The Muse: Recent Episodes
The Gunn Oracle
The Muse is The Oracle's first podcast focusing on lighthearted content and featuring staff, students, and community members across campus.
Editors Lise Desveaux and Fiona Xiong report on Gunn Theater’s preparation for their spring show.
Sports Editor Katie LaWer and In-Depth Editor Becca Wu sit down with Composition and Literature of Visual Media teachers Justin Brown and Mark Hernandez to discuss Oscar nominees. Tune in to hear their takes on the contenders for Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Actor in advance of the 96th annual Academy Awards on March 10.
Website Editors Sophia Hwangbo and Fiona Xiong report on the Gunn Dance Team's training for the National Dance Competition in Anaheim, California.
The Oracle Website Editors Sophia Hwangbo, Yueun Hong and Fiona Xiong sit down with sophomore Margaret Beery and senior Vandana Ravi to discuss favorite characters and scenes from Anthony Veasna So’s “After Parties,” Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and more.
Listen to staffers and students' creepy stories that they experienced or heard of. Featuring sophomore Kristina Kibardina and seniors Sahar Rao and Sophia Yen.
Trigger warning: Graphic descriptions of blood and death
Students discuss how skills they've learned at Gunn have helped them outside of school. Featuring senior Michael Ibrahim, senior Jenna Kang and sophomore Olivia Zhu
Listen to seniors Katie Shih, Raphael Semeria and Arjun Shah reflect on their experiences on The Oracle, from writing to editing to managing the staff as a whole.
Listen to Seniors Jessica Wang, Julianna Chang and Catherine Chu as they recount the highs and lows of managing the Oracle staff during the 2021-2022 school year.
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break!
In our second episode of The Muse, hosts Sophia Stern, James Huang and Annika Bereny talk about holiday foods and discuss the results of the holiday food matchups posted on our Instagram story. Later, they are joined by Sports Editor Safina Syed to discuss her family's holiday traditions.
In our season premiere, hosts Sophia Stern and Annika Bereny are joined by fellow Oracle member and new host James Huang to discuss the slate of upcoming fall TV shows.
In our seventh episode, hosts Sophia Stern and Annika Bereny speak with Film Literature teacher Justin Brown about his thoughts on this year's Oscars ceremony. Mr. Brown mentions his thoughts on "The Oscars" removing movie montages, the divide between critics and audience interests, and his biggest snubs of the night.
In our sixth episode, Maya Schell (Gunn '2020), Kate and Dori talk with Sophia about their college application processes and how they made their decisions, highlighting the factors they considered when deciding to apply (from size of a school to student happiness). They also share important steps to take when making a decision, and strategies to cope with not getting into a "dream school."
In our fifth episode, Sophomore Pooja Bucklin of Gunn Water Polo and Seniors Ken Erlan and Richard Jackson IV of Gunn Football sit down with Sophia and Kate to talk about their respective sports seasons. They discuss how sports practices have changed during COVID-19, what recruiting looks like during a pandemic, and how their coaches have helped to support them.
In our fourth episode, senior Shira Tamler sits down with hosts Kate Mallery and Sophia Stern to share her thoughts on restaurants around Palo Alto, as well as her experiences working in the service industry during COVID-19. They also discuss the free cafeteria food offered at Gunn for students who return to in-person learning.
In our third episode, Kate Mallery and Dori Filppu sit down with Ellie Gleyzer to talk about how senior year is going. They discuss the difficulties of virtual learning and their thoughts on returning to school while sharing their experiences as second semester seniors amid a pandemic.
In today's episode, hosts Sophia Stern and Kate Mallery sat down with Junior Amar Srivastava and Senior Brindha Jaeger to find out more about their experiences with music both inside and outside of Gunn. Jaeger is part of Gunn's Jazz Band while Srivastava is part of a band with other Gunn students known as "The Purple Hearts' Club."
In our first episode, Film Literature teacher Mark Hernandez sits down with Oracle staffers Sophia Stern and Kate Mallery to talk about his movie recommendations, controversies on The Bachelor and movies that are "Oscar bait."