Joe Adcock ’95 has worked in the crimes against children department of the Flower Mound, Texas, police since 2008. The detective talks with special guest host Rachel Hedstrom about how the internet crimes landscape changed during the pandemic and ways adults can help protect children from predators. Read the TCU Magazine story: https://magazine.tcu.edu/winter-redux-2020/joe-adcock-children-detective/

Photo by Joyce Marshall

“Become” by Colorfilm Music, used under license from Shutterstock

Kathy Doyle Thomas, executive vice president of Half Price Books, talks with host Mariana Rivas '19 about COVID-19's impact on the business and how she became the chain's chief strategy officer. Read the TCU Magazine story on supply chain disruption: https://magazine.tcu.edu/winter-redux-2020/supply-chain-pandemic-demand/

Photo by Ross Hailey

“Become” by Colorfilm Music, used under license from Shutterstock

Host Mariana Rivas ’19 talks to Ron Pitcock, acting dean of the John V. Roach Honors College, who leads a course called Cultural Memory. The class examines how society interprets and remembers monumental events such as John F. Kennedy’s assassination and 9/11. In this podcast, Pitcock gives a mini-lesson — in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic — on what it means to have an event etched into the cumulative memory of a nation.

Read the story about how the coronavirus altered life at TCU: https://magazine.tcu.edu/spring-2020/covid-university-life/

Ron Pitcock photo courtesy of Madelyn Hicks

“Zoo” performed by GG Riggs, used under license from Shutterstock

Sarah Hill, professor of psychology at TCU, found links between hormonal birth control and depression and choice in mate. The author of "This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of Women, Hormones, and the Law of Unintended Consequences" (Avery, 2019) talks with host Mariana Rivas '19 about what this research means for the millions of females on hormonal contraception.

Read the story: https://magazine.tcu.edu/fall-2020/hormonal-birth-control-brain/

Photo by Joyce Marshall

“Zoo” performed by GG Riggs, used under license from Shutterstock

Just as she was traveling the U.S. for the national tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Alison Hodgson Whitehurst '12 had to adjust sails when COVID-19 had other plans. Host Mariana Rivas '19 talks to the singer and actress about life on the stage.

Read the story: https://magazine.tcu.edu/spring-2020/alison-whitehurst-beautiful-musical/

Photo by Joan Marcus (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical).

“Zoo” performed by GG Riggs, used under license from Shutterstock.

Host Mariana Rivas ’19 was in the last class to graduate TCU with a “normal” senior experience. Rivas talks to the writer of the Spring 2020 cover story "How COVID-19 Alters Campus Life," Katie Kelton. Together, they take a deeper look into the article. Kelton, a junior, was in New York City with a Cultural Memory class when the coronavirus started impacting life in the U.S.

Read the story: https://magazine.tcu.edu/spring-2020/covid-university-life/

Photo courtesy of Katie Kelton.

“Zoo” performed by GG Riggs, used under license from Shutterstock.

Alan Royal '06 (MEd '11) talks about how he incorporates rap and his TCU experience into his work mentoring young scholars. As senior program manager for outreach and partnership and Jack Kent Cook Foundation he utilizes his interpersonal skills and inclusiveness.

Read the story: https://magazine.tcu.edu/fall-2019/alan-royal-jack-kent-cooke-foundation-mentor/

Photo by Lisa Helfert

“Zoo” performed by GG Riggs, used under license from Shutterstock.

Two assistant professors discuss effective strategies for parents and teachers to work together to best support the student. Kathleen Strickland-Cohen and Kathleen Kyzar from the College of Education talk about the collaborative model they're developing to build relationships with families and instructors. They also tell host James Creange '17 about building trust to lead to harder conversations and a mutual dialogue.

Read the story: https://magazine.tcu.edu/spring-2019/parent-teacher-partnerships-positive-student-behavior/

Photo: Kathleen Strickland-Cohen, left, and Kathleen Kyzar are studying behavior in schoolchildren that is persistent but not yet dangerous. Photo by Robert W. Hart

“Zoo” performed by GG Riggs, used under license from Shutterstock.

Dr. J Mack Slaughter '09 talks about what led him to launch a nonprofit that brings music to chronically ill children. He also tells host James Creange '17 about how he got into music — including a stint as a boy band member that opened for big names like Bon Jovi and Destiny's Child.

To read the full story on Dr. Slaughter's work, visit https://magazine.tcu.edu/spring-2019/j-mack-slaughter-music-meets-medicine/

To read about other TCU Alumni making a difference in health care through nonprofits, visit https://magazine.tcu.edu/spring-2019/alumni-physicians-medical-nonprofits/

To learn more about Music Meets Medicine or to donate to the organization, visit http://www.musicmeetsmedicine.org/

Photo by Rodger Mallison

Opening theme: “Zoo” performed by GG Riggs, used under license from Shutterstock.

Jill C. Havens, English instructor at TCU, sits down with host James Creange '17 to discuss themes George R. R. Martin incorporates in his bestselling book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, which has been made into the hit HBO show Game of Thrones. Havens talks about how she uses Martin's mastery of world building in her popular Game of Thrones-themed classes. She details the differences between the books and the show (and their use of explicit content). Havens also provides her prediction on how the show will end — and the complication of the White Walkers. NOTE: This podcast contains spoilers.

Read the TCU Magazine story: https://magazine.tcu.edu/winter-2019/game-of-thrones-classes-explore-medieval-literature/

Photo by Ross Hailey.

“Zoo” performed by GG Riggs, used under license from Shutterstock.