Podward State

On the season seven finale of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham, Connor Krause, and Shannon Smith are joined by Penn State senior Michael McDermott…also known as the Nittany Lion. After recently revealing his identity at Penn State football’s home game against Michigan State, the crew was eager to sit down with the man behind the Symbol of Our Best in one of his first interviews as the Nittany...

On this week’s episode of Podward State, host Shannon Smith and guest host Hailey Stutzman are joined by iconic Penn State sociology professor Sam Richards. Throughout the episode, Richards chats about his craziest moments from teaching Soc 119, how technology has helped him to connect with students, and how he gets students to feel comfortable being uncomfortable. He even dishes on his Rate My Pr...

On this week’s episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham, Shannon Smith, and Connor Krause are joined by Penn State alum and Baltimore Ravens cheerleader Alex Fleece. Throughout the episode, Fleece chats about her favorite Penn State memories, her tryout experience, and her time with the Ravens so far. Next, Charlie Pegler is joined by Hailey Stutzman and Tobey Prime to read some headlines...

Frankly, you’re going to want to tune into this one, folks. On the latest episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham, Shannon Smith, and Connor Krause are joined by two Penn State alums and former Oscar Mayer Wienermobile drivers (read: hotdoggers), All-American Ashley (Ashley Ferrara) and Relish Rachel (Rachel Aul). Before the interview kicks off, Charlie Pegler reads some headlines with Ha...

On this week’s episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham, Connor Krause, and Shannon Smith, along with guest host Tobey Prime, are joined by Penn State men’s basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry. The gang chats with Shrewsberry about his playing career at Hanover College, his relationship with NBA stars like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, his presence around campus, and more. We even get...

On this week's episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham and Shannon Smith are joined by Penn State alum and Indianapolis Colts cheerleader MacLaine Funsch. Throughout the episode, Funsch discusses her favorite Penn State memories, transitioning from the Lionettes to Whiplash Dance Team, the culture shock of moving from the East Coast to the Midwest, her experience with the Colts, and...

On this week’s episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham, Connor Krause, and Shannon Smith are joined by former Penn State linebacker Michael Mauti. Before the interview kicks off, Charlie Pegler reads some headlines with Hailey Stutzman, Keeley Lamm, and Mara McKeon. The crew discusses the possibility of alcohol sales in Beaver Stadium, an alleged YikYak bomb threat, and Pi Kappa Alpha fra...

On this week’s episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham, Shannon Smith, and Connor Krause are joined by the staff to introduce season 7. Charlie Pegler reads the headlines of the week with Hailey Stutzman, Tobey Prime, Mikey Deangelis, and Teagan Staudenmeier. They discuss the new Penn State Lululemon collection, performers coming to the Bryce Jordan Center, and more. Connor Krause is join...

On this week’s episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by the staff to interview their moms for a Mother’s Day special. Throughout their segment, the mothers talk about their favorite childhood memories of their child, their accomplishments, and more. To close out the show, Cunningham is joined by Samuel Brungo, Will Pegler, and Jordan Mansberger for their fin...

On this week’s episode of Podward State,  hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by Will Pegler and Connor Krause to interview Jay Paterno. Throughout their segment, Jay talks about his time coaching, his role as a Penn State Trustee, The Paterno Legacy, and more. To close out the show, Brungo and Cunningham chat with each member of our team to better get to know them and have some fu...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham and Samuel Brungo are joined by Hailey Stutzman and Charlie Pegler to go over some Penn State headlines. After our headlines, our hosts are joined by Will Pegler to sit down in the studio with former Penn State defensive tackle and current Chief Athlete Officer for Limitless NIL, Aeneas Hawkins to talk about his career at Penn State, James F...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham and Samuel Brungo are joined by Teagan Staudenmeier and Shannon Smith to go over some Penn State headlines. After our headlines, Will Pegler, Mara McKeon, and Jordan Mansberger sit down in the studio with 2X National Champion Wrestler Nick Lee to talk about his career at Penn State, Cael Sanderson, NIL, and more. Finally, to close out the sh...

