The Graph

In this special episode of "The Graph" host Joe Allgood and Graphic News Editor Samantha Torre sit down and walk through the most recent print edition of the Graphic in a new segment called Plot Points.

After International Programs' decision to pause the 2023 faculty-led Jordan summer program, Life and Arts Editor Tanya Yarian discusses her reporting on the story. The 2022 program the year prior experienced an outbreak of COVID-19, which factored into the decision to pause the program for this year.

“We had a really difficult time this year and we needed to slow down and make sure that we were better prepared for a post-pandemic operation of the program on both sides,” said Ron Cox, interim dean of International Programs.

Listen to the episode to hear more about what drew Yarian to the story (0:49), why the program is "paused" and not "cancelled" (1:18), who the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities GlobalEd is (3:50), the photographs in the story (11:24), the future of the Jordan program (14:52) and much more.

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This episode of "The Graph" is hosted and produced by Joe Allgood and was recorded in the KWVS podcast studio at Pepperdine University on January 24, 2022. "The Graph" is a Pepperdine Graphic Media production.

Original theme music composed by Johnathan Hodges.

Hosts Zack Born and Kyle McCabe interview Kody Fields. The three talk about Field's role in Songfest, his acting career, his preferred method of physical altercations and his after-school activities.

Between recounts of Kody's harrowing life story, the boys spice in news jokes related to the Pepperdine community.

Jokes topics include Los Angeles parks, Pepperdine men's basketball, rat infestations, fire department babies, Pepperdine student affairs, stolen cameras, funding for housing, delivery driver protests and the rehousing of snakes.

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Laugh with the Graph is hosted and produced by Zack Born and Kyle McCabe. This episode was recorded in the KWVS Studio at Pepperdine University and edited by Zack Born. Theme song by Zack Born and Dylan Ingram.

A restructuring of Student Affairs eliminated the Pepperdine Volunteer Center and Songfest offices and cost six people their jobs. Graphic Managing Editor Ashley Mowreader spent over a year reporting and investigating the restructuring, and she joins host Kyle McCabe to discuss it on this episode of the Graph.

Hosts Zack Born and Kyle McCabe interview student musician Julianne Yonano. We talk about her financial successes stemming from music, her ability to create imaginary people, and her management styles in music production. Between questions for Julianne, we take joke breaks where we poke fun at news stories involving our community.

Jokes include the Pepperdine Dean's List, Pepperdine's cafeteria grab-and-go policies, Mono County COVID infection rates, surfing concussions, the "Betty White Challenge," electric busses, the reopening of fraternities, the LA River Ecosystem Restoration Project, Supreme Court Candidate Leondra Kruger, and LA Country Health Department ocean water advisory warnings.

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Laugh with the Graph is hosted and produced by Zack Born and Kyle McCabe. This episode was recorded in the KWVS Studio at Pepperdine University and edited by Zack Born. Theme song by Zack Born and Dylan Ingram.

Pepperdine expanded its quarantine and isolation program at the start of the Spring semester. The addition of four off-campus hotels helped the University handle the omicron surge, but not everything went smoothly for the students. One hotel had to close its restaurant due to a staff COVID outbreak, some students did not understand at the start of their isolation when would end and the University lost a hotel contract because students left their rooms. Listen to these stories and more in this episode of the Graph.

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“The Graph” is hosted and edited by Kyle McCabe. This episode was recorded in the KWVS Studio at Pepperdine University and featured interviews with Olivia Mastalerz, Alex Zink, Kristopher Gordon, Olivia Formato, Madison Smith and Kyra Hatton.

Since the industrial revolution, experts say the way beef is produced and consumed in America has become damaging to both people’s health and the environment. The solution found by environmentalists, nutrition experts and farmers alike is regenerative farming — a technique that restores livestock grazing to the way it was done before the industrial revolution. The benefits of this solution are explored in this episode, as well as potential challenges to implementing this change within a system that doesn’t support it. Hear from Emily Ziedman, a certified nutritionist and nutrition researcher, Chris Doran, Religion Professor and founder of the Sustainability minor at Pepperdine, and Kacie Scherler, Pepperdine alum and regenerative farmer, in this exploration of solutions to consume beef in a way that benefits both people and the planet. Featured music: “Action Investigation,” “Love Planet,” and “Ambient Point of No Return” by Komiku, “Game On” by Soft and Furious,“View Back Softly” by Lobo Loco and assorted by Jeremy Zerbe.

In this episode, former Graphic reporter and alumna (2020) Channa Steinmetz reveals the inner workings of her years-long reporting on a workplace sexual assault allegation within Pepperdine’s Department of Public Safety. The investigation occurred in Spring 2019 — the article later published in Spring 2020. The article states that no report was ever made to law enforcement, and alleged assaulter "John Smith" faced no legal charges. Although the university cleared Smith of all allegations, the report raises questions about how the department conducts internal investigations and the role this plays in the Student Disciplinary Committee’s decision making. Later in the episode, reported survivor "Jane Doe" reflects on her journey to healing and finding forgiveness. Featured music: "Profound-Mystery-Master" by John Bartmann, "Four Years" by Monplaisir, "Sweet Me" by Loyalty Freak Music, and assorted by Jeremy Zerbe.