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The Good is a free, monthly podcast that shares unabashedly good stories about Dickinson students, professors and alumni.

Each month, hear a new feature story or interview, check in with Interim President John Jones III ’77, P’11 and stretch your mind with a puzzler by trivia master and math professor Jeff Forrester.

Subscribe to The Good on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.

Look for new episodes of The Good from August to November and from January to May.

The Good is the proud recipient of a Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II Accolades Award “Gold” for Digital Communications.


Podcast Episodes

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Podcast: Tony Boston, Dickinson’s Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer
In this episode, we talk with Tony Boston, Dickinson’s inaugural chief diversity officer, and learn why he says, “Diversity, equity and inclusion work is for everyone.”
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Podcast: Inside Dickinson’s International Climate Symposium
We visit Dickinson’s recent International Climate Symposium, where hundreds of students engaged in meaningful sessions with world-class experts on climate science and policy.
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Podcast: Green Roof ‘Living Laboratory’ on Dickinson College’s Tome Hall
In this podcast, we take a trip to the top of Tome Hall, where an experimental green roof is helping make Dickinson even more sustainable.
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Podcast: Erin Lowe ’23, Dickinson’s First Truman Scholar
In this podcast, we meet Erin Lowe ’23, the first Dickinsonian to earn a prestigious Truman Scholarship, which supports the next generation of public service leaders.
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Podcast: Dickinson College Farm Works
In this podcast, we visit Dickinson College Farm Works, a new store that brings education, entrepreneurship and farm-to-table food from the College Farm directly to downtown Carlisle.
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Podcast: Popel Shaw Center for Race & Ethnicity Director Yvette Davis
In this podcast, we chat with the Rev. Yvette Davis, the director of Dickinson's Popel Shaw Center for Race & Ethnicity.
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Podcast: Girls Who Code at Dickinson College
Two friends promised each other they would stick with the computer science major, no matter how tough things got. We’ll hear how they expanded their commitment to support more women in tech.
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Podcast: Varshini Prakash of Sunrise Movement Talks Fighting Climate Change at Dickinson College
We tag along with Sunrise Movement co-founder Varshini Prakash during her three-day Rose-Walters Prize Residency on campus.
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Podcast: Inside Dickinson's Data Analytics Major
In this podcast, we delve into Dickinson’s newest major, data analytics. Hear how the blend of math, computer science, economics and philosophy fits the college’s unique approach to the liberal arts.
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Podcast: Summer Program Gives Underserved Students Introduction to College
In this episode of 'The Good,' we tag along with Dickinson's Knowledge for Freedom summer program.
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Podcast: A Time of Transitions
We talk with departing Dickinson President Margee Ensign and incoming interim President John E. Jones III '77, P'11, about the college’s leadership transition.

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Podcast: Career Development at Dickinson
We explore the work of the Advising, Internships & Career Center and how Dickinson’s unique approach is intentional, academic and tailored to our students.

