The Prospector Podcast

In a follow-up to the four-candidate discussion, the fifth candidate, Kurtis Lin, joins hosts Lisa Zivanic and Joyce Lee in an individual interview regarding his Associated Student Body president campaign.

Edited by Lisa Zivanic

Lisa Zivanic and Joyce Lee host the publication's first-ever ASB Presidential Election Special. The Associated Student Body’s executive election takes place on Wednesday, March 1st, and polls close on Thursday, March 2nd.

The ASB President position leads Cupertino High School’s ASB — a group of almost forty dedicated to serving our school.

The hosts speak with the five determined candidates in a timed Q&A, followed by discussion and debate between candidates. This episode provides insight so you can make informed decisions as a student voter when selecting the ASB president for the 2023 to 2024 school year.

Podcast edited in its entirety by Lisa Zivanic.

Notable Time-Stamps

0.00 Introductions

1:15 45 Second campaign pitch

5:02 Randomized questions

Individual Questions

15:00 Dean Liang Q&A

19:05 Dean’s questioning period

23:15 Kabir Mishra Q&A

26:50 Kabir questioning period

31:00 Matt Bennet Q&A

34:00 Matt Bennet questioning period

37:00 Tahlia Wu Q&A

41:00 Tahlia Wu questioning period

44:00 Open-table discussion

Hosted by staffers Anika Rao and Riya Malik, this episode will be discussing the history of Thanksgiving and whether or not the holiday can be redeemable, at least in the Bay Area. Has the holiday grown enough to have different implications than its history? Through sharing and discussing personal anecdotes and facts, this episode will answer the burning question of Thanksgiving's morality.

Hosted by staffers Tanvee Sai, Jolie Han and featuring CHS School Based Therapist, Denise Salin, this episode is about body shaming, eating disorders, and more. How do mental illnesses relate to an obsessive focus on a perceived flaw appearance? What type of effects does it have on students? How do people recover from these issues? These are just some of many questions that will be answered today.

Hosted by staffer Tanvee Sai and featuring CHS Literature teacher Mx. Hsu, this episode is about breaking the gender norms with their experiences on coming out as non-binary. How were they treated by peers? coworkers? or current students? How can others educate themselves to this inclusive environment? These are just some of many questions that will be answered today.

Hosted by recent CHS grad Pranav Eranki, this special podcast series features discussions with students and faculty on topics ranging from philosophy to social issues in a nuanced and structured format. This episode is a wide-ranging conversation around the impacts of remote learning with rising CHS senior Thomas Brewster, and CHS alumni Brandon Pan, Sanat Singhal, and Joshua Tu. 

Show Notes:

0:00 - Introduction

2:30 - Zoom fatigue and tradeoffs of online learning 

11:48 - Social belonging (breakout rooms, etc) 

23:00 - Free speech 

48:20 - Student privacy 

58:55 - Concluding Remarks

Hosted by CHS Senior Pranav Eranki, this special podcast series features discussions with students and faculty on topics ranging from philosophy to social issues in a nuanced and structured format. This first episode is a wide-ranging conversation on mental health with U-Wisc student Ben Hayum, Cal freshman Roshan Regula, CHS Senior Amrutha Vaidyam, and CHS School-Based Therapist Denise Salin.

Show Notes:

Introduction: 0:00

On the first episode of The Prospector Podcast’s new SA/SH/Misogyny awareness series, listen to interviews with CHS students Alysa Xu, Raphael Tourette and Jason Li as they discuss the initial start of the local movement and the roots to this societal issue.

Today's episode features a discussion on parental pressure hosted by staffer Sanat Singhal with CHS alumnus Joshua Tu, CHS senior Darya Abtahii, and CHS junior Slava Miro. They discuss their personal relationship with parents, career planning, dealing with conflict, getting jobs in high school and financial independence, the generational gap, helicopter parenting, stereotypes of Asian parents, and much more!

Today's episode features a discussion about the 2020 Presidential Election with guest Sean Coleman, an AP Government teacher at Tino, hosted by staffers Avinash Pandit, Megana Kashyap, and Sanat Singhal. They discuss their reactions on Election Day(or as it played out Election Week...), comparing Mr. Coleman's predictions to the outcome, Donald Trump's attempts to claim victory and discredit the election results, Biden's presidency,  The future of Donald Trump, and the Republican Party, political polarization, media bias, and much more!