
Catalyze
News & Politics Podcasts
This is Catalyze, a podcast produced by the Morehead-Cain Foundation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With a wink and a nod to the Foundation's two chemist benefactors—John Motley Morehead III and Gordon Cain—“Catalyze” is meant to represent action, movement, and bringing about change. Our conversations with action-oriented alumni and scholars cover Carolina experiences, career evolutions, individual leadership approaches, personal values, and all kinds of stories of transformation, resilience, and achievement.
Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
This is Catalyze, a podcast produced by the Morehead-Cain Foundation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With a wink and a nod to the Foundation's two chemist benefactors—John Motley Morehead III and Gordon Cain—“Catalyze” is meant to represent action, movement, and bringing about change. Our conversations with action-oriented alumni and scholars cover Carolina experiences, career evolutions, individual leadership approaches, personal values, and all kinds of stories of transformation, resilience, and achievement.
Twitter:
@MoreheadCain
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.moreheadcain.org/
Email:
info@moreheadcain.org
Edward Ndopu, UN SDG Advocate for Accessibility and Inclusion, on “radical humanity”
Duration:00:26:23
SEVEN Talk, by Emily Vasquez ’06: “The Social Life”
Duration:00:08:26
How sports entrepreneurship can cultivate social change, with Steven Aldrich ’91, chair of the Oakland Roots Sports Club and former chief product officer of GoDaddy
Duration:00:34:37
SEVEN Talk, by Antonio McBroom ’08: “Pardon My Passion”
Duration:00:12:51
David Price ’61 retires from Congress after more than three decades of service to North Carolina’s fourth district
Duration:00:28:33
SEVEN Talk, by Debbie Weston Harden ’79: “Can I Do It All?”
Duration:00:08:47
The Catalyze podcast: State of Morehead-Cain, with Foundation President Chris Bradford and scholar host Elias Guedira ’26
Duration:00:28:02
The Travel Episode: Stories from the Morehead-Cain International Gap Year, with Aayas Joshi ’26, Olu Kopano ’26, and scholar host Elias Guedira ’26
Duration:00:32:12
The Travel Episode TRAILER: Elias Guedira ’26 describes climbing Erg Chebbi in Morocco
Duration:00:03:10
The Travel Episode TRAILER: Aayas Joshi ’26 describes a night under the stars from the base of Mount Everest
Duration:00:01:18
The Travel Episode TRAILER: Olu Kopano ’26 describes a lion hunt during an African safari
Duration:00:01:08
SEVEN Talk, by Harvey Kennedy ’74: “Carolina Memories and Inspiration”
Duration:00:11:58
How a ‘national genome’ can reinforce social inequality, with Emily Vasquez ’06, ethnographer of science, medicine, and public health
Duration:00:30:45
What public universities can do to improve accessibility on their campuses, with UNC Campus Y co-president Laura Saavedra Forero ’25 and activist Eleanor Bolton ’25
Duration:00:42:17
The Catalyze podcast: Oscars announcer and Forum emcee Janora McDuffie ’99 on reframing success
Duration:00:46:52
Federal judge nominee Jerry Blackwell ’84 on the story behind the Chauvin trial as special prosecutor
Duration:00:32:17
Brad Rathgeber ’01, CEO of One Schoolhouse, on a relationships-first approach to online learning, with scholar host Benny Klein ’24
Duration:00:27:43
Podcast producer Nick Andersen ’12 on navigating his career in media and what it’s like to work for PBS MASTERPIECE
Duration:00:32:24
Jamie DeMent Holcomb ’01 on how saying ‘yes’ led her to success as a museum CEO, venture capitalist, writer, chef, and farmer, with scholar host Benny Klein ’24
Duration:00:41:58
A quick message from the Morehead-Cain Scholar Media Team, with Tucker Stillman ’25
Duration:00:01:16