Best Congressional App Challenge Podcasts (2024)

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Tech-Business Insights from Congressional App Challenge Alumni 33:01

1d ago33:01

33:01

In this special episode of Debugged, guest host Suhaani Sodhi sits down with Medha Gupta, a 2017 winner of the Congressional App Challenge and current Adobe employee, and Jinghao Li, a 2023 third-place winner. The discussion delves into their journeys at the intersection of business and technology, sharing how their early interests evolved into suc…

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The 3D Revolution: Thinking Outside the Box with Alon Grinshpoon 21:37

18d ago21:37

21:37

Welcome to the 3D Unleashed edition of the Debugged Podcast, where we decode the world of 3D technology with CEO Alon Grinshpoon, founder of echo3D. In this episode, host Medha Gupta delves into Grinshpoon's journey from computer science scholar to industry disruptor, exploring his pivotal role in reshaping 3D asset management. With $1.9 million in…

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From Code to Canvas: Samah El Hage on AI, Art, and Sustainability 24:24

29d ago24:24

24:24

Join us as we sit down with Samah El Hage, a leading influencer in technology and AI, known for her innovative and forward-thinking ideas. Author of "Redefine the Lead" and "Next Generation Motherhood," Samah explores the role of technology in leadership and motherhood. With a strong foundation in computer science engineering, she has led groundbre…

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Becoming You with Suzy Welch 20:42

2M ago20:42

20:42

In the fourth episode of Season Three of Debugged, host Medha Gupta sits down with business journalist and NYT best-selling author Suzy Welch to discuss her unique approach to creating an authentic and fulfilling life. Suzy introduces her method of identifying your purpose through the intersection of your values, aptitudes, and opportunities. Refle…

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From PM to CEO: Jason Toff Goes 3D 30:33

2M ago30:33

30:33

Join us for an enlightening conversation on the latest Debugged Podcast episode, where our host, Medha Gupta, sits down with Jason Toff, the Founder & CEO of Things, Inc. With a rich background in Product Management roles at tech giants like Google, Vine, and Meta, Jason brings a wealth of insight into tech products of the future. In this interview…

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The Inside Scoop of Tech Reporting with Kelcee Griffis 22:14

2M ago22:14

22:14

Welcome back to Debugged, the Congressional App Challenge’s alumni-led podcast that delves into the world of computer science! In this episode, host Medha Gupta sits down with Kelcee Griffis, a journalist at The Morning Brew, to uncover her fascinating career path from covering intellectual property and the judiciary to becoming a tech reporter. Jo…

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Creating Empowering Tech Communities with Dr. Natalie Lao 23:50

3M ago23:50

23:50

Kicking off Season 3 of the Debugged Podcast, host Medha Gupta interviews Dr. Natalie Lao, Executive Director of the App Inventor Foundation. Dr. Lao shares her journey from MIT undergrad to her current role, emphasizing her passion for education and mentorship. She discusses her involvement in the MIT App Inventor project and her work with UNESCO …

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Re-IMAGIning STEM education with Dora Palfi | Debugged S2 Episode #14 20:20

1y ago20:20

20:20

In this episode of the Debugged Podcast, Medha sits down with Dora Palfi, the co-founder and CEO of imagi, an edtech company helping build the tech workforce of the future through an inclusive and creative approach to learning to code. As one of three girls in her class and one of very few female developers during her internship, Palfi developed a …

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Manufacturing and Managing A New Digital Experience: The Journey of Kellene Parra | Debugged S2 Episode #13 18:02

1y ago18:02

18:02

In this episode of the Debugged Podcast, Medha chats with Kellene Parra, Vice President of Digital Experience at OpenText. OpenText provides the most complete and integrated Information Management platform, allowing companies to organize, integrate and protect data and content as it flows through business processes inside and outside the organizati…

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From Air Guitar to Algorithms: How Hansel Lynn is Rock ‘n Rolling the World of CS Education! | Debugged S2 Episode #12 22:09

1y ago22:09

22:09

In this episode of the Debugged Podcast, Medha sits down with Hansel Lynn, a multifaceted entrepreneur who has dabbled in various career ventures, from running a rock music school for kids to founding theCoderSchool in 2014 and authoring two children’s coding books. On top of all of that, Lynn is an endurance athlete and recently opened Cudos Froze…

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Connecting the Dots Between Data Science and Social Impact | Debugged S2 Episode #11 17:54

1y ago17:54

17:54

In this episode of the Debugged Podcast, Medha Gupta sits down with Jay Ahn, the Vice President of Operations in the Emerging Markets Group (EMG) at Akima. She specializes in consultancy and "dot connecting” support to clients' complex requirements with effective data collection, analysis, and semantic matchmaking techniques to create orchestrated …

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Re-Engineer the World of Medicine with Hadley Sis | Debugged S2 Episode #10 17:09

