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PAW Book Club: With ‘Mathey Girls,’ Melody Chu ’01 Reminds Us to Treasure Friendships

September 22, 2026

On this episode of the Princeton Alumni Weekly’s Book Club podcast, we talk author Melody Chu ’01 about her debut novel, Mathey Girls. Melody studied economics at Princeton and followed it up with Harvard Law School, but after a near death experience during pregnancy, she left her corporate law job to write. The story in Mathey Girls draws from Melody’s pregnancy scare as well as other parts of her personal life, including her heritage as the daughter of Chinese immigrants from Taiwan and he...

PAWcast: Dr. Lucy McBride ’95 Wants a Sea Change in Healthcare

August 14, 2026

Have you ever walked out of a doctor’s appointment feeling rushed, unheard, or misunderstood? If so, you’ve experienced a symptom of a much larger ailment affecting our healthcare world. On this episode of the PAWcast, we talk with Dr. Lucy McBride, from the Class of ’95, a primary care physician in Washington D.C., who during the COVID pandemic began her transformation into a public voice, pushing for a data-driven, patient-centered, holistic approach to healthcare. She has a newsletter and ...

PAW Book Club: ‘Fun City Heist’ by Michael Kardos ’92

June 23, 2026

On this episode of the Princeton Alumni Weekly’s Book Club podcast, author Michael Kardos ’92 answers our questions about his latest comedic crime novel, Fun City Heist. It’s set in his old stomping grounds, the New Jersey shore, and he made the protagonist a drummer, like himself. As the story unfolds, readers watch beach bum Mo Melnick connect for the first time with his teenage daughter, get back together with his band, Sunshine Apocalypse, and eventually get roped into a bandmate’s plan t...

UAB Green and Told · Low booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

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Princeton Alumni Weekly Podcasts typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: Princeton-connected guests such as alumni, faculty, and students—often with notable academic achievement (e.g., honors like valedictorian), published books, research relevant to contemporary social issues, or public-facing work connected to the Princeton community. Common among recent guests: Valedictorian/honors recognition; Published books (stated as a typical theme for the monthly PAWcast); Academic research in social issues. Recent guests include Daniel Yu.

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