The Writer's Edge

An interview with Dr. Leanne Boucher of the NSU College of Psychology, talking about her research into the body and the brain, and what it tells us about learning and communication, as well as her efforts to communicate science to the public. Check out her children's books about the brain.

A showcase of NSU student podcaster, Bianca, a graduate student in the Master of Arts program in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. In a podcast episode titled “See What You Hear,” she explores the soundscape of the everyday world by talking with two guests--Luciana and Vinnie--about how they visualize unknown sounds from the world around them.

An interview with Professor Jessica Muñiz-Collado of the NSU Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, discussing her work composing music for commercial media (including the Writer's Edge theme music), as well as leading music ensembles and teaching music composition through the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts.

A showcase of NSU student podcasters, Nicole and Noemi, who share an episode of their "Parchment to Portrait" podcast where they discuss the differences between the book and movie versions of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, focusing on the first four chapters of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

An interview with NSU visiting professor Dr. Darius Cureton about the defense of his dissertation about technology adoption at HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) and the strategies he used for navigating the dissertation writing process. 

An interview with Adam and Mike, the director and assistant director of NSU Student Media (NSU's student-run newspaper, radio station ,and television channel) about the future of student media under their guidance, and the challenges of communicating with students during and post-pandemic.

A showcase of NSU student podcaster Jasmine, a student in the NSU M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric and Digital Media program, who looks at the the state of print and digital design, talks with Dr. Eric Mason of the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts about the tools and trajectories of learning to be a designer, and then provides a walkthrough of setting up a document within the popular desktop publishing program, Adobe InDesign. 

A conversation between Writer's Edge hosts Aidan, Bilal, Emma and Eric about gift giving as communication. Includes a discussion of the rhetoric of gift giving and strategies for giving meaningful gifts, especially amid the challenging conditions of the 2021 holiday season.

An interview with Dr. Molly Scanlon, of the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, about her work with Campus Cursive, an NSU student organization that spreads positivity by leaving anonymous letters and bundles for people to find. See more of what this group has been up to at: https://www.instagram.com/nsucampuscursive

A showcase of NSU student podcasters, Anthony and Monique, where they discuss the next chapter of storytelling in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it shifts toward distributing film and tv shows on the Disney+ platform.