Podward State

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by editor Hailey Stutzman, contributor Shannon Smith, and sound technician Jordy Mansberger to go over some of the headlines of the last week.  Next, our hosts are joined by Gary Cattell, better known as the Willard Preacher, to talk about his time at Penn State, his story, and more. Finally, Sam is joined by ass...

On this episode of Podward State, host Grace Cunningham is joined by editor Hailey Stutzman to go over some of this weeks headlines with help from Jordan Mansberger and Shannon Smith.  Next, host Sam Brungo is back, joined by Grace along with associate producer Will Pegler talk to former Penn State football defensive lineman and current media personality Anthony “Spice” Adams. Spice tells us about...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by sound producer Jordy Mansberger, editor Hailey Stutzman, and contributor Charlie Pegler to talk about some headlines in and around State College.  Next, our hosts along with contributor Shannon Smith sit down with Penn State student and Tik Toker Ryan Manderbach to talk about his time at Penn State and his fut...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham go over all of the headlines around State College this week and last with help from Jordan Mansberger,  Shannon Smith,  and Hailey Stutzman. Next, Grace and Sam are joined by contributor Charlie Pegler to guest host while we talk to former Penn State letterman and current coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, AQ Shipley.  AQ t...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham  over all of the headlines around State College this week with help from Jordan Mansberger,  Shannon Smith, Charlie Pegler, and Hailey Stutzman. Next, Grace and Sam are joined by our guest Jeremy Frank. The Founder and CEO of KCF Technologies talks about what brought him to Penn State, how he started his business, and his c...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo, Grace Cunningham and guest host Shannon Smith are joined by sound technician Jordan Mansberger, contributor Charlie Pegler, and editor Hailey Stutzman to cover all new headlines in State College and around Penn State. Then, our hosts are joined by Penn State freshman and popular content creator Katie Feeney. We start out our segment with her b...

On this episode, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham start out the show going over some Penn State and State College headlines from this week with help from associate producer Jordan Mansberger and our  contributors, Shannon Smith, Charlie Pegler, and Hailey Stutzman. After that, Sam and Grace are joined by Adam Taliaferro. Adam is a former Penn State football defensive back who was paralyzed...

On this episode, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by former Penn State Men's Basketball Head Coach Patrick Chambers He talks with us about his life growing up near Philadelphia as a Penn State fan. Coach tells us the about how a near death experience gave him his start in coaching. Chambers recalls learning from Joe Paterno, and what it was like as a Penn State coach after...

On this episode, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham start out the show going over some Penn State and State College headlines from this week with help from associate producer Jordan Mansberger and our new contributors, Shannon Smith, Charlie Pegler, and Hailey Stutzman. After that, Sam and Grace are joined by Penn States own alcohol expert, Anthropology Professor Kirk French.. He talks with...

On this episode, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by associate producers Jordan Mansberger and Will Pegler. They start out the show going over some Penn State and State College headlines with helps from our new contributors, Shannon Smith, Connor Krause, Charlie Pegler, and Hailey Stutzman. After that, Sam and Grace are joined by former Onward State Visual Editor, Trevor Hayes....

On our big season five premiere, our hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are back in the studio, albeit a brand new one. They are joined by associate producers Jordan Mansberger and Will Pegler to interview catch up on what we have missed during the summer. The crew touches on all things from COVID testing and vaccines to renovated restaurants and buildings around town For the second half of...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Matthew Paolizzi, Samuel Brungo, and associate producer Jordan Mansberger are joined by 2021 State College Mayoral Candidate Jim Leous. Leous starts the show giving us a look into his past in politics and what his experience of serving three terms on the State College Area School District School Board. This leads into why he chose to run for mayor. He dives...

