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Brian Davis – Sportswriter (Austin American Statesman) Feb 01, 2021

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Listen to Brian Davis, sportswriter for the Austin American Statesman covering all things Longhorns, discuss his experience as a sportswriter, conversations with coaches like Tom Herman and Bobby Knight, the state of Longhorns football and basketball, advice for people getting into the industry and much more.

Zarin Machanda, Ph.D. – Primatologist Jan 28, 2021

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Listen to Zarin Machanda discuss her experiences as a primatologist, her amazing studies on chimpanzees, her explorations in rainforests and much more. Kibale Chimpanzee Project | Research, conservation, and education (wordpress.com)

Dr. Drew Brown – Board Certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Jan 25, 2021

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Listen to Dr. Drew Brown discuss his experiences as an orthopedic spine surgeon, the education and steps it took to become one and much more. www.db4spine.com

Sunil Jamal – Associate Counsel of the Houston Texans Jan 20, 2021

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What is it like being the associate counsel of an NFL franchise in your hometown? Listen to Sunil Jamal discuss his experiences as associate counsel of the Houston Texans, the steps he took, great advice for those getting into law and much more.

Lise Ragbir – Director, Art Galleries at Black Studies at The University of Texas at Austin Jan 14, 2021

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What does a Director of an art gallery do? Listen to Lise Ragbir discuss her experiences as director at Art Galleries at Black Studies (AGBS) at the University of Texas at Austin, which goes on behind the scenes at art galleries and much more.

Sylvester Agbahiwe – Clinical Pharmacist Jan 11, 2021

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Did you know that there are pharmacists who have clients and provide direct patient care? Listen to Sylvester Agbahiwe discuss his experiences as a clinical pharmacist, the steps he took to become one, what he loves about what he does and much more.

Ben Hartman – President & Owner at MRT Laboratories Jan 07, 2021

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Have you ever thought about buying a company and wanted to know how to go about it? Listen to Ben Hartman, President & owner at MRT Laboratories discuss how his experiences as an engineer, investment banker and MBA student helped him to be able to buy and run the MRT Laboratories. www.mrtlaboratories.com

Ya’Ke Smith – Film Director Jan 04, 2021

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to direct a movie? Listen to Ya'Ke Smith, film director at Exodus Filmworks and associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Texas' Moody College of Communication, discuss his experiences.

Alonzo White – CMBS Trader Dec 28, 2020

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Listen to Alonzo White discuss his experiences being a commercial mortgage-backed securities trader, working on Wall Street, the steps he needed to take to get to where his is, great advice and much more.

Colin Morrison – Biologist / Ecologist Dec 23, 2020

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Listen to Colin Morrison discuss his experiences as a biologist and more specifically an ecologist, his travels around the world, the interesting things he's seen and discovered, how he got to where he is today and much more. Colin is part of a group of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Invasive Species Project based at Brackenridge Field Laboratory in Austin who were the first to publish a story in Texas that four native species of prickly pear cactus — and the species that rely on them — face a serious health threat from the cactus moth. Invasive Cactus Moth Likely to Spread and Destroy Native Prickly Pear (utexas.edu)