Living In Lama Land Podcast: Recent Episodes
Roberto Lama
Living In Lama Land Podcasts is a podcast series about entrepreneurship, sports, science, social justice, and much more! The concept of the podcast is to give a voice to awesome individuals who often are overlooked but have amazing ideas to contribute to the world. Living in Lama Land is run by Stanford Student Roberto Lama, who is currently studying Bioengineering at Stanford. Many of the topics stem from his passions of surfing, tech, medicine, and public health.
Stella is an incoming Junior at Stanford University majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in brain, behavior, and neuroscience. In high school, Stella created Gravitation Color - a scale that measures weight without numbers. During COVID-19, Stella co-founded the non-profit Farmlink in an effort to reduce food waste in the US. They have already moved over 7 Million meals to people in need.
In this episode, Stella and I discuss her experience as a Stanford student, what motivates her, and all the different awesome projects she has worked on!
Jaylen and Kyler are both incredible student-athletes at Stanford University, having represented Team USA multiple times as well. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 related reasons, Stanford has decided to cut 11 varsity sports, including Men's Volleyball, citing financial reasons.
In this episode, we discuss his awesome what it means to be a student-athlete, why we need sports, and tips on how to reach your goals as a student-athlete.
Welcome to LIVING IN LAMA LAND Podcasts #6 featuring Sonny Myers!
“Sonny” Dryden Kūʻehuikapono Chien Tzin Seto Myers is a native Hawaiian student and scholar at Stanford University. His studies include Hawaiians and broader indigenous topics in the U.S. and abroad. He comes from a loving family of activists that have fought for generations to uphold and preserve Hawaiian lands, culture, and sovereignty.
In this episode, we talk about Native Hawaiian culture, cultural appropriation, the Washington "Redskins" name change, and much more! This was definitely one of the most educational talks I've done!
Welcome to LIVING IN LAMA LAND Podcasts #5 featuring Jackson Lebsack!
Jackson is a 21-year old filmmaker, photographer, and adventurer Jackson Lebsack. Jackson has traveled around the world, including Nepal, France, and Japan, creating epic films and shorts for notable clients such as Red Bull, DJI, and surf legend Jaime O’Brien.
In this podcast, Jackson and I discuss his awesome journey to becoming a professional action sports filmer! Along the journey, we talk about his awesome adventures to amazing places to meet amazing people!
Welcome to LIVING IN LAMA LAND Podcasts #4 featuring Miriam Haart!
After graduating high school early, Miriam attended the Make School, a computer science-focused college in San Francisco, to refine her programming skills. She has made many notable apps such as Norma, Blaze, and Recyclable, some of which have now turned into startups. Miriam is currently a software engineering student at Stanford University.
In this podcast, Miriam and I discuss her untraditional route to Stanford, tips and tricks on app development and design, quantum computing, and much more!
Welcome to LIVING IN LAMA LAND Podcasts #3 featuring Kaiir Elam!
Kaiir Elam is a cornerback at the University of Florida. Kaiir started 5 games as a true freshman and finished with 3 interceptions, 11 tackles, and had no touchdowns allowed. He also didn’t miss a single tackle. Kaiir was also selected to the all-SEC team.
In this podcast, Kaiir and I discuss college sports, how he succeeded this season, and how to be great!
Welcome to LIVING IN LAMA LAND Podcasts #2 featuring Taylor Ruck!
Taylor Ruck has won two Olympic bronze medals as part of Canada's women's 4×100 meter and 4×200 meter freestyle relay teams at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She has won 8 medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, making her tied for most all-time at a single Commonwealth Games. She’s also the all-time leading medallist at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships having won nine gold, two silver, and two bronze. In 2018, Taylor started attending Stanford University as a student-athlete.
In this podcast, Taylor and I discuss tips and tricks on life at college, how to start succeed in anything you do, and much more.
Welcome to LIVING IN LAMA LAND Podcasts #1 featuring Shreyas Parab!
Shreyas is currently a sophomore at Stanford, majoring in Biomedical Computation. He’s the founder of Novel Ties, a tie company for teenagers. He has made it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee twice. He’s spoken at five TEDx events. He is launching a new company called Angle. He is co-writing a book entitled, “Regulating Artificial Intelligence”, and last but not least he’s an investment partner at the Dorm room fund, helping provide student founders with a strong network of investors, world-class mentors, and a $20,000 check.
In this podcast, Shreyas and I discuss tips and tricks on life at college, how to start your own business, how to succeed at an internship, and much more!