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Why 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 productio…

iPhone 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 pa…

Mars 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 …

Brown 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 …

Show 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…

Co-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 …

Musical 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 (actuall…

DJ 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 b…

Curator 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 curatio…

Singer/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 …

We 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 c…

Associated 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 hi…

With 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…

The 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 than…

Community 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 …