project why: Recent Episodes
Elon Epps
Elon's childhood friend, Thomas Gillespie, joins the podcast to discuss his Master's thesis around how DC is gentrified and why he is curious about the topic. They discuss everything from housing inequality to the commodification of neighboorhoods. Get curious about your city and how it is being planned, tune in!
Weclome back to project why with elon! This is the introduction to the new edition. Elon is joined by friend, co-instigator, and mentor, Eric Hartman, to explore good trouble/good work, her whys, storytellying, and more. Sit back, plugg-in, bring a friend and explore the new world of project why.
Join Elon as she talks with writer, scholar, and traveler Mandy Moe Pwint Tu about the journey she took to Sewnaee, her time at Sewanee, and what she is up to now. During this conversation the two dive into topics of exhaustion, what it means to be an international student, taking breaks from writing, and so much more. It's an episode you don't want to miss!
Join Elon as she reconnects with fellow Sewanee alumna turned mental health and wellness guru, Crystal Brown-Thompson, to discuss her path to Sewanee and becoming the magic she is today. In this conversation, Crystal shares with us the importance of "letting the title go for your happiness." There is a true through-line of connectivity in her story of how everything happens for a reason and she is proud to tell it today. Listen in for the wisdom, laughter, and honesty of what it means to be a continuous work in progress while actively killing it in life.
Listen in to Elon's conversation with Kim Heitzenrater as they journey through Kim's time at Sewanee as a student and her career. Want to know the ironies of Kim's second transition(job)? Learn patience through the crockpot versus the microwave? This episode is filled with so much wisdom about jobs, grad school, life, and more. Check it out to get a deeper look into a true heroine of Sewanee!
Join Elon as she talks with fellow Sewanee alum Brittany Macon, Esq. about how she always knew she would become a lawyer and what it took for her to get there. Brittany shares parts of her leadership journey at Sewanee and how it was not the same in law school. Learn what it means to have your dream career but it changes over time. Listen to a true conversation of Black Girl Magic between Brittany and Elon where they discuss all of this and more!
Join Elon as she talks with fourth-year medical student Fridien Tchoukoua about his journey to where he is now. Five years after Sewanee, what was his process to medical school? How does dance fit into his passion for science? What did it mean for him to be resilient? All this and more are discussed in this week's episode.
Listen as Elon navigates Jasmine through the last four years of her life. Find out what Jasmine is up to now, a year out of college. What have her struggles been? Where has she sought help? How has she grown over the last four years? What does it mean to Jasmine to be an artist? All of this and more are discussed in this week's episode.
Elon catches up with her friend, mentor, and old boss Tim to find out what he is up to these days. After a long-term stint at their alma mater, Tim has decided to continue his passion for Higher Education elsewhere. What does that mean for him? How did he get into his career in High Education? What are the struggles he has had along the way? All of this and more are discussed in this week's episode.
Elon talks to Senior Program Associate and Conceptual Artist Brandon Iracks-Edelin about his story. How did Brandon end up working for his organization for four years? What is BLove? Is he the next CEO of a nonprofit? What are his passions? How has he built a community outside of college? All of this and more is discussed in the second episode of project why's season on perspectives.
Elon talks to Community Advocate and Urban Gardener Lauren Newman about her life cycle through college and what her life looks like now, four years after college and at her second full-time job back home in DC. What brought Lauren to attend Sewanee and then stay for another two years? How did she become an Urban Gardener? What's next for Lauren? All of this and more is answered in the first episode of project why's season on perspectives.