In this episode, host Darren Lipomi sits down with Maynard  Okereke, the Hip Hop MD. Maynard is a trained civil and environmental  engineer who has developed a second career in scientific communication  for young people and particularly young people of color. He arrived at  this interest from previous careers in engineering and then acting and  music. He is also a seasoned entrepreneur, forgive the pun, with his own  line of flavoring salt which are vegan and number one selling brand on  Amazon. He is the host of hip-hop science as his alter ego, Hip Hop MD.  He is a renowned public speaker and advocate for diversity in STEM, He  is a true Renaissance human being, and it is my honor to check in with  him today.