Hard And Soft

Since I was younger, I always found peace in arts and crafts, especially painting. When I came to Berkeley, I felt a bit of a distance with this form of expression and myself. I met quite a few people here who felt the same way and eventually found out about a place called the Berkeley Art Studio.

In this episode, Melina sits down with Arisa White, a poet and educator from the east coast, to talk about her connection to the Bay Area. What’s the difference between the poetry scene on each side of the country, and how does it shape a poet’s journey?

Who doesn’t like to go to cafes that feel like home? Developing friendships, meeting new people, thinking of home and even for a simple break from studying, join Muskaan as she talks to some people about their most amazing memories at different Berkeley cafes.

In this episode, Melina sits down with 4 members of UC Berkeley’s Live Poets Society to talk all things poetry. They discuss topics from style and form to feelings and selfishness, and why poetry may be “the most selfish form of art.”

UC Berkeley announces plans to collaborate with the city to house People’s Park residents in light of campus plans to build student housing there. How are people reacting? In light of all the controversy surrounding admissions, how will the fight impact campus funding? Governor Newsom signs an executive order directing state agencies and departments to ensure they are complying with economic sanctions imposed on Russia. How will this affect local businesses, and what do professors have to say? Finally, if you’re feeling stressed out, maybe this story can help. How do campus mental health clubs operate on campus and what resources are available for you?

At 17, Alameda County Youth Poet Laureate Zoe Dorado has a lot to say. She is the guest of this week’s episode, and offers her view on the role of a poet laureate, and her place as a person of color in the poetry world.

This week, UC Berkeley students and researchers protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine, what do they have to say? Also, the university loses a bitter legal fight over the future of CRISPR. What does the future have in store for Berkeley and gene editing? California is easing mask mandates in schools, how will BUSD respond? This year, a record number of students applied to UC Berkeley, how will this look in light of the ongoing admissions controversy? And finally, Annie the falcon is alive! We’ll give you updates on Berkeley’s favorite avian couple.

What's the role of publication in a poet's world? Does publication necessarily constitute success? In this episode, Melina talks to Yuna Kang, a UC Berkeley undergrad with a few publications under their belt.

From jazz music, swing dancing and everything in between, Muskaan talks to members of the swing community about dancing as not only a learning experience, but also a social and self-reflective experience that people can embrace in their own way.

This episode features UC Berkeley seniors Aris Richardson and Miranda Jiang speaking about how their "Live Poets Society" club came to be. Through sharing poetry and personal stories, Aris and Miranda reveal how they found a way to navigate identity through their work. Produced by Melina Kritikopoulos.

If life is meaningless, how do we spend our time here? After an existential crisis about what to do with her life, Tanya heads to the streets of San Francisco and makes phone calls around the country to interview people about their careers — why they do what they do and what their careers look like now. For good measure, we also mix in a little bit about the meaning of life. https://www.dailycal.org/2021/07/06/probe-42-careers/

When a couple of hundred activists and friends in Berkeley turned an empty mud pit into a park in 1969, everyone was in high spirits. A month later, the national guard had taken over the city of Berkeley. This is that story. Produced by Tanya Chawla and reported by Jacob Souza and Maya Akkaraju. Original music by Ekansh Agrawal and Madison Chan. Cover design by Catherine Hsu.

Co-hosts Crew and Vincent investigate the songs of generations past, present and future, looking to figure out what insights music can provide into the psyche of a cultural era. They talk about “WAP,” Don McLean, and Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red, sharing personal stories of anthemic experience along the way.

It’s the time of the season! Co-hosts Crew and Vincent try to find the meaning of the holidays through reminiscing about the music of winter’s past. Featuring Santa Claus.

Co-hosts Crew and Vincent ponder what it means to vibe out, recall some meaningful experiences with “vibey” music and geek out over what music everyone’s been resonating with nowadays.

In episode three, your OT3 asks the important, pressing questions: What is going on with the Twilight fandom? Is “Fifty Shades of Gray” what fan fiction is actually like? How DOES Edward do the sex if he’s basically dead? Tune in to find out.

In the sixth episode of Setting the Record Straight, co-hosts Jack Graves and MJ Harris examine the impact of COVID-19 on artists and musicians.

Co-hosts Crew and Vincent share personal stories and explore examples of bands succeeding and failing to evolve their sound, culminating with a debate over The Strokes and their latest album, The New Abnormal.

In episode two of “One True Podcast,” your OT3 talks all things “Harry Potter,” including dissecting the most popular ships, doing a live reading of “My Immortal” and (we’re sorry to say) explaining the dark corners of Omegaverse fan fiction.

In this episode of "One Golden Moment," Benjamin Coleman is joined by Ryan Chien, Justin Kim, Lucas Perkins-Brown and Tom Aizenberg to discuss NBA news, recap an exciting conference finals and preview the NBA finals.