Long Beach Current Podcasts

On Thursday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., campus couture, the thrift club, and students in fashion are having a Thrift Sale . The sale will be held at the Speaker's Platform in front of the University Bookstore. All month long Long Beach State is celebrating OUTober. Ash Preston, the assistant director of CSULB's LGBTQ+ Resource Center , joins Beach Weekly to elaborate on what OUTober means to...

Breaking down the music industry, this season's second episode of Artist Banter features host Alex Gryciuk and guest Maxim Adams, an audio engineer. In this episode, Adams outlines his typical workday as a concert mixer and music producer. Deeply involved in the local music scene, he further explains his frustrations with social media's impact on success. Though the journey to a professional caree...

This week, the hosts Matthew Gomez and Matthew Coleman are joined by a pair of Dodgers fans, Long Beach Current video assistant Junior Contreras and DodgersBeat writer Adrian Medina to talk Shohei Ohtani's 50/50 season, MLB playoff predictions and compete in a game of Immaculate Grid. Gomez and Coleman find the time to rant about their teams that have missed the playoffs: the Los Angeles Angels an...

Running from Oct. 2 to Oct. 13, the California Repertory Company will be putting on their production of Urinetown ! This dark-humored musical is about our rights, or lack thereof, to go to the bathroom. Shows during the week begin at 7:30 p.m., but on Saturday and Sunday, there will be daytime shows at 2 p.m. This hour-and-a-half show will cost $23 for students and $25 for non-students.  On Wednes...

This week, Teed Up hosts Matthew Gomez and Matthew Coleman are joined by former Long Beach State men’s volleyball player and current head coach Alan Knipe. After a trip to the NCAA championship game in 1990, Knipe was a key member of the 1991 team that returned the following year to beat USC to capture the school’s first men’s national championship. After a professional stint overseas, Knipe retur...

Starting the season strong, the first episode of Artist Banter features host Alex Gryciuk and guests from the B.F.A. Graphic Design program at Long Beach State, students Kai Marr and Cat Kinkela. In this episode, Marr and Kinkela delve into the process of applying to the highly selective program and their experiences with professors.  Though both had initially different starts to the program, Marr...

Associated Student Inc. Beach Pride Events is putting on a Y2K-themed trivia night on Tuesday, Sept. 24. This two-hour event takes place in the University Student Union Ballrooms and the top three winning teams will receive a prize for each member. This Thursday, Sept. 26 head to the ASI Beach Kitchen for Sustain U’s Pass the Plate event . This event is free but is limited to the first 12 students...

The hosts Matthew Gomez and Matthew Coleman are joined by Long Beach State’s Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Broadcast Roger Kirk who is a long-time fan of the show. Starting his journey out of college, Kirk highlights his time covering Minor League Baseball, making it to the Majors and working for the Minnesota Twins. He also discusses why he left the professional baseball scen...

This week, the Office of Belonging and Inclusion is hosting Cultural Welcomes @ The Beach. On Tuesday, Sept. 17 is Latine Welcome at 11 a.m. outside the bookstore at the Speakers Platform. On Wednesday, Sept. 18, also at 11 a.m. is the Queer and Trans Welcome at the USU North Lawn. Lastly, on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. in the USU Ballrooms is the American Indian and Pacific Islander Welcome . Ea...

Stepping away from interviews this week, hosts Matthew Gomez and Matthew Coleman welcome two familiar faces: Long Beach Current photo editor Samuel Chacko and former photo editor and Teed Up host Naoki Gima. With the NFL season beginning on Sept. 5, the hosts break down the opening game between Baltimore and Kansas City while checking in with resident Ravens fan, Chacko, about what he saw from his...

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 10, join Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) at the Friendship Walk for their  Weekly Farmers Market . The event is held every Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and everyone is welcome to shop for fresh produce or enjoy a snack from participating vendors. The Department of Theater Arts kicks off a series of improv shows, An Evening at the Beach , this Thursday, Sept...

In this season's second episode of Teed Up, hosts Matthew Gomez and Matthew Coleman are joined by LBSU Head Coach LaTanya Sheffield⁠ to talk about her experience helming the U.S. women's Track and Field team at the 2024 Paris Olympics and how experiences throughout her career have helped shape her into the coach she is today. Sheffield is entering her thirteenth season at Long Beach State...

