In this episode, Paul and Emily talk to Karan Menon, a USC student and captain of USC’s college bowl team this past season. Karan reflects on his experiences as a champion of the National Geographic Bee, founder of USC’s quiz bowl team, and student studying computer science. Furthermore, we discuss how he brought his team to the final championship of NBC’s College Bowl and talk about some behind the scenes action on set.

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