On this week’s episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by Hailey Stutzman and Teagan Staudenmeier to cover some of the headlines across campus and downtown with the help of Jordan Mansberger, Shannon Smith, and Charlie Pegler. Next, Sam and Grace are joined by Will Pegler to interview Penn State Lady Lion's star, Anna Camden. She tells us about her recrui...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham and Samuel Brungo welcome Hailey Stutzman and Jordan Mansberger to go over some Penn State headlines with the help of Will Pegler. After our headlines, Grace along with Shannon Smith and Charlie Pegler are joined by the CEO & Founder of Taylor Gang and Grammy-nominated producer, Will Dzombak. As a Penn State Alum, Will talks about his pa...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham and Samuel Brungo are joined by Shannon Smith to go over some Penn State headlines with the help of Hailey Stutzman and Jordan Mansberger. After our headlines, Connor Krause, Will Pegler, and Keeley Lamm are joined in the studio by the King of Delco, Penn State Basketball legend  John Harrar. He tells us about his recruiting journey, flippin...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Grace Cunningham and Samuel Brungo are joined by Charlie Pegler to go over some headlines with Jordan Mansberger, Shannon Smith, Hailey Stutzman, and Teagan Staudenmeier. Next, our hosts along with Will Pegler interview Penn State Football's All Time passing leader, Trace McSorley. During our conversation, Trace talks about his recruiting journey, some...

On this week’s episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by Hailey Stutzman, Jordan Mansberger and Teagan Staudenmeier to cover some of the headlines across campus and downtown. Next, Associate Producer Will Pegler sits down with Anchor&Arrow, a State College Local Band. They discuss their time at Penn State, how they met and formed their band, what it was l...

On this week’s episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by Hailey Stutzman, Shannon Smith, and Teagan Staudenmeier to cover some of the headlines across campus and downtown. Next, Grace, alongside with Jordan Mansberger and Connor Krause interview 2013 Penn State Grad, Emily Kaplan, currently covering the NHL for ESPN. She tells us about her journey to Penn Sta...

Podward State is back after a one week break! On this episode, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by Charlie Pegler to interview former Penn State Football captain and special teamer, Jordan Stout. Jordan talks about his recruiting journey that landed him at his home state school of Virginia Tech, and the decision to transfer to Penn State after his first year. After being names a...

On this week’s episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by Jordan Mansberger, Hailey Stutzman, and Teagan Staudenmeier to cover some of the headlines across campus and downtown. Next, our hosts, joined by former host and Podward State founder Matt Ogden, sit down with Class of 2012 Penn State grad Miller McCormick. During our interview, McCormick talks about fi...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by Jordan Mansberger, Hailey Stutzman, and Teagan Staudenmeier to cover some of the headlines around Penn State and the State College community. Next, Grace and Hailey, along with Charlie Pegler, interview Penn State Alum and Multimedia Journalist who recently went viral after being hit by a car on live televisio...

On episode two of our sixth season, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by Shannon Smith to read some Penn State headlines with the help of Hailey Stutzman and Teagan Staudenmeier.  Next, Sam and Grace, along with Will and Charlie Pegler, interview former Penn State Linebacker and captain, Brandon Bell. He tells us about his recruiting journey, playing for Billy O'Brien and Ja...

On the Season 6 Premiere of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by Jordan Mansberger, Shannon Smith and Hailey Stutzman to cover Penn State and State College headlines in the month that we have been gone.  Next, our hosts along with Will Pegler, interview former Penn State Quarterback and "LION", Tommy Stevens.  Stevens talks about about his recruiting jour...

On the Season 5 Finale of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham, along with Will Pegler are joined by Penn State professor and Football Beat Writer, Mike Poorman. Poorman talks about his experiences with different teams over the years, including Joe Paterno, Bill O'Brien, and James Franklin, gives his take on the current state of the program, and tells great stories along th...

We Are... back after a quick break for Thanksgiving. Our hosts, Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham start out this episode by going over some of State College and Penn States headlines over the last two weeks with help from Jordan Mansberger, Hailey Stutzman, Shannon Smith, and Charlie Pegler. Next, Will Pegler joined our hosts to interview former Penn State Wide Receiver Derek Moye. He tells us ab...