Podcasts about radio television film

Area residents are among the graduates of The University of Texas at Austin. The school celebrated their accomplishments in the Spring 2025 commencement on May 10. Among the graduates are: •Floresville — Anna Barbara Diaz, Bachelor of Science and Arts; Jared Labus, Master of Architecture; Jonathan Juarez, Master of Architecture; and Tanna Rutherford, Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film •La Vernia — Andylan Burchett, Bachelor of Science and Arts; Jim Garcia, Bachelor of Science in Radio- Television-Film; Joseph Cortez, Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health; Julian Garcia, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering; Kolban Mills, Bachelor of Science in Communication...Article Link

In this episode of Visual Intonation, we speak with Kyla Simmons, a distinguished graduate of the University of Texas at Austin's renowned Radio-Television-Film program. Recognized with Dean's List honors from the Moody College of Communication, Kyla has consistently demonstrated academic excellence paired with a strong creative vision.A dedicated multi-hyphenate in the field of media and storytelling, Kyla brings a deep passion for directing, acting, and casting. As the former president of Texas Black Lens, she played a pivotal role in amplifying the voices of Black creatives, curating impactful short films, and fostering inclusive representation in the industry. Her leadership and commitment to advocacy continue to shape her work and inspire her peers.Kyla's experience extends beyond traditional film sets. From her time as a Student Associate in UT's Radio-Television-Film Office to her involvement in international service projects—such as developing a sustainable market garden for children with special needs in Cape Town—she consistently blends creativity with community impact. Her versatility and integrity are reflected in every project she takes on.Join us as we delve into Kyla Simmons' journey through the world of film and media. We discuss her leadership, her artistic values, and her ongoing mission to bring meaningful stories to light. It's a conversation about purpose-driven work, the power of representation, and the importance of creating lasting change in an evolving industry.Support the showVisual Intonation Website: https://www.visualintonations.com/Visual Intonation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visualintonation/Vante Gregory's Website: vantegregory.comVante Gregory's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/directedbyvante/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): patreon.com/visualintonations Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@visualintonation Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@directedbyvante

Front Row Classics is pleased to welcome author, professor & historian Noah Isenberg. Noah penned one of Brandon's favorite film books, "We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Movie". Brandon and Noah discuss their initial discovery of the film as well as their favorite moments. The legacy, afterlife and themes are also explored.   Film historian Noah Isenberg holds the Charles Sapp Centennial Professorship at the University of Texas at Austin, where for close to half a decade he served as Chair of the Department of Radio-Television-Film. Currently, he serves as Executive Director of the University of Texas's two study-away programs in Los Angeles (UTLA) and in New York City (UTNY), where he is based

 Walter Metz is a Full Professor in the School of Media Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He earned a Ph.D. in Radio/Television/Film at the University of Texas at Austin in 1996, and holds an S.B. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT (1989). He is the author of three books: Engaging Film Criticism: Film History and Contemporary American Cinema, published by P. Lang, and two titles published by Wayne State University Press, Bewitched, and Gilligan's Island. He is also the author of sixty refereed journal articles and book chapters about the intertextual relationships between film, television, novels, and theatre. His work roves across disciplines, grappling with the importance of audio-visual productions for understanding such disparate subjects as gender, comedy, poetry, opera, the Cold War, the Holocaust, science, and animals. His latest book is Gilligan's Island, part of Wayne State University Press TV Milestones Series. https://wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814333723/

What would it be like if scholars presented their research in sound rather than in print? Better yet, what if we could hear them in the act of their research and analysis, pulling different historical sounds from the archives and rubbing them against one another in an audio editor? In today's episode, we get to find out what such an innovative scholarly audiobook would sound like–because our guest has created the first one! Jacob Smith‘s ESC (University of Michigan Press) is a fascinating sonic exploration of postwar radio drama and contemporary sound art, as well as a meditation on how humans have reshaped the ecological fate of the planet. Before we listen to an excerpt of ESC, Mack interviews Jake about how his skills as a former musician came in handy for his work as an audio academic. You can listen to ESC: Sonic Adventure in the Anthropocene in its entirety for free courtesy of the University of Michigan Press. You can also watch Jake's 90s band The Mysteries of Life perform in the “bad music video” Jake mentions or on Conan O'Brien. Jacob Smith is founder and director of the Master of Arts in Sound Arts and Industries, and professor in the Department of Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University. He is the author of three print-based books on sound: Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media (University of California Press 2008); Spoken Word: Postwar American Phonograph Cultures(University of California Press 2011); and Eco-Sonic Media (University of California Press, 2015). He writes and teaches about the cultural history of media, with a focus on sound and performance. Today's show was edited by Craig Eley and featured music by Blue Dot Sessions. Our intern is Gina Moravec. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

What would it be like if scholars presented their research in sound rather than in print? Better yet, what if we could hear them in the act of their research and analysis, pulling different historical sounds from the archives and rubbing them against one another in an audio editor? In today's episode, we get to find out what such an innovative scholarly audiobook would sound like–because our guest has created the first one! Jacob Smith‘s ESC (University of Michigan Press) is a fascinating sonic exploration of postwar radio drama and contemporary sound art, as well as a meditation on how humans have reshaped the ecological fate of the planet. Before we listen to an excerpt of ESC, Mack interviews Jake about how his skills as a former musician came in handy for his work as an audio academic. You can listen to ESC: Sonic Adventure in the Anthropocene in its entirety for free courtesy of the University of Michigan Press. You can also watch Jake's 90s band The Mysteries of Life perform in the “bad music video” Jake mentions or on Conan O'Brien. Jacob Smith is founder and director of the Master of Arts in Sound Arts and Industries, and professor in the Department of Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University. He is the author of three print-based books on sound: Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media (University of California Press 2008); Spoken Word: Postwar American Phonograph Cultures(University of California Press 2011); and Eco-Sonic Media (University of California Press, 2015). He writes and teaches about the cultural history of media, with a focus on sound and performance. Today's show was edited by Craig Eley and featured music by Blue Dot Sessions. Our intern is Gina Moravec. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

What would it be like if scholars presented their research in sound rather than in print? Better yet, what if we could hear them in the act of their research and analysis, pulling different historical sounds from the archives and rubbing them against one another in an audio editor? In today's episode, we get to find out what such an innovative scholarly audiobook would sound like–because our guest has created the first one! Jacob Smith‘s ESC (University of Michigan Press) is a fascinating sonic exploration of postwar radio drama and contemporary sound art, as well as a meditation on how humans have reshaped the ecological fate of the planet. Before we listen to an excerpt of ESC, Mack interviews Jake about how his skills as a former musician came in handy for his work as an audio academic. You can listen to ESC: Sonic Adventure in the Anthropocene in its entirety for free courtesy of the University of Michigan Press. You can also watch Jake's 90s band The Mysteries of Life perform in the “bad music video” Jake mentions or on Conan O'Brien. Jacob Smith is founder and director of the Master of Arts in Sound Arts and Industries, and professor in the Department of Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University. He is the author of three print-based books on sound: Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media (University of California Press 2008); Spoken Word: Postwar American Phonograph Cultures(University of California Press 2011); and Eco-Sonic Media (University of California Press, 2015). He writes and teaches about the cultural history of media, with a focus on sound and performance. Today's show was edited by Craig Eley and featured music by Blue Dot Sessions. Our intern is Gina Moravec. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sound-studies

