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Signup to Generate a PitchNewstalk is The Harvard Crimson's flagship news podcast series. Join our reporters each week to hear the most important stories from the Harvard community and beyond. Streamed in all 50 states. Heard in 120+ countries. 2024 Associated Collegiate Press National Podcast of the Year.
Harvard Newstalk is hosted by The Harvard Crimson. The show has published 51 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Kevin McCarthy on Harvard, the 2020 Election, and Congress" (17 April 2026, 42 minutes), "Ken Burns on Media, Truth, and Polarization in America" (4 April 2026, 22 minutes), and "From Opinion: Harvard's Grade Debate" (31 March 2026, 24 minutes).
Harvard Newstalk publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 21 minutes across 51 episodes.
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The Harvard Crimson hosts Harvard Newstalk, a news podcast with 51 episodes published.
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy joins Newstalk to discuss Harvard’s political climate, defend his stance on the 2020 election, and weigh in on congressional ethics — while addressing the University’s treatment of...

Legendary documentarian Ken Burns joins Newstalk to discuss truth in a polarized media landscape, the enduring value of long-form storytelling, and why history offers perspective in moments of national division.

Episode #3
When everyone gets an A, what does an A mean? Associate Editorial Editor Benjamin Isaac ‘27 discusses the merits of the recent faculty grading proposal with Crimson Editorial editor Allison P. Farrell ‘26.

The European Union's Ambassador to the United States, Jovita Neliupšienė, comes on Newstalk to discuss President Trump's evolving relationship with our European allies.

Episode #1
The Harvard Crimson's podcast Newstalk returns with special guest Jason Furman, who speaks on the Federal Reserve and President Trump's new nominee for Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.

Episode #22
Harvard students awoke to a somber campus following Donald Trump’s reelection to the presidency early Wednesday morning. “My heart dropped a little bit,” one student said. Some Harvard professors canceled classes...

Episode #21
When you think about election organizing at Harvard, a few words might come to mind. Privilege. Access. Money. The Harvard College Democrats are backed by a federally recognized PAC. Student leaders at the Harvard...

As we neared the one-year anniversary of October 7 earlier this month, the Harvard Institute of Politics — the largest student organization on Harvard’s campus and its flagship platform for political discourse — saw a...

Episode #19
If you've been a student at Harvard at any point over the past three years, there’s one thing you’ve probably heard over and over again: intellectual vitality. You’ll see it in emails, in videos, from students, from our...

In 2022, Harvard earmarked $100 Million dollars for an initiative focused on making amends for Harvard’s ties to slavery. Now, that same initiative has faced infighting, a series of resignations, and allegations of...

Harvard released its admissions demographic data for the Class of 2028 last week. This year more so than many years past, those numbers were a big deal. Few things at Harvard are as tightly kept a secret as its...

Episode #16
It’s Harvard’s second week back in class and campus tensions are already back in the headlines. Two Harvard graduate students charged with assault and battery during a pro-Palestine protest last May face yet another...

Alan M. Garber ’76, Harvard’s longtime provost who suddenly became the interim leader as he sought to steer the University through its worst leadership crisis in decades, was officially confirmed as the 31st president...

For than 100 hours and counting, dozens of Pro-Palestine students and protesters have camped overnight in Harvard Yard, calling on the university to divest from Israel‘s war in Gaza. The encampment has now expanded to...

As skepticism of Harvard's governance mounts amid a year of turmoil, a group of prominent Harvard professors is seeking to revive a body that hasn’t existed at Harvard in living memory: a University-wide faculty senate...

On Friday morning, March 29th, the Harvard Law School Student Government passed a resolution calling on the Harvard Management Corporation to divest from Israel. On Tuesday, April 2nd, a truck displaying the faces of...

Episode #11
Harvard emerged mostly unscathed from its first application cycle since the fall of affirmative action, silencing critics who speculated the University’s recent controversies would deter students from applying to the...

Episode #10
As Harvard navigates its way out of a historic leadership crisis, DEI has come under heavy fire. Supporters point to DEI's capacity to support student wellbeing. Critics say it can get in the way of free speech. Today...

Episode #9
Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino — who came under fire for allegations of data manipulation — suggested that Boston University professor and co-author Nina Mažar tampered with her data, according to an...

Earlier this month, Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced that Harvard Law School Dean John F. Manning ’82 will serve as the University’s second highest administrator: the University provost. Unlike...
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