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Burn Your Draft

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Burn Your Draft is a podcast exploring the year-long senior thesis experience at Reed College through interviews with current students and alumni.

 Reed College, Portland, Oregon
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Joined November 2019
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‘#85: What Makes Fentanyl Different? with Anahi Sanchez Marcial '25, Neuroscience’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/BjsgcKhdnS…
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‘#83: Frameworks of Identity with Haydyn Davila '26, Sociology’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/Pwa02R4vUp…
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‘#82: Adapting to New Majors and New Models with Alyssa Gorkin '24, Psychology’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/oR5DL2TTXW…
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‘#81: Memorials and Cultural Memory with Emilie Kelly '25, Anthropology’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/1ZfwSgrrN8…
#81: Memorials and Cultural Memory with Emilie Kelly '25, Anthropology

#81: Memorials and Cultural Memory with Emilie Kelly '25, Anthropology

Ace sits down with Emilie Kelly '25 to discuss Berlin’s war memorial Neue Wache, or New Guardhouse, the centerpiece of Emilie’s anthropology thesis. Following a semester abroad in Berlin, Emilie becam

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‘#80: Discovering Strychnine in the Lab and in the Archive with Lucas Forshee '25, Chemistry’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/UvzmgiOyGy…
#80: Discovering Strychnine in the Lab and in the Archive with Lucas...

#80: Discovering Strychnine in the Lab and in the Archive with Lucas...

Ace chats with Lucas Forshee about his thesis on the molecule strychnine, which, despite being poisonous, was used as a stimulant for athletes in the 1904 Olympics. Lucas shares a bit about the chemic

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‘#79: Bleakness and Hope in McCarthy’s Blood Meridian with Caleb Stanco '25, English’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/PzDLznWhAa…
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‘#78: A Horticultural Approach to Restorative Justice with Rhiannon Weakly '24, Psychology’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/hOSWv3Xr8Q…
#78: A Horticultural Approach to Restorative Justice with Rhiannon...

#78: A Horticultural Approach to Restorative Justice with Rhiannon...

In today's episode, we hear from Rhiannon about restorative justice, therapeutic horticulture, and how their intersection can present alternatives to the carceral justice system for young adults. Rhia

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‘#77: Student Movements in Lebanon with Lucas Allam '25, History’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/QNyhMPFZlL…
#77: Student Movements in Lebanon with Lucas Allam '25, History

#77: Student Movements in Lebanon with Lucas Allam '25, History

In this episode, Lucas joins our host and producer Ace to explore the history of student protests in 20th-century Lebanon. Together, they unpack why these movements can only be fully understood throug

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‘#76: What Makes a Good Birth? with Liz Organ '24, Anthropology’ is on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/zDB4ASsw1A…
#76: What Makes a Good Birth? with Liz Organ '24, Anthropology

#76: What Makes a Good Birth? with Liz Organ '24, Anthropology

The idea for Liz Organ's thesis, "The Makings of a Good Birth," emerged from a moment of doubt about career paths and a deep frustration with how often women are ignored in the birthing process. What

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#75: Aquaculture Adaptations with Hannah Goodman ’24, Sociology is all about aquaculture and Maine on.soundcloud.com/iXOFOdJw3I…
#75: Aquaculture Adaptations with Hannah Goodman ’24, Sociology

#75: Aquaculture Adaptations with Hannah Goodman ’24, Sociology

In this episode, we hear from Hannah, a sociology major whose thesis journey crossed disciplines but always circled back to climate change. Her project draws on eighteen interviews with oyster farmers

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Claire wrote a creative thesis about a college that eats people. Listen to our interview with her below on.soundcloud.com/QG807U19qi…
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Henry was an English major whose thesis journey took a few unexpected turns. Listen here: on.soundcloud.com/BnJfANv8Qi…
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Arianna focused on the impacts of the closure of a Walmart in her hometown of Albuquerque for her thesis in the anthropology department. Listen now: on.soundcloud.com/f8ULBt71ZW… #beyondreed
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Amelie was the second student producer for Burn Your Draft, working with us from 2021–22, and it was a delight to get to talk to her. Learn more about her experience researching biochemistry at Reed below. on.soundcloud.com/yac2NVVTJk… #beyondreed
#71: Bags of Chemistry with Amelie Andreas '24, Biochem and Molecular...

#71: Bags of Chemistry with Amelie Andreas '24, Biochem and Molecular...

Amelie started out in the biology department at Reed because she wanted to study bacteria and living things, but then she got a chance to start learning from the biochemists on the faculty. They helpe

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Emma’s economics department thesis explored the effect that Tony awards have on the consumer demand for Broadway shows. on.soundcloud.com/yalAHvwpEu… #beyondreed
#70: Value of a Tony with Emma Bramson '23, Economics

#70: Value of a Tony with Emma Bramson '23, Economics

Emma's economics department thesis explored the effect that Tony awards have on the consumer demand for Broadway shows. Reed community members can read Emma's thesis, “'It's All About the Green': The

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Ocean shares his thesis experience with us, which was focused on studying writers from the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, especially Édouard Glissant, and tells us why he thinks poetry and art is important. on.soundcloud.com/mLUg0La4v7… #beyondreed
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This week we get to hear from the third student host of our podcast, Juno Kerelis '24. Thanks for coming back Juno! Listen below on Soundcloud or anywhere you find podcasts. on.soundcloud.com/5otekVTREP… @Reed_College_ @reed_alumni #beyondreed
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Solid state chemistry! A novel form of an antibiotic! Snake poop! And more! Listen to our interview with Josie Bicknell '24 now. on.soundcloud.com/eqPPbeTZmC… @Reed_College_ @reed_alumni #beyondreed
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In honor of Halloween BYD is venturing into the dark halls of the female gothic with English grad, Jordan Kappler '24. on.soundcloud.com/tMWXeTZBRk… @Reed_College_ @reed_alumni
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Aroon combined his interests in sustainability and aviation to examine the effects that a carbon tax might have on full service airline carriers and low cost airline carriers (it didn't look good for the low cost carriers). on.soundcloud.com/g3uygKwpq1… @Reed_College_ @reed_alumni
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