Student Stories UAlbany Podcast Team
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Contains podcasts produced and narrated by UAlbany students and alumni on successfully navigating their time at UAlbany.
For more information, please email Carmen A. Serrano at the following address: GRP-uastudentstories@albany.edu
Season 2 Funding provided by the UAlbany Faculty Research Awards Program (FRAP).
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Meet the Podcast Team Season 6
Season 6: Episode 6
Title: Meet the Podcast
Summary: In this episode, UAlbany students Arely Gonzalez Hernandez, Asia Harris, Bianca Zazzarini-Leon, and Alexa Crespo discuss their experience while working on the podcast. They talk about their favorite moments and episodes, their plans for the future, and the creative and editing processes of the podcast. The four of them reflect on how working on the podcast helped them grow together and individually. They also give advice to future teams on how to schedule, how to come up with ideas for each episode, how to create a title, and how they repurposed an idea from last season’s team.
Warning: Explicit Language
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Introducing the team
01:21 Why we joined the podcast
04:51 Our favorite moments/episodes
07:38 Editing
09:08 Advice for women in editing
11:30 Tips for next season’s team
15:27 The team’s plans for their futures
17:23 Editing while not being technologically advanced
19:54 Resources in teams
21:16 The creative process
22:14 Bianca’s experience between different seasons
24:33 Creating titles
25:44 The experience of being a smaller team
28:17 Stepping out of our comfort zones
32:32 The microphones
33:04 Making a schedule and coming up with topics
34:28 Growing with the podcast
39:28 How Bianca helped guide us
40:15 Making old episode ideas our own
42:46 What we think our most popular episode will be
43:27 Reflecting on our work
44:52 Thanks for watching! See you next season!
Contributors:
Arely Gonzalez Hernandez (Co-host), Asia Harris (Co-host/Editor/Marketing), Bianca Zazzarini-Leon (Co-host), Alexa Crespo (Co-host/Editor), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Season 6, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer.
Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio.
Email Carmen Serrano: cserrano4@albany.edu
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Get to Know Serendipity A Capella!
Season 6: Episode 5
Title: Get to Know Serendipity A capella!
Summary: In this episode, UAlbany students
Arely Gonzalez Hernandez, Alexa Crespo, Asia Harris, and Chia Salisbury talk
about the student group, Serendipity. Serendipity is the first and only femme
identified, SMAT (soprano, mezzo, alto, tenor) acapella group on campus. They
talk about the importance of student orgs, sisterhood, and music. This is a
heartfelt episode in which Asia, the President, and Chia, the Community
Outreach Chair, share their experience with the group and their fondness of it.
The women also touch on the impact of femme leadership on campus and in society
as a whole. This episode gives a great
inside look at what Serendipity is and all it has to offer the UAlbany
community. Serendipity can be found on Instagram: @ualbanyserendipity. They are
hosting a show on campus in the Campus Center on Sunday, April 28th
at 7 pm (doors at 6:30). It’s free and open to all students and staff, they’d
love to see you there! All you have to do is RSVP via the link in their
Instagram bio.
Warning Explicit Language
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:45 What even is a capella?!
2:35 The history of Serendipity
3:15 So... Why Serendipity?
7:55 The audition process
10:06 Come one, come all, no prior music
experience required!
12:25 Balancing cohesion and individuality
16:38 How does Serendipity select music?
18:42 Choreography!
21:50 From rehearsal to stage
25:00 Fine tuning your musical ear (pun
intended)
29:12 A trip down memory lane
34:40 Self-expression and more on solos!
40:00 Reminiscing on performances
46:23 The Serendipi-fication of music
48:40 Advice for prospective members
52:48 Shameless plug, come see Serendipity
perform!
54:54 Peace out
Contributors:
Chia Salisbury (Guest), Arely Gonzalez
Hernandez (Co-host/editor), Asia Harris (Co-host/Marketing), Alexa Crespo
(Co-host/Editor), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student
Stories, Season 6, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier
Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer.
Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital
Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment
and recording studio.
Email Carmen Serrano: cserrano4@albany.edu
Interested in supporting future podcast
programming? Please donate to LLC and specify “UAlbany Student Stories”. Click
on the following link:
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Threads of Change: Dissecting the Fashion World
Season 6: Episode 4
Threads of Change: Dissecting the Fashion World
Summary: In this episode, UAlbany students Arely Gonzalez, Alexa Crespo, and Asia Harris have a roundtable style discussion about the fashion industry, including important topics such as self-expression, trends, and sustainability. Each of the women go in depth about their own individual relationships with fashion and open to a broader conversation about the fashion industry’s societal impact. They further talk about social media’s impact on trends and fast fashion, and fast fashion’s impact on the environment. They touch on topics such as ethics in shopping, capitalistic overconsumption, and the fate of the fashion industry at large. Their collective perspective as college students contributes greatly to the conversation.
Warning Explicit Language
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Our relationships with fashion and self-expression
3:26 Plus size fashion and inclusivity
7:25 The fateful battle: short legs vs bell bottoms
9:20 Social media, fashion trends, and body image
14:00 Trend participation and individuality
16:50 Internal and external perceptions of self
18:35 Gen Z’s relationship with fashion
21:15 TikTok’s negative impact: fast fashion and overconsumption
24:06 Stop throwing out your clothes!!
