Long Beach Current Podcasts

To begin season 12 of Beach Weekly, host Lei Madrigal discusses the CSU faculty strike, campus dining hall food waste and more. Week of Welcome begins tomorrow, where departments and clubs on campus set up information booths to showcase their organizations and encourage new members to join. Events take place this Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 30 and Jan. 31, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Central Qua...

In the Season 3 premiere of Teed Up, the hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima sit down with CSULB President Jane Close Conoley and Vice President of Administration & Finance Scott Apel to talk about the current state of the Athletics Department, the CFA strike and the future for the Walter Pyramid. Being a former basketball player and a huge fan of all of our sports at Long Beach State, Presiden...

In Season 2 Episode 14 of Teed Up, the hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima sit down the design advisor for the Daily 49er, Gary Metzker, to talk about his career and his biggest accomplishments. Gary Metzker's legacy, as discussed in this episode, is a lengthy one. He's worked at the L.A. Times for over 20 years and has been a part of multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning design teams. He earned...

In season 3, episode 9 of Artist Banter, host Julia Goldman and co-host Naoki Gima sit down with alt-rock and pop-punk band, February Falls to discuss the band's formulation, musical techniques and inspirations. In this episode of Artist Banter, host Julia Goldman and co-host Naoki Gima, of the Teed Up podcast, meet with Southern California-based alt-rock and pop-punk band, February Falls. The...

In Season 2 Episode 13 of Teed Up, the hosts Naoki Gima and Matthew Gomez sit down with Long Beach State Athletics marketing interns, Matthew Coleman and Ivan Abril, to discuss what life is like as interns for the athletics department. Ivan Abril helps create social media content for the LBSU Athletics marketing team. He records videos during games, practices and media days to help promote the spo...

Host Lei Madrigal wraps up season 11 of Beach Weekly with topics like the Not Alone @ the Beach organization at Long Beach State, the collapse of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and more. An organization on campus called “ Not Alone @ the Beach ” works to bring attention to power-based harassment on campus like stalking, abuse and violence. The group also puts a large emphasis on providing support to v...

In season 3, episode 8 of Artist Banter, host Julia Goldman sits down with Long Beach State grad student, writer and poet, Leó Leon. The two discuss Leon's experiences and inspirations in writing, and the formulation of their book, "OCT 10." In this episode of Artist Banter, host Julia Goldman meets with CSULB grad student, writer and self-published poet, Leó Leon. In dedication to t...

In Season 2 Episode 12 of Teed Up, the hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima sit down with JJ Fiddler, the co-founder of The562.org, to talk about how the publication came about and some of his favorite memories from his time at Long Beach State. JJ Fiddler is a Long Beach State alum who, with his close friend Mike Guardabascio, founded  The562.org  which covers high school, community college and uni...

In season 11, episode 14 of Beach Weekly, host Lei Madrigal discusses the recent workers strike on campus, a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and more. University trade workers at Long Beach State held a one-day strike near the Walter Pyramid on Tuesday , Nov. 14 as the CSU system continues to stall negotiations with the workers. The group, called  Teamsters , went on strike at 22 diffe...

In season 3, episode 7 of Artist Banter, host Julia Goldman sits down with illustrator, published children's book author and multimedia artist, Thao-Vy Nguyen. Nguyen's fine arts degree in illustration/preproduction at CSULB has given her experience in tactile artistry and digital art, like painting and animation. Since graduating, Nguyen has expanded her craft to include digital 3-D rende...

On this week's episode of Teed Up, the hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima sit down with professor Barbara Kingsley-Wilson of the Journalism and Public Relations department to talk about her career in the world of sports journalism. Kingsley-Wilson began her journalism career in Ohio, graduating from both Ohio University and Ohio State University. She would go on to work at the Rochester Times-...

Season 11, episode 13 of Beach Weekly is a special episode focusing on Israel and Palestine. Host Lei Madrigal is joined by ChayaLeah Sufrin, the Executive Director of  Beach Hillel , which is a student-run organization for Jewish life on Long Beach State campus. They discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the history of the conflict and its potential outcome. Host : Lei Madrigal Editors : Julia Go...

