Providence College Podcast

Drs. Holly Taylor Coolman and Dana Dillon share 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. Coolman has written reflections on her family’s experience under self-quarantine and spiritual fitness in the face of pandemic for America Magazine.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.  

Rev. James Cuddy, O.P. ’98 tells us how the PC Dominican community is managing during the COVID-19 crisis, talks about the impact on PC and its students, and shares some ideas about ways to worship outside of normal circumstances. Father is the College’s Vice President for Mission and Ministry.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.  

Dr. Deborah Levine, a medical historian who teaches in the Department of Health Policy and Management, shares public health lessons we can learn from American history. She discusses the power of physical distancing in containing the spread of the Spanish flu as well as other drivers of medical innovations beyond pure profit. Levine wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post, making a case for the development of a free or low-cost vaccine for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.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.  

A lot of people dream about quitting their day job and joining the circus, but Terry Synnott ’94 has actually done it. After 13 years as a journalist, he joined Cirque du Soleil for four seasons as a skateboard artist performing at Madison Square Garden. We talk with Synnott about his unique skateboarding style and the side hustle that developed as a result — MODE Skateboards, which he started with his wife, Jenna.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.  

Stephan Delbos '05, a writer living in Prague and Plymouth, Mass., returned to campus in February for a reading for the Department of English. His poetry, essays, and translations have been published internationally. His play, Chetty's Lullaby, about trumpet legend Chet Baker, was produced in San Francisco, and his play Deaf Empire, about Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, was produced by Prague Shakespeare Company in 2017.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn.  

Former Friar soccer captain Nick Sailor ’17 returns to Providence College as its first director of training and education for diversity, equity, and inclusion, working with student-athletes and the entire Department of Athletics. Sailor is a bundle of energy and optimism as he discusses the objectives and challenges of his position, programs he’s already established, and his intent to extend his work and influence across campus.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn.  

Peggy Martin Weber ’76, who spent a lengthy career in Catholic communications, thinks of her new book, Enough As You Are, as a “giant hug” to humankind. She wants people to erase “nagging doubts that we are not good enough.” In this episode, she discusses some of the thoughts, anecdotes, and prayerful reminders about self-worth that she writes about and conveys distinct Providence College undergraduate experiences that have prominent places in three of the book’s chapters.  Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play,and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

If you walk through Slavin, you can't help but notice the glass room with rows of computers inside. Today we chat with Zach Gandara '19 & '21G and Matthew McGuane '20, two of the founders of the Providence College eSports club. Gandara and McGuane explain how a few friends around campus with nice laptops became an official college supported club sport. The eSports club is a welcoming organization with players of all levels playing and competing in different types of games from NBA 2K to Hearthstone and Fortnite. To learn more about Friars eSports and alums in the video game industry visit: https://news.providence.edu/magazinePC eSports on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Friars_eSportsPC eSports on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/friarsesportsFollow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

Like any good entrepreneur, Patrick Callahan ‘20 identified a problem and with a team of two friends, the Peck app was born. In this episode, Callahan explains the origins of Peck app, its development, and his journey to PC from the suburbs of Chicago. We also discuss his involvement with the Entrepreneurship Club on campus. The Peck app makes it easy to customize what contact information you want to share with people you meet. The app can be found in the iOS and Google Play stores and is as simple to use as taking a picture. Peck App on iOS Peck App Website Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play,and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

This week on the podcast, enjoy the keynote address from the college’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Convocation. This year’s speaker was Ndaba Mandela, the founder of the Africa Rising Foundation and the grandson of Nelson Mandela.Ndaba Mandela spoke to a group of students, faculty members, and staff members at the convocation — the largest community event of a week celebrating the life and legacy of Rev. King.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play,and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

Dr. Terza Lima-Neves '00 is an associate professor of political science and chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Johnson C. Smith University, a historically black college in Charlotte, N.C. She will receive Providence College's MLK Vision Award at the third annual MLK Convocation on Friday, Jan. 24, at 4 p.m. You can livestream the event here.In this episode, originally aired in March 2018, Lima-Neves, who emigrated from Cape Verde as a teenager, describes the issues facing women from the West African nation as co-founder of the Poderoza Conference, the first international conference on Cabo-Verdean women in the United States. She discusses the memento she treasures from her PC days and the professor who nurtured her love of the academic field. Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play,and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

