The Daily Northwestern Podcasts

On Season 2 Episode 2 of Digital Diaries, Northwestern students talk about what advice they would give their past selves. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/01/15/lateststories/digital-diaries-season-2-episode-2-if-i-could-turn-back-time/

This week, Everything Evanston’s Rapid Recap of City Council includes debate about the proposed plastic bag tax, as well as continued plans for the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center and a prohibition on cashless establishments in Evanston. Then, we speak with city reporter Jorja Siemons on Evanston’s new budget for the 2023 fiscal year. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2...

In a crisis about sticking with or picking a major? Listen to episode nine of Digital Diaries to hear students with similar experiences! Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/01/08/audio/digital-diaries-season-2-episode-1-to-change-or-not-to-changemajors/

Alice Millar Chapel is hanging the lights and serenading the community on Dec. 4th for A Festival of Lessons and Carols.

Many students at Northwestern struggle with feelings of self-doubt, commonly described as imposter syndrome. But where do these feelings come from, and how can we combat them? Listen to episode eight of Digital Diaries to find out!

In the words of Sean Kingston, “Somebody call 9-1-1/ Shawty fire burning on the-” Weber Arch? As students approach finals week, many are feeling burnt out. In this episode of NU Declassified, Northwestern professors share their experiences with academic pressure. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/11/21/audio/nu-declassified-breaking-through-burnout-with-professors/

In this episode of NU Declassified we look into the student organization Northwestern’s Cats Who Compost and its ongoing projects. To get the story, we talked to the organization's founder as well as current members of its team.

On episode seven of Digital Diaries, we talk to two students about their experiences as a first generation low income student at Northwestern.

Students constantly debate which place is better for a late night snack: Fran’s, the Southwest area staple serving comfort food, or Lisa’s, featuring Mexican cuisine on North Campus. In this episode, we ask students to share their opinions. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/11/14/audio/nu-declassified-the-late-night-debate-frans-versus-lisas/

Cats Corner returns for its third Gameday podcast featuring Audio Editor and Gameday writer Lawrence Price, Assistant Gameday Editor Skye Swann and Assistant Sports Editor Alex Cervantes. The three breakdown the contributing factors to Northwestern football’s surprisingly small 21-7 loss to No. 2 Ohio State this past weekend on home turf. The staffers also discuss the Cats next pit stop in Minneap...

Everything Evanston explores Edible Evanston, a non-profit growing food in the community and for the community. The podcast explores the initiatives they have been working on. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/11/14/audio/everything-evanston-edible-evanstons-growing-gardening-efforts/

“I feel like if you just start the conversation, good things will happen,” Medill freshman Zoe Alter said about making friends in college. Listen to episode 6 of Digital Diaries to hear how two students navigate Northwestern’s social scene. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/11/07/audio/digital-diaries/digital-diaries-episode-6-navigating-the-northwestern-social-scene/

Joy Fu released her first album this past August. We took a deep dive into the album to learn about Joy’s inspirations. Learn how coffee and the SAT influenced “Impromptu Sailing.” Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/11/07/audio/sound-source-deep-dive-joy-fus-album-impromptu-sailing/

Northwestern transfer students are still acclimating to Northwestern. But a lot of transfers say they feel like they have to “catch up.” Where do these feelings come from and can we reframe them? Find out in this week’s deeper dive of Digital Diaries!

Electropop group Syzygal walks us through their song “Shadow Warriors” from their debut album, “Right Path.” Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/10/31/audio/sound-source-deep-dive-syzygal/

Cats Corner debuts with its first ever Gameday podcast featuring the Gameday staff. The group talks about Northwestern football’s offensive and defensive struggles against Maryland last weekend, and the upcoming matchup against Iowa.

As the fifth week of the quarter arrives, students are preparing for midterms. Episode four of Digital Diaries asks two students how they handle the stress. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/10/17/audio/digital-diaries-episode-4-surviving-midterm-season/

As clubs get back into recruiting season, the third episode of Digital Diaries looks into how Northwestern students experience and respond to rejection. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/10/09/audio/digital-diaries-episode-3-dealing-with-rejection/

This past week, City Council discussed Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare’s emergency response program and a parking study concluding that Evanston should raise the price of parking. Listen to Everything Evanston’s Rapid Recap to keep up with Evanston City Council meetings. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/10/03/audio/everything-evanston-rapid-recap-city-council-discusses-...

As students get more settled onto campus, the second episode of Digital Diaries asks two students about their experiences with living on campus. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/10/03/audio/digital-diaries-episode-2-campus-housing/

With Fall Quarter starting, the first episode of Digital Diaries asks two students what the hardest thing about adjusting to Northwestern is. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/09/26/audio/digital-diaries-episode-1-adjusting-to-northwestern/

Defining Safe covers the issue of non-Western names being mispronounced often. In this episode, we look into the phonetics of pronunciation and hear the perspective of students whose names are often mispronounced.

What do you know about your parents? Your grandparents? The generations of people who came before you? For many, the past isn’t just in the past. Je-Shawna Wholley, last year’s “Feminist in Residence” at Northwestern’s Women’s Center, led a Black family-archiving project called “Earthseed,” which walked participants through nine months of workshops, research and interviews with family members. Par...

NU Declassified gets the inside scoop on what it’s like to be a peer adviser at Northwestern and some of the critiques PAs have about the experience.

The Daily spoke with students and faculty about what queer music means to them — from pop divas to indie artists.