What's Bruin?: Recent Episodes
Grace Douden, Kenny Baltz and Jamey Slater
Podcast hosted by Liv DesAutels and the Bear River High School journalism students, going through the every day issues that Bruin students face. With new guests every episodes, we'll take you inside Bruin life.
In this week’s episode, hostsR eanne Mezaros and Iliana Montez brought in three guests from the ProDrama class to discuss how they felt about the rehearsals and the show overall. Later, Tiana Aruta brought together three sophomore JV football players — Cooper Turnes, Vincent DeWeerdt, and Brady Sease — and interviewed them for an end-of-the-season reflection, covering their final game victory, team favorites, and personal improvement. Tune in for exclusive behind-the-scenes insight from drama and the JV football team on What’s Bruin?
In the first episode of the 2025-26 school year, hosts Cayla Lee, Daisy Huenergardt and Sierra Drew talk about TikTok trends, Blake Hart takes us inside the Games Club and Tiana Aruta revisits an old foe, the Bear River P***er.
Hosts Colby Dyer and Zachary Krause interview their fellow BRHS Seniors, Mika Brost and Wyatt Thompson, about their high school experiences and future aspirations.
This is the last episode of Season 4, so I (Colby) would like to thank a few people:
Mike DeCicco, for always supporting me in every class he's taught me in.
Maylen Cha, for hosting last season and helping me find podcasting as a passion.
In this episode, Colby Dyer, Ezra Cruzen, and Jonathon Thornley compete to see who's the best liar, and who's the best at finding lies.
In this episode, Ezra Cruzen hosts a debate between Morgan Winovich, a dog fan, and Ella Miller, a cat lover, and they all try to decide which pet is better.
In this episode, Colby Dyer gives Morgan Winovich, Ella J Miller, and Jonathon Thornley online quizzes with ranging credibility to find out who's the smartest podcast member.
(We're better)
In this episode, Colby Dyer, Ezra Cruzen, and Urijah Brost show Mr. DeCicco some questionable podcast clips. Afterward, they interview him about his podcast. Zach Krause wraps up this episode with a dad joke.
In this episode, Colby Dyer, Ezra Cruzen, Morgan Winovich, and Zachary Krause visit the old website "Would You Push the Button?" to answer some of life's hardest questions. After that, Harrison Adams, Brayden Ham, and Owen McDonald talk about the Disney movie, Cars.
In this episode, Maliya Mendoza interviews future ASB president Lucy Rantz and future ASB vice president Austin Mertens about their future school plans and other leadership-y topics.
Join Cole Walton and Harrison Adams while they talk about alien gods in the first segment, the conspiracy cast. Afterward, Darron Nelson and Jonathan Thornley interview Braydon Smith and Mason Block about their craziest experiences.
Tune in for Maylen Cha testing Chloe Milligan and Sabrina Mantooth with Disney songs! Afterwards, it's Maylen again with Kennedy Lyman and Kamryn Prescott talking about their Disney childhood crushes.
In this episode, Kam and her guest, Dane Stahl, talk about music and how back then it took talent. After that, Maylen talks to Maliya about Key Club and the Talent Show.
Colby calls up his top Kanye experts, Jonathon Thornley and Tanner Penaluna to find out whether the lyrics given to them are by Kanye or not. After that, Vadim and Daron trap their friends, Jonathan Smith and Logan Van Bourgondien, in Bumanji (a knock-off version of Jumanji) and make them compete in various games for their lives.
In this episode, Maylen, Vadim, Harrison, and Colby talk about many different topics and bounce between them. After that, Maylen interviews Kennedy Lyman and Olivia Herr about their experience with soccer this year.
In this episode, Maylen Cha quizzes her Cast class friends on lines other people have said during school plays and makes it a competition. After that, Kam Prescott, Vadim Kabardin and Johnny Thornley talk about their taste in music and Spotify Wrapped.
Episode 8 is out now! Vadim and Cam talk to freshman Jonathon Thornley about all of their college plans, and they all find out that of them has more plans than the other two combined. It's not the seniors. After that, Cole talks about what really Grinds His Gears, followed up with Bennett talking about basketball with Mikala Rose and Marianna Moya-Krill.
Cole Walton and Harrison Adams talk about their alien conspiracies, while Maylen Cha interviews Savanah Williams and MacD about the volleyball team. Maliya Mendoza checks in with Carlie Harwood about the Bring Change to Mind Club.
What are your food hot takes? In this episode, our hosts Vadim, Kam, Daron, Colby and Maylen all talk about their favorite kinds of foods with their friends.
Host Vadim Kabardin challenges Darron Nelson to a game of Are you Smarter Than a Freshman? Darron must beat freshman Andrew Hufford in a trivia-style game. Afterward, Maylen Cha interviews Jacob Dickie and Riley Urke about sports and journalism.
Hosts Daron Nelson and Bennett Fischer talk to Brando Padilla and Nathan Yenser about surviving in Antarctic situations. Plus Maylen Cha chats with Justin Edgar about water polo, and Maliya Mendoza does in-depth with Olivia Herr about the USITT club!
Maylen Cha and Colby Dyer diving into homecoming with special guests Jessica Lee and Tanner Mathias. Bennet Fischer hits us with Bruins Got Game.
Cole Walton and Harrison Adams want to believe in Bigfoot. They do. But they just don't. Come for the passion, stay for the mystery. Also, Maliya Mendoza goes inside the Art Club and Maylen Cha and Bennett Fischer bring you Bruins Got Game, our weekly sports update.
What's Bruin? Episode 7 Featuring Dylan & Tyler Neuharth
Hosted by Grace Douden, Jamey Slater and Kenny Baltz
Swedish foreign exchange student Hanna Nordh talks about her experience coming to America and Bear River.
Hosts Grace, Jamey and Jackson invite in special guest Wyatt Neeb to talk about being a freshman at Bear River.
Welcome to the first episode of What's Bruin? The official podcast of Bear River High School. Today's topic: PDA @ BR.