What would it be like if scholars presented their research in sound rather than in print? Better yet, what if we could hear them in the act of their research and analysis, pulling different historical sounds from the archives and rubbing them against one another in an audio editor? In today's episode, we get to find out what such an innovative scholarly audiobook would sound like–because our guest has created the first one! Jacob Smith‘s ESC (University of Michigan Press) is a fascinating sonic exploration of postwar radio drama and contemporary sound art, as well as a meditation on how humans have reshaped the ecological fate of the planet. Before we listen to an excerpt of ESC, Mack interviews Jake about how his skills as a former musician came in handy for his work as an audio academic. You can listen to ESC: Sonic Adventure in the Anthropocene in its entirety for free courtesy of the University of Michigan Press. You can also watch Jake's 90s band The Mysteries of Life perform in the “bad music video” Jake mentions or on Conan O'Brien. Jacob Smith is founder and director of the Master of Arts in Sound Arts and Industries, and professor in the Department of Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University. He is the author of three print-based books on sound: Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media (University of California Press 2008); Spoken Word: Postwar American Phonograph Cultures(University of California Press 2011); and Eco-Sonic Media (University of California Press, 2015). He writes and teaches about the cultural history of media, with a focus on sound and performance. Today's show was edited by Craig Eley and featured music by Blue Dot Sessions. Our intern is Gina Moravec. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenice Mobley and Alycia Cooper visit Friends Like Us and discuss the importance of understanding systemic issues in tax codes, Mayor Adam's attack on NYC Libraries, Biden Skewers The Orange man and more with host Marina Franklin!  Alycia Cooper Twenty-three year stand-up comic, Alycia Cooper, has always been a natural performer. A Washington DC area native, Alycia grew up in Seat Pleasant and later, Temple Hills, MD. She then went on to graduate from The University of Maryland at College Park with a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Radio-Television-Film and a minor in Theater. While in college, she fell in love with comedy by watching HBO's “Def Comedy Jam.” There, she saw people her age who reminded her of herself performing the funniest routines she had ever seen. They were raw and uncut, but most of all hilarious. After college, she worked at BET in Washington, DC as a music television producer. Years later, after having moved to Los Angeles in hopes of creating sitcoms, Alycia tried her hand in stand-up, and was bitten by the bug. She has been on NBC's “Last Comic Standing,” BET's “Comic View”, NBC's “America's Got Talent,” Nuvo TV's  “Stand Up & Deliver,” Byron Allen's “Comics Unleashed,” TV Guide's “Stand Up in Stilettos”, “Laff Mobb's Laugh Tracks” on Tru TV, “Coming to the Stage” on Apple TV, and TV One's “Who's Got Jokes,” to name a few. In addition to her stand-up, this comedy chameleon has appeared in the number one streaming movie on Netflix called, “Guest House” with Pauly Shore, the first scripted series on Facebook, “Loosely, Exactly Nicole,” and several network television shows; including “Kenan” on NBC, “The Parkers” on UPN, and “The Resident” on Fox where she acted alongside Morris Chestnut. She then went on to appear in a string of independent films, voiced several characters in The Oscar Award winning film, “Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse,” all while having six top albums in heavy rotation on Sirius Satellite Radio and iTunes. She also has her own Pandora Station. You can also check out her latest special, “Alycia Cooper for President” on Tubi. Alycia has been featured in Essence Magazine as “One to Watch.” You can find her at “The World Famous Comedy Store” on Sunset Boulevard most weekends, where her name is displayed on the wall alongside the likes of Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Marsha Warfield, and Jerry Seinfeld. She has performed in over 40 countries while entertaining our courageous men and women in uniform. She is currently writing, directing, and producing films.  She has four critically acclaimed short films that have won awards in various festivals: “Trade”, “Just Us,” “Fat Stripper,” and her most recent comedy: “We Got Ours.” Kenice Mobley performs stand up comedy around the world and recently made her late-night debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. She appears regularly on SiriusXM and is a Finalist in the StandUp NBC Competition. This year, Kenice worked on the BET Awards and By Us For Us, a sketch comedy series presented by Color of Change. She hosts Complexify on ViceNews, Love About Town, an interview and relationship podcast, and Make Yourself Cry, available on Planet Scum.  Always hosted by Marina Franklin - One Hour Comedy Special: Single Black Female ( Amazon Prime, CW Network), TBS's The Last O.G, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Hysterical on FX, The Movie Trainwreck, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, HBO's Crashing, and The Breaks with Michelle Wolf.

Are you facing writing roadblocks? There are many guides on how to make your writing match academic standards, so why aren't there any on how to make yourself actually write? How can you get to PhDone if life keeps getting in the way? Can you get there if you are a care-giver? Facing illness, or work responsibilities? Dealing with anxiety? In the midst of a personal or a global crisis? What practical advice exists to help you get to PhDone in the real world? Scholar and author Dr. Briana Barner joins us to share the practical approaches that worked for her, and that can work for you, in this episode that breaks down what it takes to tackle and finish a big writing project in real life. Our guest is: Dr. Briana Barner, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland. She received a doctorate in Radio-Television-Film and a doctoral portfolio in Women's and Gender Studies from the University of Texas. Briana also earned a Master's in Women's and Gender Studies from UT. She is an interdisciplinary critical and cultural communications scholar with research interests in Black podcasts, digital and Black feminism, digital media, Black cultural production and representation. Her work has been published in journals including Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, and Film Quarterly. She is currently working on a manuscript about the cultural production of Black podcasts. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is the creator of the Academic Life podcast. She holds a PhD in history, which she uses to explore what stories we tell and what happens to those we never tell. Listeners may also like the episodes on this playlist: Black Women, Ivory Tower Becoming the Writer You Already Are Managing Your Mental Health during the PhD process Mindfulness PhD Survival Guide Being Well in Academia Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. You can support the show by downloading and sharing episodes, because knowledge is for everyone. Missed any of the 200+ Academic Life episodes? You'll find them all archived here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Are you facing writing roadblocks? There are many guides on how to make your writing match academic standards, so why aren't there any on how to make yourself actually write? How can you get to PhDone if life keeps getting in the way? Can you get there if you are a care-giver? Facing illness, or work responsibilities? Dealing with anxiety? In the midst of a personal or a global crisis? What practical advice exists to help you get to PhDone in the real world? Scholar and author Dr. Briana Barner joins us to share the practical approaches that worked for her, and that can work for you, in this episode that breaks down what it takes to tackle and finish a big writing project in real life. Our guest is: Dr. Briana Barner, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland. She received a doctorate in Radio-Television-Film and a doctoral portfolio in Women's and Gender Studies from the University of Texas. Briana also earned a Master's in Women's and Gender Studies from UT. She is an interdisciplinary critical and cultural communications scholar with research interests in Black podcasts, digital and Black feminism, digital media, Black cultural production and representation. Her work has been published in journals including Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, and Film Quarterly. She is currently working on a manuscript about the cultural production of Black podcasts. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is the creator of the Academic Life podcast. She holds a PhD in history, which she uses to explore what stories we tell and what happens to those we never tell. Listeners may also like the episodes on this playlist: Black Women, Ivory Tower Becoming the Writer You Already Are Managing Your Mental Health during the PhD process Mindfulness PhD Survival Guide Being Well in Academia Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. You can support the show by downloading and sharing episodes, because knowledge is for everyone. Missed any of the 200+ Academic Life episodes? You'll find them all archived here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/academic-life

Are you facing writing roadblocks? There are many guides on how to make your writing match academic standards, so why aren't there any on how to make yourself actually write? How can you get to PhDone if life keeps getting in the way? Can you get there if you are a care-giver? Facing illness, or work responsibilities? Dealing with anxiety? In the midst of a personal or a global crisis? What practical advice exists to help you get to PhDone in the real world? Scholar and author Dr. Briana Barner joins us to share the practical approaches that worked for her, and that can work for you, in this episode that breaks down what it takes to tackle and finish a big writing project in real life. Our guest is: Dr. Briana Barner, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland. She received a doctorate in Radio-Television-Film and a doctoral portfolio in Women's and Gender Studies from the University of Texas. Briana also earned a Master's in Women's and Gender Studies from UT. She is an interdisciplinary critical and cultural communications scholar with research interests in Black podcasts, digital and Black feminism, digital media, Black cultural production and representation. Her work has been published in journals including Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, and Film Quarterly. She is currently working on a manuscript about the cultural production of Black podcasts. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is the creator of the Academic Life podcast. She holds a PhD in history, which she uses to explore what stories we tell and what happens to those we never tell. Listeners may also like the episodes on this playlist: Black Women, Ivory Tower Becoming the Writer You Already Are Managing Your Mental Health during the PhD process Mindfulness PhD Survival Guide Being Well in Academia Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. You can support the show by downloading and sharing episodes, because knowledge is for everyone. Missed any of the 200+ Academic Life episodes? You'll find them all archived here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you facing writing roadblocks? There are many guides on how to make your writing match academic standards, so why aren't there any on how to make yourself actually write? How can you get to PhDone if life keeps getting in the way? Can you get there if you are a care-giver? Facing illness, or work responsibilities? Dealing with anxiety? In the midst of a personal or a global crisis? What practical advice exists to help you get to PhDone in the real world? Scholar and author Dr. Briana Barner joins us to share the practical approaches that worked for her, and that can work for you, in this episode that breaks down what it takes to tackle and finish a big writing project in real life. Our guest is: Dr. Briana Barner, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland. She received a doctorate in Radio-Television-Film and a doctoral portfolio in Women's and Gender Studies from the University of Texas. Briana also earned a Master's in Women's and Gender Studies from UT. She is an interdisciplinary critical and cultural communications scholar with research interests in Black podcasts, digital and Black feminism, digital media, Black cultural production and representation. Her work has been published in journals including Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, and Film Quarterly. She is currently working on a manuscript about the cultural production of Black podcasts. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who is the creator of the Academic Life podcast. She holds a PhD in history, which she uses to explore what stories we tell and what happens to those we never tell. Listeners may also like the episodes on this playlist: Black Women, Ivory Tower Becoming the Writer You Already Are Managing Your Mental Health during the PhD process Mindfulness PhD Survival Guide Being Well in Academia Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Join us again to learn from more experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. You can support the show by downloading and sharing episodes, because knowledge is for everyone. Missed any of the 200+ Academic Life episodes? You'll find them all archived here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New full-length episodes beginning Jan. 30. Edna Ferber's So Big was the top-selling novel of 1924 and it won a Pulitzer Prize, yet it's little known now! Wildly popular in its day, So Big was adapted for film three times, the second of which (in 1932) starred Barbara Stanwyck and featured a young Bette Davis in one of her earliest roles. Join us for a discussion of the book and the 1932 film with Dr. Caroline Frick from the Department of Radio-Television-Film at University of Texas, Austin. Discussed in this episode: So Big by Edna FerberSaving Cinema: The Politics of Preservation by Caroline Frick Texas Archive of the Moving ImageL.A. Story (1991 film) Showboat by Edna FerberCimarron by Edna FerberAlgonquin Round TableAnti-SemitismYiddishButtered Side Down by Edna FerberDawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed by Edna FerberAlan HaleSkipper on Gilligan's IslandMy Antonia by Willa Catherpre-code HollywoodMPAA rating systemBarbara StanwyckSo Big (1932 film)Baby Face (1933 film)Cabbage Patch KidDorothy Canfield Fisher and The Home-Maker on Lost Ladies of Lit Episode 9Warner Bros. Cimarron (1931 film)Academy Award Bette DavisThe Farmer's Wife (1998 PBS documentary)  Support the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comDiscuss episodes on our Facebook Forum. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew. Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

