Episode 1 - The Front Line Perspective

In the midst of a quarantine New Yorkers face hard truths about the city they love. Many even wonder if staying is worth it. On the first episode of Why Here we interview emergency physician Dr. Virat Madia about his time working in the Bronx, the...

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A liberal arts degree guarantees you nothing, besides a sense of entitlement and the nerve to think that you could somehow start a critically acclaimed podcast. Enter Why Here, a show independently produced and hosted by Tristan McAllister and Benton Whitley, two millennials and constant over thinkers who have spent their adult lives learning how little they actually know about the world around them. What manifests is a narrative as much about origin as it is about finding a destination. Through cultural commentary and interviews with friends and strangers the two uncover the complicated and inspiring stories that led us all here.