Spoken!: Recent Episodes
Melissa Libbey
Created by students at Kean University, Spoken! is a podcast researched, written, and recorded by Kean university students. This podcast is in conjunction with Spoken! Magazine an online platform created by Kean University professors to present student’s creative projects through research.
Student host Andrew Ruiz discusses rough fishing and interviews an expert on the topic.
Student host Kilahal Arturo discusses men's mental health and how much society overlooks men's mental issues. Men's mental health is very overlooked in society and it needs more attention.
Sources not included.
Student host Robert Tuffy conducts interviews on Russia's invasion into Ukraine and current events involving the war.
Works Cited
Sommerville, Q. (2022, May 11). Ukraine War: Russia pushed back from Kharkiv - report from Front Line. BBC News. Retrieved May 11, 2022, from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61378196
Edmondson, C., & Cochrane, E. (2022, May 10). House passes $40 billion more in Ukraine aid, with few questions asked. The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/us/politics/congress-ukraine-aid-questions.html
Parker, A., Guskin, E., & Clement, S. (2022, May 3). Big majority of Americans back sanctions on Russia, aid to Ukraine, poll finds. The Washington Post. Retrieved May 11, 2022, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/05/02/poll-ukraine-support-biden/
Participants:
Robert Tuffy Sr
Valentina Knowles
Student host Kermina Gattas decided to shed some light in the dark corners of one of the biggest corporations, Disney. Is it really the happiest place on earth or is the beloved Mickey Mouse just a cover up? Listen to this episode to see and find out what is truly behind the Mickey. Find out about 4 different things Disney keeps in the dark away from public eyes.
Sources
https://vault.fbi.gov/walter-elias-disney/walter-elias-disney-part-01-of-03https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/06/movies/disney-link-to-the-fbi-and-hoover-is-disclosed.html
https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/ww2-disneyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/movies/conflicting-voices-in-lars-von-triers-
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5962817/Abandoned-Disney-park-Florida-captured-eerie-photographs.html
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-dreier-flaming-disneyland-employee-survey-20180228-story.html
Student host Donovan Rivera talks about the long-overlooked issue on The Mental Health of Student-Athletes. In this episode, he discusses work ethics, ways to help those struggling, and his personal experience. Included are statistics based on the topic.
Source
Robin Kuik, UT MSSW & MPH Candidate 2019 and Suzanne Potts, LMSW, MPH. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-works-and-why/201803/how-your-mental-health-reaps-the-benefits-exercise2.
Pluhar, E., McCracken, C., Griffith, K. L., Christino, M. A., Sugimoto, D., & Meehan, W. P., 3rd (2019). Team Sport Athletes May Be Less Likely To Suffer Anxiety or Depression than Individual Sport Athletes. Journal of sports science & medicine, 18(3), 490–496. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6683619/3. by Eric Lindberg, https://news.usc.edu/trojan-family/college-athlete-mental-health-usc-sports-psychologists/4. By Laura. M https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-whole-athlete/201501/the-effects-psychology-athletic-performance5.
Dr Nick Peirce, Dr Catherine Lester, Dr Ajai Seth, Dr Philippa Turner, The Sports and Exercise Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, MIND www.mind.org.uk, https://www.fsem.ac.uk/position_statement/the-role-of-physical-activity-and-sport-in-mental-health/#6.
Souter, G., Lewis, R. & Serrant, L. Men, Mental Health and Elite Sport: a Narrative Review. Sports Med - Open 4, 57 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-018-0175-7
Student host Karina Almeida focuses on adoption. There are not many out there that do not adopt children who are in need and there needs to be a change to that. Adopting a child no matter what age they are is giving a new lighting opportunity to them. We have a special guest as well who gives her experiences of being in an orphanage and how her life changed after being adopted.
Work Cited
Groza, Victor, and Kelley M. Bunkers. 2014. “Adoption Policy and Evidence-Based Domestic Adoption Practice: A Comparison of Romania, Ukraine, India, Guatemala, and Ethiopia.” Infant Mental Health Journal 35 (2): 160–71. doi:10.1002/imhj.21439.
Kaufman, Adele. “‘Why Didn’t They Keep Me?’: The Search For Belonging in the Analysis of a Four Year Old Adopted Child.” Psychoanalytic Inquiry, vol. 33, no. 4, July 2013, pp. 330–44. EBSCOhost, doi-org.kean.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/07351690.2013.804282.
Kenrick, Jenny. “‘Be a Kid’: The Traumatic Impact of Repeated Separations on Children Who Are Fostered and Adopted.” Journal of Child Psychotherapy, vol. 26, no. 3, Dec. 2000, pp. 393–412. EBSCOhost, doiorg.kean.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/00754170010003615.