Brett William Mauser's journey from making casual short videos with friends during high school to becoming a celebrated filmmaker is both fascinating and inspiring. After his graduation from Kingwood High School in 1991, Brett nurtured his creative inclinations at San Antonio College, earning an Associate's Degree in Applied Science in Radio-Television-Film. His career took flight in 1997 when he founded Ponderous Productions in Denver, Colorado. Concurrently producing a community access television series titled “This Is Ponderous,” Brett landed a role as a Master Control Operator at Denver Community Television, swiftly ascending to the position of Production Coordinator. The Texas native returned home in 2000, serving as a versatile Multimedia Journalist for KXXV in the city of Waco. This period also saw the revival of Ponderous Productions, leading to the creation of a television pilot, “Knight Watchmen” that aired in 2003. 2004 saw Brett managing production at KWDB, the Corpus Christi Warner Brother's affiliate. Here, he formed a successful partnership with producer, Bradley Bates. Their collaborative brilliance resulted in nearly a hundred award-winning commercials and acclaimed films like "Barrio Angelz" and "Cartel Killaz," securing nationwide distribution. Returning to San Antonio in 2006, Brett and Bates embarked on an ambitious ten-film project, "The Innocence Saga," contributing significantly to Brett's feature film portfolio. His films during this period found widespread distribution, including a historic bio-pic, "Bass Reeves." One reviewer of the film had this to say,  In 2010, Brett chose to further his education, taking a brief detour as a photojournalist at KIII in Corpus Christi. Around this time, Ponderous Productions transitioned into Not-So-Sane Entertainment, a company that gained recognition for its award-winning short films. The premise of "Knight Watchmen" is about the protagonist, Isabella Montoya is assigned the position of Watchman, a private detective who not only solves crimes, but distributes the punishment. Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)

Alisa Perren is Professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film and Co-Director of the Center for Entertainment and Media Industries at The University of Texas at Austin and editorial collective member of the journal Media Industries.   Gregory Steirer is Associate Professor of English and Film Studies at Dickinson College and a former National Endowment for the Humanities fellow and researcher for the Carsey-Wolf Center's Media Industries Project.   In part two of our episode on The American Comic Book Industry and Hollywood, we'll be discussing why/how has the comic book industry retained its own practices and structure despite the conglomeratisation of media industries, how the comic industry has dealt with digital formats, the different business models in comics publishers and their dependence on Hollywood licensing IP, and the future of the relationship between the American comics industry and Hollywood. Take a listen.     If you would like to buy your own copy of The American Comic Book Industry and Hollywood, go to the Bloomsbury website and use code POD35 followed your respective country code, US, UK, CA, AU, depending on where you are located.   Americas customers (excluding Canada): POD35US UK and rest of world customers: POD35UK Canada customers: POD35CA Australia and New Zealand customers: POD35AU

Alisa Perren is Professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film and Co-Director of the Center for Entertainment and Media Industries at The University of Texas at Austin and editorial collective member of the journal Media Industries.   Gregory Steirer is Associate Professor of English and Film Studies at Dickinson College and a former National Endowment for the Humanities fellow and researcher for the Carsey-Wolf Center's Media Industries Project.   Together, they are the authors of The American Comic Book Industry and Hollywood, which traces the evolving relationship between the two industries from the launch of X-Men, Spider-Man, and Smallville in the early 2000s through the ascent of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Arrowverse, and the Walking Dead Universe in the 2010s. In this episode, we'll be delving into why have "superhero films" become the culturally dominant type of film in the 21st century, the lack of understanding film and TV people have about what artists do in comics, why comics has largely been a precarious industry to work in as a creator, and much much more. Take a listen.     If you would like to buy your own copy of The American Comic Book Industry and Hollywood, go to the Bloomsbury website and use code POD35 followed your respective country code, US, UK, CA, AU, depending on where you are located.   Americas customers (excluding Canada): POD35US UK and rest of world customers: POD35UK Canada customers: POD35CA Australia and New Zealand customers: POD35AU

Tonoccus and Barton sit down to talk performance Mindset, understanding the endurance it takes to perform in 8 shows a week.    They talk the importance of authenticity as a performer,  how to handle long tours, Disney back-office Bullshit and more. For more info on the Endure Tour with Cameron Hanes, http://TheEndureTour.comListen to Tonoccus Sing: https://youtu.be/0p6t0w_71JQTonoccus' Disney tour video: https://youtu.be/-H6hG2E9EQYTonoccus McClain was a correspondent on "Channel One News" for three years. He interviewed world leaders, historic icons, and entertainment legends including Bill Clinton, Al Gore, drug czar Barry McCaffrey, World War II pilot Chuck Yeager, and renowned jazz pianist Marcus Roberts. Tonoccus also sings and plays piano, flute, and percussion instruments. He is currently pursuing a degree in Radio/Television/Film and Music Education from California State University Northridge.He could be seen reporting on “Channel One News”, performing in Los Angeles Opera's Porgy and Bess—3 Academy Awards® live telecasts and heard singing in televisions “Glee”, “The Good Wife” and film soundtracks Avatar, Star Trek, The Simpsons Movie.Facebook: http://facebook.com/@misterhyjinxTwitter: @TonoccusMcClainInstagram: @misterhyjinxTikTok: @misterhyjinxWebsite: http://www.tonoccus.comOmar Opera behind the story on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xgYuwXR9TMk

We are impatient with radicals who summon up the imagined “good old days” when every campaign was inspired and every action a success—all of it wrapped in the gauzy glow of nostalgia. What could be more depressing than longing for a ship that's already left the shore. But there are occasions when a long and deep look backward can give us courage and vision to face forward, perhaps most productively when our guide is a talented artist. Zayd Ayers Dohrn is the creator and host of one of the most listened to podcasts of 2022, Mother Country Radicals, a 10-episode series from Crooked Media that won the award for Best Audio Storytelling at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. He is a playwright, professor, and director of the MFA in Writing for Screen and Stage in the Department of Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University.

Noah Isenberg, George Christian Centennial Professor and Chair of the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin, and author of We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Legend and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Film, discusses Steve McQueen's favourite actor, Humphrey Bogart.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Michael Parker is a media host, producer, citizen journalist, and musician. He has hosted or produced over 300 episodes of stand-alone content including his popular internet television program Antidote. Upon graduating from Texas Christian University with a BFA in Radio/Television/Film, Michael began his career as a musician in the indie-rock heyday of the 1980s. He co-owned a punk rock club in Fort Worth, Texas that hosted up and coming bands like Nirvana and eventually moved to Los Angeles to work in the music industry for labels, distribution, and the estate of Frank Zappa. Since the early 2000s, he has worked primarily in electronic media as a host and producer. He has appeared as himself on the Travel Channel, in documentaries, and frequently as a guest on terrestrial and internet radio.

