Ruth Olujobi ’25 got the idea for a podcast even before she started college. In March, her show, Blooming Daily, turned three years old.
“I really wanted to have conversations about health and wellness in a way that felt empowering and inspiring,” Olujobi said. “I think the truth is, sometimes the message in health and wellness can be, ‘You must do this, try that, drink this,’ and it can be really overwhelming.”
As a premed student, Olujobi wanted to find a medium where she could speak on this topic in an accessible way for students at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø±¬ÍøÕ¾ and beyond. This project has given her so much more than she expected.
“Doing Blooming Daily has reminded me that we all have something to give to the world,” she said. And she says she plans to continue recording even after she graduates.
“I want to go on to be a physician,” Olujobi said. “I know that as a physician, I will be speaking about health and wellness to a lot of people: patients, their families, other physicians, and other health care workers. So for me this is like training.”
Olujobi first got the ball rolling by calling a fellow student to ask for advice about getting started. She inquired about the logistics of running a podcast and interviewing guests.
“Doing Blooming Daily has reminded me that we all have something to give to the world.”
Blooming Daily launched in March, 2022. After twenty-five episodes, Olujobi has heard it all. From conversations on cardiovascular systems, hair and hormonal health, and sleep, she says she feels like she learns a lot from each guest.
“Our conversations treat conventional, or even unconventional, topics in new ways,” she said. “In ways that make people think more intentionally about their health.”
Even more than the individual conversations, Olujobi credits Blooming Daily with providing her broader life lessons.
“Working on the podcast has definitely taught me a lot about consistency, because you have to constantly show up even when it’s challenging,” she said. “If we only show up when things are easy, then how many times are we going to show up?”
Olujobi also spoke on how it has improved her conversation and interviewing skills. “I’ve gotten better at asking good questions, and I’ve gotten better at leaving space for my listeners to really share their stories rather than me speaking a lot on the podcast,” she said.
If she were to give advice to those looking to start their own podcasts, or any type of project, Olujobi says to start where you are.
“I think sometimes we think, ‘Oh, I don’t have enough now. Let me wait until I have a nicer mic, a better computer,’” she said. “But usually what you have can get you somewhere. If you keep waiting until you have more, you might never even start.”
All episodes of Blooming Daily are available on its , and on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Overcast, iHeart radio, and YouTube.
