Yousuf and Ryan Podcast

This episode was quite simply marvelous: Not only did we lose our entire intro (50 minutes of content), but we also accidentally recorded our longest episode just beating the record we set in the last episode. In this episode, we truly discussed everything from ranking the top 5 marvel movies, having fun with funny stories, and crazy random conversations that won't make any sense unless you hear it. As always, we finished with our question of "What Improvements Would You Like To See Made in the World?" We would like to once again express our gratitude towards Beau and Ryan Wade for re-recording the 50 minute intro we lost and making this podcast one that will be truly unforgettable and somewhat traumatic. This podcast is cohosted by Ryan Flint and Yousuf Qaum.

On this episode, we had our first international guest Andreas Sloth! Calling all the way from Denmark, we initiated the conversation with the topic he chose which was "Do you have any regrets? And how can you learn and prevent these regrets in the future?" and then delved into other intriguing topics such as what it's like being a foreign exchange student in the States, how COVID-19 has affected Denmark and soccer fans world wide, Andreas's potential career and where he wants to take his clothing brand, the differences between Denmark and the US on topics such as food. school shootings, and alcohol, and we quizzed him to see how Danish is he really. As always, we finished with our final questions of "What Improvements Would You Like To See Made in the World?" This podcast is cohosted by Ryan Flint and Yousuf Qaum. Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!

Who knew Buddhism could be so interesting?! Certainly Saige Vipond, this episode's special guest. We discussed a variety, and I really mean a variety, of topics with the main question of "What is the Difference Between Intelligence & Wisdom" but delved into Buddhism where we put Saige's Buddhism knowledge to the test while also learning about why Buddhism is so important to him. We discussed commercialism and attachment theory, understood the different types of intelligence and if intelligence is necessarily evil or good, discussed why sunflowers are evil and mindblowing gardening techniques to the average Joe, as well as discussed infamous pieces of literature such as Catch-22, The Hunger Games, and a 2000 page book that takes in place in just ONE day. Finally, we ended with our final question of "What Improvements Would You Like To See Made in the World?" This was, might I say, one of the most informative and consistently thought provoking episodes we have done to date! This podcast is cohosted by Ryan Flint and Yousuf Qaum.

Dharma Bhatt is one of the most intriguing people we know which is why he was the 2nd person we asked to be a guest on the podcast. For those of you who may not know, Dharma is our only repeat guest so far with his first episode being Episode #2 where we started in Panera and ended up following random cars while discussing politics and cannibalism. This time we began with the main question of "Why Are People Scared of the Unknown" and then analyzed COVID-19 and the effects its had, understood the importance of being informed, analyzed the nationwide protests, discussed accountability, recognized the issues revolving around the UBI and PPP, predicted how companies will adapt to the pandemic and how they are adapting now, discussed the importance of testing and the failures of countries to ensure the safety of their citizens, understood the primaries, and of course talked about cannibalism.  As always, we ended with the final question of "What Improvements Would You Like To See Made in the World?" This podcast is cohosted by Ryan Flint and Yousuf Qaum.

This episode took place with fellow Hub Zoe Everett and revolved around the focus of COVID-19. You see, Zoe's grandmother recently passed away from COVID-19 and was actually the 2nd confirmed death in Washington County due to COVID-19. In this episode, Zoe discusses what its like to lose a loved one to the coronavirus and how her family got affected to it, how her family took serious precautions and were still exposed to it, the process of getting tests and why Zoe who is likely asymptomatic was unable to acquire a test, the symptoms she and her parents have, people disobeying the law by breaking the social distancing rules, how the funeral procession will go, and the final question we discussed was the message she would like people to know about being affected by the virus and what she hopes people will do. Less serious but worthy of recognition topics were: how animals are affected, how companies are affected such as oil companies and Arbys, World War Z and the office. Thank you to Zoe for speaking with us about this difficult topic and talking about what its like to have the virus. This podcast is cohosted by Ryan Flint and Yousuf Qaum.

Garrett Evans and Peter Sirface are two very special individuals with brilliant minds like none other. The central question of this episode was "What is the purpose of money? Do we really need it? Does society need it?" We also discussed a myriad of other and equally intriguing topics such addressing “Can Money Buy Happinesses”, what it’s like to be abnormally tall and how dominant some shorter people can be, the hype around Game of Thrones and Haikyuu, lacrosse and how they’re doing during quarantine, Meganind 2.0 and the good cars movies, why Flaming Hot Cheetos are a scam, normal sleep times during the “Coronacation”, Garrett rants about broccoli, the world after the pandemic, and completed with the question of “What Improvements Would You Like To See Made in the World?” This podcast is cohosted by Ryan Flint and Yousuf Qaum.

Going into this episode, neither of us really knew Jayden VanMaurick. Typically we have a main question we ask but this time we decided to forego this and dive right into the topics and an abundance of topics there were from being a college student during the pandemic, ranking the top STAR WAR movies, and discussing an internationally recognized holiday commemorating the death of a necrophiliac duck. If you want to hear about the use of (no pun intended) drugs in wars or what it’s like to be in a fraternity this is the episode for you. Further topics include: Cross Country and what it means to be on a team, dispelling fraternity stereotypes, addressing COVID-19, Christopher Nolan movies, and a criticism of book-to-film adaptations as well as the pervasive Part1/ Part 2 movie trend “popularized” by the Deathly Hallows. And as always we finished with “What Improvements Would You Like To See Made In The World?” This podcast is cohosted by Ryan Flint and Yousuf Qaum.

JC, Logan Hine, and Yousuf Qaum all sit on the same table in English class and frequently have awkward pointless conflicts to the point where no one talks to each other for a couple days. In this episode, we sat down and discussed the main question of “What Do You Believe Stands Between You ans Complete Happiness” as well as a multitude of other topics such as Jeremy’s passion for helping people and a community project he worked with Yousuf on, exponential growth in regards to COVID-19, negative effects in the Stock Market, cookie clicker and capitalism, the answer to the IB question of what invention you would create during the IB interviews, the at times incredulous arguments Jeremy and Yousuf have despite voluntarily working with each other on many projects, regulations on recycling, and ended with the question “What Improvements Would You Like to See Made in the World?” This podcast is cohosted by Ryan Flint and Yousuf Qaum.