Amanda Ngo is a freshman pursuing an electrical and computer engineering major at USC and I know her from when she was a member of the orchestra at Hickman high school. We talk about the transition to college from high school, and the process of making new friends and keeping old ones. We also talk about the differences and similarities between Columbia and LA, and how that has shaped Amanda's life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lucius-creamer/message

Its been a while since the last podcast, but a very special friend of mine is on the podcast today; Isaac Van Doren. He is a long-time friend of mine and is just about finished with his first semester of college. We get into how his life has changed from going to college, and his ideas on philosophy and simulation theory, as well as what makes a human a human. This is podcast covers difficult topics, but Isaac gives a cheery charm to all of it that will keep it fun. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lucius-creamer/message

Jonathan McFarland is a civics and classical ideas and world religions teacher at Hickman High school. I am currently a student under him in his classical ideas class, and we discuss exactly what that means and what his background in teaching and in world religions is. We dive into lots of very interesting topics related to philosophy and religion on this episode as well as discussing new ideas such as simulation theory. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lucius-creamer/message

Riley Kliethermes is a cross country and distance track and field runner with a passion for school and psychology. He is a good friend of mine and I'm very excited to have him be the first on the podcast. Riley is typically an introvert at school, and can fade into the crowd sometimes, but keep an open mind and if you see him at Hickman, say hello. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lucius-creamer/message

This trailer is a brief introduction to what I hope to achieve on the show. I hope you enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lucius-creamer/message