Interest Crew
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Welcome to Interest podcast, the official podcast of Hobby School of Ulaanbaatar.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
A school community documents its own debates, celebrations, relationships, and creative interests through candid group conversations and interviews.
Interest Podcast of Hobby School turns school life into a conversation among the people living it. Group discussions and interviews move easily between student council priorities, teachers' holiday experiences, Valentine confessions, creative work, and popular culture, with…
Hallway crush confessions meet a student council debate; your school day has a surprisingly crowded microphone.
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A candid student-council interview centered on everyday school concerns.
The episode follows the opening of the school year through a conversation with a student council vice president candidate, beginning with personal questions before shifting into campaign issues.
A rough Halloween episode that turns school talk into something personal and unsettling.
The Interest Podcast keeps this Halloween episode close to home, moving from a school celebration into stories about fear, family, and stress.
A loose, lively Kanye discussion that feels like real students thinking out loud.
The piece feels like a student-room argument about Kanye West, moving between album rankings, fashion talk, and controversy without settling down for long.
A laid-back myth hunt that keeps circling the Mongolian Death Worm.
This episode keeps a laid-back tone while moving through Mongolian folklore and the Mongolian Death Worm, or Olgohorkha. It leans on the creature's description and the stories that have grown around it, leaving room for the idea that some believers see a trace of historical…
An alumni conversation that places sustainability in business, finance, and regulation.
This Hobby Alumni episode looks at what sustainability work becomes after school. Patsal Gilsaha and Yanjit Lam talk through energy efficient housing, sustainable finance, ESG reporting, and how environmental science now reaches beyond the lab.
A warm faculty-room Christmas episode about how one holiday changes shape across countries.
The episode settles into a cross-cultural staff conversation about how Christmas lands in different homes, countries, and classrooms. Teachers from Hobby School compare Christmas in the Philippines, Mexico, and Mongolia, then move back to what the season means when work,…
A practical college conversation about fit, money, and the quieter details that shape a four-year choice.
The Vanderbilt path reads like a practical talk about choosing a college with real life in view. It covers turning down the University of Toronto after being accepted to all three campuses, since scholarship and aid still did not make sense for someone coming from Mongolia.
A relaxed book chat about reading as a habit, not just schoolwork.
The episode keeps its feet on the ground: assigned reading, reading for pleasure, and the plain question of why books still matter. It moves from Shogun, Lord of the Flies, and Macbeth to Bernard Cornwell, Stephen King, and Malcolm Gladwell, so the discussion keeps sliding…
Campus radio from the wrong side of reality.
Campus decisions, Northeast news, and Northeast priorities.
How research culture changes in practice.
Conversations from inside the IT channel.
This episode features a student council vice president debate between candidates Munkaril and Similic from Hobby School of Ulaanbaatar.
The hosts open by introducing a guest speaker and jumping straight into Kanye West.
A student-hosted podcast from HSU collaborates with school librarians Colby and Jonathan to discuss the importance of reading habits, sharing favorite books from Dr.
Hosts Tomé and Anyo compare Oxford and Cambridge universities, covering admissions criteria like AP vs.
The podcast opens the school year by revisiting its student council vice president interviews.
The episode opens with a Halloween greeting and a school-community message.
Interest Podcast of Hobby School’s Valentine's Special 2026 is built around reading school confessions, starting with the longest messages and ending with a letter to Nehemiah.
Anotar, class of 2021, walks through her path to Vanderbilt and the decision that got her there.
The episode opens with a Valentine’s Day conversation with Michelle and Jenna.
Semenov opens by introducing themself as a listener of Interest Podcast and asking Mongolian Visuals to talk about the work.
The hosts open on an unusual topic: conspiracy theories around the music industry.
Interest Podcast goes right into Valentine's Day.
Suter opens the Hobby School vice president debate.
A group of international school teachers living in Mongolia share their Christmas traditions and experiences from their home countries including the Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, and the United States.
The conversation opens on the Mongolian Death Worm, also called Olgohorkha.
The conversation opens with an introduction from the host.
Interest Podcast of Hobby School shifts into election mode as the hosts interview candidates for student council vice president.
Students read and discuss their own essays rating aspects of modern life, starting with a piece on the corporate office job.
A student shares a vulnerable personal essay about struggling with insomnia and fear of the dark, using glow-in-the-dark stars as a symbol.
Students discuss Sejis University as a college option, covering its history, programs, and alumni.
Two speakers share contrasting childhood Halloween experiences, one from a restrictive religious household and one from a typical American suburb.
The episode celebrates International Podcast Day by reflecting on the origins and growth of the Interest Podcast Club at Hobby School, featuring student testimonials about their experiences.
A school podcast episode where hosts interview a departing science teacher, starting with a hypothetical question about waking from a 100-year sleep.
A student discusses writing an original song for the school podcast and answers questions about dreams.
A school podcast episode where a guest shares their career journey and discusses their hobby of chemistry.
An interview with Michelle, the first student from Hobby School to attend the University of Pennsylvania, discussing her background and feelings about returning to Mongolia.
An interview with a teacher about his experiences with teacher-student relationships and his background.