PodCavs

Well folks, four years later and we are revisiting the very first interview on PodCavs. Kat Hammock is back with new insights and new music. You can find her wherever you listen to good music!

Sophia here:

This is my last episode as host and podcast director. It has been such a thrill to create and tell stories through this platform and I hope PodCavs continues long after I'm gone.

Host: Sophia Moore

Editor: Sophia Moore

Intro/Outro: Sophia Moore

Featured in a recent issue of UVA Today, Tracy Koprowski joins us on the podcast and shares more about who she is and what inspires her teaching. The Naval officer turned kindergarten teacher exchanged military drills to basketball thrills to teach her students math but also to build connections and share her passion for all things UVA. Listen to hear more about Tracy's experience at UVA.

Host: Sophia Moore

Editors: Sophia Moore and Kanaya Jones

Intro/Outro: Kanaya Jones

The Foxfield Race is an iconic biannual event in Charlottesville. UVA students are sure to add it to their bucket list of things to do before graduating. In the end, they make a tradition out of attending that lasts years after the leave Grounds.

But what are the Foxfield races? What goes behind putting together this event where thousands of people come together? Find out all of this and more in this episode of PodCavs!

Host: Sophia Moore

Editor: Sophia Moore

Intro/Outro: Lauren Pierce

As a collection of college musicians, Loose Champagne performs at venues integral to UVA's nightlife scene. What's their goal? To animate a love for funk and R&B in all hearts with good energy and even better vibes.

See more loose champagne on Instagram @loosechampagne

Produced by: Kanaya Jones, Lauren Pierce, and Sophia Moore

Music (all songs are covered by loose champagne!):

Doo Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill

Didn't Cha Know by Erykah Badu

WUVA welcomes Dr. Ashleigh Greene Wade from the Media Studies Department to talk about her new book Black Girl Autopoetics. With Lauren Pierce, Dr. Wade discusses the need for representation and attention toward understanding Black girls in society as a way to better understand the progress we are making as a community and as a country.

Host: Lauren Pierce

Editors: Lauren Pierce and Sophia Moore

Maybe you've seen students walking around grounds with a t-shirt with "UVA Stepmom" printed on the front. You can't find the shirt at the UVA bookstore. It's not at any of the Mincer's around Charlottesville. So, where are these quirky UVA shirts coming from?

3rd-year Mary Walton is the founder and creator of the UVA Stepmom brand. Listen to her story here and make sure to catch her at Step Comedy Jam on Monday, March 25th!

Interviewer: Grace Deakyne

Editor: Grace Deakyne

Intro/Outro: Lauren Pierce

The arts at UVA are often overlooked, but every year, the drama department showcases works from students, professors, professionals, and alumni. This March, alumna Alexandra Déglise is bringing her original work Raphael's Islands for a staged reading all the way from the island of Martinique.

While Martinique might be far away, the story within the words of the play will hit much closer to home.

Come see the show on March 15th at 7 PM at the Ruth Caplin theatre!

Get your FREE tickets here: https://tickets.artsboxoffice.virginia.edu/10486/10487

Editor and Interviewer: Sophia Moore

Music: Revenge Body Beat by Nana Kwabena

A lot of people do not like to run. Others run obsessively. Fourth-Year Julia Hersh knows how to balance her love for fitness and the importance of rest. She shares with the podcast her process leading up to the 2023 Richmond Marathon, what is was like to run the race, and her plans running forward.

Interviewers: Lauren Pierce and Sophia Moore

Editors: Sophia Moore, Kanaya Jones, and Lauren Pierce

Intro/Outro: Kanaya Jones

Sporting events are great. Team spirit, touchdowns, tailgating, jerseys... the whole shebang. But some people go solely to listen to the Marching Band. Band kids in general have always been in a league of their own, but who leads them? Who can manage the flare and flourishes of percussion, woodwinds, and choreography? Drum Majors. That's who.

Find out the real magic of marching band with Drum Major Libby Eveland

Interviewer: Grace Deakyne

Intro/Outro: Kanaya Jones

Editor: Sophia Moore

On October 7th, a tragic incident unfolded during a concert in southern Israel when a surprise attack was launched by Hamas, a Palestinian militant group designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. This attack resulted in one of the highest death tolls among Jewish people in a single day since the Holocaust with an estimated 1,400 deaths and the kidnapping of over 200 people.

Following the attack, Israel launched a brutal assault in Gaza with the goal of eradicating Hamas. Tragically, this conflict has led to the deaths of over 9,000 people, including many women and children. There are reports of Palestinians being deprived of basic necessities like food, water, and electricity, and there have been accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide against the Palestinian population. 

To understand how this conflict originated and whether peace is a viable option, we had a conversation with Ambassador Stephen Mull, the Vice Provost for Global Affairs.

Interviewers: Emma Gonder and Sophia Moore

Intro/Outro: Emma Gonder and Uliana Tegen

Editor: Sophia Moore