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Unswamped

High school gets busy, life can be hectic, extracurriculars are always happening and in all this, I feel like I never get to doing a lot of things I really, really want to do. And if you’re always chasing your ambition like it’s your tail, shit hits the fan. Sometimes I don’t put a pause on the swamped feeling of being so ashamed of what I did or so worried about what I’m not going to do. That’s why I wanted to sit down for a bit. Longer conversations are awesome because I learn so much and I’m

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11- Aneesh Mukundhan & Kelan Ly

Unswamped ·

2025/03/20

Aneesh and Kelan are seniors. They play basketball, listen to music, and hang out with their friends, among other things.Short Description- Navigating Adolescent Friendships, Personal Growth, and Social Anxiety This conversation covers the interacting experiences with social relationships, including friendships and attempts at forming intimate relationships. Discussions span topics such as the impact of masturbation and porn on social interactions, the challenges of being oneself in social

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01:00:55

10- Matthew Sedano

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2025/03/06

Matthew is a senior in high school. He played volleyball, went to parties starting Sophomore year, and made good friends.Short Description- Parties, Friendships, Emotional Journeys. We talk about party culture and the feeling of freedom parties can sometimes offer. We talk about exclusivity in private school parties versus public school gatherings. Then we pivot to address topics like self-consciousness, the feeling of being left out, and the different perceptions others have of us. Matthew opens

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01:54:18

9- Jason

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2025/03/06

Jason. Short Description- Personal Life, Friendships, School Life. In this episode, we dig into a range of topics. We start with casual banter referencing Billie Eilish and TikTok, but shift to discussions about our life experiences. The conversation meanders through various personal anecdotes, including college experiences, social interactions, insecurities, and childhood memories. We also explore their health issues, like digestive problems and asthma, while occasionally touching on their eating

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8- Keira Doshi

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2025/03/06

Keira is a high school senior. She does theater, plays viola, and likes to listen and sing to music. Her favorite color is purple. Short Description- Navigating Relationships, Self-Acceptance, and Achievement. We discuss relationships, including the insecurities and pressures involved and how her confidence and self-acceptance have evolved from middle school to high school. We explore themes of achievement, discipline, motivation, and the balance between pursuing the need to be productive and

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7- Agastya Sridharan

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2025/03/03

Agastya is a first-year at Harvard University studying Econ and CS. Among many things, he was an accomplished debater/ISEF competitor, and is also a carnatic flutist. Short description- Navigating High School: Debate, Human Connection, Parenting/Parents, Self-Direction, and Preparing for College. In this episode, we talk about an array of topics including the benefits and challenges of debating, the meaning in friendships, and the way we should be in relationships. We discuss the balance between

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Jarrad Phillips

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2025/02/11

Jarrad Phillips is a soccer and golf coach and has experience as an athletic trainer. In this episode, we talk about the healing power of movement and exercise. Coach Phillips shares personal experiences with delaying hip surgery through strength training and yoga, and I reflect on my own injury. We also touch on the roles of diet, sports, community engagement, and mental outlook in leading a healthy lifestyle. The latter part of the conversation explores deeper themes like spirituality, religious

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01:49:30

Vicky Li

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2025/01/08

Vicky is an artist and senior in high school. We talk about the akwardness of presenting yourself, friendship, and her best friend Keira. We discuss watching Netflix, TV shows, and movies. Then we talk about capitalism and the necessity to work, the relevance and purpose of rest and breaks, and discipline. We finally talk about relationships and marriage. We also venture into the concept of wasting time we have and the role of goals in our lives. Chapter Markers and Transcript: 00:00:00:

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Sanjana Kumar

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2024/11/20

Sanjana Kumar is a first-year at Princeton, a big learner and an—although this is a subjective understanding of the word—prolific high schooler. In high school, she was part of many clubs and did many things outside of school as well. I ask her about how she views high school, others, and her work ethic. We talk about things that feel like a chore and I ask her if she ever feels like she needs to discipline herself to do her work. Ella Lee-Guest makes an appearance. We talked about the college

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01:38:50

Khyber McFarland

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2024/10/20

Khyber McFarland is a skateboarder, a musician, and a high school senior. We talk about his hand injury. Then I ask him about being young and the differences in your age and school grade. He talks about his development of introversion, attraction as he's grown up, and how he and I were both class clowns at some point. We talk about not being able to connect with others and my imposter syndrome. He says its innate to be self-centered, and how it’s okay to care about yourself. He gives his thoughts on

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01:09:51

Jared D'Onofrio

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2024/10/20

Jared D'Onofrio is an English and Creative Writing teacher, an almost ex-writer, and a could-be-life-of-the-party. We talk about drugs and why he thinks it might be good to take them when he's 80 years old. He talks about his thoughts on religion and shares the philosophy of life he came up with unconsciously while living life. We also talk about friends and how he is an "anti-social but not unfriendly" person. He also tells me about his thoughts on parenting and his own experience. In the end, I

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York Bourgeois

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2024/10/20

York is a health nut, an experienced cross-country runner, and a first-year at Carnegie Mellon University now. Our conversation centers around self-improvement in the context of athletic performance and life. I ask him about nutrition and figuring out how to deal with food binging and injuries. He reflects on having a "why" behind our actions, and about trial and error in finding the right way to eat and train. We talk about comparison and York talks about how others were still faster than him even

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