Northwestern Intersections

About Northwestern Intersections

Listen in as alumni share stories about how their careers have evolved and how key intersections of experience, opportunity, and alumni connections have propelled them to where they are today. Find out what these alumni have done right and wrong and what they've learned at each intersection along the way.

Publisher

Northwestern Alumni Association

Category

education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Mar 2018

Latest episode

13 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 197 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Live From Feinberg Alumni Weekend 2026

   This special episode of Northwestern Intersections features highlights from a discussion between Andrew Alexander '96 MD; Lawrence Lenke '86 MD ('14 P); Sandra Schorr '76 MD; and Nicholas J. Volpe '21 MD, '21 MBA, captured during their recent class reunions at the Feinberg School of Medicine Alumni Weekend. In this conversation, the alumni reflect on their time at Northwestern, share insights from their careers in medicine, and offer advice for current and prospective students.

2. 

   3 Apr 2026

   Northwestern Intersections: Live From LA

   Check out a live recording of the Northwestern Intersections podcast exploring career pathways in entertainment and media with three Los Angeles–based alumni: pioneering sportswriter Helene Elliott '77, popular sports content creator Andrew Fenichel '21, and executive producer and "godmother of reality TV" Toni Gallagher '87. This episode was recorded live at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills.

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   2 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Tracing The Beatles and Pop Culture with Harry Castleman '74 and Walter Podrazik '74

   After DJ-hosting a 17-hour Beatles radio marathon as seniors at Northwestern, Castleman and Podrazik published All Together Now, the first complete Beatles discography book. They continued their pop-culture collaboration through several editions of Watching TV, a season-by-season history of American television. In this episode, discover how two lifelong friends forged careers in law and media while staying connected to Northwestern, the Beatles, and more.

Inside a recent episode

Live From Feinberg Alumni Weekend 2026

Published 13 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Hi, my name is Dr. Nick Volpe. I'm a graduate of the Feinberg class of 2021. I am a pediatric anesthesiology fellow at Lurie Children's Hospital, also a part of Northwestern. After fellowship ends in August, I'll be staying on at Lurie on the faculty. My current research that I'm actually right now in Denver presenting is related to optimizing spinal anesthesia for infants and neonates. Wow. That's awesome. Congratulations, Nick. And Nick, I want to start by asking you this as a recent grad. Talk to me how you got on this path. At what point in your Feinberg journey did this sort of click for you that this is what you wanted to do? […]

Who has been a guest on Northwestern Intersections

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Amy Wang
• Gary Rusk
• Sanjiv Shah
• Keyaira Lock
• Jason Wright

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

10,481,669

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

34 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100

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Quality

93

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

85

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