YDN Podcast Desk

This episode of Attune features two audio dramas. The first is In the Cards, written by Kara O'Rourke and co-directed by Slaveya Zaharieva and Cassandra Hsiao. It is voiced by Michaela Jill Murphy and Lia Eggleston. The second is High Spirits, which was written and directed by Cassandra Hsiao. It is voiced by Sydney Bryant and Hubert Pach. You can read transcripts of these plays at this link. (linktr.ee/FollowAlongwithAttune)

This episode was produced by Christine Yang, Slaveya Zaharieva, Kadiatou Keita, and Emilia Fernández, as well as Sydney Bryant, Sophia Lee, and Eileen Peng. Original music by Bobby Cronin, intro and outro composed by Sharon Ahn. Additional scoring with music from Blue Dot Sessions. Sound engineered by Christine Yang, Sophia Lee, Kadiatou Keita, Emilia Fernandez, Slaveya Zaharieva, and Sydney Bryant.

Attune is an audio narrative anthology showcasing student-written short stories, plays, and poetry, as well as voice talent and original soundtracks by both Yale students and alumni.

SFX Attributions: bit.ly/2VwLTpe

This first episode of Attune features three short stories: The Jaguar by Griffin Berlin read by Camilla Ledezma, Moving Panes written and read by Rachel Calcott, and finally After Closing written by Odette Wang and read by Wei Li. Link to stories: https://linktr.ee/FollowAlongwithAttune

This episode was produced by Christine Yang, Slaveya Zaharieva, Kadiatou Keita, and Emilia Fernández, as well as Sydney Bryant, Sophia Lee, and Eileen Peng. Original music by Michael Gancz and Sharon Ahn. Additional scoring with music from Blue Dot Sessions. Sound engineered by Kadiatou Keita, Eileen Peng, Emilia Fernández, and Christine Yang.

Attune is an audio narrative anthology producing student written short stories, plays, and poetry, as well as voice talent and original soundtracks by both Yale students and alumni.

SFX Attributions:

Since March, most students attending New Haven Public Schools have found themselves learning online. What does this change in education mean for New Haven’s youth? From students to teachers to clinicians, this episode brings in many voices to discuss the multiple challenges of online learning, from the educational to the social. This episode also explores how the pandemic has impacted education inequality and the achievement gap between New Haven’s public schools and local private institutions. What are New Haven organizations doing to help fill in these gaps?

Click below to learn more about some of the organizations mentioned in the episode:

ConnCAT conncat.org/

Reach Out and Read reachoutandread.org/

LEAP www.leapforkids.org/about

Guests: Rachel Brown, Dr. Lindsey Burghardt, Alex Chu, Alex Guzhnay, Ellie Latham, Sarah Layedra, Genevive Walker, Janice Williams, Jasmine Williams

The end of the fall semester usually presents difficulties for many students, ranging from finals season to coordinating flights home, and the pandemic has only exacerbated this stress. But for Native students, the season is a harsh reminder of the discomfort and erasure of Indigenous narratives that are deeply painful and traumatizing. Three Native students discuss the ways they've found comfort in their community at Yale, as well as the different areas where students and the administration can do better.

Guests: Meghan Gupta, Lex Schultz, and Evan Roberts

The YDN Weekly Roundup features the top headlines of the week, released every Friday. Hosted by Christion Zappley. Produced by Allison Park, Phoebe Liu and Jose Davila IV. Read more at yaledailynews.com. Cover art by Dora Guo. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Articles mentioned: YaleStudents website generates student debate, reveals potential data governance gap in University policy; $250,000 NHPD grant would go towards overtime, Project Longevity; Yale teams return to Phase I, limited training; ‘Our capacity is being stretched’: YNHHS continues to see rising COVID-19 hospitalizations; Yale artists launch Midnight Oil Collective to provide creative agency

Producer Sude Yenilmez speaks to Hanwen Zhang about his column “WeChat, we feud."

Read Zhang's column here: yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/10/22/…-wechat-we-feud/

Students and faculty discuss the nuances between genuine progress and performative activism and allyship with respect to social movements. Particular focus is given to the impact social media has had on the virtue signaling phenomenon.

Guests: Isaac Yearwood, Brianna Jean, Jordi Bertrán-Ramirez, Pamela Hovland, and Harry Thomas

COVID-19 has made food insecurity an increasingly pressing issue as many in New Haven are forced to find alternative ways to put food on the table. What does the pandemic look like from the perspectives of the people and organizations working to alleviate hunger right now? For this episode, we talked to soup kitchen volunteers, mutual aid organizers, restaurant owners, and more to better understand how the community is responding and coming together for the common cause of feeding Elm City.

Click below to learn more about the organizations we interviewed and support their continued work!

The Semilla Collective www.semillacollective.org/

This episode was produced by Alexa Stanger, Andrea Lee, Ellie Burke, Kunsang Dorjee, Keneane Ejigu, Matthew Fan, Nicole Li and Veronica Sosa. Special thanks to our guests Jenny Cornejo, David O’Sullivan, Jacquie Munno, Cortney Renton, Sumiya Khan, Ben Weiss, Caterina Passoni and Camila Guiza-Chavez. Voice Acting by Sarah Sotomayor. Graphic design by Ivory Fu. Music for this series is from Blue Dot Sessions and the Semilla Collective.

Producer Jerry Feng speaks to Claire Chang about her column “It’s a privilege to vote.”

Read Chang's column here: yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/10/26/…ivilege-to-vote/

For some couples, this chaotic period has led to dramatic breakups; others, against all odds, have managed to grow closer in an era of social distancing; and some have even seen new relationships emerge while the world around us crumbles.

This episode was produced by Mina Caraccio and Malia Munley. A special thanks to our esteemed guests Dr. Helen Fisher, and Josie Ingall, Costanza Mancini, Jesse Cheung, LiMei Vera, and Neal Sarin. Graphic design by Zawar Ahmed. Music by Blue Dot Sessions.