Captains from the Pod: The Official CNU ORCA Podcast

About Captains from the Pod: The Official CNU ORCA Podcast

Welcome to the Pod! A pod refers to a group of aquatic animals that live together, most notably the ORCA whale pod. CNU's Office of Research and Creative Activity is commonly referred to as ORCA and the office's mascot is "Ollie the ORCA Whale". Students enter a research "pod" full of endless opportunities once they start their research journey, and this podcast will share all the wonderful projects, ideas, and more. This podcast series will also highlight all of ORCA's programs, initiatives, staff, and more.

Publisher

CNU ORCA

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jan 2024

Latest episode

24 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

42 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Apr 2026

   S3 Ep13: Student Spotlight on NCUR Presenters

   Welcome back to the pod! This is the last episode of Season 3, and we wanted to take a moment to highlight student researchers who recently presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Kaitlyn is joined by Yasmiere Burke and Trinity Boucher, the co-hosts for the 2026-2027 school year!

2. 

   8 Apr 2026

   S3 Ep 12: Student Spotlight on Liz Hiltz

   Welcome back to Captains from the Pod! In this episode, Amber and Kaitlyn interview Liz Hiltz. Tune in to learn about the research Liz is doing, along with her experience getting involved as an upperclassmen!

3. 

   25 Mar 2026

   S3 Ep11: Communicating Research to Non-Researchers

   Welcome back to Captains from the Pod! In this episode, Amber and Kaitlyn speak with a special guest, Yasmiere Burke, about how to convey your research to non-researchers. Tune in to learn about how to navigate this topic!

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