The Octopod

By The Octant

The Octopod brings issues within and beyond Yale-NUS that we care about, straight to your earpods.... more

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How many episodes does The Octopod have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

The Octopod episodes:

September 05, 2018 YNC’s Own Nobel Prize Nominee | The Octopod |Activism at YNC | Ep. 1
Guest: Zhala Sarmast
The Octopod is back! We’ll be kicking off this semester with a series on activists in YNC. For our first episode, Benjamin and Jacinta speak to Zhala about how her experience on Afghanistan’s women’s cycling team got her nominated for a Nobel peace prize.
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April 19, 2018 Student Journalism: What’s the Point? | The Octopod | Ep. 3
Guests: Dave Chappell, Tom Brenner, Prof. Lage-Otero
We’re changing things up a bit! In the third episode of The Octopod, Harrison, Alysha, Reza, and Terence investigate the history of student journalism at Yale-NUS, in particular that of The Octant, Yale-NUS’ first and only student newspaper. Guests include The Octant‘s former Editor-in-Chief Dave Chappell, its Faculty Advisor Prof. Lage-Otero, and its informal external advisor, Tom Brenner.
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Ed: The intro to this episode states that The Octant‘s previous name, Panopt, was based on social theorist Jeremy Bentham’s panopticon. We wish to clarify that this was entirely coincidental, and a reason for the change of names.

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17min
March 02, 2018 Diversifying Philosophy with Prof. Van Norden | The Octopod | Ep. 2
Guests: Dr. Bryan Van Norden
In the second episode of the Octopod, Reza and Haolie sit down with Yale-NUS Professor Bryan Van Norden, to discuss some of the ideas he presented in his new book, Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto.
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27min
February 08, 2018 Stress at Yale-NUS | The Octopod | Ep. 1
Guests: Simonas Bartulis, Cheryl Nazik Cosslett
Welcome to the very first episode of The Octopod!
In our first release, Harrison, Reza, and Terence discuss stress, busyness, and over-commitment at Yale-NUS. This topic is inspired by Simonas’ and Cheryl’s article “You Cannot Do It (All),” and so it was fitting that they joined the recording too.
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28min

FAQs about The Octopod:

How many episodes does The Octopod have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.