PodCavs

WUVA welcomes Dr. Ashleigh Greene Wade from the Media Studies Department to talk about her new bookBlack 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 workRaphael'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

Friday, October 11 was National Coming Out Day. It was also the same day UVA Alumni invited Catholic Journalist Abigail Shrier to talk about her book Irreversible Damage. The book tries to investigate the "irreversible damage" transgender teens put upon themselves by living their lives.

Needless to say, the LGBTQ community and their allies were not thrilled and it seems the real damage comes from people like Shrier and their transphobic sentiments.

This episode features Claudia Hunn and two other protestors (a student and a professor). They share their thoughts, hopes, and disappointments with UVA and its relationship with the LGBTQ community.

Ultimately, it is clear that the LGBTQ community is here to stay. No matter who tries to deny their lives.

Interviewers: Gabi Vines and Sophia Moore

Editor: Sophia Moore

Intro/Outro: Gabi Vines

Every year, UVA partners with hundreds of artists from directors and actors to Oscar-winning makeup artists and legendary poets for five nights of movie magic. Jody Kielbasa is the head of it all as not only the Vice Provost for the Arts at UVA but also the Director of the annual Virginia Film Festival.

Mr. Kielbasa elaborates on the extraordinary opportunity and entertainment the festival brings not only to the students at UVA (who can get FREE tickets to all shows) but to the broader Charlottesville community as well.

This year, Jon Batiste, Ava DuVernay, and Nikki Giovanni are only SOME of the talented artists coming to the Downtown Mall and Culbreth Theatre. Mr. Kielbasa tells all in this episode of PodCavs.

Get your tickets here: https://virginiafilmfestival.org/

Interviewer: Sophia Moore

Intro/Outro: Grace Deakyne and Zoe Cui

Danait Haddish is not your typical fourth year. She is a busy double major, WXTJ DJ, and a Program Director for Cville Tulips.

Not many people know what Cville Tulips is, but the work they do is vital to supporting the diverse population in our community.

Listen to find out more!

Edited by: Sophia Moore

Intro/Outro: Grace Deakyne

Interviewers: Kanaya Jones and Sophia Moore

Music: Sunday Morning by Danijel Zambo

If you've ever stepped into Newcomb Dining Hall on a weekday, you probably know Miss Kathy. But, do youreally know the lovely lady behind the register? Well, now you can listen to what makes Miss Kathy so special to UVA.

Edited by: Grace Deakyne and Sophia Moore

Interview by : Sophia Moore

Intro/Outro by: Grace Deakyne

Music: Sunday Morning by Danijel Zambo