QC Pod

Nev Yakubov takes the end of the semester as on occasion to look back on campus reopening. During the first two weeks of class, many students waited in long lines. […]

Nev Yakubov takes the end of the semester as on occasion to look back on campus reopening. During the first two weeks of class, many students waited in long lines. […]

 We join Sammy Ali to learn about language in America. Sammy speaks with William McClure, Dean of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Japanese at Queens College about diversity on campus, why speaking multiple languages isn't more prominent, and how language barriers affect the country. 

 We join Sammy Ali to learn about language in America. Sammy speaks with William McClure, Dean of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Japanese at Queens College about diversity on campus, why speaking multiple languages isn't more prominent, and how language barriers affect the country. 

Nev Yakubov is back with the second part of her podcast debut, Write or Die, continuing her discussion on Asian American writers.

Nev Yakubov is back with the second part of her podcast debut, Write or Die, continuing her discussion on Asian American writers.

Nev Yakubov introduces the first episode of her new series, Write Or Die, giving us a look at a debate between two great Asian American writers.

Nev Yakubov introduces the first episode of her new series, Write Or Die, giving us a look at a debate between two great Asian American writers.

Catherine LaSota—founder of The Resort LIC Writers' Community—joins Jason Tougaw in the QC POD to discuss community building, pro-tips for running events that tap into your happy place, her history […]

Catherine LaSota—founder of The Resort LIC Writers' Community—joins Jason Tougaw in the QC POD to discuss community building, pro-tips for running events that tap into your happy place, her history […]

Omme Bangush is a senior at Queens College, introducing her new podcast, Truth Unveiled. On her first episode titled Home Invasion, Omme invites York College student Surriya Azizi to help […]

Omme Bangush is a senior at Queens College, introducing her new podcast, Truth Unveiled. On her first episode titled Home Invasion, Omme invites York College student Surriya Azizi to help […]

Latine students compare their university experiences at a fancy private college versus public school.

Latine students compare their university experiences at a fancy private college versus public school.

Dr. Mick joins the QC Pod to discuss mental health through the lens of video games.

Dr. Mick joins the QC Pod to discuss mental health through the lens of video games.

Eleanor Whitney talks about her new book Riot Woman and the culture.

Eleanor Whitney talks about her new book Riot Woman and the culture.

Today on the QC POD, we're shining a spotlight on one of our students’ new projects. Part of our mission is to give CUNY students a platform to express themselves creatively,  and today we want to present Jonathan Leon's new podcast, “In the Cut,” which focuses on the intersection of sports and content creation. In today's episode, Jonathan interviews Laker's content creator Brayden Figeuroa. You can subscribe to Jonathan's podcast by searching for “In the Cut” on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.  Photo Credit. Fair use.

Today on the QC POD, we're shining a spotlight on one of our students’ new projects. Part of our mission is to give CUNY students a platform to express themselves creatively,  and today we want to present Jonathan Leon's new podcast, “In the Cut,” which focuses on the intersection of sports and content creation. In today's episode, Jonathan interviews Laker's content creator Brayden Figeuroa. You can subscribe to Jonathan's podcast by searching for “In the Cut” on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.  Photo Credit. Fair use.

On this episode of the QC Pod, Editor-in-Chief of the Knight News, Johnny Sullivan, defends Bob Dylan of the accusation that he and he alone was responsible for the electrification of folk music. Join Johnny on a journey through the history of transformations of folk, and his opinions on the artists involved.  Photo Credit. By Rowland Scherman – U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=149559

On this episode of the QC Pod, Editor-in-Chief of the Knight News, Johnny Sullivan, defends Bob Dylan of the accusation that he and he alone was responsible for the electrification of folk music. Join Johnny on a journey through the history of transformations of folk, and his opinions on the artists involved.  Photo Credit. By Rowland Scherman – U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=149559

On this episode of the QC Podcast, Sammy Ali is joined by Dr. Bobbie Kabuto, department chair of the elementary and early childhood education department at Queens College, to discuss how the pandemic has affected education in the country. After a year of education taking a back seat to safety, students are now facing insurmountable learning challenges. With the lingering effects of the Covid-19 crisis still impacting many communities, the two will discuss the learning barriers exacerbated throughout the last year and the lasting effects it will have, especially in low-income areas.  Photo Credit. By State Library of Queensland, Australia – https://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryqueensland/29245747812/, No restrictions, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53511504

On this episode of the QC Podcast, Sammy Ali is joined by Dr. Bobbie Kabuto, department chair of the elementary and early childhood education department at Queens College, to discuss how the pandemic has affected education in the country. After a year of education taking a back seat to safety, students are now facing insurmountable learning challenges. With the lingering effects of the Covid-19 crisis still impacting many communities, the two will discuss the learning barriers exacerbated throughout the last year and the lasting effects it will have, especially in low-income areas.  Photo Credit. By State Library of Queensland, Australia – https://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryqueensland/29245747812/, No restrictions, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53511504

