Daybreak
The world moves fast. Daybreak keeps you up-to-date.
Enjoy everything you need to know to stay informed — on campus and off — in this digestible, efficient podcast. Daybreak is produced by Maya Mukherjee '27, Twyla Colburn '27, Sheryl Xue '28 under the 149th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. The theme music was composed and performed by Ed Horan, and the cover art is by Mark Dodici.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 742
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Free speech at Princeton ft. Siyeon Lee — Friday, Nov. 1
Today, we cover an opinion on free speech at Princeton, the next generation New Jersey Transit rail cars, and former president Donald Trump’s controversial statements regarding women at a rally Wedne…
Challenging the need for AlcoholEdu ft. Ava Chen— Thursday, Oct. 31
Today, we cover an opinion about Alcohol Edu pre-orientation programming, the end of print editions for several New Jersey newspapers, a supreme court decision on voting in Virginia, and flash floodi…
Hinds Plaza Renovations, Trump Rally, and Ukraine — Wednesday, Oct. 30
Today, we cover renovations to Hinds plaza, strong reactions to a comedian at Donald Trump’s New York rally, and new information about the North Korean military presence in Ukraine.
An interview with Princeton’s mayor, Mark Freda ft. Cynthia Torres — Tuesday, Oct. 29
Today, we cover an interview with Mark Freda, Mayor of Princeton, the end of Dean’s Date, ballots destroyed in ballot box fires, and accusations of Russian interference in Georgian parliamentary elec…
SJP Protest on Community Care Day ft. Sophie Brissett — Monday, Oct. 28
Today, we cover Students for Justice in Palestine’s protest on Community Care Day, Princeton’s affordable housing estimates, wildfires in New Jersey and President Biden’s apology to Native American c…
Princeton’s Endowment ft. Victoria Davies
Today, we cover an increase in the University endowment’s investment returns, worsening drought conditions in New Jersey, new federal guidelines surrounding the use of artificial intelligence, and a …
New Men’s Hockey Coach ft. Cole Keller — Thursday, Oct. 24
Today, we cover a new men’s hockey coach’s plans for the program, a tense faculty meeting, and early data indicating a national drop in first-year college enrollment.
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Should Princeton offer student loans? ft. Eleanor Clemans-Cope — Wednesday, Oct. 23
Today, we cover Princeton’s financial aid policies, Angela Davis’ conversation with Professor Keeanga-Yahmatta Taylor, Rudy Giuliani’s unusual defamation penalty, and progress in the U.S.’s efforts t…
Princeton Field Hockey claims victory over Harvard ft. Hayk Yengibaryan — Tuesday, Oct. 22
Today, we cover Princeton Field Hockey’s recent success, new accessibility features on Princeton’s campus, Elon Musk’s $1 million sweepstake for Pennsylvania voters, and the start of the United Natio…
Men’s Football Defeats Brown ft. Alex Beverton-Smith — Monday, Oct. 21
Today, we cover Princeton men’s football’s victory over Brown, a faculty Packard fellowship recipient, presidential candidate rallies in the run-up to Election Day, and the death of Hamas leader Yahy…
“the bomb” exhibit on display in Robertson Hall ft. Coco Gong — Friday, Oct. 11
Today, we cover an exhibition celebrating the SPIA Program on Science and Global Security’s 50th anniversary, a settlement over money laundering charges against TD Bank, and a first-of-its-kind UNICE…
A more flexible Dean’s Date ft. Luke Grippo — Wednesday, Oct. 9
Today, we cover the new structure for final papers and projects, a Nobel Prize-winning Princeton professor, a New Jersey senatorial debate, and a lawsuit against TikTok.
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Missing Silverware in Dining Halls ft. Charlie Roth — Monday, Oct. 7
Today, we cover disappearing silverware in dining halls across campus, the University's new Office of Innovation, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's delay in a mail-in ballot decision, and a potential …
Princeton resumes accepting research funding from fossil fuels ft. Eleanor Clemans-Cope — Friday, Oct. 4
Today, we cover the University’s decision to accept research funding from fossil fuel companies it previously dissociated from, a video released by Melania Trump in support of abortion rights, and an…
Women’s Soccer builds momentum ft. Diego Uribe — Thursday, Oct. 3
Today, we cover a win for the women’s soccer team, a decision on the Witherspoon statue, a multibillion dollar evaluation of OpenAI, and the widening of the conflict in the Middle East.
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Ruha Benjamin awarded ‘genius’ grant ft. Annie Rupertus — Wednesday, Oct. 2
Today, we cover The MacArthur genius grant awarded to Professor Ruha Benjamin, the vice presidential debate and a nationwide dockworkers’ strike.
The future of the term ‘Latino’ within Princeton programming ft. Sena Chang — Tuesday, Oct. 1
Today, we cover the use of the term "Latino" in academic programs, University President Eisgruber’s decision not to consider institutional neutrality, the U.S.’s withdrawal from its run for reelectio…
Women's soccer v. Cornell ft. Lily Pampolina — Monday, Sep. 30
Today, we cover women's soccer's victory over Cornell, a Princeton-led study about recycling carbon dioxide, California's vetoed AI safety bill, and the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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Conversations across campus: Princeton’s language tables
Each week, Princeton's dining halls host 21 different language tables, encouraging foreign language conversations between students and faculty in a relaxed setting. In today's episode, the Daybreak t…
Previewing the frosh survey ft. Suthi Navaratnam-Tomayko — Friday, Sep. 27
Today, we cover the results of the Class of 2028 frosh survey, a reduction in SPIA Junior Paper requirements, New York Mayor Eric Adams’ indictment, and a Japanese destroyer sailing through the Taiwa…