Like his livestock, which he chuckles “are always on the move,” Pat McNiff ’96 works diligently each day to move the needle of Americans’ food system and the way we eat. For more than a decade, this Rhode Island organic farmer has been producing natural, high-quality, farm-to-table meats, eggs, and more at Pat’s Pastured. And he’s doing it in environmentally sensitive and sustainable ways inspired by his education and experiences at PC.   Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play,and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

In our most popular podcast of 2019, Rev. James Cuddy, O.P. ’98 provides both insight and humor in this wide-ranging interview that covers Father’s own faith journey, his work as PC’s vice president for mission and ministry, and his newest vocation – chaplain in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Father James offers perspectives on the faith community among PC’s students, the personal reasons why service as a Navy chaplain is so important to him, and – with his trademark sense of humor – the factors and influences that brought him to PC and the priesthood.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

San Miguel School in Providence is a distinct, mission-driven middle school with strong Providence College ties. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, San Miguel motivates and shapes boys from diverse and challenging backgrounds in a caring culture that emphasizes citizenship, service, and responsibility. Two Friars — San Miguel School founder Brother Lawrence Goyette, FSC ’72 & ’07Hon. and San Miguel graduate Francisco Vera Nicola ’20 —share the profound ways their lives have changed as a result of their San Miguel experiences.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

In this episode, Rev. James F. Quigley, O.P. ’60, shares two timely homilies as Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. The first homily is a reflection on the holy season of Advent, while the second is Father’s Christmas homily. Merry Christmas from Providence College.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

In this podcast, six alumni who were awarded Fulbright fellowships to teach or do research in Nepal, Argentina, Spain, and the Czech Republic share how their experiences changed their lives and informed their career paths. Hear from Alanna Smith ’14 (Nepal), Emily Kennedy ’15 (Argentina), Vince Whalen ’15 (Spain), Kelley Garland ’16 (Czech Republic), Abby Guerino ’16 (Spain), and Jennifer Dorn ’18 (Czech Republic) in a discussion hosted by Dr. Dara Mulderry, director of national and international fellowships in the Center for Engaged Learning.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

If you missed Lessons & Carols, Providence College’s signature Advent celebration, on Saturday, Dec. 7, you’re in luck. Listen to the podcast of the event, which featured performances by the combined choirs of Providence College.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn.

Kim Miale '01, a sports agent at Roc Nation Sports, represents superstars that include Saquon Barkley and JuJu Smith-Schuster. She recently returned to campus for a conversation with Patti Goff, assistant vice president for integrated learning ​and administration. Miale, who majored in English and political science, described her journey from Johnston, R.I. to Jay-Z's sports agency in New York City and answered audience questions about topics such as what it’s like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry to bargaining techniques and endorsements.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

Actor, singer, author, and entrepreneur John O’Hurley ’76 & ’06Hon. joins us on Thanksgiving week – when he will be in some 30 million homes as the host of Thursday’s National Dog Show on NBC. In this interview, O’Hurley talks about his Providence College experiences, the ways in which Seinfeld changed his life, working in daytime television drama, and – of course – why dogs are so important to him. He even visits his iconic Seinfeld character, J. Peterman, sharing a monologue that never aired on television. Visit this web page to learn more about the Epilepsy Foundation’s SUDEP Challenge, an initiative aimed at finding the biomarker associated with Sudden Death from Epilepsy, a syndrome that caused O’Hurley’s sister’s death in 1970. He is helping lead the campaign to raise funds for this vital research.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. 

Rev. James Cuddy, O.P. ’98 returns to the podcast for a discussion on the subject of preaching. Father James, PC’s vice president for mission and ministry, describes his process for creating and presenting a homily and he shares some stories about things people have said to him “on the sidewalk” after Mass. Members of the Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, learn to preach by way of an exacting process, which Father explains with his typical insights and good humor.Follow the Providence College Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play and YouTube.  Visit Providence College on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn.