The Science of Getting Good Sleep - Dr. Shelby Harris
I sat down with sleep expert Dr. Shelby Harris to break down why sleep is a powerful driver of mental health, performance, and overall well being, especially for college students. We talked about comm...
6 Apr 52min
Drum Corps International World Championships - Walk & Talk with Harlan Cohen
Watch the full video version of the podcast here: https://youtu.be/U_Swp7u_N-I?si=Rr3LVK8jWo8PSgv- I had the chance to attend the Drum Corps International World Championships. Student musicians from...
13 Mar 1h 4min
What EVERY Student Needs to Know About Applying For Jobs - with Keith Jones (career counselor at Penn State University)
I had an incredible conversation with Keith Jones, a Penn State career counselor, to talk what all college students should know about transitioning to a career after school. Keith breaks down LinkedIn...
27 Feb 1h 33min
The Fundamental Problem with College: An impromptu conversation with anyone willing to listen
Harlan Cohen breaks down the fundamental problem with college: schools prepare students academically but leave them completely unprepided for the emotional, social, financial, and professional transit...
18 Feb 27min
The Career Success Formula - with Brandon Busteed (CEO of Edconic)
In this conversation with Brandon Busteed, founder of Edconic and former head of education research at Gallup, we explored what really matters when it comes to career success after college. Brandon sh...
10 Feb 1h 2min
The Grade Round Up Experiment with David Loudermilk - The Harlan Cohen Podcast
Months ago, I posted a reel encouraging students to try and ask their teachers to round up their grades if they were close to the next letter grade. High school teacher David Loudermilk saw an opportu...
16 Jan 51min
Is College Still Worth It? - with Michael Itzkowitz (former Director of The College Scorecard)
I sat down with Michael Itzkowitz, director behind the College Scorecard. Michael shares his incredible journey from PhD student to working in the Obama administration, and now leading HEA where he's ...
23 Des 20251h 43min
Jeff Selingo - What the Data Really Says About Dream Schools (Walk & Talk with Harlan)
In this episode, I had a great walk around Evanston, Illinois, with New York Times bestselling author Jeff Selingo to discuss his latest book, Dream School. We talked about why getting into a highly s...
26 Nov 20251h 5min
