Northwestern People Podcast

Hank Yang
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Documentary

Hello everyone! My name is Hank Yang, and I am a student at Northwestern University studying Journalism and Religious Studies. This podcast is a method to have meaningful conversations with the most interesting people with exceptional stories and lives from Northwestern, including students, faculty, and professors.

Episodes

  1. 03/20/2023

    How We Resolve Conflict, Going to Military Bootcamp, and Anxiety About the Future | Michelle Hong | NU People Podcast E7

    Michelle Hong is a junior at Medill studying Journalism and Psychology. She is my girlfriend of over one year, and in this podcast, we discuss how we've learned to resolve conflicts despite having polar opposite personalities, how I'm applying to the Officer Candidate School for the U.S. Marine Corps, and how we deal with anxieties about the future. If you know someone who may be a good fit for the Northwestern People Podcast or have any comments/questions, please email hankyang2024@u.northwestern.edu with information. Music: Autumn (Prod. by Lukrembo) Link : youtu.be/YZgM-xYQWB4

  2. 10/19/2022

    Getting into Northwestern Test-Optional, Greek Life, and Broadcast Journalism | Julia Narvaez Munguia | NU People Podcast E6

    Julia Narvaez Munguia is a Northwestern sophomore studying Journalism at Medill School of Journalism. She never considered college as an option due to her machismo-influenced upbringing, yet was accepted into Northwestern on a test-optional basis. In this episode, she describes how she supported herself through the journey, growing up in North Carolina, feeling imposter syndrome at a top-tier academic university, how Greek life can support low-income and diverse students, and the future of broadcast journalism. If you know someone who may be a good fit for the Northwestern People Podcast or have any comments/questions, please email hankyang2024@u.northwestern.edu with information. Music: Infraction- Do It

  3. 06/23/2022

    Anonymous Cyberbullying on YikYak at NU | Jess Hu & Anya Kornfeld | NU People Podcast Special Episode

    ***this is a podcast episode created for a class project in conjunction with Lawrence Price*** Yik Yak is an anonymous social media platform that targets college students on campus with its five mile radius rule. The anonymous nature of the app opens up opportunity for harassment and bullying, and this is exactly what happened to Jess Hu and Anya Kornfeld and their friend group. During their sorority process, they were faced with doxxing, harassment, and cyberstalking, all by a faceless bullies, which led to leaving school, a death threat, and a police report. Thank you to Jess and Anya for agreeing to be interviewed for this podcast episode. Special thanks to Michelle Hong, Julia Narvaez-Munguia, Caroline Brew, Nicole Chang, and Kashish Dhawan for their voices.

  4. 04/14/2022

    American Art against Anti-Black Violence | Janet Dees | NU People Podcast E4

    Janet Dees is an art curator at the Block Museum of Art, the contemporary art museum on Northwestern University's campus that is free and open to all. Her exhibition, A Site of Struggle: American Art against Anti-Black Violence, is on view until July 10, 2022. We talked about curating an exhibition, how Janet got to this point in her career, and about art in general. https://www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/exhibitions/2022/a-site-of-struggle.html I am a Block Museum Student Associate and got to know Janet through my time working there. If you know someone who may be a good fit for the Northwestern People Podcast, please email hankyang2024@u.northwestern.edu with information. Music: lukrembo- marshmallow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7KYdqVND4o

  5. 02/01/2022

    Religious Disillusionment, Pessimism, and Love | Gloria Rhee | NU People Podcast E3

    Gloria Rhee is a Northwestern sophomore studying Political Science and Philosophy. She has an extremely pessimistic view on life that we discuss, while I provide my opinion on a more optimistic lifestyle as well. We both speak about our religious upbringing and our subsequent disillusionment. If you know someone who may be a good fit for the Northwestern People Podcast, please email hankyang2024@u.northwestern.edu with information. Music: lukrembo- marshmallow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7KYdqVND4o

  6. 12/16/2021

    Why Russian Literature is the Greatest, the Bible, and Spiritual Enlightenment | Prof. Gary Saul Morson | NU People Podcast E2

    This episode was recorded on December 8, 2021. Professor Gary Saul Morson is a renowned Russian Literature professor who has been teaching at Northwestern University for 35 years. He teaches what is arguably the most famous class at NU: Introduction to Russian Literature 210-2. In this podcast, we discuss why Russian Literature, namely Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov are the greatest works of literature ever written. We also discuss how important the Bible is in Western civilization and the implications of spiritual enlightenment. I had just finished my final for Prof. Morson's class when I interviewed him, so ideas were very fresh in my mind.

  7. 11/22/2021

    Hitchhiking Across America in 2021 | Tom Churchill | NU People Podcast E1

    This episode was recorded on November 11, 2021. This summer, Tom Churchill, a sophomore at Northwestern University studying Middle Eastern/North African studies, hitchhiked across America, starting from New York all the way to California and Oregon. He found many insights along the journey. In this podcast, I talk to Tom about his travels, the people he met, and the lessons he learned, along with his personal goals and values. Tom was a friend of mine for a while before recording this podcast. If you know someone who may be a good fit for the Northwestern People Podcast or have any comments/questions, please email hankyang2024@u.northwestern.edu with information.

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Hello everyone! My name is Hank Yang, and I am a student at Northwestern University studying Journalism and Religious Studies. This podcast is a method to have meaningful conversations with the most interesting people with exceptional stories and lives from Northwestern, including students, faculty, and professors.

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