Press Play

By The Stony Brook Press

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

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The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.

Press Play episodes:

March 17, 2023 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.
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35min
February 23, 2023 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.
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23min
November 03, 2022 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.
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45min
June 13, 2022 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!
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35min
March 01, 2022 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.
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58min
December 08, 2021 Promo Copy: Joey Skidmore, Liquid Lobster, et al.
On this special edition of Press Play, hosts Josh Joseph and Keating Zelenke explore the CDs in our archive, playing songs from Joey Skidmore, Liquid Lobster, The Locust, Moth Music and more.
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1h 25min
April 15, 2021 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!
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35min
February 22, 2021 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.
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42min
April 07, 2020 Episode 25 - The best of Pop Punk, the worst of Pop Punk
In this episode, the ladies of Press Play got together (socially distanced, of course) to talk about the golden era of pop punk.
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43min
March 30, 2020 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.
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1h 20min

FAQs about Press Play:

How many episodes does Press Play have?

The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.