Welcome back to Pro Thinking with Gizela Kwihangana, the podcast that makes space to think more deeply about clarity, intention, and how we actually live what we believe.

In this episode, Gizela explores what happens after clarity. While understanding purpose and truth can feel like a breakthrough, actually living it out is often more difficult than expected.

Through personal reflection, this episode focuses on the gap between knowing and doing, the quiet phase where external pressure is removed but direction is still unclear. It examines how daily choices, habits, and influences shape a person's life, and why freedom without intention can lead to confusion rather than growth.

The conversation centers on a deeper question: what does it actually look like to live differently? By exploring discipline, awareness, and grounding, Gizela reflects on how stability is built over time through consistent alignment, not instant change.

This episode does not aim to tell listeners what to believe. It encourages honest reflection on how they are living, and whether their current patterns are leading them toward something that can truly hold.

Music: Universal Production Music

Recorded and edited in Adobe Audition

#ProThinking #TheLife #IntentionalLiving #SelfAwareness #Growth #Clarity #ThinkDeeper #MavRadio

Welcome back to Missed The Mark with Jacie Ambrose, the podcast that breaks down the marketing moments brands wish they could take back and the ones they'd love to repeat.

In this episode, Jacie unpacks two recent sports marketing campaigns that took very different approaches to defining what it means to be an athlete, and saw very different results.

First, she breaks down Nike's controversial Boston Marathon signage reading "Runners Welcome, Walkers Tolerated," which sparked immediate backlash. What may have been intended as a performance-driven message quickly came across as elitist, clashing with the inclusive, deeply personal culture of marathon running. Within 24 hours, Nike removed the sign and issued a public response, but the damage was already done.

Then, Jacie contrasts this with Gatorade's Lower Sugar campaign, which broadened the definition of an athlete by featuring not only elite competitors, but dancers, content creators, and everyday fitness enthusiasts. By focusing on personal performance, accessibility, and wellness, Gatorade aligned its message with how modern audiences actually engage with fitness.

The takeaway: when brands try to define who qualifies as an athlete, they create a hierarchy. When they expand the definition, they build community. In 2026, the brands that win are the ones that meet their audience where it actually lives, not where the brief says it should.

"Serious Investigations" – Universal Production Music

"Serious Drone" – Universal Production Music

"Birds of Prey (Energy 50)" – Universal Production Music

#Marketing #BrandControversy #MissedTheMark #MediaLiteracy #PopCultureAnalysis #MavRadio

Amy Ellefson teaches in a classroom most people never see. Inside the Omaha Correctional Center, she works with students enrolled in UNO TRAC. That stands for Transforming, Renewing, Achieving, and Connecting. It's a grant-funded program out of UNO's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice that brings college courses to incarcerated students, with a path to continue their education at UNO once they're released. Amy is a lecturer in the School of Communication with a Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi. Teaching at OCC means no laptops, no staples, no jewelry, no electronics. No index cards either, until the prison's tech offered to make them out of cardstock for her. Amy walks us through the process, then tells the story of Terry, an OCC student whose MAV Talks speech about Nebraska's "life-means-life" law she recorded because he couldn't be there to give it himself. Terry is incarcerated for life. The audience didn't know where the recording came from until it was over. Amy keeps coming back to a line of her own: "I feel like sometimes I get more than they do."

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Wyatt Lehr graduates from UNO this Friday. We're releasing his episode the same week on purpose. Wyatt has spent his time at UNO inside MavRadio, the campus radio station that gives students a real microphone, real airtime, and real stakes. In this episode we talk about what student media teaches that nothing else can, what MavRadio has meant for the people who've come through it, and what it sounds like when a student finds a voice with weight behind it.

Wyatt reflects on his own path through MavRadio and the School of Communication. We talk about why a campus station isn't a stepping stone so much as a place where real work gets done, and what a healthy student media culture sounds like from the inside. Wyatt is leaving UNO this week. The voice he built at MavRadio isn't going anywhere.

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Episode 9 of Comm in Ten features UNO alum Megan Reider and her path to becoming program director at Sweet 98. She shares how an unexpected internship led her into radio and how setbacks in school and in her career shaped her along the way. This episode is about persistence, growth, and staying open to opportunity while building a career in media.

Watch on YouTube, listen wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe. If you enjoyed this content, please hit the subscribe and share button. #CommInTen #MeganReider #Sweet98 #Radio #RadioLife #Broadcasting #MediaCareers #WomenInMedia #ProgramDirector #SchoolOfCommunication #UNO #UNOmaha #JournalismAndMedia #StudentToProfessional #CareerGrowth

Episode 8 of Commentate explores the state of journalism through a conversation with Professor Andrew Stem of the School of Communication. He reflects on his path from student media to professional reporting and teaching, then shares a candid look at the challenges facing news today, from shrinking newsrooms to changing business models. The episode also highlights why journalism still matters, where hope remains, and how the next generation of student journalists can help shape its future.

