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We have some wonderful international students at Virginia Tech! In this episode, Dokyung Rhee tells Rose Stanphill all about growing up in South Korea! By listening, you will hear about Dokyung's experience with Korean education, the Kpop phenomenon, her grandparents’ multigenerational green tea business, and her perspective on the political climate of North and South Korea.

Mary Pletcher returns to explain her recent exile from the, “linear alge-bro” clan and her plan to take down College Board. After discussing life on campus, Rose shares an excerpt from one of her creative writing pieces. Check out Mary’s blog! https://petitescience.com Music: Cheese (Prod. by Lukrembo)Mug (Prod. by Lukrembo)

Is Rafael Garcia Rodriguez a Puerto Rican time traveler? Find out in this epic retelling of hisadventure to the Virgin Islands back in ’18. Although he may look young for his age, he’s the reincarnation of a WWI pilot who never died and kept on flying, taking all his knowledge with him straight into the 21st century. Listen to Rose and Rafael as we discuss our studies in aerospace, career fair tips, and why we chose Virginia Tech. (PS quarantine was rough so thanks for being faithful listeners after such a long upload break!)

Rose, Sophia Delandro, and Amber Clauss talk about engineering stereotypes, and share our passions for art and philosophy. We also chat about our valentines, luaus, and a last-minute hotel wedding. Sophia is a lactose-intolerant Italian mobster who loves the Beatles. Amber is the up-coming CEO of Stanchions Inc., and if the stock market crashes, she’ll head to New Orleans as a stand-up comic. That’s basically the plot of my new sequel to Fallout 76, called Fallout Ska.

Rose and her friend Lauren Thesier ring in the new year with goose memes and German assassins! In this episode, you can listen to the tales of a stage combat meister who hails from a Catholic school of nuns and is currently honing her talents in the Appalachian mountains.* Preserve the beauty of saltwater pasta and save the turtles! *flying monkeys included

Rose and Mary kick off the holiday season with tales of Concordia, wack gingerbread monsters, and visions of elves on shelves dancing in their heads. We talk old Christmas movies and our resolution to form a more perfect book club. (If you or a loved one has suffered from watching the Polar Express, listen with caution.) *IG-11

Rose Stanphill and Mary Pletcher, two Astra design team members, talk about NOVA, extreme couponing, the "Night Monkey" fiasco, and Civil War conspiracy theories.