If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment! Check out our new clips channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9KPTBSzEkPmwCmo9FL_ulg Dr. Charlotte E. Howell is an Assistant Professor of Film and TV Studies at Boston University. She earned her MA and PhD in media studies from the department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas-Austin. Her areas of specialization include: television studies, media industry studies, genre studies, fan studies, and sports media studies. Dr. Howell was a Television Academy Faculty Fellow in 2017. Her first book, Divine Programming: Negotiating Christianity in American Dramatic Television Production, 1996-2016 was published by Oxford University Press in 2020, and she is currently working on a project analyzing soccer's position on American television. Website: https://charlottehowell.net/ Twitter: @cehowell6 Book link: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/divine-programming-9780190054380?lang=en&cc=us ______________________ Follow us! @worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr@worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7Bzm Spotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTGApple Podcasts - http://apple.co/30uGTnyGoogle Podcasts - http://bit.ly/3v8CF2UAnchor - http://bit.ly/3qGeaH7YouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL #highereducation #film #television #filmandtv #filmstudies #soccerontelevision #ussoccer #nwsl #uswomenssoccer #phd #televisionstudies #podcastshow #longformpodcast #longformpodcast #podcasts #podcaster #newpodcast #podcastshow #podcasting #newshow #worldxppodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/worldxppodcast/support

On this crossover episode the hosts of Latinx Lens join Tamarindo to talk about media representation, the SNL “Peek-A-Pico” skit, and how we found our voice as Latina-led podcasts.  We start the conversation with an acknowledgement of the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas and we send our deepest condolences to the families facing the unimaginable pain of losing a loved one to this country's mass shooting problem.  Are you an LGBTQ+ woman? We want to encourage you to please take the National Women's Community Survey. It's the first national survey of its kind, designed to capture the experiences of LGBTQ+ women, especially Latinx, Black, Indigenous people, and folx of color.  Visit www.lgbtqwomensurvey.org and get started today.   About our guests: Catherine Gonzales and Rosa Parra are the co-founders and co-hosts of the Latinx Lens podcast, dedicated to highlighting Latino representation and contribution in film and television, as well as reviewing an array of films all through their unique Latina lens. They're both Cherry  Picks & Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critics. Rosa is based in Los Angeles, CA and Catherine in Austin, TX.  This episode of Tamarindo features music from the band Making Movies from their new album XOPA coming out June 17th.  Learn more about them: https://www.makingmovies.world/about Tamarindo podcast is the Latinx show where hosts discuss politics, pop culture, and how to balance it all con calma, hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Ana Sheila Victorino. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, politics, representation, and life!  Brenda and  Ana Sheila are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Mitzi Hernández and Augusto Martinez, of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com   Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1 Save 10% on your order of books from Latina-owned Xolo Books with the code TAMARINDO at checkout: xolobooks.com   Follow Tamarindo on instragram @tamarindooidcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast  Follow AnaSheila on instagram @la_anasheila and twitter @Shelli1228 Follow Brenda on twitter at @BrendaRicards   A little more about our guests: Rosa is a Chicana Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic, co-founder and co-host of Latinx Lens. She is a member of the Hollywood Critics Association, The Online Association of Female Film Critics and Latino Entertainment Journalists Association and advocates for representation, diversity and inclusion.   Catherine graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor's degree in Radio-Television-Film in 2012. She works in the local Austin film industry by day and is the co-founder and co-host of the Latinx Lens podcast. She is a member of the Hollywood Critics Association, The Online Association of Female Film Critics and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film and television critic.    Social Handles: Instagram:  www.instagram.com/rosaparra2018 www.instagram.com/thingscatloves www.instagram.com/latinxlens Twitter:  www.twitter.com/rosasreviews www.twitter.com/thingscatloves www.twitter.com/latinxlens Latinx Lens website:  www.latinxlens.com 

GUEST OVERVIEW: Michael Parker is a media host, producer, citizen journalist, and musician. He has hosted or produced over 300 episodes of stand-alone content including his popular internet television program Antidote. Upon graduating from Texas Christian University with a BFA in Radio/Television/Film, Michael began his career as a musician in the indie-rock heyday of the 1980s. He co-owned a punk rock club in Fort Worth, Texas that hosted up and coming bands like Nirvana and eventually moved to Los Angeles to work in the music industry for labels, distribution, and the estate of Frank Zappa. Since the early 2000s, he has worked primarily in electronic media as a host and producer. He has appeared as himself on the Travel Channel, in documentaries, and frequently as a guest on terrestrial and internet radio including his own show 'Deprogram with Michael Parker' weekdays on TNT Radio.

HI BESTIES! WELCOME BACKKKK! This week everyone meet Robert McLeroy we're getting Bob Saget Vibes. As a child, Robert discovered his love for character acting by mimicking scenes from films such as The Wizard of Oz and Mary Poppins. Having grown up in a small Alabama town, Robert's only creative outlets were show choir and church plays but it wasn't until he enrolled at Auburn University that he began to hone his craft at the Telfair Peet Theatre. Robert would eventually receive his degree in Radio/Television/Film from Auburn and after graduation he pursued careers in a variety of industries but ultimately returned to his first love of acting which lead him to move to Atlanta, GA in 2014. Robert is also an improviser, standup comedian and has been featured in comedic sketches throughout his career. This week Rob shares his journey how he got started with everything. We talk the highs and lows of his journey. We talk Roberts role in Dopesick and how he channeled his emotions for this role. We talk his newest role on The Wonder Years Reboot and how/why it was the most rewarding experience on set. We talk identity issues and transitioning into standup. Robert talks about his experience in Lace Larabeees Laugh Lab. We talk the last time he cried and how it may have very well been on this podcast. This is a great one we appreciate Rob and all his support. Give him a follow and check him out. The #TanaTalksPodcast is a space where Comedy & Healing Unite. A creative community built on being real. A space where all cultures, ideas, views, and life are welcome. Hosted by Stand Up Comedian, Montana Doran. She believes you matter, your story matters, & you should talk about it. #MontanaDoran #TanaTalksPodcast #CreativeCommunity #ComedyInterviews #TalksWithComedians #ActorInterviews #Actor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/montanadoran/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/montanadoran/support

Dr. Jones and Etinosa sit down with Xavier Ingram (Sophomore, Radio/Television/Film major) to discuss the importance of representation in media, how he created Studio X as a student, and his love for comics. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @TheXman113

Welcome to the great rebrandening, that's not a word...or at least it wasn't until now! Zeitgeist Baby! Anyways, We are The Cult Of Odd and we're here to bring you love and joy and make you go...wtf did they just say?It's The Odd Podd evolved...devolved...revolved...some sort of volved happened and here we are.This first episode of the Cult Of Odd brings with it a great round of Interview Roulette, we got dual guests and that mean twice the answers! Who says you can't get more for less?Joe Castro Director, Producer, and Special Effects Artist, Joe Castro, born in San Antonio, Texas, began his career at age 15 when he was hired to create special effects make-up for a PBS affiliate and graduated to writing and directing his own feature films, in the 80's, when his parents invested in his career and bought him a portable VHS camera.In 1985, Joe won the National special effects make-up contest in Monsterland magazine. In 1989, Joe moved to Los Angeles, California to continue his career in filmmaking.In 1993, Joe produced and directed his first feature film, CEREMONY, shot on 35mm Panavision. The film was an apocalyptic horror thriller. This film won a Silver Award at the Worldfest Charleston Film Festival. In 1997, Joe produced his second Internationally distributed feature film, Legend of the Chupacabra on his parent's ranch.In 2001, Joe produced, directed, and created the special effects for the wildly, successful cult film, TERROR TOONS. This film has already spawned four sequels.Steven Escobar Born and raised in Edinburg, Texas. He finished his education by graduating from The University of Texas - Pan American with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with concentration in Radio/Television/Film.In 1992, Steven began Associate Producing the musical variety show, Budweiser's Dance Time in Texas which ran for 2 years as a syndicated television series. He went on to co-create the successful music series titled, Tejano Country.In 1996, Abraham Quintanilla (Q Productions, Inc.) contacted Steven to produce Latin music videos by such artists as Selena, Pete Astudillo, and Jennifer Pena. This lead to his involvement on the Warner Bros. Film, "Selena".Steven works as a picture editor on various reality shows which range from Fox's Trading Spouses and Nanny 911 to NBC's The Apprentice and The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.In 2007, Steven won a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming" for The Amazing Race.Both Joe and Steve are good friends of Odd's and they always have a great conversation. You should really check out both of their bodies of work.We talk about Snow Removal Apps, Robot Girlfriends, Models that Drink Urine, Squirrel attacks, Aliens and more.Music By: Snatch The Snail, The Chinchillionaires, Malota,Theme Song By The Chinchillionaires & Oddio ProductionsLINKS Joe Castro https://www.joecastrofx.com/Steven Escobar https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1194439/bioSnatch The Snail https://www.snatchthesnail.com/The Chinchillionaires https://thechinchillionaires.bandcamp.com/Malota https://godownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-uninvited-guest-epCult Of Odd Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cultofoddCult Of Odd Merch https://www.littleshopofoddities.myspreadshop.comCult Of Odd Website http://www.thecultofodd.comCult Of Odd Socials https://linktr.ee/cultofodd

Bob Baxley is a design executive who lives and works in Silicon Valley. He currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Design & Experience at ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence and data analytics platform. Prior to ThoughtSpot, Bob was Head of Product Design at Pinterest where he built, led, and managed a multifaceted design team responsible for both the consumer and business facing elements of Pinterest. Starting in 2006, Bob spent over eight years at Apple, where he served in senior leadership roles for Apple’s retail and e-commerce teams. As a Director of Design, Bob hired and led the creative team responsible for a broad variety of applications including the Apple Online Store, the Apple Store app, and the transactional areas of iPhoto and GarageBand. As Director of Design for Yahoo! Search, Bob built and led the design team that created Yahoo! Answers and designed other search-centric properties. Bob’s career as a designer began at Claris Corporation where he was Lead UI Designer for the initial releases of ClarisWorks and MacProject Pro. The author of Making the Web Work, Bob is also a sought-after public speaker sharing his experiences and observations about a range of topics related to design, technology, innovation, and the culture of Silicon Valley. Bob holds a B.A. in History and a B.S in Radio/Television/Film from the University of Texas at Austin as well as a Master of Liberal Arts from Stanford University.

