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Season 5, Episode 1: Quaker Nation

By Vivian Yao , Carolina Borges and Sean McKeown · Nov. 14, 2024

On this episode of the Quaker Nation podcast, junior quarterback and reigning Ivy League co-Offensive Player of the Week and FCS Offensive Player of the Week Liam O’Brien joins the show! The honors come after he threw for six touchdowns and ran for another in a 67 point performance against Cornell to set the program record for passing touchdowns and total touchdowns. After getting thrown into the starting job after an injury to senior quarterback Aidan Sayin mid-season, O’Brien sits down with Sports Editor Vivian Yao and Deputy Sports Editor Sean McKeown about his path to the spotlight. Listen in to hear O’Brien’s story! Edited by Carolina Borges. Design by Emmi Wu. 

Season 4, Episode 1: Quaker Nation with Scott Toney and Kampton Kam

By Vivian Yao , Carolina Borges and Sean McKeown · Feb. 27, 2024

On the latest episode of the Quaker Nation podcast, senior pole vaulter Scott Toney and sophomore high jumper Kampton Kam stopped by to talk about their seasons so far, career histories, and their personal connection. Both athletes competed in the 2024 Ivy Heptagonals, and each brought home a first place finish for the Quakers. Edited by Carolina Borges. Design by Riane Lumer.

S2E3: The Future of Women in Baseball and Sports Roundup

In this week's episode of Quaker Nation, Sean sits down with Former Sports Editor Lochlahn March to discuss her column on Brown's Olivia Pichardo and the role women can play in baseball. Plus: dispatches from Sports Reporter Allyson Nelson, Sports Associates Vivian Yao and Ashil Srivastava, as well as Sports Editor Caleb Crain (from Hartford, Conn.) with the latest on Penn basketball and squash. Edited by Riane Lumer. Podcast art by Lilian Liu.

S2E2: Sports Roundup and Eagles Loss

In last week's edition of Quaker Nation, host Sean McKeown sits down with DP Sports Editor Caleb Crain to discuss an exciting doubleheader weekend in Penn men's basketball, and Sean's reaction to the Eagles' loss in Super Bowl LVII as a lifelong Philadelphia sports fan. Plus: DP Sports Associates Vivian Yao and Griffin Bond, as well as Deputy Sports Editor Walker Carnathan, chime in with their reactions to other happenings in Penn sports, including on women's squash and women's basketball.