Life happens. And sometimes we get derailed. In today's episode we talk to Trey how took the Podcasting class to share his story. Then an injury forced him to take a step back and heal. But he didn't give up and in the end, was able to make it work and get a podcast done.

Some topics discussed in this episode:

- how an athletic injury derailed his podcast production

- how important it is to communicate with your professor and not “ghost” the class

- the desire to utilize podcasting to teach others by sharing our stories

- the intense schedule of a college athlete

- having an open mind, creativity, and dedication are important in making a podcast

Why take a podcasting class? Its a DIY medium -- you just need a phone and your voice, right? But students (and instructors) get so much more out of a class - like feedback and deadlines.

In the first episode of the new season, we talk to Nova about her podcast Relationship Status and how the class helped overcome and appreciate her perfectionism. We also discuss why anyone would take a podcasting class, and how much time editing actually takes.

Were back for Season 5 -- that's 5 semesters of teaching Podcasting and listening to the ups and downs of learning to podcast. Each week we'll hear from a student in my class as they work on their podcast and find out the challenges and the joys of podcast producing. So, if you're interested in our class or interested in teaching podcasting, this is the pod for you. Welcome to the Pod Class.

Teaching podcasting to undergraduates has its challenges but it is nothing compared to teaching 6th graders. In this episode, I discuss my experience visiting my daughter's class to help them work on a podcasting project. And we have a special guest -- and podcast producer, my daughter. She shares her view of the class visit.

I'm sick! Luckily, my students were able to sub in and interview each other for this week's episode. It helps that they are co-hosts on a podcast so they're used to talking to each other on the mic. Gabe and Noah are the hosts of Our House, a podcast about Purdue basketball. In this episode they talk about the ups and downs of podcasting.

Tyler asks me about flying drones. Grace asks what class I would love to teach if I could.

In this episode, we talk to Allison, the producer of the Trends DuJour podcast about fashion, AI, and using a Solo cup to record.

When you have a discussion-based podcast, and get your buds together to dish, you can find yourself becoming more ringmaster of the circus you've created. That's a learning curve we discuss in today's episode with Tyler and Grace.

Check out their podcasts: Stick Talk and HERoes of History

Ava asks what underrated podcasts I'm listening to.

We all hate our voice, right? That's what I hear. But we love to hear each other -- so what's up with that? I talked to my student Ava about her unique voice and how she is learning to appreciate it.

Check out Ava's podcast It All STEMS from Literature.