In this week's episode, Melissa and Desiree interview two special guests Rosa & Catherine from Latinx Lens! Rosa is a Chicana Rotten Tomatoes approved film critic, and co-founder & co-host of Latinx Lens. A podcast/website dedicated to highlighting Latinx representation and contribution in film & television they also review newly released films through their Latina lens. She's a proud member of various critic associations including HCA (Hollywood Critics Association), LEJA (Latino Entertainment Journalists Association) and OAFFC (Online Association of Female Film Critics). Catherine is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor's degree in Radio-Television-Film. She works in the Austin film industry by day and is a Cherry Picks approved film and television critic by night. In 2020, she co-founded the Latinx Lens podcast to highlight the contributions of Latinos in film and television.

This week, Miguel spoke to Dr. Jennifer McClearen (@jmcclearen), a feminist media scholar whose research examines sports, difference, and consumer culture. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Sports, Media, and Culture in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. McClearen published her first book, Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the UFC, with the Studies in Sports Media Series with the University of Illinois Press in March 2021.  First, Miguel asked Dr. McClearen about the Millennial Sports Media Brand and how the UFC leveraged the early days of blogs and social media to market their product. Additionally, Miguel and Dr. McClearen broke down how the UFC uses the myth of the American dream and protestant work ethic to get their fighters to buy into the UFC neoliberal business model. Dr. McClearen explains how it harms female fighters, and in particular, non-white female UFC fighters. Miguel also asked Dr. McClearen about the relationship between the UFC and the gig economy, the push by former UFC fighter Leslie Smith to unionize UFC fighters, plus more. Note: Originally recorded on July 22, 2021, before the cancellation of Nunes vs. Pena at UFC 265. Next, Miguel gives you his Molotov MVP for episode 25, current Bellator MMA fighter Leslie Smith. Finally, Miguel ends the podcast with another Chicana/o Sports History segment. This week, he does something slightly different and highlights Unite Here Local 2 and the San Francisco Giants/Oracle Park concession workers, who voted to authorize a strike on September 4, 2021. Miguel Garcia produced this episode. Sports As A Weapon is now part of the @Anticonquista Collective Network. Check out Anticonquista on YouTube and on Instagram!  Be sure to listen/subscribe to the Sports As A Weapon Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Deezer, or wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us on:Twitter: @sportsasaweaponFacebook: fb.com/sportsasaweaponpodcastInstagram: @sportsasaweaponpodcastVisit our website: www.sportsasaweapon.comLinks:S.F. Giants concession workers vote to strike over pandemic safety concerns. But they'll work Sunday's home gameLeslie Smith Twitter Video on Project Spearhead Leslie Smith appeals dismissal of UFC labor complaint: 'We're going to keep on pushing' Exclusive: Update On Leslie Smith's Attempt To Form A UFC Fighters Association

Edna Ferber's So Big was the top-selling novel of 1924 and it won a Pulitzer Prize, yet it's little known now! Wildly popular in its day, So Big was adapted for film three times, the second of which (in 1932) starred Barbara Stanwyck and featured a young Bette Davis in one of her earliest roles. Join us for a discussion of the book and the 1932 film with Dr. Caroline Frick from the Department of Radio-Television-Film at University of Texas, Austin. 

In this episode we discuss how having clear vision/mission statements can make or break your final design. We talk about mentorship, how to choose final design solutions, and what makes a designer more or less successful.  This episode was a live recording that aired June 4,2021 and can be viewed online on The Variable YouTube channel. The "daisy chain" mentioned in the podcast: Design ...is one of many...Outcomes ...which are created by...People ...who are attracted to...Culture ...which is built from...Organizations ...that arise from...Strategy ...that is determined by...Mission ... which is driven by...Vision About Bob BaxleyBob Baxley is a design executive who lives and works in Silicon Valley. He currently serves as the Senior Vice-President of Design & Experience at ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence and data analytics platform. Prior to ThoughtSpot, Bob was Head of Product Design at Pinterest where he built, led, and managed a multifaceted design team responsible for both the consumer and business facing elements of Pinterest.Starting in 2006, Bob spent over eight years at Apple, where he served in senior leadership roles for Apple's retail and e-commerce teams. As a Director of Design, Bob hired and led the creative team responsible for a broad variety of applications including the Apple Online Store, the Apple Store app, and the transactional areas of iPhoto and GarageBand.As Director of Design for Yahoo! Search, Bob built and led the design team that created Yahoo! Answers and designed other search-centric properties. Bob's career as a designer began at Claris Corporation where he was Lead UI Designer for the initial releases of ClarisWorks and MacProject Pro.The author of “Making the Web Work”, Bob is also a sought after public speaker sharing his experiences and observations about a range of topics related to design, technology, innovation, and the culture of Silicon Valley.Bob holds a B.A. in History and a B.S in Radio/Television/Film from the University of Texas at Austin as well as a Master of Liberal Arts from Stanford University.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thevariabledesign)

Let's go today we are talking with Jennifer Brofer as we continue the EntertainHERs Series here on the Freedom Sisters Podcast. Jennifer Brofer is a producer and actor who served as a Marine Corps broadcast journalist. Growing up, she always had a love for theater and film, but she put her dreams on hold in order to answer the call to military service. In 2010, she deployed for a year to Afghanistan's Helmand Province as the 1st MLG (Forward) Public Affairs Chief, coordinating news coverage of the unit's forward-deployed Marines and sailors. In January 2012, Brofer was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps and went on to attend film school at The University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film. She is now the CEO of Right Face Productions. In 2020, she joined the California State Guard. When she's not making films or looking at kittens on Instagram, she volunteers as an ambassador for Pin-Ups for Vets, an award-winning non-profit organization that benefits hospitalized veterans and deployed troops across the globe. She is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and a member of The American Legion Post 43. https://www.jenniferbrofer.net www.freedomsisters.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/freedomsisters/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freedomsisters/support

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Jennifer McClearen, Assistant Professor of Sports, Media, and Culture in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin and author of the recently published Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the UFC. Jennifer introduces us to the work of Herman Gray and […]

Nick Landholdt ran for Congress as a Libertarian in 2016 and won over 10% of the vote. He is running for Texas Governor for the election in 2022. After graduating from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film, Nick Landholdt, a native Texian, spent over ten years in the Navy believing he was serving his country. After he decided that America's military forces are just cannon fodder used by the anti-Christian Money Powers for their own personal gain, he resigned his commission in 1988, and began dedicating his public life to exposing those same powers while earning a living in sales. To learn more about Landholdt and the movement he's helping facilitate, please visit www.wethepeopleforpresident.org

In this episode, Ashley Monique Menard chats with Nicki Woodard about her passion for history and the original socialites in her Podcast As the Money Burns. The ladies also talk about overcoming challenges and dealing with fear. Follow Nicki Woodard of As the Money Burns IG FB @asthemoneyburns www. asthemoneyburns.com Follow Ashley Monique Menard IG @nowstarringashley @theeffyourfears www.theartofblowingittheseries.com www.effyourfears.com Kara Loewentheil www.unfuckyourbrain.com IG@karaloewentheil Here's a bit more about Nicki Woodard: Back in high school, Nicki Woodard first merged her passions of history and media making video documentaries for History Fair (yes, like Science Fair) using her father's super-VHS studio. Since then, she went on to the University of Texas at Austin, studying B.A. in History and B.S. in Radio-Television-Film. She would go on to earn an M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago. She worked for 4 years on multiple History Channel and A&E documentaries before exploring other parts of Hollywood. She has served as a research consultant for USA's Mr. Robot Seasons 3 & 4 and Briarpatch, as well as helping others develop subjects on other projects. She loves combining history, research, and media. In parallel to her professional development, Nicki spent the summer between her junior and senior year doing a high school program at Brown University and visited Newport, Rhode Island, where she experienced her first love. Shortly afterward, returning home, she lost her brother to cancer and has had a long, complicated life, including a failed marriage. After her divorce and ending a long-time job, she went to find a project to develop for film and television. She stumbled onto an article about a summer's events in Newport, Rhode Island in 1929 — a few months before the infamous Wall Street Crash. After further digging, she discovered a world of actual heirs & heiresses whose lives paralleled her own, all except in money. After years of developing that idea, Nicki has turned those stories into As The Money Burns podcast. Thank you, Nicki, for coming on the show and giving me your incredible and legendary bio! Thanks for coming on the show! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/effyourfears/support

