WE DID IT! The season finale of APN's Waveform has came, and it is in the studio! Lawrence Sung has one final talk with Kevin Wu, Ricky Wong, and APN Advisor Frank Sunez. They do a year-in-review, weigh the highs and lows of high school life, open up about things they wish they could've done while at Arcadia High, and discuss plans for the future.  

Congratulations to the APN Class of 2021! 

Felix Chen, Riley Kovacev, Andrew Liu, Harrison Meyers, Clara Montenegro, Jacob Randall, Tharun Saravanakumar, Lawrence Sung, Ian Sutliff, Ricky Wong, Kevin Wu, Junyi Zou  

Segments: (just enjoy the whole thing for yourself)  

Crew 

Producer: Lawrence Sung 

Editor: Lawrence Sung 

Host: Lawrence Sung 

Guests: Frank Sunez, Ricky Wong, Kevin Wu  

Website: apachenews.ausd.net  

Social Media 

Instagram: @apachenews 

Twitter: @apache_news 

Facebook: TheRealAPN

Reality TV shows are known for exaggerating the personal lives and drama of their cast members, but we can bet that this week's episode isn't going to exaggerate anything! In the penultimate episode before the Season 2 Finale of KARC, Lawrence has an honest, down-to-earth conversation with Ethan Tran and Tharun Saravanakumar about the passion that goes into the APN production life, but also the frustrations that such a life carries as well.   

Stay tuned for the Season 2 Finale, which will be recorded in the studio for the first time since May of 2019!  

Check out Ethan Tran's podcast and other media content by him! 

Instagram: @ethantranmedia 

Shoes Off Podcast: https://linktr.ee/shoesoffpodcast 

Segments 

0:00 - Intro 

0:49 - We Love What We Do...Seriously! 

10:27 - Pouring Out Our Passions 

17:32 - Break: Shoes Off Podcast 

18:22 - The Grind 

29:22 - What Pisses Us Off During Production 

49:13 - Outro  

Crew 

Producer: Lawrence 

Editor: Lawrence 

Host: Lawrence 

Guests: Ethan Tran, Tharun Saravanakumar  

Website 

https://anchor.fm/apnwaveform 

Social Media 

Instagram: @apachenews 

Twitter: @apache_news 

Facebook: TheRealAPN

Ever since the pandemic started, APN has covered the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes that followed. Given that our crew is mostly Asian, the attacks on the AAPI community have made the media coverage that Apache News does on this development very personal. In light of the situation’s gravity, Lawrence decided to sit down with Kathy Liu and Swetha Somasundaram to take the time to reflect on the whole thing, as well as how to progress forward not just as individuals, but as a society. #stopasianhate​    

APN thanks the Arcadia Civic Youth Council for providing the materials that were used to guide this discussion—materials that were from ACYC’s virtual Stop Asian Hate Dialogue. Watch the recording of the speaker sessions here: www.tinyurl.com/stophatearcadiavideo    

Segments:  

0:00​ - Intro  

1:21​ - The Not Good, The Bad, and the Ugly  

11:00​ - Processing Racism Within  

18:49​ - Break: Stop Asian Hate Rally  

19:37​ - In the Face of Hate, There is Unity  

29:25​ - Combating Prejudice  

41:31​ - Outro    

Crew  

Producer: Lawrence Sung 

Editor: Lawrence Sung  

Host: Lawrence Sung  

Guests: Kathy Liu, Swetha Somasundaram    

Website  

apachenews.ausd.net    

Social Media  

Instagram: @apachenews  

Twitter: @apache_news  

Facebook: TheRealAPN

Since the first sports live-stream of the 2020-21 school year just so happens to be on KARC's release date, Lawrence realized that it is now or never to do the long-awaited (at least in APN) sports podcast episode! This week, he sits down with the veterans of the Apache News crew--Clara Montenegro, Harrison Meyers, and Ian Sutliff--to discuss how they feel about sports live-streams returning, but also how they fell in love with sports.  

