HC-Hive

Resumes and portfolios are the essentials when job hunting. In this episode, Ngoc and Harshali chat with Joshua, Victoria, and Aditi to learn about what makes great resumes and portfolios for UX designers and researchers. 

Credits:

- Host(s): Ngoc Tran, Harshali Wadge

- Production and Edits: Savannah Phillips

- Logo: Olivia Hughes

- Music Feature: "Show You Who I Am" - AJ John - https://bit.ly/3u9XCt7

If career fairs are weird, following up can be weirder. Ngoc and Harshali sit down fellow students Monica, Phoebe, and Kenneth to hear their tips and tricks for networking and maintaining connections.  

Credits:

- Host(s): Ngoc Tran, Harshali Wadge

- Production and Edits: Savannah Phillips

- Logo: Olivia Hughes

- Music Feature: "Thass God" - Kaptivated. https://kaptivatedmusic.com/,

Career fairs can be a lot. A lot of emotions, a lot of weird stories, a lot of strange interactions. In this episode, Ngoc and Harshali kick off Season 3 with a chat with fellow podcast team member, Austin and swap stories about career fairs. Tune in for a candid and wild conversation about one of professional life's greatest tragedies. 

Credits:

- Host(s): Ngoc Tran, Harshali Wadge

- Production and Edits: Savannah Phillips

- Logo: Olivia Hughes

- Music Feature: "We Saw Snow" - Evin ft Lymeriq. 

In the final episode of the season, Ngoc and Harshali sit back down with Hannah, Tushar, and Gabriel to look back on the semester and hear some new hot takes. Tune in for a fun conversation about lessons learned, remote learning, and meetings!

Credits:

- Host(s): Ngoc Tran, Harshali Wadge

- Production and Edits: Ngoc Tran

- Logo: Olivia Hughes

It's easy to think UX and HCI only apply to software, but ultimately, humans interact in the physical world. In this episode, Ngoc and Harshali sit down with Noah, Tim, and Prabodh to talk about physical prototyping, and the wild, wild west of building tangible technology. Tune in to hear a great conversation about the unique challenges (and joys!) of building physical objects. 

Credits:

- Host(s): Ngoc Tran, Harshali Wadge

- Production and Edits: Harshali Wadge, Ngoc Tran, and Savannah Phillips 

- Logo: Olivia Hughes

How does culture affect how we study and understand HCI? In this episode, hosts Ngoc and Harshali chat with Eileen, Jae, and Niharika about their experiences of being international students in the U.S. and studying HCI at Georgia Tech. Tune in for an incredible conversation about the challenges of being an international student, valuable advice for prospective students, a terrible hot takes question, and Ngoc's frustrations with vending machines. 

Credits:

- Host(s): Ngoc Tran, Harshali Wadge

- Production and Edits: Harshali Wadge and Ngoc Tran

- Logo: Olivia Hughes

If you've been listening to the Hive, you know that Ngoc and Harshali love data. This episode, they sit down with Arpit and Chao to discuss data visualization, and how HCI can help users understand the data-rich world we live in today. This episode gets deep, and we somehow discuss evolution, philosophy, and pie charts all in one go!

Credits:

- Host(s): Ngoc Tran, Harshali Wadge

- Production and Edits: Ngoc Tran

- Logo: Olivia Hughes

- Featured Music: Bad Bat! by Sue Reon Kim and Nora Petran (link: https://norapetran.bandcamp.com/album/bad-bat)

In this Holiday Special episode, Ngoc and Harshali spill all the behind-the-scenes tea about how the Hive is produced! Tune in for some festive cheer!

Credits:

- Host(s): Ngoc Tran, Harshali Wadge

- Production and Edits: Harshali Wadge and Ngoc Tran

- Logo: Olivia Hughes

Besides the obvious health crisis, buzzwords and poor communication are other pandemics afflicting the workplace today! Hosts Ngoc and Harshali chat with Olivia, Kevin, and Jordan - all 2nd year students in the MSHCI program - to talk about the value of strong communication skills. Tune in to hear about some specific techniques, skills, and as always, hot takes. 

Credits:

- Host(s): Ngoc Tran, Harshali Wadge

- Production and Edits: Savannah Phillips

- Logo: Olivia Hughes

- Featured Music: "40mph" - a.DOT and kiddiegoggles

This episode, Ngoc and Harshali discuss mental health with fellow students Talia, Yago, and Lu. Together, guests share their stories of dealing with stress and insecurity in HCI and grad school. Tune in for a candid discussion about this very important topic!

Credits:

- Host(s): Ngoc Tran, Harshali Wadge

- Production and Edits: Ngoc Tran

- Logo: Olivia Hughes

- Featured Music: Midnight Sun by Gurudutt Perichetla (Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/track/3TRhky1eQOYKa4ZUx5TyoV)