FM Radio Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/fm-radio Narrated journalism from The Harvard Crimsons’ weekly magazine, Fifteen Minutes. Listen to reporters, writers, and editors read their articles aloud — including long-form investigations, human-forward insights, and in-depth storytelling. Read every story at thecrimson.com/magazine Cover Art by Sophia Salamanca. @ 2022 The Harvard Crimson e8342a78-069c-5041-aa73-1e0b2214f2e8 yes en Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:38:35 -0800 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:39:08 -0800 https://img.transistorcdn.com/dKiB9rNMRcn3cHaRSKMosMyvIR5lws8zOwVo8R2uAQg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMwMDEwLzE2NjUx/ODgwNzEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg FM Radio episodic The Harvard Crimson Narrated journalism from The Harvard Crimsons’ weekly magazine, Fifteen Minutes. Listen to reporters, writers, and editors read their articles aloud — including long-form investigations, human-forward insights, and in-depth storytelling. Read every story at thecrimson.com/magazine Cover Art by Sophia Salamanca. Narrated journalism from The Harvard Crimsons’ weekly magazine, Fifteen Minutes. Harvard, History Fifteen Minutes Magazine multimedia@thecrimson.com No No Eugenics and Gorilla Suits: Harvard’s History Through Objects 3 3 Eugenics and Gorilla Suits: Harvard’s History Through Objects full d35ad0f5-76f5-49a4-a89d-fa9a1a65477a https://share.transistor.fm/s/a5ffb9cd Magazine writers Maria Borrell Ferrero and Suhani Singh visit Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, home to more than 20,000 decommissioned research tools.


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]]> Magazine writers Maria Borrell Ferrero and Suhani Singh visit Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, home to more than 20,000 decommissioned research tools.


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]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:38:02 -0800 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 544 Magazine writers Maria Borrell Ferrero and Suhani Singh visit Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, home to more than 20,000 decommissioned research tools.


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]]> Harvard, History No The World Will Still Be There 2 2 The World Will Still Be There full 946491a3-9dbe-4f35-9de1-7c4c0a486bde https://share.transistor.fm/s/3f9aa1fd Magazine writer Sarit O. Greenwood talks about re-learning to disconnect from social media and the 24-hour news cycle after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel made time offline feel dangerous.


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]]> Magazine writer Sarit O. Greenwood talks about re-learning to disconnect from social media and the 24-hour news cycle after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel made time offline feel dangerous.


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]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:15:16 -0700 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 412 Magazine writer Sarit O. Greenwood talks about re-learning to disconnect from social media and the 24-hour news cycle after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel made time offline feel dangerous.


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]]> Harvard, History No Celebrating the Mundane 1 1 Celebrating the Mundane full 3efef72b-f6aa-4e6f-996b-220bed797cd8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/099c9e60 Magazine writer Megan L. Blonigen tells the story of her six visits to Portland’s Umbrella Cover Museum.


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]]> Magazine writer Megan L. Blonigen tells the story of her six visits to Portland’s Umbrella Cover Museum.


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]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:08:57 -0700 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 482 Magazine writer Megan L. Blonigen tells the story of her six visits to Portland’s Umbrella Cover Museum.


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]]> Harvard, History No Episode 8: The (Un)Official Harvard Dictionary: Fifteen Words and Where They Came From 8 8 Episode 8: The (Un)Official Harvard Dictionary: Fifteen Words and Where They Came From full 56cd2d29-303a-416a-8e01-62838c760b50 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5a785d2c As with any other language, each Harvard term or phrase has a complex backstory that reveals something about campus culture. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Hewson Duffy, Mariah M. Norman, and Kaitlyn Tsai as they break down 15 words that capture the "Harvard experience."

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]]> As with any other language, each Harvard term or phrase has a complex backstory that reveals something about campus culture. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Hewson Duffy, Mariah M. Norman, and Kaitlyn Tsai as they break down 15 words that capture the "Harvard experience."

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]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2023 11:46:37 -0800 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 2774 As with any other language, each Harvard term or phrase has a complex backstory that reveals something about campus culture. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Hewson Duffy, Mariah M. Norman, and Kaitlyn Tsai as they break down 15 words that capture the "Harvard experience." As with any other language, each Harvard term or phrase has a complex backstory that reveals something about campus culture. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Hewson Duffy, Mariah M. Norman, and Kaitlyn Tsai as they break down 15 words that capture the " Harvard, History No Episode 7: 'Termite Justice': Prison Justice Advocacy, Within and Outside Harvard's Gates 7 7 Episode 7: 'Termite Justice': Prison Justice Advocacy, Within and Outside Harvard's Gates full efeb9820-2d00-4fe3-b4c4-576306ceda7d https://share.transistor.fm/s/f9640d0f Whether Harvard has an obligation to educate students about mass incarceration — and how it should do so — is a question that looms large. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Michal Goldstein and Ciana J. King as they investigate Harvard's prison advocacy programs.

