Could you build a company over the course of two semesters?

BYU students have the opportunity to try through a new program: Sandbox. This 18-credit class motivates students to turn their ideas into real tech startups that solve problems for people from various industries, from therapists and dentists to river guides and Dungeons and Dragons fans.

In this episode of the Y Magazine podcast, host Whitney Singley Archibald (BA ’01) talks with Sandbox director Christopher B. Crittenden (BS ’06, MAcc ’07) and student Pearl Hulbert (BS ’24) about how Sandbox is turning students into builders and creators.

This episode is based in the article “Incubating Ideas,” written by Josh Rust (BA ’24), which appeared in the spring 2024 issue of Y Magazine.

Check out other episodes about student innovation: Students Engineer Prosthetic Solution for Ecuador and Mapping Molokai.

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Could you build a company over the course of two semesters?
BYU students have the opportunity to try through a new program: Sandbox. This 18-credit class motivates students to turn their ideas into real tech startups that solve problems for people from various industries, from therapists and dentists to river guides and Dungeons and Dragons fans.
In this episode of the Y Magazine podcast, host Whitney Singley Archibald (BA ’01) talks with Sandbox director Christopher B. Crittenden (BS ’06, MAcc ’07) and student Pearl Hulbert (BS ’24) about how Sandbox is turning students into builders and creators.
This episode is based in the article “<a href="https://magazine.byu.edu/article/byu-start-up-y-combinator/">Incubating Ideas</a>,” written by Josh Rust (BA ’24), which appeared in the spring 2024 issue of Y Magazine.
Check out other episodes about student innovation: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/y-magazine-podcast/students-engineer-prosthetic-solutions-for-ecuador">Students Engineer Prosthetic Solution for Ecuador</a> and <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/y-magazine-podcast/mapping-molokai">Mapping Molokai</a>.
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Welcome to the Y Magazine podcast, bringing you ideas, stories, and voices from Brigham Young University (BYU). New episodes post biweekly on Thursdays.

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In Good Company: Students Build Real Businesses in Two Semesters

How old is too old to learn to play an instrument?

The New Horizons Orchestra gives adults over 40 a chance to learn a string instrument—even if they’ve never played one before.

In this episode of the Y Magazine podcast, host Whitney Singley Archibald (BA ’01) talks with director Allison Bennett Taylor (BMu ’12, MMu ’22) and orchestra members about how the orchestra is about more than just music.

This episode is based on the article “Strings of Support,” by Abi Falin Horspool (’24), which will appear in the Winter 2025 issue of Y Magazine.

If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like another musical episode: “Take a Tour of BYU’s New Music Building,” or our episode “Lifelong Wellness.”

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How old is too old to learn to play an instrument?
The New Horizons Orchestra gives adults over 40 a chance to learn a string instrument&mdash;even if they&rsquo;ve never played one before.
In this episode of the Y Magazine podcast, host Whitney Singley Archibald (BA &rsquo;01) talks with director Allison Bennett Taylor (BMu &rsquo;12, MMu &rsquo;22) and orchestra members about how the orchestra is about more than just music.
This episode is based on the article &ldquo;Strings of Support,&rdquo; by Abi Falin Horspool (&rsquo;24), which will appear in the Winter 2025 issue of Y Magazine.
If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like another musical episode: &ldquo;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/y-magazine-podcast/take-a-tour-of-byu-s-new-music-building" data-testid="link-with-safety" data-renderer-mark="true">Take a Tour of BYU&rsquo;s New Music Building</a>,&rdquo; or our episode &ldquo;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/y-magazine-podcast/lifelong-wellness" data-testid="link-with-safety" data-renderer-mark="true">Lifelong Wellness</a>.&rdquo;
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Never Too Late: Adults Learn to Play New Instruments with the New Horizons Orchestra

How do you inspire a love of reading in your children, siblings, nieces, nephews, or grandkids? With so many distractions, it can be difficult to make reading a priority. But Paul Ricks, BYU professor of children’s literature, says if we want children to value reading, we need to show them that we value it too.

In this episode of the Y Magazine podcast, host Whitney Singley Archibald (BA ’01) talks with Ricks about how to make reading an interactive and enriching experience for both children and adults. Ricks also gives several book recommendations, listed below:

I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klaussen, I Talk Like a Like a River by Jordan Scott, The Arrival by Shaun Tan, The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day, Spiders by Nic Bishop, Seen and Unseen by Elizabeth Partridge, Ain’t Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds, and Big by Vashti Harrison.

This episode is based on an upcoming article about about encouraging kids to love reading that will appear in the winter 2025 issue of Y Magazine.

You might also like these episodes: Artful Parenting: Making Creativity Part of Your Family Culture and Making Peace: How to Mediate Conflict in Our Families.

