Soundplay

Season 7, Episode 1 Host: Jazmin Hopkins These stories discuss identity through the lens of everyday situations: living in residence halls, managing a mixed identity, and forming bonds through dance and music. Students featured: Evan Bernstein, Bella Rocha, and Chanel Pichardo

Season 7, Episode 2 Host: Jazmin Hopkins This episode talks about the theme of nostalgia and how each student featured has experienced it in their own lives. Students featured: Patrick Hampton and Mackenzie Stacy.

Season 7, Episode 3 Host: Jazmin Hopkins The stories show us that inspiration can be found in the water, in the sky, and in the classroom, and that it is shaped by perseverance and motivation. Featured students: Olivia Davis, Olivia Sawall, and Elias Ferreira  

Season 7, Episode 4 Host: Jazmin Hopkins What does it mean to be human? These stories focus on the essence of life via contemplation, expression, and connections. Featured students Jack Vanderbilt, Jai Ohannesian, and Ana Letourneau.

Season 7, Episode 5 Host: Jazmin Hopkins These stories are about ways people try to understand themselves as well as the world and what’s happening beneath the surface of everyday life. Featured students: Simon Crader and Jazmin Hopkins.

Season 7, Episode 6. Host: Jazmin Hopkins These stories are about the media and how it plays a role in our lives. Featured students: Nat and Cole Bakke

Season 6: Episode 1. Host: Abbie Roux Music is a powerful form of expression. Dive into it with me in this episode.

Season 6: Episode 2. Host: Abbie Roux Explore some spookiness with me in this episode. Only if you dare…

Season 6: Episode 3. Host: Abbie Roux Hard times are just as inevitable as the good times. Let’s listen to some empowering stories about persevering through the hard times.

Season 6: Episode 4. Host: Abbie Roux It’s hard to find a sense of belonging in such a hectic and sometimes hate-filled world. Let’s discuss in this episode.

Season 6: Episode 5. Host: Abbie Roux Identity can have so many different meanings and can take shape in a multitude of ways. Here are some empowering stories about the discovery of self.

Season 6: Episode 6. Host: Abbie Roux Sometimes we get so lost in our own little worlds that we forget that there’s a whole planet out here with so many different people and so many different cultures. Let’s explore a couple cultures in this episode.

Season 6: Episode 7. Host: Abbie Roux We live, we love, we cry, we laugh, we die. This episode explores the process of grief and the pain of loss.

Season 5, Episode 1 In this episode, this season of the Soundplay podcast's host Ben Westgate invites us to hear the stories of three different professionals. These individuals all have vastly different careers and describe the paths that led them there.

Season 5, Episode 2 In this episode, Ben showcases how members of different fandoms follow their favorite franchises. We will hear about fans of a cult classic television series, a massive media empire, and a popular tabletop/trading card game.

Season 5, Episode 3 This episode takes us out to sea - literally! We will hear stories from those who voluntarily deploy onboard seagoing vessels, from Merchant Marine ships to Naval submarines.

Season 5, Episode 4 In this episode Ben features stories about love and loss. Each piece features a different kind of relationship, but all showcase the power of love in our lives.

Season 5, Episode 5 In this episode we will enter the shoes of those who travel the world. We will hear the perspectives of people traveling to foreign places and how they adapt to the cultural norms of their new settings.

Season 5, Episode 6 In this episode, we will explore how different people are affected by emergencies and tragedies in their lives. For some, they can be a wake-up call for a change while for others they act as their calling.

Season 4: Episode 1 This episode of Soundplay features an original podcast called It's Only a Movie, interwoven with bits of interview with the podcast creators. This three episode podcast consists of sonic retellings of scary stories followed by an analysis of how the stories manifest in horror movie tropes. The podcast composers are: Madilyn Aubrey, Isabelle Briggs, Kaitlyn Evans, and Rachel Pul...

Season 4: Episode 2 This Soundplay episodes features an episode of the original student podcast Creepypasta Unraveled. The podcast is about the Creepypasta Internet phenomenon. The first episode explains the history of a phenomenon that terrorized children and teens with horror stories. The podcast composers are: Frances Gervais, Abbie Roux, Darlenys Tolentino, and Anthony Hull. The transcript of...

Season 4: Episode 3 Trigger warning: violence, gore, fear. This episode of Soundplay features the original student podcast, Creepypasta Unraveled! The two episodes include sonically rich retellings of the horror stories Sonic. EXE and The Russian Sleep Experiment, followed by smart discussion and analysis of the stories. The podcast composers are Francis Gervais, Abbie Roux, Darlenys Tolentino, an...

Season 4: Episode 4 This episode of Soundplay features the original student podcast, Play Like a Girl, interwoven with bits of interview with the podcast creators. The podcast is about phenomenal athletes who rocked the sports world and happen to be women. The episode here is called "Rowdy and the Mighty Atom." The podcast composers are Cassie Gove, Meg Gove, Cam Boisvert, and Ryan Kennedy. Here i...

Season 4: Episode 5 This Soundplay episodes features two episodes from the original student podcast, Play Like a Girl. The episodes are "Lightening Strikes Twice in the NHL" and "Sharpshooter."  Here are the transcripts for Play Like a Girl. The podcast composers are: Meg Gove, Cassie Gove, Ryan Kennedy, and Cam Boisvert.

Season 4: Episode 6 This Soundplay episode features the original student podcast, What's on My Plate?, interwoven with bits of interview with the podcast creators. The podcast is about food and their histories and cultural connections. You'll hear the stinky and spicy episodes on this episode of Soundplay! The podcast composers are Ben Westgate, Fanshu Sun, Jon Stewart, and Siyu Wu.  Here are the...