On this episode of the QC Podcast, Salia Hovanec sits down with her friend Brendan to discuss an often overlooked genre of music: TV theme songs. From a thematic guessing game, to a look at theme songs that capture the tone of shows such as Cowboy Bebop and Mad Men, Salia and Brendan take a look at what makes these songs tick. Photo Credit. By Evert F. Baumgardner – National Archives and Records Administration. – https://web.archive.org/web/20071226081329/teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail427.html, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109987635

On this episode of the QC Podcast, Salia Hovanec sits down with her friend Brendan to discuss an often overlooked genre of music: TV theme songs. From a thematic guessing game, to a look at theme songs that capture the tone of shows such as Cowboy Bebop and Mad Men, Salia and Brendan take a look at what makes these songs tick. Photo Credit. By Evert F. Baumgardner – National Archives and Records Administration. – https://web.archive.org/web/20071226081329/teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail427.html, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109987635

On this episode of the QC pod, Natalie Avals talks about how the animated television show Steven Universe teaches lessons on mental wellness. From magical musical numbers, to grounded scenes of dialogue, Natalie takes us through her journey with a show aimed at teaching kids and young adults lessons on mental health, relationships, and supporting emotional intelligence. Photo Credit. By Cartoon Network, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59644984

On this episode of the QC pod, Natalie Avals talks about how the animated television show Steven Universe teaches lessons on mental wellness. From magical musical numbers, to grounded scenes of dialogue, Natalie takes us through her journey with a show aimed at teaching kids and young adults lessons on mental health, relationships, and supporting emotional intelligence. Photo Credit. By Cartoon Network, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59644984

This spring, stock market investment took America by storm. It’s never been easier to invest (and lose) money trading without understanding what is happening. In this episode, the QC Pod’s Hanme Cho sits down with Prof Ivy Huang (Accounting and Information Systems) to learn about the stock market. Photo Credits. Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer. Gold market NY Stock Exchange. United States New York New York State, None. [Between 1975 and 1985] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020734259/.

This spring, stock market investment took America by storm. It’s never been easier to invest (and lose) money trading without understanding what is happening. In this episode, the QC Pod’s Hanme Cho sits down with Prof Ivy Huang (Accounting and Information Systems) to learn about the stock market. Photo Credits. Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer. Gold market NY Stock Exchange. United States New York New York State, None. [Between 1975 and 1985] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020734259/.

In this episode of the QC Pod, David Middleton discussed professional basketball with Xavier George talk professional basketball. Credit. Harris & Ewing, photographer. Basketball. United States, 1936. February 8. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016882053/.

In this episode of the QC Pod, David Middleton discussed professional basketball with Xavier George talk professional basketball. Credit. Harris & Ewing, photographer. Basketball. United States, 1936. February 8. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016882053/.

In this episode of the QC Pod, Sidd Malviya interviews Zahra Zakari (Biology) and Cherice Evans (Chemistry) about the craft of research, and opportunities for undergraduates who are interested in doing research. Producer Eden Ayala. Photo Credit. Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, Lowe, Jet, photographer. Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 2, Main Street & Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, Essex County, NJ. New Jersey Essex County West Orange, 1968. Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/nj1220/.

In this episode of the QC Pod, Sidd Malviya interviews Zahra Zakari (Biology) and Cherice Evans (Chemistry) about the craft of research, and opportunities for undergraduates who are interested in doing research. Producer Eden Ayala. Photo Credit. Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, Lowe, Jet, photographer. Thomas A. Edison Laboratories, Building No. 2, Main Street & Lakeside Avenue, West Orange, Essex County, NJ. New Jersey Essex County West Orange, 1968. Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/nj1220/.

The QC Pod’s Eden Ayala explores our obsession with the true crime genre. What is it that captivates people? She engages these questions in an interview with True Crime author and Queens College Professor Harold Schechter. Photo Credit. By Oslo police – Torgersen-saken, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83378187

The QC Pod’s Eden Ayala explores our obsession with the true crime genre. What is it that captivates people? She engages these questions in an interview with True Crime author and Queens College Professor Harold Schechter. Photo Credit. By Oslo police – Torgersen-saken, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83378187

Queens College’s Office of Counseling Services is available to talk to students about personal things (relationships, family issues, shyness), school issues (difficulty studying, financial aid appeals), or just about anything else. Many students don’t know it is available, or how it can help. In today’s episode of the QC Pod, Samathan Galvez-Montiel sits down with Counseling Center Director Barbara Moore.

Queens College’s Office of Counseling Services is available to talk to students about personal things (relationships, family issues, shyness), school issues (difficulty studying, financial aid appeals), or just about anything else. Many students don’t know it is available, or how it can help. In today’s episode of the QC Pod, Samatha Galvez-Montiel sits down with Counseling Center Director Barbara Moore.

Queens College Data Analytics just won at a Global Hackathon sponsored by the United Nations! In this episode, the Queens Podcast Lab’s Eden Ayala sits down with the winning team: Esther Jenaro Rabadan, Rachel Ramphal, and Habiba Aziz.

Queens College Data Analytics just won at a Global Hackathon sponsored by the United Nations! In this episode, the Queens Podcast Lab’s Eden Ayala sits down with the winning team: Esther Jenaro Rabadan, Rachel Ramphal, and Habiba Aziz.

