CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses suicide.

Taking a more serious tone for episode 10 of his show, host Lucas Marsh talks with student mental health advocate, Caden Miller, about his passionate campaign to fight for better mental health services at NC State.

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Episode 9 takes the listeners outside of the studio and into the heart of NC State’s campus: the Brickyard. With guest, Joey Perkins, Lucas discusses freedom of speech while also offering passing students an opportunity practice their “freedom of speech” and participate in the episode.

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As a part 2 to episode 7, episode 8 yet again tackles the complex minds of people with ADHD. This time, Lucas discusses ADHD with two guests, Rebecca Williams, and Chesley Goodman. The episode covers different symptoms of ADHD as well as a more in depth acknowledgement of ADHD in boys vs. ADHD in girls.

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For the seventh episode of "WKNC's Brain Trust" Lucas takes listeners in to experience what it's like having a simple conversation between two people with ADHD. With his guest, Rebecca Williams, the two cover a short list of planned discussion questions as well as a long list of unplanned, unrelated conversation topics! This example of a conversation with ADHD is chaotic yet intriguing.

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Reflecting on the money you spent in the holiday season can be rough so for episode 6 of “WKNC’s Brain Trust,” Lucas invites repeat guest, Akhil Mitta, to discuss the importance of financial literacy. The pair also tackle tips, tricks and tools people can use to stay on top of their finances.

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For the fifth episode of WKNC’s Brain Trust, Lucas talks with a native of Reidsville, NC, Joey Perkins, about the regional differences seen in the US and the challenges associated with being an out-of-state student in a completely different region of the US.

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For the third episode of WKNCs Brain Trust Lucas invites two members of the on-campus club BridgeUSA, a club focused on discussing politics safely and without hate, to discuss the issue of political polarization. Together, they dive into the reality of our current political climate and why we face the issues of polarization.

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For the second episode of WKNC’s Brain Trust, Lucas invites two guests, Akhil Mitta and Rio Pham, to discuss their points of view on cultural identity. The trio dives into interesting facts about their own culture and talks about where cultural identity comes from.

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WKNC's Brain Trust is a podcast produced by WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2, student-run radio from NC State University. Like what you hear? Consider supporting it with a gift to the WKNC Enhancement Fund. Visit our podcast page to hear more and follow us on all social media platforms @WKNC881. Thanks for listening.