The Maneater Digest

Welcome back from winter break, tigers! This week, we’re sitting down with Maneater reporters to discuss the new semester’s latest stories. First, we'll take you inside the newly opened Goldie’s Bagels in downtown Columbia. We'll update you on the MU women’s basketball team and discuss their upcoming matches. Finally, we're getting ready for Black History Month! You'll hear about several upcoming...

In the second episode of The Maneater Digest's Special Series, multimedia reporter Wendell Shepherd in collaboration with opinion columnist Cydnee Dotson discuss how issues of racism and misogyny uniquely impact sports media. Shepherd and Dotson talk to The Maneater's social media editor Brea Williams and journalism student Chizzy Sandala about their experiences in the field of sports journalism.&...

We wish you a merry Stop Day, listeners! The Maneater is finishing out the semester strong despite the looming threat of finals week. This week, we discuss some of the Maneater's proudest accomplishments from the fall semester and some final movie, music, and art recommendations from our departing MOVE editor.  This episode: Multimedia reporter Grace Burwell (@gdburwell) hosts managing editor...

Welcome back from Thanksgiving break. At The Maneater, we’re delighted that the first week of December is bringing us 70-degree weather and unending panic about finals. This week, we talk headlines students missed over break, women’s basketball’s strong start to the season and MSA’s town hall addressing safety on campus. This episode: Multimedia reporter Blaise Fields (@Blaise_Fields) hosts news e...

The Maneater Digest presents the first episode of a new, special series! In this series, we'll take a look at some of the primary concerns student journalists have about the industry as a whole. In this episode, multimedia editor Ellie Lin sits down with editor in chief Sophie Chappell and managing editor Campbell Biemiller to discuss how The Maneater ensures its content is credible and trustworth...

We are breathing a quick sigh of relief as yet another week is wrapping up. We’re getting nearer and nearer to the very first break of the semester. In this episode of The Maneater Digest, we’ll talk about the newest email regarding the University of Missouri’s COVID-19 response. Spoiler alert: there may be a vaccine mandate on the way. We’ll also get you primed for the start of college basketball...

Welcome to November listeners! In this episode of The Maneater Digest, we’ll talk with the reporter who covered the general faculty meeting earlier this week. We’ll also talk to a reporter who covered how thrift stores downtown are ensuring they stay sustainable. Finally, one of our science reporters discussed some of the latest research coming out of MU about fighting food insecurity. This episod...

Happy Halloweekend listeners! MU students are gearing up for a fun and freaky weekend–and what better way to prepare than to listen to the Maneater Digest (spoiler, there is no better way). In this episode, we catch you up on the latest with the MU administration's investigation into Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) and their current policies on fraternity activity. We'll also jump into some scary movie rec...

Happy Friday listeners! It is finally, tangibly fall on campus! Leaves are changing and there’s a chill in the air. In this episode, The Maneater Digest talks the newest, most confusing set of mask guidelines by the University yet. We also unpack the consequences of a visit from Sister Cindy, and wrap up with a bit of insight into the latest from the volleyball team, fresh off their Auburn victory...

Midterms are upon us following an eventful Homecoming weekend. A warning to our listeners, this episode discusses both gun violence and sexual assault. Listener discretion is encouraged. In this episode, The Maneater Digest unpacks some of the larger trends of gun violence in Missouri as a result of two non-fatal shootings that happened Sunday morning in Downtown Columbia. We also talk arts and cu...

Happy Homecoming listeners! The Maneater is ready to get you prepped for the 110th anniversary of this classic MU tradition with our events guide. We'll also get you caught up on the sports coverage going into the game against North Texas and give you some of our top recommendations from the CoMo shorts film festival.  In this episode, multimedia reporter Nolan Xiong (@NolanZXiong) hosts news...

It’s October (and very nearly Homecoming season here) and The Maneater is relishing in the fall weather (not really– it’s hit 85º at least six times this last week alone). In this episode of The Maneater Digest, we’re joined by News, MOVE and Multimedia. We’ll learn a little bit about MSA President Landon Brickey and what he’s accomplished in the first six months of his presidency, the top ten Hom...

Happy fall listeners! In this episode, The Maneater Digest preps you for RootsNBlues weekend with tips and insights from our MOVE reporters. Next, we discuss the presence of Phi Gamma Delta (or FIJI) on our campus and the juxtaposition between the MU FIJI chapter and the chapters at University of Nebraska, Lincoln and the University of Iowa. A warning to our listeners– this interview discusses sex...

Welcome to the Maneater Digest Podcast, a weekly rundown of some of the Maneater's coverage. Hosted by a different reporter each week, we take an in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes of the Maneater's reporting. 

The Maneater is fully in the swing of the fall semester. In this episode, we fill you in on the background of a news piece about how the conglomeration of publishing companies have contributed to the rising prices of academic journals– making it difficult for MU’s libraries to expand or even retain their collection. Next, we discuss a column from the opinion section about the lack of complexity in...

MU's campus is bustling as new and old students, faculty and staff return to Columbia. The Maneater catches you up with a CoMo summer recap, some can't-miss sporting events and an in-depth look at a story from our summer issue about some little known MU traditions.  This episode: Data editor Geoffrey Dean (@geoffreycdean) hosts news editor Namratha Prasad (namrathaprasad0), sports editor Kyle...