Princeton Alumni Weekly Podcasts

PAW Book Club: Suleika Jaouad ’10’s ‘Between Two Kingdoms’

On this episode of the Princeton Alumni Weekly’s book club podcast, Suleika Jaouad ’10 discusses ”“Between Two Kingdoms,” her memoir of fighting a rare and aggressive form of leukemia and, afterward, finding a way to rebuild her life and her very sense of self. She also discusses her follow-up, “The Book of Alchemy,” and explains the role journaling has played in her life and her writing. She writes that while working on “Between Two Kingdoms,” she made this discovery: “If you’re in conversation with the self, you can be in conversation with the world.” (Find the transcript at paw.princeton.edu/pawcasts)

Memorials PAWcast: Remembering Hendrix Neimann ’73

PAW Memorials editor Nicholas DeVito sat down with Rob Mancuso ’73 and Mike Mims ’71 to discuss Hendrix “Drix” Neimann ’73. Drix was active in Business Today at Princeton and co-founded New Jersey Monthly Magazine.

PAW Book Club: Todd Purdum ’82 Penned a Biography of Desi Arnaz

On this episode of the PAW Book Club podcast, career journalist Todd Purdum ’82 answers book club members’ questions about his new biography, “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television.” As Todd’s exhaustive research shows, the Cuban-born star of “I Love Lucy” contributed far more than his widely loved charm and comedic talent to the early television industry — many techniques and practices he pioneered are still used today. Yet his own life was a mixture of struggle and success. In his book, Todd puts it like this, “As with most people, and certainly so many high-achieving people, his strengths were bound up with his weaknesses. It was the youthful trauma of losing everything that made him willing to risk anything. The upside of his profligacy was his generosity. The flip side of his restlessness was his creativity. The corollary of his addictions was his drive. He was a genuine original, and for better and worse, he knew it.”

Memorials PAWcast: Remembering Richard Springs III ’64

PAW Memorials editor Nicholas DeVito sat down with Lanny Springs ’67 to discuss his brother William Springs III ’64. Dick played football at Princeton and was a cattle rancher.

Vocalist Charmaine Lee ’14 Is Taking Her Mind-Bending Music to All 50 States

Charmaine Lee ’14’s music might be unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. Lee grew up in a musical family and studied jazz at Princeton along with sociology. She also sang with one of Princeton’s a cappella groups, and the experience inspired her to carve out an innovative niche as a vocalist in the world of auditory art. Right now, she’s on a tour of 60 shows through all 50 states, and she has a new album out, titled “Tulpa.” Lee agreed to come on the PAWcast and discuss how and why she creates her art — and share some of it as well.