Hopkins Hacks
Everyone has a unique journey of exploration at Hopkins, and our podcast puts your favorite faculty, alumni, and students in the hot seat to share their experiences and takeaways. We discuss the four key pillars of college life: Work, Relationships, Health, and Play, and we share our guests' stories of how they leveraged Hopkins resources. We strive to empower you with perspective that will allow you to make the most of your Hopkins experience!
Episodes
13 episodes
A Lifetime of Memories at Hopkins: Jeff and Sahana's Reflections
This is the final episode in a three-part collaborative series with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. We aim to give prospective and admitted students an insider’s look at the Hopkins experience through some informal, candid conversations...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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35:17
The Blue Jay View: Sophia's Story
This episode is the second in a three-part collaborative series with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. We aim to give prospective and admitted students an insider’s look at the Hopkins experience through some informal, candid conversation...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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47:04
Making Hopkins Home: Xiomara's Journey
This episode is the first in a three-part collaborative series with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. We aim to give prospective and admitted students an insider’s look at the Hopkins experience through some informal, candid conversations...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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29:05
Ria's Tryst with Humanities at Hopkins and beyond (Part 2)
In Part II of our conversation, Ria shares her thoughts on the importance of relationships and forming a support system while in grad school. From making friends to finding a balance between socializing and academics, Ria shares her experience ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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38:33
Ria's Tryst with Humanities at Hopkins and beyond (Part 1)
In Part I of our conversation with Ria, we explore the education, Ph.D. route, and humanities at Hopkins. Ria is a Hopkins alumnus currently doing her Ph.D. at Cornell. In this episode, Ria shares her insights on finding your niche withi...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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42:13
Ariel: An Achiever's Account of the Hopkins Life (Part 2)
In this episode with Hopkins alumna Ariel Bao, we explore how you can find your community at Hopkins as an international student, and what it is like for a Homewood student to take Peabody classes. We also talk about how to cultivate mean...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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40:45
Ariel: An Achiever's Account of the Hopkins Life (Part 1)
In this episode of Hopkins Hacks, we are joined by Ariel Bao, who is an alumna of Johns Hopkins from the Class of 2022 and currently works at Google as a Software Engineer. Within 4 years, she managed to double major in Computer Science ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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43:53
Exploring the future of science and tech with Futurism@JHU Podcast
In this episode of Hopkins Hacks, we are joined by Nicholas and Ricardo, the host and co-host of the Futurism@JHU podcast. Nicholas is a cognitive science major, and Ricardo ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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34:04
Neil Bardhan: Exploring the Intersection of Science and Communication
In this episode, we at Hopkins Hacks and When U Grow Up Podcast, are joined by Neil Bardhan, Hopkins alumnus from the Class of 2004 with a degree in Cognitive Science and a Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Science. Neil has had a diverse career jou...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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59:17
Chinat's Hopkins Success Story (Part 2)
In this 2nd part of the special episode of Hopkins Hacks, I am placed in the hot seat while Resham Talwar, our Chief Editor, continues her interview with me. Following the previous discussions about work and academics, we explore how you can fi...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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42:25
Chinat's Hopkins Success Story (Part 1)
In this special episode of Hopkins Hacks, I am placed in the hot seat while Resham Talwar, our Chief editor here interviews me. We discuss the founding of the Hopkins Hacks podcast and the motivations for starting it. We also talk about m...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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40:53
Alissa's Journey: Industry, Academia, and beyond
In this episode of Hopkins Hacks, we are joined by Alissa Burkholder Murphy, who is both an alumnus of and faculty at Johns Hopkins as the Director of Multidisciplinary Design in the Whiting School of engineering. We discuss how to make ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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40:15
Dr. Dahbura and 5 decades of Hopkins
In this episode of Hopkins Hacks, we are joined by Dr. Anton Dahbura, who is both an alumnus and faculty at Johns Hopkins in the CS department. We discuss student research efforts, differences in going into industry vs academia post-graduati...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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45:58