rizdeology
Student-led conversations with fellow students, faculty, staff and alumni at one of the world’s premier colleges for art and design.
Episodes
18 episodes
S3E2: Planting Roots in Providence
The in-between where Providence shines. And with Spring upon us, it's a good time to think about transitions. Students graduate, new students file in, and the faculty and staff that make this school work rotate. Amidst all this change, it may b...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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25:49
S3E1: Secrets of the Old Library
What once was a center of student gathering and collaborative learning is now a shell of itself. But looking closer, vestiges of its tumultuous history can be found. Behind locked doors, nestled in heating vents, or dangling from the ceiling. A...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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18:13
S3E0: Defining a Community
How do you define the RISD community? In this episode, we went to the RISD Beach and asked students to offer their perspectives. This season, we want to explore what "community" means at this school through student spaces on campus and the comm...
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Season 3
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Episode 0
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18:44
Transition Episode: Michael Farris & Olivia Schroder
Introducing the next host of rizdeology, Olivia Schroder.
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15:36
S2E6: Cas Holman
On this episode, we sat down with Cas Holman, world-renowned industrial designer and founder of Heroes Will Rise. We spoke about what inspires Cas, how to design with play in mind, and what it was like filming her season two Netflix episode, Ab...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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46:04
S2E5: Rodolphe El-Khoury, Hashim Sarkis, Nader Tehrani
On this episode, I sat down with Rodolphe El-Khoury 86 BArch, Hashim Sarkis 85 BArch, Nader Tehrani 86 BArch. We spoke about how their friendship, formed in the RISD Architecture Department, led them to their current...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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51:47
S2E4: Jess Myers
On this episode, I sat down with fellow podcaster Jess Myers. Jess is the recipient of the Race in Art and Design Cluster Hire in the Department of Architecture. We spoke about all things podcasting including some of her favorite episodes...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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39:44
S2E3: John Smith
On this episode, I sat down with former RISD Museum Director John Smith. John served as director for 10 years and fundamentally altered the trajectory of the RISD Museum with major capital changes including the introduction of technology. We sp...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:04:39
S2E2: Valeria Albani
On this episode, I sat down with Valeria Albani who recently left RISD after six years as the associate director at RISD 's Global Exchange department. We spoke about the similarities and differences of European and American higher education, R...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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56:48
S2E1: Jim Barnes
On this episode, I sat down with the legendary architecture professor Jim Barnes. I spoke with Jim about what he's been up to since retirement. We discussed RISD's retirement policy during the COVID-19 pandemic and walked through Jim's most mem...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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57:27
S1E8: Willem Van Lancker
On this episode, I sat down with RISD Graphic Design Alumni Willem Van Lancker. Willem is a designer and entrepreneur who co-founded Oyster and today helps lead company incubation at Thrive Capital. We spoke about his advice to find inter...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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42:40
S1E7: Deborah Berke
On this episode, I sat down with RISD Architecture alumna Deborah Berke, founder of Deborah Berke Architects and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. We spoke about what life would be like living in year 1,000, the lack of optimism in retir...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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42:07
S1E6: John Maeda
On this episode, I sat down with former RISD President John Maeda. We spoke about how the 2008 global financial crisis shaped his presidency, the role social media and Twitter had on this international appearance, and his courage of conviction ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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26:28
S1E5: Michael Maltzan
On this episode, I sat down with Michael Maltzan, RISD Architecture Alumni and founder of Michael Maltzan Architects in Los Angeles, California. We discussed how RISD taught him the fundamentals of how to see, his interest in the formatio...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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37:45
S1E4: Julie Mehretu & Benjamin Edwards
On this episode, I sat down with Julie Mehretu & Benjamin Edwards from the RISD painting class of 1997. We spoke about the risk of RISD's increasing tuition, the advice & mentorship of a life changing faculty member, and the...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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48:03
S1E3: Andrew Martinez
On this episode, I interviewed Andrew Martinez, RISD Archivist. We discussed how RISD catalogs, stores and documents everything from the board of trustees' minutes to student drawings dating back to 1877. We also discussed the important work An...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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47:26