Conversations with the President

About Conversations with the President

Listen in on Conversations with the President – a podcast featuring Joseph Harroz, Jr., the 15th president of the University of Oklahoma, as he is joined by a variety of guests discussing all things OU.

Publisher

The University of Oklahoma

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Apr 2022

Latest episode

15 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 34 episodes have a transcript.

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   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Research and The Future of Medicine

   President Harroz interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning author, physician, and scientist Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee about groundbreaking cancer research, AI in drug discovery, and the future of medicine.

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   11 May 2026

   What It Takes to Lead In College Athletics Today

   College athletics is changing faster than ever before — from NIL and roster management to recruiting strategy and evolving leadership models. In this episode of Conversations with the President, Joseph Harroz Jr. sits down with OU General Manager for Football Jim Nagy to discuss what it takes to build and lead a modern college football program in the middle of unprecedented transformation.

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   24 Apr 2026

   Leading in the Age of AI

   Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept—it’s already transforming how we learn, work, and solve complex challenges. In this episode of Conversations with the President, Joseph Harroz Jr. sits down with Dr. Shishir Shah, the University of Oklahoma’s inaugural Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, to explore how OU is stepping forward as a leader in this rapidly evolving space.

Inside a recent episode

Research and The Future of Medicine

Published 15 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Doing lung cancer detection in the general population is very unlikely to yield. It'll mostly yield false positives. And there'll be biopsies and there'll be health care costs associated with that. doing lung cancer screening in a population of heavy smokers is very likely to yield true positives. So we have to be thoughtful about what we're doing detection on. And if we're thoughtful, indeed, we'll find cases where you can detect the cancer early and prevent it. Yeah, in many ways, screening before you decide. That's right. Right. And to me, I had this visceral reaction to your New Yorker piece. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

26 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

11 ratings

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