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]]> Whether Harvard has an obligation to educate students about mass incarceration — and how it should do so — is a question that looms large. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Michal Goldstein and Ciana J. King as they investigate Harvard's prison advocacy programs.

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]]> Sat, 14 Jan 2023 11:42:58 -0800 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 1807 Whether Harvard has an obligation to educate students about mass incarceration — and how it should do so — is a question that looms large. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Michal Goldstein and Ciana J. King as they investigate Harvard's prison advocacy programs. Whether Harvard has an obligation to educate students about mass incarceration — and how it should do so — is a question that looms large. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Michal Goldstein and Ciana J. King as they investigate Harvard's prison advocacy Harvard, History No Episode 6: Dropping Out and Cashing In: The Rise of DAOHQ 6 6 Episode 6: Dropping Out and Cashing In: The Rise of DAOHQ full 4cde9308-1c21-41f0-b47b-59a1b557bcac https://share.transistor.fm/s/0850b16f Lucas Chu and Emmet Halm, Harvard drop-outs and founders of crypto startup DAOHQ, see themselves as part of a new vanguard of anti-institutional entrepreneurs. But have they really distanced themselves from the institutions they critique? Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Talia M. Blatt and Isabel T. Mehta as they profile Lucas and Emmet.

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]]> Lucas Chu and Emmet Halm, Harvard drop-outs and founders of crypto startup DAOHQ, see themselves as part of a new vanguard of anti-institutional entrepreneurs. But have they really distanced themselves from the institutions they critique? Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Talia M. Blatt and Isabel T. Mehta as they profile Lucas and Emmet.

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]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2022 19:07:13 -0800 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 2887 Lucas Chu and Emmet Halm, Harvard drop-outs and founders of crypto startup DAOHQ, see themselves as part of a new vanguard of anti-institutional entrepreneurs. But have they really distanced themselves from the institutions they critique? Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Talia M. Blatt and Isabel T. Mehta as they profile Lucas and Emmet. Lucas Chu and Emmet Halm, Harvard drop-outs and founders of crypto startup DAOHQ, see themselves as part of a new vanguard of anti-institutional entrepreneurs. But have they really distanced themselves from the institutions they critique? Join Fifteen Min Harvard, History No Episode 5: Steven Pinker and the Fight Over Academia’s Future 5 5 Episode 5: Steven Pinker and the Fight Over Academia’s Future full c50eee3f-fa4d-49e8-990b-0ac7dd886451 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf282a02 Public intellectual and Harvard professor Steven A. Pinker believes that academia needs to be saved from itself. He is prepared to do his part. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead and Miles J. Herszenhorn as they uncover the mystery of Steven Pinker.

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]]> Public intellectual and Harvard professor Steven A. Pinker believes that academia needs to be saved from itself. He is prepared to do his part. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead and Miles J. Herszenhorn as they uncover the mystery of Steven Pinker.

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]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2022 19:02:47 -0800 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 2752 Public intellectual and Harvard professor Steven A. Pinker believes that academia needs to be saved from itself. He is prepared to do his part. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead and Miles J. Herszenhorn as they uncover the mystery of Steven Pinker. Public intellectual and Harvard professor Steven A. Pinker believes that academia needs to be saved from itself. He is prepared to do his part. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead and Miles J. Herszenhorn as they uncover the mystery Harvard, History No Episode 4: The Fires Underneath Pforzheimer House 4 4 Episode 4: The Fires Underneath Pforzheimer House full 32b86a3f-1a7b-4838-ac88-de6d17702171 https://share.transistor.fm/s/69d955df Join Fifteen Minutes Editor Io Y. Gilman and Staff Writer Graham R. Weber as they set out to uncover and understand the system that keeps Harvard running — from heating and cooling to electricity. Through there investigations a deeply complex system emerged — one at once modern and old-fashioned — and one that will have to change as climate change accelerates.

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]]> Join Fifteen Minutes Editor Io Y. Gilman and Staff Writer Graham R. Weber as they set out to uncover and understand the system that keeps Harvard running — from heating and cooling to electricity. Through there investigations a deeply complex system emerged — one at once modern and old-fashioned — and one that will have to change as climate change accelerates.

