Aspirations, and What Become of Them

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Sometimes the best-laid plans lead to something else. Explore the journey with Amanda Schwarz and her guests. Season One focuses on College DJs - why were they on the air, what their "plan" was, and did they end up on the radio after graduation...or someplace completely different? ajschwarz.substack.com

Episodes

  1. 02/15/2023

    Insert Laugh Here. Interview: Lynn Kavanagh

    I had a fantastic conversation with this week’s guest, Lynn Kavanagh. I met her probably back in 1995 or 96 when she began training to become a DJ at WONY. And let me tell you, back then she cracked me up. She still does. We talked about a life path with all kinds of twists, starting in a career in media and then twisting into owning her own vegan baking business. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajschwarz.substack.com

    Insert Laugh Here. Interview: Lynn Kavanagh

  2. 02/08/2023

    My Friend Greg

    I think this is what may be called a "bonus" episode...but that's not the best way to frame it. Better, I think, to say I’m diverging from the usual format. Themes of living and dying are heavy in my heart this week, and I feel compelled to tell you this story.  DJ Interviews will resume next week. Thank you for listening. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajschwarz.substack.com

    My Friend Greg

  3. 02/01/2023

    Double Down. Interview: Bill Childs

    Episode notes can be found on our website: aspirationspod.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajschwarz.substack.com

    Double Down. Interview: Bill Childs

  4. 01/25/2023

    Balance. Interview: John O'Rourke

    Notes can be found on our website: https://aspirationspod.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajschwarz.substack.com

    Balance. Interview: John O'Rourke

  5. 12/20/2022

    Rewind & Play. Interview: Courtney Edwards

    This is a true flashback episode – so many places and names- If you’re a SUNY Oneonta alumn, I’m sure there’s something here that will trigger a memory. College cafeterias, dorm life, then a turn into interconnectedness and branching out into living as who you are. Hers is a path away from radio which looped back to podcasting - that’s where we’re at with this episode and our conversation with Courtney Edwards. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajschwarz.substack.com

    Rewind & Play. Interview: Courtney Edwards

  6. 12/13/2022

    What We Want. Interview: Dr. Evan Lipson

    This episode's guest is a bit different from others I’ve hosted. Dr. Evan Lipson wasn’t in college radio, but he does have radio experience which helped chart the course for a career in media. A dream job, actually. Well, I would think. And obviously, this was what he wanted until, well, he didn’t. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajschwarz.substack.com

    What We Want. Interview: Dr. Evan Lipson

  7. 11/17/2022

    Rebound. Interview: Heather Carroll O'Bryan

    When the going gets tough, Heather Carroll O'Bryan digs in. A tale of drive, with a few bumps in the road, Heather shares how unexpected events shaped her life and her career. With humor (and love for DMB), she tells us about her time at W.O.N.Y. as well as stations (not radio) beyond her time on college airwaves. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajschwarz.substack.com

    Rebound. Interview: Heather Carroll O'Bryan

  8. 11/10/2022

    What Next? Interview: Mark Rosenzweig

    Our episode starts with our "why"- why a podcast? Why this topic? What's happening here? Afterward, we hear from Mark Rosenzweig - College DJ and station GM at 90.9 FM, WONY Oneonta in the late 1990's. Where he was vs what he does is pretty surprising. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ajschwarz.substack.com

    What Next? Interview: Mark Rosenzweig
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Sometimes the best-laid plans lead to something else. Explore the journey with Amanda Schwarz and her guests. Season One focuses on College DJs - why were they on the air, what their "plan" was, and did they end up on the radio after graduation...or someplace completely different? ajschwarz.substack.com

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