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Welcome to Horchata Squad 2.0, an official Emerald opinion section podcast with hosts Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado and Marian Fragoso. The new additions to the show include some illuminating momentos from outside the booth and a shoutout to femmes of color within the University of Oregon community. The first topic this season is about the recent school shooting in Parkland, FL, and explores what gun ownership, media attention and mental health mean within communities of color. 

Catch up on the previous season of Horchata Squad on SoundCloud.

This podcast contains language that may not be suitable for all listeners.

Music in this episode is "Como Te Extraño Mi Amor" by Cafe Tacuba and "Fertilizer" by Frank Ocean. 

This episode was produced by Alec Cowan.

It's matchday on the Emerald Podcast Network. While rugby is not the most popular sport in America, the men's and women's club rugby teams at the University of Oregon remain some of the most popular teams on campus. Listen to Associate Sports Editor Shawn Medow as he follows the teams through the ins and outs of UO club rugby, the teams that do it all.

Music in this episode is "Reckoning" by Podington Bear as found on freemusicarchive.org.

This episode was co-produced by Alec Cowan and Shawn Medow.

On this edition of the Emerald culture wrap, Arts and Culture Editor Sararosa Davies, Senior News Reporter Casey Crowley, and Podcast Editor Alec Cowan discuss their favorite concerts from the past year as well as which concerts they're looking forward to in 2018. They also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the various venues in Eugene.

This episode contains language that may not be suitable for all listeners.

Music featured in this episode is “Summer Dreams” and “West Coast” by Ryan Little as found on freemusicarchive.org.

This episode was produced by Alec Cowan.

Today is Saturday, Feb. 3. Here are the three stories from this past week that you need to know.

In this weekly news wrap-up, Podcast Editor Alec Cowan and Senior News Reporter Michael Tobin and Senior News Reporter Casey Crowley break down the biggest changes coming to UO's "confusing" general education requirements. This includes a revised terminology and the possibility of major-specific tracks for freshman. They also discuss the UO Senate's latest resolution to denounce white supremacy on campus and the $3.7 million lawsuit against Max's Tavern.

This episode was produced by Alec Cowan.

In this episode of Spotlight on Science, arts and culture writer Frankie Lewis speaks with Dr. James Schombert, an observational astronomer at the University of Oregon. The two discuss a medley of cosmological topics, including the dark matter theory, the search for alien life, NASA gossip and much more.

Spotlight on Science is a series from the Emerald Podcast Network designed to spark conversations across disciplines with researchers at the University of Oregon, bringing in researchers to discuss their work in a way that is understandable to everyone.

Music in this episode is “Zombie Disco” by Six Umbrellas.

This episode was produced by Alec Cowan.

On this episode of the Emerald Culture Wrap, News Reporter Casey Crowley, Senior Arts and Culture Editor Sararosa Davies and Podcast Editor Alec Cowan discuss the recent story from babe.net on Aziz Ansari, and in particular, whether or not we as consumers of media can enjoy Ansari's work after the story was published.

This episode contains language that may not be suitable for all listeners.

Music featured in this episode is "Summer Dreams" and "West Coast" by Ryan Little as found on freemusicarchive.org.

This episode was produced by Alec Cowan.

In this episode from the Emerald Podcast Network,  Associate Arts and Culture Editor Zach Price sits down with Oakland-based electronic music producer Zach Krane to discuss Krane’s transition from a nine-to-five job to a full-time DJ, releasing his debut album and his first headlining tour.

Krane’s team gave the Emerald permission to use  “Hallow”, “Feel It”, "Next World" and “Nobody But You” from Krane’s debut album, “Fallout,” in this podcast. Check out the release in its eternity on Spotify and listen to more of Krane’s music on SoundCloud.com

This episode was produced by Alec Cowan.

Follow Zach Price on Twitter: @zach_price24

Join podcast editor Alec Cowan, senior news editor Will Campbell and senior arts and culture editor Sararosa Davies as they discuss Steven Spielberg's most recent film "The Post", which examines a 1970s Washington Post as its publishers face the truth about the Vietnam War. The group then compares the movie to other films on journalism such as "Citizen Kane", "All the President's Men" and "Spotlight" before musing on what these movies mean to American history and culture.

The culture wrap-up is your place to find commentary and opinions on the latest in arts and culture from the Daily Emerald.

Music in this episode is “West Coast” and “Summer Dreams” by Ryan Little as found on freemusicarchive.org.

This episode was produced by Alec Cowan.

Shawn Medow, Will Campbell, Adam Eberhardt and Alec Cowan discuss the expansion of VAR to the Premier League and its success in important penalty situations in the week's games. The group also discusses recent fixtures, transfers and what teams are running away with La Liga and the Premier League.

This episode was produced by Alec Cowan.

Today is Saturday, Jan. 19. Here are the three stories from this week that you need to know.

In this weekly news wrap-up, podcast editor Alec Cowan and senior news reporter Michael Tobin discuss the Emerald's cover story examining how resident tuition has risen over the last ten years, the new goals set by the university senate for winter term and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden's visit to campus.

This episode was produced by Alec Cowan.