Hokie Talk

Andrew Peterson, president of the Chocolate Milk Monday club, joins us and discusses his experiences in and outside of the club.

Hokie Talk is joined by Soham Mehra, a senior in Industrial and Systems Engineering, to talk about his career, his time as president of IISE, technology, his hobbies, and more!

If you’ve been to any football or basketball game at VT in recent years, you'd recognize Bailey Angle. He is the In-Venue Host for Virginia Tech Athletics, who can be seen engaging with fans on HokieVision as part of the in-venue experience at numerous Hokies sporting events. 

On Hokie Talk, we take a behind the scenes look at Bailey's experience.

Dr. Claudio D'Amato, an instructor in the philosophy department at Virginia Tech, joins Aziz in discussing the distribution of wealth in the world, overpopulation vs overconsumption, and the role of certain countries and the United Nations policing the world.

We previewed and broke down 3 of Connor's original songs in this episode, "Quarter Life Crisis", "Waffles", and "Block My Number"!

He shared his songwriting and producing strategies, including topics like why he typically won't pursue a song if it's not written within a few days, the importance of writing specific lyrics, and why the melody is the most important part of a song.

Check him out on Spotify! Or listen to samples of his songs in this episode!

Julian Ferdman is a junior majoring in Sports Media and Analytics, and has been interning for VT Football for a little over a year now. We discussed his focus on prospective players, what the team looks for in recruits, and his interactions / the atmosphere with the players and coaches!

What does it really take to make Homecoming a reality every year? Ryan Paul (executive producer/director of "The Making of Homecoming 2022") and Maxwell Mandell (editor and lead director of photography of the Homecoming Cinema Team) discuss everything from the film’s inception to its execution, and the hundreds of hours spent making it a reality! The documentary is truly captivating and can be found on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQoGDBuNDcA.

Dr. Buddy Howell, renowned by many past and present students at Virginia Tech for being a highly energetic and friendly professor, came onto Hokie Talk and spoke to us about engaging a classroom, how your morals guide your decisions, which then guide your life, and that you can and shouldn't be afraid to disagree with people and have meaningful conversations, even if you're not a disagreeable person.

Reid Burton was 1 of the 3 runners voted to Homecoming Royalty just last fall! His platform, Reaching out With Reid, focuses on providing mental health resources and education for middle and high school students. 

On Hokie Talk, we discussed his platform, the work behind running, and what it was like hearing his name called in Lane Stadium!

Gian Maselli and Glen Noel talk about their experiences DJing in downtown Blacksburg and how they've made throwing parties a business. They also shared what it was like opening for artists like Waka Flocka and Shy Glizzy and more from their perseverant story!