College Uncovered
Hosted by Kirk Carapezza · GBH News
4.6from 97 ratings
- 52
- Episodes
- 8
- Transcribed
- 97
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 53M
- YouTube views
About College Uncovered
In a world focused on getting in, do you know what you’re getting into? College Uncovered, from GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, pulls back the ivy on American higher education, exposing the problems, pitfalls and risks — and helping you navigate them. If you wonder how college really works, subscribe now. Because it’s a real education. College Uncovered is made possible by Lumina Foundation.
- Publisher
- GBH News
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Oct 2023
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
8 of 52 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Preserving the mission even when colleges close
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Harvard professor who lost her tenure
6 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who should hold power over higher education?
Inside a recent episode
Preserving the mission even when colleges close
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] When a college closes, students can be displaced. Employees lose their jobs and communities can lose a major employer and driving cultural force. So foundations and nonprofits in the world of higher ed are asking a different question. What if saving the mission matters more than saving the institution itself? The outcomes for students when institutions close are really pretty dire. John McIntosh is managing partner of Seachange Capital Partners. Which despite its name is a not-for-profit McIntosh came to higher ed from private equity, where restructuring meant protecting a business's value. Now, he says the value to protect is the student. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on College Uncovered
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- David Chard
- Paul Glastris
- Francesca Gino
- Jon Marcus
- Robert Allison
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 53,440,794
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 89 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100
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- Quality
- 69
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts College Uncovered?
Kirk Carapezza host the show. Published by GBH News.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does College Uncovered take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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