the Engage & Activate podcast: Recent Episodes
Nic Zoffel / Kyle Rudick
Nic Zoffel, Kyle Rudick, featuring Katherine Hendrix and other guests, share stories about study habits that went awry, obsessive curiosities to figure out problems, lessons learned through vice, adventures built through cross-cultural relationships, and learning how to be attentive to politics, social justice, racism, sexism, gender discrimination, protest, and popular culture.
It's not easy navigating college, understanding academic-life, or planning for beyond; however, together, we can try.
Mental and physical health issues are not “added burdens” but are parts of human variability. Something to be valued as differing types of human experiences. With our guest Mathew Daube we discuss navigating higher education and its approach to disabilities, developing a language for self-advocacy, and the de-stigmatization of health issues.
When the topic of mindfulness comes up, there are people out there who still imagine that meditation is a waste of time or a notification that you dismiss when it pops up on your phone or watch.
No need to be zone out on a woven grass mat somewhere; we’ll briefly talk about mediation and share content from our favorite mediation app, Breethe. Preview the mediations we recommend using the timestamps or download the app at https://breethe.com/
- 12:20- Destress at your desk
- 22:52- Calm your busy mind
- 33:52- Slowing down
- 46:12- Finding your Authentic Self
"Get busy living' or get busy dying" In this episode, we explore busyness and the traps students tend to fall into in their pursuits of "doing." We talk about the differences between quality vs. quantity, share tools on time management, and discuss how to do self-care that goes beyond shallow mantras, motivation quotes, or "just hunkering down to get it done."
With so much bureaucracy and unspoken rules it often feels like you're the pawn in a game where you don't know the rules until you break one or feel like there's an impending crisis. In this episode, we explore what is cultural capital, talk about the food-chain of higher education, and share tools on how to take ownership of ones learning and promote positive interactions with faculty and the various parts of academic institutions.
This episode is the kick-off of a 5-part series by unpacking the question, "what is justice?" and connecting it to student activism. We also offer a caution that activism is not something done for or about marginalized people; rather, working together to articulate a better future.
The first Engage & Activate podcast is here! Along with putting voice to the text, we're feeling a sense of newness to all of this medium. A book that attempts to do more than regurgitate information for the classroom, but attempts to become something where you can read, listen, and most importantly take ownership of our discussion. We appreciate you listening, as we try to provide a reminder that it’s not easy always easy navigating college or planning for a life beyond; however, together, we can.
Join us for season 1 as Nic & Kyle (featuring Katherine Hendrix), navigate and unpack the ideas from their book Engage & Activate. Together, they'll introduce listeners to concepts from the book, share stories and thought on the cultural and social tools you can use to connect with others, effect change, and create communities that are more just and humane.