Alysse Mazakian also known as T4llG1rl on TikTok comes onto the podcast to talk about going viral on TikTok, her creative process, and the growth she has experienced on the platform! Alysse is a recent graduate from UT Austin in the Texas Creative sequence, where she built a portfolio as an advertising Art Director. She double majored in Radio-Television-Film and Advertising. She is a recent graduate job hunting in her new digs in LA. Alysse was also in Matthew McConaughey's class at UT, and gives insight on the awesome things she got to do and see in the course. There's a lot of value in this conversation, so make sure to tune into the episode! Watch our UT Austin Campus Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7OVeJL4J0M Alysse Mazakian: https://www.instagram.com/alyssemaz/ https://www.tiktok.com/@t4llg1rl?lang=en https://www.alyssemazakian.com/ Amanda Jewell: https://www.instagram.com/theamandajewell/ https://www.youtube.com/amandajewell https://www.instagram.com/becominganinfluencerpodcast/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/amanda-jewell-saunders/support

Rodrigo is a UT Graduate in Radio-Television-Film and English Degree, Rodrigo expresses his thoughts on Garbage Movies!?, Garbage Products?!, Windows Vista?, Zune and iPods, Limewire, DSL, Dialup, Chat Rooms, Bad Dreams, a Tornado Experience, going deeper in Philosophy, Free Will?, Consequences of Consequences?, Dealing With Anxiety, Jose's Dyslexia, and Deep Questions That Everyone Has Answer?

Happy 2020! During this episode I talk with CEO MOM Vonna Matthews. Vonna shares some marketing tips with our mompreneurs and shares her story on becoming a CEO MOM. Vonna believes as an entrepreneur you should hire your weaknesses as soon as possible. This way your team is solid. Three book recommendations: The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann 2. Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff 3. The Motherhood Evolution by Suzi Lula Vonna Matthews is a marketing and branding expert who has over 10 years experience working with non-profit organizations and small businesses. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Radio/Television/Film from the University of Texas at Austin and her MBA in Marketing from Dallas Baptist University. As a wife, mother of 2 and entrepreneur, Vonna understands the challenges of work/life balance. Her lifestyle brand, Bottles, Bibs & Pumps helps “mompreneurs” to grow their businesses. In April 2016, Vonna launched CEOMOM Magazine to celebrate women who are creating their own rules as it relates to balancing career and family. After large demand, Vonna launched CEOKID Magazine in 2018 to feature kidpreneurs, kid inventors, kid community leaders and more. Vonna discovered her love for philanthropy right after undergraduate. Her first job was program director for Joni and Friends Disability Outreach. In 2002, as a part of her role, Vonna spearheaded 2 mission trips to Cuba to provide wheelchairs for citizens living with physical disabilities. From her mission work in Cuba, Vonna knew that every project, position and opportunity she was afforded was for the purpose of changing lives through faith and service. In 2017, Vonna started For Her Media to use her love for entrepreneurship to raise funds and awareness for causes that impact women.

My guest in this episode is Comfort Keidel, a foster parent and foster care recruiter with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. We talk about her reasons for becoming a foster parent, the process and challenges of becoming a foster parent, and the needs for children in foster care. Comfort Kiedel began her life in Kerrville, Texas. After receiving a BA in Radio/Television/Film, a yearning for something more took her as far as New York City with the intention of having a career in the film industry. Being exposed to a large homeless population shocked her to her core, and something in her soul changed after working as a temp at the Food Bank for New York City. After that brief stint in New York, she moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma to be near family as she figured out what direction to take next. Although she only intended to live in Ardmore briefly, she found surprising opportunities. One of those was becoming a teacher, something she had never thought was in her life plan. During this time, she began on her path toward fostering.  Initially rejected as a foster parent due to being a member of the LGBT community, Comfort persevered, and she has been fostering since 2010. She and her partner also have two adopted children, and Comfort currently works for the Department of Human Services in foster care recruitment. It is easy to see through her personal and professional life that fostering is a true passion for Comfort. If you are considering becoming a foster parent, please visit www.okfosters.org. To learn more about Christmas gifts for children in foster care, please go to www.okdhs.org/library/news/mk/Pages/HolidayHope.aspx. Don't miss any of the inspiring DoYouMind.life content! To receive the weekly DoYouMind.life Saturday Summary email, click here. If you’ve enjoyed listening to this podcast, we invite you to subscribe and write a review on Apple, Google, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Better yet, pop over to Patreon to become a financial supporter of the doyoumind.life project. Patrons receive the weekly Saturday Summary, special insider access, and DoYouMind.life swag to connect and inspire them. For about the price of a latte, $5 per month, you can become a patron at the not-a-latte tier. At $15 per month, you can join the Coffee Klatch and receive a DoYouMind coffee mug just like the ones given to our podcast guests, a podcast dedicated to you or a loved one, and other gifts. At $40 per month, you’re Serving from the Saucer, and in addition to these gifts, you get a membership box mailed to your home each month filled with goodies to connect and inspire you, plus a shout-out for your favorite charity on a future podcast episode. Please visit www.patreon.com/doyoumind to learn more.

Welcome to the Design Thinking 101 podcast! I'm Dawan Stanford, your host. Today's episode is part one of a two-part series on Design for America. Design for America is a nationwide network that supports innovation for social impact. DFA was founded at Northwestern University, and is helping to shape the next generation of social innovators and design-led studios on over 40 college campuses. Today, we'll speak to three guests about what Design for America is and what does the experience look like when a member participates in a Design for America studio. We start our episode with Eric Richards explaining how he founded Design for America on the UC San Diego campus. Eric was interested in human-led design and, coupled with his interest in social impact, Eric started to search Facebook for others who had a similar desire in utilizing both fields interchangeably. He found a Good Design Lab founded by Don Mormont at UC San Diego. Many of the UC San Diego students who were interested in human-led design had worked at this lab. Eric liked the concept, applied to the university, and was accepted to the program. Through this lab and Don's involvement, many design classes were available to students. Eric joined Good Design Lab as a sophomore - the year after the lab was founded - and took the introductory design class. During his journey with Good Design Lab, Eric became part of a very tight-knit community. He was grateful to have found a community that, like Eric, valued using their skill set for social impact. Andrew Demas discovered DFA by accident while he was a student. He had a friend who was involved in DFA, and one day Andrew visited the Good Design Lab. He fell in love with the process and how the process affects social impact. DFA taught Andrew how to find out who your user is, gaining empathy for the user, and developing a solution for someone else. His new perspective not only changed the way he solved problems in real-world applications, it also changed his view of how he thinks about his curriculum at school, and changed the way he works towards coming up with solutions. Throughout this time, Andrew was connected to many other students who had a passion for design and for giving back to their community in a sustainable way. He was able to put his newfound skills to use when he and his classmates rebuilt a community center that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Andrew felt that DFA gave him his best college and learning experience in university, and he's passionate about his alumni board and networking for future leaders of design thinking and to get more corporations involved with DFA. William Moner is a faculty member who sponsors a DFA Studio at Elon University. Dawan Stanford approached William to mentor and encourage students to engage in the design process. William talks about the process of creating a DFA Studio, using DFA guides, and bringing together the efforts of everyone involved to make DFA happen on campus. He also discusses the challenges of mentoring and recruiting students for DFA.   Bio Eric Richards is starting his last year at UC San Diego, where he's studying Human-Computer Interaction and Design for Social Innovation. His interest is in design that empowers communities and advances equity and sustainability. He currently leads Design for America at UCSD, and advises undergraduate humanitarian engineering projects on campus. Andrew Demas is a Senior Managing Consultant in IBM's Digital Strategy & IX practice and is also the digital account partner for one of IBM's top telecommunications clients. As an IBM Design Thinking Leader, he runs the New York Design Thinking Chapter. His passion for design started with DFA; he served as President of the Barnard-Columbia Design for America Studio for three years, and he currently sits on the DFA Alumni Board.  William Moner is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Elon University and is the faculty mentor for the Elon Design for America studio. He holds a Ph.D. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas, and his research focuses on emerging methods of storytelling and interactive media production through open software platforms and systems.   In This Episode [01:28] Eric tells his story of how he founded Design for America at UCSD.  [02:54] Eric's early experience with DFA chapter on campus. [05:15] How Eric foresees using his skills in his work in the future. [06:31] How Eric came into and is currently developing his need-finding skills. [09:09] The value Eric finds in DFA and his DFA experience.  [13:40] Andrew's transformative experience with DFA on his university campus. [15:43] Andrew's most memorable project to date, and the skills Andrew and his classmates employed to this project, and what he learned from DFA. [20:03] Andrew and his passion project with DFA. [26:44] Students start to bring DFA to Elon University. [32:30] Wicked problems in the DFA Studio at Elon University. [34:28] William's advice on how to mentor at a DFA Studio. [38:58] The work of DFA and who William is grateful for at DFA.   Links and Resources UC San Diego Design Lab Contact UC San Diego Design Lab Design for America Elon By Design at Elon University Center for Design Thinking at Elon University Bernard-Columbia Design for America William Moner Andrew Demas Eric Richards

