Best Shonda Nicole Podcasts (2024)

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RISE With Nicole Fashaw: Resilience Through Music 29:04

1d ago29:04

29:04

Nicole Fashaw, rising senior, joins RISE Podcast Producer Bo Jaden James at the RISE Roundtable. The two discuss the power of music and songwriting to strengthen one's resilience, and Nicole does a special performance of an original song. We also hear from three Pepperdine community members, who each share a song that reminds them about resilience:…

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RISE With Dr. Jaz Gray: Storytelling & Resilience 1:08:04

16d ago1:08:04

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Dr. Jaz Gray, Professor of Communication Studies, joins RISE Program Specialist Emily Shaw at the RISE Roundtable. The two discuss the power of narrative storytelling in strengthening one’s resilience. We also hear from three Pepperdine community members, who each share a story that has impacted their perspective on resilience: Hope Dease, Assistan…

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RISE With Isaac Bonilla: Discovery in the Risk of Failure 35:00

22d ago35:00

35:00

In this episode, Isaac Bonilla, a rising senior, joins RISE Student Lead Ethan Barragán at the RISE Roundtable, sharing his resilience journey to Pepperdine and how he practices resilience skills to support all of his various academic and co-curricular commitments. We also hear from three Pepperdine undergraduate students, who each share risks they…

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RISE With Paul Kim, Screen Arts Professor 1:07:40

4M ago1:07:40

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In this episode, Paul Kim, Professor of Screen Arts, joins RISE Podcast Producer Kenneth Vargas at the RISE Roundtable. Paul shares his resilience journey as a member of his family, professor, and filmmaker. We also hear from three Pepperdine faculty, who each share how they find a sense of deep enjoyment in life: Martin Premoli, Assistant Professo…

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RISE with Esther Chung, Seaver Alumni Relations 35:43

6M ago35:43

35:43

Esther Chung, Manager of Alumni Engagement for Seaver Alumni Relations, joins RISE Program Specialist Emily Shaw at the RISE Roundtable. Esther discusses how she’s navigated being there for someone she loves, while also learning more about herself and her relationship with God in the process. We also hear from three Pepperdine staff, who each share…

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RISE With First-Generation College Students & Graduates 44:45

8M ago44:45

44:45

On this episode, we sat down with Pepperdine First Lady Joline Gash, first-years Jalen Brooks and Jillian George, and RISE Director Stacey Lee Gobir at the RISE Roundtable. What unites them is that they are all first-generation college students/graduates, being the first in their families to attend and complete college. Nationwide, about half of al…

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RISE With Connie Horton, La Shonda Coleman, & RISE Student Employees 39:56

9M ago39:56

39:56

Take a seat at the RISE Roundtable, a podcast from Pepperdine University’s Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) Program, where we share and discuss what it means to build and live a life of resilience. On this first episode, we hear the origin story of RISE from the program’s founders: Connie Horton, Vice President for Student Affairs, and L…