Long Beach Current Podcasts

This week on Teed Up hosts Matthew Coleman and Matthew Gomez are joined by Long Beach State student Steven Wang and Waves PR social media intern Henry Hincapie to discuss the biggest headlines in sports as the NBA playoffs and MLB season starts up. Ahead of the NBA play-in tournament, the group gives their predictions on who is likely to emerge from the wild Western Conference and who the Golden S...

Arts and life editor Julia Goldman and arts and life assistant Delfino Camacho join Beach Weekly as special guests to talk about the past and future of AI usage on campus . This week is Trans Week of Joy, hosted by the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. Throughout the week there will be workshops and events every day for trans community building and awareness. Continue to recognize Asian Pacific Islander and...

This week on Teed Up, host Matthew Coleman and guest host Soleil Cardenas are joined by Long Beach State women's volleyball head coach Natalie Reagan. Near the conclusion of last season, Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran promoted Reagan to the full-time head coaching role after serving as the interim following Tyler Hildebrand's move to USC last spring . The Beach enters the next season wi...

On campus, the month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Asian Pacific Islander Desi Heritage Month and for the first time, Middle Eastern and North African Heritage Month. There will be many themed events and workshops this month. To kick off Asian Pacific Islander Desi Heritage Month, on Tuesday, April 8 at 11 a.m. there will be a community mixer outside the University Bookstore. Celebra...

This week on Teed Up, hosts Matthew Coleman and Matthew Gomez welcome marketing intern Janna Gentle and content intern Kaitlyn Soto from Long Beach State's athletic department. The guests discuss their roles and day-to-day priorities as interns. Along with being involved in LBSU Athletics, both Gentle and Soto are big baseball fans of rival squads. The Giants-Dodgers rivalry is revisited as th...

Spring break begins next week on March 29 and classes will be back in session on April 7. Come out to BMO stadium on March 30 to celebrate Long Beach State Night at the Angel City FC game. They will face the Seattle Reign at 5 p.m. Students, alumni and staff can purchase discounted tickets through the Events & Orgs app on the CSULB Single Sign-On.  The city of Los Angeles is expected to have a...

The Long Beach State basketball team, Donald Trump and the Long Beach Grand Prix are just a few subjects that photo editor Samuel Chacko and photo assistants Devin Malast and Lauren Benson have had the opportunity to photograph. In this week's episode of Artist Banter, host Alex Gryciuk dives into the vast world of photojournalism with the Long Beach Current's photo team. Sharing their unique intr...

This week on Teed Up, hosts Matthew Coleman and Matthew Gomez welcome Long Beach Current design assistant Soleil Cardenas and sports assistant Alyssa De La Cruz to discuss a busy week of NFL free agency news and the struggles of the Long Beach State teams. With quarterbacks moving from team to team, the group talked about Sam Darnold, Geno Smith and Justin Fields' relocation to their new teams...

Part-time Biology lecturer Eric Brothwell was arrested on March 10. His charges, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department, were contacting a minor with intentions to have sex. Brothwell was exposed on March 5 by an anti-predator group called " People v. Preds ." Brothwell’s arraignment was set for Wednesday, March 12; however, he posted his $100,000 bail and was released f...

In this week’s episode, host Alex Gryciuk explores the vast world of graphic design with Payton Smith, a BFA Graphic Design student. Making waves on campus, Smith juggles a busy schedule as a BA Studio Arts Club board member, 22 West Media staff member and a graphic recorder for large conferences. Creating inclusive spaces for students, producing visually appealing advertisements and generating ac...

This week on Teed Up, hosts Matthew Coleman and Matthew Gomez welcome Long Beach State Club Baseball President and player Christopher Lee and Vice President and player Bruce Kuntz to discuss the grind of club sports and the necessary level of dedication. Lee and Kuntz are experienced board members and players with multiple seasons under their belts. They have experience in all aspects of managing...

Earlier this week, a press release disclosed that two former California State University, Long Beach employees were each charged with a count of grand theft and conspiracy to commit grand theft. Oscar Perez Almanza and Hender Noe Maxwell previously worked in the athletics department at Long Beach State. It is alleged that the two manufactured fraudulent timesheets throughout 2022. Wxmen of Color L...