Music journalist Ann Powers was a guest in The Knight News Visiting Journalists Series. Afterwards, she sat down with Jason Tougaw to talk music towns, the role of pleasure and love in music criticism, the racial politics of American music, her close encounters with Prince, Tori Amos, and Bono—and a whole lot more. Ann Powers is NPR Music’s critic and correspondent. She writes for NPR’s music news blog, The Record, and she can be heard on NPR’s newsmagazines and music programs. One of the nation’s most notable music critics, Powers served as chief pop music critic at the Los Angeles Times from 2006 until she joined NPR in 2011. From 1997 to 2001 Powers was a pop critic at The New York Times and before that worked as a senior editor at the Village Voice. Powers’s books include Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America and Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music. 

Music journalist Ann Powers was a guest in The Knight News Visiting Journalists Series. Afterwards, she sat down with Jason Tougaw to talk music towns, the role of pleasure and love in music criticism, the racial politics of American music, her close encounters with Prince, Tori Amos, and Bono—and a whole lot more. Ann Powers is NPR Music’s critic and correspondent. She writes for NPR’s music news blog, The Record, and she can be heard on NPR’s newsmagazines and music programs. One of the nation’s most notable music critics, Powers served as chief pop music critic at the Los Angeles Times from 2006 until she joined NPR in 2011. From 1997 to 2001 Powers was a pop critic at The New York Times and before that worked as a senior editor at the Village Voice. Powers's books include Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America and Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music. 

In this episode, QC student and Knight News journalist Samantha Galvez-Montiel interviews Media Studies faculty member Benjamin Strassfield about the Capitol Hill Invasion and America’s increasingly fraught political culture. Photo Credits. Irish peg in a rage. Make good the damage you dog, or I’ll cut away your parsnip. Great Britain, 1773. London: Printed for Carington Bowles … Publish’d as the act directs. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/91727535/.

In this episode, QC student and Knight News journalist Samantha Galvez-Montiel interviews Media Studies faculty member Benjamin Strassfield about the Capitol Hill Invasion and America’s increasingly fraught political culture. Photo Credits. Irish peg in a rage. Make good the damage you dog, or I’ll cut away your parsnip. Great Britain, 1773. London: Printed for Carington Bowles … Publish’d as the act directs. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/91727535/.

We talk with Urban Studies professor Natalie Vena and pre-dentistry student Tiara Miller about CUNY’s social justice mission, what it has made possible in their own lives, chronic underfunding, and the future of this powerful institution of social mobility. Host Jason Tougaw.

We talk with Urban Studies professor Natalie Vena and pre-dentistry student Tiara Miller about CUNY's social justice mission, what it has made possible in their own lives, chronic underfunding, and the future of this powerful institution of social mobility. Host Jason Tougaw.

COVID19 has turned Queens College campus upside down. Fortunately, Queens College has expert virologist John Dennehy, QC biologist and head of the Dennehy Lab, to explain the virus to us. Our host, Hanme Cho, asks Prof. Dennehy about the virus, its epidemic, the vaccine, and more.

COVID19 has turned Queens College campus upside down. Fortunately, Queens College has expert virologist John Dennehy, QC biologist and head of the Dennehy Lab, to explain the virus to us. Our host, Hanme Cho, asks Prof. Dennehy about the virus, its epidemic, the vaccine, and more.

In this episode of the QC Pod, we meet Amir Khafagy, freelance journalist and QC graduate with a B.A. and M.A. in Urban Studies from Queens College. Khafagy's writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Vice, Bloomberg, and City Limits. He's the recipient of The New Economics Reporting Fellowship and the Asian American Writers Workshop Open City Fellowship. Born and raised in Jackson Heights, much of his work explores the intersections of Labor, Race, Class, Immigration, and Urban Development. Host Jason Tougaw. Photo. By Координационный совет белорусской оппозиции - Официальный сайт Координационного совета белорусской оппозиции, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93376048

In this episode of the QC Pod, we meet Amir Khafagy, freelance journalist and QC graduate with a B.A. and M.A. in Urban Studies from Queens College. Khafagy's writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Vice, Bloomberg, and City Limits. He's the recipient of The New Economics Reporting Fellowship and the Asian American Writers Workshop Open City Fellowship. Born and raised in Jackson Heights, much of his work explores the intersections of Labor, Race, Class, Immigration, and Urban Development. Host Jason Tougaw. Photo. By Координационный совет белорусской оппозиции - Официальный сайт Координационного совета белорусской оппозиции, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93376048

In this episode of the QC Pod, we meet two campus labor leaders to discuss the current state of labor relations between campus faculty and executives. Jane Guskin is an adjunct in the Urban Studies department at Queens College, a PSC delegate, and co-founder of QC Adjuncts Unite. David Gerwin is a faculty member in the department of Secondary Education and Youth Services, and Queens College Chapter Chair of PSC-CUNY. Host Siddharth Malviya, editor-in-chief of the Knight News. Photo Credit. "PSC-CUNY" by thatgirl is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0