Student host Joseph Garcia explain financial literacy and how to become financially free. Follow his tips to live a debt-free life.
Student host Ananya Luthra explains the problems with fast fashion and the environment.
Work cited
Huckle, Manon. “When It Comes to Cleaning up Its Act, Fast Fashion Is No Fast Fix.” TheFashion Law, 6 Sept. 2021,https://www.thefashionlaw.com/when-it-comes-to-cleaning-up-its-act-fast-fashion-is-no-fast-fix/.
Reed, Lizzie. “What Is a Micro-Trend and How Can It Affect Fashion Sustainability?”TheList.com, The List, 22 May 2021,https://www.thelist.com/418037/what-is-a-micro-trend-and-how-can-it-affect-fashion-sustainability/.
Talbot, Hope. “Are Instagram Microtrends Making or Breaking Sustainable Fashion?”Euronews, 5 June 2021,https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/06/05/are-instagram-microtrends-making-or-breaking-sustainable-fashion.
This episode talks about depression in the youth. Depression is always talked about but not
really educated. This episode educates us about the causes of depression and different
measures we can take to help ourselves. Also there is an interviewee who chooses to share her
story of depression to the world and how she coped with it into eventually seeking for help.
The Season three hosts got together to discuss topics, research, and interviews. I am so proud of what these talented women produced this semester. Take a listen to the entire season and then give this a listen!
This episode is for the curlyheads who haven’t found a way to express themselves through their hair and the ones who are waiting for a helpful push in that direction. This is a way for you guys to learn how to understand your hair and embrace every inch of it. It's important to talk about black hair care because it’s up to us to find healthier alternatives to help our hair flourish. Not a lot of people have guidance when it comes to that, but I’m here to provide something that could help you in some kind of way. We all had to gain the confidence to wear our natural hair and try new things with it. If you haven't started now, what's stopping you?
Citations:
HOLMES, T. E. (2019). The Business of Black Beauty. Essence, 50(5), 84–85.
THOMPSON, C. (2014). Black Beauty Products. Herizons, 28(1), 20–23
Mbilishaka, A. M., Clemons, K., Hudlin, M., Warner, C., & Jones, D. (2020). Don’t get it twisted:Untangling the psychology of hair discrimination within Black communities. American Journal ofOrthopsychiatry, 90(5), 590–599. https://doi-org.kean.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/ort0000468
Versey, H. S. (2014). Centering Perspectives on Black Women, Hair Politics, and Physical Activity.American Journal of Public Health, 104(5), 810–815.https://doi-org.kean.idm.oclc.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301675
Sara M. Moniuszko, & USA TODAY. (n.d.). Black women let their hair shine, naturally. USA Today
Participants in my episode:
Shi Mitchell
Brianna Anderson
Kaylah Conelley
Israel Sapp
Ryane Jenkins
Mental health is one of the biggest issues that someone deals with on an everyday basis. Inthis episode, Tatiana Cardoso shares tips that are helpful for overcoming mental health, along withbriefly touching upon a little bit of a personal experience. This episode is meant to be a safe andcomfortable listening experience that allows others to feel connected and not alone. Having dealtwith this situation for years, Tatiana hopes to shine awareness on this topic that gets pushed away.
Citations:
LOVELESS, G. (2020). 19 1/2 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health: (That Don’t InvolveMeditation). Men’s Health, 35(10), 61–64.
McVey Neufeld, K.-A., Luczynski, P., Seira Oriach, C., Dinan, T. G., & Cryan, J. F. (2016).What’s bugging your teen?—The microbiota and adolescent mental health. Neuroscience& Biobehavioral Reviews, 70, 300–312.https://doi-org.kean.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.06.005
High levels of serious mental health difficulties among 17-year-olds. (2020). Education Journal,433, 19.
Gao, J., Zheng, P., Jia, Y., Chen, H., Mao, Y., Chen, S., Wang, Y., Fu, H., & Dai, J. (2020). Mentalhealth problems and social media exposure during COVID-19 outbreak. PLoS ONE, 15(4),1–10. https://doi-org.kean.idm.oclc.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231924
SingleCare Team | Updated on Jan. 21, Team, S., & Team, S. (2021, January 21). Mental healthStatistics 2020. Retrieved April 07, 2021, fromhttps://www.singlecare.com/blog/news/mental-health-statistics/
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Student Host Cate Niemeyer talks about coffee addiction, health, and the amount of money spent on coffee by the younger generation. Cate also brings on a special guest that talks about her experience with money and caffeine consumption.
