Night Five: Recent Episodes
Night Five
Carl E. & Charlie S. are joined monthly by a member of the volunteer staff as we discuss their work, influence, and favorite moments during their time as a Staffer.
After a bit of pandemic hiatus, welcome back to the Night Five Podcast! On this episode, Charlie S. and Carl E. caught up with Halle J. to talk about navigating Workshop as an introvert, her thoughts on Homeshop and the future of online services, and Halle's tips for how to make the best out of time spent at home alone. Enjoy!
We're back in time to close out 2019 with the ineffable Andrea J. On the heels of her Lux Award win at July 'Shop, Andrea joined Carl and Charlie to discuss her three whirlwind years as Volunteer Director and the multitude of things she did along the way. As always, if not more than usual, the episode is full of laughs, side stories, and delightful insights. Enjoy!
Welcome back to another episode of Night Five. On this episode, Charlie S. and Carl E. welcome Natalie N. to the show. Hilarious conversation ensues, including a lot of kudos, delightful insights to curriculum, and anecdotes about having parents who are Staffers. Hope you enjoy!
Just in time for the first 'Shop of the summer, Charlie S. and Carl E. are joined by the ineffable Megan C. Multiple unique perspectives and an abundance of laughs are found in this gem of an episode. We talked about the switch from co-op leading to being an Ops Staffer, how being open, especially in the era of the internet, is important, and about data software for used truck parts. Enjoy!
We're back for 2019! Carl E. and Charlie S. are joined in the studio by Foster. Our thought-provoking conversation spans many topics including nail guns & hand-made chairs, every-day-carry design philosophy, what post-grad life might look like, and so much more.
On this November edition of Night Five, Carl E. and Charlie S. welcome Mary Beth onto the show. As you can imagine, the episode is full of love, laughter, and insight as only MB could provide. We discuss, among many things, the ways her family and our organization have intersected, the path that brought her back after a decades-long hiatus, and of course, butterflies. Thanks for listening and remember, Staff ears only please.
Welcome back to Night Five. This time around Charlie S. and Carl E. are joined by Randy H. as we discuss big changes that have been made to our organization, big changes that could be around the corner, whether or not the dining hall serves authentic Lucky Charms, and so much more. Thanks for listening!
Charlie S. and Carl E. are back for another episode of Night Five, this time with Chad K. Among many things, we discuss how to motivate the people that you work with & work with you, what it's been like to bring family around Staff functions, what it means to be "busy," and what the future of our organization might look like. As always, thanks for listening to Night Five.
We're back from Summer Break, and who better to welcome to the podcast than Kalissa H., outgoing 'Shop Director? On this episode we discuss Workshop, mostly; the challenges of putting on two a summer, the pros and cons of staying at our current location, and where Meradith will take it from here. Beyond that we of course talk about Leslie Knope and Leo McGarry and the excitement of seeing Staffers grow into their place on Staff.
It's time for another episode of Night Five, this time with Cooper! Carl and Charlie sat down and talked about where Cooper plans to go during his time with the organization as a relatively young staffer, what it's like to have a number of Staffer siblings, what moments as a delegate meant the most to him, and so much more. As always, thanks for listening.
On the tenth episode (double digits, baby!) of Night Five, Carl E. and Charlie S. sit down with Kyler and "it's a mess." Actually, it's wonderful. Topics of discussion include the evolving reach of our Year-round Services, what attending 'Shop did for Kyler and does for the students we serve, and much more!
We're back with another episode of Night Five! On this episode, Charlie S. and Carl E. are joined by the one and only Christoper M. Throughout our lengthy conversation, we talk about Chris' early days as a JAMer, his new Safe Space Initiative, his path to university at Morehouse and how his year in ALW helped get him there, and much more. As always, thanks for listening, enjoy this episode.
It's another episode of the Night Five podcast, this time with Erin B! Charlie and Carl are so excited to welcome Erin to the show. This time around, we spend the bulk of our episode talking to Erin about her involvement with the crisis team, a little-talked-about but ever so important facet of our organization. We dabble a bit in theme and Lux winning as well. Thanks for listening.
As always, but important in relation to this episode, this podcast is for Staff ear's only! The crisis team is a part of our organization that the students we serve don't and shouldn't know about, so please do not share this podcast.
After a little bit of a break, Night Five is back!! Charlie S. and Carl E. welcome Vinny M. to the mic this time around! We discuss what it's like to be a part of "Club Extra," being a New Staff Trainer as a Staffer who's not much older than those he's training, and what the heck an actuary actually does. As always, thanks for listening! Please remember this is for Staff ears only.
Carl E. and Charlie S. are back with admiral Casey S. for another episode of Night Five! On this episode, we discuss a plethora of topics, including transferring from one university to another after Casey's freshman year, her involvement in curriculum, both year-round and at Workshop(s), JAM, ALW, SLW, and so much more in between. Your patience is appreciated as we grasp our new equipment and figure out why one of our three mics is not recording at a proper level; Casey does get quite hard to hear on occasion and the ambient room noise is a 'lil excessive, but the discussion is top-notch. Thanks for listening!
Just in time for all your summer road-tripping, probably to Wayne, Carl and Charlie are back with Max W. for a new episode of Night Five. On this episode, Max talks about how he likes to create and innovate, and some cool new projects he's working on for the organization. We also discuss the Volunteer directorship, sensitive discussions at Workshop, and so much more!
We're back with Sophie C.! Charlie and Carl had the privilege of sitting down with the biggest fan of Night Five! Join us as we talk about her roles as recognition chair & marketing chair and how they've changed since she was a younger staffer, how her time at Semester at Sea influenced her work with our organization & life beyond, and so, so much more. Enjoy!
Join us as we welcome Keith W. to Night Five. Keith shares stories about doing two directorships at two different periods of our organization's history, a strong distaste for doodies, and Charlie, Carl and Keith discuss at length the rich tradition of magic card writing. All that, much more, and of course some Mmbop on this episode.
Charlie & Carl are back for episode two of Night Five with Allysa D. Join us as we discuss Allysa's life as a teacher and how it intersects with her work with our organization, her aspirations for her Staff career and where she's been & wants to go, and a lot of other fun stuff including but not limited to dinosaur chicken nuggets and proper WSC bedding plans.
Charlie & Carl sit down with Diane JG-W. Join us as we discuss what it's like to have a sibling and a husband on Staff, reworking Workshop at a time that Staff was attempting to rework itself, the infamous "talking to Derek" incarnation, and so much more!
Carl E. & Charlie S. introduce the (at first unnamed) podcast and describe what it's all about. Join us as we talk about the process, the guests, and have a little fun along the way. Oh... and we do figure out the name of the show by the end.