Happy Friday, North Texas!

Happy Friday, North Texas!

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Happy Friday, North Texas! episodes

  • #HFNT 10: Rome If You Want To

    This episode, we’re talking about a basketball tip-off event that should be a lot of fun for UNT fans, we’ve got the next segment in our Democracy Primer series covering PACs and Super PACs, and the first segment of our new Eagles Abroad series where we talk to students while they’re on study abroad trips around the world.

     

    In this episode:

    • Learn more about UNT Athletics’ Nightmare on Elm Street basketball tip-off event coming to the Denton Square Oct. 16. Learn more about the Nightmare on Elm Street event. (1:45-13:03)
    • In the fourth installment of our Democracy Primer series, political science principal lecturer Wendy Watson returns to give us a better understanding of how PACs and Super PACs work. Find Denton County early voting information. (13:04-24:45)
    • Senior marketing major Ivonne calls into the pod from Rome to tell us about her study abroad experience in our new Eagles Abroad series. Learn more about UNT’s Study Abroad program. (24:46-49:00)
    • Q&A: The hosts discuss their favorite college classes. Tell us about your favorite UNT classes by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 443-684-2779. (49:01-56:23)

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        • 1 hr
      • #HFNT 9: UNT 101

        Happy Friday, friends! This episode, we’ve got an interview about an innovative approach to tackling pandemic era learning loss, a roundtable discussion with some of our Eagle Ambassadors about how to live your best life in Denton and the next installment in our ongoing Democracy Primer series, this time about the differences between the House and the Senate.

         

        In this episode:

        • As students continue to feel the effects of the pandemic, a new way of learning is hoping to get UNT students back on track with math. The classes, called MATH 340 and MATH 350, are meant for students who did not pass the math portion of the Texas Success Initiative. Anthony Hufford, a master teacher for Teach North Texas who taught the classes last year, shares what makes these classes so different. (1:35-22:24) Learn more about the math program.
        • We sat down with three of our Eagle Ambassadors
          • – verified UNT aficianados – to get the inside scoop on campus life, covering everything from their favorite pieces of UNT trivia to the best places to sneak a nap on campus. (22:25-40:23) Meet our Eagle Ambassadors or Schedule
          a Tour.
        • For the third installment of our Democracy Primer series, we talked to political science principal lecturer Eddie Meaders to learn more about some of the key differences between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. (40:24-1:10:37)
        • Q&A: The hosts discuss their fondest memories as students at UNT. Share your favorite UNT memories by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 443-684-2779. (1:10:38-1:16:48)

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            • 1 hr 19 min
          • #HFNT 8: Meet the President!

            We’re finally back, friends! And we’ve got a very back-to-school themed episode with an interview about the Succeed at UNT campaign to connect students with valuable resources, a roundtable-style discussion with members of the UNT Green Brigade marching band and an interview to get to know new UNT President Harrison Keller, Ph.D.

             

            In this episode:

            • An interview with Allicia Washington-White, communications strategist for student retention, about the Succeed at UNT campaign and how students can learn more about the valuable resources UNT provides to help them be successful. Learn more at succeed.unt.edu. (1:12-6:03)
            • Hear from the director and members of the UNT Green Brigade marching band about their favorite band traditions and memories. (6:04-33:58)
            • Get to know President Keller as he talks about his vision for UNT, his leadership philosophy and his favorite color. (34:05-57:36)
            • Q&A: The hosts discuss their favorite part of back-to-school season. Share your favorites by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 443-684-2779. (57:37-58:49)

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                • 1 hr
              • #HFNT 7: Pump the Breaks

                It’s our last episode before summer break. Will you sign our yearbook? We have interviews about Juneteenth, the Electoral College and the UNT System Shared Core Values.

                In this episode:

                • The hosts discuss Scott’s recovery progress and the sole finalist to become UNT’s next president.
                  • An interview with food writer and UNT history Ph.D. student Deah Berry-Mitchell about her research on Black Texan foodways to learn more about Juneteenth food traditions. She also shared that she’s lending her historical expertise on exciting new projects under development — including the National Juneteenth Museum planned for Fort Worth. Learn more about the National Juneteenth Museum at thenjm.org. (2:30-34:00)
                  • In part two of our Democracy Primer series, we talk to Associate Professor of Political Science Gloria Cox to learn more about the Electoral College. (34:10-55:34)
                  • We spoke to one of the organizers of the first annual Values Summit to talk about UNT System’s Shared Core Values. (55:35-1:10:09)
                  • Q&A: The hosts discuss which Value is most meaningful to them. Share your stories by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 443-684-2779. (1:10:10-1:12:46)

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                      • 1 hr 15 min
                    • #HFNT 6: We now interrupt your regularly scheduled podcast…

                      Despite meticulous planning for podcast programming over the summer, sometimes life gets in the way...

