PodKATS

Ms. Pappas shares her Firsts & Bests with Ms. Brancoli. Her song choices and stories give listeners a glimpse into what life was like growing up in China, and the fascinating and fun person she is.

Links:

Ms. Pappas' Spotify Playlist: https://sptfy.com/mspappasfirstsandbests

Be a guest on Firsts & Bests: bit.ly/FirstsandBests

Firsts & Bests is a Wildcast series coproduced and cohosted by Charlotte Parker '25 and Ms. Cara Brancoli, moderator of St. Ignatius College Prep's podcast club. Each episode features a different guest from the SI community sharing the songs that have punctuated pivotal moments of their life, as well as some of their favorite musical selections.

Mr. Devitt shares his Firsts & Bests with Charlotte Parker '25, and his choices were definitely primary sources reflecting his own life and our collective history.

Links:

Mr. Devitt's Spotify Playlist: sptfy.com/mrdevittfirstsandbests

Be a guest on Firsts & Bests: bit.ly/FirstsandBests

Firsts & Bests is a Wildcast series coproduced and cohosted by Charlotte Parker '25 and Ms. Cara Brancoli, moderator of St. Ignatius College Prep's podcast club. Each episode features a different guest from the SI community sharing the songs that have punctuated pivotal moments of their life, as well as some of their favorite musical selections.

Ms. Wenger sat down with colleagues, Ms. Nickolai, and Mr. Devitt, to learn how they use the Chrome extension "Draftback", and it's connection to AI in the classroom.

This is the second installment of a podcast produced by Ms. Wenger, SI's library director, which features illuminating conversations with SI Faculty about how they are responding to the opportunities and challenges generative AI presents.

It's real talk on a subject that may turn out to be one of the most transformational developments of our times.

"Listen Up, SI" highlights the amazing audio content being created by the SI community.

"Listen Up, SI", a new Wildcast series, highlights the amazing audio content being created by the SI community.

Our inaugural share out comes from Ms. Christina Wenger, SI's Library Director. She recently sat down to chat with several SI faculty who are using generative AI both in and out of the classroom. It's real talk on a subject that may turn out to be one of the most transformational developments of our times.

If you would like your podcast to be a featured episode of "Listen Up, SI", send it to [email protected] .

Ms. Alexander shared her Firsts & Bests with Ms. Brancoli for our first episode of the school year. The medium was definitely (part of)the message during their conversation. Records, tapes, downloads--oh my! Ms. Alexander's full F&B playlist is available at sptfy.com/msalexanderfirstsandbests

Firsts & Bests is a new Wildcast series coproduced and cohosted by Charlotte Parker '25 and Ms. Cara Brancoli, moderator of St. Ignatius College Prep's podcast club. Each episode features a different guest from the SI community sharing the songs that have punctuated pivotal moments of their life, as well as some of their favorite musical selections.

For our second episode, SI sophomore, Charlotte Parker sat down with SI English teacher extraordinaire, Mr. Darius White.

They talked music, life, storytelling, and the importance of celebrating what connects us and what makes each of us unique.

Check out Mr. White's full F&B playlist at sptfy.com/mrwhitefirstsbests

Visit the Wildcast website and fill out a Firsts & Bests form to submit your song choices. https://bit.ly/siwildcast

About F&B

Firsts & Bests is a new series from Wildcast, St. Ignatius College Prep's student-produced podcast. Each episode features a different guest from the SI community sharing the songs that have punctuated pivotal moments of their life, as well as some of their favorite musical selections.

Firsts & Bests is a new series from Wildcast, St. Ignatius College Prep's student-produced podcast. Each episode features a different guest from the SI community sharing the songs that have punctuated pivotal moments of their life, as well as some of their favorite musical selections.

For our first episode, we talked to SI Engineering teacher and media mogul, Mr. Mike Santos, and listened to clips from the soundtrack of his life. Oh, and you can also check out Mr. Santo's full F&B playlist at sptfy.com/fbsantos

Co-producers:

Charlotte Parker '25

Ms. Cara Brancoli, Wildcast co-moderator, and SI Librarian.

Be a guest on Firsts & Bests--it's open to all SI students and adults! To submit your song choices, go to bit.ly/siwildcast and fill out a Firsts & Bests form.

This is the full recording of the "Hear Me Out" panel discussion and includes stories and testimonials from students in ALAS, ASC, and BSU. The panel was introduced by Ms. Tamara Setiady, Community Service Coordinator of the Office of Community Service and Social Justice, and the conversation was facilitated by Ms. Hernandez, Director of the Magis Center for Equity & Inclusion.

This event was part of Solidarity Week’s "Hear Me Out: Stories that Unite", and brought to you by The Arrupe Social Justice Council and the Office of Community Service and Social Justice Wildcast encourages everyone to listen to the full recording.

Crystal, Andres, Will, Eva, and Irianna sat in folding chairs in Orradre Chapel, vulnerable, but ready to share their lived experiences, their real feelings, and their stories with anyone from SI who showed up to listen. But it didn’t unfold like they expected.

For our last episode of the year, Wildcast recorded the powerful and moving stories these students shared as part of Solidarity Week’s "Hear Me Out: Stories that Unite". We encourage everyone to listen to the full recording linked here: https://share.descript.com/view/5CJu8UJSR6u

Credits:

Stories by Crystal Hernandez '22, Andres Safa, '23, Will Solomon '23, Eva Lee '23, & Irianna Morales '22

Voice-over by: Meredith Foster '23

Special thanks to Tamara Setiady and the Office of Community Service and Social Justice for making Solidarity Week happen and bringing the panel of students together.

And thank you to Maricel Hernandez, Director of the Magis Center for Equity and Inclusion, for expertly and caringly moderating the event.

An honest, fun, and important conversation between Tiffany Fong '23 and Ms. Galletta, director of CATS. They talked about what it is really like to live with a disability and what they wish others understood.

Listen with subtitles here: https://share.descript.com/view/bMeiK4wwwbb

Co-produced by Charlotte Parker '25 and Tiffany Fong '23.

Part of the ongoing Wildcast series: Mosaic, highlighting the beautiful and varied voices that come together to form the SI community.