ColumCreations

WCRX

A collection of works from the students at Columbia College Chicago: from standalone audio dramas to audio documentaries.

  1. Nascar Chicago Street Race Weekend 2024

    07/10/2024

    Nascar Chicago Street Race Weekend 2024

    WCRXFM had the privilege of attending the Nascar Chicago Street Race Weekend 2024! This was the second year for the race as well as WCRX’s second year in a row covering the event. Here’s the scoop on how the weekend went!

  2. Illinois Election 2024 Primary Voters

    04/02/2024

    Illinois Election 2024 Primary Voters

    Reporters include: Madison Blancas, Mya DeJesus, Jazlynn Edwards, Leonardo Esparza, Leah Flanigan, Adriah Hedrick, Samantha Ho, Kate Julianne Larroder and Izzy Smith

    12 min

  3. 02/06/2024

    Neural Picture Show

    Spring 2023 Columbia College Chicago Audio Drama Class Photo by Alina Grubnyak on Unsplash

    1h 32m
  4. Oral Traditions 2023

    10/07/2023

    Oral Traditions 2023

    In this series, students from the Department of Communications’ spring 2023 oral traditions class explore West African cultures and the African American diaspora. Students draw comparisons between their own cultures and that of the Maroons, formerly enslaved Africans who fled imprisonment and formed close-knit communities throughout the americas. Professor of history and humanities, Robert Hanserd, joins to discuss specific cultural elements. Our second segment explores rituals and spirituality of the Fon people. The discussion includes the West African region of Ghana and Benin, the rituals of women warriors, and Robert’s rite of passage in writing about Africa. Concluding today’s show is a commentary on the book, Five Hundred African Voices, the accounts of African slave ship survivors. Students highlight Rosa Cruz, a formerly enslaved writer and religious mystic, and Phillis Wheatley, the first known and published African American poet.

  5. Oral Traditions 2023

    09/30/2023

    Oral Traditions 2023

    In this series, students from the Department of Communications’ spring 2023 oral traditions class explore West African cultures and the African American diaspora. Jazz originated in African American communities as a means of expression. In this episode, students speak with musicians and experts of Chicago's rich jazz scene and discuss topics from the birth of the free jazz movement to the modern artists who are pushing the boundaries of the genre. We continue the show by exploring the fashions of West Africa with international designer and philanthropist, Haj Gueye. Haj goes into his formative experiences in fashion, the mission of his brand, and fashion as a means of storytelling.

  6. What We Owe PT 2

    12/07/2022

    What We Owe PT 2

    Every Voice Chicago Archive Project Columbia College Chicago Oral History Model Case Study, a product of this CIC grant.

  7. What We Owe PT 1

    12/07/2022

    What We Owe PT 1

    Every Voice Chicago Archive Project Columbia College Chicago Oral History Model Case Study, a product of this CIC grant.

    16 min
  8. Anxious America: Living in Uncertain Times

    06/03/2022

    Anxious America: Living in Uncertain Times

    Anxious America Parts 1-3This is an audio documentary on the alarming rise of anxiety and depression among Americans, and especially the young. Students in the Audio Documentary Class at Columbia College Chicago took on the subject and spoke with numerous experts on mental health, and with those who are or have suffered with anxiety and/or elements of depression. They looked at the growing numbers of cases, the reasons why we are a more anxious society, and avenues of treatment, including controversial micro-dosing treatment. Listen Below! Individual segments of the documentary are produced by individual students or groups of students. Student Producers: Kevin Ashley Peyton Zignego Skye Crumpler Jackie Diaz Jake Eisendrath Francis Garcia Hernandez Zayd Hussein Zachary Keltner Renni Kieschnick Peter Midwa Joseph Murrary Osa Obaseki Jay Puca Scott Sroka Sam Stibal Executive producer: David Berner, Associate Professor, Radio Program, Communication Department, Columbia College Chicago

See All (23)

About

A collection of works from the students at Columbia College Chicago: from standalone audio dramas to audio documentaries.

Information

  • Creator
    WCRX
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2019-2020
  • Show Website
    ColumCreations