Citations:
-Adams, M. (2008). The Coffee Junkies Guide to Caffeine Addiction. (Cover story). New York,46–103.
--Another benefit of drinking green tea or coffee. (2021). Harvard Health Letter, 46(3), 8.
--Sophia Tulp, & USA TODAY. (n.d.). Millennials eat up savings by dining out, study shows. USAToday.
The final episode of season one is a group episode. The class got together on a Google hangout video conference to discuss the experience of researching, writing, and recording a podcast episode. The students discussed the highs and lows of deadlines, the challenges of finding students to interview, and keeping the audience entertained throughout the episode. The students are proud of their final product and loved the experience of learning a new form of media and storytelling.
Student Host Matthew Watkins expresses the importance of the right to vote and why this election is more important than any other. He also discusses how celebrities are getting involved in promoting this years presidential election.
Citations:
Symonds, Alexandria. “Why Don't Young People Vote, and What Can Be Done About It?” TheNew York Times, The New York Times, 8 Oct. 2020,www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/upshot/youth-voting-2020-election.html.
National Geographic Society. “Why Voting Is Important.” National Geographic Society, 17 Mar.2020, www.nationalgeographic.org/article/why-voting-important/.
“CNN Live Vote.” CNN, Cable News Network, 8 Apr. 2016,www.cnn.com/specials/politics/cnn-politics-live-vote
Student host Angelica Nino talks about smart technology. Her episode focuses on not only the negatives in technology but also the history of it. She interviews different age groups about their thoughts about technology and what they believe are the pros and cons about technology. There have been many studies done about the effects technology causes and the results are mind-blowing. Technology has a lot of benefits but the negatives are something that we could all try to prevent. She also explains some ways to reduce the negative affects and shed a light on the darkness behind the invention of smart technology.
Citations:
Drago, Emily. The Effect of Technology on Face-to-Face Communication. 2015,www.elon.edu/docs/e-web/academics/communications/research/vol6no1/02DragoEJSpring15.pdf.
“How Technology Affects Your Social Skills.” Liberty Classical Academy, 1 Nov. 2018,libertyclassicalacademy.org/technology-affects-social-skills/.
Kolics, Brigitta. “Is Technology Making Us Procrastinate?” Canyon Echoes, 24 Apr. 2017,canyonechoes.org/864/technology/is-technology-making-us-procrastinate/.Morgan28Does Technology Cause Us to Procrastinate and Lose Focus?
Casey Morgan, Casey.“Does Technology Cause Us to Procrastinate and Lose Focus? - Storagecraft.”StorageCraft Technology Corporation, 25 Nov. 2019,blog.storagecraft.com/procrastinate-or-focus/.
Murphy , Kathryn. “Is Technology Affecting Our Health? : Nursing Made Incredibly Easy.”LWW, 2016,journals.lww.com/nursingmadeincrediblyeasy/FullText/2016/07000/Is_technology_affecting_our_health_.10.aspx.
People in my episode
John Nino
Rebecca Ceide
Charliese Sepulved
The final episode of season one is a group episode. The class got together on a Google hangout video conference to discuss the experience of researching, writing and recording a podcast episode. The students discussed the highs and lows of deadlines, the challenges of finding students to interview and keeping the audience entertained throughout the episode. The students are proud of their final product and loved the experience learning a new form of media and storytelling.
Student host Samantha Hilenski discusses adulting and interviews subjects on how responsibility and accountability affect others. She conducts interviews based on the fears and worries about getting older and handling responsibilities.
Citations:
Dailymail.com, Aoibhinn Mc Bride For. “40 'Adulting' Things That Qualify You as a 'Real'Grown Up.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 5 Apr. 2018,www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5583555/Experts-reveal-checklist-40-things-qualify-REAL-grown-up.html.
Johnson, Amy L. "Adulting is Hard: Anxiety and Insecurity in the Millennial Generation'sComing of Age Process." April 2017.
Mulhere, Kaitlin. “Adulting: A Financial Cheat Sheet.” Money, vol. 45, no. 4, May 2016, pp.25–27. EBSCOhost,search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,url,cpid&custid=keaninf&db=aph&AN=114402282&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Steinmetz, Katy. “Adulting Definition: Millennials Favorite New Word.” Time, Time, 8 June2016, time.com/4361866/adulting-definition-meaning
Angelica Nino hosts a summer bonus episode about young love. Dating, Relationships, and love are a big mixture of parents' headaches when it comes to their children growing up. But the big question is can there be a stop to each parent's headaches if there was a correct age range on when children should start to date?
