The Red & Black Podcasts

The Belong ticket won the University of Georgia Student Government Association election Friday. The ticket consists of Carter Marks, Jasmine Gresham and Shelly Chummar. News contributor Ellie Shafer breaks down the election and what to expect from the executive ticket-elect. Digital producer Sarah Detwiler hosts.

Georgia baseball won its opening series Sunday, Feb. 21 against Evansville. The team has had to handle losing top players to the MLB Draft and COVID-19 adjustments. Sports editor Austin Roper and managing editor William Newlin talk about their observations and the team's future. Digital producer Sarah Detwiler hosts.

This week's podcast previews the February print issue of The Red & Black, which focuses on gender and sexuality at the University of Georgia and in Athens. Stories include the lack of women coaches in Georgia sports and a column about being a queer journalist. Editor-in-chief Sherry Liang and managing editor William Newlin talk about the paper's theme, while assistant sports editors Drew Hubba...

University of Georgia students like junior Chris Lim invested in GameStop in January. The video game retailer's stock surged after small-time investors bought shares to show their strength against hedge funds. In this episode, digital producer Sarah Detwiler interviews Lim and reporters Emily Garcia and Sydney Dangremond, who wrote about UGA students' involvement in the stock surge.

In the 1960s, UGA destroyed Linnentown - a historically Black community -  to make way for Creswell, Russel and Brumby Hall. In this week's episode, reporter Henry Queen talks to Hattie Thomas Whitehead about her experience living in Linnentown and why members of the community are speaking out. 

Local Athens record shops Wuxtry Records and Low Yo Yo Stuff records have worked to overcome the challenges of COVID-19 and corporatization of the record store industry. In this week's episode, contributor Andrew Benzinger discusses his story on how the shops have managed their business. 

The Georgia men's basketball season is underway with the Bulldogs winning their first game of the season 85-75 against Florida A&M on Nov. 29. This week, we talk with sports editor Andy Walsh about how this season's team will fill the void left by Anthony Edwards and adjust to COVID-19 impacting the schedule. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted the Black community in Athens. Despite only one-third of the Athens population being Black, the majority of hospitalizations are Black people. 

The early summer protests and COVID-19 pandemic had reversing effects on the Black-owned business sector in the United States. In this episode, bakeries in Northeast Georgia, which are referred to as "third places" — the locations that consumers visit between work and home that were adversely impacted by the pandemic — discuss the impact of both events on their revenue, customer base and business...

We're joined by Red & Black Football Writers Augusta Stone, William Newlin and Austin Roper to talk about what to look out for as the Bulldogs travel to Tuscaloosa, and how our writers think the game will go.  We go over the biggest matchup of the day: Alabama's offense and UGA's defense. We also go into a smaller — no, bigger! — section of this matchup: Alabama's offensive line against UGA's...

This week, instead of an X’s and O’s football preview, we speak with our Editor in Chief and football beat writer Augusta Stone about UGA Football’s response to the Black Lives Matter movement.   Augusta’s story this week details the program’s response. Here, we talk about how players have spoken out apart from their program, and what that means.  

This week, we speak with News Assistant Foster Steinbeck about what’s happening in the State House of Representatives District 117 race. A recent survey from a market research group named "The Voter Survey," had a series of questions undermining Mokah Jasmine Johnson’s campaign. Republican Incumbent Houston Gaines, released a statement on Facebook saying his campaign has not conducted any polling...

This week, we did some socially distanced, open air on the street reporting, talking to students about their experiences with the new dining hall systems. The generally constructive answers surprised us, as freshmen and non-freshmen alike found bright spots in UGA Dining Services handling of the situation.  We've already covered the logistical changes to dining on campus, so this show is focused o...

This week, we discuss the University of Georgia's reopening with two professors who signed onto the recent faculty petition condemning the move. Dr. Mark Ebell, epidemiology and biostatistics director at UGA's College of Public Health, and Dr. Amy Trauger, professor in UGA's Department of Geography, each give their thoughts on the university's reopening. 

Today, we discuss what you need to know about the University of Georgia's return to campus plans for fall 2020. We touch on UGA's class attendance policies, back-up plans, residence hall changes, Georgia football, bus routes and more — and how COVID-19 is affecting all of it.  To listen to our news editor talk about COVID-19 precautions in classrooms, attendance policies and about the dining halls...

From COVID-19 to protests, our summer staff has been nothing short of busy while working remotely. This week, we’re re-capping our summer podcast episodes with The Red & Black’s Editor-in-Chief and managing editor. We’ll revisit some of our most important episodes and give you updates on pressing topics such as the status of bars in Athens and the University of Georgia's fall semester.   Click...

AthFest Music & Arts festival took over downtown Athens every June for 23 years. For the first time in AthFest history, AthFest weekend — what was supposed to be the weekend of June 25-28 — was void of the music, food and fundraising that had become an annual tradition in Athens due to COVID-19.   On today’s episode, culture editor Anna Thomas speaks with four people involved with the annual A...

Today, we’re hearing from three former Georgia Bulldogs who were planning on participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The worldwide event was postponed for the first time since World War II due to COVID-19. While the event was rescheduled for 2021, a lot can happen in a year for athletes.   From the sports desk, sports editor William Newlin and digital producer Jasmina Charania spoke with former...

We’re hearing from Black activists who are leading the protests movement in Athens in today’s episode. Nationwide protests have continued for more than a month, calling for racial justice and support for the Black Lives Matter movement. On a local level, Black women continue to step up as leaders of the activism movement in Athens. Enterprise editor Anila Yoganathan and news assistant Gabriela Mir...

We’re breaking down the University of Georgia’s virtual new student orientation. For most UGA students, attending orientation is their first step on campus as a college student. A night of summer camp away from home. It’s their first taste of dining hall food, their first chance to take part in UGA’s traditions. It’s where orientees get to jump in the iconic North Campus fountain, where they learn...

June is usually a month to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising and the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage. But with the nationwide fight for racial justice and COVID-19 safety concerns, this year’s Pride Month looks a little different.  We spoke with two Black LGBTQ UGA students to reflect on this month and on intersectionality.

We’re revisiting a feat that has only happened once in the history of University of Georgia history. The Red & Black sports editor, William Newlin, reported the story on the 30 year anniversary of when the Diamond Dogs won the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The team hasn't been able to take home the championship title since that fateful day in early June 1990.

Protests calling for racial justice and police department reform have taken place for the past two weeks in Athens. On today's episode, we talk with our photo editor, Taylor Gerlach, about her experience covering protests and our editorial policy about protesters' anonymity. Read her article about covering protests here.

Protesters have taken to the streets of Athens to call for racial justice after the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd and other black Americans. On today's episode of The Front Page, we take you through Sunday, May 31 to Saturday, June 6, which were last week's two biggest protests in Athens. We spoke with a protestor who was shot by what he says were "rubber bullets," with a p...

Our news assistant Gabriela Miranda speaks with Shawntell Pace, a member of the black community at the University of Georgia, about coping with discrimination, micro-aggressions and the recent deaths affecting the black community. Pace founded The Healing Circle, a support group for black students that aims to create a communal space and offer guidance about accessing mental health services. We as...