                      In this episode:

                      • The hosts discuss recent life events that will require the podcast to go on hiatus for the summer – after the next episode June 14. But we promise to come back with a vengeance in August! No segments or Q&A this week, folks – just life talk. Join the conversation by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 443-684-2779.

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                          • 5 min
                        • #HFNT 5: See Ya Later, Graduater!

                          Inspiration incoming! Hear the stories of three recent UNT

                          graduates as they talk about adversities they’ve overcome, the successes they’ve achieved and how UNT helped them along the way.

                           

                          In this episode:

                          The hosts discuss their summer travel plans.

                          • Rachel Richards graduated a year early with a degree in hospitality management and talks about all the support she’s received from UNT. (2:03-16:51)
                            • Marine Corps veteran Mario Pena talks about
                              • overcoming extreme poverty and domestic violence to earn a second bachelor’s degree and his plans to come back for his master’s. (16:52-34:45)
                              • Setareh “Star” Dehghani-Moslemi talks about her
                                • father dying as her family fled Iran to escape religious persecution and having a child while earning her Ph.D. (34:46-51:12)
                                • Q&A: The hosts discuss what their career goals were when they came to UNT and how those goals have evolved. Share your advice by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 443-684-2779. (51:13-55:33)

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                                      • 56 min
                                    • #HFNT 4: Gettin’ Real with Neal

                                      With President Smatresk having announced his plans to resign from the presidency this summer, we’re sending him out with a very special episode to celebrate everything UNT has accomplished under his leadership for the last 10 years.

                                      In this episode:

                                      • The hosts talk about the results of UNT’s second annual Day of Giving and wish all our graduating students a happy commencement weekend.
                                      • President Smatresk discusses his favorite UNT memories, his hopes and plans for the future, and who is the best Batman. (1:40-52:48)
                                      • Q&A: The hosts dole out career advice for out latest batch of grads. Share your advice by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 443-684-2779. (52:50-55:25)

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                                          • 57 min
                                        • #HFNT 3: Give and Let Fly

                                          Donations, double plays and democracy, oh my! We’ve got info about UNT’s Day of Giving coming up on May 1, the inside scoop with softball star Cierra Simon and some educational election expertise.


                                          In this episode:

                                          • With Finals Week right around the corner, we talk about events to help students relax and destress on calendar.unt.edu.
                                          • We learn more about UNT’s second annual Day of Giving and how it helps students succeed. (1:55-13:02)
                                          • Go behind the scenes with Mean Green Softball through our My Day in the Life at UNT YouTube series. (13:03-19:10)
                                          • Our new Democracy Primer series gets you ready for a big election year with basic explainers of how our elections work. Today’s topic: Primaries. (19:11-36:33)
                                          • Q&A: The hosts talk about why they chose to come to UNT as students. Join the conversation by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 443-684-2779. (36:34-41:11)

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                                              • 43 min
                                            • #HFNT 2: Earth and Taxes

                                              After all the excitement of the eclipse we’ve got some tips to get through Tax Day and ways to celebrate Earth Day!

                                              In this episode:

                                              • We talk about our eclipse-viewing experience and get excited for EarthFest.
                                              • Tax Day tips from Dr. Peggy Jimenez, accounting clinical associate professor. (01:15-12:50)
                                              • Bee boxes are popping up around campus with help from the We Mean Green Fund and the UNT Bee Campus USA Committee. (12:50-22:54)
                                              • Give your old clothes new life through UNT’s Zero Waste Textile initiative led by Dr. Iva Jestratijevic, merchandising and digital retailing assistant professor. (22:55-46:00)
                                              • Q&A: We answer a listener question about how we made friends in college when we were students and share resources for current students on how to Succeed at UNT. Join the conversation by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 443-684-2779. (46:02-49:35)

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                                                  • 51 min
                                                • #HFNT 1: Total Eclipse of the Start

                                                  It’s an eclipse-isode! In anticipation of the solar eclipse coming up April 8, we’re talking about how eclipses can help researchers prepare for natural disasters and how ancient civilizations tracked and interpreted eclipses. Plus, as we’re relaunching our own podcast, we talked to an alum who’s been podcasting for 10 years to get some pro tips!

                                                  In this episode:

                                                  • We talk about UNT’s Eclipse Watch Parties.
                                                  • Physics lecturer Rebekah Purvis discusses how researchers can better study the sun’s atmosphere during eclipses to prepare for potential natural disasters in our YouTube series, The Lab. (02:24-05:15)
                                                  • History associate professor Zoe Ortiz talks about how ancient civilizations would interpret eclipses as omens and the technology they developed to predict the events. (05:21-20:55)
                                                  • Alumna Cara Santa Maria tells us about her decade of podcasting experience and talks about the plans for one of her shows to visit the DFW area for the eclipse. (20:56-51:58)
                                                  • Q&A: Get to know our hosts a little better
                                                    • as Scott and Alicia discuss when they attended UNT and what they studied – and join the conversation by emailing us at [email protected] or calling 443-684-2779. (52:00-57:54)

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                                                      • 1 hr

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