DruNim8: Recent Episodes
Andrew Cortez
Storycast- A boy goes to a convention to meet Shrek characters and then stumbles on a guy dressed as Lord Farquaad. What happens next is shocking and traumatic! - narrated by Louy
Do you know ways you can define who you are? Do you have trouble doing so? Well, fear not. Moe shares a piece of writing from a writer that tells how we can define ourselves as well as our communities. - narrated by Moe —> Sources—> Ionescu, Iulian. “How Our Beliefs and Values Shape Our Behavior: A Beginners Guide.”Iulian Ionescu, 11 Mar. 2022, iulianionescu.com/blog/how-our-beliefs-and-values-shape-our-behavior/.Smith, Eileen. “Find Your Passion - That’s What Makes Life Worth Living.” University of Central Florida | UCF Today, 2 June 2013, www.ucf.edu/news/find-your-passion-thats-what-makes-life-worth-living/.
Storycast- Strange flying objects invade the skies and an alien creature arrives at the house of a family of three. It is the family’s duty to make sure the alien is protected before it can return to its home. - narrated by Abul (Chuy’s twin brother).
(LearnIt History Episode) LearnIt History welcomes back British historian and humorist, Wayne Grinsynski, to give an informative speech about French filmmaker, George Melies. Let’s discuss media FOLKS!! - starring Wayne Grinsynski.—> Sources—> Dennis, John D. “George Melies: illusionist & filmmaker.” Bulletin of Hokuriku University 31 (2007): 115-123.Solomon, Matthew. “George Méliès: Anti-Boulangist Caricature and the Incohérent Movement.” Framework, vol. 53, no. 2, 2012, pp. 305-27, https://doi.org/10.1353/frm.2012.0021.Solomon, Matthew. Fantastic Voyages of the Cinematic Imagination Georges Méliès’s Trip to the Moon. State University of New York Press, 2011.Ulrich, Bertram Robert. “The Impact of George Méliès on Science-Fiction Filmmaking.” Film International (Göteborg, Sweden), vol. 20, no. 3, 2022, pp. 56-66, https://doi.org/10.1386_00173_1.
Storycast- We all have experiences. No person has no experiences. Here is a story regarding a boy’s learning experience at a Thai Buddhist temple - narrated by Drewy.
(TALKOCONVO EPISODE)- Talkoconvo presents a fictional war tale that talks of a battle between three groups of fighters—> VaderVillions, Mickians, and Merfoyans. - starring Louy and Chuy
Storycast- This is the story of a brave young soldier saving a village from an enemy invasion. In the end, he was praised as a hero! - narrated by Mink
Have you ever practiced religion and received harsh judgement by others? It sounds purely outrageous to think and hear about! Let us get persuasive and decipher the reasons why religious practice matters and should not be judged. Sources —-> Al-Zaman, Md. Sayeed, and Mridha Md. Shiblee Noman. “A Dataset on Social Media Users’ Engagement with Religious Misinformation.” Data in Brief, vol. 49, 2023, pp. 109439- 109439, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109439. Dobel, J. Patrick. “Judging the Private Lives of Public Officials.” Administration & Society, vol. 30, no. 2, 1998, pp. 115-42, https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399798302001.Upenieks, Laura. “Religious/Spiritual Struggles and Well-Being during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Does ‘Talking Religion’ Help or Hurt?” Review of Religious Research, vol. 64, no. 2, 2022, Pp. 249-78, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13644-022-00487-0.— narrated by Drewy
Do you believe in aliens? Do you think we are not alone in this universe? Here is a viewpoint on a new religious movement that is a UFO based religion. LETS DISCUSS RAELISM ——> Sources——> Bozeman, John M. “Field Notes: The Raelian Religion-Achieving Human Immortality Through Cloning.” Nova Religio, vol. 3, no. 1, 1999, pp. 154-59, https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.1999.3.1.154.Gregg, Stephen E. “Queer Jesus, Straight Angels: Complicating ‘Sexuality’ and ‘Religion’ in the International Raëlian Movement.” Sexualities, vol. 17, no. 5-6, 2014, pp. 565-82, https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460714526129.Helland, Christopher. “The Raëlian Creation.” Alien Worlds: Social and Religious Dimensions of Extraterrestrial Contact (2007): 275.Vogel, Gretchen. “Cloning Bills Proliferate in U.S. Congress.” Science (American Association For the Advancement of Science), vol. 292, no. 5519, 2001, pp. 1037-1037, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.292.5519.1037a. Narrated by Baabo and Louy
What are the Pros and Cons of Movies/Film - narrated by Louy and Mink —-> Works CitedCoco. Directed by Adrian Molina and Lee Unkrich, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2017.Dillon, Kelly P., and Brad J. Bushman. “Effects of Exposure to Gun Violence in Movies on Children’s Interest in Real Guns.” JAMA Pediatrics, vol. 171, no. 11, 2017, pp. 1057-62, https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.2229.Erasmus, Frederick. “What Lessons Can Be Learned from Cinema?” Medium, Medium, 24 Jan. 2020, medium.com/@fredrik_erasmus/what-lessons-can-be-learned-from-cinema- 9cc604b2ff40.Gahagan, Jacqueline, and Lois Jackson. “Perspectives on ‘Pornography’: Exploring Sexually Explicit Internet Movies’ Influences on Canadian Young Adults’ Hollistic Sexual Health.” The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, vol. 23, no. 3, 2014, pp.148-58, https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.2732.Kidnap. Directed by Luis Prieto, Aviron Pictures, 2017.
