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Bruin One Ear & Out the Other
By Pranav Joshi and Nakin BhandariSociety & Culture
Bruin One Ear & Out the Other episodes
- Mike Weatherford, UCLA '80, SVP of Finance at Stanford Healthcare's UHA
Special guest (and Nakin's boss's boss's boss) Mike Weatherford joins the podcast and discusses some of the major trends in healthcare: how telehealth has changed because of the pandemic, why price transparency for healthcare services is important, and what's driving physicians to become employees at health systems rather than staying as independent providers.
Mike also shared about his experience at UCLA being an RA, hunting down burgers in Van Nuys at 2am, and his love of Bill Walton.
Listen to the end for a special announcement about B1Ear!
51 min - Gaayatri Kaundinya, UCLA ‘14, CEO of Chai Time StudiosGaayatri describes her time studying at UCLA towards specializing in ethnomusicology. Her credits include Disney’s Million Dollar Arm and Mira, Royal Detective.41 min
- Tom Norris, UCLA ‘15, Political and Protocol Officer at British Embassy SeoulTom remembers offering former British Prime Minister Theresa May his Netflix login. We cover ‘The Interview’, the THAAD missile crisis, Dennis Rodman, and K-pop.1 hr 4 min
- Dr. Kevin Williams, UCLA MD ‘86 MPH ‘91, Chief Medical Officer, Rare Disease, at PfizerDr. Williams opens up about growing up black and gay in Louisiana during the 1960s and 1970s. After providing a primer about rare diseases, Dr. Williams explains how and why he ended up working at a pharmaceutical corporation in-spite of public perceptions. Pranav ties in the UCLA class of 2015’s reading of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ into the conversation.1 hr
- Veronica Siranosian, UCLA ‘04, Vice President at AECOMVeronica covers her role at AECOM where she leads digital and innovation initiatives for infrastructure planning. We cover topics ranging from autonomous vehicles to the gender tax in transportation. Veronica reminisces about being raised by a Bruin parent and concludes with her time at UCLA.48 min
- Kristen Choi, UCLA MS ‘18, Asst. Professor at UCLA School of Nursing & UCLA Fielding School of Public HealthKristen shows the importance of applying a wide lens to healthcare by highlighting the effects of child trauma, racial inequities, and gun violence. Furthermore, Kristen diagrams the adoption chain risk from research to practice.1 hr
- Robert Hughes, UCLA PhD ‘10, Asst. Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Robert Hughes currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. We enjoyed our conversation with Robert as we dove into some of his research interests including the egalitarian distribution of medical care, the social responsibility that corporations have, and Robert shared his thoughts on the TV show The Good Place as it pertains to philosophy. Additionally, we were thankful that Robert shared his honest thoughts on the most significant challenge he's faced (both personally and professionally).
1 hr 5 min - Rosemary Hyson, UCLA PhD ‘99, Research Scientist at Baruch College
Rosemary recounts the advantages of having a diverse cohort of international students and incredible faculty at UCLA that helped establish her foundation in economics research. We chatted with Rosemary about her experience at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and she shared how some of her research helped to improve the measures of labor demand for the country. We also discussed her time at the US Census Bureau and why their work is important. Finally, Rosemary shares how an opportunity for her husband led her family to Japan and the challenges of going back to work when she returned to the United States after a brief hiatus.
50 min - Alyssa Ravasio, UCLA ‘10, Founder & CEO of HipCampAlyssa provides an account of her time at UCLA which included developing her own major (Digital Democracy), studying abroad in Spain, and listening to lots of Jay-Z. After being fired the second time from the same job and dumped on the same day, Alyssa introspects on gratitude and happiness. Listeners will learn about her early challenges building HipCamp and HipCamp’s role at the intersection of private and public land, urban and rural areas, & liberals and conservatives in the US. Pranav mentions a recent and traumatic encounter with a backyard opossum.1 hr
- Dr. Ron Kline, UCLA ‘81 MD '85, Chief Medical Officer at U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Dr. Kline chronicles his career trajectory in detail including both undergrad and med school at UCLA and a now defunct club that facilitated his interest in policy making. He explains the role of various stakeholders in the heath care delivery value chain from his lived experience and describes some of the challenges of managing health insurance for the more than 8 million federal employees. Finally, Dr. Kline shares some great advice he received from a professor about "listening to your gut" and talks about developing his love for scuba diving at UCLA.
57 min
About Bruin One Ear & Out the Other
From the publisher's feed
Bruin One Ear is a podcast focused on the achievements of UCLA Alumni and their experiences on campus.
UCLA alumni, Pranav and Nakin (UCLA '15), interview successful and compelling UCLA alumni across diverse professions. These "Captivating Conversations for Bruin Brains" air 1 to 2 times a month.
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Guests include degree holders of UCLA and UCLA graduate schools including UCLA Anderson School of Management, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and UCLA School of Law.
Our podcast on UCLA graduates is listened to by Bruins in 35 countries across 6 continents.