Note for listeners: This episode contains discussion of eating disorders.

Susan Burton ’95 is the writer, reporter, and co-producer of The Retrievals, a podcast exploring the shocking case of the Yale Health fertility center, where a nurse repeatedly stole Fentanyl from patients undergoing egg retrievals. She’s a longtime reporter at This American Life and the author of the memoir Empty, about a lifelong eating disorder. Join Lily Isaacs as she talks with Susan about her relationship with New Haven, how she became interested in radio, and the advice she has for her younger self and for young journalists.

Produced by Lily Isaacs, Joanne Lee ’26, Xavier Guaracha ’25 and Suraj Singareddy ’25. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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Ngozi Ukazu ’13 is the Harvey-award winning cartoonist behind “Check, Please!” and the upcoming graphic novel “Bunt!” — join host Suraj Singareddy ’25 as he talks with Ngozi about how she got into comics, the time she was almost rescinded from Yale because of an obsession with Star Trek and how we interact with the institutions that we’re part of.

Produced by Suraj Singareddy ’25 and Xavier Guaracha ’25. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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the bells start tolling in the half hour or so before Compline begins.

We sit down and wait for a moment, hear other people shuffle in.

It still looks like there’s no one up front, just the light. But then, it begins.

“Compline fits into a larger pattern of prayer at various times a day, the last prayer, and here at Christchurch, we do that as an offering and a welcome to the city.”

And the city is here. 

“ In the darkness, you can be with your friends, or you can be alone, you can be with God if you are talking to God or, or not. And that’s up to you.”

“It feels like I’m turning inward, but also with a bunch of other people that are turning inward.”

“And so it’s often like praying for my friends and then my friends praying for me in return.”

“It’s a thing that brings them some sort of joy or peace or moment of contemplation, whatever is working for them.”

The singing stops. We prepare to leave the quiet.

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Carter King ’24 talks with Suraj Singareddy ’25 about how he began designing costumes, working as an indigenous dress consultant on a TV series, and doing research in museum archives. Plus, tips for dressing well from one of the most stylish people on campus!
Produced by Suraj Singareddy ’25.
Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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Sanjena Sathian ’13, author of Gold Diggers, talks with Serena Puang ’23 and Suraj Singareddy ’25 about being a debate kid in high school, writing about Atlanta from memory, working with Mindy Kaling, and the Asian-American films and books she loves right now. This is part 2 of a 2-part interview.

Produced by Suraj Singareddy ’25 and Serena Puang ’23.

Music by BlueDot Sessions.

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Sanjena Sathian ’13, author of Gold Diggers, talks with Serena Puang ’23 and Suraj Singareddy ’25 about growing up Indian-American in Atlanta’s suburbs, her undergraduate experience, and working in Mumbai as a foreign correspondent. This is part 1 of a 2-part interview.

Produced by Suraj Singareddy ’25 and Serena Puang ’23

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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Produced by Joanne Lee ’26 and Suraj Singareddy ’25

Music by Blue Dot Sessions

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Xavier Guaracha ’25 sits down with Shervin Dehmoubed ’25, recent Forbes 30-under-30 honoree. Shervin discusses a typical day balancing being student athlete and CEO of EcoPackables, his previous endeavors in business and what’s to come in the future.

Guest: Shervin Dehmoubed ’25
Producers: Xavier Guaracha ’25, Suraj Singareddy ’25
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

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Manasi Subramaniam, the Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Random House India and a 2022 World Fellow, talks with Suraj Singareddy ’25 and Eli Tsung ’25 about translated literature in South Asia, her personal and professional journey and what being a publisher means to her.

Produced by Joanne Lee ’26, Suraj Singareddy ’25 and Eli Tsung ’25.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

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