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On this episode, I sat down with RISD Graphic Design Alumni Willem Van Lancker. Willem is a designer and entrepreneur  who co-founded Oyster and today helps lead company incubation at Thrive Capital. We spoke about his advice to find intersections in your career as they often lead to the most creative outcomes, his role and passion for hospitality, and his bespoke career path since graduation. 

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Season 3 produced by Olivia Schroder and Zora Gamberg. Sound editing by Harry Pont. Graphic design by Aanya Arora.
Produced in collaboration with the Fleet Library at RISD

On this episode, I sat down with RISD Architecture alumna Deborah Berke, founder of Deborah Berke Architects and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. We spoke about what life would be like living in year 1,000, the lack of optimism in retirement communities across the United States, and how her RISD education helped land her first job as a graphic designer at an engineering firm in New York City. 

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Season 3 produced by Olivia Schroder and Zora Gamberg. Sound editing by Harry Pont. Graphic design by Aanya Arora.
Produced in collaboration with the Fleet Library at RISD

On this episode, I sat down with former RISD President John Maeda. We spoke about how the 2008 global financial crisis shaped his presidency, the role social media and Twitter had on this international appearance, and his courage of conviction amidst pushback from RISD faculty and staff. 

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Season 3 produced by Olivia Schroder and Zora Gamberg. Sound editing by Harry Pont. Graphic design by Aanya Arora.
Produced in collaboration with the Fleet Library at RISD

On this episode, I sat down with Michael Maltzan, RISD Architecture Alumni and founder of Michael Maltzan Architects in Los Angeles, California.  We discussed how RISD taught him the fundamentals of how to see, his interest in the formation of The United States of America, and how growing up in the post war suburb of Levittown, Long Island led him to yearn for a life out west. 

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Season 3 produced by Olivia Schroder and Zora Gamberg. Sound editing by Harry Pont. Graphic design by Aanya Arora.
Produced in collaboration with the Fleet Library at RISD

On this episode, I sat down with Julie Mehretu & Benjamin Edwards from the RISD painting class of 1997. We spoke about the risk of RISD's increasing tuition, the advice & mentorship of a life changing  faculty member,  and their thoughts on the newest art form to hit the market: Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT's).

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Season 3 produced by Olivia Schroder and Zora Gamberg. Sound editing by Harry Pont. Graphic design by Aanya Arora.
Produced in collaboration with the Fleet Library at RISD

On this episode, I interviewed Andrew Martinez, RISD Archivist. We discussed how RISD catalogs, stores and documents everything from the board of trustees' minutes to student drawings dating back to 1877. We also discussed the important work Andrew is doing to orally record all 50 faculty and staff who decided to retire due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Finally, I inquired how RISD purchased the Market House building for $10.00 back in 1948.  

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Season 3 produced by Olivia Schroder and Zora Gamberg. Sound editing by Harry Pont. Graphic design by Aanya Arora.
Produced in collaboration with the Fleet Library at RISD

Longest serving faculty member in the history of Rhode Island School of Design, Mike Fink discusses how he single handedly saved Carr House Cafe, his hope to become the next RISD president and his love for South Park. Please excuse the audio quality as Mike's wonderful beard slightly interfered with the microphone. 

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Season 3 produced by Olivia Schroder and Zora Gamberg. Sound editing by Harry Pont. Graphic design by Aanya Arora.
Produced in collaboration with the Fleet Library at RISD

Senior library assistants, Laura Browne and Stephen McCaughey discuss the the impact of COVID-19, the secret vault hidden below Fleet Library and debated killing spiders.  

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Season 3 produced by Olivia Schroder and Zora Gamberg. Sound editing by Harry Pont. Graphic design by Aanya Arora.
Produced in collaboration with the Fleet Library at RISD