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The WPI Podcast is the university’s award-winning flagship podcast. It offers a front-row seat to anyone who’s curious about the future of technology, science, and engineering—and the leading edge of STEM education. The podcast won Episode of the Year in the 2026 HigherEd PodCon awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in higher education podcasting. Episodes help listeners keep up with the fast pace of changing technology through discussions with Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s experts on innovations and research in fields including life sciences, artificial intelligence, financial technology, advanced materials, and more. Thoughtful interviews with faculty, students, and staff explore what it’s like to live and study at a top-tier research university and demonstrate how our project-based experiential learning uniquely prepares students to be future-ready leaders.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe WPI Podcast is the university’s award-winning flagship podcast. It offers a front-row seat to anyone who’s curious about the future of technology, science, and engineering, and the leading edge of STEM education. The podcast won Episode of the Year in the 2026 HigherEd PodCon awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in higher education podcasting.
The WPI Podcast is hosted by WPI. The show has published 49 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "E49: A Business Class for Consumers | David Dwumah, Adjunct Teaching Professor, WPI Business School" (28 October 2026, 32 minutes), "E48: Project-Based Learning | Kris Wobbe | The Global School & Center for Project-Based Learning" (14 October 2026, 37 minutes), and "E47: Rare Earths: Why They Matter and What Comes Next | Professor Adam Powell | Mechanical and Materials Engineering" (30 September 2026, 26 minutes).
The WPI Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 31 minutes across 49 episodes.
Booking probability for The WPI Podcast is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The WPI Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The WPI Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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