25:44 Ethical and environmentally conscious shopping
36:58 The college student dilemma
42:02 The future of the fashion industry
45:36 Signing off
Contributors:
Arely Gonzalez Hernandez (Co-host/editor), Asia Harris (Co-host/Marketing), Alexa Crespo (Co-host/Editor), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Season 6, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer.
Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio.
Email Carmen Serrano: cserrano4@albany.edu
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You are Kenough
Season 6: Episode 2
Title: “You are Kenough”
Summary: In this episode, UAlbany students Dylan Fumarola, Asia Harris, and Arely Gonzalez discuss how Barbie, a movie that communicates the effects of patriarchy and feminism, reinforced their views on
society. Dylan discusses his view on how the standards in society affect people and how he stays true to his authentic self. They discuss topics such as, the violence and standards associated with the patriarchy, what feminism is to
them, and how to recognize misogyny. They also reference how to navigate the world while combatting the patriarchy. This discussion incorporates both the male
and female perspective on the patriarchy and how it affects both sexes, respectively.
Warning Explicit Language
Time Stamps:
Introduction:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Host and Guest Introductions
1:30 How do you feel about Barbie land?
3:10 Social Consciousness and Toxic Masculinity
5:00 Effects of the Patriarchy
8:20 Objection in the Real World
14:00 What does Feminism look like?
18:31 Calling out Contributors: How to recognize misogyny
23:23 Homoeroticism and Hyper Masculinity
29:15 How Capitalism Profits off the Fear of Women
33:36 A System Created by Men for Men
36:48 Being your Authentic Self v. Conformity
39:27 The Emasculation of Black Women
41:02 Navigating Space through Barbie Lenses
42:00 Team Ken or Allen
42:51 Final Thoughts and Credits
Contributors:
Dylan Fumarola (Guest), Arely
Gonzalez Hernandez (Co-host/editor), Asia Harris (Co-host/Marketing), Alexa
Crespo (Editor), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student
Stories, Season 6, Episode 2 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier
Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer.
Special thanks to Ryan C. Clow,
Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment
and recording studio.
Email Carmen Serrano: cserrano4@albany.edu
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podcast programming? Please donate to LLC and specify “UAlbany Student
Stories”. Click on the following link:
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Don’t Give up on the Dream - The First-Gen Latino College Journey
Season 6: Episode 2
Don’t Give up on the Dream - The
First-Gen Latino College Journey
Summary: In this episode, UAlbany students Ariel
Gonzalez, Alexa Crespo, and Arely Gonzalez Hernandez, discuss the process of applying to colleges and becoming first generation Latino students. The conversation
explores the resources and meaningful mentors throughout high school that were crucial in the college application and selection process. Furthermore, the conversation
goes into detail about the factors that may be driving Latino students away from pursuing into higher education, including lack of resources and concerns over
affordability. Ariel, Arely, and Alexa give advice to Latino and
First-generation students to persist through the hardships presented throughout the college application process.
Warning Explicit Language
Time Stamps:
:00 Introduction
00:41 The college application process
7:42 Ariel committing to the College of St.
Rose
9:28 Academic support at UAlbany
12:26 Ariel’s High School Mentor
16:29 High school support systems for Latino
Students
22:44 Navigating the cost of college
28:04 Pressures of going and staying in
college
33:36 Advice for Latino high school students
38:21 Thanks for listening!
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Exploring the LGBTQ+ Experience and Allyship
Season 6: Episode 1
Title: Exploring the LGBTQ+ Experience and Allyship
Summary:
In this episode, UAlbany students Mia Cannizzo, Alexa Crespo, Arely Gonzalez Hernandez, and Bianca Zazzarini-Leon discuss the experiences of being members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community. The conversation explores navigating sexual identity and confronting biphobia. Furthermore, the conversation goes into detail about the transition to college life, with a more supportive system and safe space for the LGBTQ+ community, including the vibrancy of drag shows and pride parades. Mia’s background in sociology helps highlight the media misrepresentation of the community as well as the intersectionality of the LGBTQ+ identity with other aspects including race, gender, and religion.
Warning Explicit Language
Time Stamps:
:00 Introduction
00:30 Self-Discovery of Sexual Identity
2:33 Confronting Biphobia
4:53 Transitioning to college
9:09 Our first Drag shows and Pride parades
13:47 The dulling down and overexaggerating of the LGBTQ+ community in the media
23:17 Attack on LGBTQ+ rights
34:44 Exploring the intersectionality of sexuality, gender, race, and religion
55:42 How do we make sexual health education more LGBTQ+ inclusive?
1:05:05 Unsafe relationships
1:08:00 Final thoughts
1:12:39 Thanks for listening!
Contributors:
Alexa Crespo (Host/Editor), Arely González-Hernández (Host/Editor), Asia Harris (Host/Marketing) Bianca Zazzarini-León (Host/Editor/Graduate Consultant)
(Host/Marketing), Carmen Serrano (Editor/Executive Producer). UAlbany Student Stories, Season 6, Episode 1 [podcast]. Music from El Pañuelo de Pepa by Javier Colina and Pepe Rivero. José Cruz, Executive Producer.
Special thanks
to Ryan C. Clow, Digital Scholarship Center Training Specialist, for allowing us to use the equipment and recording studio.
Email Carmen
Serrano: cserrano4@albany.edu
Interested in
supporting future podcast programming? Please donate to LLC and specify
“UAlbany Student Stories.” Click on the following link:
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