Press Play

Press Play

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Press Play episodes

  • Songwriters Spotlight

    Hosts Rafael Cruvinel and Lauren Canavan are joined by Associate Editor Sammie Aguirre to talk about the songwriters behind some of your favorite hits.

    35 min
  • A Conversation with a Music Therapist

    Hosts Rafael Cruvinel and Lauren Canavan talk to Alexandra Bie, a board-certified music therapist at Stony Brook Hospital. They talk about her daily pursuit to bring music to those of all backgrounds and health conditions, and the role that music therapy plays in society. 

    23 min
  • Artists Who Died Too Soon
    Hosts Rafael Cruvinel and Lauren Canavan are joined by Jane Montalto and Dmitry Khrabrov to talk about artists who died too soon and the impact that their careers and deaths had on the music industry. This warning: this episode mentions suicide, drug and alcohol abuse and death.
    45 min
  • Our Favorite Study Music
    Hosts Rafael Cruvinel and Lauren Canavan join editors Sammie Aguirre, Josh Joseph, Dylan Gallo and Jane Montalto to discuss our study listening habits — lo-fi compilations, Nintendo soundtracks, film scores and more!
    35 min
  • Our Best of 2021
    Listen along with us as Press and WUSB staff share some of their favorite releases from last year, hosted by music editors Rafael Cruvinel and Lauren Canavan. Guests include Ben Zimmer, Nick Lyons, Ashton Arbus, Matt Hono, Antonio Mochmann, Dylan Gallo and Jayden Feisthamel.
    58 min
  • Concert Memories and Moral Panics!
    We're still alive! Editors Sarah Beckford, Josh Joseph, Emily Scott and Julio Taku sit down over Zoom to chat about pre-pandemic concert memories, virtual events, secret conservatives, and more. Enjoy and stay safe!
    35 min
  • Talking Euphoria and More with Jen Malone
    Press Play is back! A couple months ago, executive editor Deanna Albohn and music editor Sarah Beckford sat down (virtually) with Jen Malone, the music supervisor for shows like Euphoria, Atlanta and Umbrella Academy. She talks about her job as a music supervisor, the decisions behind Euphoria's soundtrack, and how she discovers new songs for shows.
    42 min
  • Press Play - Quarantining with Jes Skolnik
    Did you wash your hands enough today? No? That's what we thought. First, wash them. Second, listen to us speak with activist and senior editor at Bandcamp Jes Skolnik about how the music industry is doing during the coronavirus pandemic, what Bandcamp and other services are doing to help and the content that's getting us through this rough patch.
    1 hr 20 min

About Press Play

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A podcast where members of The Stony Brook Press give their take on the latest music and pop culture news.