The SOTA Pop Podcast

Grayson is joined by the talented filmmaker and shoals native, Granville Davis! What motivates Granville as an artist? What has he done to finish his projects? And why should he direct the next Muppet movie? Find out all this and more in this week’s delightful episode!

To watch this podcast with a video component, go to:

https://youtu.be/4otSXjjeTYU 

Grayson is joined by the new SOTA Pop co-host and fellow filmmaker Trevor Peck! What's so fulfilling about filmmaking? What's new for the podcast? And what are the advantages of being nice? Find out all this and more in this week's friendly episode!

To watch this episode with a video component, go to: 

https://youtu.be/9HhOQ5srC0o 

Kiya is joined by former SOTA Pop employee and co-host, Cat Townsend! What do the many Skittles drinks taste like? What is it like acting at an anime convention? And what kind of Dungeons and Dragons campaign includes wererats? Find out all this and more in this week’s nostalgic episode!

To watch this episode with a video component, go to:

https://youtu.be/-B8yGAsT1Zs

Kiya is joined by the founders of the improv club, K. P. Whisenant and Jarrod Stocks! What does the improv club have planned for the future? What improv moments are our guests proudest of? And, most importantly, how can you join? Find out all this and more in this week’s improvised episode!

To join the CAT Improv GroupMe, go to:

https://web.groupme.com/join_group/97574164/EO7rJUrg

To watch this episode with a video component, go to: 

https://youtu.be/ds8dqZoWub8

Kiya is joined by co-directors Abigail Dillard and Suzanne Reese-Mills and actors Maggie Clark and Gary Fuqua to discuss UNA’s upcoming production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee! Why did they choose this show? What parts can they not wait for you to see? And how do you tastefully insult someone? Find out all this and more in this week’s spell-checked episode!

To watch this episode with a video component, go to:

https://youtu.be/HAhlUUTqbbM

Kiya is joined by the directors and the executive producer for the upcoming UNA CAT feature-length film Chain of Fools! What exactly is this film? How does being an actor make you a better director? And who are Emmett and Bryan McMonkey? Find out all this and more in this week’s foolish episode!

Sorry about Trevor’s poor mic quality! I’m sure you’ll hear his beautiful voice in higher quality soon!

To watch this week’s episode with a video component, go to:

https://youtu.be/wMEZZ5h8g1c

Kiya is joined by Jil Ceballos, a scenic designer at UNA! What went into the scenic design for UNA’s productions of Defying Gravity and The Importance of Being Earnest? What are the phases of scenic design? And how did Jil end up working for Norton Crew? Find out all this and more in this week’s scenic episode!

To watch this episode with a video component, go to:

https://youtu.be/ZLyaWnKi0Cc

Kiya is joined by the winners of UNA’s 2023 Chopped challenge! Why did they decide to become Culinary Arts majors? What was it like cooking with ingredients that they had never heard of before? And what did their glorious road to victory look like? Find out all this and more in this week’s delectable episode!

To watch this episode with a video component, go to:

https://youtu.be/PFlnN1VKQlo

Kiya is joined by the Norton Auditorium crew to talk about their amazing job! What’s it like being responsible for so many shows, events, and elements of tech wizardry? How did they get involved in tech? And what’s up with all the twins at UNA? Find out all this and more in this week’s technical episode!

To watch this episode with a video component, go to:

https://youtu.be/ZBSWOBkX2YU

Kiya is joined by Liv Tubbs, a film major at UNA, to talk about horror (or at least scary) movies! What movies scared them as kids? Is there a best medium for horror? And what did they think of the Five Nights at Freddy’s movie? Find out all of this and more in this week’s frightening episode!

WARNING: This episode may contain spoilers for the movies discussed such as Nope, Coraline, Halloween III, The Blair Witch Project, and Five Nights at Freddy’s, as well as the video games Amanda the Adventurer and FNAF Security Breach.

To watch this episode with a video component, go to:

https://youtu.be/CHX26403uTI