on the proposed merger of two healthcare systems, Lifespan and Care New England, with background and context from student researchers Julia Scheuring '21, Talia Quinn '22, and Lily Sanphy '22.Subscribe to Competing Podcasts on Spotify or listen on Transistor. 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. 

Deborah Lopez '21, a global studies major and economics minor from Lynn, Mass., was recognized for her service work through PC's Feinstein Community Fellowship for two organizations whose missions she identifies with as a member of an immigrant community and as a first-generation student: College Visions, which helps students with the college application process, and the Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance, an immigration reform group. Lopez discussed the Feinstein fellowship as well as the opportunities at PC through study abroad and global service-learning courses that allowed her to travel to six different countries: Peru, Chile, and Argentina, as well as Spain, Brazil, and Mexico.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. 

That’s the answer Paul Coyne ’08 gives whenever someone asks him why he chose to become a nurse.  The former Friars Club president shares the remarkable and inspiring story of his journey from PC to Wall Street to his current work at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery. Now a nurse practitioner and a hospital administrator with four advanced degrees, he is making a further impact as the co-inventor of a device that is improving care for hospitalized patients while making the practice of nursing more efficient. Check out the memorable commencement address he delivered at his 2015 Columbia University School of Nursing graduation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WyQljuhn3QSubscribe 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. 

Karen Kruzan '87 has hit upon a novel way to combine her social work and psychotherapy skills, as well as her innate passion for organization. For more than a decade, she has worked as a Certified Professional Organizer in Chronic Disorganization, "providing relief without judgment for those ready to face their organizing challenges." In this podcast episode, Kruzan discussed the evolution of her career and tips all of us can use to get clutter under control, as well as her two experiences as the featured organizer on the TLC show Hoarding: Buried Alive!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. 

Dr. Marcy Zipke, professor of elementary and special education, teaches language and literacy courses at PC. In her latest book, Playing With Language: Improving Elementary Reading Through Metalinguistic Awareness, she shares fun and engaging ways that teachers and families can help children think about words and sounds to build skills for reading, such as telling and writing jokes and riddles. Zipke also discusses her COVID-19 research project, funded by a PC grant, on best practices for student teachers. 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. 

One year into the COVID pandemic, Sarah Heavren '21 is documenting this period of history through a research project with the Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence Public Library, and Phillips Memorial Library's Archives and Special Collections. Heavren is recording Zoom interviews to create an oral history of how members of the Providence College community have tackled this difficult time. Heavren, a native of West Springfield, Mass., describes her path to PC and her journey to selecting three majors. 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. 

Catching up with Father Cuddy. Rev. James Cuddy, O.P. '98, PC's vice president for mission and ministry, returns to the podcast as our community celebrates Holy Week. Father Cuddy shares his thoughts on the impact of the pandemic on PC's students and its Dominican community. He praises the students for their resiliency and describes the challenges and opportunities related to providing ministry in the campus setting during the past year. Father also talks about welcoming back Rev. Joseph Barranger, O.P., the Dominican friar who is PC's new alumni chaplain, and his warm memories of Easter celebrations growing up in a large family outside of Boston. 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. 

Mindfulness is big business. In recent years, it's grown into a billion-dollar industry,  with Fortune 500 companies providing mindfulness training for their employees. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Christopher Lyddy of the Providence College School of Business about his recent research about mindfulness in the workplace, which confirms some of the benefits but also reveals some previously unknown downsides.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. 

Catch up with Rich Gotham '86, president of the Boston Celtics, in this conversation with Cayleigh Griffin '14, sideline reporter for the Houston Rockets. Gotham shares his thoughts on how the pandemic has impacted professional basketball and offers an insider’s look at the Celtics. 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. 

On International Women's Day, learn more about Providence College's Women's and Gender Studies Program with Dr. Abigail Brooks, associate professor of sociology and the program's director, as well as Kara Berlin-Gallo '21, who is majoring in both history and women's and gender studies. The two discuss the history of the program, the decision to include gender in its title, and the milestones that current students witnessed firsthand, such as the inauguration of the first woman as U.S. vice president.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. 

This week, listen to something completely different on the Providence College Podcast. Enjoy this episode of Wordplay, a podcast that will feature short audio plays and monologues that reflect the dignity and spiritual nature of the human person. Rev. Matthew Powell, O.P., associate professor emeritus of theatre, directs these comedies and dramas. Michael Joseph '90 and Kate Marks '90, a married couple, star in this production of The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain, which explores what it would have been like if the first man and first woman had kept diaries.Find Wordplay wherever you listen to podcasts.iTunesSpotifySubscribe 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. 

