The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, the Pat Tillman Veterans Center, and the Office for Veteran Military Academic Engagement have partnered to form the Veterans Writing Circle, an opportunity for veterans to engage with each other as well as well as creatively express themselves. Travis Robertson sits down with Shawn Banzhaf, a military advocate with the Pat Tillman Center, and Keanna Curry, a student who has attended the Writing Circle, to get a sense of what the circle can offer veterans as well as how it has adapted amidst virtual meetings and the pandemic.
The Basketball Episode
March 3, 2026Join Alan Deutschendorf and Pratham Valluri on this episode of State Press Play. Alan talks to Pratham about the ASU men’s basketball season. In this episode, they dive into coach Bobby Hurley, senior guard Moe Odum and many other topics.
The Opportunity Episode
February 24, 2026Join Chloe Beery and Myah France on this episode of State Press Play. Chloe interviews graduate student Jazmin Goodwin about her expanding financial literacy opportunities for women through her company What the Fem Media. Myah spoke with first generation college student Suzanne Shupe about her experience at ASU.
The Science and Technology Episode
February 10, 2026Join Trent Ashdown and Kate Gore on this episode of State Press Play. Trent interviews Anupam Vivek, an aerospace engineer working at ClearCast, a new drone-based search and rescue startup. Kate talks to the ASU iGEM team about their work with biotechnology.