WCUA Legacy Podcasts

The Podcast that seeks to understand who the student athletes of The Catholic University of America are, by interviewing the players themselves. Balancing studies while playing a Division III sport can be tough, and I want to know how the players do it. Join me, Meredith Hamm, as I journey through the sports and the season to understand the lives of student athletes. This week I am interviewing Lauren Cerda, from the Women’s Soccer Team, and Frank Artusa, from the Men’s Soccer Team.

Mary Bell, the 11 year old serial killer -

Have you ever heard of children serial killers? In this episode we dive into the cursed childhood of Mary Bell, born to a 17 year old prostitute and a criminal alcoholic step-father, she soon too started showing signs of aggression. Welcome to a new season of Macabre, where we will be exploring women in crime.

Episode nine aired on November 16, 2021 features junior Travis Fruhling. I talked with Travis about the clubs he is involved with on campus including being a part of the College Republicans and the Italian club. This episode discussed a variety of topics including why Travis came to Catholic, future post-grad plans, future political talk to broad sports conversation about the NFL and MLB.

This live broadcast for WCUA aired on November 9th, 2021. Episode eight features two guests, senior Nick Swanson and junior Javier Mazariegos. The first half hour I spoke with Nick about what clubs he is involved with on campus, his history major, and his future plans after graduation. The second half of the show features Javier Mazariegos who is a part of many clubs including being the President of the Philosophy Club on campus. Javi wants to make the most of his education here at Catholic University to serve the Church post-graduation.

This episode was recorded on November 2nd, 2021. Tuesday November 2nd [Election Day] has arrived. Episode seven features junior Michael Ippolito who interned for the New Jersey GOP as well as the Jack Ciattarelli for Governor Campaign. This episode gave live analysis of election results as they came in.

This live broadcast aired on WCUA on October 26th, 2021. The Atlanta Braves versus the Houston Astros are the two teams that will be playing the 2021 World Series. Episode six features senior Andrew Snaith who is one of the hosts of Nation’s Pastime in the Nation’s Capital. This episode goes into detail about Andrew’s love for baseball and what goes into his show prep to keep up with the latest baseball news. We also discussed the Fall Classic and Andrew’s internship experience with the Guadalupe Radio Network.

This live show aired on WCUA programming on October 19th, 2021. Election Day (November 2nd) is on the horizon. Episode five features junior John Desordi who over the past summer interned for the GOP Candidate Jack Ciattarelli who is running for the Governor of New Jersey against Incumbent Governor Phil Murphy. Desordi discussed his role as an intern in the Ciattarelli campaign and what policies Ciattarelli would implement if he is the next elected Governor. Furthermore, we spoke about our reactions to Senator Ted Cruz’s visit to Catholic University for his Verdict podcast. Desordi also spoke about his current Congressional internship for Congressman Darrell Issa from California’s 50th District.

This is a live WCUA radio show program which aired on October 5th, 2021. The NCAA College Basketball season is right around the corner beginning in a few weeks. Episode three features guest junior Luke Fahy who is trying out for the basketball team at Catholic University. We discussed Luke’s passion for the game of basketball and why he wants to play basketball at Catholic for only his last two years. Furthermore, we talked about the upcoming Catholic basketball season and how if he makes the team how he is going to manage school and basketball.

The last episode of the Spring 2022 semester features Stephen White, the executive director of The Catholic Project at The Catholic University of America. Mr. White answered questions about The Catholic Project about their mission and goals at the University. In addition, he discussed the Synod listening sessions and the Certificate in Child Protection and Safe Environment program at CUA.

This WCUA broadcast features the 15th President of The Catholic University of America (CUA), John H. Garvey. Mr. Garvey has been the President of CUA since July 1, 2010. President Garvey is stepping down as President on June 30, 2022. This interview consists of President Garvey answering questions about his time here as President of CUA and his academic career as well. Lastly, President Garvey speaks about his future plans after he steps down as President of CUA in late June.