From producer Ciara Gilmartin: This is a podcast episode about my friend Valerie “Ri” Palladino. She’s a junior at Fordham, and her main hobby outside of school is writing fanfiction. Although the video game, show, or whatever other piece of media she’s writing about changes frequently, Val always has several drafts of fanfiction actively being wri…

Producer Tommy Joia on this episode: Last year, I went to my town’s board of education meeting with some friends and saw parents advocating for twelve books to be taken off of shelves. We were all taken aback by this, as we never really expected it to happen in our own hometown. Since then, book banning has only become a more prevalent issue. Throu…

What can we learn about how art helps us cope? On A New Cope, people in different fields discuss how work and hobbies help them cope with life’s endless struggles. This week, producer Ben Kadish interviews Sam Marquis, an amateur photographer at NYU’s Tisch School of the arts. How can Sam’s story about her art and her OCD inform us? Listen to find …

Producer Raya Hudson writes: Coming out is one of the most difficult parts of transitioning, and coming to terms with the pressure of being socially appropriate puts trans people in a tight box. We talk about the process and the trauma of coming out - and getting out of the box society puts us in. You can find me on IG @raya.mp4 and Twitter @angerg…

Producer Max Acrish talks with Nomar Rodriguez: Is it love or just a stomach bug? The biggest struggle for any one college student is not classes, it's relationships. It’s hard to know what you should be looking for. Relationships are tricky when you're 20, and single life can be the same. Our goal on the show is to share experiences and opinions t…

o with their life, Dr. Susie Lunardi talks about graduating from college in a major unrelated to what she ended up doing. After moving back home post-graduation, she struggled to find a job. She turned her hobby of working out into a career, going back to school and graduating from NYU in 2021 as a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Listen to how she acco…

The show Infinity Train is a science fiction/fantasy show that aired first on Cartoon Network in 2019 before finding a new home at HBO Max. Producer Fiona Haggerty writes: In this episode, my best friend J asks me to go watch it and report back my findings and opinions. As we go over the major plot points of the first three episodes (since they're …

Coffee Chains and Cultural Anthropology Texas is the only place where men pull out their semi-automatics over Frappuccinos and long drive-through lines. Sara Long - former barista - takes a deep dive into the world of foodservice, emotional labor, burnout, and most importantly, what makes customers such fucking assholes. Expect exclusive interviews…

On this very first episode of Heart 2 Heart, producer Chayne Cooper talks with dating coach, Lewis Miller. He provides us amazing tips on what makes a good relationship, but also, how we as human beings fall in love (Secret: It’s a little Freudian).

Producer Chris Josiah talks to social media expert Austin Braun, who gives us the rundown of what hustle culture is - and why he thinks it’s so harmful. Chris says: On social media, I see hustle culture just about everywhere. It has grown substantially over the past decade, especially when these creators realized they could use this culture to turn…

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“People find wolves fascinating. Whether you hate ‘em or love ‘em, people like to talk about them a lot.” Ed Bangs has always loved spending time in the great outdoors. He worked as a wildlife biologist in Alaska, and then became the first Federal Wolf Recovery Coordinator in 1986. “Wolves have always been big symbols in human stories, because they…

Former graphic designer and current CEO of Us Two Tea, Maggie, spills the tea on her journey coming to the US, and then her trip cross country for the start of a tumultuous relationship with NYC. The job search is tough, but Maggie is tougher, and this is the story of how she was unemployed until she got a DM from a stranger. Produced by Joonyoung …

Producer Carly Kline writes: Everyone falls in love at weird times. I have never heard a love story that was “planned”, it’s always destined to happen unexpectedly. That’s love I guess...it flows in and out like the ocean, you fall just like the rain...and sometimes it burns so much like fire that it hurts. In this week’s episode of TRUtalk with CK…

After the sudden decision to take a gap semester after his sophomore year, Alex finds himself working as a bartender. What starts off with a bit of uncertainty ends with life-long lessons and a newfound talent for making drinks, including one he calls the "Juice Box". Produced by Ellie Kim.

Faith and religion have a lot of connotations, many of which are now negative in the modern world. Wars have been fought around belief, and conflicts have been driven by religion. In this episode, Felicia Sobhani, a practitioner of the Baha'i Faith, talks about how her faith has brought her peace, and a different perspective on conflict in the worl…

Producer Rachel Ombok's guest is Anna Zhang, a young creative, public speaker, student, photographer, and Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 nominee. Anna has worked with brands such as Uniqlo, Fujifilm, Walgreens, and creates editorial content for her nonprofit magazine, Pulse Spikes, which has garnered over 200,000 readers all over the world. She is incredi…

Leave a Review is the show where we talk about first times for everything: shows, books, experiences, and everything else in between. The Bachelor franchise is one of the longest-running reality TV shows to date, yet it’s known for its humiliation, romance, and a seemingly endless supply of champagne. The Bachelor and Bachelorette have a combined 3…

Mella LaFrance’s new short film, Insula, is a personal journey crafted by the thoughts and experiences of the director’s past. Largely inspired by the director's time in NYC during curfew, she says of the film: "Finding myself running back to my apartment by an assigned time, for my own physical safety, I asked myself: what is home? How does my bod…

Have you ever wanted to start a side hustle but feel like it would be overwhelming? Aronno, the founder of @aronnodoesthings, tells us all about running a business while also being in college full time! We also talk about how to make your mental health a priority when you’re juggling a lot on your plate. Muslimah Podcast is a space that empowers Mu…

“Be kind and be accepting of people before you just judge them right away.” Producer Artavia Taylor writes: I have never had a real in-depth conversation with my mother about what it was like to have her firstborn child be diagnosed with Autism as a baby. In this episode, we talk about her experience raising my older brother, Ryan Taylor, who is no…

Producer Ellie Kim asks guests to reflect on their past and talk about how their upbringing and experiences have shaped them into the people they are today. On this episode, she speaks with college senior Cindy Chen, who shares how her decision to attend a private boarding school in the US instead of a high school in Shanghai has shaped her into th…

Based in San Fransisco, Kris Boxell has worked in the art department for more than 30 years and is most well known for her work in Blue Jasmine (dir. Woody Allen) and The Matrix Reloaded (dir. Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski). In this episode, producer Laela Jones asks about Boxell's career and where she gets inspiration for her projects, as wel…

On college campuses, it is very popular for young women to carry pepper spray in their bags...why is that a trend? Maybe because there are countless stories in the media of women being harassed. “It’s scary that we have to constantly check each other’s locations to make sure us girls get home safe!” On this week’s podcast episode of TRU Talk with C…

The Mend is about people who have gotten themselves into tough situations and haven't quite recovered yet. “It's freezing in there...and you have a toilet paper roll for your pillow.” Producer Quin Bright talks with Joaquin, a college student who recounts his experience with drug addiction. He recalls why he started selling drugs, the day he got ar…

On a daily basis, we fill our heads with sounds. We wake up listening to music, drive to work listening to the radio. And while sound is the most amazing way to keep ourselves entertained and informed, it’s easy to forget the importance of silence and quiet contemplation. Join us in this episode, and perhaps those moments of quietude might grow to …

This is a collection of work from the Podcast Workshop in the Undergraduate Film and Television Department at Tisch School of the Arts NYU. Here you'll find interviews, sound stories, and audio experiments created by students in the course. Hear new voices every week, right here on Unmute!