Tripping on Bricks with the AS Review

Ending off the year with a wrap up podcast, we say goodbye to school and hello to summer. As we reflect on this year, we talk about things we would've told ourselves at the beginning of the year, pieces of advice for incoming freshmen and our goals for the upcoming fall quarter. However, school is out now and we are ready for a sunny and blissful summer!

Need a good laugh right before finals? Check out the”Hot Ones” type style podcast we did with the Comedians of Western (C.O.W) and Dead Parrots Society (DPS) as they face off in a battle of comedy, whilst downing a bottle of hot sauce. Being two of the comedic clubs on campus, Comedians of Western is the stand up comedy club at Western while Dead Parrots Society is the improv club on campus.Listen to the two clubs discuss what it means to be a comedian, techniques to avoid stage fright, the benefits of stand up and more! Huge thank you to Johnny and Ben for being a part of this.

Happy pride month everyone! In celebration of this month, we decided to sit down with local Bellingham drag icon, Nävouny Divinne, to discuss how she got into drag, what it means to hear, and how she is personally celebrating this year.Pairing up with the AS Communications office as Nävouny does Troy's makeup while being interviewed, we talk about intersectionality, the LGBTQ+ community in Bellingham and its unique environment.

Inspired by the NPR Tiny Desk, Wavelength was joined by one of Bellingham's local bands, Kitty Obsidian, to be interviewed and even play a few songs. Kitty Obsidian is an R&B band, comprised of two current Western students. Watch as we uncover how the band formed, learn insights about the members, and listen to a live performance on set. 

ASMR has become popular over the past couple years and today, we're breaking the stigma! As we've been wanting to film an ASMR type style video, we finally got a chance to sit down and tap on some very Western objects. We asked you what is inherently Western and we took inspiration as we used an eclectic amount of items such as parking tickets, gemstones, and more! We are by no means pros, but we hope those who aren't into ASMR understand a little bit more about its community as well as its purpose. Now, take a deep breath, close your eyes, and relax as you listen to the sounds of Western Washington University.

With the second installment of interviewing anonymous popular WWU Instagram accounts, we met with the photoshop god themselves, WWU affirmations, to sit down and chat about their rise to fame and what inspired them to create their "meme" account. From the beginning of their account to the end of their time at Western, we highlighted how important these accounts can be to create community and connection in a post-pandemic world as people navigate their college identity. Join us as we sit down, have some laughs with some fabulous costumes, as an ode to WWU affirmations legacy! Huge thank you to their contribution to this podcast! Credits:The music you hear on the podcast was created by Austin Colwell from Harbor Day. Harbor Day is the audio journal of Austin Colwell. Creating bedroom pop influence by folk, ambient and r&b, his songs are crafted with care from start to finish.~All photos are courtesy of @WWUaffirmations Instagram account and are their original creations. ~"Brick wall" by Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine is marked with CC0 1.0.

As this year's theme for Black History month is being 'Unapologetically Black', we sat down to discuss what that means for those who are celebrating their identity during this period. Deep diving into Black experiences and overall POC experiences at Western, we detail the importance of diversity and belonging at a predominantly white institution. Being one of the points of connection, Tekhia and Yonnie explain what the Black Student Union does and how its organization bridges its community together. Credits: The music you hear on the podcast was created by Austin Colwell from Harbor Day. Harbor Day is the audio journal of Austin Colwell. Creating bedroom pop influence by folk, ambient and r&b, his songs are crafted with care from start to finish.

As this episode has been long waited by many, we sat down with WWU's anonymous celebrity, NewWWUVoice, to talk about their rise to fame and their widely known account across campus. As this is their first-feature interview with any publication, it was such a pleasure to have them! A huge thanks to them and for their participation to this podcast and maybe we'll interview more WWU anonymous accounts.

For the first podcast back in the year, we thought to have a spooky Halloween theme, as it's an important holiday in college. As we debate hot topics and read Halloween horror-scopes, listen in, while you walk to class or drive to campus.

Thank you to Tim for being the John Water's aficionado on the final episode of this year's podcast! We hope you all enjoyed this last installment and this Season 3 of Tripping on Bricks! It's been a wild ride, and we're ready to come back strong next year. 

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Tripping on Bricks Podcast! A huge thank you to Keara and Eli for explaining this upcoming AS Elections season and providing insight on its importance. 

The Tripping on Bricks podcast is back for Season 3! Thank you to Chloe and Janelle from KUGS as they talk about their radio station job on campus and highlight a Spotify playlist they made for Black History Month.

Host PJ Heusted sits down with Julia Kohut to review her trip down the Colorado River with a group of Western students, staff, and faculty over winter break. Enjoy a light-hearted break during finals week with this episode of "Tripping on Bricks." For episode transcripts and more information about the podcast, go to asreview.org/podcast.

