The Daily Sundial Podcasts

Faculty members from 23 CSU campuses went on strike Jan. 22, 2024. Despite the weather, Matadors and other members of the community showed their support alongside CFA. Photo: Abel Gutierrez Audio Editor: Giselle Lomeli

On September 28, the Republic of Artsakh’s President Samvel Shahramanyan signed a decree that agreed to dismantle all government institutions by Jan. 1, 2024. This comes after an assault on Nagorno Karabakh that displaced over 100,000 people. On this episode CSUN’s Armenian Studies Program Director Dr. Vahram Shemmassian explains the historical significance of Nagorno Karabakh to Armenians, and ho...

Hello Matadors! This is Episode 2 of The Daily Sundial: News of the Week. In this episode we'll be talking about multiple programs offered at CSUN, a new museum exhibit that opened in Los Angeles, fashion, sports and more. Photo by Edward Segal Music by massobeats - taro swirl https://on.soundcloud.com/ZEHAE

From upsetting nationally ranked teams on the road to dominant performances from standout players, CSUN’s athletics has given host Ryan Romero and Gabriel Duarte much to breakdown in the first episode of the Valley Boys sports podcast.

Hello Matadors! This is Episode 1 of The Daily Sundial: News of the Week. In this episode we'll be talking about the CSU tuition increase, the CSUEU strike, Matador sports, clubs, healthy Latino food you can prepare for the week and more. Photo by Trisha Anas

Mental health in low-income neighborhoods by The Daily Sundial

As humans, we tend to judge people. We make assumptions of who people are before they even talk. Beneath the Surface is a podcast that highlights CSUN students and who they are as people. In the second episode, Tarik “Nishwakie” Lord, a Saint Lucian musician, discusses how his mother let him DJ as a child and how his fellow peers inspired him to begin making music. He also explains why he feels pa...

As humans, we tend to judge people. We make assumptions of who people are before they even talk. Beneath the Surface is a podcast that highlights CSUN students and who they are as people. In the debut episode, Codi Yost discusses his time in MataHacks and how he plans on starting an open mic night for students who want to perform.

A crowd of CSUN students gathered on the University Lawn for AS Productions’ annual Big Show on March 12, 2022, four years after the concert was last held in person. Headlined by Blxst, the Los Angeles rapper and singer performed hits from his 2020 debut EP “No Love Lost,” as well as songs from past projects. Three CSUN students had the opportunity to perform their own 45-minute sets on the Big Sh...

Global Talks is a podcast series that talks to international students and discusses their adjustment to the United States’ educational system. In episode two, Kamryn Martell talks with Yong Jian Ooi, a music performance student who moved to the U.S. from Malaysia in August 2018. Ooi discusses Malaysia's collectivist culture and the adjustments he has made when dealing with people in the U.S. Hoste...

Global Talks is a podcast series that talks to international students and discusses their adjustment to the United States educational system. In this episode, Kamryn Martell speaks with Gabbie Puzon, a CSUN graduate student that moved from the Philippines in August 2016. Puzon discusses the power dynamics of the student/teacher relationship and the differences in community culture. Hosted by Kamry...

CSUN will be home to the Global Hispanic Serving Institution Innovation Hub, which is funded by funds from Apple and the state. The project’s goal is to boost internship and onsite recruitment opportunities for Latinx and other underrepresented science, technology, engineering and math students. CSUN President Erika D. Beck shares more on the project, such as the hub’s completion date and everythi...

Armenian Remembrance - Ani P by The Daily Sundial

Julia Kozlov is a Valley College transfer student, a mother of two children and the owner of Let's Celebrate Entertainment. In this episode of “Going Back to College with Hengame Abassi,” Hengame talks to Kozlov about what it’s like balancing motherhood, school, and entrepreneurship in a pandemic.

Arian Khoroshi does it all: he paints, plays music and acts. Khoroshi initially studied bioengineering in Iran. However, he decided to switch to the arts when he came to the U.S. In this episode of “Going Back to College with Hengame Abassi," Hengame talks to Khoroshi about his transition from the sciences to the arts.

O'Neil Carter, lead singer of Carter Ace, sat down with the Daily Sundial to discuss how being a black male in the music industry has affected the way he has gone about his life. This is the first episode of our new podcast, Everything but the Arts, with host Culture desk editor Michaella Huck.

Helen Rezvan came to the United States with the dream to become a White House photographer. Rezvan has been a photographer since 2010 and moved to the United States in 2014. In this episode of “Going Back to College with Hengame Abassi,’’ Hengame talks to Rezvan talks the reason she’s going back to school and what drives her passion for photography.

On Feb. 8, California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro held a virtual news conference where he discussed many issues such as police funding, the CSU budget, and whether or not COVID-19 vaccination will be mandatory for students to attend in the fall. Julia Terbeche, a Daily 49er news editor who attended the conference, talks about what the CSUs can expect in the near future.

In this season’s fifth and final episode of “Going Back to College with Hengame Abassi,’’ Hengame talks to Persian Jafari, a 52-year-old retired journalist originally from Iran. Jafari started her work as an international journalist in 1993 and had the opportunity to work with all major networks through Worldwide Television News, now known as Associated Press Television News. The highlight of her...

In the fourth episode of “Going Back to College with Hengame Abassi,’’ Hengame talks to Nico Grierson, a 46-year old musician in the music education program at CSUN, who is also a French-English interpreter and yoga teacher. It has taken Grierson a long time to pursue her degree in music. Even though she played music as a child, Grierson did not know what she wanted to do when she was in high scho...

In the third episode of “Going Back to College with Hengame Abassi,’’ Hengame talks to Fariba Novin, an extremely resourceful and resilient 56-year-old Iranian American in the interior design program at CSUN. Novin immigrated to several countries before the U.S. and speaks multiple languages. Her immigrant story begins at 14, when her father — afraid of the upcoming 1979 Iranian Revolution — sent...

In the second episode of “Going Back to College with Hengame Abassi,’’ Hengame talks to James Hutton, a multi-talented 65-year-old veteran currently in the screenwriting undergraduate program at CSUN. Hutton joined the workforce right after high school, worked many jobs — including aircraft mechanic for the military — and raised his son after his divorce. Ten years ago, he took an Spanish class at...

In the first episode of “Going Back to College with Hengame Abassi,’’ Hengame talked to fellow Iranian American and classically-trained musician and multi-instrumentalist, Edris Foroughi. Foroughi is currently a graduate student in the vocal arts program at CSUN’s music department and is the president of CSUN Iranian Student Association. Foroughi, 35, went back to college because he did not pursue...

On the second episode of Dialed In, Andres Soto sits down with Amanda Delgado, a sophomore all-conference goalkeeper at CSUN. They discuss Delgado's favorite TV show, bouncing back from two torn ACLs while in high school and the mental toll it takes on an athlete, and whether or not she felt snubbed for first team All-Big West.

On the first episode of Dialed In, Andres Soto interviews Mark Thomas, a recruiter for Elite Raw Talent. They discuss the state of recruiting in the wake of national signing day, advice on athletes who want to be recruited, and more.