The SOTA Pop Podcast

This episode is music to my ears! Oh wait, that's just the intro. Still, there are people talking about music! Cooper and Kiya are joined by Cade Garcia, who plays strings for Shoals Symphony, and Dr. Suren Petrosyan, the Shoals Symphony's new conductor. What is it like being a conductor? What would they play if they had to change their instruments? And which host not-so-secretly plays the bugle?...

Someone call the Christmas-themed exterminator because we have a humbug infestation! Kiya Williams is joined by the director of UNA's A Christmas Carol, Amanda Perry, as well as by fellow cast members Grayson Waggoner, Cooper Townsend, Davis Farlow, and Deyanara Holt. What makes this Christmas Carol so unique? What is everyone's favorite Christmas Carol adaptation? And what does a Fred laugh sound...

This week Kiya is joined by UNA student Elise Armstrong to discuss fan culture. Who are their favorite Disney girlies? Who owned a Lemonade Mouth CD? And who had a "not like other girls" phase? Find out all this and more in this FAN-tastic episode!

Listener beware- you're in for a scare! On this terrifying Halloween special, Kiya, Cat, Grayson, and the one and only Dave talk all things spooky. What Halloween related thing drives our beloved hosts batty? What does Future Kiya have to say? Plus, two bone chilling tales will be pitted against each other in the ultimate horror battle...

This week, Grayson and Cooper discuss the ins and outs of their creative processes. Who copied Captain Underpants? Why does Grayson write a terrible draft first? And what creative projects are these beloved rapscallions working on now? Tune in to find out all this and more!

Join Kiya and Cooper as they talk with local TikToker icaruspendragon about different fandoms and how the fandom space on TikTok and other social media has changed since the beginning of the pandemic!

Join our SOTA Pop crew as they are on location at UNA's homecoming football game! Listen in as they pull people from homecoming festivities and have fun on the spot interviews! Keep an ear out for where the title of this episode came from!

Join Kiya as she chats with the cast and the director of UNA's upcoming play, The Folklore Project. What the heck is devised theatre? Is The Folklore Project a Pollock or a DaVinci? And whose character is having a sugar rush? Tune in for all this and more!

Stop by for some Club SOTA! On the first episode of this adorably named recurring segment, Kiya and Grayson are joined by the founder of the Animation Club, Landon Lovette, to discuss his history with animation and play a game involving a lot of incorrect guesses. Who used to host a SpongeBob podcast? Is animation a genre? And what movie has a pretty lady? Find out all this and more in this week's...

Muppets and puppets and bears oh my... Join Kiya and Cooper this week while they talk to UNA visiting professor Ariel Lauryn to discuss her background in puppetry and how they’re being used in this year’s production of Christmas Carol!

Join Kiya as she introduces the final two members of the SOTA Pop team, Grayson and Cooper! Get to know our team on a deeper level and find out where the title for this episode came from on the most intriguing episode of SOTA Pop so far!

Join Kiya and SOTA's own Dr. Merciers as the talk with special guests Onyx Lane about the upcoming I2E2 conference, the role that Christina and Patrick had in planning parts of the conference, as well as what to expect when attending Onyx Lane's portion of the conference!

Listen in to this episode to meet our new host and hear what SOTA events to look out for. Don't forget to listen all the way through to hear all of the new segments we are implementing!

It's that time that we wished would never come. In this episode we say goodbye to our co-creator, co-host, and executive producer Mark as he prepares to graduate from UNA. Find out what he has planned in the future as well as what the future of SOTA Pop looks like from now on! Thank you Mark for everything you have done to help grow this podcast for the past 4 years!

Join KP as she talks with UNA's President and Vice President elects about their journey through SGA as well as through UNA as a whole! Listen until the end to find out which US president our guests think would win in a fist fight. The answers may surprise you!

Join KP as she talks with representatives of both the UNA Culinary Program and Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa about a very special event on April 14, 2022  and how the culinary industry in the area has grown!

Join KP as she talks with KeKe Hall about the Black Lioness Alliance fashion show, more upcoming BLA events, and how we can help support BLA for the future!

Join KP as she talks with UNA's Director of Bands, Dr. Lloyd Jones, about the President's concert, honor bands, and how he himself found a spot in the music education field. 

Listen in as KP talks with her fellow cast members of UNA's production of Little Women! We may just have a surprise visit from a previous host of SOTA Pop in this episode as well so make sure you listen!

Join KP as she talks with UNA alum and Sony Music recording artist Rachel Womack about her journey from college into the music industry and hear about her upcoming (3/11/22) show for UNA's Weekend of Women. What is Rachel's favorite dance move? Listen to find out!!

Listen as KP talks with UNA's very own Trio Leo about their upcoming events and learn about how each of them got involved with music! Stay until the end to find out if these musicians can decide on a favorite/least favorite type of music!!!

Join KP as she talks with Professor Mike Johnson of UNA's Cinematic Arts and Theater program about everything you need to know concerning the Lindsey Film Festival! Does Mike have a movie that he feels like he needs to like but doesn't? Listen to the end to find out!

Join KP as she talks with Professor Philip Jackson about his journey through art, the gallery at 126, and how he became a professor at Ole Miss! Stay tuned to hear what his favorite animal to draw has been!

Join KP as she talks with UNA Alum Lillian Glanton about her journey in the music industry. Listen in as we find out how the Muscle Shoals Songwriters Festival came to be and find out that Lillian was on American Idol!

Join Mark as he talks with Pemika and Anna, two of our amazing student leaders about their majors, what got them interested in their industries, the student leaders' involvement in UNA's Weekend of Women, and much more!