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]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 11:35:21 -0800 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 1909 Join Fifteen Minutes Editor Io Y. Gilman and Staff Writer Graham R. Weber as they set out to uncover and understand the system that keeps Harvard running — from heating and cooling to electricity. Through there investigations a deeply complex system emerged — one at once modern and old-fashioned — and one that will have to change as climate change accelerates. Join Fifteen Minutes Editor Io Y. Gilman and Staff Writer Graham R. Weber as they set out to uncover and understand the system that keeps Harvard running — from heating and cooling to electricity. Through there investigations a deeply complex system emerg Harvard, History No Episode 3: Treeland: The High-Rises Harvard Never Built 3 3 Episode 3: Treeland: The High-Rises Harvard Never Built full 1b52e83c-e295-4a74-84f7-3bd4fe1faba7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9194e20e In the 1970s, the University was primed to build an immense graduate student housing complex in the Riverside neighborhood — until grassroots resistance led it to scrap the project altogether. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Henry N. Lear and Benjy Wall-Feng as they explore the story of the last time Harvard tried to expand into Cambridge.

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]]> In the 1970s, the University was primed to build an immense graduate student housing complex in the Riverside neighborhood — until grassroots resistance led it to scrap the project altogether. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Henry N. Lear and Benjy Wall-Feng as they explore the story of the last time Harvard tried to expand into Cambridge.

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]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:52:39 -0700 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 2492 In the 1970s, the University was primed to build an immense graduate student housing complex in the Riverside neighborhood — until grassroots resistance led it to scrap the project altogether. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Henry N. Lear and Benjy Wall-Feng as they explore the story of the last time Harvard tried to expand into Cambridge. In the 1970s, the University was primed to build an immense graduate student housing complex in the Riverside neighborhood — until grassroots resistance led it to scrap the project altogether. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writers Henry N. Lear and Benjy Wal Harvard, History No Episode 2: The Last Harvard Giant 2 2 Episode 2: The Last Harvard Giant full f1caec04-c182-4d0c-9f5c-b8dba66349e7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c10d0b1b As the University's 25th president, Derek C. Bok shaped the ideal of Harvard in ways that echo to this day. Join Isabella B. Cho, Central Administration Reporter for The Harvard Crimson, as she investigates how Bok shaped Harvard during his tenure and beyond, and in turn, how it shaped him.

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]]> As the University's 25th president, Derek C. Bok shaped the ideal of Harvard in ways that echo to this day. Join Isabella B. Cho, Central Administration Reporter for The Harvard Crimson, as she investigates how Bok shaped Harvard during his tenure and beyond, and in turn, how it shaped him.

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]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:56:26 -0700 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 3046 As the University's 25th president, Derek C. Bok shaped the ideal of Harvard in ways that echo to this day. Join Isabella B. Cho, Central Administration Reporter for The Harvard Crimson, as she investigates how Bok shaped Harvard during his tenure and beyond, and in turn, how it shaped him. As the University's 25th president, Derek C. Bok shaped the ideal of Harvard in ways that echo to this day. Join Isabella B. Cho, Central Administration Reporter for The Harvard Crimson, as she investigates how Bok shaped Harvard during his tenure and bey Harvard, History No Episode 1: ‘The Hardest Summer You’ll Ever Love’: Inside PBHA’s Summer Urban Program 1 1 Episode 1: ‘The Hardest Summer You’ll Ever Love’: Inside PBHA’s Summer Urban Program full 4721cf5b-0b19-487a-bd3f-7b0a6e939e05 https://share.transistor.fm/s/08c97a24 Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writer Sophia C. Scott and Editor Amber H. Levis as they dive deep into the  PBHA's Summer Urban Program. Despite being described in recruitment materials as “the hardest summer you’ll ever love,” some counselors felt unprepared for just how hard it would be, and left the program disillusioned with public service at PBHA, wondering if doing social good must necessarily come at the cost of their own well-being.
 
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]]> Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writer Sophia C. Scott and Editor Amber H. Levis as they dive deep into the  PBHA's Summer Urban Program. Despite being described in recruitment materials as “the hardest summer you’ll ever love,” some counselors felt unprepared for just how hard it would be, and left the program disillusioned with public service at PBHA, wondering if doing social good must necessarily come at the cost of their own well-being.
 
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]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2022 17:30:22 -0700 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 1727 Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writer Sophia C. Scott and Editor Amber H. Levis as they dive deep into the PBHA's Summer Urban Program. Despite being described in recruitment materials as “the hardest summer you’ll ever love,” some counselors felt unprepared for just how hard it would be, and left the program disillusioned with public service at PBHA, wondering if doing social good must necessarily come at the cost of their own well-being. Join Fifteen Minutes Staff Writer Sophia C. Scott and Editor Amber H. Levis as they dive deep into the PBHA's Summer Urban Program. Despite being described in recruitment materials as “the hardest summer you’ll ever love,” some counselors felt unprepared Harvard, History No