ConnecTED Columbus

Listen and laugh along with host Josh Mink and the Buckeye Puppetry Club in this next NICHE episode of ConnecTED Columbus! Together they talk about the designs of some our favorite characters, history of this art form, and what helps bring these one-of-a-kind stories to life.

Join host Josh Mink and the Accessible Prosthetics Initiative in this next NICHE episode of ConnecTED Columbus, all about engineering physical accessibility! Together, they talk about the history of these devices, the design theory behind new advancements, and their most recent collaboration with a three-legged friend.

Pass go and collect $200 with this next NICHE episode of ConnecTED Columbus, where host Josh Mink talks games with Board to Death! This conversation will help you strategize the perfect solution to tonight’s missing entertainment or the cabin fever from the snowmageddon.

Join host Josh Mink and the Boo Radley Society as they start 2026 with kindness! From surprise gifts to inspirational messages, their discussion reminds us that small acts make a big difference.

Join the cypher with host Josh Mink and the 3D Dance Team! Together, they discuss the community that shapes hip-hop and the vibrant history of street dance.

Listen to our next four-legged guest and friends as hosts Josh Mink and Sarayu Gogisetty sit down with 4 Paws! Together, they discuss the importance of service dogs and how to support our Columbus community.

In this episode, host Josh Mink discusses the rights and restrictions around reading with OSU’s Banned Books Club. Listen in for more about community advocacy, counterspeech, and recommendations to add to your shelf!

Join host Josh Mink for this ConnecTED Columbus NICHE episode as he chats with OSU’s Astronomical Society. Between star parties, observatory trips, and mountains of free pizza, this conversation is certainly out of this world!

Embrace your inner style on this next ConnecTED Columbus NICHE episode as host Josh Mink talks with Alternative Club! Listen in for stories on building confidence, finding community, combating stereotypes, and discovering subcultures.

Buzz in to ConnecTED Columbus’s next NICHE conversation with host Josh Mink and the nationally ranked competitors of Academic Team! Together, they share more about Jeopardy, Peyton Manning, and how Ohio State continues to dominate ❌ichigan.

Join host Josh Mink in his next NICHE conversation with Ohio State’s fluffiest student organization on campus: Buckeye Furs! Discover how art can build confidence, foster friendship, and create a space where everyone belongs.

Welcome to a new and exciting season of ConnecTED Columbus! With more than 1,400 student organizations at Ohio State, host Josh Mink dives into conversations with some of the campus’s most unique and niche clubs, each sharing their own ideas worth spreading. In this episode, Josh chats with the official student section for OSU athletics: the nationally recognized and award-winning Block-O!

Join Laney and Josh as they close out the year with Preksha Rao, the 2024-25 Curator of TEDxOhioStateUniversity. Learn more about her takeaways from her "TEDxperiences" and the importance of spreading new ideas in the face of change.

In this episode, join Millena and Sarayu as they chat with TedxOhioStateUniversity's Logistics Director, Mateo Zevallos, about planning and executing the main event, Echo. Also, hear from some Echo attendees share their exciting experiences throughout the event.

Listen in on Josh's conversation with Dr. Terrance Hinton, one of TEDxOhioStateUniversity's Main Event speakers, and his coach, about Dr. Hinton's practice of bringing education to incarcerated individuals and how they developed his work for a TEDx talk! Interested in hearing Dr. Hinton's idea worth spreading LIVE? Visit go.osu.edu/echo2025 for more info!

Sit down with Sarayu and Josh as they chat with Dr. Jaclyn Caccese, one of TedxOhioStateUniversity's main event speakers, and her coach Anuha about Dr. Caccese's specialization in traumatic head injury in law enforcement and the process of bringing her idea to the main stage! Want to hear Dr. Jaclyn's idea worth spreading along with our other incredible speakers? Check out go.osu.edu/e...

Join Josh as he talks with Brian Finney about his 25+ years of experience working in the animation industry and his journey getting to his current position as the Director of Motion Graphics and Animation at Spacejunk, a full-service motion graphics and live-action studio in downtown Columbus!

In this episode, Josh and Laney chat with Brahm Canare to gain an OSU student’s personal and professional perspective on animation. As an intern at Spacejunk, a Columbus-based boutique motion graphics studio, and the current president of OSU’s Animation Club, listen in on local resources to engage with film and the arts.

Join Sarayu and Millena as they chat with Isabel and Carissa, two students who went to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Listen to them describe their unique experiences in the rooms were change is constructed, international climate policy, and how it feels to be a buckeye far from home.

This week, join hosts Sarayu and Amelia for the second episode of the ConnecTED Columbus series about fitness and athletics at The Ohio State University. We sit down with Grant Sears as we talk about Ohio State’s unique collaboration with Nike through the Nike U Move Program!

In this episode, hosts Josh and Laney begin ConnecTED Columbus' three-part series about fitness and athletics at the Ohio State University. We begin by speaking with Krista Talstein, director of group fitness, about fitness trends, fitness culture on our campus, and advice for students curious about group fitness.

Join Josh and Sarayu as they chat with two new TEDxOhioStateUniversity members, Lulu Baker and Zaina Shaik, about their experiences so far in the organization.

In this episode, hosts Josh and Millena continue the conversation about the environmental implications of the Coca-Cola corporation with chemical engineering student and former Coca-Cola sustainability intern Satvik Gupta. They discuss the fiscal responsibility of corporations, shifting perspectives of sustainability, and doing your part in a capitalist society.

Millena and Josh sit down with esteemed environmental historian, professor, author, and TED speaker Bart Elmore. Together, they dive deep into the hidden history of the Coca-Cola institution. They discuss the environmental costs of capitalism, gut health, the global impact of corporations, and the keys to a sustainable planet.

In this episode, new co-hosts Josh Mink and Amelia Moll sit down with TEDxOhioStateUniversity members Varshini Chennupati and Greg Giavasis. Together they discuss their summers, coming back to campus, and their hopes within the organization.