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The familiar voice of Gillian Brassil returns this week! In our final Spotlight interview of the year, Darlene Franklin and Ken Der turn the tables on Gillian, who is graduating from Stanford in June (but she'll be back, don't worry). Gillian speaks about her college experience and outlook on the feature, and then all three broadcasters discuss news in general and provide insight on what goes into producing the show.

In yet another thrilling Vox Pop, Darlene Franklin asks YOU: what's on your mind as we head towards the end of the school year? Also, in this podcasted version of the show, we revisit an on-air interview in April with Allison Tielking '20 about her advocacy in making ridesharing services like Lyft safer. Plus, news as always from the Stanford Daily, presented by Ken Der. 

Follow us on Twitter @relativelyround! A fond farewell goes out to Gillian Brassil, and we wish her the best of luck on her future journey, wherever it may lead, and we hope to have her back in the future talking about--you guessed it--the news. And to our listeners, thank you so much for listening to us each week, and we hope you continue to trust us for all your Stanford-related news and interviews.

Darlene Franklin and Ken Der drive this week's show! Ken spotlights SEIU Local 2007 members Richard Patrone, Kevin Lortie, and Lisa Zacarias, who speak about their experiences as campus workers as well as the ongoing contract negotiations with Stanford University. In this week's Vox Pop, Darlene Franklin asks students about their ideal housing environment. Plus, a spring quarter musical showcase from the A-File at KZSU 90.1FM! 

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Ken Der is in the studio and takes a Deep Dive into the White Plaza Town Center Project and other efforts to improve student social life on campus with Associate Vice President of Campus Engagement and project leader Matthew Tiews. Ken Der also Spotlights newly elected ASSU Executives Erica Scott and Isaiah Drummond, who speak about their backgrounds, experiences, and goals as Execs. Plus, headlines and news stories of the week from Gillian Brassil, The Stanford Daily, and Stanford Journalism student and Peninsula Press reporter Conor Richards--who has a look at animal rights activism.

For more information about the White Plaza Town Center Project and to become involved with the effort, visit the Stanford Town Center Website at  https://stanford.io/2HiH9f4

And, as always, find us (most) anywhere you listen to podcasts, and be sure to follow us on Twitter @relativelyround!

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This week, Ken Der talks with Emily Arbuthnott '20--the leader of the new "Arbor" bar and student space located at Tresidder Union--about improving student life on campus, and Darlene Franklin asks community members about healing and self care in her Vox Pops segment. Plus, headlines and news stories of the week from Gillian Brassil and The Stanford Daily!

Next week on The Relatively Round Table, we're Spotlighting newly elected ASSU Executives Erica Scott and Isaiah Drummond, and taking a Deep Dive into the White Plaza Redesign Project with Stanford Associate Vice President for Campus Engagement Matthew Tiews.

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On this special Admit Weekend episode, Ken Der takes over the show and talks with ProFros (Prospective Freshmen, Class of 2023) Ruben Cuevas, Gabriella Garcia, Shayana Venukanthan, John Finkelman, Andy Huynh, David Yue, and Gautam Pradeep about their journey to Stanford, Admit Weekend experience, and future plans. In her Vox Pop segment, Darlene Franklin asks Stanford community members what they want to see more people advocate for.  Plus, headlines and news stories of the week from The Stanford Daily! 

Follow the Relatively Round Table on Twitter @relativelyround for news, programming updates, information about guests, and links to each week's episode!

A special shoutout to Charlotte Thornton who helped engineer the show this week! You can hear Charlotte's "Clean Copper Radio" program Tuesdays from 6:00am-9:30am on KZSU Stanford 90.1FM!

This week, Ken Der interviews Caroline Kushel '21 about her journey to becoming the 2019-2020 Stanford Tree--the widely recognized mascot of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band--and her experiences in the month since, Gillian Brassil has a conversation with members of the Ram's Head Theatrical Society performing in the spring's production of "The Addams Family," and Darlene Franklin asks Stanford community members what they want to know about others in her Vox Pops segment. Plus, headlines and news stories of the week from Leily Rezvani and The Stanford Daily!

Follow the Relatively Round Table on Twitter @relativelyround for news, programming updates, information about guests, and links to each week's episode!

Gillian Brassil takes the reins this week and brings a summary of the top 10 most viewed stories from the Stanford Daily during Winter Quarter, and engages in coversation with Gabe Rosen--a three-term Senator from the Associated Students of Stanford University--about his experiences as a Senator. She also interviews Peninsula Press Reporter and Stanford Journalism Master's student Conor Richards about his investigation into the Medical Board of California.

Follow us on Twitter @relativelyround for news, programming updates, information about guests, and links to each week's episode! 

On this week's episode, Darlene Franklin speaks with members of the Stanford community about gender roles and gender expression in her Vox Pops segment, Ken Der interviews Graduate Student Council Co-Chair Amy Tarangelo about the grad student mental health crisis in our first Deep Dive Interview, and Jon Cousins talks to Samantha Reda--a 16-year-old high school student originally from Mountain View and now living in Vienna--who organized her school’s involvement with the global school strike that happened on Friday against climate change. Plus, headlines and news stories of the week from the Stanford Daily along with your weekend forecast. 

The Relatively Round Table is now on social media! Follow us on Twitter @relativelyround for news, programming updates, information about guests, and links to each week's episode!