The Daily Aztec

Aztec Paws, a social club on campus, has been gaining some new traction online through a few social media posts. Aztec Paws is a social club for furries where anybody is welcome. Tam, the president and founder of Aztec Paws & Fran, the programming director, sit with host Via Drewery to discuss the club's newfound notoriety and dig deeper into what being a furry really means.

Jim Ruland is a punk rock writer who authored an LA Times best-selling book, Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records. Ruland discusses how his upbringing brought him to love punk, the meaning of punk and its inherent connection to zines and political movements.

Ruland writes for Razorcake, America's only non-profit independent music zine.

Allison Goldberg is a comedian and a creator featured in WIRED, NPR and Good Morning America. She's the creator of Love Isn't Blind, now running in ten cities. Arielle Fuller is an event producer, speaker and community strategist. She hosts Pitch a Friend San Diego.

Both of these experts are at the helm of modern dating, hosting in-person dating shows founded on the values of comedy and real connection.

Justin Pearson is a musician, record producer and a San Diego punk rock pillar. In this episode Pearson talks about the punk rock scene from the producer and musician perspective, detailing the state of the music industry and the importance of grassroots in the music scene.

Seth Mallios, an anthropology professor, historian and archeologist at San Diego State University, details a special look into the dark lore behind San Diego Cemeteries, the state of San Diego's archeology and a tale of historical murals hidden behind the walls of San Diego State University.

Black Renaissance Vice President Jazmine Watson sits in the studio with us to chat about the history of the club and the innerworkings of SDSU's theatre program. Watson talks about STEW, their production of the semester, and their making of their film festival.

Parker Edison is a rap historian, cinemafile and a member of the award-winning rap group Parker Meridien. In this episode, he talks about San Diego's place in rap history, its influence on rap and how rap has evolved over time on the West Coast.

Bad Bunny has been in the headlines increasingly more as a Super Bowl halftime headliner, an activist, an actor, a wrestler and, of course, a six-time grammy winning artist with dozens of platinum certifications. Quantifying the impact of Bad Bunny has been difficult, but Dr. Nathian Rodriguez has been teaching a Bad Bunny course at SDSU to help students better understand the dazzling Puerto Rican rapper/singer.

New interviews!!! New Philosophies!!! So much to tune into 2!! Welcome to this introductory episode of season 2 of the Daily Aztec Debrief!!

At the beginning of this podcast's inception, we talked with one-half of the arts and culture editors about the goals for the semester; Now we touch back in with the same department and interview the other half, Arianna Hull, about what went right. Hull also dishes out her service work stories and gives insight about the service industry.