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In part two of our episode on Trump's attempts to delegitimize the 2020 presidential election, we explore the contemporary global context and ask how we can protect our democracy going forward.

In part one of this two-part episode, we explore President Donald Trump's attempts to delegitimize the 2020 presidential election and cast Joe Biden's victory into doubt.

OVERVIEW: In the second episode of a two-part series, hosts Morgan Awner ’21 and Rachel Lim ’21 examine how Brown’s Computer Science department has implemented an ethics curriculum to help students comprehend the ethical implications of the code they produce. SPECIAL THANKS TO: Our interviewees, Andy van Dam, Tim Edgar, and Deborah Hurley, who are professors at Brown University, as well as Signe Golash and Hal Triedman, who are current students at Brown.

OVERVIEW: In this episode, hosts Morgan Awner ’21 and Rachel Lim ’21 examine how Brown’s Computer Science department has implemented an ethics curriculum to help students comprehend the real-world, ethical implications of the code they produce. This is the first episode in a two part series. SPECIAL THANKS TO: Our interviewees, Daniel Smits, Signe Golash, and Hal Triedman, who are current students at Brown University.

OVERVIEW: Featuring interviews from three women who testified before the Congressional Subcommittee on Human Rights in South Asia in October 2019, this episode of BPRadio seeks to understand the complex media portrayals of the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Join hosts Rachel Lim ’21 and Annika Sigfstead ’22 in parsing the complicated set of facts and perspectives that surround this story. SPECIAL THANKS: Angana Chatterji is an anthropologist and historian. She is the Co-chair of the Political Conflict, Gender and People’s Rights Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley and co-founded the People’s Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir in 2008. She testified about human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir before the United States Committee of Foreign Affairs in October 2019. Nitasha Kaul is a Kashmiri academic, author, and poet. She is currently an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at the University of Westminster. She testified before the United States Committee of Foreign Affairs about human rights in Jammu and Kashmir on October 22, 2019. Prerna Singh is the Mahatma Gandhi Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Brown University. She is the author of How Solidarity Works for Welfare: Subnationalism and Social Development in India, for which she received the American Political Science Association’s Woodrow Wilson prize and the American Sociological Association’s Barrington Moore prize. Aarti Tikoo Singh is a journalist for the Times of India. She testified before the United States Committee of Foreign Affairs about the state of human rights in Jammu and Kashmir in October 2019.

In 2013, Ray Kelly was invited to speak at Brown University. As a well-known proponent of stop-and-frisk, the NYPD Police Commissioner's presence generated controversy on the university campus and ultimately resulted in Kelly being unable to speak. In the aftermath of the Kelly incident, Brown University has had the opportunity to examine academic freedom in the context of competing values. In this episode of BPRadio, we use the Kelly incident as a launching-off point to examine differing perspectives on academic freedom, concepts of justice, and approaches to free inquiry and civil disobedience in the university setting. Special Thanks to: William Keach is a Professor Emeritus of English at Brown University. In 1983 he was given a Lindback Award for Excellence in Teaching at Rutgers, and in 1998 a Distinguished Scholar Award by the Keats-Shelley Association of America. Ken Miller is a renowned biologist who attended Brown in the 1960s. He is currently a Professor of Biology and Royce Family Professor for Teaching Excellence at Brown University. Naoko Shibusawa is a historian of U.S. political culture and teaches courses on U.S. empire. She is a Professor of History, American Studies, and Ethnic Studies at Brown University. Luther Spoehr is a Senior Lecturer Emeritus at Brown University who specializes in the history of American higher education and school reform.

In the second installment of the series on the Providence School Takeover, BPRadio dives back into the Providence Public Schools to further investigate the effects of a state takeover on the parents, students, and broader community. Hosted by Morgan Awner ‘21 and Rachel Lim ‘21, this episode features an interview with Gara Field, former super-star principal of Pleasant View Elementary and current Director of Global Education and Social Innovation at Moses Brown. We also look into what you, the listener, can do in Providence. Special Thanks: Gara Field is the Director of Global Education & Social Innovation at Moses Brown, and the former interim Head of Upper School. She was the Principal at Pleasant View Elementary School in Providence from 2011 to 2016. Dr. Field was invited to make a presentation at the White House in 2014 for the White House Future Ready Superintendent’s Summit. Under her leadership, Pleasant View received two substantial federal grants to expand technology use and Field is credited with piloting the turnaround effort of the elementary school.

Providence Public School Districts have an exceptionally low level of academic instruction, despite neighboring an elite Ivy League institution. In the first episode of Season 3, hosts Morgan Awner ‘21 and Rachel Lim ‘21 take a step off College Hill and a look into the broken Providence schools. Featuring interviews from Domingo Morel Ph.D ‘14, a scholar on state takeovers, and Paige Clausius-Parks, a senior policy analyst at RI Kids Count, this episode illustrates the overwhelming issues with the schools in Providence, an explanation of state takeovers, and questions the direction of the intervention. Special Thanks: Domingo Morel is a Visiting Scholar at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University. He is the author of Takeover: Race, Education, and American Democracy (2018) and co-editor of Latino Mayors: Power and Political Change in the Postindustrial City (2018). He received his Ph.D. in political science from Brown University in 2014 and is an alum of the Providence Public School District. Paige Clausius-Parks is a Senior Policy Analyst at RI Kids Count, an organization that provides comprehensive information on Rhode Island’s children and engages in information-based advocacy for the improvement of children’s lives. Clausius-Parks is a certified secondary grades social studies teacher and worked at the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center. She has a Masters in Education Administration from the Harvard University School of Graduation. Special Thanks to Dan McGowan at the Boston Globe, for his continuous support of student journalism. If this episode dismays/ shocks/ intrigues you, please consider donating to the Providence Student Union, who do the critical work of empowering students in PVD to create change in their schools and communities. Hosts: Morgan Awner and Rachel Lim Interviews and Scripting: Annika Sigfstead and Morgan Awner Executive Producer: Emily Skahill

Hosts Aidan Calvelli '19 and Noah Cowan'19 reflect on the importance of student journalism and their time at the Brown Political Review in their last-ever episode as the hosts of BPRadio.

Hosts Aidan Calvelli ’19 and Noah Cowan ’19 give us some “Food for Thought” in our third episode of the season. Featuring interviews from anthropologist Sarah Besky and policy analyst Allen Hance, this episode offers a nuanced examination of how American federal food policy and ethical consumerism influence the food that ends up on our plates. _____ Special thanks to Sarah Besky and Allen Hance for their time and expertise, as well as to our podcast associates -- Izzy Belleza, Kate Dario, Rachel Lim, Henry Peebles-Capin, Moses Lurbur, and Tobi Lepecki -- for their hard work on this episode.

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. _____ 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. ___ 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