This week we catch up with Yale senior Morgan Baker, the first non-male member to join the Duke’s Men of Yale—now known as the Doox of Yale—to reflect on the group’s transition from an all-male to an all-gender group. 

Episode transcript

Music Excerpts

• “Lego House”, by Ed Sheeran, arr. Danny Germino-Watnick; PJ Frantz, solo
• “Toxic”, by Cathy Dennis & Henry Jonback, originally performed by Britney Spears, arr. Kenyon Duncan, trio Kenyon Duncan, Avi Durlin, Caleb O’Reilly
• “Animal Spirits”, by Vulfpeck, arr. PJ Frantz, solo Oliver Shoulson
• “Landslide”, by Fleetwood Mac, arr. Lex Caron, Henry Gottfried, trio Morgan Baker, Paloma Ortega, Charlotte Polk
• “Levels”, by Nick Jonas, arr. Ethan Treiman, solos Archer Frodyma, Jacob Kaufman-Shalett, Clay Jamieson
• “Dynamo of Volition”, by Jason Mraz, arr. Ethan Treiman, solo Ethan Treiman
• “What a Good Boy”, by Barenaked Ladies, arr. Holcombe Waller & Ben Landsverk, solo Morgan Baker
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Episode references

• Doox of Yale
• Duke’s Men and Doox of Yale Alumni Association
• Yale Whiffenpoofs
• Whiffenpoof Alumni Association
• Yale Daily News: “Duke’s Men inducts all-gender class”, September 18, 2017

Theme Song: Mr. Puffy by Avi Bortnik, arr. by Paul Kim. Performed by Dynamic