Overloaded

Old pal Guillermo Mendoza sits down to talk with us about his diverse experiences and multiple projects he's been working on. We get his current take on many ideas such as social media fame and how things are real only because society makes them real. More specifically, we get into trending internet stars and their value in today's society.

Lily Jankowiak is a BCN major at the University of Michigan who went from being immersed in a culture where the use of drugs and gossip was the center of conversation, to finding herself at a place where she feels she can discuss the ideas that actually matter. She talks about her transition from Las Vegas to Ann Arbor and how she dealt with being at a place where she felt like an outlier. We also discuss the current political rhetoric and how we can do better to ensure all voices and ideas are heard.

In this episode, guests Isabella Cabal and Julio Berrocal talk about their passions and experiences as international students. They speak to the cultural shift they are going through and explain how they seek to tackle their professional career in the years to come. Furthermore, they discuss how different situations where they had to step up to a bigger role in their lives shaped who they currently are.

In this episode, we sit down with Connie McLaughlin-Miley, PharmD, to discuss her experience treating patients with medicinal cannabis. Connie tells the story of how she transitioned from the conventional medicine industry into the non-conventional practice of using cannabis to treat a variety of conditions. Furthermore, we discuss a few reasons why Cannabis has been demonized over the years and the different applications the plant can have beyond recreation.

After thinking about how our last episode went, we decided to shift the focus of the podcast. Furthermore, we discuss our college experience so far, what we want to do with our careers and our goals for the semester.

Unquestionably, artificial intelligence and big data have the potential to fundamentally change the world, but, how? In this episode, we discuss what societal changes the introduction of AI can bring upon humanity and whether we should embrace them or oppose them. Furthermore, we discuss how the value of data keeps increasing exponentially to the point that it has changed the way people do business.

In this first episode of the Overloaded Podcast series, hosts Daniel and Santiago introduce themselves and talk about what the podcast will be about. They dive deep into what they believe in, the differences in culture between the United States and their hometown, and their upbringing.

What does the future behold? Where are we headed as a human civilization with so many changes in technology, society, and culture going on? We are here to make some sense of all the madness.