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Daybreak

Arts & Culture Podcasts

The world moves fast. Daybreak keeps you up-to-date. Enjoy everything you need to know to stay informed — on campus and off — in this digestible, efficient podcast. Daybreak is produced by Maya Mukherjee '27, Twyla Colburn '27, Sheryl Xue '28 under the 149th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. The theme music was composed and performed by Ed Horan, and the cover art is by Mark Dodici.

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The world moves fast. Daybreak keeps you up-to-date. Enjoy everything you need to know to stay informed — on campus and off — in this digestible, efficient podcast. Daybreak is produced by Maya Mukherjee '27, Twyla Colburn '27, Sheryl Xue '28 under the 149th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. The theme music was composed and performed by Ed Horan, and the cover art is by Mark Dodici.

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English


Episodes
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The Gulf Staged Reading, Princeton’s Newest Guggenheim Fellows, and the Class of 2029 Pre-Read — Wednesday, Apr. 16

4/16/2025
Today, we take you inside a staged reading of The Gulf with the High Meadows Environmental Institute, cover the announcement of this year’s Guggenheim Fellowships, and finish out with the class of 2029 pre-read announcement.

Duration:00:09:01

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Sushi Making with Princeton Anime-Manga Club, Orientation Leader Compensation, and PREX's 10-Year Anniversary under New Leadership — Monday, Apr. 14

4/14/2025
Today, we take you inside Princeton Anime-Manga Club’s sushi-making event, discuss an opinion piece on orientation leader compensation, and finish out with PREX’s 10-year anniversary under new ownership.

Duration:00:06:26

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Wrong Winds Poetry Reading with Ahmad Almallah, Honor Committee Statistics, and Updates on the Young Alumni Trustee Race — Friday, Apr. 11

4/11/2025
Today, we take you inside a poetry reading from the Princeton Palestinian Studies Colloquium series, cover the release of delayed Honor Committee statistics, and finish out with updates on the ongoing Young Alumni Trustee race. You can read more about the Young Alumni Trustee race here: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/section/news

Duration:00:09:23

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Adam Grant’s Lecture on Leadership, Protests against Naftali Bennett, and 2025 Class Day Speaker— Wednesday, Apr. 9

4/9/2025
Today, we take you inside Wharton professor Adam Grant’s Lecture on Leadership, protests at Former Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett’s speaker event, and the announcement of this year’s class day speaker Jay Shetty.

Duration:00:04:44

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Hands Off! Rally in Princeton, a bartending “side-quest,” and controversy around a campus speaker — Monday, Apr. 7

4/7/2025
Today, we take you inside the Hands Off! protest in town, hear a story about how a student discovered their bartending passion, and cover the controversy around Naftali Bennett’s presence on campus. ** https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/section/news

Duration:00:05:59

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The Great Gatsby’s 100th Anniversary Performance, Room Draw, and Weekend Plans — Friday, Apr. 4

4/4/2025
Today, we take you inside a Literature to Life performance celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby, cover the start of residential college room draw earlier this week, and finish out hearing what students are planning for the weekend. You can read more about room draw here: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/04/princeton-data-room-draw-2025-residential-college

Duration:00:07:52

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Pietro Frassica’s Time at Princeton, Suspended University Research Grants and NJ AI Hub’s Recent Opening — Wednesday, Apr. 2

4/2/2025
Today, we cover Pietro Frassica’s longtime contributions to Princeton, examine the suspension of Princeton’s research grants by the Trump administration, and look at Princeton’s new NJ AI Hub.

Duration:00:05:23

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The Garden Project, Eid Celebrations, and Princeton vs. Yale Women’s Lacrosse Game — Monday, Mar. 31

3/31/2025
Today, we take you inside the student-run Garden Project’s latest meeting, Eid celebrations this weekend, and finish out with updates on the Princeton vs. Yale women’s lacrosse game.

Duration:00:04:39

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Whig Clio Senate’s Abortion Debate, Cuts to Student Internships, and Weekend Plans —Friday, March 28

3/28/2025
Today, we take you inside Whig Clio Senate’s Abortion Debate, cover sudden changes to student internships after federal funding cuts, and finish out by hearing what students have planned for the weekend.

