The Pony Pod

In this second episode of the Level-Up Lounge, Edgar Palacios sits down with Elizebeth Stringer, Director of academics at the SMU Guildhall, to discuss the new game development undergrad coming to SMU in Fall 2026.

In the second installment of Taste of Home, Pei-Ju Chen continues her discussions with SMU Hospitality and students around campus to hear about the memories campus dining creates.

In the first episode of Taste of Home, Pei-Ju Chen sits down with SMU Hospitality Group Marketing Manager Shad Murray, Executive Director of SMU Hospitality Mike Esquenazi and Executive Chef Dave Aldape to discuss how campus dining fosters community and delivers a taste of home on the Hilltop.

In this first episode of the Level-Up Louge, Hannah White sits down with Gary Brubaker, Director of the SMU Guildhall, one of the leading graduate video game development programs in the U.S. Hearing from his own experiences in the industry to the skills students need to break in themselves, Brubaker shares insights from years of experience guiding the next generation of developers one step at a ti...

On this episode of Ask the Expert, Ella Miller sits down with Max Zuanich, a SMU senior whose creative path took many unexpected turns. Max shares how he gained 230,000 TikTok followers in six months, then left social media to focus on art. He reflects on online fame, studying abroad in Spain, and how his experiences as a swimmer and living with Type 1 diabetes shaped his journey. Now, through his...

In this episode, the Daily Campus sits down with strength coach Tran Hong as she discusses what it takes for SMU's women's basketball team to train for their season.

In this bite-size episode, star quarterback Kevin Jennings and quarterback coach D'Eriq King speak to the Daily Campus about all things football at SMU.

On this episode of Ask the Expert, Breanna Laureti sits down with Andrea Sada, a local business owner whose life started out with a career in banking and now has turned into her running her own cake business. Listen more to hear Andrea’s story of redirection, creativity and passion towards taking her entrepreneurial spark and running with it.

Our Podcast Editor Mikaila Neverson talks with our Editor-in-Chief Katie Bergelin about journalism, basketball and more!

Have you heard the news? The 2026 World Cup is coming to Dallas. But wait, why is it coming to Dallas? How did that happen? What's a bidding process? What does it actually mean to host a World Cup game, and what is the Dallas Sports Commission? In this limited series about the behind the scenes on-going preparations for the games, I ask all of that and more. This week, I'm talking to Monic...

Ari Friedman talks with Ruth Kirschner, a nationally produced award-winning playwright and educator based in San Francisco. Listen as they delve deep into Kirschner's experience in the writing industry, her work as an educator, and how you can become the ultimate writer.

On this episode of Ask the Expert, Emma Glaser is in the podcast studio with Sara Swift, an SMU junior who holds the Miss Colorado title. Listen to this episode to learn more about Sara's journey to the crown, her Happy Hearts initiative, and how she balances the responsibilities of the crown with her college commitments.

Melanie Jackson sits down with Atrion Sorrells, an SMU senior majoring in business and minoring in film. Atrion has worked hands-on in the film industry. Sorrells worked as a production assistant and voice actor in a short film. He has also created a production company, A'Style Productions, which converges his experience in film and business. Listen to hear about student filmmaking, Atrion&#39...

On this episode of Ask the Expert, Remington Black sits down with Alex Alarcón, student body president at Southern Methodist University. Alex is a Hunt Scholar majoring in history and political science with minors in business and philosophy. In this conversation, Alex dives into what it's like to run for a student body president and offers advice to students wanting to join SMU Student Senate.

On this first episode of the Money Talks Podcast, Katie Bergelin is discussing all things girl math. Katie ventured around campus to ask students at SMU about their latest girl math purchases. She also sits down with Sydni Walker to talk about the unifying power of girl math, and Dr. Prasanthi Ramakrishnan helps Katie understand some of the economic terms that overlap in girl math.

On the inaugural episode of The Reel Deal, Katie Bergelin sits down with Chef Luke Froeb. Chef Froeb is a student at SMU and the founder of Pozzo Loco, a food truck that makes handcrafted pizzas for its patrons. Listen to this episode to learn more about the process of starting your own business and the behind-the-scenes of working in the restaurant industry.

In this episode, Hope Whitcraft sits down with one of SMU's Peruna handlers, Harrison Buecking. Their talk dives into what it means to be a Peruna handler, the process of becoming a handler, and some of the many misconceptions about what the job entails.

Join Zoë Rodriguez as she sits down with Olivia Arratia, a photographer and professor at SMU. Olivia Arratia received her AA from Brookhaven College, her BFA in photography and business from Texas Womens University and her MFA from SMU. Arratia’s work reflects the social, cultural, and religious aspect of Hispanic culture through photographic prints, sculptures and book art. We discuss her family...

On this episode of Ask the Expert, join Bella Edmondson as she sits down with Will Brett, a current SMU junior, Mississippi native, and piano professional. They deep dive into the countless hours of practice and guidance that have helped propel him to achieve performing in front of an audience of 200 people. Will talks about the most challenging part of pursing a passion in college and offers advi...

On this episode of "Ask the Expert," Sydni Walker sits down with Liana Forss to discuss her success in using her voice on campus to protect students and impact their lives on campus. She credits it all to a program in danger– SMU Human Rights. This episode was recorded in Spring 2023 in the SMU School of Journalism’s Podcast Studio. Listen for advice on using your voice, utilizing the to...

If you were using Coursicle in 2022, chances are you received bizarre push notifications from the company's co-founder, Joe Puccio. The scandal went viral . The incident was due to a collapse in Puccio’s mental health, but the EdTech company survived. A year after the push notifications, Puccio released a letter of explanation and apology. In a candid interview, the DC's Simone Melvin talk...

Summer is coming and so are summer internships. Here's a story about an SMU student who landed her dream internship for this episode of Ask the Expert. Student Leader Norma Elias is an eager, passionate, and optimistic SMU transfer student from Chihuahua, Mexico, who has nailed her dream internship. She shares how she worked up to get an internship with Bain and Company. Not only does Norma ge...

Today we dive into a conversation with Rasun Kazadi. Ra played football at SMU before graduating last year and has begun a career as an artist in the Dallas area. Ra is a special talent on the field and in the studio and his artistic skills are putting him in the spotlight among Dallas artists. In addition to art, Ra has been involved in a number of charity organizations and community outreach pro...

Cosplay is more than dressing up. It's an outlet that transitions a virtual love to tangible talent for gaming and anime. Anna Iorio began her journey in high school once she understood the purpose of what it meant to accept an idea others may think is weird. She wanted to show that she could bring virtual interests into the real world. Lorio separates herself from the herd by curating her cre...

SMU Guildhall professor, esports founder and investor, David "Panda" Chen, discusses the business and development of organizations in esports like FaZe and Cloud 9. He touches up on his journey as an esports professional and the multiple outlooks that evolve within the industry.