I sat down with Eliana Yang to discuss music, growing up in Philly, dating apps, polyamory, the downsides to therapy, and what a good coach is.

There will be many more podcasts this year featuring lots of guests, so stay tuned!

Episode 12: Eliana Yang

On this edition of Forbidden Conversations, we chat with Valerie Shen about Harvard, Climate, and why a return to merit is necessary in American Higher Education. Enjoy.

Episode 11: Valerie Shen

After quite a gap, we are back on Forbidden Conversations with Stephan Spazier. In this epsiode, we talk about skiing in Europe vs America, growing up in a big family, being a  soldier, a diplomat, and an operator in the public sector. We finish with some back and forth about the EV, and  of course, the rapid round. This episode is slightly longer, but I think the best one yet.

Note: There may be a few technical issues dotted through the episode, we apologise in advance. 

Episode 10: Stephan Spazier

What does maths, geography, and music have in common? Beats me, but if you wanted the answer, Adam Deng would be the right person to ask . IN this episode we talk China, how they're crushing the West in maths, why Beethoven (or Beta-hoven as I call him) is the Top G composer, and why the world is just brimming with NPCs. Enjoy.

Episode 9: Adam Deng

Have you ever met someone from New Hampshire? No? Well, you're in luck, because we have former hockey star Ian Herrington on the podcast to talk about software, time-boxing your life, big families, and why 5AM really is the best time wake up. Enjoy. 

Episode 8: Ian Herrington

Davis Burton is our first Forbidden Courses graduate to get behind the mic. A graduate of George Washington University, Davis has worked for the Federal Government, Red Bull, and is currently putting his efforts into solving the Opiod Epidemic with Ophelia.

I really enjoyed chatting with Davis, and I am sure you will enjoy listening to our discussion.

Episode 7: Davis Burton

This week we chat with Cassandra Shand, who is currently completing her DPhil at the University of Cambridge. In this fascinating discussion, we talk about Foreign Relations, Sailing, being a minority, and the challenges of politics vs the challenges of business. I loved this episode, and I hope you do too. 

Episode 6: Cassandra Shand

This week we chat with (Dr!) Corin Wagen to discuss science, religion, being a father, and why some people are huffing on medical grade Copium! Enjoy.

Episode 5: Corin Wagen

This episode we sit down with Bohan Lou to talk China, Religion, AI, Aileen Gu, and more. Bohan is a graduate of Yale University, and works on the forefront of Artificial Intelligence. He lives in San Francisco, and is originally from Shanghai, China.

Episode 4: Bohan Lou

In this episode we sit down with Dave Fan to talk about Maoist struggle sessions, his road to VC, what it was like growing up in New Jersey, and why being a parent is great. Enjoy!

Episode 3: Dave Fan

Forbidden Conversations is a podcast featuring the fellows of the UATX Polaris Fellowship. 