This Is Purdue
Hosted by Kate Young · Purdue University
4.6from 141 ratings
- 160
- Episodes
- 53
- Transcribed
- 141
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 127M
- YouTube views
About This Is Purdue
This Is Purdue, the official podcast for Purdue University, highlights stories about Boilermakers from across all disciplines, who through research, innovation and determination, have persistently pursued their next giant leap. Hosted by Purdue University alum, Brian Lamb School of Communication graduate, and Indiana native Kate Young, This is Purdue aims to examine all of the incredible accomplishments of Boilermakers and their contributions to the world. Join us every other Thursday as we interview students, faculty, and alumni taking small steps toward their giant leaps, and inspiring others to do the same.
- Publisher
- Purdue University
- Category
- business · education · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Jan 2020
- Latest episode
- 28 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
53 of 160 episodes have a transcript.
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Finding Amelia: Part 4 | The Search for Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Finding Amelia: Part 3 | Uncovering Amelia Earhart’s Rare Artifacts and Memorabilia
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Finding Amelia: Part 2 | Amelia Earhart’s Plane”
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Finding Amelia: Part 4 | The Search for Amelia Earhart’s Missing Plane
Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They said, we're flying north and south on the line 137, 557. Now, what is that? Turns out that that's a line of position, roughly a longitudinal line running northwest to southeast. And if you follow that line dissecting Howland Island, which they were trying to find, and follow that in that direction on that line of position, And about 400 miles, it runs directly into Nikumaroro Island, which was then called Gardner Island. So the theory was that Amelia and Fred would have had enough fuel to make it to Nikumaroro. And Niku is sort of a classic South Pacific atoll. It's got a very high reef that rims it. […]
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- Steve Schultz
- Katey Watson
- Chad Pittman
- Kelly Hiller
- Allie Gabriel
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 126,613,004
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 122 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 19 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 94
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts This Is Purdue?
Kate Young host the show. Published by Purdue University.
How often do new episodes come out?
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