This Is Purdue

In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Trey Malone, the Boehlje Chair in Managerial Economics for Agribusiness and associate professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University.

Trey is an award-winning and nationally recognized agricultural economist. His timely insights on food-system trends have been featured in major outlets like The New York Times, USA Today, Time and CNBC. Before joining Purdue’s Department of Agricultural Economics, he held faculty positions at the University of Arkansas and Michigan State University.

Today, Trey is breaking down topics that regularly grab headlines, especially during this holiday season: the rise in grocery prices and the overall state of the U.S. food system.

In this episode, you will:

Learn more about the realities behind the U.S. food supply chain, including how multiple factors like inflation and price volatility can impact the price of cooking and meal staples like eggs.

Hear more about how the salience (or importance) and familiarity of food in our everyday lives fuel common misunderstandings and fears around our food system.

Discover more about the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the price volatility of food and household staples like toilet paper — and why the U.S. food system is more resilient than we think.

Find out how social media influencers and viral trends impact the food supply chain and how agricultural economists at Purdue use social listening data to predict future trends.

Get insights into the current state and future of our food system, from the popularity of food delivery apps like Instacart and how they’re changing consumer decision-making to why agricultural economists like Trey are focused on food affordability and nutrition across income categories.

Hear more about Trey’s upbringing and journey to Purdue, from his early years working at his family’s 1,400-acre cattle ranch in Oklahoma to gaining a PhD in agricultural economics from Oklahoma State University — and how this background motivates him to help farms and businesses thrive.

Learn more about how Trey is preparing Boilermakers to lead and innovate in agricultural economics and how he’s creating opportunities for them to help farmers and agribusiness make key decisions.

Tune in for tangible tips on how consumers can navigate rising grocery bills and save money this Thanksgiving — including avoiding impulse buys and finding deals at major retailers like Walmart and Aldi.

You don’t want to miss this episode with a Purdue professor and agricultural economist who’s expanding the way we think about our food — and the people who grow it.
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In this episode of “This Is Purdue,” we’re talking to Haley Larsen (PhD English ’21), story lead of marketing and measurement at Pinterest.

As a storytelling expert and creative strategist for a global visual engine and social media platform, Haley’s helping us dive into the fun, trending world of tactile hobbies — from knitting and pottery to mahjong and so much more!

Haley is also a proud Purdue alumna with a background in English literature and culture. She’ll unpack the factors behind the recent hobby revival — fueled by Gen Z — and how Pinterest is meeting this moment.

In this episode, you will:

Learn more about how a pushback against hustle culture, a desire for connection and joy, and nostalgia for a prephone world are driving Gen Z’s interest in grandma-and-grandpa-core hobbies like crochet, scrapbooking and bird-watching.

Hear more about Pinterest’s unique position as a major social platform that not only offers its users the ability to collect and curate visual inspiration but also encourages them to get offline to pursue their hobbies.

Discover more about Haley’s favorite offline hobbies, including pottery, and how they’re pushing her outside of her creativity comfort zone and helping her find community.

Get insights into the paradox of online hobby trends, including how this points to a broader human pattern and why engaging with online communities can help you develop your offline hobbies.

Find out more about how slow, manual hobbies can improve your well-being and why the “friction” that comes with process-based activities is vital for self-reflection and self-development.

Tune in for key takeaways from Pinterest’s Hobbies Trend Report, and how the platform’s rich search data predicts top hobby trends for the year, including “Kitchen Witch,” “Home Cafe Engineering” and “Handmade Hacker.”

Learn more about Haley’s role and day to day as a story lead at Pinterest and how her Purdue liberal arts training set her up for career success with meaningful and measurable skills.

You don’t want to miss this episode with a Boilermaker and creative who’s helping to inspire hobby enthusiasts across the world!
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In the final episode of “Finding Amelia,” we’re talking to Steve Schultz, Purdue University’s senior vice president and general counsel. As a field assistant on the search expedition to identify Amelia Earhart’s missing plane, Steve might play a role in solving one of the greatest mysteries of the 20th century.

He dives into the new evidence that sparked the Purdue Research Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute’s joint effort to search for Amelia’s plane and exclusive details about the upcoming journey to Nikumaroro, an island in the western Pacific Ocean. From encountering coconut crabs to using machetes to cut through the jungle, the team will have to brave rough terrain on this expedition.

You don’t want to miss the fourth and final episode of the miniseries “Finding Amelia,” where we discuss Purdue’s persistent pursuit of answers to one of the world’s greatest mysteries.
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In the third episode of “Finding Amelia,” we’re talking to Katey Watson, the France A. Córdova Archivist of Purdue Archives and Special Collections.

Katey manages Purdue Libraries’ Amelia Earhart Collection and is sharing the personal items Amelia left behind – including her iconic aviator goggles, leather flight helmet and brown suede jacket.

Katey also tells the story of why Amelia’s husband, George Palmer Putnam, along with his granddaughter Sally Putnam Chapman, chose to donate these significant historical items to Purdue University after the legendary Boilermaker’s disappearance.
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In the second episode of “Finding Amelia,” we’re talking to Chad Pittman, president and CEO of the Purdue Research Foundation. He shares the story behind Amelia Earhart’s famed Purdue-funded Lockheed Electra 10-E airplane and how she planned to return it to West Lafayette once her around-the-world flight was complete.

Don’t miss the second episode of this first-of-its-kind “This Is Purdue” series about this world-famous Boilermaker and legendary aviator.
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