Citations:
Preventing Teen Pregnancy in the US, 5 Apr. 2011, permanent.fdlp.gov/gpo49096/2011-04-vitalsigns.pdf.
Ready for Dating?, www.allthetests.com/relationship-tests-love-Ready-for-dating.php?katb=10KB.
The Combination of Combines episode, hosted by Will Suarez, is all about the 2020 NFL Combine. The NFL Combine is an invitational event for college football players to try and help enhance their chances of getting drafted during the NFL draft. My guest and I talk about this year's 2020 combine, including great players who have dominated the event and the players who surprised us the most in it. Tune in to get great analysis by Will Suarez and his guest Cesar Santos.
Citations:
What is the combine:
Reynolds, Neil. “What Is the NFL Scouting Combine?” NFL.com, National Football League, 20 Feb. 2019, www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001018273/article/what-is-the-nfl-scouting-combine.
The new drills:
Shook, Nick. “16 New Drills Coming to NFL Scouting Combine.” NFL.com, National Football League, 21 Feb. 2020, www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001102601/article/16-new-drills-coming-to-nfl-scouting-combine.
Records:
Zierlein, Lance. “NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Byron Jones.” NFL.com - Official Site of the National Football League, Feb. 2015, www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/byron-jones?id=2552568.
“NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Chris Johnson.” NFL.com - Official Site of the National Football League, Feb. 2008, www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/chris-johnson?id=262.
“Players.” Vernon Davis: Combine Stats at NFL.com, Feb. 2006, www.nfl.com/player/vernondavis/2495826/combine.
Zoe Williams hosts the Teaching and Learning Styles episode. She discusses what is needed in the education system in order to produce a community where students are constantly exposed to different learning styles throughout their educational careers, teachers who are aware that not everyone can succeed from their preferred teaching style, and overall, what is possible if more people cared to see a difference in the way students of all ages are taught.
Citations:
Mcleod, S. (2017, February 5). Kolb's Learning Styles and Experiential Learning Cycle. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/learning-kolb.html.
Learning Styles. Teach. https://teach.com/what/teachers-know/learning-styles/.
Wood, D. Reasons to Incorporate Learning Styles in Teaching. STUDY.COM. https://study.com/academy/lesson/reasons-to-incorporate-learning-styles-in-teaching.html.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Tips for Educators on Accommodating Different Learning Styles. How to Accommodate Different Learning Styles | Center for Access and Success - UMass Dartmouth. https://www.umassd.edu/dss/resources/faculty--staff/how-to-teach-and-accommodate/how-to-accommodate-different-learning-styles/.
Visva Mistry is a freshman at Kean University. She focused her SPOKEN! Podcast episode on how much coffee a college student drinks and what is done with the waste of the cups when you throw them away. She also includes some guests to ask their opinion on the topic. If you give it a listen, I promise you will be shocked by the numbers!
Citations:
Mcleod, S. (2017, February 5). Kolb's Learning Styles and Experiential Learning Cycle. Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/learning-kolb.html.
Learning Styles. Teach. https://teach.com/what/teachers-know/learning-styles/.
Wood, D. Reasons to Incorporate Learning Styles in Teaching. STUDY.COM. https://study.com/academy/lesson/reasons-to-incorporate-learning-styles-in-teaching.html.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Tips for Educators on Accommodating Different Learning Styles. How to Accommodate Different Learning Styles | Center for Access and Success - UMass Dartmouth. https://www.umassd.edu/dss/resources/faculty--staff/how-to-teach-and-accommodate/how-to-accommodate-different-learning-styles/.
Who will be president? Will there be another term for our presiding president? Through all the talks and craziness about the upcoming election in November, we still don’t know where this election is heading. Yinilo Santana and Jennifer Bonola's goal is to empower students to vote. Today, many current-day millennials disregard elections because they believe that their vote doesn't make a difference compared to thousands of others; or at an early age, they found the voting process complicated. We want to set our country on the right path, but we need our young voters to voice their choice of candidate. We are the future.
Credited Sources for the podcast:
Hartsoe, Steve. “Why So Many Young People Don't Vote.” Duke Today, 29 Oct. 2018, today.duke.edu/2018/10/why-so-many-young-people-don%E2%80%99t-vote.
Breakwell, Glynis M., et al. “Political Activity and Political Attitudes in Teenagers: Is There Any Correspondence? A Research Note.” Political Psychology, vol. 10, no. 4, 1989, pp. 745–755. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3791336. Accessed 20 Apr. 2020.