About the show
Because your voice matters.
The Students Incorporated podcast is written and produced by a high school marketing class at the International Community School of Bangkok. Real conversations and practical takeaways.
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Latest episodes

Episode 138
How to Turn Brand Strategy Into Long-Term Value with Shane Lukas
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A logo might capture immediate…
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Episode 137
Beyond the Failure Factory: Investigative Reporting in Education with Chris Papst
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Episode 136
Public Speaking: The Skill Schools Never Really Teach
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Entrepreneurship
Why Small Brands Win the Rooms They're Never In
Brand strategist Shane Lukas told Bangkok students small businesses can't win on price. They win when customers retell their story in rooms the brand isn't in.
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Education
Why One Reporter Trusts Test Scores Over Graduation Rates
Investigative reporter Chris Papst found Baltimore schools graduating 72% of students while 13% passed math. His advice: trust the number hardest to fake.
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Education
Why Rehearsing Alone Won't Cure Your Fear of Public Speaking
ICS Bangkok students stage a bad speech and a good one, and new research backs them: beating stage fright takes changing your beliefs, not just rehearsing.
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Facts tell, but stories sell — human authenticity is the ultimate superpower.— Gabrielle Dolan, Season 4 guest
The book series
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Book one
The Secrets of El Dorado
Professor James Hawthorne and his unlikely allies uncover a century-old conspiracy behind the California Gold Rush.
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Book two
Legends of the Yucatán
The Hawthorne team returns for a sequel that leads them into Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, chasing a cursed relic and a ruthless cartel.
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Book three
The Mystery of St. Augustine
The third Hawthorne Adventure novel uncovers a stolen-treasure conspiracy on the oldest streets in America.
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