Shows
StaccatoPsychadelics & Psychiatry ft. RodThis week's guest is another one of Avantika's classmates, Rod! Tune in this week to hear Acacia, Avantika, and Rod discuss psychadelics as a medicinal treatment, passion projects, and the different manifestations of Carnaval around the world!2025-06-2636 min
Animals & Us - Voices of a New ParadigmEpisode 32: Starting my PhD focused on animal communication!In this special episode of Animals & Us - Voices of a New Paradigm, Avantika shares a significant life change—her move to Belgium to pursue her PhD. This marks the beginning of a new academic chapter, one that aligns closely with her personal aspirations and her grandfather’s legacy. Avantika reflects on the excitement and challenges of this new adventure and the personal significance of this step in her journey.Her upcoming research will be with the ANICOM project—a groundbreaking study on intuitive interspecies communication (IIC), funded by the European Research Council. The project, led by...2025-01-0127 minStaccatoA Jack of All Trades ft. ShreyaThis week, Acacia and Avantika are joined by Avantika's classmate, Shreya, to talk about med school and all of her ~many~ hobbies turned businesses!Check her out: @hennabyshreya @stchbysc @medhabibtis2024-12-0934 min
Animals & Us - Voices of a New ParadigmEpisode 31: On the Academic Journey to Study Animal Communication with Avantika Mathur on the Dani Fankhauser PodcastIn this episode, we share a conversation with me (Avantika Mathur) on Dani Fankhauser's Spirit Doggies Podcast. Here's a little bit more about the episode, from that podcast:"If your first thought was that animal communication doesn't exactly sound science-based, you wouldn't be alone.This week's guest combined her drive for a purposeful career with her academic roots to become a pioneer in the field of animal communication research. She set aside her own initial doubts and put on her researcher hat to find out.This interview absolutely blew my mind...2024-12-0148 minStaccatoWe're Back in Band!Avantika and Acacia got to be back in the ASU Marching Band this weekend as alumni! Tune in to this week's episode to hear all about tailgating, Avantika leading the band, and more!2024-11-1230 minStaccatoAvantika's Peruvian AdventureSchool is over and Acacia and Avantika have already started their summer adventures! Tune in this week to hear about the beginning of Avantika's month in Peru and Acacia's trip to Montreal.2024-05-2727 minStaccatoAvantika Saves Lives ft. VishnuThis week, Acacia and Avantika are joined by Vishnu to talk favorite college memories, the time Avantika called 911, and summer plans!2024-04-2942 minStaccatoAvantika Delivered a Baby?!In this week's life update, Avantika talks about her visits to UofA in the lead up to her starting med school and what else she and Acacia have been up to. 2024-04-1527 minStaccatoAvantika is a Moocher ft. AnushkaIn part two of the "sister series", Avantika's sister Anushka is on the podcast this week to talk about her first semester of college, whether or not she's going to study abroad, and how Avantika uses her for her meal plan and dorm on campus. 2022-12-1929 minStaccatoGetting Grilled by Acacia ft. JacksonTwo out of three SDMB drum majors have now been on the podcast (Avantika being one of them) as Acacia and Avantika are joined this week by Jackson. Tune in to hear about all things saxophone, West Virginia, and KKPsi.2022-10-1036 minStaccatoAvantika Is Failing School This week's episode is a life update to catch you up on what Acacia and Avantika have been up to over the past month or so, including why Avantika has the worst grades of her life at the moment.2022-09-2624 minStaccatoWe're Basically Cupid ft. CaitlinAnother one of Acacia and Avantika's many talents is matchmaking and here to stand as proof is this week's guest, Caitlin! Listen in to hear about how Acacia and Avantika set up Caitlin and her boyfriend, band (of course), and exciting life updates. 2022-08-0825 minStaccatoAvantika Has Had EnoughHaving a job usually comes with some sort of drama and Avantika has no shortage of stories from work! This week she spills all the tea on her boss and Acacia talks about what she's been up to since being home from Italy. 2022-07-1130 min
Animals & Us - Voices of a New ParadigmEpisode 4: How animals feel about human consumption of their byproducts, practicing more mindfulness and gratitude, the prey/predator relationship and an excerpt from Dr. Linda Bender's book about consumption, a solocast with your host AvantikaOne of the things I was most curious about when I started learning about animal consciousness and communication was how the animals felt about us, humans, consuming them and their by-products. In this episode, I (Avantika) share my thoughts on animal perspectives on our relationship with them as food. I share what I have learned, through my research and my own personal experience in communication with them. Humans can have a very special connection with animals, and this extends well beyond just our companion animals - we can also connect deeply with all animals we interact with...2022-06-1627 minStaccatoAdventures in ItalyAcacia is in Italy for the month so this week she and Avantika talk about how it's been so far and what Avantika has been up to. 2022-06-1328 min
Animals & Us - Voices of a New ParadigmEpisode 1: Introducing Ourselves and Why We Created This Podcast, with Barbara & Avantika, your Podcast HostsIn this first episode, we invite you to get to know us as we embark on an amazing journey into the inner life of animals and nature. Both of us, Avantika and Barbara, are extremely passionate about this topic and we are more than excited to introduce you to the world we care so much about: the world of animals, nature and our beloved Mother Earth.We will talk about our own personal backgrounds and how we came to know one another and then enter into the creation of this podcast. And we will let you know...2022-05-1431 min