Sorry for the bad audio--it's been hard getting our audio equipment around these past weeks.  

Segments 

0:00 - Intro 

0:55 - LIVE-STREAMS ARE BACK YAYYYYY! 

8:27 - The Drivers of Apache Sports 

17:04 - Break: APN Sports Livestreams 

17:40 - When the Sports Enters Your Blood 

31:26 - A Career on the Field/Court? 

39:12 - Outro  

Crew 

Producer: Lawrence Sung 

Editor: Lawrence Sung 

Host: Lawrence Sung 

Guests: Clara Montenegro, Harrison Meyers, Ian Sutliff  

Website apachenews.ausd.net  

Social Media 

Instagram: @apachenews 

Twitter: @apache_news 

Facebook: TheRealAPN

Another long episode coming your way! In the spirit of mental well-being, considering that APN has been busy editing Arcadia Unified's first-ever middle school wellness conference, and preparing for the possible return of sports to Arcadia High, Lawrence decided to sit down with Andrew Liu and Jacob Randall, two APN reporters who helped put together this monumental event, to talk about what it was like being on that project, and how they are maintaining their sanity during these times.  

Also, this wellness attitude convinced Lawrence to take a low-maintenance approach to editing this podcast episode due to the busy schedule he has had over the past two weeks, so that's why the audio is...well..."unique."   

Let's just say that this is a "director's cut".  

Segments: 

0:00 - Introduction 

1:28 - Compiling the Middle School Wellness Summit 

18:11 - Break: Media Minds Advertisement 

18:34 - How We're Trying to Keep Our Sanity  

Crew:  

Producer: Lawrence Sung 

Editor: Lawrence Sung 

Host: Lawrence Sung 

Guests: Andrew Liu, Jacob Randall  

Website: apachenews.ausd.net  

Social Media: 

Instagram: @apachenews 

Twitter: @apache_news 

Facebook: TheRealAPN

It's the moment we've been waiting for, and for good reason, because IT'S OUR SECOND ANNIVERSARY!!! Two years ago, on January 30, 2019, Paula Contreras and Jeremy Sutton released the pilot episode for what would today be the podcast APN's Waveform; to celebrate this, Lawrence and Safia invited the original hosts back, alongside APN advisor Frank Sunez, to create this special reunion episode!  

Segments:  

0:00​ - Introduction 

0:52​ - The Founders Have Returned! 

13:40​ - Driving Down Memory Lane 

24:56​ - We've All Grown Up So Much! 

46:56​- Any Questions for the New Producers?  

Crew 

Producers: Lawrence Sung and Safia Malik 

Director: Lawrence Sung 

Editor: Lawrence Sung 

Guests: Paula Contreras, Jeremy Sutton, Frank Sunez  

Website Link apachenews.ausd.net  

Social Media 

Instagram: @apachenews 

Twitter: @apache_news 

Facebook: TheRealAPN

Since the days of old, it has been an uphill struggle for women in this society--especially in this year's APN crew, where 16 out of the 19 members are boys. Nevertheless, KARC co-producer Safia Malik and APN members Clara Montenegro and Giselle Lai have always met the challenge, and exceeded its power. Today, they sit down to discuss not just their experience in the boys club that is APN, but their outlook on advancements for women throughout society.  

This chapter is dedicated to the 47th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, which is today. APN is an ardent support of gender equality and women's rights, and will continue to highlight these issues on its platforms.  

Segments: 

0:00 - Introduction 

0:50 - Too Many Boys in APN, Not Enough Girls 

5:20 - Women's Health, Women's Stories 

14:11 - Sports Definitely Ain't Just a Man's World 

19:28 - She Runs the Gov't, She Runs the World  

Crew 

Producer: Safia Malik 

Director: Lawrence Sung 

Host: Safia Malik 

Guests: Clara Montenegro, Giselle Lai  

Website Link apachenews.ausd.net  

Social Media 

Instagram: @apachenews 

Facebook: TheRealAPN

New year, new podcast episode! With KARC coming back for the first episode of the decade, Safia Malik sits down with APN advisor Frank Suñez and APN reporters Ethan Tran and Ricky Wong to talk about 2020 and what they got to do with the free time that quarantine gave them.  

