Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Jeffrey Weinshenker

Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Jeffrey Weinshenker

Author: Harvard College Class of 2000 December 4, 2025 Duration: 48:52

Long-time listener, first time caller, Jeff Weinshenker recounts his journey around the world (he’s been to 50 countries) over the past 25 years. Originally from New Jersey, this jean-short wearing, Springsteen and Bon Jovi fan, joined the State Department as a foreign service officer. Jeff talks about how failing the Spanish language placement test freshmen year led to the start of his State Department career in Japan. Stay tuned for the first classmate to sing a jingle about Annenberg pesto! 

Jeff lived in Greys Middle and Lowell House and was a Government concentrator.



What happens after the cap and gown are put away? Harvard College Class of 2000: The Podcast explores that long, winding road. This isn't a formal reunion report but a series of conversations with classmates, catching up on more than two decades of life. You'll hear about careers that took unexpected turns, personal milestones, and the perspectives that only time and distance can provide. We also circle back to our shared origin point, swapping stories about those formative Cambridge years-the moments that stuck, the lessons that mattered, and the quirks of a particular time and place. Each episode is a different story, a unique path stemming from a common starting line. It's a chance to reconnect with voices from the past and discover where they've landed in the present. Tune in for a thoughtful, often surprising, and deeply human look at the journey from then to now, all through the specific lens of this class. This podcast is created by and for the Harvard College Class of 2000, offering a genuine audio chronicle of our group's evolving narrative.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 79

Harvard College Class of 2000: The Podcast
Podcast Episodes
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Izzy Ruiz [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:27
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Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Bhakti Mirchandani [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:25
Dara talks to Bhakti about sustainable finance and investing, keeping in touch with friends, and her work teaching and writing about sustainability and finance. A huge thank you to Bhakti for hosting our spring NYC pre-r…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Michael Blaugrund [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:22
Dara talks to Michael Blaugrund who tells us about his journey from Ohio to Cambridge to NYC. Michael talks about his band, the Headset, with classmates in NYC in his 20s to his work in the financial industry, including…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Sunana Sohi [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:04
You’ve seen her puns and jokes on the WhatsApp thread, now it’s time to get to know Sunana Sohi. Sunana is a gastroenterologist who makes talking about colonoscopies fun- and hot tip, get your colonoscopy now if you have…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Paul Gutman [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:15
Dara talks to Paul today about his life as a NYC lawyer in the music business, representing such epic clients such as Dave Matthews Band and Pearl Jam, spending the past 19 years at the same firm! Paul also talks about m…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Chris Amar [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:43
Today’s episode features Chris Amar. Chris was a Class Marshal senior year. Chris talks about his journey from random jobs after college to publishing, Americorps, to being a lawyer, to his current career as a financial…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Amanda Brown Baldwin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:02
Dara talks to Amanda Brown Baldwin about the throughlines of design, beauty, and business in her life. From turning left, not right when comping the Crimson, to going to a Goldman info session because she was hungry, all…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Chris Cowherd [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:00
Dr. Christopher Cowherd is an educator and school leader who is passionate about innovation, student agency, and self-directed learning. Having worked in New England independent schools, international schools in Barcelon…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Lano Williams [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:42
In today’s episode, Dara interviews Lano Williams. Lano lived in Hollis North and Winthrop. Lano talks to Dara about his writing (which many of you have read post-reunion), his journey with addiction (and a huge post-reu…
Harvard College 2000 Podcast: Reunion Memorial Service [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:12
On Sunday, June 8, 2025, our class held a Memorial Service in Memorial Church for the classmates we have lost. The service was organized by Sienna Leis and led by our classmate, the Reverend Dr. Teddy Hickman-Maynard. Re…