The Maneater Digest

As the 2023-2024 school year wraps up at MU, The Maneater and its staff members are still going strong. Beginning with host Charlie Almandinger, you'll hear from several section editors on their experiences this year. Then, with host Eric Kiekeben, you can get more details about the work the multimedia team has done this year, including but not limited to producing this podcast. Find us:  Onli...

Welcome to the fourth episode this year of The Maneater Digest! Today, host Arabella Cosgrove begins by talking to sports reporter Dylan Heinrich about the Cotton Bowl from back during winter break. He gives us not only his key takeaways from the game itself but also what significance they have for the future of football at MU. Then, Cosgrove talks with multimedia editor and MOVE writer Ava McClue...

Welcome back to The Maneater Digest! In this episode, we begin by talking with MOVE staffer Ella Faw about her review of the book "Extremely Online" by Taylor Lorenz, which details the Internet's creation. Then, Opinion writer Audrey Novinger highlights some feminist student organizations and resources at MU. Find us:  Online: www.themaneater.com Email: editors@themaneater.com Instag...

Welcome to this year's second episode of TMD! Today, we spoke with The Maneater's Data and Investigation Chief Laine Cibulskis on some issues surrounding converted student housing this year at MU. Then, we heard from Sam Barrett, one of The Maneater's news editors, about the seemingly abrupt cancellation of the Treeline Music Fest (formerly known as Roots N Blues). Find us:  Online: ww...

In this episode of The Maneater Digest, we talk with Sports Editor Quentin Corpuel about his process of covering sports like volleyball and why MU's match against Colgate was special. Then, MOVE Editor Alex Goldstein discusses his article featuring MU's new dean of students, Michelle Froese. Find us:  Online: www.themaneater.com Email: editors@themaneater.com Instagram @themaneater Twitter...

It has been an honor to provide all of our listeners with a year of TMD episodes. The multimedia team had a lot of ups and downs this year, but we are so proud to have provided our audience with high quality content all year long, and we could not have done it without our excellent reporters. The future of multimedia and Mizzou Student Media is bright next year, as Sophie goes on to be The Maneate...

Thanks for tuning in to the last (regular) episode of The Maneater Digest this semester! Take a finals study break and listen to Ainsley Carter speak to MOVE reporter Sterling Sewell about his reporting on the Unbound Book Festival, and Fun & Games reporter Joey Yancey about Halls Ranked part 2. Tune in tomorrow for a special episode and a farewell from the 2022-2023 multimedia team. Find us: ...

We’re back with another episode of the Maneater Digest! In this episode, we begin by hearing from news reporters Finnegan Belleau, Genevieve Smith, Paige Gerling and Sam Barrett about their recent MSA presidential election coverage. Then, sports reporter Quentin Corpuel switches gears by taking us through his bracket-making ideologies for the NCAA’s March Madness. Listen to hear more! Find us:  On...

Welcome back to The Maneater Digest! Today we hear from MOVE reporter Audrey Norquest, Opinions writer Wura Layiwola and Fun & Games reporter Sarah Moura about their recent stories. Listen to learn more!

Thanks for tuning in! Today, hear from two reporters who wrote recent stories for the MOVE and Opinions sections. Additionally, hear about one reporter's perspective on the Chinese balloon's appearance in Columbia. Find us: Online: www.themaneater.com Email: editors@themaneater.com Instagram @themaneater Twitter: @themaneater Facebook: @themaneaterMU

Welcome to the first episode back from winter break! In this episode, host Ainsley Carter speaks to News reporter Kat Ramkumar and Fun and Games reporter Joey Yancey. Dive into a deeper look at a recent Columbia protest, and hear one opinion on which campus dorm is the best. Find us: Online: www.themaneater.com Email: editors@themaneater.com Instagram @themaneater Twitter: @themaneater Facebook: @...

On this episode of the Maneater Digest, Grace Burwell starts off by going into detail about famous poet Emily Dickinson and the honors tutorial class offered here at MU about her life and history. Then, staying with history, Abby Henshaw will take us down memory lane by taking a look at the MU student center over the years. Lastly, Izabelle Cool puts the spotlight on five female-owned student busi...

