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The Vein

The Vein is a student-produced podcast that weaves together the different voices of our University. We aim to share student and faculty stories as well as research perspectives. Here's hoping you find something that makes you think!

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    Episode 5: Plight of the Mind

    In this episode, several UChicago students reflect on their experiences with mental illness. Production: Kelsey Whitcomb, Orly Farber, Varsha Sundar, Flavius Beca, Jared Simon, Joyce Lu, Medha Biswas, Anya Krok Music: Surya Giri

  2. 11

    Bread Beats: "Turn of the Century"

    Jenzo DuQue reads his story "Turn of the Century."

  3. 10

    Episode 4: Racial Profiling in Hyde Park

    Policing and racial profiling in Hyde Park. Production: Konje Machini, Paul Dillon, Kenya Senecharles, Eric Holmberg, Jessica Law, Noah Sawyer, Alex Ding, Shombit Chaudhuri Music: Surya Giri Sample: Steve Reich, New York Counterpoint 1

  4. 9

    Blacklight Speaks - "Some Virginal Thots"

    In the first episode of Blacklight Speaks, Ariel Stevenson reads her personal essay "Some Virginal Thots." Be sure to look for her piece in the upcoming Gender & Sexuality edition of Blacklight Magazine.

  5. 8

    Bread Beats: Valentine

    Poems: "Lover Lite" by Paul Dillon, from the upcoming issue of Sliced Bread "3" by Yehuda Amichai "A Drinking Song" by William Butler Yeats "Twice Shy" by Seamus Heaney

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    Bread Beats: "The Byzantine Birds"

    Julian Spergel reads "The Byzantine Birds" by Lillian Selonick.

  7. 6

    Bread Beats: "Underneath" "Tom Hanks"

    Elizabeth Bynum reads her poem "Underneath" and Lucia Lu reads her poem "Tom Hanks".

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    Episode 3: Values

    What began as a story about the University of Chicago’s endowment grew into a conversation about how values affect decisions of investment, and on a broader scale, decisions of institutional policy. Featuring Rev. Julian DeShazier, Law Professor Geoffrey R. Stone, and undergraduates Sam Zacher and Alex Dunlap.

  9. 4

    Bread Beats: "It Was A Dark And Stormy And"

    Sliced Bread + The Vein = Bread Beats! A new literary podcast from students at UChicago. "It was a dark and stormy, and..."

  10. 3

    Bread Beats: "The Pill," "Us, Thinking," "Catch & Release"

    Sliced Bread + The Vein = Bread Beats! A new literary podcast from citizens of UChicago. "I worried I lost us, in Union Station..."

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    Episode 2: The Sacrifice

    In this episode, we discuss different animal models used in research.

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    Episode 1: Gender

    In this episode, we explore questions of gender, focusing on the biological and social phenomena that shape our conceptions of self.

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The Vein is a student-produced podcast that weaves together the different voices of our University. We aim to share student and faculty stories as well as research perspectives. Here's hoping you find something that makes you think!

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The Vein is a student-produced podcast that weaves together the different voices of our University. We aim to share student and faculty stories as well as research perspectives. Here's hoping you find something that makes you think!

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