The Unfinished Mind

The Unfinished Mind

Cover art by Emily Pearson and original theme by Simran Shah

The Unfinished Mind is a student-run original podcast embodying the Polymathic Scholars motto, “Follow your curiosity”. Each week, The Unfinished Mind releases an episode exploring a wide variety of subjects, often tumbling down the niche rabbit holes of Wikipedia, or interviewing faculty from disciplines across the sciences and humanities, or performing thought experiments about the future of technology and civilization. At The Unfinished Mind, we believe in the beauty of learning for the sake of learning, and our episodes reflect the wonder of exploring nuance amidst the great expanse of human knowledge.

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Featured Episodes

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What inspires your curiosity?

View fullsize Episode IV: How did we get to the moon and where do we plan to go next? Today, the Unfinished Mind covers the historical and recent developments in space travel. To infinity and beyond! Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Link is in our bio.🧪
View fullsize Episode III: What makes jokes funny Today, the Unfinished Mind discusses comedy: the history, theory, and so much more. Be ready to hear some dad jokes! Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Link is in our bio.🧪 #utaustin #utpolymaths #polymath
View fullsize Episode II: How did you choose your living situation? Today, the Unfinished Mind explores housing options in Austin! Listen now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Link is in our bio.🧪 #utaustin #utpolymaths #polymathicscholars #universityoftexas #podca
View fullsize Episode I: What are your favorite food truck in Austin? Today, the Unfinished Mind explores street food, its origins, and the best food trucks in Austin! Listen now on Spotify!🧪 #utaustin #utpolymaths #polymathicscholars #universityoftexas #podcas
View fullsize The Unfinished Mind is thankful for everyone’s support for the podcast! Big thanks also to everyone working hard to make each episode happen! Have a great break! Listen to our latest episodes on Spotify 🦃 #utaustin #utpolymaths #polymathicsc
View fullsize Episode XI: Who are your superheroes? Today, the Unfinished Mind explores the characteristics of superheroes, their origins, and how much of a cultural earthquake they are for many. From fantasy to reality, we’ll unmask how the superhero concep
View fullsize Episode X: What is undergraduate research and what does that look like at UT? Join in on this episode and learn about different resources of UT’s research programs and why undergraduate research is so important 🔬 Listen now on Spotify!🧪 #ut
View fullsize Episode IX: The mind is a fascinating thing, especially the ways it is able to learn an abundance of information. Covering a wide variety of topics, the Unfinished Mind dives deeper into the realms of different teaching methods, psychology, and looki
View fullsize Episode VIII: Join us this week for a look at scientific disasters occurring throughout history. Tune in and learn about these events as we discuss ways science played a role in these devastating events. Content Warning ⚠️ death and lasting, serious
View fullsize This week, the Unfinished Mind met with Dr. Michael Mackert and learned about his research and involvement in health communication. Dr. Michael Mackert is a professor in the Department of Population Health and is the director of the Center for Health
View fullsize What is a polymath? Join us for a part II where we discover the qualities of a polymath and learn about a variety of incredible polymaths throughout history! Podcast will drop today at noon on Spotify! Link in bio 👩‍🏫 #theunfinishedmind #podca
View fullsize The Unfinished Mind is back for another season. Tune in and expand your horizons. Episode release Friday at noon 🧠 #theunfinishedmind #podcast #seasonfour #polymath #polymathicscholars #utpolymaths #utaustin #podcastshow

Who are we? What do we do?

Meet the Crew

  • Hosts meet once a week to divide speaking parts and engage in organic conversation regarding the week’s materials, producing the raw audio for the episode.

    Time committment: 3 hours / week

  • Scriptwriters decide a topic of curiosity, research the topic, and write the week’s script. They also research potential guest speakers, and generate future episode ideas

    Time commitment: 2 hours / week

  • Sound techs mix, edit, and polish the audio recordings for the podcast and prepare the episode for airing.

    Time commitment: 2 hours / week

  • Publicists create promotional mateial for each episode release and manage The Unfinished Mind’s social media presence.

    Time commitment: 1-2 hours / week

  • Managers oversee weekly meeting agendas, communicate between committees, and act as ambassadors for the podcast crew. They recruit guest speakers and manage overall operations.

    Time commitment: 1-2 hours / week

“My favorite part about working on this podcast is that I can learn about the history of many things we experience daily but usually don’t think twice about.”
— Bolong Tang, Sound Tech

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