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Podcast: Vox Staff Writer Fabiola Cineas ’12
In this episode of Dickinson's podcast, "The Good," we talk with Fabiola Cineas '12, a reporter covering race for Vox.
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Podcast: Washington Post Cairo Bureau Chief Siobhán O’Grady '13
In this podcast, Washington Post Cairo Bureau Chief Siobhán O’Grady ’13 discusses her reporting across Africa and the Middle East and how her unique Dickinson experience helped launch her career.
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Podcast: The Psychology of a Pandemic
A Dickinson College psychology professor and two alumnae share their new, collaborative research on predicting COVID-19 risk perceptions.
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Podcast: Dickinson, Carlisle CAN Lead Public Health Initiative to Fight COVID-19
Hear how Dickinson and the Carlisle Community Action Network founded by President Margee Ensign are leading a new public health initiative to fight the spread of COVID-19.
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Podcast: Orioles Broadcasters Brett Hollander ’07 and Geoff Arnold ’10
In this episode of 'The Good,' we chat with two alumni who are calling games for MLB's Baltimore Orioles after starting their careers at Dickinson's WDCV.
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Podcast: Dickinson Antiracism Project
In this podcast episode, we explore the Dickinson Antiracism Project and its goals.
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Podcast: Civic Action Internships
The Center for Civic Learning and Action launched a new internship program designed to match Dickinson student expertise with community needs.
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Podcast: Admissions Decision Release Day
This episode of Dickinson's award-winning podcast includes a message from President Ensign on the college's response to COVID-19. We also hear about "Decision Release Day" for prospective students.
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Podcast: Competition in the Performing Arts
In this podcast, we explore the concept of competition in the performing arts at Dickinson.
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Podcast: Paying the Game of Life
In this podcast, we look at how Dickinsonians are charting a course for a financially fit future with the First-Year Seminar called Paying the Game of Life.
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Podcast: Inside the Blue Mountain Battalion - Dickinson College ROTC
In this podcast, we join the Blue Mountain Battalion on a training exercise and learn how ROTC deepens the liberal-arts experience.
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Podcast: How Students and Educators Can Lead the Fight Against Climate Change
In this podcast episode, we go inside the recent BE.Hive On Campus summit to learn how behavior change can fight climate change.
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Podcast: Meet Dickinson College's Rabbi Marley Weiner
In this podcast, we meet Rabbi Marley Weiner, the first full-time director of Dickinson's Asbell Center for Jewish Life, and we visit the Revolutionary Challenge Ideation Workshop.
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Podcast: Pre-Orientation Adventures at Dickinson College
Dive into Dickinson's Pre-Orientation Adventures! We talk with a student adventure leader and the program's coordinator to learn how students spend their first few days on campus.
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Podcast: Dickinson College Alumnus and Hollywood Screenwriter Ed Ricourt '95
Political science major Ed Ricourt '95 wanted to be a lawyer until he wrote his first screenplay for a course at Dickinson. We chat with him about his journey and his writing style.
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Podcast: Dickinson College Professors Probe the Unseen World of Rattlesnake Dens
In this podcast, we travel to Colorado with a team of Dickinson professors researching rattlesnakes.
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Podcast: Dickinson College Students Tell Forgotten Stories of Slavery
In this podcast, we meet Dickinson students researching the college's connections to American slavery.
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Podcast: Dickinson College Alumna, Media Mogul and Finance Titan Amy Nauiokas
In this podcast, we talk with media master and Wall Street veteran Amy Nauiokas '94.
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Podcast: Dickinson College Squash Teams Welcome New Coach, Celebrate Five Years of Success
In this podcast, we visit the men's and women's squash teams as the program marks its fifth season and welcomes a new coach.
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Podcast: Dickinson College Student Discusses Landmark Climate Change Lawsuit
In this episode of "The Good," Dickinson student Sophie Kivlehan '21 discusses her involvement in a landmark federal lawsuit over climate change.
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Podcast: Inside Admissions at Dickinson College
We ride along with a Dickinson College admissions staff member on a visit to prospective students. Plus, the dean of admissions offers tips for "finding your fit" at college.
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Podcast: Dickinson College Team Explores Iceland's Lakes on National Geographic Research Trip
In this podcast episode, we travel to Iceland with Dickinson researchers who've earned the title "National Geographic Explorers."
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Podcast: Dickinson College Alumna and Comedy Writer Lauren Ashley Smith '06
We travel to Manhattan for a conversation with TV comedy writer, actor, improv comedian and Dickinson alumna Lauren Ashley Smith '06.

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Podcast: Dickinson College Alumnus and Nanotechnology Pioneer Chad Mirkin '86
We head to Chicago and the campus of Northwestern University for a conversation with renowned chemist, nanotechnology pioneer and Dickinson alumnus Chad Mirkin ’86.

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Podcast: Dickinson College Geophysics Class Searches for Unmarked Graves
We join a geophysics class as they search for unmarked gravesites with ground-penetrating radar.

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Podcast: Dickinson College Alumnus and Phillies President Andy MacPhail '76
We talk baseball, leadership and more with alumnus and Philadelphia Phillies President Andy MacPhail '76.


The Good is produced by Craig Layne and Christine Baksi in association with Dickinson College’s marketing and communications office. Craig Layne is host.