Zenith of Your Story

Zenith of Your Story

Idaykis Rodriguez

Episodes 15
Avg. Duration 44m
Activity Moderate
Since Feb 2023
Latest Episode Sep 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Months
Format
Episodic
Hosting
feeds.buzzsprout.com

About This Podcast

As an STEM educator and researcher the most unique part of my day is when students come to my office hours to talk about more than just content. This podcast is to give voice to the journey we all go through as we get to know who we really are, the challenges we face, the knowledge we have. Discovering where we belong and negotiate the intersectional identities and backgrounds we balance in different academic and personal contexts. The Zenith is the culminating moment in your life of grand success, it is also the direction directly above you. It is not enough to move forward but also to move up. How that journey looks for you is what this podcast gives voice to.

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Recent Episodes

S4E1 S4E1: Eduardo Mesa: Engineering Internships and the Stoics

Sep 20, 2025 52m

This episode features Eduardo Mesa, an engineering student speaking on his experiences with major engineering companies, how to get hired and how to prepare for that liminal chance at an interview.…

S3E2 S3E2: Zahylis Leon story of switching from STEM to Law school

Feb 12, 2025 36m

This episode profiles a unique story of a young woman pursuing a degree in STEM just because jobs in healthcare are more secure. In the pursuit of job security and social mobility, students of…

S3E1 S3E1: Carlos Cardenas on Choosing between passion and security for a future job

Jan 22, 2025 41m

Carlos Cardenas is double physics and math major with concentrations in biology in chemistry speaking about being able to distinguish between job that give financial security and being able to…

S2E5 S2E5 Xavier Calvo: The Importance of Family in Student success

May 11, 2024 47m

This special episode is dedicated to all the mothers out there for Mothers Day. This episode features a story of my student Xavier, a Biology major in his senior year. He tells the story of a hard…

S2E4 S2E4 Soichi and Kenneth: Applying to Physics Graduate School

Mar 11, 2024 46m

Season 2 Episode 4 is with two special guest, Soichi Gomez and Kenneth Lopez, senior and junior physics majors getting ready to apply to graduate school. They discuss their stories and worries in…

S2E3 S2E3 Matthew Pena: Relatable Professors and Mindfulness

Jan 10, 2024 55m

Season 2 Episode 3 is with Matthew Pena a Junior undergrad in a Civil engineering major. He shares how impactful the active learning course in physics was to his confidence and how important it was…

S2E2 S2E2: Luanna: How to navigate STEM and Mental Health

Oct 04, 2023 52m

This episode is very dear and important for me. It targets critical and impactful topics of students mental health through their education. Luanna Campos, a chemistry major shares her very impactful…

S2E1 S2E1: Idaykis, Get to know the host Q&A

Aug 30, 2023 48m

After a summer break I wanted to start a new school year with a new season and a new episode where you get to know a little bit more about me as a host, who i am , what kind of research i am…

S1E7 S1E7: Daniel, Finding internships in Engineering

May 03, 2023 50m

Episode 7 is with Mechanical Engineering student Daniel Fuentes Rodriguez. A Puerto Rican man telling his stories of managing school, personal life and internship job. Now that summer is coming,…

S1E6 S1E6: Sabrina, Switching from Political Science to Engineering

Apr 12, 2023 44m

Episode 6 is with Sabrina Garcia, an undergraduate Latina women in STEM. Her story and experience in navigating her mechanical engineering major after having switched from the totally unlikely place…

S1E5 S1E5: John, Community building for engineering success

Mar 29, 2023 40m

Episode 5 is with my current student at the time John Pulgarin-Angel. Different from  other students that I have known for a longer time, John shares his story of coming int o my class not knowing…

S1E4 S1E4: Sony, Coming back to school after the workforce

Mar 15, 2023 45m

Episode 4 invites Sony Raymond, a non-traditional student to share his story. As a non-traditional college student, Sony had to start in the workforce from the very early age of 15 years old in order…

S1E3 S1E3: Anabel, Medical school away from home

Mar 01, 2023 34m

Episode 3 with Anabel Sanchez, a medical school student that just got into medical school away from home. We talk about the nitty gritty of missing home, how expensive things can get, and the…

S1E2 S1E2: Gabe, Reaching your medical school goals

Feb 15, 2023 41m

Episode 2: Gabe is a pre health track student that has such a wonderful story to share. In his journey through test anxiety, strategies for MCAT prep, and the challenges of academic "rock bottom",…

S1E1 S1E1: Joinee, Graduate school motivation

Feb 01, 2023 30m

My first episode I wanted to share it with the co-creator of this idea. My good friend Joinee Taylor, a graduate student in education research. As an international Black Caribbean student, she speaks…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Zenith of Your Story have?

Zenith of Your Story has published 15 episodes since February 2023, covering topics in Education, Self-Improvement.

Is Zenith of Your Story still active?

Zenith of Your Story is currently moderate with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 44m.

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