Tuesday Talks With Team 1711

On this episode of Tuesday Talks, Evan and Aviannah make up excuses for why Tuesday Talks is not every Tuesday and talk a little more about Super Science Saturday! 

On this episode of Tuesday Talks, Evan and Aviannah decided to focus on the future of our team and interview one of our newest members.

In this episode of Tuesday Talks, Evan invites Ian Elder, team 1711's electrical lead, onto the show as well as Cody Cox, who was interviewed on the show previously. 

In this episode of Tuesday Talks, Aviannah and Evan interview one of the most elusive people on team 1711, Gabriel Seaver, the programming lead. Listen as Gabriel talks about all the things programming is responsible for... although, you might want to listen at a lower volume for this one. 

On this episode of Tuesday Talks, Evan and Aviannah interview the drive and CAD/strategy lead for the RAPTORS, Cody Cox. Aviannah slams on the desk more than usual and there is a clipping sound that can't be edited out (we're very sorry). 

On this week's episode of Tuesday Talks, Aviannah and Evan interview two mentors for the technical side of the team, Trevor Sears and Eric Smith. Evan unveils some very important news about his position on the team. Coach Jeremiah stops to give his long-awaited take on the debate between the two cohosts.

On this week's episode of Tuesday Talks, Aviannah and Evan (reborn) interview the "illustrious" nontech leader, Amara VanWagoner.

In this episode of Tuesday Talks, Evan and Aviannah interview Andrew Stieve, Driver 2 on our drive team, about an event that recently happened at Kettering University as well as about some of the various things he does on the team. 

In this episode of Tuesday Talks, Evan and Aviannah chat about random topics and call in the head coach for a talk about upcoming (and past) events. Listen until the end for a talk about water game and air game.

In this episode of Tuesday Talks, Evan and Aviannah interview the Raptors' build lead, David Russell, and talk about an exciting event on the horizon for the Raptors and many other teams.

Welcome back to Tuesday Talks! We were very excited to start the podcast again for the new year and we hope you enjoy this new season of our podcast!

Thank you so much for listening throughout this exciting and successful build season and 2022 competitions. While the RAPTORS have plenty to look forward to, including a banquet on the 25th and some summer events (as well as new recruits!), we will be wrapping up this season of the podcast with this episode. Evan Stegenga, one of the new hosts, joined us today to overview his accomplishments from...

Our team has returned from Worlds with a wealth of experience under their belts. As we queue up for a longer breakdown of the process, we sat down with Dillon S and David L to discuss some of the most exciting facets of their trip down to Houston. Thank you so much for your support of the show - we will be back on an upcoming Tuesday!

Thanks for tuning in to Season 1, Episode 16 of Tuesday Talks! If you want to stay up-to-date with our progress at Worlds, here are the links we mentioned: Live video feed of competitions: https://m.twitch.tv/firstinspires21/home and https://youtube.com/c/FIRSTRoboticsCompetition To track scores, rankings, match times, etc: "Blue Alliance" app on the App Store; search for Team 1711 on the app.&nbs...

Welcome back to Tuesday Talks with Team 1711! This is Episode 15 of Season 1, and we dug into many facets of our incredibly successful competition at West Senior High School, our local Week 6 competition. Onward to States! Submit any questions to the Q and A of this episode! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the team, whether through donations of time/food/money, supporting your chil...

Welcome back to Tuesday Talks! This is Episode 14 of Season 1, and we are so excited to catch up with you guys after Spring Break. We have a lot to look forward to, including our local competition, many improvements and tune-ups to the robot, and increased Spirit and team participation. Thanks so much for tuning in every week - if you are able, please volunteer at our local competition and/or spon...

This week, we sat down with Ian Elder to provide our listeners with an overview of another of our sub-teams, Electrical. You can also look forward to some off-script discussion from Gwen and Lauren about the Flat Earth theory :)

Welcome back to Tuesday Talks with Team 1711! This week, we interviewed Sage Brown, our Safety Lead, Non-Tech Captain, and head of spirit. We discuss dances, the Safety All-Star Award, and more.  Thanks for joining us this week. Please consider sponsoring the team by emailing Jen DeZeeuw at jen@cognisys-inc.com, and please come support us and volunteer at our local event on April 7-9th. 

This week, Gwen, Lauren, and non-tech member Malia Dickinson sat down to discuss our experiences as young women in STEM. From our role models to our career goals, opinions on scientific research to experiences with squid dissections, this episode covers a lot of ground!  Thank you so much for listening. We hope to see you at our TC Competition on April 8th and 9th. Until then, continue to sha...

After heading down to Grand Rapids for our first official FIRST Robotics competition, the team had plenty of learning experiences, trial and error, teamwork and success! Hear all about it from our Tech Captain Grady Luyt and Programming Lead Gabe Seaver.  Thanks so much for listening - be sure to answer the question attached to this episode on Spotify: "What do you want to see from this podca...

On Saturday, February 26, our team competed in our Week 0 event at Kettering University. While this was an unscored event, the team members and mentors agree that this was a very successful competition! We spoke with our Leads Grady Luyt and Miles Lettinga, who both went to Kettering - Grady as the Tech Captain and Miles as driver and Build Lead.  Thanks so much for listening - please continu...

Welcome back to this episode of Tuesday Talks with Team 1711. This week, we sat down with Ethan Steed, a member of the build team, to discuss all of the hard work and troubleshooting that the build team puts in to ensure an amazing season for the rest of the team.  Thanks for listening - please subscribe and share this podcast with everyone who might like it!

Welcome back to Tuesday Talks with Team 1711. This week, we sit down with RAPTORS programming member Evan Stegenga to discuss the coding process and the different uses of code throughout the games and competition season.  If you would like to sponsor the team, please reach out to our head mentor, Mrs. DeZeeuw, at jen@cognisys-inc.com. Thank you!!

Welcome back to Tuesday Talks with Team 1711! This week, we are slowing down the pace and reflecting on our experiences this season and what exciting things there are to look forward to. Lauren and Gwen have an unscripted conversation about competitions, team accomplishments, and more. Thanks for listening - please subscribe and rate the show!

Welcome back to Tuesday Talks with team 1711! This is Episode 6 of Season 1 - thank you so much for listening this far!  This week, we have something different for you guys. Our guests are RAPTORS non-tech head mentor Mrs. DeZeeuw and Sage, Safety Lead and Non-Tech captain. We discuss the importance of design, communications, and business to our team. Members of non-tech ourselves, we have lo...