In this episode of Artist Banter, host Julia Goldman meets with Lydia Millyon, a self-published author, illustrator, blog operator and community college marketing student. At 15, Millyon established her education and entertainment blog, Human Central, to which she and other young voices contribute. One year later, she wrote, illustrated and self-published her children's book, "Zora and th...

In Season 2 Episode 10 of Teed Up, the hosts Naoki Gima and Matthew Gomez talk about some of the recent headlines in Long Beach State sports and major talking points in the professional sports world. The Long Beach State men's basketball team played their first home game of the 2023-2024 campaign against Cal Lutheran. The Beach looked dominant against the Kingsmen, winning the game, 107-63. Th...

In season 11, episode 12 of Beach Weekly, host Lei Madrigal discusses a false campus police report, numerous shootings over Halloween weekend and more. Chief of Police John Brockie sent an email to students last Wednesday revealing that  the reported robbery involving a female victim and male suspect on campus did not occur . The University Police Department said the conclusion was made as a resul...

Season 11, episode 11 of Beach Weekly is a special episode focusing on Israel and Palestine. Host Lei Madrigal is joined by Acsah Lemma, a news assistant with the Daily Forty-Niner, to discuss this conflict in the Middle East,  the history of the conflict , its potential outcome and related demonstrations on Long Beach campus. At Long Beach State, a group called Students for Justice in Palestine ...

In Season 2 Episode 9 of Teed Up, the hosts Naoki Gima and Matthew Gomez talk about the latest news in Long Beach State sports as well as some of the big headlines in professional sports. Following the victory of the Long Beach State women's soccer team against Hawaii on Thursday, Oct. 26, the women's team will begin the first round of the Big West Conference tournament against the Univers...

In this episode of Artist Banter, host Julia Goldman and co-host El Nicklin sit down with parent, artist and MFA photography student sea Krob in their photography studio. The three discuss the themes of parenting, disability and grief related to sea's identity and how these experiences have transformed into conversations of intergenerational inclusion in art and the visibility of chronic illne...

In Season 2 Episode 8 of Teed Up, the hosts Naoki Gima and Matthew Gomez review some of the stats from the most recent matchups in Beach sports as well as some of the recent headlines in the world of professional sports. Following some of the recent performances in conference play from women's volleyball and soccer, the hosts discuss some of the big storylines from those games and what those r...

In season 11, episode 10 of Beach Weekly, host Lei Madrigal discusses a tentative agreement for California State University employees, President Biden’s visit to Israel and more. The California State University Employees Union reached a tentative agreement  on Oct. 11 with the CSU Chancellor’s Office to implement a “salary step” program for employees. Union members still have to vote to approve th...

In season 3, episode 4 of Artist Banter, host Julia Goldman sits down with theatre arts student and playwright, Lucy Brown. The two discuss experiences in the performing arts world and Brown's journey with her original one-act comedy, "Straight Play," which recently ran on the CSULB campus. This episode of Artist Banter is released in accordance with the Daily49er's OUTober issue...

In Season 2 Episode 7 of Teed Up, the hosts Matthew Gomez and Naoki Gima go over recent results in Beach sports and discuss some of the major headlines in professional sports. Following the recent results from women's soccer and volleyball, Naoki and Matthew discuss some of the big performances from both teams. They also get into some of the weird statistics that are kept in professional and c...

In season 11, episode 9 of Beach Weekly, host Lei Madrigal discusses last week’s on-campus ‘Protest for Palestine,’ ASI’s decision not to raise a Pride flag for OUTober and more. The Parking and Transportation Department at Long Beach State extensively upgraded its free campus shuttle tracking system with a new app called Passio GO. Passio GO provides precise GPS shuttle tracking, time estimates f...

For the special OUTober episode of Teed Up, the hosts Naoki Gima and Matthew Gomez sit down and talk to new women's basketball Head Coach Amy Wright and her journey as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Women's basketball Head Coach, Amy Wright, takes the hosts through her journey as a collegiate player, coach and member of the LGBTQ+ community. Coach Wright highlights her struggle with bei...

In season 3, episode 3 of Artist Banter host Julia Goldman talks with vocalist and jazz performer Veronica Swift. The two dive into the formation of Veronica's new album and discuss her journey in the music industry. In this episode of Artist Banter, host Julia Goldman meets with vocalist and jazz performer Veronica Swift from Charlottesville, Tennessee. The two discuss Swift's musical roo...