1+ y ago17:09

17:09

In this episode of the Debugged Podcast, Medha Gupta chats with Hadley Sis, a Project Manager working at the medical device company, Stryker. Sis shares her incredible journey from earning her Master of Science focused in Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering to taking on a critical role as a leader in medical technology. Sis expands on her div…

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Demystifying the World of Science, Biosafety, and Tech with Dr. Marian L. McKee | Debugged S2 Episode #9 14:51

1+ y ago14:51

14:51

In this episode of the Debugged Podcast, Medha Gupta chats with Dr. Marian L. McKee, the Vice President Biosafety at Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing labs. McKee goes in depth about her role, which is working to ensure the safety of pharmaceutical products by testing for viral contaminants. McKee shares her journey from her interest in zoology to…

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Meet Engineer and Natural Hair Advocate, Kamryn Cutler! | Debugged S2 Episode #8 22:02

1+ y ago22:02

22:02

In this episode of the Debugged Podcast, Medha Gupta chats with Kamryn Cutler, computer science graduate of Howard University and participant in Hartman’s Leadership Development Program. Cutler certainly wears many hats in this program. She not only is an engineer in data analytics, but she also works as a consultant to communicate with businesses …

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Ready to be inspired? Meet Techsetter, Sam Wiener! | Debugged S2 Episode #7 22:04

1+ y ago22:04

22:04

In this episode of the Debugged Podcast, Medha Gupta sits down with Sam Wiener, the Head of Product Engineering at Saturn where she is a critical leader for driving strategy and execution for their mobile product. Wiener shares her incredible journey from starting out in computer science to managing the engineering team behind Instagram’s Reels pro…

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Inspiring the Next Generation of Leaders with Nita Singh Kaushal | Debugged S2 Episode #6 21:58

1+ y ago21:58

21:58

In this episode of the Debugged Podcast, Medha Gupta chats with Nita Singh Kaushal, founder of Miss CEO, a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University, and an Instructor at Stanford Continuing Studies where she teaches undergraduates, graduate students and professional women how to develop leadership skills so they can make meaning…

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Building Impactful Apps with Natalia Luzuriaga | Debugged S2 Episode #5 17:17

1+ y ago17:17

17:17

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta chats with Natalia Luzuriaga, a senior undergraduate studying computer science at UCLA and co-founder of the app, Hussle. Luzuriaga shares her amazing journey from learning how to code on Codecademy to winning her district’s Congressional App Challenge, in which she coded an app called Speech, which aims to …

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Going Digital with Tory Smithe | Debugged S2 Episode #4 20:25

1+ y ago20:25

20:25

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Tory Smithe, Senior Manager, Healthcare & Life Sciences and leader of digital marketing strategy at Adobe. Smithe shares her inspiring journey from having a passion in healthcare to being at the forefront of translating digital technology for healthcare leaders. Smithe shares what the intersec…

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Meet Alefiya Master, An Entrepreneur Changing EdTech For Good | Debugged S2 Episode #3 20:30

1+ y ago20:30

20:30

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta chats with Alefiya Master, founder & CEO of award-winning app development program, MAD-learn. Master shares her incredible journey from being an educator with a vision to an entrepreneur with a mission to enable students to have passion driven career choices. MAD-learn emphasizes the importance of design thi…

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A Deep Dive into Web3 with Gabrielle Hibbert | Debugged S2 Episode #2 17:00

1+ y ago17:00

17:00

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Gabrielle Hibbert, security auditor and researcher at Least Authority, co-founder of Web3 native startup Future Proof Collective, and Fellow at the Decentralized Future Council, to discuss what Web3 is and how both governance and policy play a huge role in this space. Hibbert shares her unique…

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Kicking Off Season 2 of Debugged with Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton | Debugged S2 Episode #1 16:36

1+ y ago16:36

16:36

In this first episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta chats with Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton, state Senator, attorney, and representative of the people of Northern Virginia and Shenandoah Valley for over two decades - AND drumroll please - co-chair of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge! Rep. Wexton discusses her journey in politics and how her work ha…

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Investor’s Pitch Finale | Debugged Episode #15 37:20

2y ago37:20

37:20

In the second part of the two-part finale of the first season of Debugged, Medha Gupta brings in Aryan Mittal, the first place winner of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge from District CA-45, to pitch his winning app Voluntime to previous guests and investors Rick Lane and David Rosenblatt. In the episode, Mittal discusses his app in-depth with …

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Rick Lane and David Rosenblatt on Investing and Entrepreneurship for Social Good | Debugged Episode #14 29:16

2y ago29:16

29:16

In this first part of the two-part finale of the first season of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Rick Lane, a tech policy expert, child safety advocate and CEO of Iggy Ventures and David Rosenblatt, the co-founder of QuickenLoans at Intuit and a managing director at Blackrock to discuss all things investing and entrepreneurship. In the intervi…

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Christopher Adams on Econometrics at the CBO | Debugged Episode #13 24:10

2y ago24:10

24:10

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Christopher Adams, a drug policy analyst with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), current professor at Dartmouth College, and former antitrust and competition specialist at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Adams discusses the effects of the capabilities of new technology like machine lea…