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How do you inspire a love of reading in your children, siblings, nieces, nephews, or grandkids? With so many distractions, it can be difficult to make reading a priority. But Paul Ricks, BYU professor of children’s literature, says if we want children to value reading, we need to show them that we value it too.
In this episode of the Y Magazine podcast, host Whitney Singley Archibald (BA ’01) talks with Ricks about how to make reading an interactive and enriching experience for both children and adults. Ricks also gives several book recommendations, listed below:
<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-want-my-hat-back-jon-klassen/1100054181">I Want My Hat Back</a> by Jon Klaussen, <a href="https://www.jordanscottwrites.com/i-talk-like-a-river">I Talk Like a Like a River</a> by Jordan Scott, <a href="https://www.shauntan.net/arrival-book">The Arrival</a> by Shaun Tan, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714730/the-mona-lisa-vanishes-by-nicholas-day-illustrated-by-brett-helquist/">The Mona Lisa Vanishes</a> by Nicholas Day, <a href="https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/nic-bishop-spiders-9780439877565.html">Spiders</a> by Nic Bishop, <a href="https://www.elizabethpartridge.com/books/seen-and-unseen-japanese-amerocan-incarceration/">Seen and Unseen</a> by Elizabeth Partridge, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/aint-burned-all-the-bright-jason-reynolds/1139746627">Ain’t Burned All the Bright</a> by Jason Reynolds, and <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/aint-burned-all-the-bright-jason-reynolds/1139746627">Big</a> by Vashti Harrison.
This episode is based on an upcoming article about about encouraging kids to love reading that will appear in the winter 2025 issue of Y Magazine.
You might also like these episodes: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/y-magazine-podcast/artful-parenting-how-to-make-creativity-part-of-yo">Artful Parenting: Making Creativity Part of Your Family Culture</a> and <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/y-magazine-podcast/making-peace-how-to-mediate-conflict-in-our-famili">Making Peace: How to Mediate Conflict in Our Families</a>.
If you’re enjoying this podcast, we’d appreciate your feedback so we can make more of the types of episodes you like best. <a href="https://byu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaAtJvGe5fXyroq">Take the survey</a>.
Subscribe on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y-magazine/id1676318942">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/50YytMCSd0wQSF0DJTx1D2?si=GMYodGZDTBe_k-sTdPvPJg">Spotify</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@byumagazine">YouTube</a>. New episodes post on the first and third Thursdays of each month.

How to Help Kids Love Reading with BYU Professor Paul Ricks

What do you see when you look at a pile of cardboard?

BYU Recycling Supervisor Bill Rudy sees trees.

BYU has been ramping up its sustainability efforts for decades, with recycling, responsible food service practices, energy efficiency, transportation options and more. This fall, BYU was recognized as one of just 140 institutions with a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

In this episode of the Y Magazine podcast, host Whitney Singley Archibald (BA ’01) takes listeners behind the scenes of BYU’s sustainability efforts by talking to Rudy; Bremen J. Leak (BA ’05), associate director of sustainability at BYU; Aaron Skabelund (BA ’95), bike enthusiast and director of the Office of Civic Engagement at BYU; and two students.

This episode is based on an upcoming article about BYU’s sustainability efforts that will appear in the winter 2025 issue of Y Magazine.

Check out other behind the scenes episodes: Take a Tour of BYU’s New Music Building and A Chat With President C. Shane Reese.

If you’re enjoying this podcast, we’d appreciate your feedback so we can make more of the types of episodes you like best. Take the survey.

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What do you see when you look at a pile of cardboard?
BYU Recycling Supervisor Bill Rudy sees trees.
BYU has been ramping up its sustainability efforts for decades, with recycling, responsible food service practices, energy efficiency, transportation options and more. This fall, BYU was recognized as one of just 140 institutions with a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
In this episode of the Y Magazine podcast, host Whitney Singley Archibald (BA ’01) takes listeners behind the scenes of BYU’s sustainability efforts by talking to Rudy; Bremen J. Leak (BA ’05), associate director of sustainability at BYU; Aaron Skabelund (BA ’95), bike enthusiast and director of the Office of Civic Engagement at BYU; and two students.
This episode is based on an upcoming article about BYU’s sustainability efforts that will appear in the winter 2025 issue of Y Magazine.
Check out other behind the scenes episodes: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/y-magazine-podcast/take-a-tour-of-byu-s-new-music-building" data-testid="link-with-safety" data-renderer-mark="true">Take a Tour of BYU’s New Music Building</a> and <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/y-magazine-podcast/a-chat-with-president-c-shane-reese" data-testid="link-with-safety" data-renderer-mark="true">A Chat With President C. Shane Reese</a>.
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