Teed Up hosts Matthew Gomez and Matthew Coleman are joined by Long Beach State's freshman phenom setter Moni Nikolov, who has taken the volleyball world by storm and is leading The Beach to a 14-0 record to start the season. Nikolov's stardom since arriving in Long Beach has skyrocketed with his insane highlights, including his record-setting serve which clocked in on the radar gun at 84.4...

The Associated Student Inc. Executive Candidate debate will be this Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the University Student Union Auditorium. Linsey Towles, the managing editor of the Long Beach Current, will moderate the debate. An election kickoff party will be held at noon on Monday, March 3 just outside the University Bookstore. Then on Tuesday, March 4 at noon there will be Meet the Candidates: Pups &a...

This week on Teed Up, hosts Matthew Gomez and Matthew Coleman welcome Mauricio Ingrassia, head coach of the Long Beach State women's soccer team. Throughout his 21-year tenure with The Beach, he's the only head coach in the history of the Big West to amass seven NCAA tournament appearances. Ingrassia speaks on his upbringing in Argentina and his colligate career at San Diego State and Cal...

Delfino Camacho, an arts and life assistant for the Long Beach Current joins the episode to talk about the Oscars and other pop culture developments. Last Wednesday, Feb. 19 was the first open forum regarding the replacement of President Jane Close Conoley. The search is being conducted by a 17-person committee that includes staff, alumni, local community members and student representatives. All s...

In this week’s episode, host Alex Gryciuk interviews Sergio Sanchez, a professor of several undergrad and graduate Linguistics courses. When he's not teaching, Sanchez can often be found playing and performing music. Having roughly 15 years of experience in the music industry, Sanchez immerses himself in the industry by studio recording for various artists and performing with The Simpkin Proje...

Recorded on Valentine's Day, hosts Matthew Gomez and Matthew Coleman share what made them fall in love with sports, special memories connected with players and the moments that still give them butterflies. Gomez reminiscences on attending Los Angeles Kings' practices as a kid and how watching their first Stanley Cup Championship victory in 2012 changed his views towards sports. Coleman&#39...

The Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum Spring Gallery opening is this Thursday, Feb. 20. From 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. guests can walk through the galleries, enjoying music, entertainment and a cash bar. Although the event is free, it is recommended to RSVP through the Events & Orgs app on your CSULB Single Sign-on. This week in sports, men’s baseball plays Loyola Marymount University at LMU on Tu...

With host Matthew Coleman away for the week, co-host Matthew Gomez takes the opportunity to hand the reins over to prospective future hosts, video assistant Junior Contreras and podcast assistant Gianna Echeverria. Leading the discussion, Contreras takes no time to bring up the Luka Dončić trade and gauge how the panel feels about the move and the implications it could have. The trades involving J...

Special guest Grace Lawson, an arts and life assistant at the Long Beach Current, joined Beach Weekly this week to introduce a new pop culture segment on the podcast. Lawson and Echeverria cover Grammy's news and 2025 trends. Every day this week except Thursday, Associated Student Inc.'s Beach Kitchen is hosting Cooking With Cupid , a free cooking class where students can learn to make veg...

In this week’s episode, host Alex Gryciuk interviews guest Carly Weis, a graphic design student and small business owner in Long Beach. Weis was inspired to create Sunshine Threads by the various outdoor activities she regularly participates in: surfing, snowboarding and spending time outside. Hoping to spread the joy of a cool accessory, she sews, sells and advertises fleece hats through Instagra...

Underwhelmed and annoyed, the hosts Matthew Coleman and Matthew Gomez are joined once again by former host Naoki Gima and Long Beach Current sports editor Davis Ramage, to talk about this year's disappointing Super Bowl matchup. Before getting to the big game, the group breaks down Championship weekend, starting with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders game in the morning before...

Black History Month events on campus this week include a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, a Coded Bias Viewing Party and a Meet the Greeks event. On Thursday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m., join the Black Resource Center and ASI Beach Pride Events for their 27th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration in the USU Ballrooms. The celebration is a free, informational event where students and staff can co...

Guess what? Teed Up is back. Season five gets underway with a return of one of the original hosts, Naoki Gima, along with current hosts Matthew Gomez and Matthew Coleman. The trio recaps how the show came to be and how far it has come from banter to interviewing multiple high-profile guests. Beyond the recap of how the podcast's history, the group reviews the biggest headlines of the Major League...