The Badger Herald Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Badger Herald Podcast aims to inform the audience about current events, voice students’ opinions, conduct interviews and offer our own take on various topics. As the founder and the host of the podcast, Ken hopes it can stimulate meaningful discussions among students, faculty members, staff, administrators, and even local officials.
In this episode, three professors from UW-Madison and a life science communications student had a vigorous discussion on bioethics and how to be ethical in scientific practices. The professors draw their thoughts on how they have taught the subject and how they approach their own research using ethical practices as scientists. Hope you will enjoy this conversation and stay tuned for more episodes. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us via podcast@badgerherald.com.
In this episode, various Badger Herald staff shared their insights and experiences at the student newspaper. Each staff mentioned how they got involved with the Herald and why they decided to be a part of it. Hope you will enjoy this conversation and stay tuned for more episodes. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us via podcast@badgerherald.com.
In this episode, the Badger Herald Editor-in-Chief Harrison Freuck and two managing editors Molly DeVore and Mary Magnuson talked about their experiences as UW students and at the Badger Herald. They also gave some tips for students who are interested in journalism. Most importantly, we settled the debate of why we are a better student newspaper than the Daily Cardinal. Hope you will enjoy this conversation and stay tuned for more episodes. If you have questions or comments, please contact us via podcast@badgerherald.com.
In this episode, we celebrate Earth Day. A group of UW students, who are passionate about protecting the environment and reducing carbon footprint, and I had a vigorous discussion about how college students can mitigate the effects of climate changes by doing small things. Hope you enjoy this conversation and stay tuned for more episodes. If you have questions or comments, please contact us via podcast@badgerherald.com.
In this episode, our guest, Teal Evans will tell us about what the Madison Food Policy Council does and what food issues are for the Madison community. She also shares her experiences as a member of the council and her thoughts on some issues related to food access and insecurities. Hope you enjoy this conversation and stay tuned for more episodes. If you have questions or comments, please contact us via podcast@badgerherald.com.
In this episode, a UW student, a Tik-Toker, and an internationally recognized Irish dancer, Mary Papageorge, shares her thoughts as a frequent user of social media and how the pandemic has changed the use of social apps. She also shared her unique experiences in Irish dancing and choreography. Hope you enjoy this conversation and stay tuned for more episodes. If you have questions or comments, please contact us via podcast@badgerherald.com.
This is our first episode covering the Alder District 8. In this episode, we have Max Prestigiacomo, the current alder, and Zach Wood, the previous alder, to discuss current issues and priorities in the district. They cover what they did and are currently doing to make our UW community a better place for everyone. They also provide tips for students who want to be more involved in the community. Hope you enjoy this conversation and stay tuned for more episodes. If you have questions or comments, please contact us via podcast@badgerherald.com.
In this episode, Jackson Sharp, a sophomore who competes for the UW-Madison cross country team shares his experiences and routines as a student-athlete. He talks about the balance between academics and athletics as well as some tips to stay fit and active. Hope you will enjoy this conversation and stay tuned for more episodes. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us via podcast@badgerherald.com.
In this episode, Prof. Mark Louden from the UW-Madison German department shares his expertise on German heritage in Wisconsin. Prof. Louden and Ken discussed German influence on language, food, religion in the United States. Our conversation also covered the Wisconsin Idea and what it means for a language student to uphold this ideal. Hope you will enjoy this conversation and stay tuned for more episodes from us! If you have any questions or comments, please contact us via podcast@badgerherald.com.
In this episode, Harvey Clay, an African-American student-athlete at UW-Madison who participated in the 1969 Student Strike, and Juliana Bennett, a current student at UW who co-founded the BIPOC Coalition discussed their experiences as racial minorities in a predominantly white public university. Our conversation covered many important topics such as student activism, the Black Lives Matter movement, police reform, etc. Hope you will enjoy this conversation and stay tuned for more episodes from us! If you have any questions or comments, please contact us via podcast@badgerherald.com.