BPRadio

Drugs are a scourge to society with the power to catalyze a major public health crisis. But on college campuses, they may simply be seen as a quintessential element of the party scene. In our next episode, hosts Aidan Calvelli ' 19 and Noah Cowan '19 will tease out the complexities of drug use beyond the protective bubble of the college campus.

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Special Thanks to:

Professors Mark Suchman and Patience Moyo

Podcast Associates: Kate Dario, Moses Lurbur, Henry Peebles-Capin, Rachel Lim, Tobi Lepecki, and Izzy Belleza

Hosts: Aidan Calvelli and Noah Cowan

Executive Producer: Emily Skahill

In this episode, hosts Aidan Calvelli ‘19 and Noah Cowan ‘19 explore the contentious politics surrounding grizzly bears, biology, and hunting tags in Grand Teton National Park, as well as Brown’s own history surrounding these most iconic of carnivores.

As you’ll learn in this episode, bears are cultural symbols in myriad ways… On the one hand, they’re fluffy, harmless toys for kids to play with; on the other, they’re fierce, formidable monsters. They’ve been used as circus animals and political symbols; school mascots and cartoon characters. There’s no denying it: there’s something about bears that captivates our imaginations, as well as our fears… Bears are deeply enmeshed in the political fabric of America, and today, you’ll find out why.

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Special thanks to:

Steve Cain - A senior wildlife biologist from Grand Teton National Park. In this role, he directed wildlife research, conservation, and management for 25 years. His work focuses on black and grizzly bears, elk, bison, bighorn sheep, and birds of prey.

Todd Wilkinson - A renowned environmental journalist, whose work has appeared in sources such as National Geographic and The Washington Post. He is also the author of several books, including Science Under Siege: The Politicians’ War on Nature and Truth (1998), Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet (2013), and Grizzlies of Pilgrim Creek: An Intimate Portrait of 399, the Most Famous Bear of Greater Yellowstone.

Anna Gibson - A student at Brown and a local from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Her insights and research were integral to this episode.

Tobi Lepecki - A student at Brown, and the author of this episode.

Hosts: Aidan Calvelli and Noah Cowan

Podcast Associates: Isabelle Belleza, Ali Martinez, Kate Dario, Rachel Lim, Ella Rosenblatt, Moses Lurbur, Henry Peebles-Capin

Executive Producer: Emily Skahill

In recognition of the devastating California wildfires and the release of the Fourth National Climate Assessment this November, BPRadio dedicates this episode to a discussion on climate change. Join hosts Aidan Calvelli '19 and Noah Cowan '19 as they explore fundamental levers of adaptation and mitigation on the local, state, national, and international levels. This episode features a wide variety of guests, including Kurt Teichert, a Senior Lecturer in Brown University's Environmental Studies department, Cartie Werthman, a student in the Climate and Development Lab, and BPR writers Jackson Segal and Dan Steinfeld.

Special Thanks to:

Hosts: Aidan Calvelli and Noah Cowan

Podcast Associates: Ali Martinez, Izzy Belleza, Rachel Lim, Kate Dario, Tobi Lepecki, and Ella Rosenblatt

Executive Producer: Emily Skahill

Welcome to the second season of BPRadio! In this first episode, we explore the importance of diversity in higher education by interviewing a variety of students from Brown University to get their take on what it means to create an inclusive learning environment. Hosts Aidan Calvelli '19 and Noah Cowan '19 lead this discussion to explore three unique and commonly overlooked facets of educational diversity: data disaggregation, reflective teaching, and inclusive social studies curricula.

Student Interviews:

- Ifeoma Anyoku '22

- Karina Bao '21

- Gaby Castillo '22

- Valerie Santos '19

- Quentin Thomas '21

Brown Political Review Author Interviews:

- Ashley Chen '20 - Why Data Disaggregation Matters for Asian Americans: http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/03/data-disaggregation-matters-asian-americans/

- Sarah Conlisk '20 - Model Learning: Closing the Teacher Diversity Gap: http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/05/model-learning-closing-teacher-diversity-gap/

- Michael O'Neill '19 - Time to be Heard: Diversifying Social Studies Curricula: http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2016/12/diversifying-social-studies-curricula/

Special Thanks to:

- Hosts: Aidan Calvelli and Noah Cowan

- Podcast Associates: Ali Martinez, Izzy Belleza, Rachel Lim, Tobi Lepecki, Sam Parmer, Kate Dario, Ella Rosenblatt, Kris Cho

- Executive Producer: Emily Skahill

Aidan and Noah go through the BPRundown, highlighting and unpacking articles by Joe Hinton, Simran Nayak, and Nathaniel Pettit until (11:40). The hosts first welcome Erika Undeland to talk trendy Communist imagery (11:50). Tal Frieden comes on the show to plug the Media Team's new Op-Doc series on the refugee crisis (19:02), and Dhruv Gaur, celebrated College Jeopardy champion, sheds light on India's invisible middle class (25:35). This is our last episode of the semester - stay tuned for brand new installments in Fall 2018. Thank you for listening to our first "season" of BPRadio!

Erika: http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/03/buyingideology/

Tal: http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/04/derveni-theres-no-help/

Dhruv: http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/04/indias-invisible-middle-class/

Rundown:

Joe: http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/04/battle-trenton-2-0-cannabis-legalization-racial-justice/

Simran: http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/04/stuck-middle-nepals-role-china-india-rivalry/

Nathaniel: http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/03/trump-administration-failing-family-farmers/

EICs Aidan Calvelli '19 and Noah Cowan '19 run down five highlighted articles published recently. Aidan and Noah then welcome Christopher Kobel '21 to discuss Putin's shadow game in Bosnia and Herzegovina (9:15). Carter Woodruff '20 joins the show to argue for constituencies determining their own Senators' resignations, using Al Franken and the #MeToo movement as a case study (20:30).

BPRundown:

http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/02/new-divisions-old-rifts-reborn/

http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/01/grant/

http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/03/milos-satanic-verses-not-banned-book-2017/

http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2017/12/xxx-ed-pornographys-place-sex-education/

http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/01/29791/

Interviews:

http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/03/west-won-putins-bosnia-shadow-game/

http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2018/03/constituencies-metoo-movement-voice-heard/

Thank you to:

Hosts: Aidan Calvelli and Noah Cowan

Content Curators: Asher Lehrer-Small and Sam Parmer

Producers: A.J. Braverman and Jack Makari

Editors: Emily Skahill and Grace McCleary

Jingle: Thomas Roseillo, Will Simon, Dylan Coe

Executive Producer: Michael Bass

Welcome to Brown Political Radio. In our first episode, Editors-in-Chief and hosts Aidan Calvelli '19 and Noah Cowan '19 run down five highlighted articles published recently. Aidan and Noah then welcome Emily Skahill '21 to discuss the politics of cybersecurity and John Metz '20 to make his case to kill the Johnson Amendment.

Thank you to:

Hosts: Aidan Calvelli and Noah Cowan

Content Curators: Asher Lehrer-Small and Sam Parmer

Producers: A.J. Braverman and Jack Makari

Editors: Emily Skahill and Grace McCleary

Jingle: Thomas Roseillo, Will Simon, Dylan Coe

Executive Producer: Michael Bass