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Lightbulb Podcast presents Episode 9: “Is Andover Broken?” In this episode, we discuss the popular college confidential thread “Andover is Broken.” The author writes about Andover’s miscommunication to families on the issue of students returning to campus as well as their decisions not “being driven by science.” With fellow Andover students (Including Bobby Hickman ’22), we explore the truth of the “Andover is Broken” argument and also offer some of our own analysis. As always, check out our show notes, linked in our Instagram bio @lightbulbentertainment, for more info!

In the first episode of LouNatics, your hosts Natalie Chen and Loulou Sloss discuss the murder of Meredith Ketcher and the resulting trials of her accused roommate Amanda Knox and her boyfriend with critically acclaimed photographer and guest David Owyang. Additionally, listeners learn more about the reasoning behind the podcast name, LouNatics, and the details of David’s perfect murder.

This week on the Lightbulb Podcast, we host Natalie Chen ’22 and Loulou Sloss ’22 who explain the sequence of events that led to a highly publicized and widely disputed final verdict for the notorious football player OJ Simpson. Loulou and Natalie share with us the small but fascinating details of the trials, including OJ being spotted eating McDonald’s for dinner the day of the murder and other quirky facts. They also share their own personal experiences relating to true crime. Boy, they are really good at story-telling, perhaps they could even host a future podcast ;)

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The Lightbulb Podcast presents Episode 7: “Wifi and Munches” as our first episode of the school year, featuring Phillips Academy class representatives Mary Muromcew (Class of ’22) and Venkat Sundaram (Class of ’23). Learn more about what they do as class reps and what they have in mind for their classes this upcoming year. Some of the topics discussed include class assassin games and better wifi routers for the dorms. Additionally, we talk about their favorite pastimes and hobbies, including exclusive information regarding Mary’s favorite Pokémon and Venkat’s reasoning for not eating sunflower seeds while playing baseball. As always, check out our show notes linked in our Instagram @thelightbulbpodcast for more info!

In this episode, your favorite LightBulb hosts interview the one-man-band Headrush, and it’s one man, Jack Warren. Throughout the interview, we learn about Jack’s humble beginnings, his musical inspiration, his process of making a record, and what he’s been up to during quarantine. Additionally, Jack demos an exclusive unreleased single, “Plane Tickets.”(Find "Headrush" on all major streaming platforms.)

The LightBulb Presents the second part of the two-part feature on systemic and institutional racism in America featuring Eileen Huang, a student at Yale, discussing her take on the Asian American response to the Black Lives Matter movement and her viral essay "A Letter from a Yale student to the Chinese American Community." Eileen also talks about the generational gap within the Asian-American community especially when it comes to anti-racism and the topic of "being a model minority." Additionally, she recommends her top picks of anti-racist literature and shares some of her upcoming projects to help educate parts of her community and to diminish the gap between generations and their understanding of BLM. The Lightbulb Podcast thanks you for listening in to this insightful conversation!

The following program, brought to you by The LightBulb Podcast, is part one of a two-part feature on systemic and institutional racism in America. This episode includes the unfiltered opinions and questioning from Andover students  Adaeze Izuegbunam '20, Fred Javier '23, and Victoria Ortiz '23, who speak about the lack of action Andover has taken to ensure racial equity on campus. They also provide their opinion on the All-School Forum and the Board of Trustees emails. Additionally addressed in this episode is the Andover-Exeter Petition requesting specific action from the schools to address the issue of anti-blackness and to donate money to organizations protecting civil rights of Black Americans.