Dave Werner (class of 2002) started his career as an educator and is now a senior designer at Adobe working on their groundbreaking Character Animator software. Character Animator has been used by everyone from The Simpsons to ordinary people streaming video games to do live animation that makes motion capture-like technology for 2D animation acces…

Sam Ezersky is the associate crossword editor for the New York Times, and works on their Spelling Bee and Letterboxed word games daily. Max Patten interview Sam and gets the story of how he went from studying mechanical engineering and economics to working with Will Shortz, getting millions of Americans to fill in grids daily. Follow @WhoseShoulder…

For our fourth episode, Allison Mui joins Max to talk about how she went from being a drama kid to improv in college, and a current career as the PR director of New Victory, New York’s nonprofit and family focused community theater. Follow @WhoseShoulders on Twitter Mentioned Links: https://newvictory.org https://mobile.twitter.com/gotmui?lang=en I…

Kennedy Elliott of the National Geographic speaks to Max about how she went from a UVA Media Studies degree to following a career in digital journalism and data visualization. Follow @WhoseShoulders on Twitter Mentioned Links: Kennedy’s Website Hummingbird Story Fatal Force Intro/Outro Music: Ghosts I-IV Track No. 12 (Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross), …

For the second episode of Whose Shoulders, UVA McIntire alum Tarek Pertew talks about how he went from climbing the corporate ladder to entrepreneur, to CCO at tech hiring platform Uncubed and the founder of New York City’s fastest growing soccer league. This is a story of post financial-crisis struggle, disenchantment, personal divides, and overco…

For the debut episode, Max Patten interviews Susannah Jones, class of 2017. Susannah grew up loving games as a method of both artistic expression and social connection. Unfortunately, the video games industry can be difficult, unstable, and at times even discriminatory. From a childhood spent with Pokémon and drawing to a college environment that, …

This is not a normal episode. Summer vacation plans mean no guest this time. This is a quick PSA to inform you of Students Demand Action and to try out an exciting new segment for future episodes.Shownotes available at audax.xyz/shownotes. Email for feedback at max@audax.xyz. Follow on Twitter @PrayersFM!…

Abbas Ali is, like host Max Patten, a newly-graduated high school student. He's well-educated, intelligent, and not an activist or supporter of stricter of gun laws. He talks about what it's like being on the fence, and his perspective as an average Joe.Shownotes available at audax.xyz/shownotes. Email for feedback at max@audax.xyz. Follow on Twitt…

Public relations guru Chris Allieri joins Max Patten to discuss how companies and brands can use their platforms for legitimate activism for causes like sensible gun control. Also discussed is the role of politicians, the individual, and social media in enabling that change.Shownotes available at https://audax.xyz/shownotes. Email for feedback at m…

Welcome to the debut episode of Thoughts & Prayers, a podcast about keeping the fight for sensible gun laws in hearts and minds. Barrett Fife talks about her activism in DC, the specific gun legislation she wants to see passed for a safer America, the positive and negative effects of social media for modern activism, and the big deal with voting.Sh…