Anything But

Chairman of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc., distinguished engineer John Hennessy offers relationship advice (he married his high school sweetheart!), servant-leadership lessons, and the simple advice he gave a nervous Steve Jobs. Stanford University's 10th president also touches on family life (like what he's learned from being a grandpa), the future of technology in a world with artificial intelligence like ChatGPT, and studying computer science before it was a college major.

Listener Sweta Balaji joins Anything But from Atlanta, GA, to breakdown our interview with the No. 1 Amateur Female Golfer Rose Zhang. From admiration to reflections on the life of college students, you won’t want to miss this episode which dives into the ways young adults are taught to navigate life - we’ve got some advice for you!

The world’s number 1 amateur female golfer, three-time McCormack Medal winner, NCAA Division 1 Champion, and the first student-athlete signed by Adidas: Rose Zhang joins us to chat about life as a student-athlete, how she defines success, what sport she'd play if not golf, what she'd do on a day off, and more! Rose also talks about how she entered the golf world without anyone who looked like her to look up to, so she and her dad "would always try to figure out things throughout our career."

Listener Levi Mellin joins Anything But from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to breakdown our interview with Razor USA's Carlton Calvin. From life lessons to stories from high school, you'll learn more about the drive Carlton Calvin has put into the world... and about our hosts!

Lawyer-turned-Razor USA President and Co-Founder-turned visual artist Carlton Calvin shares what he thinks of the phrase "worse than a Razor scooter to the ankle" and chats about drying scorpions in his garage while breaking into the toy industry, how his son designed a popular Razor product, what it's like making a living off of feeding crazes for 10 year olds, and more.

Listener Aman Rahman joins Anything But from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to breakdown our interview with Emmy-award-winning journalist Rebecca Jarvis, from lessons in trusting yourself to what progress means in today's society and the state of our collective flexibility.

Investment banker turned Emmy-award-winning journalist Rebecca Jarvis shares the worst advice she ever received, some life lessons about trusting yourself when making major jumps in life, The Real Housewives, her days working in the Mall of America, and more. ABC's Chief Business, Economics, and Technology Correspondent also chats about her decade investigating Elizabeth Holmes, where Holmes' story lies today, and executive producing the hit Hulu series "The Dropout." This episode was recorded on December 5, 2022.

Creators & Hosts: Nikolas Liepins and Rashmi Raveendran

Producer: Aman Rahman

Original music by Caleb Liu

Here's a sneak peek at who joined our hosts, Niko and Rashmi, in this season of Anything But, a podcast where we chat with notable people about anything but what they're notable for. Learn more at anythingbutpod.com. First episodes coming January 15.

Creators & Hosts: Rashmi Raveendran and Nikolas Liepins

Producer: Aman Rahman

Original music by Caleb Liu