The Roundup

The Roundup podcast is back for the 2025-26 school year with new hosts Editor-and-Chief of Mustang News, Archana Pisupati, and KCPR News Director, Fiona Hastings to bring you behind the scenes exclusives on Mustang Media Group’s news reporting and coverage. In this episode, the hosts bring on Mustang News Reporter Riya Minglani to discuss her work. The Roundup Team: Archana Pisupati: Host Fiona Ha...

The Roundup podcast is back for the 2025-26 school year with new hosts Editor-and-Chief of Mustang News, Archana Pisupati, and KCPR News Director, Fiona Hastings to bring you behind the scenes exclusives on Mustang Media Group’s news reporting and coverage. In this episode, the hosts bring on Mustang News Reporter Grace Gillio to discuss her work. The Roundup Team: Archana Pisupati: Host Fiona Has...

Listen to Archana Pisupati and Jeremy Garza, this year’s Mustang News Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor, discuss this month's newspaper edition. They talk about national politics trickling down into San Luis Obispo and making sure to cover daily life as well. Listen to the pod and check out the print edition at MustangNews.net

The Roundup podcast is back for the 2025-26 school year with new hosts Editor-and-Chief of Mustang News, Archana Pisupati, and KCPR News Director, Fiona Hastings to bring you behind the scenes exclusives on Mustang Media Group’s news reporting and coverage. In this episode, the hosts bring on Mustang News Opinion Columnist Maddie Kuhns to discuss her opinion peices. The Roundup Team: Archana Pisup...

The Roundup podcast is back for the 2025-26 school year with new hosts Editor-and-Chief of Mustang News, Archana Pisupati, and KCPR News Director, Fiona Hastings to bring you behind the scenes exclusives on Mustang Media Group’s news reporting and coverage. In this episode, the hosts bring on Mustang News Reporter Alex Kohm to talk about his coverage of a notable hit and run his time and Mustang N...

The Roundup podcast is back for the 2025-26 school year with new hosts Editor-and-Chief of Mustang News, Archana Pisupati, and KCPR News Director, Fiona Hastings to bring you behind the scenes exclusives on Mustang Media Group’s news reporting and coverage. In this episode, the hosts bring on KCPR Content Writer Olivia Nieporte to talk about her work as a musician and journalist! The Roundup Team:...

Listen to Archana Pisupati and Jeremy Garza, this year’s Mustang News Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor, discuss this month's newspaper edition. They talk through some of the stories and discuss New Year's resolutions as editors. Listen to the pod and check out the print edition at MustangNews.net .

The Roundup podcast is back for the 2025-26 school year with new hosts Editor-and-Chief of Mustang News, Archana Pisupati, and KCPR News Director, Fiona Hastings to bring you behind the scenes exclusives on Mustang Media Group’s news reporting and coverage. In this episode, the hosts bring on KCPR DJ, Content Writer, and Sports Videographer Joe Forrestdavis to reflect on his career at KCPR. Tune i...

The Roundup podcast is back for the 2025-26 school year with new hosts Editor-and-Chief of Mustang News, Archana Pisupati, and KCPR News Director, Fiona Hastings to bring you behind the scenes exclusives on Mustang Media Group’s news reporting and coverage.  In this episode, the hosts bring on Mustang News Sports Reporter Samantha Roach to talk about how she got her start in sports reporting. Sama...

Listen to Archana Pisupati and Jeremy Garza, this year’s Mustang News Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor, discuss this month's newspaper edition. In this episode Archana and Jeremy talk through some of the stories and discuss how midterm season is affecting the team. Listen to the pod and check out the print edition at  MustangNews.net . The Roundup Team: Archana Pisupati - Host Jeremy Garza - Ho...

The Roundup podcast is back for the 2025-26 school year with new hosts Editor-and-Chief of Mustang News, Archana Pisupati, and KCPR News Director, Fiona Hastings to bring you behind the scenes exclusives on Mustang Media Group’s news reporting and coverage. In this episode we celebrate Fiona’s birthday! Tune in to hear Fiona reflect on her journey to becoming the KCPR News Director and more! The R...

The Roundup podcast is back for the 2025-26 school year with new hosts Editor-and-Chief of Mustang News, Archana Pisupati, and KCPR News Director, Fiona Hastings to bring you behind the scenes exclusives on Mustang Media Group’s news reporting and coverage.  In this episode, the hosts bring on Mustang News Investigative Reporter, Angel Corzo, to discuss his work as a student journalist of color an...

Political science and journalism senior Charlie Nichols spent time living in the West Bank the past two summers. He documented life there through a reporting initiative he calls Project Walsh. Mustang News Managing Editor Jeremy Garza and News Editor Carly Heltzel sat down with him to hear about his experiences in the region. Disclaimer: Some topics discussed in this episode may not be suitable fo...

