Insighted: Spotlighting Teen Self-Starters of Tomorrow

Hello, all. I'm back! As someone with a productivity podcast, I'm pretty hypocritical for neglecting my podcast for this long. Sorry about that. I figured that for my last semester of high school, I'd try to upload more consistently. Come along with me for the ride!

Sites like Tik Tok, YouTube, and R*ddit often provide a monolith for the "right way" to spend Summer. But are expensive precollege programs and fancy research papers really worth your time? In this episode, I give my two cents on how to maximize Summer without sacrificing the "break" aspect of it. This is the second of many Insighted episodes centered around productivity for high school and colleg...

I first started Insighted to spotlight fellow teenagers and their "passion projects." While I am grateful that everyone I interviewed truly cares about their endeavors, I cannot say the same for everyone with a "passion project." In this episode, I unpack why I HATE the phrase "passion project" and how to instead pursue your interests in a genuine way, similar to the term's original definition. Th...

Nine months ago, I released an episode about what I thought the future of Insighted would look like. Obviously, given my lack of podcast-related activity in the past year, that didn't work out. Now, I finally know the direction with which I permanently want to take Insighted. From now on, Insighted will be all about productivity for high school and college students, with a special emphasis on...

Long time no see! For this episode, I decided to switch things up and interview myself about why I started Insighted, why I stopped uploading, and why I made the difficult decision to shift Insighted's focus to writing instead of general "passion projects"... but wait! Whether you're planning to major in English or Computer Science, writing is a necessary skill vital to any caree...

Welcome to the eighth episode of Insighted! In today’s episode, I interviewed Grayson Dyer, a current high school junior and co-founder of 408 Auto Detail. Grayson has lots of experience and insight regarding starting, advertising, and running a business. Check out Grayson Dyer and 408 Auto Detail at @408autodetail on Instagram and at 408autodetail.com https://www.instagram.com/408autodetail/ http...

Welcome to the seventh episode of Insighted! In today’s episode, I interviewed Romeo Venezia, an extremely talented high school senior who released his first EP, Ballad of Forms when he was 16. From jazz, to rock, to choral music, Romeo is the high school musician to end all high school musicians. In the fall, Romeo will attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Check out Romeo Venezia on Ins...

Welcome to the sixth episode of Insighted! In today’s episode, I interviewed Katie Nelson, a high school junior with her very own baking business, specializing in cakes. Katie started Katies Cakes and Confections Co. two years ago Check out Katie on Instagram at @katiescakes_co._2022 and check out her website at katie06nelson.wixsite.com/my-site https://www.instagram.com/katiescakes_co._2022/ kati...

After a hectic few months, I am so happy to announce that Insighted is BACK! And who better to kick off a new era of Insighted than Tanishka Padhye, co-founder of Virtually Verbal. Virtually Verbal is a free language learning platform that helps hundreds of students across the world in learning English, Spanish, German, French, and Hindi. Check out Virtually Verbal at virtuallyverbal.com and on In...

This episode contains discussion of fentanyl overdoses. Welcome to the fourth episode of Insighted! In today’s episode, I’m talking to Kyle Santoro, current high school senior and founder of LC2 Productions as well as Red Curb 3. Kyle is an avid filmmaker, with projects ranging from high school football hype videos to a full documentary called Fentanyl High, talking about the current fentanyl cris...

Welcome to the third episode of Insighted! In today’s episode, I’m talking to Ryan Lin, a current high school student who is the senior Vice President of Curriculum at Computer Engineers of the Next Generation (CENG). CENG is a nonprofit organization that offers free coding classes for children in underrepresented communities. Through CENG, Ryan has taught many different classes in various coding...

Welcome to the second episode of Insighted! In today’s episode, I wanted to interview Sophia, Gunnar, and Sonya about their fashion magazine, Stunnar, which works in conjunction with Sonya’s photo company, Revival. Together, they have released 2 issues online and the 3rd and 4th issues are both in the works. Check out Stunnar and Revival at revivalprj.com and on Instagram, under @stunnarmagazine a...

Welcome to the first ever episode of Insighted! In today’s episode, I wanted to interview Ishaan Allen about his YouTube channel. In each video, Ishaan combines his talents in filmmaking and music to produce high-quality covers of popular songs featuring a wide range of instruments. On the film side of things, in June 2022, Ishaan posted an hour-long movie which he wrote, shot, and directed himsel...