What’s Next? Alumni Podcast

What's Next?

OSU Next Podcast Series

Oregon State is home to big ideas and change-makers that extend far beyond the edges of its campuses in Corvallis and Bend. “What’s Next?” checks in on the lives and careers of ambitious Beavers after graduation.

“What’s Next?” takes listeners on a weekly exploration of the accomplishments, resilience, dreams and insights of Beaver alumni. The podcast is presented by OSU Next, the network for alumni within 10 years of graduation, in partnership with OSUAA.

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What's Next? Podcast

Ep. 25 | "Completely Arbortrary" 🌲

Feb 21, 2021

Casey Clapp, '12

Ep. 24 | People: The Common Denominator

Feb 14, 2021

Jonathan Riley, '09

Ep. 23 | Lobbying for Higher Education

Feb 07, 2021

Claire McMorris, '17

Ep. 22 | The Journey to Cirque du Soleil and Beyond

Jan 31, 2021

Laura-Ann Chong, '11

Ep. 21 | Crickets: The Secret Ingredient

Jan 24, 2021

Mary Graham, '20

Ep. 20 | Designing For All Abilities

Jan 17, 2021

April Davenport, '20

Ep. 19 | A Champion for Native and Indigenous Communities

Jan 10, 2021

Brandon Larrabee, '19

Ep. 18 | Writing a Fantasy Novel

Jan 03, 2021

Caleb Chandler, '19

Minisode 2 | How "OSU Next" Came to Be

Dec 13, 2020

Michael Whitten, '11

Cody and Henry with their Beaver and Duck fan gear

Ep. 17 | Beaver - Duck Game Memories

Nov 22, 2020

Henry Childs UO, '11

Ep. 16 | Creating Success by Uplifting Others

Nov 15, 2020

Mohamed AlSaif, '20

Ep. 15 |A Champion for Wildlife

Nov 08, 2020

Sarah Spangler, '15

Heath in protective gear

Ep. 14 | Solving the puzzle of good granola

Nov 01, 2020

Alyssa Heath, '16

Ep. 13 | Behind the scenes of music, culture and community

Oct 25, 2020

Kandy Johnson, '15

Ep. 12 | The intersection of nature and humanity

Oct 18, 2020

Melva Treviño Peña, Ph.D. '18

Mike Allen holding a large fish with fishermen side by side

Ep. 11 | Life as an Alaskan fishing captain

Oct 11, 2020

Mike Allen, '15

Ep. 10 | Re-engineering water

Oct 04, 2020

Monica Morales, '13, '16

Ep. 9 | Talkin' Pharmacy — from COVID vaccines to drug accessibility in America

Sep 27, 2020

Riley Protz, '14, '18, '19

Minisode 1 | Meet your podcast host, Cody Stover '15

Sep 13, 2020

Cody Stover, '15 and Jessica Miller, '16

Rosarin Bhutarak on a boat near a bridge

Ep. 8 | Navigating a Career in Medicine during a Global Pandemic

Aug 30, 2020

Rosarin (Rose) Bhutarak, '15 and Alex Schlitt, '13

Ep. 7 | Teaching in China and Saudi Arabia — all on the same day

Aug 23, 2020

Lindsey Gardner, '13

Ep. 6 | Training China's elite track athletes & growing an apparel brand

Aug 16, 2020

Malcolm Marable, '14

Picture of Josey Sechrist

Ep. 5 | Making change in America's Education systems

Aug 09, 2020

Josey Sechrist, '16

Ep. 4 | Turning a passion for travel and adventure into a career

Aug 02, 2020

Zane Yanzick, '14

Ep. 3 | Social Media Superstar

Jul 26, 2020

Sydney Weise with basketball

Ep. 2 | From OSU to the WNBA

Jul 17, 2020

Sydney Wiese, '17

Willen Sin during basketball game

Ep. 1 | Growing a career with the Portland Trailblazers

Jul 10, 2020

Willen Sin, '13