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The Pre-Made Podcast

In this podcast, you"ll hear stories primarily from my Amherst College Class of 1994 classmates as we reflect on life 30+ years removed from graduation day. What have we been up to all these years? How has Amherst and a liberal arts education impacted our lives? What college memories have stayed with us? How are we thinking about the next 20 years?

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Susan Antebi Studies The Legacy Of Eugenics in Modern...

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2024/09/20

Susan Antebi has built a career based on both the depth and breadth of her fascinating interests. In recording this episode, she taught me so much about things I had never considered.Susan is Professor of Latin American literature at the University of Toronto. Much of her award-winning writing and research focuses on ways the disabled or abnormal are depicted in Mexican culture. She traces some of these depictions to the eugenics movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I know a bit

Anibal Martinez May Not Travel The World, But The...

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2024/09/09

Raised by a single dad in the Bronx, Anibal Martinez developed an eagerness to see the world at an early age. Anibal studied abroad not once but twice during his four years at Amherst College. He served in the Peace Corps in Papua New Guinea. Before enrolling in law school, he worked as a flight […]

Yutaka Tamura, Owen Stearns, & Seth Reynolds On The...

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2024/08/26

In a Pre-Made Podcast first, I have not one but three guests. They were Amherst College classmates who became colleagues in the creation of a charter school, and they have a remarkable story to tell.Yutaka Tamura (Amherst Class of 1994) founded Excel Academy in 2003. He recruited classmates Owen Stearns and Seth Reynolds to join him on his board. Serving primarily lower-income households in East Boston, Excel nearly collapsed after its first year. This episode reveals not only how and why Yutaka

Dr. Aki Hosoi Brings Warmth And Wisdom To Mental...

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2024/08/17

If you were thinking of becoming a therapist, you'd be hard pressed to find a better instructor and mentor than Dr. Aki Hosoi.Now a senior staff psychologist and the director of training at Colorado State, where she oversees a graduate-level training program that provides clinical training master’s and doctoral level clinicians, her career path is winding and varied. After graduating from Amherst College in 1994, Aki spent a year doing internships, including working with endangered cranes and

Stephen Jackson Harmonizes Faith, Science, and Community

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2024/06/27

For many people, devotion to both science and faith is impossible. That's not the case for my Amherst College classmate, Stephen Jackson.Stephen earned a PhD in cellular and molecular biology and immunology; these days, he consults pharmaceutical companies, medical schools, and nursing homes. He also is an ordained minister and a man of deep faith. But that's not all. He teaches dance, runs a videography business, and he founded a not-for-profit that helps underprivileged communities learn about

Zenzi Gadson Crafts Elegant Spaces Through Collaboration

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2024/05/30

In this episode, I talk to Zenzi Gadson. She's the co-founder of Maurice Gadson, an interior design firm based in Venice, CA. Interior design has become the subject of dining room conversations in my home ever since my eldest child entered the field, so it was such a treat to talk to someone who has been doing it so thoughtfully and at such a high level for more than 20 years. If you've ever wondered what skills and perspectives it takes to be an interior designer, or if like me, you're parenting or