With Chase Cutarelli taking the reins as podcast director, this episode features an advice column, Dear Dante, as well as a food recommendation by Cy Gilman, Sam Needleman, and Tarini Krishna in their new segment, As Far as You Can Go Without a Metro Card. Podcast contributor Sam Sacks interviews freshmen and seniors living off campus on how they navigate the pod life, and Isabel Draper shares a moment of romance.

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