The Roundup podcast is back for the 2025-26 school year with new hosts Editor-and-Chief of Mustang News, Archana Pisupati, and KCPR News Director, Fiona Hastings to bring you behind the scenes exclusives on Mustang Media Group’s news reporting and coverage. In this episode, the hosts bring on Mustang News Social Media Manager, Gabrielle Ottaviano, to discuss her recent article, “Move In: Welcome t...

Listen to Archana Pisupati and Jeremy Garza, this year’s Mustang News Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor, discuss this month's newspaper edition. They talk through some of the stories, the controversial cover and making sure voices are heard. Listen to the pod and check out the print edition at MustangNews.net . The Roundup Team: Archana Pisupati - Host Jeremy Garza - Host Ben Shane - Editor

Meet Archana Pisupati and Jeremy Garza, this year’s Mustang News Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor. Joining the organization in fall of 2022, they both worked on various multimedia projects within Mustang Media Group and are excited to develop content this year. Usually just writing a letter to Cal Poly, this year, they decided to produce a special podcast as well. Listen along while reading Sep...

Mustang Media Group reporters found out that men have more places to pee on Cal Poly’s campus than women. In this week’s edition of the Round Up, Emmy and Emma sat down with Reporter Jessica Carp to learn more about bathroom inequity on-campus and beyond. Listen in here or tune in every Sunday from 7-8 a.m. at KCPR.org worldwide and 91.3 FM in the San Luis Obispo area! Roundup Team: KCPR News Dire...

Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong testified before Congress, alongside the presidents of Haverford and DePaul universities for alleged antisemitism and mishandling of Pro-Palestinian activity . Mustang Media Group digital manager Leila Touati attended the hearing as a reporter and photographer. This week on the Round Up, hosts Emmy and Amelia chat with Leila to bring you a behind the scenes loo...

Last week, Senator Adam Schiff and Congressman Salud Carbajal came to San Luis Obispo. So this week on the Round Up, hosts Emmy, Emma, and Amelia sat down with Mustang News Reporter Seth Pintar, who attended the discussion. Senator Schiff talked about Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong’s upcoming testimony and President Donald Trump’s policies. Listen in here or tune in every Sunday from 7-8 a.m...

Hosts Emmy, Emma, and Amelia bring on data and investigations reporter Angel Corzo from the Hill to discuss the student leader scholarships that are funded by required fees. Angel dives into his reporting process, which included discussions with ASI leaders and a randomized survey sent out to 1,500 students.  Listen in here or tune in every Sunday from 7-8 a.m. at KCPR.org worldwide and 91.3 FM in...

Hosts Emmy, Emma and Amelia bring on Mustang News reporter Krithi Sankar to learn more about Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong being called to testify before Congress. Krithi dives into the reporting process and provides insights into what led to Congress to this decision.  Listen in here or tune in every Sunday from 7-8 a.m. at KCPR.org worldwide and 91.3 FM in the San Luis Obispo area! Roundu...

MMG Editor-in-Chief Amelia Wu, KCPR News Director Emmy Burrus, and Assistant KCPR News Director Emma Montalbano talk social media. This week Emmy, Amelia, and Emma learn more about Cal Poly's a capella clubs from Reporter Layla Shuman. Emmy, Amelia, and Emma also bring on Mustang Media Group's Social Media Manager Archana Pisupati to give a behind the scenes look at the social media side of MMG. C...

MMG Editor-in-Chief Amelia Wu, KCPR News Director Emmy Burrus, and Assistant KCPR News Director Emma Montalbano recap the biggest story from the week of January 14. This week Emmy, Amelia, and Emma sit down with Mustang News's News Editor Caroline Ohlandt to talk about her coverage of the Los Angeles wildfires. Check out the rest of KCPR's podcasts on our website, kcpr.org/podcasts! 

MMG Editor-in-Chief Amelia Wu, KCPR News Director Emmy Burrus, and Assistant KCPR News Director Emma Montalbano recap the top stories from the week of December 6th. This week Emmy, Amelia, and Emma sit down with Mustang News Reporter Lauren Quijano to talk about the break dancing scene in SLO. Emmy, Amelia, and Emma also bring on Mustang News News Editor Caroline Ohlandt to do a 2024 Mustang News...

MMG Editor-in-Chief Amelia Wu, KCPR News Director Emmy Burrus, and Assistant KCPR News Director Emma Montalbano recap the top stories from the week of November 1st. This week Mustang Media Group's Digital Manager Leila Touati takes us behind the scenes of election coverage at Mustang News. Amelia, Emmy, and Emma also sit down with Mustang News Reporter Evelyn Santa Rosa to learn about the sustaina...