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After Amherst

After Amherst

By: Matthew C Collins
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After Amherst is a podcast that features stories of Amherst College graduates. Together, we reflect on our lives since we last collided on campus, the impact a liberal arts education has made on our lives, college memories, and our hopes and ambitions for the road ahead. After Amherst is an independent alumni project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amherst College. Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Rich Kwon Doesn’t Just Do It. He Does It Well.

    Rich Kwon Doesn’t Just Do It. He Does It Well.
    20 Oct 2026
    Rich Kwon was the best man at my wedding, and my kids have called him Uncle Rich their whole lives. Still, this conversation crystalized something I had only sensed all these years: Rich notices details that matter, details that I often don't even notice. The kid who studied Calvin and Hobbes panel by panel and applied it to his own doodles became a physician who refines his technique the same way: a relentless focus on the details. He's also a friend I've always felt could read my mood before I said a word. We talk about the Amherst chemistry professors who lit his fire for science, a mentor’s challenge that still guides him, his work catching pancreatic cancer early, and how a commitment to doing things well shapes the way he parents. Plus, we recount two bets he won against me, one of which nearly took him down the morning of graduation.
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    1 hr and 15 min
  • Donnis Glover Makes Room For Every Voice, Starting At Home

    Donnis Glover Makes Room For Every Voice, Starting At Home
    13 Oct 2026
    Donnis Glover has never fit neatly into one lane. A researcher at heart with a vivid creative streak, I see her as a polymath. She co-founded the Harlem International Film Festival and built a family of digital platforms that give overlooked stories a place to be seen. She really lights up, though, talking about her four children and her commitment to seeing and nurturing them as whole people, even at an early age. We talk about how 9/11 reset her life, her decision to be deeply present for her kids, and why late-night conversations with Amherst College classmates who saw the world differently shaped her as much as any class. Get in touch with Donnis at hello@donnisglover.com, visit https://donnisglover.com/, and explore her platforms: OnyxTee, DopaVee, The Onyx Circle, and Taalo.
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    1 hr and 21 min
  • Jordan Edelstein Reinvents His Career Whenever The Learning Slows

    Jordan Edelstein Reinvents His Career Whenever The Learning Slows
    6 Oct 2026
    Jordan Edelstein's resume reads like several different careers: video games, blockchain, and now fractional leadership. Curiosity and the confidence to take on something new unites it all. When the learning curve flattens, Jordan knows it's time to look for the next thing to tackle, and he traces that instinct straight back to Amherst. We talk about how he knows when it's time for a change, how he talks his way into jobs in industries he's never worked in, and a senior-year dinner conversation with Dean Ron Rosbottom that solidified his appreciation of the liberal arts, even if it took a couple of years to sink in.
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    49 min
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