Notre Dame Stories
The podcasts in Notre Dame Stories feature interviews with Notre Dame faculty members who can lend insight into some of the major stories of the day, as well as pieces that show the breadth of the life and research at the University.
Through the Forest
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival will reboot for its 20th anniversary Paul Rathburn, a beloved Notre Dame English professor who passed away in 2020, retired from teaching in 2000...
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Covering Coronavirus: Lessons from the past, hope for the future
As the University prepares to confer degrees on the Class of 2020, we speak with the class valedictorian, Brady Stiller, about this unique moment in Notre Dame history. Brady...
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Covering Coronavirus: Connection in the time of pandemic
In this episode, we examine two connections shown in dramatic ways during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the connection between humankind and the planet: We speak with a climate...
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A Student’s Work to Help Italy Deal with COVID-19
As campus shuts down amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we speak with Paolo Mazzara ’23, an undergrad who is spending quarantine aiding Italian healthcare workers.
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Women’s Suffrage and Political Barbies
In the first episode, we drop in on political science professor Christina Wolbrecht. She’s co-authored a book titled, “A Century of Votes for Women,” which looks at how...
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Living Stones
If they were jet-lagged, they didn’t show it. Just as the sun was rising on a Sunday in late July, a dozen Notre Dame undergraduate students filed into the lobby of the...
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Hill in the Holy Land
It began as a place to bring Christians together. It’s grown into a place to impact the region, and the world. This is the story of the University of Notre Dame at Tantur. Read...
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Tantur: Hill in the Holy Land Episode 1
From Notre Dame Stories comes “Tantur: Hill in the Holy Land,” a four-part miniseries exploring the University’s presence in and around Jerusalem. Episode One follows the...
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Tantur: Hill in the Holy Land Episode 2
In Episode Two, we explore what may be under the surface of the University of Notre Dame at Tantur in Jerusalem. Abraham (Avi) Winitzer, Notre Dame professor of theology, leads a...
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Tantur: Hill in the Holy Land Episode 3
St. Jerome, who famously translated the Bible into Latin working from the same cave system in which Jesus was born, said: “Five gospels record the life of Jesus. Four you will...
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Tantur: Hill in the Holy Land Episode 4
In the final episode, we explore Tantur using two interpretations of a commonly used metaphor for the place: an oasis. Many people describe the Tantur grounds in terms of its...
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Unearthing the Past
To learn about the past, most students dig into ancient texts. Others dig in ancient lands. At two sites in Israel, Notre Dame students uncovered materials that may enhance common...
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