The Basement: Recent Episodes
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Are you taking cover for COVID, or just sick of it already? Join in for some college student perspectives on the eve of Spring Break. Source links at anchor.fm/oruoracle (accessible on desktop.) 0:56 Overview 3:00 Virginia 6:35 Houston 10:03 ‘Fight the virus, not the people’ 14:12 Sanitizer safety 17:27 Swine flu stats 18:02 Corona vs. flu 22:00 Oracle Poll 23:57 Long term effects 24:31 Is it curable? 25:07 Mortality rates
Join us as we revisit the highs and lows of the decade.
00:44 TV/Film remakes
06:56 Little Mermaid controversy
14:54 Impeachment inquiry? Nbd.
19:18 International politics
22:45 Not my president
26:58 Quick 2019 recap
28:43 Area 51 raid
34:09 Shades of spidermen
40:38 You killed my brother. I forgive you.
46:44 Harry Styles. That's the tweet
48:45 End of a royal corgi era
50:05 Impact of Youtube culture
A journalism major, political science major, public relations major, graphic design major and accounting major walk into a recording studio.
Featuring: Zoe Rubottom, Staci McCoy, Alejandro Contreras, Camden Swan and Brendon Martin.
So, Kanye—former "Yeezus" himself—released an album . . . like, a GOSPEL gospel album, and is touring the country holding pop-up Sunday Services as all 11 songs on the record climb up the Billboard Hot 200.
Christians have mixed reviews. We talked about ours.
Welcome back to The Basement—Season 3. Featuring: Zoe Rubottom, Staci McCoy, Alejandro Contreras, Faith Wilson and Brendon Martin.
A conversation about Facebook listening to our conversations...and other internet privacy concerns. Featuring Cicely Rubottom, Kayley Forshey and Sterling Zoe Rubottom. Sources can be found at oruoracle.com/editorial/is-facebook-eavesdropping/
What is traditionalism? What does liturgy mean? And what do millennials actually think about these terms? From the perspective of christian millennials, Kayley Forshey, Nina Lange and Staci McCoy discuss their thoughts.
Join us as we discuss different types of extroverts, counter common misconceptions and explore daily extrovert challenges.
Featuring Kayley Forshey, Josh Crow, Zoe Rubottom and Staci McCoy.
Find your type: https://www.16personalities.com
The Basement is back for season two!
In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Cicely Rubottom, News/Sports Editor Grant Holcomb and Editorial Editor Nina Lange talk personality types. All introverts, they cover the misconceptions of the type, analyze the differences and commonalities between the different types of introverts, and talk about the daily challenges.
Find your type: https://www.16personalities.com
This week on TheBasement four women talk about women, feminism, and Christian worldview.
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The information in TheBasement is based off of research, and includes various amounts of personal opinion.
This week on TheBasement we talk about time management, touching on things like helpful tips, common misconceptions, and how managing time applies to our daily lives.
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Helpful links: https://www.blinkist.com/magazine/posts/simplify-time-laura-vanderkam
*The information in TheBasement is based off of research, and includes various amounts of personal opinion.
This week on TheBasement we talk a lot about relationship terms and how to define them. Also we get pretty passionate, so bare with some of the distortion.
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Helpful links: http://oruoracle.com/editorial/cold-weather-and-cuffing-season/
The information in TheBasement is based off of research, and includes various amounts of personal opinion.
This week on TheBasement we talk a lot about postmodern thought, our generation, tradition and church history regarding the season of Lent.
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Helpful links: The Liturgical church calendar: http://www.lectionarypage.net/index.html
Madeline L'Engle: https://www.madeleinelengle.com/books/
The book of common prayer (example): https://www.bcponline.org/
The information in TheBasement is based off of research, and includes various amounts of personal opinion.
This week on TheBasement we unload the personalities types of the Oracle editors: specifically type five and seven, and how we work together.
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Helpful Links: The Nine types- https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions/
The test- https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test
The information in TheBasement is based off of research, and includes various amounts of personal opinion.