Link to APN Name Change Community Survey: tinyurl.com/namechangeAPN  

Segments: 

0:00 - Introduction 

0:24 - The Grind vs. Free Time 

3:12 - Quarantine and Free Time, Hand in Hand 

15:26 - What Are We Doing Now? 

27:10 - Finding Comfort in the Small Things  

Note: Usually, we upload every other week, and this episode was supposed to air on January 8, but due to planning for Show 13, we had to delay it to this week. To get back on schedule, we are releasing Chapter 4 next week instead of two weeks down the road.  

Crew:

Producer: Safia Malik 

Editor: Lawrence Sung 

Host: Safia Malik 

Guests: Frank Suñez, Ethan Tran, Ricky Wong  

Website Link apachenews.ausd.net  

Social Media 

Instagram: @apachenews 

Facebook: TheRealAPN

KARC wasn't the only thing that APN debuted back in November--APN's new gaming show Gotta AFK also premiered, marking a major milestone and success story for Apache News during the pandemic. This week, Lawrence Sung sits down with Gotta AFK co-producer Kevin Wu to discover what viewers can expect from this new show, and the journey that Kevin and his fellow producer Jacky Liang went through to produce this brand-new esports show. This episode is officially sponsored by Vietnam Kitchen.  

Segments:

0:00 - Introduction

1:04 - Our New Gaming Show, Gotta AFK 

12:26 - Why Are We Qualified to Run These Shows? 

28:06 - Future Plans for Both of Our Shows  

Check out Gotta AFK's third show, which aired on December 9! Also, make sure to watch APN's end-of-the-year show! We wish everyone happy holidays, and APN's regular shows will return in January!  

 ***Stay tuned for announcements on our social media for when Gotta AFK and APN's Waveform will return***  

By the way, thanks to Dana MS Principal Dr. Hacking for giving Kevin a motivational boost during middle school...  

Producer: Lawrence Sung 

Host: Lawrence Sung 

Editor: Lawrence Sung 

Special Guest: Kevin Wu  

Website: https://apachenews.ausd.net 

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6G_LCSmfd9q34BMao87E0g

Social Media:

Instagram: @apachenews 

Twitter: @apache_news

Facebook: TheRealAPN

After Paula Contreras and Jeremy Sutton wrapped up Season 1 in spectacular fashion in the spring of 2019, Lawrence Sung and Safia Malik pick up their torches to bring back the "best" student podcast of Arcadia High School: APN's Waveform! 

For KARC's Season 2 premiere, we bring on APN advisor and THREE-TIME EMMY AWARD WINNER Frank Sunez to dig deep into APN's quarantine grind!

Segments:

0:00 - Introduction

1:15 - The News Turned Upside Down 

7:25 - The Ship Hits Rock Bottom

13:20 - The View from Outside

17:11 - We Get A Badly-Needed Recharge

23:33 - How APN Revived Itself From the Dead

Note: The company JLab is in no way affiliated with JBL (also we are not sponsored by any of these companies). Lawrence probably screwed that one up because he was thinking too much about his college apps... Also, for now we are using the old graphics from last year--you can see our new podcast graphics in Chapter 2!

Producer: Lawrence Sung

Editors: Frank Sunez and Lawrence Sung

Hosts: Lawrence Sung and Safia Malik

Special Guest: Frank Sunez

Website: https://apachenews.ausd.net

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6G_LCSmfd9q34BMao87E0g

Social Media:

Instagram: @apachenews

Twitter: @apache_news

Facebook: TheRealAPN