Bruin One Ear & Out the Other

Pranav Joshi and Nakin Bhandari

Bruin One Ear is a podcast focused on the achievements of UCLA Alumni and their experiences on campus. UCLA alumni, Pranav and Nakin (UCLA '15), interview successful and compelling UCLA alumni across diverse professions. These "Captivating Conversations for Bruin Brains" air 1 to 2 times a month. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Guests include degree holders of UCLA and UCLA graduate schools including UCLA Anderson School of Management, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and UCLA School of Law. Our podcast on UCLA graduates is listened to by Bruins in 35 countries across 6 continents.

  1. 07/19/2021

    Mike Weatherford, UCLA '80, SVP of Finance at Stanford Healthcare's UHA

    Special guest (and Nakin's boss's boss's boss) Mike Weatherford joins the podcast and discusses some of the major trends in healthcare: how telehealth has changed because of the pandemic, why price transparency for healthcare services is important, and what's driving physicians to become employees at health systems rather than staying as independent providers. Mike also shared about his experience at UCLA being an RA, hunting down burgers in Van Nuys at 2am, and his love of Bill Walton. Listen to the end for a special announcement about B1Ear!

    51 min

  2. 06/15/2021

    Gaayatri Kaundinya, UCLA ‘14, CEO of Chai Time Studios

    Gaayatri describes her time studying at UCLA towards specializing in ethnomusicology. Her credits include Disney’s Million Dollar Arm and Mira, Royal Detective.

    40 min

  3. 05/25/2021

    Tom Norris, UCLA ‘15, Political and Protocol Officer at British Embassy Seoul

    Tom remembers offering former British Prime Minister Theresa May his Netflix login. We cover ‘The Interview’, the THAAD missile crisis, Dennis Rodman, and K-pop.

    1h 3m

  4. 04/06/2021

    Dr. Kevin Williams, UCLA MD ‘86 MPH ‘91, Chief Medical Officer, Rare Disease, at Pfizer

    Dr. Williams opens up about growing up black and gay in Louisiana during the 1960s and 1970s. After providing a primer about rare diseases, Dr. Williams explains how and why he ended up working at a pharmaceutical corporation in-spite of public perceptions. Pranav ties in the UCLA class of 2015’s reading of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ into the conversation.

    59 min

  5. 03/23/2021

    Veronica Siranosian, UCLA ‘04, Vice President at AECOM

    Veronica covers her role at AECOM where she leads digital and innovation initiatives for infrastructure planning. We cover topics ranging from autonomous vehicles to the gender tax in transportation. Veronica reminisces about being raised by a Bruin parent and concludes with her time at UCLA.

    47 min

  6. 03/02/2021

    Kristen Choi, UCLA MS ‘18, Asst. Professor at UCLA School of Nursing & UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

    Kristen shows the importance of applying a wide lens to healthcare by highlighting the effects of child trauma, racial inequities, and gun violence. Furthermore, Kristen diagrams the adoption chain risk from research to practice.

    1 hr

  7. 02/08/2021

    Robert Hughes, UCLA PhD ‘10, Asst. Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania

    Dr. Robert Hughes currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. We enjoyed our conversation with Robert as we dove into some of his research interests including the egalitarian distribution of medical care, the social responsibility that corporations have, and Robert shared his thoughts on the TV show The Good Place as it pertains to philosophy. Additionally, we were thankful that Robert shared his honest thoughts on the most significant challenge he's faced (both personally and professionally).

    1h 5m

  8. 01/26/2021

    Rosemary Hyson, UCLA PhD ‘99, Research Scientist at Baruch College

    Rosemary recounts the advantages of having a diverse cohort of international students and incredible faculty at UCLA that helped establish her foundation in economics research. We chatted with Rosemary about her experience at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and she shared how some of her research helped to improve the measures of labor demand for the country. We also discussed her time at the US Census Bureau and why their work is important. Finally, Rosemary shares how an opportunity for her husband led her family to Japan and the challenges of going back to work when she returned to the United States after a brief hiatus.

    50 min
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About

Bruin One Ear is a podcast focused on the achievements of UCLA Alumni and their experiences on campus. UCLA alumni, Pranav and Nakin (UCLA '15), interview successful and compelling UCLA alumni across diverse professions. These "Captivating Conversations for Bruin Brains" air 1 to 2 times a month. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Guests include degree holders of UCLA and UCLA graduate schools including UCLA Anderson School of Management, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and UCLA School of Law. Our podcast on UCLA graduates is listened to by Bruins in 35 countries across 6 continents.

Information

  • Creator
    Pranav Joshi and Nakin Bhandari
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Pranav Joshi and Nakin Bhandari
  • Show Website
    Bruin One Ear & Out the Other