YouthCast

The hosts are in conversation with young changemakers from their own school about their initiatives to help save the environment and have a discussion about how people listening can help make a positive change as well. 

In the backdrop of disproportionate attention being given to the seemingly trivial case of 23-year-old Aryan Khan being caught with 13 grams of cocaine on a cruise ship while a 3000 Kilogram drug bust at the port of a businessman with close ties to the Modi Government went unreported by the mainstream media, the hosts ask the question: Why does our news suck?

On Monday, October 4th, Facebook and the Facebook-owned Whatsapp and Instagram were down for over 8 hours raising concerns across the globe. On the 31st episode of the YouthCast Podcast, the hosts discuss Facebook's monopolistic behaviour which has been characterised by many as destructive to free society and democracy in the backdrop of the global outage.

We dive into an update on the personal lives of the hosts in this episode! Listen in as we talk about school, college, military service and much more!

In the past few months, many students of The United World College (UWC) of South-East Asia, an institution that praises itself for its diversity, have come out with their experiences facing racism and discrimination within the school. The Instagram account @uwcdobetter (https://www.instagram.com/uwcdobetter/) has been at the forefront of highlighting these experiences. On this episode of the YouthCast podcast, we talk to Mr Nick Alchin, Head of Campus at UWCSEA East, to understand his take on the issues plaguing the school.

In this episode of the YouthCast Podcast, we discuss the possibility of vaccine mandates in schools across Singapore and the world with Nick Alchin, Head of Campus at UWCSEA East - an international school in Singapore with over 4000 students. Listen to find out how soon we can expect such mandates and what their implications would be on the future of education.

Apple new tool for tackling Child Sexual Abuse Material received a fair bit of praise when the Cupertino-based tech giant unveiled it. But one could sense that most were just damning it with faint praise. Soon, the scepticism translated into warning shots being fired by some of the world’s leading privacy researchers and tech leaders.

In this episode of the YouthCast Podcast, the hosts discuss the rollout of the controversial new feature and discuss its implications on privacy.

 Have we as a society reached our limits? Why are we breaking records less and less often? Are we prepared for the end of Moore's Law? Listen to this episode of the YouthCast Podcast, in which the hosts contemplate the future of the human race, to find out.

YouthCast is a podcast for the youth, by the youth created by 3 students - Swayam Sidh Tripathy, Samarth Pal, and Yajat Gulati- wishing to share their views on the latest happenings around the world and how they affect us, be it politics, world affairs, economics, technology or even education. This is the 27th episode of our regular podcast where the hosts talk and reflect on different types of governments during the pandemic, forced covid-19 vaccinations and more. 

In this episode of the YouthCast podcast, the hosts discuss the Indian government's new IT rules, how they threaten user privacy, and how Twitter stands to lose its immunity over user-generated content due to their refusal to comply with them.

YouthCast is a podcast for the youth, by the youth created by 3 students - Swayam Sidh Tripathy, Samarth Pal, and Yajat Gulati- wishing to share their views on the latest happenings around the world and how they affect us, be it politics, world affairs, economics, technology or even education.

This is the 16th episode of our regular podcast where the hosts speak to Shaurya Sinha (for the second time after 1 whole year!!!) about his growing YouTube following, Sleep Deprived Dreamers and his gap year.

YouthCast is a podcast for the youth, by the youth created by 3 students - Swayam Sidh Tripathy, Samarth Pal, and Yajat Gulati- wishing to share their views on the latest happenings around the world and how they affect us, be it politics, world affairs, economics, technology or even education.  This is the 15th episode of our regular podcast (You can find our first few episodes on all major streaming platforms through the link below) where the hosts talk and reflect on completing 1 whole year of the podcast together.

YouthCast is a podcast for the youth, by the youth created by 3 students - Swayam Sidh Tripathy, Samarth Pal, and Yajat Gulati- wishing to share their views on the latest happenings around the world and how they affect us, be it politics, world affairs, economics, technology or even education.  This is the fourteenth episode of our regular podcast (You can find our first few episodes on all major streaming platforms through the link below) where the hosts are in conversation with Parul Ohri, Chief editor at Momspresso (India's largest platform for moms) about mental health, career prospects and more.

The hosts discuss cancel culture and the LGBTQ community in a very special episode featuring guest Zarah Gulri.

The hosts talk about the recent GameStop short squeeze, cryptocurrency, and the absurd way our financial institutions function.

In this episode of YouthCast, the hosts dive into conversation with Radha Osan, a friend of theirs and LGBTQ+ rights advocate. They talk about the role of gender in society, what it means to be non-binary, and how to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community among other things. Find this episode on YouTube as well.

Our submission for the New York Times Student Podcast Competition. The episode dives into the eternal and ever important issue of human identity. It explores the thought provoking themes of -what makes us who we are, our perception of ourselves as well as philosophy in a way which is understandable by teenagers and leaves listeners contemplating about what gives us humans a sense of identity.

In this episode, the hosts are joined by their friends and fellow students Aadvik, Parth and Zorawar as they talk about the recent US Presidential Elections. They take a look at political correctness, the results of the elections and what they think the next four years are going to look like. You can find this episode on YouTube as well- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

This is the super special fifteenth episode of our podcast where the hosts are in conversation with their friends Aaryan Karwal, Kabir Bhardwaj and Liza Wahi about Indian education, exams and the stress they face throughout school and the college application experience.

On this episode we cover the Big Tech Congress hearing and the nomination of the Indian origin Senator Kamala Harris as the running mate for the Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden. Find this episode on youtube as well at  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRzK5basQ_Y

This week, the hosts are in conversation with the Founder and CEO of Mainstreet Marketplace (India's number one premiere streetwear shopping destination), Vedant Lamba about the sneaker resale market and how it adds to India's financial literacy, his unconventional experience of not going to college and setting up his own successful business and his insights on running a business.

The hosts- Swayam Sidh Tripathy, Yajat Gulati and Samarth Pal- talk about systemic racism and how it affects our education as well as discuss the pros and cons of reservation and affirmative action as a method to mitigate this racism.

The hosts run down the latest news of the past two weeks and analyse Donald Trump's style of influencing others, the ethics of cancelling exams and the launch of the hottest video gaming console in town

The hosts touch upon the recent black lives matter protests across the world and the various implications of them as well as the recent debate on whether ICSE Board exams should take place.