BDH Studios
BDH Studios produces multiple podcasts diving into news and life at Brown.
“The Bruno Brief” digs deep into a standout news story from the past week — giving you the news while getting new insights from the reporters who first brought these stories to us in written form and while sharing the context that ties together a generation.
"On the Green" is a look at student life and how students navigate their time at Brown.
Episodes
61 episodes
The Bruno Brief: Businesses are shelling out for eggs in the face of shortage, price hikes
Recently, local businesses and consumers may have noticed inflated egg prices. These come amid a nationwide shortage of eggs caused by a national outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. The bird flu has killed...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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4:58
The Bruno Brief: RIDOH’s new dashboard helps residents locate lead pipes
The Rhode Island Department of Health released an interactive dashboard displaying the location of lead pipes across the state. Out of all the counties in Rhode Island, Providence has the highest percentage of lead pipes. There are even some le...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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5:04
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The Bruno Brief: How parts of Hitler’s reading list ended up at Brown
In this episode of the Bruno Brief, editor Jacob Smollen talks about his reporting on the little-discussed collection of books from Hitler’s personal library at Brown’s John Hay Library. Most were donated nearly 40 years ago, but why do they ma...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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16:17
Pandas on Ice: Looking at the Pandas' legacy
In the third and final episode of Pandas on Ice, BDH Studios catches up with the Pandas at their reunion and hears about the legacy of the inaugural team today.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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16:41
The Bruno Brief: Students interrupt Paxson at Main Green vigil for Palestinian junior
At a Monday night vigil for Hisham Awartani last week, students shouted President Christina Paxson ’19 P’MD’20 off the stage, calling for University divestment from companies affiliated with Israel and weapons manufacturing. In this episode of ...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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6:43
Pandas on Ice: How the Pembroke Pandas became a national hockey powerhouse
In the second episode of The Herald’s new podcast series “Pandas On Ice,” podcast editor and metro editor Jacob Smollen speaks with former Pembroke Pandas to tell the story of how the first intercollegiate women’s ice hockey team in the c...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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19:45
The Bruno Brief: RISD and Textron's relationship, explained
In this episode of the Bruno Brief, Tom Li and Ciara Meyer discuss their reporting on recent arrests and student activism at the Rhode Island School of Design surrounding the school’s relationship with Textron.Subscribe to the podcast on...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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5:24
Pandas On Ice: The story of America's first women's college hockey team
In the first episode of The Herald’s new podcast series “Pandas On Ice,” podcast editor and metro editor Jacob Smollen speaks with former Pembroke Pandas to tell the story of how the first intercollegiate women’s ice hockey team in the co...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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19:26
The Bruno Brief: 20 Jewish students calling for ceasefire, divestment arrested in U. Hall sit-in
On Wednesday evening, The Department of Public Safety arrested 20 student Jewish students who had begun a sit-in at University Hall that afternoon. The students had refused to willingly leave the building until President Christina Paxson ’19 P’...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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9:46
The Bruno Brief: Brown soccer’s “unprecedented dynasty” prepares for the postseason
Ahead of this weekend’s Ivy League women’s soccer tournament, Bruno Brief podcast producer Carter Moyer speaks with Nicholas Miller, senior staff writer, about the program’s continued success over the last four years. In this episode of the Bru...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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5:39
On the Green: Brown's favorite photos
In the third episode of The Herald’s new podcast series, “On The Green,” podcast producer and contributing writer Jaanu Ramesh and Tevah Gevelber, podcast producer and staff writer, talk to fellow Brunonians about the stories behind their favor...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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7:54
The Bruno Brief: Artistry at the Providence Community Herbarium
Artist Heather McMordie launched the Providence Community Herbarium project to explore the relationships twelve Providence residents have with plants. Weaving these stories with artwork and local ecology, this initiative has fostered community ...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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5:35
On The Green: How friends are made at Brown
In the second episode of The Herald’s new podcast series, “On The Green,” senior staff writer and podcast producer Mikayla Kennedy talks to fellow Brunonians about how they met their best friends and partners.Subscribe to the podcast on ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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6:30
The Bruno Brief: Brown's endowment, explained
In the 2023 fiscal year, Brown’s endowment grew 2.7% to a value of $6.6 billion as of June 30. In this episode of the Bruno Brief, we learn more about the details of how Brown’s endowment works and fill you in on other important sto...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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6:03
On The Green: The first-year experience on College Hill
In the first episode of The Herald’s new podcast series, “On The Green,” contributing writers and producers Maya Kelly ’27 and Rohey Jasseh ’27 talk to fellow Brunonians about their first years on College Hill. How were their experiences in com...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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6:07
The Bruno Brief: Early decision, legacy and standardized tests in the class of 2027
The Herald conducted polling this summer to get a clearer picture of the class of 2027. Now, we analyze the data to get a picture of admissions, exploring test-optional policies, legacy impacts and the influence of athlete status on getting int...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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5:59
The Bruno Brief: A new union for Community Coordinators
Community Coordinators rallied on the Main Green this Tuesday requesting the University to voluntarily recognize their proposed union. In this episode of the Bruno Brief, we learn more about the details of this story and fill you in on other im...
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7:03
The Bruno Brief: Adaptive reuse in action
Woonsocket Middle School has been closed for 14 years, but developers are working to breathe new life into the school and transform it into approximately 150 apartments. The project is just one of the new adaptive reuse projects underway in Rho...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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5:20
The Bruno Brief: Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies concentration launches
Following years of student activism, Brown has officially launched the Critical Native American and Indigenous Studies concentration, which will see its first graduating students this spring. The concentration was part of five commitments adopt...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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5:01
The Bruno Brief: Free emergency contraception at Brown
While Health Services has offered emergency and prescription contraceptives for over a decade, until recently students had to pay for or use their insurance in order to attain them. But, per a recent announcement, over the counter emergency con...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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5:19
The Bruno Brief: Is Brown a ‘stoner school?’
In the finale of The Bruno Brief’s series on myths at Brown, Finn Kirkpatrick and Elysee Barakett discuss their reporting on the history of marijuana at the University. Though the National Institute on Drug Abuse found in 2020 that 44% of Ameri...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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12:03
The Bruno Brief: Is Brown really the "Happy Ivy?"
In the fifth episode of The Bruno Brief’s series on myths at Brown, Producers Elysee Barakett and Samantha Renzulli talk about their reporting on happiness at the University. Brown is ranked by the Princeton Review as the 10th happiest campus i...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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15:12
The Bruno Brief: Exploring Brown’s wealthy reputation
In the fourth episode of The Bruno Brief’s series on myths at Brown, Matias Gersberg speaks with fellow Bruno Brief producer Carter Moyer about some of the ways in which class impacts social life, academics and admissions on College Hill.
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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13:44
The Bruno Brief: Is Brown as liberal as it seems?
In the third episode of The Bruno Brief’s series on myths at Brown, Producer Carter Moyer speaks with Jacob Smollen, Bruno Brief and Metro editor, about his reporting on Brown’s left-leaning reputation. Subscribe to The Bruno Brief ...
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18:02
The Bruno Brief: Digging into the East Side's tunnels
In the second episode of the Bruno Brief’s series on myths at Brown, Producer Sonya McNatt speaks with Finn Kirkpatrick, Arts & Culture editor and Bruno Brief editor, about his reporting on the now closed-off tunnels that run underneath Bro...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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