In Disquisition #18, Park S. Nobel, Ph.D., alumni of Solon High School, member of the original 100 National Merit Scholars, and acclaimed botanist, biophysicist, and traveler extraordinaire joins Dev and Vikram to talk about his incredible. Join Nobel as he walks us through his time in Solon back in 1943, to his years at Cornell, Cal Tech, and UCLA…

In Disquisition #17, Dr. Bobby Mukkamala, the 2021 Chair of the American Medical Association, joins Dev and Vikram to talk about his impact on the medical community. By discussing initiatives spearheaded by the AMA and projects he is involved in outside the hospital, Dr. Mukkamala uniquely presents the incredible career and life he's had so far -- …

In Disquisition #16, Haris Hosseini, the 2019 NSDA National Champion and 2018 finalist in Original Oratory, joins Dev and Vikram to talk about her incredible speech career. After going in-depth on both of her outstanding speeches, Haris touches on who inspired her and what she aspires to be. From the impact of humor in speeches to her experiences a…

Welcome back to Disquisition: Season 2! Each episode of Disquisition has insightful interviews with people of all backgrounds, whether they be politics, music, or a favorite of ours, Speech and Debate. With 15 episodes in Season 1, featuring guests like Mitchell’s co-founder Pete Mitchell, music artist Stellar, Chief Medical Officer at Rainbow Dr. …

In Disquisition #15, Jack Van Antwerp, the former Director of Photography at the Wall Street Journal, joins Dev and Vik to talk about the impact of photojournalism in the news we read. Covering his career from his humble beginnings as a journalist for the Solon High School newspaper in the 1980s, to his time at the WSJ and what he's doing now to pr…

In Disquisition #14, Officer Joann Felton of the Solon City Dare Program sits down with Dev and Vikram to talk about her career, her accolades, and of course, tell a wonderful story. Officer Felton tells the Disquisition audience the captivating story of Taylor Meyer, a teen who died too young due to underage drinking. You'll be hooked on a story a…

In Disquisition #13, Mark Johnson, the Chief Meteorologist at News 5 Cleveland, joins Disquisition for another wonderful conversation. With topics ranging from how we explore the science of weather forecasting, to the shenanigans that come along with being Mark on television, and the lessons he's learned from being Cleveland's friendly weatherman, …

In Disquisition #12, Fred Bolden, the superintendent of Solon City Schools, joins Disquisition for a fantastic interview. Diving deeper into topics about how the district has combated COVID, geared up for the second semester, and what it all took to get here, with more about the logistics behind being superintendent, and what keeps our school runni…

In Disquisition #11, Steve Heimler, the teacher and YouTuber behind Heimler's History, joins Disquisition to explore the historical roots of problems like income inequality, racism in America, the state of the College Board, and more. These historical roots are connected to the present day topics to open up entirely new perspectives. Join us as we …

In the Season One Update, Dev and Vikram go over the the future plans for the podcast, namely the second part of season one, and recap on how the first season has gone so far. Thank you to everyone whose helped make these ten weeks amazing and insightful. Notable people are listed below! Follow the hosts @solonextemp on Instagram, Follow Dev @devsa…

In Disquisition #10, State Senator Matt Dolan, of Ohio's 24th Senate District, sits down with Dev and Vikram to talk about a wide range of issues at the state level, something new to the podcast. From pressing topics like BLM and COVID-19 to ongoing concerns like Lake Erie's health and the opioid crisis, as well as school reopening at the state lev…

In Disquisition #9, Pete Mitchell, the co-founder of Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream, a Northeast Ohio staple, joins Disquisition to talk about the story of how his ice cream shop in 1999 grew to 10 stores that are iconic in Northeast Ohio today. Listen in to hear not only the story, but the inside "scoop", how Mitchell's has dealt with the pandemic,…

In Disquisition #8, Dr. Ethan Leonard, MD, joins us to talk about the predicaments of reopening schools during a global pandemic, the current state of vaccine development, and how COVID has changed up the medical industry and the world as we know it. Dr. Leonard is the Chief Medical Officer and a Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at UH Rainbo…

In Disquisition #7, Mo Marks joins us to talk about her extremely successful extemp career, including her MBA championship (one of speech and debate's most exclusive tournaments). Moving away from extemp, Mo, a climate change warrior and the next Greta Thunberg, talks about the future of climate change, Joe Biden's plan, and how we can move forward…

In Disquisition #6, Dev Ahuja & Vikram Sundaram chat with Stellar, (who reveals his real name in the episode) creator of viral song on Spotify and TikTok, Ashes. Learn how Stellar established his music platform, expanded it, and how you can too. Follow Stellar @rnbstellar on Spotify, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Follow the hosts @solonextemp on …

In Disquisition #5, Dev Ahuja & Vikram Sundaram sit down with the USX NATIONAL CHAMPION Jimmy Gao (who is also finalist at TOC, Harvard, Bronx, GMU, and winner of Yale and UPenn) to talk about speech, extemp, and BLM as an ally. Follow Jimmy @jimmygao100 on Instagram. Follow the hosts @solonextemp on Instagram, Follow Dev @devsahuja, and follow Vik…

In Disquisition #4, Dev Ahuja & Vikram Sundaram interview the mayor of Solon, OH, Eddy Kraus! Topics like coronavirus, school reopening, masks, BLM, and simply some info for Solonites. Follow Mayor Kraus on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/eddykrausmayor/. Follow the hosts @solonextemp on Instagram, Follow Dev @devsahuja, and follow Vikram @vikr…

In Disquisition #3, Dev Ahuja & Vikram Sundaram sit down with the USX State Champion and NSDA 2020 National Tournament runner-up. Follow Adam @ahammy_ on Instagram. Follow the hosts @solonextemp on Instagram, Follow Dev @devsahuja, and follow Vikram @vikram_sundaram. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disquisition/sup…

In Disquisition #2, Dev Ahuja & Vikram Sundaram discuss five of the most essential shows to watch while you're stuck at home, quarantining, and trying to pass the time in summer. This is What to Watch on Netflix this Summer. Follow the creators @solonextemp on Instagram. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disquisition…

In Disquisition #1, Dev Ahuja & Vikram Sundaram discuss the 2020 National Speech & Debate Tournament, breakdown the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impacts, and introduce the history of this podcast. This is Where It All Began. Follow the creators @solonextemp on Instagram. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dis…

Introducing Disquisition, a new podcast with Dev Ahuja and Vikram Sundaram. We’ll have opinions on Speech, Politics, and…. whatever the heck we want. Follow the creators @solonextemp on Instagram. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disquisition/support