Listen to this week’s episode of Beach Weekly as we are joined by a special guest updating us on the plans and goals for the LGBTQIA+ community at CSULB and beyond. Also more on events throughout Long Beach and how a major toy company plans to go green. Luna Veal, the LGBTQIA+ Affairs Commissioner for Associated Student Inc. (ASI), joins Beach Weekly to discuss further plans and events to improve...

Marking the podcast's return, Teed Up hosts Matthew Gomez and Matthew Coleman debut season four joined by the new Dirtbags head coach, TJ Bruce . Yet to make his official head coaching debut at Long Beach State, Bruce formerly played and worked as part of the Dirtbags staff for six seasons between 2004-2010. He highlights his relationships with Dirtbag legends Jered Weaver and Troy Tulowitzki...

Listen to the first episode of season 13 of Beach Weekly to learn more about changes to campus over the summer, end-of-summer events in Long Beach and the CSULB alumni and faculty who participated in this year’s Olympics. The first week back on campus is full of ways to connect with fellow students. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) is hosting a Back to the Beach Breakfast on Wednesday, Aug. 28 from...

In Season 3 Episode 16 of Teed Up, the hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima sit down with Daily Forty-Niner Podcast Editor and producer Aidan Swanepoel and Video Assistant Steven Matthews to talk about their time being involved with the show. Aidan Swanepoel and Steven Matthews have played pivotal parts in making Teed Up what it is today. They sit down with the hosts to give the audience some behind...

In Season 3 Episode 15 of Teed Up, the hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima sit down to answer questions asked by their fellow Daily Forty-Niner staff members. The hosts Naoki and Matty take a step back to reflect on their time hosting Teed Up so far and go on to name their favorite moments and guests during a mailbag episode. The hosts polled questions from the Daily Forty-Niner editorial and multi...

In this semester's final Beach Weekly episode, host Lei Madrigal discusses last week's on-campus pro-Palestine protest with Daily Forty-Niner news assistant Linsey Towles, a civil war in Sudan and more. Head to the USU Beach Auditorium on Monday, May 6 for  a free screening of the new movie, “Bob Marley: One Love.”  Showings will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event is r...

In Season 3 Episode 14 of Teed Up, hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima quiz the Daily Forty-Niner's Editor-in-Chief, Christal Gaines-Emory and Multimedia Managing Editor, El Nicklin, in this quiz-heavy episode of Teed Up. The hosts Naoki Gima and Matty G put their bosses through a gauntlet of Teed Up trivia questions and sport-related quizzes. These quizzes test the duo's knowledge of sport...

In season 12, episode 13 of Beach Weekly, host Lei Madrigal discusses an upcoming parking fee increase, pro-Palestine protests at college campuses nationwide and more. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives  is an event that addresses the high levels of physical and sexual violence that affect Native American communities throughout North America. On April 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Speak...

In this episode of Artist Banter, host Julia Goldman virtually meets with Arizona-based artist, photographer and educator Kaitlyn Smith. In 2020, Smith created her piece, " Lights Out ," which used an A.I. model to examine 50,000 images of construction workers on Facebook. The piece displays the A.I.'s interpretation of the American workforce through 60,000 deepfakes that were displa...

In Season 3 Episode 13 of Teed Up, hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima bring in reoccurring guest Maher Basharahil and new guest Mark Siquig from the Daily Forty-Niner to talk about the latest news in the National Basketball Association. With the NBA Playoffs in its early stages and as the regular season comes to a close, the guys sit down and talk about their favorite playoff matchups and any majo...

In season 12, episode 12 of Beach Weekly, host Lei Madrigal discusses the CSULB SharkSat team's work with NASA, political instability in Haiti and more. Throughout April,  support the Laurén Chalmers Beach Pantry  by donating non-perishable food items to their college food drive. Donations are accepted at the College of Education, the College of Health & Human Services and the College of t...

In Season 3 Episode 12 of Teed Up, the hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima bring in Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran and the new men's basketball head coach Chris Acker to talk about the latest developments in the program. Following the recent events of the Dan Monson saga and the media coverage surrounding the Beach's Athletics program, Bobby Smitheran sits down to talk with the guys abou...

Throughout April,  support the Laurén Chalmers Beach Pantry by donating non-perishable food items  to their college food drive. Donations are accepted at the College of Education, College of Health & Human Services and College of the Arts buildings. To recognize Earth Day,  Cal State Long Beach has held an annual celebration called Green Generation Showcase  for over ten years. On April 18 fro...