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Bryn Wilson

The Scale
Episode 1: Opening Our Minds to Safe Injection Sites
Host Bryn Wilson welcomes Duke Opioid Safety Committee Co-Chair and Physician Lead Dr. Larry Greenblatt for this episode. In 2016, over 42,000 Americans died due to opioid misuse. Given this troubling amount of opioid misuse in our country, we examine a few different possible ways to respond to the crisis. 

Jacob Turobiner

Drop 'til You Shop 
Episode 1: The Dead Mall 
The next time you visit your local shopping mall, enjoy your time there! It might be gone on your next visit. 

Samantha Sette

Food For Brawn
Episode 1: Powered by Plants
How will you fuel your body in the long run? Sam Sette unravels the first of many disputed theories in wellness: plant-based diets, and whether it's implications are suitable for athletes. 

Zoe Lusk

Duke It Out
Episode 1: The Short Straw
Recently Duke Dining switched over to sustainable (and inoperative) paper straws, much to the dismay of it’s student body. But is Duke as a whole really this sustainable, or are the straws distracting from the larger issue?

Maya Lofton

The Tests of Success
Episode 1: The Standard of GPA
Proud of your success in school? Well, you’ve come to the wrong place. Here’s an in-depth roast of the infatuation you have with that precious grade point average. Yes, this is an overall denunciation of the GPA system in relation to your future success (or your lack of it). Coming from a Duke student who will stop at nothing to raise her GPA, this podcast is the epitome of hypocrisy. 

Andrew Krier

Preoccupations of a Generic Nerd
Episode 0 Frozen Flag
Flags are everywhere, but there are many flaws with the ones flown all around us. In this episode I discuss why some flags are amazing, but others are flat-out disgusting. In particular I interview Thomas Atkins, a high school friend about the Minnesota state flag and what we can do to improve it.

Stella Haley

I Guess You Never Thought of that Before...
Episode 1: Overtraining in Teen Athletes
Stella Haley starts off her new podcast, I Guess you Never Thought of that Before... with an episode focusing on overtraining injuries in teen athletes. This podcats delves into ideas that need to be highlighted on a larger platform. Thankfully we have Gianna Haley, an athlete who experienced overtraining injuries, to give a personal perspective on the issue.

Joe Choo

The Joe Show
Episode 1: Freshmen Plague
I'm sick! So I checked in with the Director of Student Health Services, Dr John Vaughn, and talked about the fondly named, “Freshmen Plague,” and see what Duke can do to help their dying Freshmen.

Betsy Blitch

Spoiled Well-Being
Episode 1: "Social Media Overload" 
This podcast discusses the origins of the mass popular social media networks in today's society. The episode specifically focuses on how social networking damages users' mental health when used obsessively.

Luke Bender

Quenched: The Premier Beverage Podcast
Episode 1: The Almond Milk Conspiracy
In the debut episode of Quenched, we explore the sudden explosive popularity of almond milk and if this rise to fame is really as beneficial as it seems.