Join hosts Millena and Sarayu as they chat with the departing curator of TEDxOhioStateUniversity, Bilan Yakoub. Get insight into her TEDx journey, the power of community, and a discussion on embracing change and ideas worth spreading.

Sit down with our hosts Millena and Sarayu as they chat with former TEDxOhioStateUniversity Currents speaker and classics professor Tom Hawkins. They discuss how to build upon ancient knowledge in our modern times, the importance of integrating education beyond the western world in curriculums, and how to navigate our changing world armed with lessons of the past.

In this episode, Millena and Sarayu recap the TedxOhioStateUniversity 2024 main event “Luminary” with logistics director Preksha. Together, they discuss the ins and outs of planning an entirely student run event, the responsibilities of our logistics committee, and listen to audience member clips from our podcast booth at the main event.

Millena and Sarayu interview Kaylie Glenn, a future TedxOhioStateUniversity Luminary conference speaker and recent neuroscience graduate. Kaylie is the founder of the Day by Day Project, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit that focuses on revolutionizing dementia care through music. Together they discuss the impact of music in the medical field as well as her journey in transforming her passion into a mission.

In this episode, Millena and Amelia sit down with Dr. Anisa Kline who is a geographer and professor with an extensive background in Latin American studies, as well as a future TEDxOhioStateUniversity speaker at the upcoming Luminary conference. Together they discuss Kline's important research on agricultural H-2A workers in Ohio and shed light on the social fabric woven throughout the fields.

On this episode, Sarayu sits down with TedxOhioStateUniversity Public Relations members Gabby Michailides and Greg Giavasis as they chat about growing up through their Greek culture and explore the multiple purposes each of their personal traditions hold in their lives.

Sit down with Millena and Sarayu as they discuss the ins and outs of ancient Greece and criticisms of modern culture with Professor Greg Anderson at Ohio State. Anderson elaborates on his past 2021 TEDxOhioStateUniversity talk titled “Why There’s No Such Thing As Objective Reality”, which is one of the organization's most popular talks. Together, they analyze the meaning of the “pluriverse”, western society, and what it means to be a young person in our current climate.

Millena and Sarayu sit down with two members of TEDxOhioStateUniversity’s general body Mikayla and Nick. Together they discuss their experiences at Ohio State, committees within the organization, and the competitive nature of being a student.

In this episode, Millena and Sarayu chat with the CEO and founder of Youth for Stem Equity (YSE) Laksh Dhir. YSE is a nonprofit organization that focuses on leveraging STEM skills and education to young people in order to influence and inspire them to explore STEM related fields. Laksh explains how he gained his footing as a nonprofit creator and his trials and tribulations along the way.