Welcome to the Design Thinking 101 podcast! I'm Dawan Stanford, your host. Today's episode is part one of a two-part series on Design for America. Design for America is a nationwide network that supports innovation for social impact. DFA was founded at Northwestern University, and is helping to shape the next generation of social innovators and design-led studios on over 40 college campuses. Today, we’ll speak to three guests about what Design for America is and what does the experience look like when a member participates in a Design for America studio. We start our episode with Eric Richards explaining how he founded Design for America on the UC San Diego campus. Eric was interested in human-led design and, coupled with his interest in social impact, Eric started to search Facebook for others who had a similar desire in utilizing both fields interchangeably. He found a Good Design Lab founded by Don Mormont at UC San Diego. Many of the UC San Diego students who were interested in human-led design had worked at this lab. Eric liked the concept, applied to the university, and was accepted to the program. Through this lab and Don's involvement, many design classes were available to students. Eric joined Good Design Lab as a sophomore - the year after the lab was founded - and took the introductory design class. During his journey with Good Design Lab, Eric became part of a very tight-knit community. He was grateful to have found a community that, like Eric, valued using their skill set for social impact. Andrew Demas discovered DFA by accident while he was a student. He had a friend who was involved in DFA, and one day Andrew visited the Good Design Lab. He fell in love with the process and how the process affects social impact. DFA taught Andrew how to find out who your user is, gaining empathy for the user, and developing a solution for someone else. His new perspective not only changed the way he solved problems in real-world applications, it also changed his view of how he thinks about his curriculum at school, and changed the way he works towards coming up with solutions. Throughout this time, Andrew was connected to many other students who had a passion for design and for giving back to their community in a sustainable way. He was able to put his newfound skills to use when he and his classmates rebuilt a community center that was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Andrew felt that DFA gave him his best college and learning experience in university, and he’s passionate about his alumni board and networking for future leaders of design thinking and to get more corporations involved with DFA. William Moner is a faculty member who sponsors a DFA Studio at Elon University. Dawan Stanford approached William to mentor and encourage students to engage in the design process. William talks about the process of creating a DFA Studio, using DFA guides, and bringing together the efforts of everyone involved to make DFA happen on campus. He also discusses the challenges of mentoring and recruiting students for DFA.   Bio Eric Richards is starting his last year at UC San Diego, where he's studying Human-Computer Interaction and Design for Social Innovation. His interest is in design that empowers communities and advances equity and sustainability. He currently leads Design for America at UCSD, and advises undergraduate humanitarian engineering projects on campus. Andrew Demas is a Senior Managing Consultant in IBM's Digital Strategy & IX practice and is also the digital account partner for one of IBM's top telecommunications clients. As an IBM Design Thinking Leader, he runs the New York Design Thinking Chapter. His passion for design started with DFA; he served as President of the Barnard-Columbia Design for America Studio for three years, and he currently sits on the DFA Alumni Board.  William Moner is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Elon University and is the faculty mentor for the Elon Design for America studio. He holds a Ph.D. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas, and his research focuses on emerging methods of storytelling and interactive media production through open software platforms and systems.   In This Episode [01:28] Eric tells his story of how he founded Design for America at UCSD.  [02:54] Eric’s early experience with DFA chapter on campus. [05:15] How Eric foresees using his skills in his work in the future. [06:31] How Eric came into and is currently developing his need-finding skills. [09:09] The value Eric finds in DFA and his DFA experience.  [13:40] Andrew’s transformative experience with DFA on his university campus. [15:43] Andrew’s most memorable project to date, and the skills Andrew and his classmates employed to this project, and what he learned from DFA. [20:03] Andrew and his passion project with DFA. [26:44] Students start to bring DFA to Elon University. [32:30] Wicked problems in the DFA Studio at Elon University. [34:28] William’s advice on how to mentor at a DFA Studio. [38:58] The work of DFA and who William is grateful for at DFA.   Links and Resources UC San Diego Design Lab Contact UC San Diego Design Lab Design for America Elon By Design at Elon University Center for Design Thinking at Elon University Bernard-Columbia Design for America William Moner Andrew Demas Eric Richards

AFS’ Lars Nilsen talks with Noah Isenberg, Chair of UT Austin’s Radio-Television-Film department and Edgar G. Ulmer biographer, about our upcoming series, The Films of Edgar G. Ulmer: Prince of Poverty Row. Guest-programmed by Isenberg, the series showcases films by the famously obscure émigré filmmaker best known for his essential noir, DETOUR.

What would it be like if scholars presented their research in sound rather than in print? Better yet, what if we could hear them in the act of their research and analysis, pulling different historical sounds from the archives and rubbing them against one another in an audio editor?In today's episode, we get to find out what such an innovative scholarly audiobook would sound like--because our guest has created the first one! Jacob Smith's ESC (University of Michigan Press) is a fascinating sonic exploration of postwar radio drama and contemporary sound art, as well as a meditation on how humans have reshaped the ecological fate of the planet.  Before we listen to an excerpt of ESC, Mack interviews Jake about how his skills as a former musician came in handy for his work as an audio academic. You can listen to ESC: Sonic Adventure in the Anthropocene in its entirety for free courtesy of the University of Michigan Press. You can also watch Jake's 90s band The Mysteries of Life perform in the "bad music video" Jake mentions or on Conan O'Brien.Jacob Smith is founder and director of the Master of Arts in Sound Arts and Industries, and professor in the Department of Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University. He is the author of three print-based books on sound: Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media (University of California Press 2008); Spoken Word: Postwar American Phonograph Cultures(University of California Press 2011); and Eco-Sonic Media (University of California Press, 2015). He writes and teaches about the cultural history of media, with a focus on sound and performance.Today's show was edited by Craig Eley and featured music by Blue Dot Sessions. Our intern is Gina Moravec.  Transcript [ethereal music plays] [CRIS CHEEK]This…is…Phantom Power. [MACK HAGOOD]Episode 12. [CRIS]A book unbound. [MAN ANNOUNCER]Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you escape. Escape, designed to free you from the four walls of today. For a half hour of high adventure. [old, dramatic music plays. In between are people listing off natural disasters.] [MACK]Hey everyone. Welcome back to another episode. This is Mack Hagood. My partner chris cheek is out, so you just got me today. What you just heard is an excerpt from ESC. A fascinating project that’s one part podcast, one part audiobook. And it’s produced by my guest today, Jacob Smith. Jake is the founder and director of the Master of Arts in Sound Arts and Industries program at Northwestern University, where he’s also a professor in the Department of Radio, Television, and Film. So, for those of you who are regular listeners to the show, you know that I work in this disciplinary space that gets called sound studies. So we have all these folks working in this space of sound studies. And yet, how do we publish all of this research that we generate? We publish it in print, or in pixels on the screen, right? We do it via the written word. And that’s why I was so excited about having Jake Smith on today because he is challenging that paradigm, working in sound, and doing something that really could only be done in sound. His new project ESC is an audio native audiobook. [guitar music plays] So what do I mean by that? So basically, this is a book length critical reading of a CBS radio drama from the 1940s and 50s called Escape. But instead of just reading about the radio drama, we actually hear the radio drama itself. And through Jake’s excellent production techniques, we also hear his criticism, and we hear these sounds sort of matched up against the work of contemporary sound artists. The through line argument of the the piece is that this moment in the 40s and 50s, after World War Two, when this radio drama was being produced, is also the moment that was sort of a tipping point in the Earth’s geological history. It’s the moment when human beings start having a larger impact on the Earth’s ecology...

This week on the Yes But Why Podcast, Amy talks to screenwriter and film producer, Bradley Jackson about what it takes to “make it” in a creative career. Amy has been a fly on the wall on a couple of projects Bradley has worked on so she was very excited to speak to him about his life in film. Bradley tells the tale of his first ever filmmaking experience, made in his dentist’s office as a kid; he talks about the formative education he got from UT’s Radio Television & Film program; and, he shares the trial and error of developing a narrative in the documentary film, Dealt. Get on the path to success with Bradley’s advice on identifying your creative focus and finding your team!Watch Bradley’s recent films, Balls Out and Dealt on VOD and find his sci-fi series Crunch Time on Rooster Teeth! And keep your eyes peeled for anything produced by Bradley and his team at Ralph Smyth Entertainment because it will definitely be good!!

This week on the Yes But Why Podcast, Amy talks to screenwriter and film producer, Bradley Jackson about what it takes to “make it” in a creative career. Amy has been a fly on the wall on a couple of projects Bradley has worked on so she was very excited to speak to him about his life in film. Bradley tells the tale of his first ever filmmaking experience, made in his dentist’s office as a kid; he talks about the formative education he got from UT’s Radio Television & Film program; and, he shares the trial and error of developing a narrative in the documentary film, Dealt. Get on the path to success with Bradley’s advice on identifying your creative focus and finding your team!Watch Bradley’s recent films, Balls Out and Dealt on VOD and find his sci-fi series Crunch Time on Rooster Teeth! And keep your eyes peeled for anything produced by Bradley and his team at Ralph Smyth Entertainment because it will definitely be good!!

