Clifton Culture

In this episode, co-hosts Ben Bradfield '28 and Sophia Liao '29 discussed the popular culture moments that defined March and invoked their interest, including RAYE's second studio album "THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE," Bruno Mars's "The Romantic," Alix Earle's new skincare line, and the first episode of SNL UK.

Co-host Ben Bradfield ‘28 talks with award-winning playwright Olivia Stanley ‘28 about her previous and upcoming work, creative portfolio, and the power of storytelling.

In this episode, co-host Sophia Liao '29 sits down with acclaimed artist, Li Lin '28, as they talk about Li's experience with live painting, AP art, and using art as a way to connect with her past and the community around her.

Hosts Ben Bradfield and Sophia Liao talk with freshman Cyrus Ebrahimi about his musical work both on and off Emory's campus.

Hosts Ben Bradfield and Sophia Liao sit down with DJ Rish to talk about the Atlanta and Emory music scenes, and what it's like to balance performing and academic work.

In this month’s episode of Clifton Culture, Dashiel Tao Harris (25C) and Catherine Goodman (26C) examine Theater Emory’s latest production, “Lysistrata or Lucy’s Strategy: Atlanta’s Stolen Erection.” The musical, written by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes and newly translated by Assistant Professor of Classics David van Schoor, opened on April 10 under the direction of Park Krausen (99C)...

In this month’s episode of Clifton Culture, Dashiel Tao Harris (25C) and Catherine Goodman (26C) interview Arianna Ophir (25C), better known by her Instagram handle @everybodychalks. Ophir is known for her colorful chalk art around campus, drawing to remain connected to her craft amid the chaos of college. Clifton Culture is available everywhere you get podcasts. Click the link in our bio to liste...

In this month’s episode of Clifton Culture, Dashiel Tao Harris (25C) and Catherine Goodman (26C) interview Claire Little (25C) the President of The Emory Pulse President, a student arts group on campus. Singers Zoe Stevens (25C) and Maxine Ernst (26C) take the time to talk with us after their Symposium performances, and we cover all aspects of the Symposium from attending and performing to running...

From a single instagram story to Emory’s first fashion magazine, in this month’s episode of Clifton Culture, Dashiel Tao Harris (25C) and Catherine Goodman (26C) are joined by the editor-in-chief and founder of Eternal Magazine, Sarah Cassel (27Ox), as well as members of executive team Nadira Hassan (27Ox), Kyla Rosin (27Ox) and Ovea Kaushik (27Ox) to explore the founding of the Eternal Magazine....

In this episode of Clifton Culture, hosts Oli Turner (25C) and Dashiel Tao Harris (25C) talk to Zikora Mbadugha (25C) and Cyreema Marshall (25C) about their joint-produced series Reality Check. Reality Check follows two young black girls coming of age at their predominantly white university. The two explain their vision for the show and producing it in context of the Emory community. They also div...

In this episode of Clifton Culture, Oli Turner (25C) welcomes new host Dashiel Tao Harris (25C) to the mic as they interview former Arts & Entertainment Editor and Clifton Culture host Eythen Anthony (23C). Eythen has been involved in The Wheel for the majority of their time at Emory, so for our final episode of the season, we wanted to give them time to reflect on their journey with The Wheel...

In this episode of Clifton Culture, hosts Eythen Anthony (23C) and Oli Turner (25C) talk to Farida Salam (24C), the founder and designer of the fashion brand BYFARIDA. Salam discusses her approach to fashion and exploration of sustainability within the art. Together, they also dive into other avenues of Emory’s fashion scene, from altKey to students’ perspectives on current and future fashion pred...

In this episode of Clifton Culture, hosts Eythen Anthony (23C) and Oli Turner (25C) talk to three playwrights showcasing their work in Lenaia , Emory's student-written, student-run playwriting festival. The playwrights, Nivi Nimmagadda (23C), Susan Li (24C) and Dylan Malloy (23Ox) discuss the common threads between their plays and the experience of preparing for Lenaia. Nimmagadda’s play “THE BECH...

At just five and two, Koan Roy-Meighoo (25C) and Kheyal Roy-Meighoo (23C) began making music together in their family band, The Lollipops. In this week’s episode of Clifton Culture, hosts Eythen Anthony (23C) and Oli Turner (25C) talk to the Roy-Meighoo siblings about the collaborative process and using art to create social change. Since their early creative debuts, they’ve both furthered their ow...

In our second episode of Clifton Culture, hosts Eythen Anthony (23C) and Oli Turner (25C) talk to We Are Damselflys, a punk southeast emo band based out of Atlanta, Ga. The band is comprised of guitarists Chris Gadomski (23C) and Sawyer Gray (22C), bassist Elliot Reardon, and drummer Foster Mosden (22B), with all members also contributing lyrically and vocally. The members talk about their origins...

In the premier episode of Clifton Culture, hosts Eythen Anthony (23C) and Oli Turner (25C) talk to Mads Gordon (24C), a poet from Thomasville, Ga. Gordon shares some of their poetry, and we chat about the future of promoting creative work, the space between art and life and the role that Southern identity plays in their writing.  Gordon's art explores themes of devotion, loss, and a rural wor...

From the Emory Wheel, this is Clifton Culture – an arts podcast aimed at spotlighting student artists of all kinds, discovering how they create at Emory and what inspires them on campus and beyond. Next week, on Oct. 5, we're releasing our first episode with poet and Emory College junior Mads Gordon. Subscribe to hear our deep dives into Emory’s vibrant arts and culture scene to bring you exciting...