Have you read Jose Emilio Pacheco’s poems? Let us analyze two interesting poems by this Mexican poet- narrated by Moe
Let us examine one perspective on how the United States has grown through historical ideations of religion - narrated by Baabo————-> Sources—> Ignagni, Joseph A. “U.S. Supreme Court Decision-Making and the Free Exercise Clause.” The Review of Politics, vol. 55, no. 3, 1993, pp. 511-29, https://doi.org/10.1017/S003467050017654. Levinson, Martin H. “INDEXING THE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF AMERICA’S FOUNDERS.” Etc., vol. 69, no. 4, 2012, pp. 384-93.Sobolieskyi, Yaroslav. “Philosophical Views of Thomas Jefferson on Religion and Politics.” Ukrainian Policymaker (Online), vol. 3, no. 3, 2018, pp. 58-64, https://doi.org/10.29202/up/3/8.
Minionism, a religion that will attract followers and will bring satisfaction. (revolves around the Minions/Despicable Me) (7 Dimensions of Religion mentioned- Experiential, Mythic, Doctrinal, Ethical, Ritual, Social, Material) - narrated by Drewy
Storycast #16- This is the story of a boy who performs a theatrical dance on his own for his junior class during Homecoming.
Why AI is both a curse and blessing for the modern world. - narrated by Chuy —Sources——> “Be Right Back,” Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker. Season 3 Episode 1. House of Tomorrow, 2011. Netflix, www.netflix.comBlose, Abreanna. “As ChatGPT Enters the Classroom, Teachers Weigh Pros and Cons.” NEA, 12 April 2023, https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/chatgpt-enters-classroom-teachers-weigh-pros-and-cons Joury, Ari. “Is AI Coming for Your Job?” Built In, 10 March 2021, Accessed 10 May 2023 https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-workers-jobsOluwaniyi, Raji. “7 Reasons Why Artificial Intelligence Can’t Replace Humans at Work.” MUO, 15 March 2023, https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-artificial-intelligence-cant-replace-humans/Verma, Eshna. “How AI and Automation Are Changing the Nature of Work.” Simplilearn.Com, 19 Jan. 2023,
Storycast #15- The story of a man’s automaton who turns from a nice, obedient invention to an evil and demanding robot. -narrated by Louy--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A kind and sweet town boy is hiding a dark secret!! - narrated by FoomFoom Walker--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A revision of Edward Hyde’s letter to Henry Jekyll from “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” - narrated by Moe
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What is the 2nd amendment? (LearnIt History Episode). Starring British historian, Percival Grinsynski.
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Storycast #14- This is story of the time where a teenager goes to a restaurant to eat dinner with his parents. He gets bored and goes outside the restaurant where he sings a song, laughs to himself, and rubs his back against a pole. The staff become concerned that there is a guy on drugs on their property. - Podcast narrated by Drewy.
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Impacts of the Civil Rights Movement (LearnIt History Episode)- Starring British historian and humorist, Wayne Grinsynski.
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Storycast #13- This is a story about a boy who goes to a restaurant and feels a big quake. He starts to act crazy once he feels it. IT ALL GOES HOSTILE. -Podcast narrated by Moe. (Business has occupied us)
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Storycast #12- Around the summer of 2021, a boy develops an obsession with a new disney movie that came out. Since he had this obsession, he messages role players of the movie on Instagram. But one wrong move changed the entire experience for him. -Podcast narrated by Abul.