The Black Studies Program at Providence College is celebrating its 25th year. The program, which offers the Black studies minor, credits its founding to student activists and their faculty allies — forebears of students fighting for equity and justice in and beyond the campus community today. Dr. Zophia Edwards, assistant professor of sociology and director of the Black Studies Program, joins the podcast to discuss the history of the program, the origins of Black studies as a distinct field, student activism, and the future of Black studies at PC. Listen to the end to hear Dr. Edwards — an exemplar of interdisciplinarity — describe her journey from undergraduate studies in astrophysics to a professorship in sociology and a focus on Black studies.To learn more about the Black Studies Program, visit the program’s website.To view videos Dr. Edwards references in the episode, visit the program’s Facebook page.Subscribe to the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTub

For a researcher, there are few feelings more rewarding than discovering the source for which you’ve been searching. For American Studies major Daniel Rooney ’21, this source was the key to unlocking the stories of more than 200 political radicals deported from the United States aboard the US Army Transport Buford in 1919 and the families they left behind. Rooney’s findings form a chapter in a forthcoming book. In this episode, Rooney and his advisor, Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, professor of history, tell the tragic story of the Buford and take us into the trenches of academic research and publishing where their work continues.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. 

Many people have found themselves unexpected things due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the list of 2020 accomplishments for Shannon Rafferty Sullivan '00 is pretty impressive. The social work major was named president and chief operating officer for Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, and she oversaw the transformation of a suburban office building into one of Rhode Island's field hospitals in just 23 days. Sullivan described how her career evolved from clinical social work to operations and the classes and professors at Providence College that inspire her today.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. 

Meet Rev. Justin Bolger, O.P. and Rev. Peter Gautsch, O.P. — friars, chaplains, bluegrass artists. They’re members of the Hillbilly Thomists, a bluegrass band of Dominican friars that just dropped its second album on the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. Hear from Father Justin and Father Peter, learn about bluegrass history, and listen to selections from the new album, “Living For the Other Side,” in this special, musical episode of Providence College Podcast. Pairs well with bourbon.To buy or stream “Living For the Other Side,” visit the Hillbilly Thomists’ website.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. 

Over the four decades since he graduated from PC, Tim Hassett-Salley '81 put both his majors to good use. The psychology and music double major is a psychotherapist, an executive in the workers' compensation and disability management industry, and also plays in a band. The Plymouth, Mass., resident recently published a novel, Two Strikes and You're Out, which draws on some of his experiences as a therapist, and includes a song he composed for the book. Link to his webpage: https://www.timhassett-salley.com/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. 

Thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Nellie Mae Educational Foundation, Dr. Ashley Smith-Purviance, who teaches in both the Department of Public and Community Service Studies and the Black Studies Program, has created a program for Black girls at Providence's Gilbert Stuart Middle School called “Black Girl Magic.” Brittney Smith '23, a marketing major and Black Studies minor, is one of four PC women serving as mentors for the program. They discussed the need for the program, its goals, and benefits for the participants, the student mentors, and the College.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. 

Rev. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P. '20G planned to spend a sabbatical year at the University of Santo Thomas in the Philippines. However, after the country locked down while he was visiting over spring break, the professor of biology and of theology started working on COVID disease modeling for metro Manila. Father Nic discusses this unexpected foray into public health for a country with limited resources, his PC grant to develop an oral COVID vaccine, and how PC student researchers have contributed to his projects. He also addressed theological questions about the nature of the pandemic and the meaning of the suffering it has caused and his experience finishing his MBA virtually from another time zone.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. 

The episode of the Providence College Podcast that had the most listens in 2020 was recorded in March, but the topic is still very relevant now: a discussion with Dr. Holly Taylor Coolman and Dr. Dana Dillon on Catholic social teaching and COVID-19. Coolman and Dillon shared their perspectives as educators and theologians on social distancing, remote learning, and how Catholic social thought provides a framework for navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Coolman is assistant professor of theology and chair of the Department of Theology, and Dillon is associate professor with a joint appointment in theology and public and community service studies and associate director of the Development of Western Civilization program. Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn.  

This week we speak with Rick Cordella '99, chief revenue officer and executive vice president of Peacock, NBC's new over-the-top streaming service. Cordella identifies the challenges and benefits of launching a streaming video service during a pandemic. We discuss the unique aspects of Peacock compared to other streaming services and where the industry as a whole is headed as customers continue to move away from traditional cable subscriptions. Cordella previously appeared on episode 59 of the PC podcast in September of 2017 and you can listen to that episode here.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.