Host PJ Heusted shares updates from campus including information about upcoming AS elections, news from the AS Review, and a few on-campus opportunities and activities available to students in the spring. For episode transcripts and more information about the podcast, go to asreview.org/podcast

For the last episode of fall quarter and of 2020, PJ sits down with Liam and Sadie to chat about how their fall quarter experience went and shared responses from a few online student submitted responses. Check back in January for more from "Tripping on Bricks" and the AS Review.

PJ (virtually) sits down with Elle and Beth who run the Bellingham mutual aid account @laughenderdreaming on Twitter and Instagram where the two bake goods and sell them to raise money to support community members in need. Come find out what mutual aid is, how you can help and learn a bit about what your Western neighbors are up to. For episode transcripts and more information about the podcast, go to asreview.org/podcast

Current Editor-in-Chief PJ Heusted offers her formal welcome back to the podcast for the 2020-21 year. While everyone continues to work and learn remotely, PJ welcomes any listeners to reach out to be featured on the podcast and tells y'all to stay tuned for more exciting content this year. For episode transcripts or more information about how to be on the podcast, go to asreview.org/podcast.

In this episode, AS Review Writer MacKenzie Dexter discusses graduation and future career prospects for those graduating during a pandemic with Julina Pyanoe from the Western Washington University Career Services Center. This is the last episode of Tripping on Bricks for this academic year, we'll be back in the fall!For transcriptions of each episode or to be in on the podcast fun go to asreview.org/podcast! We will be accepting either up to 30 second clips of audio or up to 200 words of text, which we would be reading for you on the podcast.“Tripping on Bricks," is a podcast by The AS Review, Western Washington University's alternative news sources. The podcast is about student stories, stories by and about YOU! The music you hear on the podcast was created by Austin Colwell from Harbor Day. Harbor Day is the audio journal of Austin Colwell. Creating bedroom pop influence by folk, ambient and r&b, his songs are crafted with care from start to finish.

In this episode Soleil de Zwart and PJ Heusted discuss their changing relationships to nature while adjusting to quarantine, including what activities they have lost and found. For transcriptions of each episode or to be in on the podcast fun go to asreview.org/podcast! We will be accepting either up to 30 second clips of audio or up to 200 words of text, which we would be reading for you on the podcast.“Tripping on Bricks," is a podcast by The AS Review, Western Washington University's alternative news sources. The podcast is about student stories, stories by and about YOU! The music you hear on the podcast was created by Austin Colwell from Harbor Day. Harbor Day is the audio journal of Austin Colwell. Creating bedroom pop influence by folk, ambient and r&b, his songs are crafted with care from start to finish.

In this episode, AS Review Writer MacKenzie Dexter discusses mental health and self care practices while in quarantine with Tonya Pepper, a licensed mental health counselor from Western Washington University's Counseling Center. For transcriptions of each episode or to be in on the podcast fun go to asreview.org/podcast! We will be accepting either up to 30 second clips of audio or up to 200 words of text, which we would be reading for you on the podcast.“Tripping on Bricks," is a podcast by The AS Review, Western Washington University's alternative news sources. The podcast is about student stories, stories by and about YOU! The music you hear on the podcast was created by Austin Colwell from Harbor Day. Harbor Day is the audio journal of Austin Colwell. Creating bedroom pop influence by folk, ambient and r&b, his songs are crafted with care from start to finish.

In this episode, Western Washington University students sent in their responses to the podcast on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected them, personally and financially. Students described their experiences with online classes and how the transition has impacted them. Soleil and PJ discuss and respond to the students' statements. For transcriptions of each episode or to be in on the podcast fun go to asreview.org/podcast! We will be accepting either up to 30 second clips of audio or up to 200 words of text, which we would be reading for you on the podcast.“Tripping on Bricks," is a podcast by The AS Review, Western Washington University's alternative news sources. The podcast is about student stories, stories by and about YOU! The music you hear on the podcast was created by Austin Colwell from Harbor Day. Harbor Day is the audio journal of Austin Colwell. Creating bedroom pop influence by folk, ambient and r&b, his songs are crafted with care from start to finish.

Join the editors of the AS Review, Soleil de Zwart and PJ Heusted, as they introduce the premiere AS Review podcast, "Tripping on Bricks." Soleil and PJ discuss what they've been doing while in quarantine and launch their favorite new segment "how have the bricks wronged you?" For transcriptions of each episode or to be in on the podcast fun go to asreview.org/podcast! We will be accepting either up to 30 second clips of audio or up to 200 words of text, which we would be reading for you on the podcast.“Tripping on Bricks," is a podcast by The AS Review, Western Washington University's alternative news sources. The podcast is about student stories, stories by and about YOU! The music you hear on the podcast was created by Austin Colwell from Harbor Day. Harbor Day is the audio journal of Austin Colwell. Creating bedroom pop influence by folk, ambient and r&b, his songs are crafted with care from start to finish.