#StateOfJournalism #AndrewStem #Journalism #NewsIndustry #JournalismEducation #StudentMedia #LocalNews #DigitalMedia #FutureOfJournalism #SchoolOfCommunication #UNO #UNOmaha #CommentatePodcast #MediaCareers #JournalismStudents

In this episode of Lost in Era 20, we explore the quiet reality of emotional masking and the distance between how people appear and how they actually feel. On the surface, many of us seem fine - laughing, socializing, showing up for life - while internally carrying experiences and emotions that remain unseen by those around us. This episode reflects on how common it is to hide inner struggles, not out of dishonesty, but often as a form of self-protection or habit.

Through a deeply reflective and conversational narrative, the episode touches on a real-life situation that highlights how easily someone's inner world can go unnoticed, even by close friends. It invites listeners to think about the ways we interpret others' "I'm fine" moments and how often we accept surface-level answers without looking deeper. Rather than focusing on shock or tragedy, the episode centers on awareness, empathy, and human connection in everyday life.

Ultimately, this conversation is not about blame, but about understanding - recognizing that many people silently navigate emotional complexity while presenting a composed exterior. It encourages small but meaningful changes in how we listen, check in, and show up for one another. #MentalHealthAwareness #EmotionalWellbeing #CrisisOf20 #HumanConnection #SelfReflection

Welcome back to Missed The Mark with Jacie Ambrose, the podcast that breaks down the

marketing moments brands wish they could take back and the ones they'd love to repeat.

In this episode, Jacie unpacks two very different influencer partnership stories that reveal

everything about what it means to truly know your audience. First, she dives into e.l.f.

Cosmetics' August 2025 campaign featuring comedian Matt Rife a collaboration that looked

promising on paper, with demographic data perfectly aligned, but quickly unraveled online.

Consumers were quick to point out the glaring irony: a brand built on inclusivity and female

empowerment had partnered with someone publicly known for joking about domestic

violence with zero remorse. The internet ran with it, and e.l.f.'s half-hearted response only

made things worse.

Then, Jacie turns to what hitting the mark actually looks like, the iconic Dunkin' x Charli

D'Amelio partnership of 2020. Dunkin' didn't manufacture a deal; they spotted organic lovefor their brand and made it official. The result? Hundreds of thousands of drinks sold in five

days, a 57% spike in app downloads, and a cultural moment Gen Z actually wanted to be

part of.

The takeaway for brands in 2026 and beyond: demographic data tells you the reach, but

cultural fit tells you the risk. Your audience already knows your ambassador's history

"Serious Investigations" – Universal Production Music

"Serious Drone" – Universal Production Music

"Birds of Prey (Energy 50)" – Universal Production Music

before the ad even drops, the question is whether you do too.

#Marketing #BrandControversy #MissedTheMark #MediaLiteracy #PopCultureAnalysis

Elminster makes the claim that the EI is bad for society as a whole. EI is some of you may know about is Elemental Intelligence. Elementals are manmade constructs that are slowly getting smarter as the magic is getting more advanced. Elminster bounces from topics about the organizations leading the charge such as the Champions of Grand Phantasmal Trickery, or as some refer to it, ChampGPT. He addresses the over usage of resources and how the application of EI is not economically feasible in our modern times. Elminster also proves to his critics that he is in fact a real wizard by displaying some of his magic prowess for viewers to see and interact with. Finally, Elminster speaks a little bit about the dark arts and the dangers of dealing with powers beyond our comprehension. Audiences are strongly encouraged to share their thoughts on the issue and give a little bit more on their takes about EI.

Jelly comes back with the BTS Comeback. ARIRANG is a hit, and the promotions have been

catered directly for ARMY.

As the year of 2026 begins, the secet promotions start to filter through personal post cards, mysterious countdowns, walls of roses, and "what is your love song?" plastered on every media platform. With exactly 77 days running on the countdown, ARMY are in detective mode to investigate what this secret comeback is about. With over 4.06 million pre-orders on an album that has zero public details; BTS continue to break records. And, of course, ARIRANG has gone platinum in the headphones of one Jelly. Less than 30 hours after the release ARIRANG, BTS host a fre concert in Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea with over 18 million viewers on the livestream hosted by Netflix. With the constant promotions involving interviews and group activities, Jelly, as well as other excited ARMY, are getting well-fed before the start of their sold-out world tour.

Listen to how Jelly experienced the past month of BTS.

#bts #arirang #btsarmy

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BTS. (2026a, March 20). Aliens. BIGHIT MUSIC.

https://youtu.be/EC9_h_elSAY?si=OXr3YfUEvtwyNgmM

BTS. (2026b, March 20). FYA. BIGHIT MUSIC.

https://youtu.be/QWDayFgPDjQ?si=NMGA0nFmnqM64dnG

BTS. (2026c, March 20). Like Animals. BIGHIT MUSIC.

https://youtu.be/1BiWkZDiY7s?si=vOfmYDABQ9HuUytl

BTS. (2026d, March 20). One More Night. BIGHIT MUSIC.

https://youtu.be/471JvbFq1Mw?si=UQSmJT4CcxCpv46E

BTS. (2026e, March 20). SWIM. BIGHIT MUSIC.

https://youtu.be/qZTVU04UOO4?si=UQnYDUnzj4n0Y8LK

Disclaimer: Any BTS music used does NOT belong to liljellyproductions or Jelly. All music

rights belong to BTS and BIGHIT MUSIC under HYBE Corporation.