Running to the Noise
Hosted by Carmen Twillie Ambar · Oberlin College & Conservatory
4.9from 44 ratings
- 34
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 44
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Running to the Noise
When First Lady Michelle Obama spoke to the graduating class of Oberlin College and Conservatory in 2015, she encouraged students to embrace Oberlin’s history and run to the “noise”— those challenging, contentious situations that threaten to divide us. As the first college in America to officially embrace the admission of black students, and the first co-ed school to grant bachelor’s degrees to women, Oberlin has been Running to the Noise almost since our inception. And that’s just what we’ll do in each episode of our podcast, hosted by College President Carmen Twillie Ambar. President Ambar will talk with all manner of interesting and influential people on and off our campus who are tackling some of the world’s toughest problems, working to spark positive change for everyone.
- Publisher
- Oberlin College & Conservatory
- Category
- education · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Sept 2023
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 34 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Courage to Do the Hard Thing
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Student Takeover, Part 2 | Talking to Strangers, Loving Judi Dench, and the Comfort of the Worst Case Scenario
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Student Takeover, Part 1 | Deepfakes, Trolling Russian Embassies, and the Power of the Youth Vote
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The Courage to Do the Hard Thing
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And we were all worrying about a potential bioterrorism attack. And even thinking about, could there be a smallpox release? Ended up being, unfortunately, a lot of white powder was sent to major media companies. And we had, unfortunately, some postal workers that died of inhalation anthrax. […]
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- Joe Richman
- Tamara Jade
- EJ Marcus
- Seyquan Mack
- Cecilia Conrad
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 35 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.3 / 5
- 9 ratings
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- 46
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 71
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Who hosts Running to the Noise?
Carmen Twillie Ambar host the show. Published by Oberlin College & Conservatory.
How often do new episodes come out?
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