The theme of this print issue of the Observer was Body and Sex.

In the first segment of this episode, our Voices team had a conversation with Alice Hickson about her original poem, the summer after. They also spoke to the designer for did the layout for her piece, Julia Steiner. Written and produced by Hanna Bregman, Suhasini Mehra, Alexis Enderle.

In the wake of the Atlanta mass shootings, Sabah Lokhandwala And Silvia Wang wrote a piece for the print issue on the surge in anti-asian hate crimes this year. In our second segment, we spoke with Aaron Parayno, the director of the Asian American Center, about anti-racism in our institution and about community resources in the aftermath of the shooting. Written and produced by Emma Downs and Reina Matsumoto.

The print issue featured a piece by Emily Thompson on the student-written jukebox musical Is There Anybody Out There?. The final segment features conversations with playwright and lead actor, Athena Nair, and Mona Tavangar, the music director of the show. Written and produced by Jamie Gareh and Devki Kalra.

This podcast was executive produced by Florence Almeda and Sofia Pretell..