Journey through another graduate and former music beat reporter Ethan Olsen's time here at RCP with some of his favorite pieces! Learn about Gopher men's basketball, the Empathy Project, and what it takes to fill a sports stadium!

Ethan Retrospective

Real College Podcast is a 30-ish minute podcast focusing on artistic and cultural events and trends happening in the Twin Cities.  Harnessing the creative capital of Minnesota’s next generation of innovators, historians, entrepreneurs and creative and told through first person storytelling and reporting and delivered instantly through any internet connection anywhere.  Real College Podcast reflects the varied layers of Minnesota’s rich artistic and cultural history; providing a lifetime’s worth of ideas, narratives, arts and music to all points in the North Star state.  Real College Podcast will ensure access to Minnesota’s artistic resources regardless of income or mobility and provide a voice for  Minnesota's artistic and cultural communities while interweaving histories from a rich tapestry of ages, ethnicities and abilities.  The Real College Podcast is a 30-ish minute podcast focusing on artistic and cultural events and trends happening in the Twin Cities.  Harnessing the creative capital of Minnesota’s next generation of innovators, historians, entrepreneurs and creative and told through first person storytelling and reporting and delivered instantly through any internet connection anywhere.  The Real College Podcast reflects the varied layers of Minnesota’s rich artistic and cultural history; providing a lifetime’s worth of ideas, narratives, arts and music to all points in the North Star state.  Real College Podcast will ensure access to Minnesota’s artistic resources regardless of income or mobility and provide a voice for  Minnesota's artistic and cultural communities while interweaving histories from a rich tapestry of ages, ethnicities and abilities. Support comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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From The Vault: Fall 2022

Winter Trail Mix 2022

For this week’s episode of Real College Podcast we explore the silence that comes with the arrival of winter. With pieces surrounding the role of silence in film, people’s experience with ghosting, the intricacies of how sound works, urban exploration, and finally the importance of closed captioning.

Silence of Snow

In this episode of Real College Podcast we explore how people celebrate thanksgiving, how local retail stores do black friday, how music and Thanksgiving collide, and why are there so many turkeys on the UMN campus?

Ethan Retrospective

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