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Formative: Conversations on Who We Became

Formative: Conversations on Who We Became

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A Jesuit college judges itself on who our students become and ‘Formative’ is an interview podcast about those lives and stories. It features intimate conversations with notable alums – from arts and culture, public service, business, philanthropy, sports, education, science, and so on – from Jesuit colleges across the country. Host Michael Serazio, associate professor of communication at Boston College, asks questions about who and what shaped their life journeys, influenced their successes, and guided them through callings, causes, challenges, and careers. An official podcast of Conversations Magazine and the National Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education, ‘Formative’ is about the impact our graduates have had and how they might inspire future generations of young people to set the world on fire.

Recent Episodes

  • Formative 15: From childhood sports fan to pro team president (with Mark Lamping, Rockhurst University ‘80)

    2 months ago

  • Formative 14: In politics, may the best argument win (with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Marquette University ‘67)

    6 months ago

  • Formative 13: A career-long view from the American embassy (with Harry Thomas, Holy Cross ‘78)

    12 months ago

  • Formative 12: When an endangered child can’t come home (with Darcy Olsen, Georgetown ‘93)

    1 year ago

  • Formative 11: What’s eating away at our local food systems (with Erika Polmar, St. Louis University ‘89)

    1 year ago

  • Formative 10: Steeling the judicial ramparts on the last line of democracy (with Benes Aldana, Seattle University ‘91)

    2 years ago

  • Formative 9: The cartoonist’s pen versus the autocrat’s sword (with Adam Zyglis, Canisius University ‘04)

    2 years ago

  • Formative 8: On the front lines of the global refugee crisis (with Michael Gallagher, SJ, Spring Hill College ‘73)

    2 years ago

  • Formative 7: The triumphs and trials of women's professional soccer (with Danielle Slaton, Santa Clara University ‘02)

    2 years ago

  • Formative 6: The advance of the city college (with Ricardo Fernandez, Marquette University ‘62)

    3 years ago