ODYSSEY Media Group podcasts: Recent Episodes

ODYSSEY Media Group

This is the official podcast for Clarke Central High School's ODYSSEY Media Group in Athens, Ga. Our mission is to produce interesting, accurate and relevant content to inform the Athens and CCHS communities.

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Journalism I student Mzée Pavlić reflects on his family's belief in the Kendrick Lamar lyric, “We gon' be alright.”

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Journalism I student Emlyn McKinney speaks about their experiences with a bad relationship and how it affected them.

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Digital Editor-in-Chief Anna Shaikun details her social growth with the help of the tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons and Dragons.

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Managing Editor Maya Clement discusses her belief on the importance of having a place to feel free.

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Variety Editor Janie Ripps shares her belief that starting the day off confident and physically ready reflects mentally and inspires productivity.

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Viewpoints Editor Peter Atchley discusses his long-term experience with being forced into religion by his upbringing and how he was silenced when we wanted to ask questions about Christianity.

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Viewpoints Staffer Samaya Ellis reflects on her history of suffering split holidays within her family and how that dynamic has changed over time.

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The renaming of Linnentown Lane in Athens took place on Sept. 21.

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Managing Editor Maya Clement talks about her experience going through high school and changing passions.

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ODYSSEY adviser Mr. David A. Ragsdale gives a speech at the ODYSSEY Media Group's 20th Anniversary Event.

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Webmaster Maya Shrivastav discusses her longtime belief that it’s important to have a voice to influence societal change.

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ODYSSEY Media Group Director of Audience Engagement Aza Khan reads her winning SIPA presidential speech.

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News Staffer Jesse Dantzler talks about his harrowing middle school experience, and how that’s ultimately shaped his views on discipline, mental health and well-being.

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Viewpoints Editor Janie Ripps and CCHS varsity swimmer and sophomore Charlotte Foggin discuss their experiences as student athletes and the constant act of balancing their lives in and out of the pool.

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Journalism I student Maya Shrivastav discusses their passion for, and experiences with, creative writing.

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Social Media Coordinator Janie Ripps and Sports Editor Gretchen Hinger talk about their role models throughout their lives and what they have learned from one another.

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Sports Editor Gretchen Hinger, a senior, and CCHS varsity soccer player Hannah Barnett, a senior, discuss Barnett’s time playing soccer and future collegiate athletic career.

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Sports Editor Gretchen Hinger, a senior, and CCHS varsity baseball third baseman AJ Huff, a senior, discuss their time in CCHS athletics over the course of their high school career.

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Variety Staffer Anna Tenner and Digital Managing Editor Natalie Schliekelman talk about teenage feminism, girl hate and "all the crap that women have to go through."

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Variety Staffer Emily Couch talks about a time where she experienced anxiety in her life, a memory involving her sister moving away to college.

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Menu editor Kalliope Samaltanos talks about her struggles with being labeled by other people, and how self-discovery allowed her to break out of the stereotypes.

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Variety Staffer Antonio Starks talks about his struggle to come to terms with his religious upbringing and how that plays into his life.

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Webmaster Anna Shaikun, a sophomore, shares her belief that she can go about life better by treating herself like a friend.

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Variety Staffer Emily Couch shares her story about her love-hate relationship with change, emphasizing the importance of accepting new opportunities that life brings your way.

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Viewpoints Staffer Daniel Garcia-Pozo & Webmaster Micah Shannon discuss the 2016 biopic "The Founder" based on their somewhat professional opinions in the fourth episode of the Wide View podcast!

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Viewpoints Staffer Daniel Garcia-Pozo & Webmaster Micah Shannon discuss the 2011 comedy film "The Muppets" based on their somewhat professional opinions in the third episode of the Wide View podcast!

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Beat Editor Gretchen Hinger, a junior, shares her belief that every moment matters and has an impact on the future.

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Viewpoints Staffer Daniel Garcia-Pozo & Webmaster Micah Shannon discuss the 1997 science fiction film "Contact" based on their somewhat professional opinions in the second episode of the Wide View podcast!

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Viewpoints Editor Maya Cornish shares her experience with college application essays and how biased they can be.

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Viewpoints Staffer Daniel Garcia-Pozo & Webmaster Micah Shannon discuss the 2006 family film Night at the Museum based on their somewhat professional opinions in the first episode of the Wide View podcast!

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ODYSSEY Media Group news staffer and CCHS sophomore Eliza Ingle reflects on her experiences with friends and family throughout middle school, and how they made an impact on her life.

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Viewpoints Staffer Kalliope Samaltanos retells her story of grief and acceptance in a letter to her younger self.

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Webmaster Micah Shannon reflects on his experiences with America’s criminal justice system and how it has affected his worldview.

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ODYSSEY Media Group Sports Podcaster AJ Carr presents his 2020 NFL Mock Draft to sports writer Andrew Robinson and Digital Editor Owen Donnelly. The three discuss where Carr could be right or wrong predicting the upcoming NFL Draft.

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In episode five of Carr on Par, Sports Podcaster AJ Carr talks with Digital Editor Owen Donnelly and Sports Writer Andrew Robinson about developments in the sports world with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sports Podcaster AJ Carr and Digital Editor Owen Donnelly talk about the recent COVID-19 outbreak and its effect on local sporting events as well as national.

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ODYSSEY Media Group Digital Editor and SIPA presidental candidate Owen "Big-O" Donnelly sits down with OMG Sports Editor Alexander Robinson to talk about the SIPA presidency and his platform. 

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ODYSSEY Media Group sports podcaster AJ Carr sits down to Clarke Central High School varsity soccer Coach and Associate Athletic Director Christopher Aiken, to discuss events within the CCHS soccer program.

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Join ODYSSEY Media Group Sports Editor Alexander Robinson and Digital Editor Owen Donnelly for the first episode of their new podcast, "The Al and Big O Show," as they talk about race and social dynamics at Clarke Central High School, and try to answer the question, “How can we make Clarke Central more inclusive?”

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ODYSSEY Media Group Sports Podcaster AJ Carr sits down for a conversation with Clarke Central High School head baseball coach Adam Osborne.

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ODYSSEY Media Group Sports Podcaster AJ Carr sits down for a Q&A episode of Carr on Par with sophomore baseball player AJ Huff regarding his family, baseball and school life.