All episodes
Class of 2026 Commencement Weekend Podcast
Susan Esper '91: Leading with Purpose as Chair of Providence College's Board of Trustees V2
Commencement Weekend 2025
Matt Maurano ’06, M.Ed. ’16 and Sarah Burke – An Inside Perspective on Applying to PC
2024 Commencement Weekend
Inside the Admissions Process - Owen Bligh '10, '14G
A Look Back with Wanda Ingram, Ed.D. '75
Elizabeth Ward ’15 and Michael Splann ’19 – Insights from the PC Office of Admission
A Conversation with Ernie D
Delbanco's Deliberations
Border Reflections: Unaccompanied Children, Immigration, and Mental Health
Sean Duggan '93 — The secret of Irish surfing
Friartown Royalty: Lenny Wilkens ’60, ’80Hon. (Re-Broadcast)
Providing Leadership on Beacon Hill - Lauren Jones ’05
2023 Commencement Weekend
Catching up with Happiness Expert Laurie Santos, Ph.D. ’21Hon.
Hashim Hassan '23 — Musically inclined
Timothy P. Flanigan, M.D. ’16Hon., ’18G — The humanities and health crises
Lifelong learner — Brenda Chapman McGill, Ph.D. '75
Friartown Royalty: Lenny Wilkens ’60, ’80Hon.
Anna E. Lavoie Memorial Lecture — Brianna Abbott ’17 and Mallary Tenore ’07
On the air - Sean Dufresne ’23
Kelly Roosa Cohen '00 — Finding a home in real estate
When dreams come true: Abby Mansolillo '21
Transitions — Danika Bebe '23
Friar Foundations: Satoya Isophe '24 and Myles Johnson '24
(Re-Broadcast) Her Honor, Our Guest: Judge Melissa DuBose ’90
Rev. Dr. Anderson Clary, Jr. '69 — Faith, love, and basketball
From Friar to Founder - Jon Mason '96
Patricia Smith – Celebrated Poet
From Page to Screen - Paul Tremblay '93
Marketing and musicals — Catherine Moran '23
Royalty and Research - Kathryn Lamontagne, Ph.D. '01, '03G
MLK Scholars: Emily Kim '26 and Justin Andries '23
Political Division, Then and Now: Darra Mulderry, Ph.D.
Civ in London – Stephanie Boeninger, Ph.D. & Margaret Manchester, Ph.D. ’83G (Rebroadcast)
Homilies of the Season
Megan O’Rourke and Michael Splann ’19 - Enrolling the Class of 2027
2022 Lessons and Carols
Quincy Bevely, Ph.D. and Nick Longo, Ph.D. '96: Civil discourse in the classroom and beyond
Andres Heredia-Belliard '23 - Newman Civic Fellow
Benefits of Gratitude
Stephen J. Caldeira ’81 - Impacts of Giving
Walking for a Cause - Doug Kingsley '16
Chris Bresnahan '23 — Faith-based research
Liz Duffy '23 - Formed by Providence
Theodore Josiha Haig, J.D., Ed.D. '70 — Global educator
Katie Wood '04: Gratitude and Growth
Writers Write - Alison Espach, MFA ’07
Dear Future Friars - Joe Small ’74 and Mal Davis ’81
"The Reckoning" by Percival Wilde
To Educate Healers - Dr. Kyle McInnis
Just back from Oxford: Daniel Carrero ’23
Sara Corben '14 — Ocean State oddities
Lindsey Arruda '24 — PC strong
Do You Need an Estate Plan? – Andrea Krupp, Esq.
“We Are All Philosophers” — Edmund Dain, Ph.D., professor of philosophy
A Conversation with Steve Napolillo ’98
News and Gossip, Is There a Difference? - Andrea McDonnell, Ph.D.
Defining True Success - Bobby Fried ’67
Preparing for Difficult Conversations — Nedzer Erilus '03 and Tiffany Gaffney '03, '07G
Brianna Harper ’22 — Renaissance woman
Understanding Hostility Toward Immigrants and Immigrant Political Participation
Myles Forgue '24 — Called to serve
Ava Dussault '22 - Mindfulness for Children
The Mayor of Friartown - Bob Driscoll '22Hon.
Orientation - Matthew Hicks and Jaclyn Coppinger '23
Hi-Neighbor! — John H. Smith '13, '15G
2022 Commencement Weekend
Natalie Silverstein '91 — Why a Friar gives back
A Friar Family with Maryanne Knott ’76 and Maura Scarboro ’11
Songs of the Winged Soul — Grace Maffucci '22 and Michael Kregler
Christie Miranne '04 — The Family Business
Eight Voices: The Arrest and Trial of Jesus
PC Women in Political Science - Dr. Kelly Branham Smith '12 & Dr. Laura Bucci '10
Andrea Keefe ‘03 — How giving back propels PC forward
Dr. Richard Grace '62, '17Hon. — “Refugees: The Humanitarian Crisis After World War II and Similar Crises Since."
Insight and Impact: A Conversation with Joe Small ’74
Hannah Valente '20 - Friar Representation
Her Honor, Our Guest: Judge Melissa DuBose ’90
2022 African American Read-In
Dr. Eric Lebel '15 — Fired up about gas stoves
Dr. Alyssa Lopez and Angie Pierre ’25 - Black Moviegoing as Empowerment
Dr. Aishah Scott — Black health during a pandemic
Civ in London - Dr. Stephanie Boeninger & Dr. Margaret Manchester '83G
Alex DeMars '22 — Caring for healthcare facilities
Dr. Wanda Ingram '75 — MLK Convocation
Blockchain? Bitcoin? NFTs? - Nicholas Espinal '23
Gratitude to start the new year — Dr. Laurie Santos '21Hon.
First-Generation Friars — Dr. Mabel Abraham '03 and Dr. Tristan Botelho '07 (Re-Broadcast)
2021 Lessons and Carols
Making Music with Dr. Bill Longo and Clare Krug '24
Noah DeRossi-Goldberg '22 — More than just fun and games
Breaking hearts and minds — Joan Barker '04
The Demise of Local Newspapers and American Democracy
Reintroducing Jesus - Marcellino "Dr. Italy" D'Ambrosio '77, Ph.D.
First-Generation Friars — Dr. Mabel Abraham '03 and Dr. Tristan Botelho '07
Alex Cannon '22 - From Action to (Nuclear) Reaction
Early Music with Anna O'Connell '12
Admission with Amy Cembor '21G and Megan O'Rourke