Gap Year Radio
Gap Year Radio is a podcast that brings you information and inspiration to plan a life-changing gap year adventure.
We focus on bringing you interviews from people from across the gap year spectrum - people who run or lead gap year programs, gap year alumni who can tell you about adventures and travel experts who can give you advice on how to turn your dream of a year out into a reality.
Intro music credits:
Quasi Motion Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 73
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Ep. 801 Sustainability on Your Gap Year with Arantxa López Martínez and Daniel Ponce Taylor
Happy Earth Month and Welcome to Season Eight of Gap Year Radio!
As we navigate the era of climate change, it's become increasingly crucial for us to consider the impact of our travel on the environ…
00:51:45 |
Mon 10 Apr 2023
Season Eight Preview with Margo and Julia
We're back! Julia and Margo are feeling rejuvenated after their gap year from the pod and are excited to bring you new and exciting content this upcoming season. Tune in here for a preview of all the…
00:29:52 |
Mon 27 Mar 2023
GYEM and Funding Your Gap Year 101
Today on the pod, your co-hosts Julia and Margo come together to get excited for Gap Year Exploration Month (which begins today)! We discuss the various opportunities this month to #explorethegapyear…
00:35:33 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
Ep. 706 Sam Ballard on Dynamy Internship Year
This episode features Sam Ballard, an alum of Dynamy Internship Year's class of 2021. Sam spent both his fall and spring semesters of his gap year with Dynamy, a domestic gap year program based in Wo…
00:37:28 |
Mon 06 Dec 2021
Ep. 705 Kevin Fagan on Where There Be Dragons
Today on the pod we have Kevin Fagan joining us, a gap year alum who participated in Where There Be Dragons' Andes and Amazon semester for his fall term, and then spent the second half of his gap yea…
00:42:59 |
Mon 15 Nov 2021
Ep. 704 Tufts 1+4 and Amigos Alum Luke Pangan Petrosky
In 2019, Luke participated in the Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year program with Amigos de las Américas in Cuenca, Ecuador. He lived with a host family and worked at Fundación Crea tu Espacio, a non-profit that …
00:33:26 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
Ep. 703 Jenae Edwards on Art, Skateboarding and Exploring the Bahamas
Listen to our conversation with Jenae Edwards, who tells us all about how she filled an unexpected covid gap year with meaning.
Jenae used her gap time to create art and delve deeper into my love…
00:34:18 |
Mon 18 Oct 2021
Ep. 702 Aliza Saunders on Her Social Justice Gap Year with Tivnu
Episode 702 brings you our conversation with Aliza Saunders, a 18/19 alum of Tinvu: Building Justice. Tivnu is a nine-month gap year program focused on social justice engagement. Participants cre…
00:24:08 |
Mon 04 Oct 2021
Ep. 701 Dan Schmidt on Creative Covid Gapping and Solving Cold Cases
We open our newest season with covid gapper Dan Schmidt who has a super interesting gap year story. As a creative, Dan expanded his professional skill set by spending a large chunk of his year as a v…
00:38:52 |
Mon 20 Sep 2021
Ep. 607 Ethan Knight of the Gap Year Assocation
Today on the pod we are excited to have Ethan Knight, founding director of the Gap Year Association. Julia and Margo take some time to talk to Ethan about the history of the Gap Year Association (GYA…
00:50:58 |
Mon 03 May 2021
Ep. 606 Vanesia Dedmon on Carpe Mundi, Morocco and Spain
Today on the pod we have Vanesia Dedmon joining us to share about her semester with Carpe Mundi in Spring of 2019 in Spain and Morocco. She shares with us some of her biggest takeaways from her time …
00:38:00 |
Tue 13 Apr 2021
Ep. 605 Gap Year Alum Maytal Agasi on Israel, East Africa and Having a Life of Adventure
Maytal Agasi took a gap year because she wanted to break out of the classroom and have an adventure in the real world. And boy, did she! Maytal spent her gap year working on a sustainable farm in Isr…
00:32:41 |
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Ep. 604 Rising Earth Immersion with Alison Sever and Kaylah Brathwaite
Today on the pod we have Alison Sever, Program Director of Rising Earth Immersion at the Eco-Institute at Pickards Mountain, as well as Kaylah Brathwaite, Fall 2020 alum of the Rising Earth Immersion…
00:40:26 |
Mon 15 Mar 2021
Ep. 603 Americorps NCCC with current Corps members Emma McSalis and Amelie Cook
In this episode, you are going to hear from two exceptional Americorps NCCC members, Emma and Amelie.
Emma and Amelie are currently in the middle of their service year and tell us all about the pro…
00:38:04 |
Mon 01 Mar 2021
Ep. 602 Gapping in Israel with Author and Israel Gap Year Expert Phyllis Folb and Young Judea Alum Ayden Novick
In this episode, we continue to #explorethegapyear this Gap Year Exploration Month by learning about the diversity of gap year opportunities in Israel.
Beyond the religious and cultural significanc…
00:44:08 |
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Ep. 601 Gap Year Exploration Month with the Bliss Bean's Beatrice Naujalyte
We kick off Season Six (when did that happen?!) with an overview of Gap Year Exploration Month with youtuber Beatrice Naujalyte of the Bliss Bean. Beatrice will walk us through all the exciting ways…
00:30:13 |
Mon 01 Feb 2021
Ep. 507 Gap Year Alumni Survey Results with Researcher Kempie Blythe and 2021 Program Preview
Margo and Julia close out Season Five of Gap Year Radio by looking behind and looking ahead.
We talk to international educational consultant Kempie Blythe about the results of the 2020 Gap Year Alu…
00:45:48 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Ep. 506 Tyler Newman on Year of Mastery
Joining us on the pod today is Tyler Newman, a current gapper and founder of a gap year program called Year of Mastery, which is an opportunity for students to unlock their fullest potential through …
00:38:52 |
Mon 30 Nov 2020
Ep. 505 Life on the Road with Jane and Jason of J2Guides
Today on the pod we are excited to host Jane and Jason Sarouhan, long time gap year counselors and co-founders of J2Guides. Many students this year have opted for the cross country road trip as a par…
00:57:37 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
Ep. 504 Staying Active Post-Election with Justice in June's Bryanna Wallace and Autumn Gupta
"It all started with a conversation." That's how Justice in June co-founder Bryanna Wallace describes the genesis of the massively successful Justice in June resource. The conversation was a heart-to…
00:48:58 |
Mon 02 Nov 2020
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