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Storycast #11- A true story on during the time when kids were doing classes on zoom. A boy is having his English class on zoom when another voice is heard over one of his classmates’s audio. The voice makes rude comments toward the teacher. The boy believes a hacker was in the meeting. SOMEONE HACKED OUR ZOOM CLASS!!! -Podcast narrated by Moe. (A lot of "was like" is being used in this story 😆)
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Let’s podcast about some famous Mexican architecture. The Temple Mayor. -Podcast narrated by Mink. The references are listed here- (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templo_Mayor), (https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/indigenous-americas-apah/north-america-apah/a/templo-mayor-at-tenochtitlan-the-coyolxauhqui-stone-and-an-olmec-mask, (https://www.ancient.eu/Templo_Mayor/)
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Don’t be a fool and stay in school!!! -Podcast narrated by Chuy
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Storycast #10- This is a true story about a boy dealing with a google form situation. GOOGLE FORM FIASCO!!! (Asb is Associated Student Body) -Podcast narrated by Drewy.
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Storycast #9- Since it is Christmas time, let us share a Christmas storycast. A boy spends the night at his cousin’s house after a Christmas gathering with the family. The boy is misbehaving and is told by is family that Krampus will come if he is misbehaving. Once night comes, the terror unfolds. -Podcast narrated by Louy.
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What is the chemical element, Radium? -Podcast narrated by Moe.
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The Significance of Three Men in Ruth’s Life (The Color of Water) -Podcast narrated by Chuy.
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Uranus, the 7th Planet. This is all the information one should know about Uranus, the 7th planet. -Podcast narrated by Moe.
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What conflicts did Elie Wiesel, the author of Night, experience during the Infamous Holocaust? -Podcast narrated by Louy and Chuy
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A viewpoint on William Shakespeare’s book, “Much Ado About Nothing”. -Podcast narrated by Louy
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This is what Snowball, who is a character in Animal Farm, would say to his companions if he was the leader of the Animal Farm!!! -Podcast narrated by Chuy
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Who were the Mongols? -Podcast narrated by Chuy
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What was the Mexican War of Independence? -Podcast narrated by Drewy.
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Storycast #8- This is a true story on what Drewy experienced on the way to the Grand Canyon. TRAPPED IN A THUNDERSTORM!!!
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How has social media changed American Culture? -Podcast narrated by Drewy and Louy
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Who was Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim and what did he do? (We would like to give a shout-out to Ky for making the cover art). -Podcast narrated by Louy and Chuy
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Gavrilo Princip, the man who assassinated Franz Ferdinand and started World War 1. -Podcast narrated by Drewy
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Storycast #7- A kid goes to the Rose Bowl stadium to watch a soccer game. The teams that were playing were Colombia and Switzerland. -Podcast narrated by Louy
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Why does Night, a book by Elie Wiesel, matter to a 21st century audience? -Podcast narrated by Drewy
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The Joy Luck Club. What lessons do the mothers learn from their daughters? -Podcast narrated by Chuy
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What was St. Therese’s Little Way? -Podcast narrated by Louy
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Storycast #6- A girl recalls the wonderful moments she had with her grandmother. A TIME WITH A LOVED ONE!!! -Podcast narrated by Drewy
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Storycast #5- This storycast is a short, beautiful vignette. It is about a boy who returns from Colombia and is met with a wonderful surprise by his parents. The boy is going to be a big brother! -Podcast narrated by Chuy
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What is Domestic Violence? -Podcast narrated by Drewy and Louy
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Who is the one responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? -Podcast narrated by Chuy
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Storycast #4- A boy heads to the fair with his cousins. They get on a lot of rides and have fun in the sun. -Podcast narrated by Drewy
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Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper. -Podcast narrated by Louy
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The biggest planet in the Solar System. -Podcast narrated by Drewy and Chuy
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Storycast #3- A group of friends play a game of Truth or Dare on a Friday afternoon. On a dare, one of the friends takes his parents' car and drives it around. He loses control and crashes the car. This turns out to be a Truth or Dare Gone Wrong. -Podcast narrated by Drewy
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Storycast #2- A boy and his friends visit a Halloween carnival horror maze. They encounter a hooded figure and severed body parts inside. The whole maze was one big scary experience for them. -Podcast narrated by Louy
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Storycast #1- Two brothers go on a camping trip. The youngest brother is excited while the oldest brother was nonchalant about it. As they get to their campsite, the youngest brother falls into a hot spring. His older brother saves him from suffocating. It shows that love will always be there for someone. -Podcast narrated by Chuy
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Crime in El Salvador. -Podcast narrated by Drewy
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The mansion known as Loftus Hall has a very scary past. -Podcast narrated by Drewy and Louy
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The Spies of World War II. Spies mentioned in this podcast include Roald Dahl, Moe Berg, and Julia Child. (LearnIt History Episode) -Podcast narrated by Drewy
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