Second Drink! The First Gen & Juice episode feat. Martha Enciso (BONUS episode)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, LT and Sam go behind the scenes of First Gen & Juice, a practitioner-driven anthology that turns pop culture, such as Barbie, Oppenheimer, K-pop, comics, Tupac, even ...
13 Helmi 42min
"Thank You For Saying My Name Correctly": Season One Farewell
Send us Fan Mail Don't call it a comeback. Sam and LT look back on a year of school visits, book chats, and pop-up events that turned a memoir into a community project, where first-gen stories, fandom...
2 Tammi 41min
This Is How We Do It: Third Spaces On Campus feat. Lexie Pineda
Send us Fan Mail What if campus events felt less like ceremonies and more like sanctuary? We sit down with Doctora Alexia Fernanda Pineda Soto to rethink how universities design gatherings for first-g...
19 Joulu 202542min
Back to School: Smart Girl in the Classroom
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, LT and Sam are joined by two students from the fall Smart Girl roadshow: Liz Hardy (UCSF) and Maliah Siyoum (SMC). Together, they unpack what happens when Smart Girl ...
5 Joulu 202558min
It’s My Prerogative: Self-publishing, Creativity, and Going Freelance feat. Melanie Ho
Send us Fan Mail It's a Bruin reunion! This week we welcome fellow Smart Girl and self-published author, Melanie Ho, as we discuss the hidden curriculum of self-publishing. We get into the nuts and...
21 Marras 20251h 8min
What About Your Friends?: Black Feminism & Informal Networks feat Sharon Harley
Send us Fan Mail We trace how Black feminist networks form, sustain, and transform lives, from a painful academic slight to a thriving community rooted in mentorship, writing, and everyday care. Prof....
7 Marras 202552min
First Gen Coalitions: Making Connections between Black and Asian Student Experience feat. Jim Lee
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, LT reconnects with longtime friend and colleague Professor Jim Lee (Asian American Studies, UC Irvine), who played a pivotal role in her transition from undergrad to ...
24 Loka 202554min
All The Smart Girl Feels: Doing Cancer While Doing A Book Tour
Send us Fan Mail It all started with a routine self-exam. In this episode, LT and Sam get specific in all the ways search results rarely do. We talk costs in plain numbers, coordination with surgeons ...
10 Loka 202540min
