A Williams Life explores the lives and legacies of Williams College graduates.
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Booking probability
36%
Guest openness
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Signup to Generate a PitchA Williams Life is hosted by Williams College. The show has published 18 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Mayda del Valle '00, Chicago Poet Laureate" (14 July 2026, 60 minutes), "Stacy Schiff '82, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biographer" (21 May 2026, 60 minutes), and "Kurt Van Steemburg '75, Lessons in Living" (30 March 2026, 60 minutes).
A Williams Life publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 63 minutes across 18 episodes.
Booking probability for A Williams Life is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A Williams Life requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A Williams Life's contact route on record: public web form.
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Williams College hosts A Williams Life, a society podcast with 18 episodes published.
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Episode #17
Poet, performer, and educator Mayda del Valle '00 was born and raised on Chicago's South Side and is now the city's Poet Laureate. Del Valle found early acclaim on the stage. At age 23, she became the Grand Slam...
Episode #16
This episode features Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff. Her most recent book, The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams , drew wide acclaim on release and landed on most 2022 best-of lists — including the Wall Street...
Episode #15
This episode features a recent conversation between Gordon Earle '75 and his classmate and close friend, Kurt Van Steemburg, when Kurt was in hospice with only a few weeks to live. Gordon recorded the episode because he...
Episode #14
Shoshana Clark Stewart ’02, President of Turquoise Mountain , reflects on her journey from Williams—where she majored in astrophysics and led her rowing team to three national championships—to Afghanistan, and the...
Episode #13
Dr. Toby Cosgrove ’62 reflects on a remarkable life that took him from upstate New York to Williams, through medical school at UVA, into the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, and ultimately to the helm of the...
Episode #12
In this final episode of A Williams Life before the Class of 1975's 50th reunion, host Gordon Earle is interviewed by Jon Earle, his producer, nephew and fellow Williams alum ('09). Gordon reflects on his positive...
Episode #11
This episode of A Williams Life features a conversation with Jackie Laughlin, who was known during her undergraduate years at the College as Jackie Meadows. And that's one of the aspects of Jackie's life that makes her...
Episode #10
This episode of A Williams Life will take us on a journey from the banks of the Mississippi, to Williamstown, to the bond trading world of Wall Street, and finally to the dazzling universe of artificial intelligence...
Episode #9
This episode of A Williams Life features a conversation with Reggie Garrett, a Seattle-based singer/songwriter, who plays a wide range of music, including folk, blues, Celtic and more, with individual musicians as well...
Episode #8
Polly Wood-Holland is a scenic artist and designer for film, TV, and theater. She's worked on many iconic Broadway productions, including The Lion King , Phantom of the Opera , Spamalot , and Mary Poppins . On this...
Episode #7
On this episode of "A Williams Life," we delve into the enduring friendship of classmates Will Parish and Perk Perkins, whose bond spans 50 years. Starting in the fall of 1975, they embarked on a 20-month journey...
Episode #6
Pamela Hawkes is a national leader in historic preservation. On this episode, she discusses her time at Williams, early inspirations, and takes us on a tour of three projects—the renovation of the Crandall Public...
Episode #5
Dr. Frank "Rick" Richards is a world-leading expert on parasitic and tropical infections. He's traveled to some of the poorest and most remote locations of our planet to fight diseases that have harmed millions. During...
Episode #4
Denise Littlefield Sobel takes us on a highly personal journey through her varied and interesting life. It starts with her experience as a member of the first class of women to enroll at Williams for a full four-year...
Episode #3
Frank Doelger is a multiple Emmy Award-winning TV producer whose credits include HBO’s Game of Thrones , Rome , and John Adams . Frank begins by talking about Williams and the professors who had an early influence on...
A Williams Life
Williams was the only college where Harry wanted to coach basketball. Fortuitously, in 1983, an opening occurred. After a lengthy interview process, Williams offered the position to a different coach—who, fortunately...
In September 2021, four months after recording A Williams Life , Harry suffered a life-threatening heart attack. During bypass surgery, he had a stroke that resulted in his becoming almost completely blind. While Harry...
Harry Sheehy is the former head men's basketball coach and athletic director at Williams College. In this interview, he talks about his time in Williamstown as a child and young adult, often accompanied by his father...
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