Long Beach Current Podcasts

Co-hosts Hannah Getahun and James Chow discuss the tea of the week including continued debate over a controversial ASI resolution, a behind the scenes scoop on California Repertory’s “Cabaret” production and a look into LBSU’s award-winning construction management team. 0:17: ASI passes controversial abortion resolution for a second reading 7:28: Arts and Life Editor Rachel Barnes gives an inside...

Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable for your daily commute. Co-hosts James Chow and Hannah Getahun go over this week’s news topics featuring a heavily debated Associated Students Inc. resolution, a new Senate bill that could possibly waive tuition and the slippery hallways at Long Beach State. 0:19: New ASI resolution debated over abortion clause 6:25: California legislature introduces a tuit...

For a special 10th edition in the news roundup, this podcast delves into all things related to the Long Beach State mascot, or lack thereof. Beach Weekly host James Chow interviews reporters Perry Continente, Rachel Barnes and Paula Kiley, who helped cover and contribute to the new mascot conversation. While Continente and Kiley go over their own stories, Barnes discusses an opinion piece wri...

James Chow and Hannah Getahun round up this week’s news content with special guests Opinions Editor Rachel Barnes and News Editor Austin Brumblay. Stories include the cancellation of Week of Welcome, the new Golden Girls class, a chemistry professor who received Wang Family Excellence award and a possible referendum on a new school mascot. WoW gets cancelled: 0:41 Golden Girls class: 3:51 Chemistr...

On the first Beach Weekly of 2019, James Chow talks with Daily 49er reporters about construction updates from university administration to the Long Beach community, the CSU wide tuition freeze and the new Student Success Center. The special guests on today’s podcast are Hannah Getahun, Austin Brumblay and Paula Kiley. Community updates: 0:36 Tuition freeze: 7:39 Student Success Center: 10:43 Music...

In this week's podcast, Assistant News Editor James Chow interviews Special Projects Editor Carlos Villicana about the eight-story special issue on Long Beach State's colleges. Villicana gives a sneak peak of each story, while giving his take on the process of putting the paper together. 2:24 College of Business 3:30 College of Health and Human Services 4:57 College of Engineering 5:42 College of...

Assistant News Editors Hannah Getahun and James Chow discuss this past week's notable news topics: LBSU mourns the death of two professors, the San Ysidro border closure and a flooded animation lab. 0:38 LBSU mourns the death of two professors 0:41 Math professor Kent Merryfield 1:20 Linguistics professor Alexandra "Misty" Jaffe 3:59 San Ysidro border closure 6:20 Flooded animation lab

News Editor Emma DiMaggio and Assistant News Editor James Chow give a roundup of this week's notable news stories: California State University Board of Trustees meetings, Associated Students Inc. homelessness panel and the Imagine Beach 2030 initiative. Board of Trustees: 0:32 ASI homeless awareness panel: 8:11 Beach 2030 10:10

In this week's regularly scheduled podcast, Assistant News Editor James Chow goes over the new alumni center and talks to Daily 49er reporters who covered this week's ASI and Pregnant and Parenting Students Club's meetings. Alumni Center: 0:26 ASI Senate Meeting: 1:04 Pregnant and Parenting Students Club 7:01

Daily 49er News Editor Emma DiMaggio and Assistant News Editor James Chow discuss the results of the 2018 midterm election. State representatives: 1:13 State propositions: 3:48 Local Long Beach measures: 11:55

This week's podcast covers a range of different news topics. Assistant News Editor James Chow interviews the Daily 49er reporters who covered the Campus Clash event, a story on college affordability and the Climathon event. Campus Clash: 0:31 College Affordability 5:50 Climathon 10:41

Daily 49er News Editor James Chow and City Editor Emma DiMaggio give a roundup of last week's news including the broken University Student Union escalators, a protest honoring murdered Humboldt State student David Josiah Lawson and an art piece recognizing victims of police brutality. Music used: Lee Rosevere - Wireless