Cedars Podcast

Writing concisely is a clear key to good writing. In this episode, hosted by Cedarville sophomore journalism student Balen Allain and journalism professor Jeff Gilbert, we discuss the best way to hit prescribed lengths. Gather all the information necessary, use what is necessary and write with clarity using tools we discuss in this 55 minutes. 

Newspapers are the foundation of journalistic writing. In this episode, hosted by Cedarville sophomore journalism student Balen Allain and journalism professor Jeff Gilbert, we discuss the history and evolution of newspapers from at least two in every city, to at most one in every city and the transition to the digital online world.

Journalistic feature writing should be about going in depth and using narrative techniques to tell stories. In this episode, hosted by Cedarville sophomore journalism student Balen Allain and journalism professor Jeff Gilbert, we discuss what makes feature writing different from news writing.

Journalistic writing is about telling the truth, or at least it should be. In this episode, hosted by Cedarville sophomore journalism student Balen Allain and journalism professor Jeff Gilbert, we discuss how other writing advocates for ideas and actions, but newswriting should be in stark contrast to those aims.

Whether you like writing or not you can't get away from it. This is the introduction to podcast episodes about writing hosted by Cedarville sophomore journalism student Balen Allain and journalism professor Jeff Gilbert.

If you are a Star Wars fan, then this episode is for you! Janie, Ben, Sam, and Jacob settle the debate over the best piece of Star Wars media ever made, March Madness bracket style. Which one do you think the winner will be?  

Longtime “The Last of Us” fans Ben and Sam along with recent fan Janie discuss what the hit TV series did right, what it did wrong, and how it may have broken the curse of film and TV adaptations of video games.  WARNING: SPOILERS FOR “THE LAST OF US” GAME AND TV SHOW, AND “THE LAST OF US PART 2” GAME

Janie and Ben, with special guest Jacob Bundy, play a fun game of sharing their favorite movies to a random genre determined by spinning the wheel. 

Does "Shang-Chi" stand out amidst an ever-growing universe of heroes, or is it just your run-of-the-mill Marvel movie? Join hosts Ben Hiett and Sam Acosta along with special guest Josh Walden as they give their thoughts on the latest entry in the MCU.

Sarah Bean tells the story of the Cedarville Opera House and its openings and closings through the years. For the moment, performances at the iconic building in the middle of Cedarville are on hold. But the wait won't last forever.

Host Ben Hiett talks with Cedarville's Dr. Marc Clauson about how Christians approach science and about how they should approach science.

How can we appreciate film’s power to communicate truth while being wary of its potential to corrupt our vision of the “good life”? How do we discern between its biblical and unbiblical messages? To answer these and other questions, listen as host Ben Hiett talks with Professor Sean O’Connor, who teaches film and video courses at Cedarville University.

Does color-blindness lead to true reconciliation or merely a superficial state of peace? How ought we, as Christians, approach people from vastly different ethnic and cultural backgrounds than us to most fully embody the love of Christ toward them? Join Ben Hiett and Dayton pastor John Pope for a discussion of this topic.

Campus news editor Breanna Beers talks with Dr. Mark Caleb Smith, a Cedarville University political science professor. They discuss the church's complex relationship with the political system, whether the church should be a politically diverse body and how we can extend political grace to our rivals.

Campus news editor Breanna Beers discusses an issue facing many college students - sadness and depression - with Cedarville psychology professor Dr. Kristen DeWitt.

Cedarville senior Callahan Jones recently won a national award in the collegiate category of feature writing in Society for Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence competition. He speaks with journalism professor Jeff Gilbert about winning the award and his approach to the story. After their conversation, listen as student Seth Dittmer reads the story.

Join us for a discussion and review of radio stories Cedarville journalism students completed in Professor Jeff Gilbert's Multiplatform Journalism 2 class.

Join us for a discussion about the growing numbers of young online news subscribers. Jeff Gilbert, journalism professor at Cedarville University and adviser for Cedars, talks with Cedars staffers Naomi Harward and Callahan Jones about their online news subscriptions and what they like about them.