The Stanford Daily Podcast

Tran Le interviews Shobha Dasari, a Stanford graduate and YC alum, who shares her journey from growing up with a chronic health condition to founding Flair Health, a startup focusing on chronic disease management. Dasari discusses her early healthcare experience as she dealt with her chronic conditions, her research leading to the creation of the “Hacking Healthcare” book, and the experiences that...

In this episode of Founder's Campfire, Tran Le joins forces once more with her former co-founder, Jason Chaos, for an insightful conversation and startup accelerators. Le and Chao (both Stanford CS '24) were co-founders who applied to the Y Combinator (YC) Winter 2024 batch. Despite receiving offers from both the YC and Neo accelerators, they decided to decline the offers due to difference...

In this episode of Founder's Campfire, Tran Le interviews Jason Chao, her former co-founder and a current master's student in computer science at Stanford. Jason’s early entrepreneurship journey began as a high school dropout when he raised a million dollars through an ICO to build a wireless mesh networking company. Although this venture ultimately did not succeed, it inspired him to purs...

Sreya Halder, a master's student in computer science at Stanford, discusses her experience building Club Cardinal, which attracted thousands of Stanford users. She also delves into how her personalized wardrobe avatar app went viral, amassing over 180,000 downloads, and her decision to pursue her passion for fashion full-time after graduating from Stanford by developing an AI-powered personali...

Caroline Winterer has been fascinated by dinosaurs since her childhood. She remembers thumbing through illustrations of prehistory growing up, intrigued by the distant past. In her forthcoming book, How the New World Became Old , she honors her inner child with the historian’s eye for change over time – deep time.  Coined by the writer John McPhee, deep time refers to the new idea that Earth is no...

After working as an emergency medicine physician for 19 years, including here at Stanford, Dr. Bruce Feldstein suffered an injury that made it impossible for him to continue. With the encouragement of other medical professionals, he began to consider, and then pursue, chaplaincy. Two decades later, Feldstein has served as a hospital chaplain longer than he worked as a physician. In this interview,...

In this episode the Rev. Dr. Tiffany Steinwert joined Office Hours Air host Noah Sveiven in conversation about her life and work. Rev. Steinwert is the Dean of the Office for Religious and Spiritual Life at Stanford University, a post she has held since February 2019. Steinwert discusses her religious formation, the role of pastoral care on an inherently interfaith campus, and the challenges and o...

In this episode of Office Hours Air, former Stanford University Archivist Roxanne Nilan discusses her new biography of former Stanford University President Wallace Sterling, who shepherded the university through a period of extraordinary growth in prominence from 1949 until 1968. Published in October 2023, Stanford’s Wallace Sterling: Portrait of a Presidency charts Sterling’s time at Stanford as...

In this wide-ranging conversation, Alexander Nemerov discusses his life and work with Stanford senior Noah Sveiven. Topics include the art history professor’s two most recent books – The Forest: A Fable of America in the 1830s and Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York – along with Nemerov’s relationship with his parents, some recollections from childhood, and reflections on universi...

In this first episode of the Health Around the World, a series focused on interviewing Stanford experts on topics such as global health, health disparities and health equity, we interview Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford's School of Medicine, Dr. Clea Sarnquist. We ask Dr. Sarnquist, who works in the Infectious Disease Division within the Department of Pediatrics, about her experiences...

In this episode of Sweet Goodbyes, we interview senior Carolyn Asante Dartey, an international student from Ghana majoring in computer science who has worked to uplift the CAS (Center for African Studies) community. For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Graphic: Michelle Fu Producer: Omotolani Azeez Managing Editor: Helena Getahun-Hawkins

In this episode of Sweet Goodbyes, we interview senior Avi Gupta, a political science major and computer science co-term who was instrumental in starting Stanford's ACLU chapter and the Stanford Undergraduate Law Review. For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Graphic: Michelle Fu Producer: Estefany Mendoza Rodriguez Managing Editor: Helena Getahun-H...

In this episode of New Music with Nick, Sligh reviews rapper Jack Harlow's new album, "Jackman." For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Graphic: Michelle Fu Producer: Helena Getahun-Hawkins Managing Editor: Helena Getahun-Hawkins

In this episode of New Music with Nick, Sligh reviews rapper Ab-Soul's new album "Herbert". For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Graphic: Michelle Fu Producer: Helena Getahun-Hawkins Managing Editor: Helena Getahun-Hawkins

In this episode of New Music with Nick, Sligh reviews collaborative album, "The Great Escape," from rapper Larry June and producer The Alchemist. For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Graphic: Michelle Fu Producer: Helena Getahun-Hawkins Managing Editor: Helena Getahun-Hawkins

In this episode of New Music with Nick, Sligh reviews R&B singer Daniel Caesar's new album, "NEVER ENOUGH." For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Graphic: Michelle Fu Producer: Helena Getahun-Hawkins Managing Editor: Helena Getahun-Hawkins

In this first episode of Blue Valentine, a podcast series that explores the accessibility of college love and relationships through the lens of identity, we discuss how much desirability and love Black women are afforded at Stanford. We delve into the stories of three Black women, their upbringings, and their experiences dating men before and at Stanford. Content warning: racism, colorism For more...

In this episode of New Music with Nick, Sligh reviews British rapper Little Simz's latest album, "NO THANK YOU." For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Graphic: Michelle Fu Producer: Philip Baillargeon Managing Editor: Helena Getahun-Hawkins

As we celebrate The Stanford Daily’s 50th anniversary of independence from the University, and The Stanford Daily Podcast’s 4th birthday, we reflect on where we are, how we got here, and the what the future of audio-storytelling might look like. For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Graphic: Michelle Fu Producer: Chloe Mendoza and Philip Baillargeon Ma...

In this episode of New Music with Nick, Sligh reviews SZA's most recent album, "SOS." For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Graphic: Michelle Fu Producer: Philip Baillargeon Managing Editor: Helena Getahun-Hawkins

In part 2 of New Student Disorientation, we hear stories about the challenging and rewarding experience of facilitating new student orientation. For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts.  Producer: Helena Getahun-Hawkins, Chloe Mendoza  Managing Editor: Chloe Mendoza

As we wrap up the first quarter of the school year, we take a look back at the start of every Stanford student’s college experience: New Student Orientation. With stories from a transfer student, the voice behind Stanfordbiosclassof2026, and a freshman we explore the complexity of this turbulent time. Welcome to part one of New Student Disorientation. For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily, visit...

In this episode of New Music with Nick, Sligh reviews Smino's new joint album, "Luv 4 Rent." For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Graphic: MICHELLE FU/The Stanford Daily Producer and Managing Editor: Chloe Mendoza

Arts and Life columnist Nick Sligh's series — New Music with Nick — makes its triumphant return. In this first episode, Sligh reviews Ari Lennox’ Sophomore studio album release under Dreamville.” For more podcasts by The Stanford Daily visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts. Originally published 10.2022.  Producer and Managing Editor: Chloe Mendoza 

On Friday, Oct. 21 at 12 a.m. EST, Taylor Swift dropped her tenth studio album, “ Midnights .” Swift described it as “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life.” Just one day after its release, it became Spotify’s most streamed album in a single day . On this episode of The Daily Brew, Arts & Life members Ava Jeffs and Bridget Stuebner dive into Midnights and gain insight...