Saturday School

Saturday School

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Saturday School episodes

  • 9 - SPECIAL EPISODE: Summer Internships

    In today’s special episode, co-hosts Aaron and Elaine come together to discuss the ins and outs of finding summer internships. They begin with Aaron’s personal work experiences (0:35), dive into other academic summer programs (17:35), and Linkedin horror stories (35:32). Follow us on Instagram @ instagram.com/mission.inspired. Become a guest on the show at bit.ly/saturdayguest!

    45 min
  • 8 - Zach Ebner Vs. Senioritis

    Zach Ebner is a senior at Newport High School and good friends with co-hosts Aaron and Elaine. He joins them to discuss the online cult of personal motivation (0:45), dealing with senioritis (2:45), and diving into anime (14:00). The three finish with a get-to-know-you Q&A (23:30). Follow us on Instagram @ instagram.com/mission.inspired. Become a guest on the show at bit.ly/saturdayguest!

    43 min
  • 7 - Bitaniya Giday is Publishing Her Very First Poetry Book

    Bitaniya Giday is the Seattle Youth Poet Laureate and co-founder of Eastside for Black Lives.


    She joins Aaron and Elaine to discuss her experiences with slam poetry (1:05), founding Eastside for Black Lives (19:46), writing her very first poetry book (32:44), and her potential city council campaign (35:15). The three finish off with a get-to-know-you Q&A (40:54).


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    50 min
  • 6 - Andrea Liao Believes Literature Can Empower YOU

    Andrea Liao is the founder of Book the Future, an organization dedicated to global youth literacy.


    She joins Aaron and Elaine to delve into her passion for literacy (3:25) and starting her nonprofit organization, Book the Future (17:55). The three finish off with a get-to-know-you Q&A, involving topics like her favorite fictional characters and where she sees herself 10 years from now (28:10).


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    40 min
  • 5 - Daniel Kim and His Quest Towards Self-Discovery

    Daniel Kim is the Vice President of ASB at Newport High School.


    He joins Aaron and Elaine to delve into his exploration of critical theory & literature (8:45) and coming out publicly (18:59). The three finish off with a get-to-know-you Q&A, involving topics like his favorite online fashion stores to which country he'd ideally live in (30:21).


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    45 min
  • 4 - Naomi Bashkansky is an Up-And-Coming Minecraft Streamer

    Naomi Bashkansky is a recent admit to Stanford class of 2025, world-renowned chess player, and STEM enthusiast.


    She joins Aaron and Elaine to talks about her chess involvement (3:58), being admitted to Stanford (29:09), and her grand Minecraft endeavours & ambitions (34:54). The three finish off with a fun get-to-know-you Q&A (42:39).


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    53 min
  • 3 - Anne Mcdonald & Ning Wei are Your Local JSA Experts

    Anne Mcdonald and Ning Wei are seniors at Newport High School & Co-Presidents of JSA. Anne is also involved in Girl's Stem (Girls Who Code and Built by Girls).


    They join Aaron and Elaine to talks about their JSA involvement (0:45), college app struggles (19:16), and sexism in STEM (28:20). The three finish off with a fun get-to-know-you Q&A (33:49) and some bad advice (52:31).


    Just a heads up, there were a few awkward cuts due to recording glitches.


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    56 min
  • 2 - Lizzy Wu Vs. College Apps and Online School

    Lizzy Wu is a freshman at Brown University, studying Computer Science and Political Science.


    She joins Aaron and Elaine to talks about online school at Brown & college apps (4:25), the British Royal Family & Jeffrey Epstein (36:56), and Lana Del Rey getting cancelled (53:24). The three finish off with some bad advice based on incomprehensible, juicy online scenarios (1:01:17).


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    1 hr 12 min
  • 1 - Miki Kusunose is Building a Tutoring Nonprofit Empire

    Miki Kusunose is the co-founder of 425 Tutoring, a student-run nonprofit organization. 


    He joins Aaron and Elaine to talk about the founding story 425 Tutoring (4:38), a lil bit of college & career (33:12), and conspiracy theories (39:55). The co-host duo finishes off with some bad advice (49:15).


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    58 min

About Saturday School

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Naïve high schoolers Aaron Xie and Elaine Zhang embark on a journey to learn from other students and their stories, as they bring you along for the ride. Join the two as they explore anything from the rise of the D'Amelio TikTok Empire to dealing with the struggles of college apps. New episodes come out Saturday, every two weeks.