Josh Hash is the founder of Strength Side, a YouTube channel and fitness/lifestyle brand with 630,000+ subscribers. Josh & Michael discuss the Strength Side lifestyle and how it can help your body and mind become healthier, as well as the lessons that Josh has learned along his journey. We hope you enjoy! If you do, please like and subscribe -- it really helps the podcast grow! Check out Strength Side's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/strengthsidetrainer Check out Strength Side's Move ...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Luke Timm is a Princeton University graduate (‘21) and founder of TSwathe, a clothing brand that helps promote a positive mindset through the awareness of surroundings and vices. Luke & Michael discuss Luke's journey overcoming substance abuse and how he hopes his story can positively impact others. Check out Luke's clothing brand "TSwathe" here: https://www.tswathe.com/, and his Instagram @t_swathe. We hope you enjoy! If you do, please like and subscribe -- it really helps the podcast grow!...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Natalie Chou is a graduate student-athlete for the UCLA Women's Basketball team. She is a bonafide trailblazer: Asian-American females make up less than 1% of all Division 1 College Basketball players. Natalie & Michael discuss rising above negativity & inspiring the future generation of AAPI athletes, #StopAsianHate, being an outspoken Christian, and more! We hope you enjoy! If you do, please like and subscribe -- it really helps the podcast grow! ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:30 How we "me...
Jun 16, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Jordan Salama is nonfiction writer, journalist and producer. He has written for the New York Times, National Geographic, and Scientific American, and his digital video series (The Lulus TV/América) has more than 1 million total subscribers and 500 million views from around the world. Jordan & Michael discuss his new book (see below for pre-order link), how to remember your life, meeting Lionel Messi, and more! Pre-order Jordan's new book "Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magd...
Jun 08, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Rohan Shah is a Manager of Corporate Business Operations at Loxo Oncology at Lilly. Rohan & Michael discuss learning by doing/networking, the intersection of medicine/science/business, how to be a selfless “entrepreneur,” Rohan’s response to criticisms of big pharma, and more! We hope you enjoy! If you do, please like and subscribe -- it really helps the podcast grow! ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:25 How we met 00:04:50 Why Rohan loves biotech 00:17:20 Learning by doing/networking 00:23:45 The g...
May 29, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Abraham Cruz-Peña is a Princeton University Graduate ('21) with a degree from the School of Public Policy and International Affairs and a certificate in Entrepreneurship and French. Abraham & Michael discuss the immigrant experience in higher education, all things venture capital, and the power of going to therapy. We hope you enjoy! If you do, please like and subscribe -- it really helps the podcast grow! ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:15 How we met 00:02:45 Cruz's life journey 00:16:45 Building...
May 23, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 1
Jared Young is a Politics major at Princeton University (‘21), nonprofit founder, incoming Division 3 basketball player, and future business analyst for McKinsey & Company. Jared & Michael discuss tragic optimism, his weight loss journey, financial literacy/wealth creation, and more. We hope you enjoy! If you do, please like and subscribe -- it really helps the channel grow! ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:45 How we met 00:08:00 Jared’s life philosophy 00:18:15 Jared’s weight loss jour...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Bella Alarie is a WNBA player for the Dallas Wings (#5 overall pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft) and the all-time leading scorer (1,703 points) for Princeton University Women’s Basketball. Bella & Michael discuss her advice for young female hoopers, overcoming imposter syndrome, the gender pay gap + possible solutions, and Bella’s love for Animal Crossing! We hope you enjoy! ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:35 How we met 00:01:25 Bella’s dreams/outlook as a youngin’ 00:08:40 Having an NBA player...
Apr 28, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Jule Brown is a Brand Consultant Assistant at Creative Artists Agency and a former Men's Basketball player at NYU ('20). Jule & Michael discuss connecting to the younger generation of hoopers, applying basketball lessons to life, the power of writing, and more. We hope you enjoy! Jule's "Thank You Basketball" piece: https://jule-brown11.medium.com/thank... ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:30 How we met 00:03:00 Moving to Lower Merion in 1st Grade 00:06:00 Public vs private HS hoops ...
Apr 18, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Elisabeth Tawa is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at Princeton University who is also currently getting her MPH at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Elisabeth & Michael discuss advice for undergraduates currently considering grad school, grad student mental health, valuing prestige appropriately, and all things positive psychology. We hope you enjoy! ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:00 How we met 00:04:00 Liz's grad school experience 00:17:00 Changing paths i...
Apr 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Chelsie Alexandre is a legal analyst at Kobre & Kim. Chelsie and Michael discuss figuring out your life's work by process of elimination, differences between college & the 9-5, her experiences as a Black member of the Asian American Students Association at Princeton, racial triangulation between Blacks/Whites/Asians, and how we can move forward together as a society. We hope you enjoy! ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:50 How we met 00:02:50 Chelsie's time as a legal analyst 00:08:1...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Charlie Bagin is an Operations Research & Financial Engineering major and a member of the Men's Varsity Basketball team at Princeton University ('22). Charlie and Michael discuss the life of a Division I basketball player, Charlie's interests in creative writing/poetry/improve comedy, learning more about oneself on a gap year, and his upcoming bike trip across the country in support of mental health awareness. To follow his bike trip, check out: Website: https://namicoast2coast.wixsite.com/w...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Vivek Vipperla is a University of Pittsburgh graduate ('19) and medical student overseas. Vivek and Michael discuss individual vs team sports, the connective power of food, Indian culture & its representation in media, political polarization in the USA, and how Avatar: The Last Airbender might just be what brings our country back together. We hope you enjoy! ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:30 How we met 00:01:30 All things tennis 00:20:00 Vivek's study abroad experience 00:23:00 The ...
Mar 21, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Andrew Hama is an economics major ('22) at Princeton University and an incoming summer investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs. Andrew & I discuss his experiences growing up in Ghana and Georgia, navigating American racial tensions, investing and the psychology underlying the stock market, and how learning Chinese has helped him with math. We hope you enjoy! ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:45 How we met 00:01:30 Growing up in Ghana 00:05:04 Early literacy work Andrew did in Ghana 00:0...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 3
RJ Hernandez is a second year J.D. Candidate at The George Washington University Law School. Michael & RJ discuss their experience playing Club Basketball together at Princeton, the intersectionality of law and politics, RJ's newfound love of Catan, and the Wandavision series finale/future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We hope you enjoy! ---- 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:20 How we met 00:03:30 Club Basketball & satisfying the basketball itch 00:13:18 RJ's reason for going to law sc...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 2
