1. Pumpkin, The (05:36)

Date:
2018-10-25
Summary:
The Sample: In this episode of The Sample, the team ventures out to a pumpkin patch in an effort to bring a family tradition to school.

3. Educating on Climate Change with PBS' Nova Producers (24:33)

Date:
2018-02-21
Main contributors:
Apsell, Paula, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 81, Dean Shanahan speaks to Paula Apsell and Doug Hamilton—producers of PBS’s critically acclaimed science series Nova—about the show's climate change programming and learning how to educate their audiences on the facts.

4. Discussing Race, Change, and Awkward Conversations with W. Kamau Bell (25:05)

Date:
2018-01-17
Main contributors:
Bell, W. Kamau, Cummings, Janae
Summary:
Through the Gates host Janae Cummings opens season 3 with W. Kamau Bell—sociopolitical comedian, podcaster, author, and Emmy Award-winning host of the CNN docu-series United Shades of America. Bell visited the Indiana University Bloomington campus to speak at the university's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Leadership Breakfast.

5. Bendix-Balgley, Noah, First Concertmaster with the Berliner Philharmoniker (24:38)

Date:
2018-03-21
Main contributors:
Bendix-Balgley, Noah, Cummings, Janae
Summary:
In episode 85, Janae Cummings speaks to Noah Bendix-Balgley, first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic and a graduate of IU's Jacobs School of Music. As the Wells Scholars Program professor, Bendix-Balgley recently visited Bloomington to lead an honors interdisciplinary colloquium for undergraduate students on "Art Music in the Contemporary World: An Exploration of Emerging Models."

6. Cybersecurity and the Challenges of Staying Safe Online in 2018 (26:49)

Date:
2018-01-24
Main contributors:
Calarco, Dan, Welch, Von, Cummings, Janae
Summary:
In episode 77, Janae Cummings speaks to Dan Calarco, chief of staff for IU's vice president for information technology, and Von Welch, director of IU's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research. The trio discuss cybersecurity, two-factor login, and the challenges of staying safe online.

7. Clement, Joel, Blows the Whistle on Climate Change in the Arctic (33:04)

Date:
2018-11-14
Main contributors:
Clement, Joel, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In Ep. 104, Dean Shanahan talks with former director of the Office of Policy Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Interior. Tune in to hear Clement discuss the impact of climate change and whistleblowing in a government agency.

8. All I Want for Christmas (05:46)

Date:
2018-12-07
Main contributors:
Coffman, Andrew
Summary:
The Sample: In this episode of The Sample, Abbie and Emily try to figure out why so many students can't get enough of a 1994 holiday tune. Photo by Drew Coffman on Unsplash.

9. DeCurtis, Anthony, Author, Journalist, Music Critic & IU Alum (29:13)

Date:
2018-04-04
Main contributors:
DeCurtis, Anthony, Shanahan, James
Summary:
In episode 87, we feature an early-release episode of a mini-series from the College of Arts and Sciences featuring three alumni who received awards from the College this year. This episode is about award-winning author, journalist, and music critic Anthony DeCurtis.

10. Folklore Professor, Robert Dobler, Discusses the Dead (23:39)

Date:
2018-10-31
Main contributors:
Dobler, Robert, Shanahan, James
Summary:
Episode 102 is our second annual student Halloween edition of the show. Last year, we told you IU’s best legends in Episode 67. This year, we are a little more serious, talking with professor Robert Dobler about the ways we experience, commemorate, and avoid death.