Daily Bruin Podcasts sat down with some of the candidates running for Undergraduate Students Association Council president in the 2025 USAC election — Syed Tamim Ahmad, Diego Emilio Bollo, Mafruha Esha and Teesha Sreeram. The Bruin was unable to host a podcast with candidate Jiorden King.

Daily Bruin Podcasts sat down with some of the candidates running for Undergraduate Students Association Council president in the 2025 USAC election — Syed Tamim Ahmad, Diego Emilio Bollo, Mafruha Esha and Teesha Sreeram. The Bruin was unable to host a podcast with candidate Jiorden King.

Daily Bruin Podcasts sat down with some of the candidates running for Undergraduate Students Association Council president in the 2025 USAC election — Syed Tamim Ahmad, Diego Emilio Bollo, Mafruha Esha and Teesha Sreeram. The Bruin was unable to host a podcast with candidate Jiorden King.

Daily Bruin Podcasts sat down with some of the candidates running for Undergraduate Students Association Council president in the 2025 USAC election — Syed Tamim Ahmad, Diego Emilio Bollo, Mafruha Esha and Teesha Sreeram. The Bruin was unable to host a podcast with candidate Jiorden King.

Hosts Reid Sperisen, Adam Kakuk and Aisosa Onaghise cover new student film projects, standout TV premieres, Coachella highlights and fresh additions to the Los Angeles restaurant scene. They also reflect on landmark album anniversaries from ABBA, Toni Braxton and Mariah Carey. Tune in for an episode packed with film, music, theater and lifestyle updates from around campus and the wider entertainment world. A transcript is available at dailybruin.com/category/podcasts.

Before ghost-hunting shows and viral psychic videos, UCLA ran a real parapsychology lab, hidden in the old Neuropsychiatric Institute. In this episode of Nightly Bruin, Jina Bae, Audrey Turner, Olivia Miller and Srinidhi Naragajan uncover the strange history of the lab – from psychic experiments and telepathy tests to celebrity visits and chilling premonitions that turned tragically real. Featuring exclusive interviews with Dr. Barry Taff and Dr. Judith Orloff, we dive into the forgotten story of when UCLA tried to study the unexplainable – and what it cost. A transcript is available at dailybruin.com/category/podcasts.

In this episode of Entertainment Unscripted, podcast contributor Celina Landero Valenzuela sits down with Chad Johnson – a hard-of-hearing content creator, athlete and sign language educator with over 1.6 million TikTok followers. Chad opens up about how a friend encouraged him to share ASL online, how he went viral seemingly overnight and what it's like to represent the U.S. Deaf Men’s National Soccer Team. From dispelling myths about Deaf identity to dreaming big in Los Angeles' modeling scene, Chad brings insight, humor and heart to this wide-ranging conversation. A transcript is available at dailybruin.com/category/podcasts.

Podcasts contributor Megan Vahdat sits down with UCLA professor and political scientist Megan Mullin to discuss the growing polarization in environmental politics, the aftermath of the 2025 Los Angeles County fires and her personal journey as an environmental advocate. A transcript is available at dailybruin.com/category/podcasts.

In the inaugural episode of Daily Bruin Spotlight, Arts editors dive into the latest in music, film and lifestyle at UCLA and beyond. From Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour and Coachella predictions to a tribute for filmmaker David Lynch and highlights from UCLA’s Dance Marathon, hosts Reid Sperisen, Martin Sevcik, Aisosa Onaghise and Jillian Baker break down the biggest stories shaping arts and culture this April.

In the debut episode of The Littlest Headline: The Bruin Archive, host Yony Marian sits down with second-year neuroscience student Keira Janiga to explore what it’s like moving from the small town of Newcastle, California to the bustling campus of UCLA. From gold rush history and mandarin festivals to homeschooled beginnings and urban overwhelm, this episode offers a glimpse into Keira’s personal journey – and the community she calls home. A transcript is available at dailybruin.com/category/podcasts.