The Morning Wake-Up Call

Ryan Pagano, Eddie Fitz, and Dexter Shmavonian discuss the Texas synagogue hostage situation, anti-coup protests in Sudan, and Texas' six-week abortion ban reaching the Supreme Court. The three also discuss the ongoing France teacher strikes with Stephan Vincent-Lancrin, Senior Analyst at the OECD Center for Educational Research and Innovation.

On this edition of the Morning Wake-Up Call, Danny, Alexa, and Emily talk about a volcanic eruption, the Great Resignation, and a new word game sweeping the nation. Also featured are interviews with Loyola Chicago marketing professor Dr. Jenna Drenten and TikToker Nate Meeker!

Alexa Cervo and Danny DeCrescenzo interview Acting Director of the Marketing Department and Associate Professor of Marketing at Loyola University Chicago Dr. Jenna Drenten about the state of social media and digital marketing in 2022!

Danny DeCrescenzo sits down with social media actor and comedian Nate Meeker to talk about his comedy career and hopes for the future!

Nate's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nate.meeker?lang=en 

Rachel and Luke bring Dr. Schleussner on the Thursday Morning Wake-Up Call all the way from Berlin! They discuss the deadly rise in temperature and sea levels on Earth and what can be expected for our future. 

Becca Williams, Rachel Luscher, and Luke Farrell discuss the rise of Earth's temperature with special guest Dr. Carl Schleussner, head of Climate Science at Humboldt University Berlin. The three also discuss Novak Djokovic and the Australian Open, an Omicron vaccine coming out in March, and two alpacas loose in the streets of California!  

In the first Tuesday show of the 2022 Intersession, hosts Ryan Pagano, Eddie Fitz, and Dexter Shmavonian discuss the devastating Bronx apartment fire, a rise in school absentee rates, and the Kazakhstan protests. Michael Taylor from J.D. Power also stops by to discuss the airline industry, and its efforts to combat a surge in COVID-19 cases.

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To honor the anniversary of Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon on January 10th, 49 BC, Danny DeCrescenzo sat down with historian and social media influencer Callan Shea to talk about what the event was and why it's relevant today. This interview aired on the 1/10/22 show!

Morning Wake-Up Call makes its triumphant entrance into 2022! Producer Danny DeCrescenzo is back with two new faces: Emily Campbell and Alexa Cervo! The three of them talk about the passing of Bob Saget, the Beijing Olympics, moving trends for Americans, and the Betty White Challenge! Also sprinkled in is an interview about US-Russia relations from Barnard professor Kimberly Marten and an interview about Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon with historian and influencer Callan Shea! This is yet another action-packed hour!

The Semester Finale!!!! Hosts Eddie Fitz and Sybille Rateau talk January 6, Elon Musk, anti-homeless measures in New York and New Jersey, and of course... the boars.

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