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Christine Rushlow on Computational Embryology | Debugged Episode #12 27:42

2y ago27:42

27:42

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta talks to Christine Rushlow, a professor of biology at New York University and director of the WINS program at NYU, to discuss her unique research in the genetics of embryonic development and how it has influenced her to create a program aimed at advancing the inclusion of women in STEM. In the interview, Rus…

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Ramansh Sharma on Astrodynamics and AI | Debugged Episode #11 24:50

2y ago24:50

24:50

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta talks to Ramansh Sharma, an undergraduate researcher at the Approximate Bayesian Inference Team at RIKEN and a member of Conex Research. Sharma discusses his experience developing AI-For-Good research projects and the different use-cases of AI research in STEM. Sharma gives advice on the best courses to lear…

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Trisha Prabhu on ReThinking Technology | Debugged Episode #10 26:57

2+ y ago26:57

26:57

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta talks to Trisha Prabhu, an undergraduate student at Harvard University and the 21-year old CEO and founder of ReThink™, to discuss her journey creating the company and its special cyberbullying prevention technology that has led to her success nationwide. In the episode, she describes her motivations for cre…

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Caeley Looney on Space and STEM Inclusivity | Debugged Episode #9 25:05

2+ y ago25:05

25:05

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta talks to Caeley Looney, a space mission analyst at L3Harris Technologies and the founder of Reinvented Inc., to discuss her journey starting Reinvented and the process of creating the eponymous magazine that empowers young girls to pursue STEM fields. She also discusses her job as a space mission analyst, he…

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Yannic Kilcher on AI, Law, Research and Music | Debugged Episode #8 32:21

2+ y ago32:21

32:21

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Yannic Kilcher, the CTO of DeepJudge, a law and technology based startup in Zurich, Switzerland, and a YouTube personality. They discuss his experience founding DeepJudge and his reason for creating easy-to-digest videos on YouTube to help others understand the latest AI research. He also disc…

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Promoting Inclusivity In Technology | Debugged Episode #7 30:07

2+ y ago30:07

30:07

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Ruthe Farmer, the founder and CEO of the Last Mile Education Fund, to discuss her journey in helping young women and other minorities receive the funding needed to complete their education in STEM fields. In the episode, Farmer describes how her fund has inspired students to create apps that c…

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Getting Involved In FedTech | Debugged Episode #6 23:07

2+ y ago23:07

23:07

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Dee Nickerson, the managing director of Oracle PeopleSoft of Bart & Associates and the Vice-Chair of Girls in Technology, to discuss the importance of technology in the public sector as well as how HR leverages innovations in tech. She also describes how IT has evolved during her 30 years of e…

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Giving Back By Starting STEM Early | Debugged Episode #5 19:59

2+ y ago19:59

19:59

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Sayan and Sohil Bhatia, co-founders of the organization Start STEM Early, to discuss the creation of their nonprofit and the inspiration for their interest in computer science. Start STEM Early is an organization that provides free STEM education to middle school students in the context of non…

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The Academic Journey of Learning Computer Science | Debugged Episode #4 28:06

2+ y ago28:06

28:06

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Charlie Liu and Albert Hao, members of the Congressional App Challenge Alumni Advisory Board (AAB), to discuss their individual journeys through computer science. In the episode, the two of them identify their starting points for getting involved in the field and how they continue to maintain …

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Training The Next Generation of Coders | Debugged Episode #3 30:22

2+ y ago30:22

30:22

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Kiera Peltz, the founder of The Coding School and QubitByQubit, to discuss her unique journey with computer science and her aim to train the next generation of students for the jobs of the future today. In the interview, Peltz elaborates on the importance of learning computer science in its sl…

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The Fusion of Technology and Law | Debugged Episode #2 29:48

2+ y ago29:48

29:48

In this episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Dhruv Gupta, former YCombinator-backed founder and serial entrepreneur, and Dr. Jinyan Zang, a Fellow at the Harvard Public Interest Tech Lab, to discuss their new podcast How Tech Becomes Law. In the episode, the duo introduce their new podcast to listeners, teasing their current and future g…

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How To Dominate The Congressional App Challenge | Debugged Episode #1 27:46

2+ y ago27:46

27:46

In the first episode of Debugged, Medha Gupta sits down with Joe Alessi, the director of the Congressional App Challenge and a career non-profit management professional, to discuss the impact of the Congressional App Challenge - a congressional initiative dedicated to the cultivation of computer science students nationwide - on the United States an…

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Debugging The Intricate World Of Technology | Debugged Episode #0 (Trailer) 1:54

2+ y ago1:54

1:54

In this trailer debut of the Debugged podcast, Medha Gupta gives an in-depth look into the future interviews, news and ideas that will be featured on the podcast every episode while also introducing the analytical and relatable nature that will be featured during each conversation. These conversations, talking points and ideas will all start on the…

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