The Skeptical Student Show

EP:12 Election over Education? (ft.Ishaan Pandey)

Education can adjust but not politics? Have we actually prioritised election over education? In a state where election rallies and campaigning are being carried out in full swing, has education actually taken the backseat as schools and colleges remain shut? Or does COVID differentiate among supporters and students? Me and Ishaan try and answer all these questions along with some more like- Will 2022 be any different than 2021? Will it be okay to open up institutes? Who should be held accountable? How can leaders vouch for our security if they are themselves testing positive? Send me a voice message Supplementary Segment- Video, Article

EP:20 Jittering GenZ- Students of the 21st Century Part 2 (ft. Zarina Poonawala)

Continuing our discussion with Ms. Zarina Poonawala, we speak about the relevance of hustle culture and tackling the burnout emerging from the same. On the concluding note, Zarina shares 5 strengths and shortcomings of the students of the 21st Century and gives her valuable advice on increasing the attention span which seems to have shrunk in this age of instant gratification.

EP:19 Jittering GenZ- Students of the 21st Century Part 1 (ft. Zarina Poonawala)

In conversation with Ms. Zarina Poonawala, who has come across students of all sorts as a part of her job as a Life Coach. She helps in understanding how the struggles of the Gen Z students differ and how their modern problems require modern solutions. We also dabble with questions like- has the social media enslaved us? And how to deal with the self doubt that emerges from this? Can a student afford to be in a relationship? Moreover, how does one confront their family about their dreams and aspirations???

EP:18 Perplexing Prospects of Studying Abroad (ft. Aryaan Misra)

Aryaan Misra [https://instagram.com/aryaanmisra?utm_medium=copy_link], an undergrad from the Alma College in Michigan,USA, who has made it big in the content creation space with his podcast talks about how his life changed after having moved abroad to pursue higher education...more than 1 million Indian students are studying in 85 countries outside India. To want to study in a foreign country and to actually do it are two different things. Aryaan [https://instagram.com/aryaanmisra?utm_medium=copy_link] and I [https://www.instagram.com/gavish_raptor/]try to paint a clearer picture of the prospects of studying abroad and dabble with some questions like that of finance, xenophobia, adapting to foreign education system and is brain drain in the name of leaving your native land to search for better opportunities justified?

EP:17 Taxing Transition to College:How does DU change you? (ft. Krati Sahu)

You are, will be or was once anxious about making the transition from school to college at some point in time. There are numerous questions bothering a student who has to embark on his college journey like-What if you do not make it to your dream college? What if you cannot befriend a lot of people? What if you don't fit in and experience a cultural shock? How to deal with peer pressure? How to deal with deteriorating academics? Is college politics worth it? What about the societies that DU is known for? How to find a home away from home? What kind of people should one beware of in college and whom to look out for? AND How does DU change you! To answer all these queries, I have collaborated with Krati Sahu [https://instagram.com/kratisahu2605?utm_medium=copy_link], a DUite who is known for helping thousands of students through her videos and is more than eligible to answer them all... Supplementary Segment- KT Vlogs [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChsJCqTGXlRPBTU7pWPLlKQ]