Peter Balakian, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Colgate University Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar professor in humanities and professor of English, reads selections from his newest work of poetry, recently published by The University of Chicago Press, New York Trilogy.

Join the Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the Classics Emeritus Robert Garland for a spooky exploration into the history of humanity's relationship with death in this all new episode of 13. Professor Garland is an expert on Greek religion, Greek urban development, Greek society and social values, and Athenian topography. He also has an uncanny knack for finding the threads between antiquity and the modern world, and he is a well-respected scholar on the lives of everyday people in the ancient world. His most recent book, What to Expect When You're Dead: An ancient tour of death and the afterlife, was just published this year by Princeton University Press.

Special guest host Jordan Doroshenko, Director of Athletics Communications, is joined in the studio by Colgate's new Head Women's Basketball Coach Shannon Bush.

Join Colgate alumna Nicole Gordon ’10, as she shares her entrepreneurial journey to create Nikigo, which she has branded as the ultimate soy sauce replacement. Gordon shares how her liberal arts education, coupled with the steadfast support of Colgate's alumni network via the Thought Into Action program, turned her dream into reality.

Join Jeremy Wattles, Director of the Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education to learn more about how Colgate students are giving back in the community. The COVE will be celebrating 25 years of giving back next year. Since its inception in 2001, thousands of students have contributed more than 635,000 service hours, equaling almost $17.8 million in economic impact with community partners.

Join Colgate's Vice President and Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II, and Robert A.M. Stern Architects Associate Partner Kasey Tilove, for a discussion about the planning and progress related to the University's Third-Century Plan endeavor to create a new expanded West Campus along Broad Street in support of juniors and seniors living down the hill.

Join the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Anthropology, and Native American Studies Anthony Aveni as he discusses his newest book, Aliens Like Us?: An Anthropologist’s Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life. Aveni's funny and irreverent work speaks to the trained astrophysicist and the curious layperson alike about a simple but previously unexplored question: Why do we assume aliens, if they are really out there, behave just like us?

Kathy High ’77 is a prolific bio-artist and experimental filmmaker and a professor of video and new media in the arts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. High joined us in the studio to discuss her work while on campus as part of the Eric J. Ryan and Film and Media Studies (FMST) Annual New Media Lecture Series.

The Charles Evans Hughes Visiting Chair of Government and Jurisprudence in the Department of Political Science Stephanie Miner joins the podcast to share her experiences as former mayor of the City of Syracuse. Miner discusses the ups and downs of running one of New York's largest cities in this all new episode.

Join the Charles A. Dana Professor of History and Peace and Conflict Studies Emeritus Andrew Rotter as he takes a deep dive into the history of the Panama Canal, from its inception and first construction failure under the French, to the current day status of one of the world's most important nautical passageways.

Join Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Lauren Philbrook as she shares her research focused on understanding how children’s sleep patterns and routines impact everything from behavioral regulation to learning to general wellbeing, in this all new episode of 13.

Special guest host Jordan Doroshenko, Director of Athletics Communications, is joined in the studio by Colgate's new Head Football Coach Curt Fitzpatrick. Coach Fitzpatrick discusses his career and football and the future of the program at Colgate.

In this episode we are joined by Professors Chad Sparber and Rishi Sharma to talk about the H-1B Visa program in the United States. Sparber and Sharma recently co-authored an op-ed for the Washington Post that offers an alternative option for how the visas are currently awarded. Chad Sparber is the W. Bradford Wiley Chair in International Economics; Professor of Economics and the Director of the Lampert Institute. Rishi Sharma is an Associate Professor of Economics.

Colgate University President Brian W. Casey joins us in the studio for a special conversation that was broadcast live on Colgate Day, December 13, 2024. President Casey discusses the many developments on campus since the launch of the Third-Century Plan and answers questions from Colgate alumni.

In this all new episode we are joined by Colgate Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Erin Cooley. Cooley's work looks at how the persistence of hierarchies in the United States influence people's policy attitudes, as well as their mental and physical health.

Join Assistant Professor of Geography Emily Mitchell-Eaton as she discusses her new book, New Destinations of Empire Mobilities, Racial Geographies, and Citizenship in the Transpacific United States. Mitchell-Eaton explores the policies and history of migration from the Marshall Islands through ethnographic, policy-based, and archival research. Learn about how the 1986 Compact of Free Association led to a new Marshallese diaspora, whose largest population resettled in the unlikely location of Springdale, Arkansas.

Join Colgate's long-time University Physician Dr. Merrill Miller for a wide-ranging conversation about the history of medicine, Title IX and the growth of womens' sports, and the complexities of managing day-to-day care for a University community, in this all-new episode of 13.

We kick off an all new season with returning guest, Professor Sam Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld is an Associate Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Public Affairs and Policy Research Initiative at Colgate University. In this episode, Professor Rosenfeld shares his insights about the upcoming election and the current political landscape in America.

Amy Walters, Lecturer in Film and Media Studies, teaches a class about podcasts at Colgate. In this episode we are joined by Walters and two of her students, Matthew Robertson and Bo Lynett, who created their own podcasts for the class.

The Colgate Live Music Collective is a group of faculty, students and staff that works together to bring live music to campus. We are joined by Jeff Bary, Sweet Family Chair and Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Chair in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Joshua Finnell Director of Research and Scholarly Initiatives in the University Libraries to discuss how the Live Music Collective operates and to get a glimpse at some of the exciting artists that will be coming to campus.