Celebrating Theses, Projects, People
At Potpourri Podcast, we invite Vassar students to share the theses and projects they've work on in the school year. Because student theses and projects are often neglected in daily conversation, it is our hope that Potpourri can provide a space for students to more easily share their work with their peers. Be sure to check back for new releases, and stay tuned to find out why our guests keep waggling their fingers in the air!
Potpourri Podcast was originally created by Michael Sandberg and Grant Schaller. It is now hosted by Hui Xin Ng '19 and Ruoyu Li '19.
ZACK WILKS
It's our first episode! And it's with Zack Wilks! Zack is an American Studies major at Vassar College writing a senior thesis on the sociopolitical significance of the dinner table in 20th and 21st Century America. Tune in as we discuss, amongst other things, durian, Ben Stiller, and kitchen table porn.
(March 31, 2017)
SHIQI LIN
We're back--this time with Shiqi Lin! Shiqi is a French and Political Science double major at Vassar College writing a senior thesis on urbanization in China's Fuling district. Join us as we learn more about modern China, narrative politics, and notions of "everyday" urbanity.
(April 30, 2017)
ELLIE VAMOS AND JOEY MORE
Our last episode of the semester features Ellie Vamos and Joey More! For their Urban Studies senior thesis, Ellie and Joey facilitated a community-based design-and-build project in Poughkeepsie's Murphy Park. Revel in Ellie and Joey's "hive mind" as we explore topics like the project's collaborative process, Poughkeepsie's differing identities, and the failures of the Middle Main Initiative.
(May 25, 2017)
JIAYI WANG
We're starting fall 2017 with an exploratory discussion of Jenny's philosophy thesis on computational theories of mind. Can we represent brain processes with abstract symbols? What is the role of the body in relation to the brain? What about non-human organisms? (October 23, 2017).
