6/5 Podcast

Episodes

1. 15

   15: A bit of everything for your autumn salad

   Stan and Everett show off their new stuff. It’s a Seinfeld style of a show for our first one of the fall. Enjoy some politics, science, and see why Stan is sad about the way doors work at his lab. [audio http://s3.amazonaws.com/sixfifths/Ep15_Final.mp3] 6/5 Podcast is made with Jetpack Podcast....

   Oct 26, 2015
2. 15

   BONUS: Music for the nerds under the rock

   Well Stan is mostly under a rock. Everett sort of knows something. Stan can’t even remember who David Henrie is. We recorded this episode spontaneously before episode 14 – consider it a treat and our last episode before we got our new audio stuff. [audio...

   Oct 26, 2015
3. 14

   14: 15 Hard Lessons of your 20s

   Stan’s mom sent him a Business Insider article of the episode’s namesake, so we gave it the 6/5 treatment. You can follow with our notes here – https://goo.gl/yGjPyD. A little bit of self-reflection goes a long way, or at least that’s what we think this article is actually supposed to tell us as…

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   Aug 20, 2015
4. 13

   13: The making of The Scarying aka Nick and Brad come to Boston

   Stan’s high school friends Nick and Brad join us to talk about their movie project – The Scarying scarying.wikia.com – visiting Boston, and asian tourists taking pictures. [audio http://s3.amazonaws.com/sixfifths/Ep13_FInal.mp3] 6/5 Podcast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every...

   Aug 10, 2015
5. 12

   12: Videogames, Media, and you

   Stan and Everett enjoy being meta about videogames and thinking deeply about serious questions that are often explored in RPGs. [audio http://s3.amazonaws.com/sixfifths/Ep12_Final.mp3] 6/5 Podcast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sixfifthsmit.wordpress.com/

   Aug 1, 2015
6. 11

   11: Summer

   The crew is back for the summer! Join us as we discuss random bits about what summer is like here. 6/5 Podcast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sixfifthsmit.wordpress.com/

   Jul 10, 2015
7. 10

   10: Reflections on the state of undergrad education

   Stan and Everett talk in general swatches about the education you get here at the institute and how applicable it is to functioning in the real world. [audio http://s3.amazonaws.com/sixfifths/Ep10_Real_FinalCut.mp3] 6/5 Podcast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at...

   May 15, 2015
8. 9

   9: Aint nobody got time for that – Part 2

   We actually finished a two part series! Stan and Everett give some examples, both public and personal, about some concrete examples of what happens when you say you aint got time for that. [audio http://s3.amazonaws.com/sixfifths/Ep9_Real_FinalCut.mp3] 6/5 Podcast is made with Jetpack Podcast.…

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   May 2, 2015
9. 8

   8: Aint nobody got time for that – Part 1

   Expanding on some of our musings from Episode 5, Stan and Everett take a look at the implications and reasons behind the ubiquitous notion at the institute that one does not have time for their commitments, no matter how numerous. [audio http://s3.amazonaws.com/sixfifths/Ep8_Real_FinalCut.mp3]…

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   Apr 27, 2015
10. 7

    7: Deciding your fate in the afterlife

    With decision season upon us, the idea of what will be done with your future is constantly afoot. So how do you proceed? Evan takes the mic this week to talk with Stan about why you might want to think about choosing based on what you might regret not doing rather than the opposite. [audio...

    Apr 20, 2015
11. 6

    6: Money, Money, Money, Mooooonay

    The old ones say that money talks in the real world, so how about at the institute? Also, what is up with this financial aid business? Stan and Everett break it down for you this week. Managing money is not that terrible, even if the UA president seems to think so. [audio...

    Apr 16, 2015
12. 5

    5: Work/Life Balance – or lack thereof

    Stan and Everett expand on the question, is MIT too hard?, and delve into a deeper discussion. What is the work that you actually have to do here and how does that mesh with having a life? Work, Sleep, Friends – choose two is a myth, you should have all three. 6/5 Podcast is made with Jetpack...

    Apr 3, 2015
13. 4

    4: Reflections on the state of mental health at MIT

    Given the recent conversations at MIT following the recent deaths of two undergrads, Stan and Everett throw their hat in the ring on their opinions on mental health at MIT. 6/5 Podcast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://sixfifthsmit.wordpress.com/

    Mar 22, 2015
14. 3

    3: Minority Diversity – Part 1

    Stan and Everett dive into a series of conversations about their experiences with race and minority status at and before MIT. Since both Stan and Everett are black, they will spend an hour talking about themselves and their prior experiences with blackness in and out of MIT. 6/5 Podcast is made...

    Mar 22, 2015
15. 2

    2: Sleep Mode

    Stan and Everett are sleep deprived. Most college students are sleep deprived. Let us chat for a while about why we get less sleep than we should and what some real research says about the topic (including an in-house survey that the MIT newspaper did in 2012) 6/5 Podcast is made with Jetpack...

    Mar 22, 2015
16. 1

    1: Introductions & Unsung Majors

    Stan and Everett bring you a new voice to the batch of young people talking about how life is not a bunch of roses and money trees. We introduce the show and then talk about academics at MIT outside of “Engineering” and why no one hears about them. 6/5 Podcast is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full...

    Mar 22, 2015