It’s the day before election day! In this episode of the Maneater Digest, we first hear from Shane LaGesse and Zach Akeson about their article on voter registration in Missouri. A new law has been put in place that requires a government-issued ID to vote, which is different than in years past. They talk about how this may affect turnout and what voters can do to make sure they are still able to ca...

In this episode of The Maneater Digest we’ll speak to two news reporters about their story on the bodily autonomy protest on October 6th, and talk to sports editor Riley Gearhart, who gives us her commentary on how the Tiger’s football season is going.

Happy Homecoming week, Tigers! We hope you can incorporate this episode in your week for some extra MU and MSM pride. Give this episode a listen to hear about an RA’s first-hand negative experience with a resident while living in a Jack and Jill suite. We will also hear from the writer of an environmental piece, covering local climate demonstrations in Columbia, Mo. With all the talk of festivitie...

It’s the start of a new year, and MSA has a new agenda for student involvement. We will also be discussing what Biden’s debt relief plan means for college students, and how a local artist’s steel velociraptor, among his other creations, brings the community together.

Welcome back from Labor Day weekend, Tigers! As fall begins to kick in, we’re going to fall back and talk about some topics of interest. This week, we’ll welcome in the new executives of The Maneater, discuss the racism in PHA, and discover local Columbia musicians.

We’re almost at the end of the semester, and The Maneater has a bunch of new, interesting stories for you! Today, we’ll hear from The Maneater’s new Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor about their coverage of the trans rights rally on campus this week. We’ll also hear about Columbia’s recent Unbound Book Festival and revisit The Maneater’s May 1985 edition with Fun & Games. Find us: Online: ww...

This year’s MSA Election has certainly been an eventful one. The votes have been tallied and the winning slate is Show Me Mizzou. Over these last few weeks, you’ve heard from some of our reporters who’ve been covering the election. On today’s episode we’ll sit down with 4 of them to discuss their coverage and takeaways. Find us: Online: www.themaneater.com Email: editors@themaneater.com Instagram...

On this week’s episode, we take a breather from the stress of MSA elections and shift gears to look at some of our Spring sports! Today we’ll get some insight into the big wins of our Softball and Wrestling teams last weekend, as well as an update on women’s basketball, and the controversy surrounding player Ahija Blackwell. Find us: Online: www.themaneater.com Email: editors@themaneater.com Insta...

Happy March, Tigers! It’s finally spring (despite the seasons seemingly changing by the day here in Columbia), and we’ve got a bunch of interesting stories to cover for the first week of the month. Today, we’ll hear some hot takes from an opinion columnist on the slates of the upcoming MSA election. Then, we’ll discuss the current state of COVID in Boone County, and what that means for MU students...

We’re nearing the end of February Tigers! There’s certainly lots to look forward to here in Columbia. The annual True/False Film Festival begins next weekend and there are officially 10 days until the Mizzou MSA elections! Of course, our Maneater reporters are continuing their excellent coverage leading up to these events. In this episode, we’ll speak to the news reporters documenting each MSA sla...

Hello listeners and welcome to our 20th episode! Not even a snow day can stop our excitement about this installment of The Maneater Digest. In this episode, we discuss the process of writing an advice column with one of our Fun & Games writers. We then take a peek into Mizzou Music's percussion rehearsals with some on-the-ground reporting and, finally, look back on the accomplishments of our c...

Happy February listeners! In this episode, we break down Mizzou men’s basketball ahead of their Saturday game against the Ole Miss Rebels. We also take a look at some new information that came this week about the Fiji pledge who was admitted to the hospital last Oct., and talk to an opinion columnist about the oversexualization of teenagers in media. This episode: Multimedia editor Ellie Lin (@ell...

We hope you’re staying warm this week Tigers! In this episode, we’re taking a deeper look into media mistrust by defining Fake News and ways to avoid it. We’ll also break down the recent controversy surrounding the Joe Rogan Podcast, Spotify and various musicians who’ve left the streaming service. Due to the snow-day weather here in Columbia, this podcast was recorded virtually. This episode: Mult...