The Student Slant Podcast: Recent Episodes

Nicole Kraft

Ohio State journalism students discuss news important to their generation--from the First Amendment to politics to sports.

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Today on the Student Slant, Jake and Zach talk to Lantern Media adviser Spencer Hunt about his transition from reporter to instructor.

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Jake and Zach talk to Lantern reporter Kaylin Hines about her story being picked up by national media and what it’s like dealing with university bureaucracy.

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Jake and Zach talk with Michael Lee, a student in the Ohio State journalism major and what it’s like to get started when you are not really sure what it means to be a journalist today.  

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It’s the end of the Autumn 2017 semester at Ohio State, so Zach and Jake gave their guests a break and decided to just talk about their experience covering a beat for The Lantern. Happy Holidays from the entire Student Slant staff! 

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Zach and Jake welcome home former Lantern editor Gerrick Kennedy, now with the Los Angeles Times, to talk about his fabulous new book, “Parental Discretion in Advised,” about the rise of N.W.A. and gangsta rap. Order it TODAY!

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Jake and Zach welcomed a very special guest when the Washington Post’s Philip Bump stopped by the studio while visiting his alma mater Ohio State to train student journalists to cover government as part of the Moritz College of Law’s National Security Simulation. 

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Summer Cartwright, campus editor for the Lantern, talks with Zach and Jake about being a key editor for the student publication of one of the world’s largest universities, and the responsibilities that come with it.

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Ris Twigg, assistant photo editor for the Lantern, talks with Jake and Zach about photos and their importance to the field of journalism, especially in student publications.

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Ohio State alum Matt Brown, college editor for SP Nation, stopped by campus and sat down with Jake and Zach to talk about Matt his journey to journalism, the blogosphere, politics in sports and Vox employee’s plan to unionize. 

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This week on Student Slant, Jake and Zach welcome Buckeye alum Nick Roll of Inside Higher Ed to talk the transition from college to a more focused slant on journalism–the higher education beat.  

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In this week’s episode of Student Slant, Jake and Zach are joined by WC Reviews Wyatt Crosher, who talks about building a blog while in college. Listen now!

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Ohio State was the site of terrorist attack Nov. 29, 2016, and this week Zach and Jake talk with Owen Daughterty about what it’s like to cover a story like that as a student-journalist.

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In this episode of the Student Slant, Jake and Zach talk to the Lantern Media sports crew about what it’s like to cover high-stakes Division I athletics as student media.

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Today on the Student Slant, Jake, Zach and Nicole talk about social media in journalism education with Lantern TV Station Manager Ashley Nelson.

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The Student Slant podcast this week looks at the journalism internship and the impact it can have on student journalists in class–and beyond.

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Ohio State journalism students have launched this podcast to talk about the media and academic issues that matter most. This eposide explores why students may limit their own free speech on campus.