On our big season four finale, hosts Matthew Paolizzi and Samuel Brungo are joined by associate producers Jordan Mansberger and Will Pegler to interview NFL Hall of Famer and Penn State Football Alumnus, Franco Harris.  Franco starts the show talking about his journey to Penn State, his draft story, and the beginning of his young Hall of Fame NFL career. This includes stories about playing in high...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Matthew Paolizzi, Samuel Brungo, and associate producer Jordan Mansberger are joined by 2021 State College Mayoral Candidate Ezra Nanes. Nanes starts out the show talking about his wife, Mieke Haeck, and her question on ABC’s live town hall with Joe Biden back in October of 2020. He lets us in on the experience and what it meant for both their family and for...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Grace Cunningham are joined by associate producer Will Pegler to interview former Lady Lion and Penn State Alum, ESPN journalist Lisa Salters. Lisa starts the show by telling us the story of how she came to choose Penn State, specifically her interest in journalism. She chats about her experiences at Penn State including her time on the wom...

On this episode of Podward State, host Grace Cunningham is joined by Associate Producers Jordan Mansberger and Will Pegler to interview a couple of freshman about their first student experience at Beaver Stadium. Freshman staffers Shannon Smith and Connor Krause talk about what it was like to finally be a part of Penn State traditions, such as popular cheers and the Alma Mater. They talked about t...

On this episode of Podward State, host Samuel Brungo is joined by associate producer and Onward State sports editor William Hutchinson Pegler, III to chat with former Penn State, UMass Tight End, Adam Breneman. Adam starts off the show by talking about his recruiting process. After being a four star, the second highest ranked tight end in his class, he was highly touted and sought out by top progr...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Matthew Paolizzi, Samuel Brungo, and Grace Cunningham are joined by associate producer Jordan Mansberger and special guest, CEO of the Penn State Alumni Association, Paul J Clifford. Paul starts off the episode by telling his story of how he went from a bachelors in history to becoming an "alumni advancement guru" and how that led him to his curren...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Matthew Paolizzi are happy to be joined by all the whole podcast team to announce their new positions, starting with official third host, Grace Cunningham, as well as Will Pegler and Jordan Mansberger as associate producers. Also joining on this episode is Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports, and MLB Network baseball commentator and Penn State A...

On this episode of Podward State, hosts Samuel Brungo and Matthew Paolizzi are joined by Onward State sports editor William Hutchinson Pegler, III to chat about the recent activity for Penn State Men's Basketball. Will first breaks down the recent head coaching hire of Micah Shrewsberry, a former associate coach from Purdue. He speculates what this could mean for the program moving forward. ...

On this episode of Podward State, our hosts Samuel Brungo and Matthew Paolizzi are joined by Onward State Men's Hockey beat writer Acacia Aster Broder and former Onward State managing editor and current Carolina Hurricanes beat writer for The Athletic Sara Civian. Sara starts the show talking about how she chose Penn State, how she became a writer, specifically covering hockey. She chats abou...

On this episode of Podward State, host Samuel Brungo is joined by sports editor William Hutchinson Pegler, III to chat with legendary Penn State Running Back, Bill Belton. Bill starts the show talking about his recruiting process and what it was like being recruited by legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno after having previously being committed to Pitt. During his time at Penn State, Bill was on...

Now that's Hockey Talk! On this episode of Podward State, hosts Matthew Paolizzi and Samuel Brungo are joined once again by guest host Jordan Mansberger and Onward State Men's Hockey Beat Writer Francois Marzano. To start off his pod debut, Frankie tells us about the unusual season for Guy Gadowsky and the Penn State Men's Hockey team including a month long break courtesy of COVID-1...

Live from Happy Valley, it's Podward State! On this episode, hosts Samuel Brungo and Matthew Paolizzi are joined once again by guest host Grace Cunningham with special guest, 10-Time Emmy winner, Saturday Night Live Director, and Penn State Alumnus Don Roy King. King starts off the show talking about his childhood, and what led him to Penn State, including a story about playing for college fo...

On this episode of Podward State, host Samuel Brungo is joined once again by Grace Cunningham to interview Penn States own alcohol expert, Anthropology Professor Kirk French. To start off the episode, Kirk talks about his own journey, taking him from Texas, to Cincinnati, all the way to Happy Valley. He recalls how he came to find a passion for anthropology... and for alcohol.  With part of his jo...