PodCavs WUVA

Well folks, four years later and we are revisiting the very first interview on PodCavs. Kat Hammock is back with new insights and new music. You can find her wherever you listen to good music!

Sophia here:

This is my last episode as host and podcast director. It has been such a thrill to create and tell stories through this platform and I hope PodCavs continues long after I'm gone.



Host: Sophia Moore

Editor: Sophia Moore

Intro/Outro: Sophia Moore

Featured in a recent issue of UVA Today, Tracy Koprowski joins us on the podcast and shares more about who she is and what inspires her teaching. The Naval officer turned kindergarten teacher exchanged military drills to basketball thrills to teach her students math but also to build connections and share her passion for all things UVA. Listen to hear more about Tracy's experience at UVA.



Host: Sophia Moore

Editors: Sophia Moore and Kanaya Jones

Intro/Outro: Kanaya Jones

The Foxfield Race is an iconic biannual event in Charlottesville. UVA students are sure to add it to their bucket list of things to do before graduating. In the end, they make a tradition out of attending that lasts years after the leave Grounds.

But what are the Foxfield races? What goes behind putting together this event where thousands of people come together? Find out all of this and more in this episode of PodCavs!



Host: Sophia Moore

Editor: Sophia Moore

Intro/Outro: Lauren Pierce

As a collection of college musicians, Loose Champagne performs at venues integral to UVA's nightlife scene. What's their goal? To animate a love for funk and R&B in all hearts with good energy and even better vibes.


See more loose champagne on Instagram @loosechampagne



Produced by: Kanaya Jones, Lauren Pierce, and Sophia Moore



Music (all songs are covered by loose champagne!):


Me and Your Mama (Let Me Into Your Heart) by Childish Gambino

Doo Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill

Didn't Cha Know by Erykah Badu

WUVA welcomes Dr. Ashleigh Greene Wade from the Media Studies Department to talk about her new book Black Girl Autopoetics. With Lauren Pierce, Dr. Wade discusses the need for representation and attention toward understanding Black girls in society as a way to better understand the progress we are making as a community and as a country.



Host: Lauren Pierce

Editors: Lauren Pierce and Sophia Moore

Maybe you've seen students walking around grounds with a t-shirt with "UVA Stepmom" printed on the front. You can't find the shirt at the UVA bookstore. It's not at any of the Mincer's around Charlottesville. So, where are these quirky UVA shirts coming from?

3rd-year Mary Walton is the founder and creator of the UVA Stepmom brand. Listen to her story here and make sure to catch her at Step Comedy Jam on Monday, March 25th!



Interviewer: Grace Deakyne

Editor: Grace Deakyne

Intro/Outro: Lauren Pierce