Conversations with people in and around the University of Maryland, College Park & D.C community. Episodes air weekly Tuesdays 9:00-11:00 AM on WMUC 88.1 FM. Episodes with notable interviews will be posted to Spotify!
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Episode 21 (I think) from 11/09/21. Anousheh Ansari is an engineer, entrepreneur, and current CEO of the X Prize Foundation. Creator of the 2004 Ansari X Prize, in 2007 Anousheh became the first self-funded Woman and Iranian-American to visit the International Space Station. Talking Space, AI, speaking at the Oscar's, Society on Mars & more.
Listen to BTW w/ Amir K Tuesday mornings 9:00-11:00 AM on WMUC FM. Download the WMUC app or listen on our website wmuc.umd.edu.
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3 Nov 2021
Making Beets w/ Teddy Beats
From 11/02/21. Teddy Beats is a local DJ from Baltimore. We met while Teddy played at Firefly Music Festival in Delaware. Talking making music, touring, playing Firefly and phallic shaped waffles. Follow @TeddyBeatsMusic.
Listen to BTW w/ Amir K Tuesday mornings on WMUC 9:00-11:00 AM. Download the WMUC app or listen on our website wmuc.umd.edu
28 Oct 2021
Economics w/ Dr. Phillip Swagel
From 10/26/21. Dr. Phillip Swagel is an Economist and current Director of the Congressional Budget Office. As Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Treasury_for_Economic_Policy) from 2006 to 2009, he played an important role in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubled_Asset_Relief_Program) that was part of the U.S. government's response to the financial crisis of 2007–08 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%9308). He is currently on leave as a Professor in International Economics at the University of Maryland (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland) School of Public Policy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Maryland_School_of_Public_Policy), a non-resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enterprise_Institute), senior fellow at the Milken Institute (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milken_Institute), and co-chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipartisan_Policy_Center)'s Financial Regulatory Reform Initiative. He has also worked at the Federal Reserve (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve), the International Monetary Fund (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund), and the White House (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House) Council of Economic Advisors (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Economic_Advisors).
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13 May 2021
Mechanical Engineering w/ Andrea & Julie
Episode 18 and Season Finale from 05/13/21. Andrea Sullivan and Julie Hirsch are two Mechanical Engineering Juniors at UMD. Talking the major, Women in STEM, High School Math & More!!
6 May 2021
Hackathon & More w/ Ethan Jaffee
Episode 17 from 05/06/21. Ethan Jaffee is a Comp Sci Sophomore with a minor in Spanish, and he's involved in BitCamp and Hackathon. Talking BitCamp, the Megaladon, the WMUC Studio, and much more!!
1 Apr 2021
Architecture w/ Prof. Brian Kelly
Episode 16 from 04/01/21. Brian Kelly is the Director of the Architecture program at UMD. He lead the team that completed a new campus plan for his alma mater, Notre Dame, in 2002, and has collaborated on campus plans for the University of Virginia, University of Chicago, University of Georgia, Emory University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as his home campus, University of Maryland. Talking the National Mall, UMD's Campus, Route 1, Rome & MORE!
25 Mar 2021
MDVaxAlerts w/ Mat Steininger
Episode 15 from 03/25/21. Mat Steininger is a Senior Comp Sci Major at UMD and creator of MDVaxAlerts, a service which helps Marylanders find vaccine appointments. We talk his website, MD vaccinations, Computer Science, blockchain, and chicken wings. You can find his website at MDVax.info and follow their account on Twitter @MDVaxAlerts to get notifications about new vaccine appointments!
11 Mar 2021
Being in the Band w/ Luke Amato
Episode 14 from 03/11/21. Luke Amato is the lead singer of The Missing Peace, a garage band from Washington DC. Talking rock music, their new EP, and Luke's new radio show. Stream their new EP "garage" now on all major streaming platforms.
25 Feb 2021
Maryland Politics w/ Ashwani Jain
Episode 13 from 02/25/21. Ashwani Jain (UMD '12) is a former UMD Alum and Candidate for Maryland Governor in 2022! This week we sat down over zoom to talk about what Maryland needs and to get to know our possible future Governor!
4 Feb 2021
COVID-19 w/ Dr. Don Milton
Episode 11 from 02/04/21. Dr. Milton is one of the top Public Health experts in the country. At the University of Maryland he is the head of Public Health Aerobiology Virology and Exhaled Biomarker Laboratory, as well as one of the principal investigators for the CATCH study and now stopCOVIDumd. His research and cone technology was one of the most cited research papers on 2020.
If you think you've been exposed to COVID-19 please visit stopcovid.umd.edu and sign up for testing and potentially receive substantial compensation.
28 Jan 2021
Poetry w/ Matt Herskovitz
Episode 10 from 01/28/21. Talking poetry and the limits of our language with Matt Herskovits, VP of Terpoets at UMD.
1 Jan 2021
2020 SEASON FINALE !!1!1!11!! w/ Jeremy Bloom
WHOOEWE EPISODE 7 FROM NEW YEAR'S EVE. BYE 2020 hello 2021! 2020 year in review!!
4 Dec 2020
Beginner's Guide to Soccer w/ Aaron Frank
Episode 4 from 12/03/20. Aaron Frank is a Junior Finance Major at UMD. We discuss Thanksgiving during COVID-19, the Travis Scott Meal, the World of Soccer and what US Soccer can do to become competitive. Follow him @aaron.frank.8
20 Nov 2020
Virtual Reality w/ Mike Sorokin
Episode 3 From 11/19/20. Mike Sorokin, co-founder and CTO of MPLEX VR company. Talking Virtual Reality, Cloud Computing, Halo 3, Minks & More!
13 Nov 2020
Agriculture w/ Harry Huntley
Episode 2: Harry Huntley from November 12, 2020. Talking more election, agriculture & more!
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