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How IDEA is Making a Platform for Diverse Performers

The co-presidents of IDEA, a student organization focused on inclusion and equity in the arts, discuss their upcoming project MOSAIC with podcast reporter Peter Vezeau. This production is centered around telling BIPOC and LGBTQ+ stories. Jalen Montgomery and Ramon "Chino" Saberano share their personal experiences with diversity and discussions with the MDT Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.


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An ASU Writing Center Helps Veterans Find Their Voice and Themselves

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.


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What can Netflix's "Night Stalker" tell us about how we look at serial killers?

Even if you don’t consider yourself a true crime fan, the influx of content about murders, disappearances and serial killers in the past few years has been almost unavoidable.  If you have a Netflix subscription, this is especially true.  Recently, one docuseries has been all over the platform’s suggestions page— "Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer."  Listen in as ASU professors Jason Scott and Michael Walker discuss our obsession with serial killers and how we process their crimes through the media we consume. Editor's note: Jason Scott is a professor of film and media production, not film and media studies as stated in the audio of this podcast.


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Why is Pop punk thriving on TikTok?

Ever since Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” TikTok has been known for creating hits and boosting musicians’ careers so that when they hit the charts, it's sometimes seemingly out of nowhere.  Just as TikTok’s influence on the music industry has grown, so has the #PopPunk community on the app.  Podcaster Kirsten Dorman speaks to members of bands  Arrows in Action and Not My Weekend about how they use TikTok and what it’s like to suddenly host live streams instead of post-concert meet-and-greets.  


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The short film leaving viewers breathless

Will Hoxie, the writer and director of the short film, "Breathless," sits down with podcast reporter Peter Vezeau to chat about the filming process during the COVID-19 pandemic and the inspiration and creation of his new film. The piece, featuring a young man rushing to find his date's inhaler, is finding recognition across the country. 


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ASU Professor's screenplay strives to offer the diverse representation lacking in modern Hollywood

Film and Media Studies Assistant Professor Aviva Dove-Viebahn, is hoping to diversify Hollywood with her new screenplay, #VoteLove. This romantic comedy just landed a developmental deal with Women of Color Unite, which is a program that works to ensure women of color are treated fairly in the entertainment and media industry. Podcaster Autriya Maneshni chats with Professor Viebhan to hear how this film came to be. 


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How do ASU student actors navigate a pandemic on set?

COVID-19 heavily impacted many industries, and the film industry is no exception. Some films have moved forward with smaller crews, while others have paused production entirely. Despite this, State Press Reporter Travis Robertson spoke to three actors about how COVID-19 has impacted their lives and found that many have chosen to focus on the positives.


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How can we make the news more diverse?

Clubs and coalitions within the Cronkite School aim to bring diversity to the forefront of students and staff's minds to change the journalism industry. Nicole Shinn, the Co-President of the Multicultural Student Journalist Coalition and Vice President of the ASU chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists shares her perspective on how the journalism industry can become more diverse. 





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