You're Totally Awesome
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Cara Rosenbaum is Totally Awesome
October 12, 2012 23:06Original post: http://ytawesome.com/post/33456531582/cara-rosenbaum-is-totally-awesome http://ia601208.us.archive.org/6/items/CaraRosenbaumIsTotallyAwesome/Yta_ep.38CaraRosenbaumIsTotallyAwesome.mp3
Mark Sonnenblick is Totally Awesome
September 11, 2012 05:07https://ia701509.us.archive.org/11/items/MarkSonnenblickIsTotallyAwesome/MarkSonnenblick.mp3
Jasmine Lee is Totally Awesome
September 03, 2012 11:00 - 9.02 MBHead over to YTAwesome.com for the full post! http://ia601201.us.archive.org/5/items/JasmineLeeIsTotallyAwesome/Jasmine.mp3
Adi Kamdar is Totally Awesome
August 27, 2012 03:03 - 9.3 MBHead to http://ytawesome.com/post/30290892140/adi-kamdar-is-totally-awesome for the post. http://ia600701.us.archive.org/16/items/AdiKamdarIsTotallyAwesome/Yta_ep.36AdiKamdarIsTotallyAwesome.mp3
Halsey Niles is Totally Awesome
August 20, 2012 16:29 - 18.1 MBPost is here: Halsey Niles is Totally Awesome http://ia601200.us.archive.org/32/items/HalseyNilesIsTotallyAwesome/Yta_ep.35HalseyNilesIsTotallyAwesome.mp3
Adam Weinrib is Still Totally Awesome
August 15, 2012 06:42Why he's awesome: Comedian and overall just a lovable man Comedian and YTA's first-ever guest, Adam Weinrib, joined me for our first phone guest. We learned that he remains faithful to the YTA podcast despite an appearance on the James Fallon show and that he has been writing in Shakespearean prose for his bosses at the sports documentary production company Triple Threat TV (know for their work on ESPN's 30 for 30 series). He gets into his plans for his comedy career, reveals his obscure ...
And We're Back!
August 12, 2012 23:53I hope everyone's been having a great summer, and you've all gotten to take some time for yourselves. Sorry for the long hiatus, but YTA is coming back at you with the full force of a thousand pandas. Unfortunately we won't be having any more video interviews, so you'll just have to imagine how beautiful all our guests are (just picture Ryan Lochte but 10x prettier). All interviews will have been conducted over the phone, so please excuse any choppiness. We'll be hearing from recent grads wh...
Jessica Bendit is Totally Awesome
May 10, 2012 15:32Coordinator of Space in Prisons for the Arts and Creative Expression (SPACE) Jess Bendit stopped by the "studio" to talk about the program and drop some life insights. We learned about the prison's no-nonsense correction officers; what draws Jess into social justice work; and how Christopher Nolan nailed it with this scene from the Dark Knight. She told us how the prison system is, in some ways, a form of slavery and how, on her most radical days, she likes to think of herself as a prison a...
Mathew Reiss is Totally Awesome
May 08, 2012 13:57Co-developer of Pokemon: Brown University edition Mathew Reiss stopped by the "studio" to update us on the status of his and Sri Sritharan's game. We learned about how a final project from Brown's legendary CS15 course led to Matt's massive undertaking; which Brown celebrities and buildings will be included in the game; and when Matt's once childhood dream of creating video games became a reality. Keep tabs on the official launch date of Pokemon Brown. Sri and Matt are targeting a senior ...
Stephen Poletto is Totally Awesome
May 06, 2012 14:16 - 7.26 MBiPhone App developer and computer science programmer entrepreneur Stephen Poletto dropped by the "studio" to tell us about his various creations, including his newest app SquareQuote. We learned about the advantages of jumping in and creating an app/program; his extremely positive experience working for Apple and affecting millions of people the past two years; and his insomnia-tic/obsessive personality that played into his love for computer science programming. He shared his favorite quote...
Lee Saper is Totally Awesome
May 03, 2012 04:45 - 9.25 MBMars expert Lee Saper joined YTA to catch us up on his latest thesis research on our neighbor planet. We learned about the role he played in helping determine where the the next Mars rover will (not) land; that while rivers and lakes are cool, the real possibility of finding remnants of life on Mars is in researching the subsurface; and how a trip to Iceland turned him into a planetary geologist. He told us about the marriage of sustainability and space, and how we as a human race are alrea...
Tara Kane Prendergast is Totally Awesome
May 01, 2012 14:28 - 9.19 MBBrown Refugee Youth Tutoring and Enrichment (BRYTE) volunteer and former head coordinator and Class of 2012's commencement student orator, Tara Kane Prendergast blessed YTA's "studio" with her presence to talk about all the amazing service she has provided the community. We found about what exactly BRYTE does and about its history, got a primer on her thesis, and learned where her caring nature came from. We gave a BIG thank you to the people who had a moderately important role in helping ...
Jonathan Topaz is Totally Awesome
April 26, 2012 13:55Founder of Brown's Storytellers, Jonathan Topaz, joined YTA to "shamelessly promote" the group's upcoming StorySlam (Full Disclosure: YTA's host will be performing in the Slam. Don't let that deter you from coming.). We learned how storytelling uniquely manages to be informally impactful, about his affinity for self-deprecation and death, and how completely bombing a line can lead to an even better story in the future. He explains the concept of 3Dimensionality as it pertains to storytelle...
