In this episode of the Tufts Daily Podcast, we focus on the university’s attempts to solve the lack of available on-campus housing by converting campus-owned properties into dorms. We first speak with TCU President Benya Kraus and Policy Chair Jamie Neikrie about the most recent of these projects, the Junior Senior Wood-Framed Residences in Medford…

The first issue of the Tufts Daily's podcast highlights student responses to the recent Tufts Daily article "Tufts Police Chief Travels To Israel For Counter-terrorism Seminar." This bi-weekly podcast will feature in-depth conversations with students, faculty, and administrators on important campus issues.Robert Katz and Arman Smigielski as Co-Host…

The history of the land in the United States is one of ERASURE; of the genocide of indigenous people, and of the legacies of people of color using, nourishing and shaping the environment. I’ll trace how that forced absence leads to a lack of “diversity” in parks today. Why are only white people (check out the Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, Enviro…

Remember when Cheryl Strayed in Wild went on a solo trip and didn’t acknowledge how Whiteness had a lot to do with her success? Remember that? Well, going outdoors alone for 3 months isn’t the only way to earn your nature-lovers badge... This episode is about paradigm shifts — how can we change the conversation about outdoor recreation, in a way th…

More than half of outdoor enthusiasts today make over 75k per year. Episode two is about how storytelling is nice, but we need the monies to get to the park itself. I talk to Kay Wang, of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Outreach team, and take a trip to the John Muir Woods myself.Produced by Shirley Wang…

Overlooked and Underreported is a podcast that seeks to shed light on topics that are at the peripherals of the political scene, and explain them in easily understandable, hopefully short segments. In this episode, we uncover the complexities of the Somerville mayoral election happening Tuesday, Nov 7th. Also on this track, an analysis of occupatio…

Read by Kareem Khubchandani. Listen to our interview with Prof Khubchandani about this piece: https://soundcloud.com/tuftspodcasters/its-lit-ep-7-kareem-khubchandani-reads-justin-torresAf Tufts Podcast Network

**CW: Gun violence, discussion of Islamophobia**Dance and Drama Professor Kareem Khubchandani reads “In Praise of Latin Night at the Queer Club” by Justin Torres. The Orlando nightclub massacre on June 12th, 2016 was an assault on brown and black bodies in an LGBTQ scene. It disrupted what had been a sacred space, somewhere people could go to feel …

From the Tufts Podcast Network, you're listening to Ask Jumbo. We're answering random questions you never knew you had about life at Tufts. On this episode, Jenna investigates Tufts' digital collections and archives, located in the basement of Tisch Library.Have a question? Ask it here: goo.gl/yOdL39Recorded and produced by Jenna Fleischer…