Scratch Draft: NYU: Recent Episodes
Alex Laughlin
Puzzle enthusiasts Anna Mindes and Elaina Slayton discuss jigsaw puzzling during quarantine, and how the hobby provided a sense of purpose during otherwise purposeless hours spent inside. Music: Tartaruga / Orange Cat, Blue Dot Sessions and The Consulate/ Holyoke, Blue Dot Sessions
By Elaina Slayton
A rural county experiences the Black Lives Matter movement. Music: “Rafter” “Noe Noe” “Arizona Moon” “Gusty Hollow” and “Dance of Felt” by Blue Dot Sessions, “Black Wattle Walkabout" by krackatoa.
By Kathleen Massey
Dating was already complicated enough. But what happens to those seeking relationships in a world of social distancing, face masks, and quarantine? Music includes: "Copley Beat" by Skittle, and “Louver” by Holyoke, both from Blue Dot Sessions.
By Sam Zachar
Two gay teachers from a seemingly liberal county of Northern Virginia share their stories of overcoming discrimination and creating a local LGBT community for themselves, their colleagues, and their students.
By Nina Leitenberg
Finding a home in the desolate Lehigh Valley can be challenging. Finding a home in Lehigh Valley during a pandemic? Nearly impossible. Nigel Wang and Vi Nguyen just got kicked out of their student housing and they’ve got to find a place before next month.
By Harrison Vijay Tsui
Season 2 of the Scratch Draft NYU podcast features stories centered on the theme of "Solutions." Like season 1, all stories were recorded and produced 100% remotely during the summer of 2020.
Emma Carrig explores her high school musical theatre experience, in which there was no physical theatre. Her San Jose public school was not immune to budget allocation issues, and underfunding the arts. Music includes Vengeful by Blue Dot Sessions, decompression by Blue Dot Sessions, and Helado by Blue Dot Sessions.
By Izzy Gonzalez
Ashley Kulikowski has suffered with epilepsy since she was 13 and for years she was consumed with fear. In art she found solace and was inspired to found a nonprofit organization, Fearless Movement, in order to help others overcome their own fears. As a result of intense emotions during Covid 19, Ashley has recently launched a new initiative. Music: Inside Our Minds - Epidemic Sound / There's Still You and Me - Epidemic Sound.
By Marielle Marlys
Sustaining a community is hard enough in-person, but amid a pandemic the NYU Navigators are working to maintain their robust community virtually. Music includes Dreaming Days by Ketsa, Northern Lullaby by Sergey Cheremisinov, and That Hopeful Future by Chris Zabriskie.
By Patricia Celeste Dougherty
Island exploration with friends and coconuts. A story made possible by the SSV Robert C Seamans. Music by John Bartmann.
By Patricia Celeste Dougherty
Season 1 of Scratch Draft: NYU will be publishing all this week. All of these stories were produced in May, June and July 2020 by NYU students in lockdown all around the world.
This is a bit of placeholder audio for the Scratch Draft: NYU podcast! Stay tuned for more from season 1!