Kate Doyle and are Andrew Favaloro are Totally Awesome
April 24, 2012 15:23 - 6.15 MBShow runners Kate Doyle and Andrew Favaloro stopped by the "studio" to talk about their new show Nothing Productive. We learned about everything that goes into putting on a TV show about dysfunctional student groups and how a physics Ph.D candidate has the time to fill a hard drive with TV shows. "Disclaimer: The antics of the characters in Nothing Productive are not based on any person or people in particular." Check out Nothing Productive's pilot, which is online to view for free, and be...
Sri Sritharan is Totally Awesome
April 22, 2012 19:53 - 6.47 MBCo-captain of Brown's South Asian fusion dance team, Brown Badmaash Dance Company, Srihari (Sri) Sritharan joined YTA to talk about their upcoming show. We learned what exactly South Asian fusion dance and music is, how a failed tryout for Brown's baseball team serendipitously led to his Badmaash tryout, and how his love for all things South Asian also led to the birth of DJ Srimix. He explains how he hopes not to overextend himself in grad school (Ph.D in Neuroscience at UPenn next year--...
Sean Lyness is Totally Awesome
April 19, 2012 14:13 - 5.75 MBMusical guest Flash Epic aka Sean Lyness dropped by the YTA "studio" last week. We learned how a late night subway ride led to the name Flash Epic; his why he's a Clash baby; and about his first hit, Kopfschmerz (unfortunately never recorded). He plays us a track off his upcoming album (~10:27 mark) and tells us about recording on a budget (actually in his closet). Be on the look out for his next album Tenses in May, and check out his last album Wanderlust. Also, don't miss his weekly Sund...
Remy Fernandez-O'Brien is Totally Awesome
April 18, 2012 03:21 - 6.58 MBDJ Remyx, Remy Fernandez-O'Brien stopped by the YTA "studio" last week to show off some of his mixing toys. We learned how to ease an audience into music you want them to listen to, about the beauty and obscurity of silent raves, and how he approaches music and DJing philosophically. He describes the funkiness of the Funk Nights that he's brought back to Brown and autotunes the Beatles with his awesome talkbox. You don't want to miss his senior dance show Bursting at the Seams, going on ...
Tim Natividad is Totally Awesome
April 17, 2012 13:24 - 7.66 MBCurator of music blog Making Mondays Better (MMB), Tim Natividad, stopped by the YTA "studio" to the break down how an email to a few friends evolved into a full-fledged website. We learned of his not-so-secret (and not embarrassing in the slightest) love for JBiebs (and his Jesus leg tattoo), about the science that lies behind his playlist curation process, and how he blesses his housemates with his renditions of the Lady Gaga's latest tracks. He explains his passion for tech and social e...
Sasha Spielberg is Totally Awesome
April 15, 2012 04:51Singer/songwriter Sasha Spielberg stopped by the YTA "studio" to talk about life both as Sister from the band Brother/Sister and as a real sister. We learned how being born laid the groundwork for the band's formation, discussed the relative hardships (and perks) of having a cool/band-playing/older brother, and revealed her secret (no longer) love for silly campy musical tracks. She told us how Brother/Sister's tracks are "the music that would be made by two people who grew up sharing a wal...
David Rattner and Michael Schneider are Totally Awesome
April 13, 2012 17:58 - 6.34 MBWe welcomed Undergraduate Council of Students members David Rattner and Michael Schneider to the the YTA "studios" last week to shine light into life as student government officials. David dropped some info on why, as a member of the Presidential Search Committee, he was drawn to our next president, Dr. Christina Paxson (homeboy may or may not be crushing), while Michael talked about his hand in turning Grad Center suites from this to this. (Real changes detailed here. Yes, I'm jealous of y...
Dan Alexander is Totally Awesome
April 12, 2012 14:39Associated Press journalist Dan Alexander dropped by the "studio" to talk about life as a budding sports journalist. We learned how a 7th grade detention and wise mother (redundant?) serendipitously led to his interest in sports writing, and why he's "willing to be hungry" for a couple years to pursue his passion for journalism. He told us about his undying love for all things Ohio State University (not hard to root for a team that manages to replace a legend like Tressel with Urban Meyer) ...
Gillian Brassil is Totally Awesome
April 10, 2012 14:35 - 7.94 MBWith Spring Weekend a little more than a week away, co-head of Brown University's Concert Agency Gillian Brassil stopped by the "studio"to shed some light into the Spring-Weekend-lineup-making process. We learned how crafting the lineup involves more game theory than a dilema amongst prisoners (thanks, Topaz), what obscure item Das Racist asked for before their concert last year, and about life as a fact checker at the source of men's fashion, GQ. She explained how her love for concerts is ...
Steph Yin is Totally Awesome
April 08, 2012 13:39The ever-adventurous science writer Steph Yin stopped by the "studio" last Wednesday (4/4) to talk about life as a cheerleader of all things science. We learned about living with Sea Gypsies on stilt houses, the importance and difficulty of evangelizing science, and eureka moments that can lead science lovers away from academia. She gave a big thank you to her parents (as we all should) and encouraged fellow science lovers to look into life as a science writer. Follow her beautiful blog, ...
Amit Jain is Totally Awesome
April 05, 2012 01:49Community and Brown University campus activist Amit Jain stopped by the "studio" to talk about his newest initiative, Brown for Financial Aid (BFA). We learned about how Brown has done a great job with financial aid under Ruth but can't stagnate in its efforts, how Professor Wendy Schiller converted another formerly aspiring biomedical engineer to a political science major, and about Amit's love for education at all levels. We throw a shout out to our friend and co-founder of BFA, Tim Nativ...