Episode 38: Student Interview - Normal is Broken, Now Weird Wins The Education Game with Matt Barnes and Dr Scott Van Beck

Meghana, a high-performing student who is only 15-years-old, impresses Matt Barnes as she flips the table on him and interviews him around the subjects of the student debt crisis within America. Within this conversation, Meghana and Matt discuss how after she became bored during the start of the Covid pandemic, Meghana began to explore other interests outside of school, supporting Matt’s idea that boredom is extremely healthy and emphasizing that weirdness truly does win. Some of the interests that Meghana explored are founding two organizations and writing a book. Listen to the full episode to hear this fascinating conversation.