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Let's Talk

Ryan Wangman
Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world.
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Episodes

Let's Talk - Ep #11 The impact of ICE regulations on NU international students

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman interviewing Isabelle Sarraf, a copy chief for The Daily Northwestern, on her latest story about the impact of ICE regulations on Northwestern's international student community.

Jul 09, 202021 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Let's Talk - Ep #10 The Evolution of a Poet (No. 2)

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman reading three poems aloud - one about the night sky, one about a toxic relationship, and an ode to nature's beauty.

Jul 08, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Let's Talk - Ep #9 Blackout Day 2020

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman stressing the importance of not spending money on #BLACKOUTDAY2020.

Jul 07, 20209 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Let's Talk - Ep #8 Positive Self Talk and the Best Letter Ever

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman talking about the importance of positive self talk and one simple step to get started today. Additionally, he reads the best letter he's ever received.

Jul 06, 202021 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Let's Talk - Ep #7 White Privilege

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman making an argument for why white people need to do the work of being anti-racist to promote a more equitable and fair America for all.

Jul 02, 202017 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Let's Talk - Ep #6 Domestic Violence and the Chicago Cubs

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman discussing how players who have perpetrated domestic violence have changed the way he views baseball and the Chicago Cubs.

Jul 01, 202015 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Let's Talk - Ep #5 Excerpt from DO NOT OPEN. MONSTERS INSIDE.

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman reading an excerpt from DO NOT OPEN. MONSTERS INSIDE . This is a fictional short story about the antics of Master Sergeant Conlan O’Meara, the youngest astronaut to ever attempt a non-lunar interplanetary landing in history....

Jun 30, 202013 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Let's Talk - Ep #4 How one woman's big dream helped her break into baseball's boys club

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman reading a profile about Katie Krall , one of 22 members who were a part of a new diversity initiative from Major League Baseball in 2018. The group is composed of people from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in baseball who were matched with various front offices around the league....

Jun 29, 202018 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Let's Talk - Ep #3 The Dreaded College Essays

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman reading three essays from when he applied to colleges aloud (Stanford, Syracuse, Northwestern) and some advice on taking the pressure off of the college search process. You can find written versions of the essays read in the podcast at ryanwangman.win/blog.

Jun 26, 202017 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Let's Talk - Ep #2 The Evolution of a Poet

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman reading three poems aloud - one from his eighth grade mind, one from high school, and a flaming hot sonnet he wrote while at Northwestern University.

Jun 25, 202017 min

Let's Talk - Ep #1 Ryan talks about his struggles with anxiety

Welcome to Let's Talk, a new podcast created by writer and journalist Ryan Wangman aiming to promote and facilitate important conversations for a better world. This episode features Wangman solo, who reads a story about his personal struggles with anxiety in the hopes of being a voice for people who may not feel they're being listened to properly.

Jun 24, 202024 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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