Duration:00:05:30

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Sunrise Princeton Tackles Trump Policies, CPUC Overhauls Judiciary Committee, and Senator Andy Kim Seeks Release of Graduate Student Elizabeth Tsurkov from Iraq — Wednesday, Mar. 26th

3/26/2025
Today, we take you inside Sunrise Princeton’s meeting to protest the Trump Administration’s policies, delve into CPUC’s latest meeting, and finish out by covering a press release regarding kidnapped graduate student Elizabeth Tsurkov.

Duration:00:04:30

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Más Flow Show, A Concert Getaway, and International Student Advisories — Monday, March 24

3/24/2025
Today, we take you inside the Más Flow show, hear a story about a Japanese Breakfast concert, and finish out with international student advisories issued by the Davis IC.

Duration:00:05:50

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Firestone Crafternoons, President Eisgruber’s Op-Ed on Columbia’s Federal Funding, and Weekend Plans — Friday, March 21

3/21/2025
Today, we take you inside a “crafternoon” at Firestone, cover President Eisgruber’s op-ed on the Trump Administration’s withholding of Columbia University federal funding, and finish out hearing what Princeton students have planned for the weekend.

Duration:00:04:44

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Ted Chiang’s AI and Art Lecture, High-Definition Images of the Universe, and a Puzzle-Making BTS with Jack Noymer — Wednesday, Mar. 19

3/19/2025
Today, we take you inside Ted Chiang’s Public Lecture on AI and Art, cover Princeton’s High-Definition Images of the Baby Universe, and finish out with a behind the scenes look in the ‘Prince’s puzzle-making process with Jack Noymer. Jack Noymer's Puzzle: https://crossword.dailyprincetonian.com/

Duration:00:06:01

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MBB and WBB Fall in Ivy Madness, an Internet Outage, and a new name for the U-Store — Monday, March 17

3/17/2025
Today, we cover Men’s and Women’s Basketball’s semi-final defeats in Ivy Madness, an internet outage on campus, and a new name for 36 University Place.

Duration:00:06:56

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Princeton University Resource Committee’s Decision on Dissociate, Princeton Basketball’s Push Towards the Ivy Tournament, and Spring Break Plans — Friday, March 7, 2025

3/7/2025
Today, we cover the Princeton University Resource Committee’s decision not to pursue dissociation from Israel, take you inside Princeton basketball’s final push towards the Ivy Tournament, and finish out by hearing about what ‘Prince’ staffers have planned for Spring Break The Daily Princetonian's coverage: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/03/princeton-news-adpol-divestment-dissociation-israel-palestine-resources-committee-announcement John Groves' opinion article: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/03/princeton-opinion-opguest-divestment-dissociation-israel-palestine-cpuc-resources-committee

Duration:00:03:53

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Princeton's Newly Launched Humanities Initiative and Presumed Reports of Bird Flu in Town — Wednesday, Mar. 5th

3/5/2025
Today, we cover the University’s Humanities Initiative and a presumed report of bird flu.

Duration:00:02:14

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Decrease in funding for Princeton Public Schools, overview of Princeton University Art Museum, and a hectic driving trip — Monday, Mar. 3

3/3/2025
Today, we cover a decrease in state funding for Princeton Public Schools, learn the plans for the Princeton University Art Museum, and hear about a driving debacle during an internship last summer. You can read more about the museum here: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/section/news

Duration:00:07:19

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Behind the scenes at Firestone, Joshua Yang ‘25 wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and Princetonians’ weekend plans — Friday, Feb. 28

2/28/2025
Today, we take you behind the scenes at Firestone Library, hear from Princeton senior Joshua Yang on his Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and finish out hearing what Princeton students are planning for the weekend.

Duration:00:08:07

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ForWord Collective’s Black History Month Poetry Showcase, Sloan Research Fellowships, and the Palmer Square Homicide — Wednesday, Feb. 26th

2/26/2025
Today, we cover the ForWord Collective’s Black History Month Poetry Showcase, Princeton’s newest Sloan Research Fellows, and a recent homicide in Palmer Square.

Duration:00:06:22