College seniors hopping on a spontaneous episode about the lessons Pouya has learned over the four transformative years of college, chat about humanities, human nature, holding on to one’s power of imagination, and what it means to be a human :)

happy new year and hangling is back with an episode about grounding, confidence, and bird...

A catch up episode that explores the stories we told and are told by, where the raw, intimate truth may be buried deep underneath the "common" narratives. 

What does music mean to you? From the lens of the composer, crafting a piece of music can convey or represent many things, such as architecting an immersive space. This is what our guest today, Carlos, turns to during both his “6-to-8” as well as “9-to-5”. Carlos Meyers is a composer and conductor from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His style is self described as neo-romantic, while often incorporating minimalist and spectralist influence. He established himself at a relatively young age as a creative and driven musician, with his pieces receiving several performances and awards in his hometown of Milwaukee, WI. Carlos is currently studying Music Composition (BM) with Concentrations in Conducting and Music Theory at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Check out Carlos’s work via his portfolio https://www.carlosmeyersmusic.com/ and Carlos could be reached at [email protected]

Happy 2022! Today is also the eve for Lunar New Year, which will be the year of Tiger. This is a special episode dedicated to the new year as well as an archive throwback to NYC trip during the fall break!

When was the last time that you had a popsicle? As a popslinger during the day, Chris gets to ask that question to new people of all walks of life and their stories behind these Popsicle memories every day. Whenever it is a hot summer day or a gloomy rainy day, a fresh popsicle could make the world feel so much better. Chris has always been open to new opportunities and stepped out of his comfort zone by saying yes to things. During his years as a student at Vanderbilt, he has always taken that adventurous spirit from taking the lead role for the theater production Vanderbilt Off Broadway and starting his own business in college. When he explored financial industries, ran his own insurance agency and sales, and worked for a start-up, Chris then took on a completely new step when an opportunity emerged: being the neighborhood partner for Nashville King of Pops. This has been an incredibly fulfilling journey where he gets to bring joy and happiness and witness the magic of popsicle in making people's days better. Tune in for this episode where Chris shares about his journey from college onwards and these adventures as well as the identity shift, regaining perspective and now fulfilling experiences involved with the popsicle stand. Chris could be reached at [email protected], and the King of Pops Nashville instagram @kop_nashville.

For Kevin, the job of the artist is to find things in the world that are beautiful- or have the potential to become beautiful. While many things may not initially seem - beautiful, all it takes is a change in angle, lighting, or color to bring out their true character. Something that is beautiful to him is not just something that is nice to look at, but something that fills your mind with wonder- something that  makes you stop and think. Kevin is a senior from Boston, studying biochemistry, Spanish, and studio art at Vanderbilt University. On campus he conducts colorectal cancer research in the King lab at ESB and is also a member of the SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate research program. Kevin has also been the president of the Kefi Collective, Vanderbilt's public arts organization, for two years. After graduating, he intends to attend medical school for an MSTP program. In this episode, Kevin takes us back in time to when he first fell in love with art, the transformative evolving relationships, and its delicate balance with nature, gymnastic, music and science. Let’s dive right into it!

Catch up with Hangling on this spontaneous episode as she went to a real podcast recording studio for the first time and got too excited trying on the equipments- and then here it goes... she started talking and going on and on - studio, summer realizations, junior year realities, self-love and mental wellbeing, nature, interpersonal relationships, songs and more - and this BONUS episode comes into its being :)

A native of NYC, Elizabeth had no idea about what she wanted to do for a living growing up. She has quite an unconventional path, dropping out in the middle of college and then working in the fashion industry. Then, she decided to go back to Columbia University for a bachelor's degree and found her passion roaming in the Victorian literature. After a year working in a law firm, Elizabeth moved to teaching at NYC high school through the NYC Teaching Fellows program (very similar to Teach for America). Then, Elizabeth decided to get her PhD, and finally came here to teach at Vanderbilt. In this episode, Elizabeth shares about the ups and downs along this unconventional career path journey, a variety of topics and perspectives from body image, role of community, societal expectations and individualistic pursuits, along with what got her into her “6-to-8”, doing Yoga and now Yoga instructor after 200+ hours training during the pandemic. Let’s dive right into this wonderful journey of discovery and Elizabeth’s stories!

Zoia lives in an eternal state of intellectual curiosity, driven by her desire to create impact and put a zing in the universe. Focused on the combination of people, products, and brands to create impact-driving solutions for wicked problems, Zoia is used to working amongst senior executives from the start-up world to Fortune 500’s alike. Zoia is currently working at Citi as the VP in product management on Google Pay x Citi Plex. Outside her "9-to-5," Zoia is truly a multi-hyphenate being an educator, podcaster, mentor, and founder of her own non-profit. Her passions for democratizing knowledge and intellectual endeavors have enabled her to extend her reach as an advisor and mentor to start-ups and non-profits. She is also part-time faculty at Columbia University, teaching at a graduate level. As the Global Marketing Lead at the nonprofit WIN: Women in Innovation. She launched, produced, and edited a podcast, "WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation" that has thousands of downloads and features senior women in the space. Moreover, Zoia recently launched a non-profit foundation in her father's memory: “The Kozakov Foundation.” The foundation aims to change the state of creative industries, such as theatre, arts, photography, and design, to be made up of people who want to create culturally significant work that impacts us all. In practice, this means giving the next generation of artists and designers an opportunity to pursue the arts through funding their education and giving them the tools to succeed via the Kozakov Fellowship. Tune in to hear about Zoia's "6-to-8" journey and the stories in-between a "Multi-Hyphenate"!