Returning to regularly scheduled programming, here Dr. Chernicoff expands upon the seduction of course descriptions, making sense of the syllabus and the all important geography lesson about where you choose to sit in class. Pre-lecture preparations are also addressed as is the importance of Teaching Assistants (TAs) in getting to where you want to go as an undergraduate. Guests on this episode include Professor of Geological Sciences at University of Oregon – Dr. Marli Miller; as well as Attending Physician in Emergency Medicine based in Southern California, and former Student Leader in AmeriCorps – Dr. Steven Sanoja.
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CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist
It’s 1996 in rural North Carolina, and an oddball crew makes history when they pull off America’s third largest cash heist. But it’s all downhill from there. Join host Johnny Knoxville as he unspools a wild and woolly tale about a group of regular ‘ol folks who risked it all for a chance at a better life. CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist answers the question: what would you do with 17.3 million dollars? The answer includes diamond rings, mansions, velvet Elvis paintings, plus a run for the border, murder-for-hire-plots, and FBI busts.