Meenakshi Ramamurthy is a comedy writer/director from South Texas and that means she’s one of the few Indian people who can tell you where to get a good taco. She is also the creator of The Fob and I, a popular web series about two Indians that are different. She is a Radio-Television-Film graduate of the University of Texas and a recent graduate of USC’s M.F.A Production program. She is a recipient of the James Bridges Directing Scholarship and the Jack Oakie Scholarship in Honor of Lisa Kudrow. Meena looks forward to making a career out of making people laugh, telling culturally relevant stories, and eating too much ice cream. Meenakshi shares what her definition of success means to her, when she felt success and how her feeling of success has been able to help her live her dreams as being a comedy director/writer. Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Meenakshi's episode, Meenakshi's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Bards Logic welcome U.S. Congressional candidate Nicholas Landholt and U.S. Senate candidate Robert McNeil. Nicholas Landholt spent over ten years in the Navy after graduating from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film.  Realizing that U.S. military forces are used by the Money Powers for their own personal gain, he resigned his commission in 1988, and began dedicating his public life to expose those same powers while earning a living in sales.  He has also spent over 25 years working to show how computer vote fraud controls national politics, while both political parties control Congress, and therefore We the People. To read more about Nicholas go to:https://libertyworksradionetwork.com/jml/index.php/hosts/nicholas-landholt Robert McNeil is a Viet Nam Veteran. he spent three years active duty in the Marine Corp and another three years as a ready reserve. His 40 year career career included positions in accounting and auditing. He worked for Tenneco Oil Company with a brief stint with Enron.. Robert was assigned to the International Accounting Department where he was responsible for recording the activities of subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Egypt, Trinidad and elsewhere. It was in this position where he learned to translate foreign currencies. To read more about candidate McNeil go to: https://www.bob-mcneil-for-senate.vote/bio/ Get the articles from tonight's show by visiting the Newsroom on the Bards Logic website: http://www.bardslogicpoliticaltalk.com/bards-logic-newsroom Bards logic is the Grassroots, We the People Show  

This week Kyle and JD are joined by Nick Bestor, a PhD candidate studying card games and licensing in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin, for a rollicking journey through card games. Bestor talks about the journey that led him to studying card games professionally, from not knowing how to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game and living in Japan, to critiquing the My Little Pony Collectible Card Game rulebook, Hearthstone's Pity Time, gaming adjacency, transmedia, and how card games engender an emotional intimacy with a franchise's world that's unique in comparison to books, movies, video games, etc. Stuff we mentioned...Pokémon Trading Card Game"Millenial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination" by Anne AllisonMagic The GatheringWarhammer 40,000: ConquestGame of Thrones LCGHearthstoneMy Little Pony Collectible Card GamePityTracker (a way to keep track of Hearthstone's pity timer)The term "Gaming Adjacent" comes from "Drafting an Army: The Playful Pastime of Warhammer 40,000" by Marcus Carter, Martin Gibbs, and Mitchell HarropWorld of WarcraftPolygon Monster FactoryMass Effect TrilogyCinema Excelsior Podcast JD (The Broad)Website: GamingBroadly.comTwitter: @JayDeeCepticonInstagram: @JayDeeCepticon Kyle (The Cast)Website: KyleArmstrong.comTwitter: @kyl_armstrongInstagram: @kyl_armstrongYoutube: Bounce House Nick Bestor (The Guest)Twitter: @bestorbPodcast: Cinema Excelsior Gaming Broad(cast) is the official podcast of GamingBroadly.com. Thank you to everyone who has liked, subscribed, and commented about Gaming Broad(cast) on Apple Podcasts! You can also follow this podcast on Spotify, Podbean, Stitcher, Google Music, or subscribe directly using our RSS feed. Want some gamey goodness in your email inbox? Sign up for some occasional(ly) playful newsletter updates. Thanks to Los Kurados for the use of their song "Rojo Y Azul" for the intro and outro music of our podcast.

Writer/Director Chris Dowling and Actor David DeSanctis shatter Down Syndrome stereotypes in their new film, WHERE HOPE GROWS. Both men talk about how they broke into the entertainment industry and what is was like working together... in this episode of The Doorpost Podcast Project! CHRIS'S BIO: Chris received his degree in Radio-Television-Film from The University of Texas at Austin.  Since moving to Los Angeles, he has optioned multiple properties that span both genre and medium. Chris's feature film “Where Hope Grows” (writer/director) will be released in theaters on May 15 through Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate Films.  His Sony film “The Remaining” (writer) premiered in theaters worldwide in September 5, 2014.  He's in post-production on the documentary “Asperger's Are Us” about the first comedy troupe that consists entirely of openly Autistic performers. He recently finished the script for the prison drama “A Matter of Honor” for Cantinas Entertainment and is currently working on the feature film “Priceless” with the Grammy-Award winning band for King & Country. Other projects that are in development with other producers and/or companies are "The Truth of Isaiah", "Undone" and the sci-fi pilot "Prospect Point." DAVID'S BIO: David DeSanctis grew up with an interest in drama, choir and broadcast journalism and participated in all three during high school. David was slowly adding to his resume as a host, often on the microphone for local events that supported people with Down syndrome, like David. No wonder when a film came to town looking for a young man with Down syndrome for a lead role everyone said "Oh, you need to meet David." So, they met David; and that was the beginning on an amazing journey for him, as well as his parents Bill and Julie. David was cast as Produce, in the feature film, Where Hope Grows. Today David resides with his parents in Louisville. He is an avid reader with great computer skills. He keeps busy with Special Olympics; participates with the Louisville Adaptive Rowing Team and loves a good game of tennis. He also has a great appreciation of music, and would be happy to make you a mix CD including your favorite singers. David keeps up with family and friends on Facebook while looking forward to his next acting opportunity.

S. Craig Watkins studies young people's social and digital media behaviors. He teaches at the University of Texas, Austin, in the departments of Radio-Television-Film, Sociology, and the Center for African and African American Studies. Craig is also a Faculty Fellow for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement and a Global Fellow for the IC2 at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan.

S. Craig Watkins studies young people’s social and digital media behaviors. He teaches at the University of Texas, Austin, in the departments of Radio-Television-Film, Sociology, and the Center for African and African American Studies. Craig is also a Faculty Fellow for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan. He is the author of three books, including The Young and the Digital: What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future. He is a member of the MacArthur Foundation’s research network on Connected Learning. Among other things his work in the network will include leading a team of researchers in an ethnographic study of teens and their participation in diverse digital media cultures and communities. Working with an Austin-based game studio Craig is also developing a game design workshop for young teens. The workshop will explore the connections between digital media, game authorship, literacy, and civic engagement. Craig blogs for dmlcentral, the online presence for the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub hosted at the UC Irvine campus, and the HuffingtonPost. For updates on Craig’s research visit his website, theyoungandthedigital.com.

Mitch Schultz began his life journey in Memphis, TN, and has since called Texas, Minnesota, Colorado and New York City home. From an early age, his love of art, music, mythology, and anything curiously unusual, fueled his path, including collaboration with Ghost Robot, Synthetic Pictures and the development of Spectral Alchemy, a hybrid-collective for transmedia production, culture architecture and think tank. His education includes a BS in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin and an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts’ at New York University. http://www.thespiritmolecule.com/ http://www.spectralalchemy.com/

Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal welcomes Professor S. Craig Watkins (via Skype), author of the book The Young and the Digital: What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future (Beacon Press). →S. Craig Watkins is a Professor of Radio-Television-Film and Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of several books including Hip Hop Matters: Politics, Pop Culture and the Struggle for the Soul of a Movement (Beacon Press 2005), Representing: Hip Hop Culture and the Production of Black Cinema (The University of Chicago Press 1998) and most recently The Young and the Digital: What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future. Currently, Watkins is launching a new digital media research initiative that focuses on the use and evolution of social media platforms. For updates on these and other projects visit theyoungandthedigital.com.

Randy Turner from Money In America speaks with education policy analyst, James Golsan,at the Texas Public Policy Foundation about the state of education in the U.S. James joined the Foundation’s Center for Education Policy in October 2010 and contributes to the following issues: K-12 education growth; higher education spending; and increasing spending transparency across academia. Prior to joining the Foundation, James completed his Master’s of Arts degree in English at Texas Tech University. Recently, his article, “The Detective as Superhero: A Note on Robert Parker’s Spenser”, was published in the Spring 2010 edition of South Central Review Journal for Literary Criticism. After completing high school in Bryan, TX, James received his B.S. in Radio-Television-Film and his B.A. in English at the University of Texas at Austin. James currently resides in Austin, and enjoys sports, live music, and writing in his free time. -------------- Area of expertise: education - specifically higher education, although K-12 is part of his research agenda.