Brain Waves
Brain Waves is a biweekly podcast that curates interviews from the twice-weekly educational talk show of the same name on WUSC-FM, the University of South Carolina's official student-run radio station. Brain Waves features conversations with various members of the Carolina community. Each episode spotlights a community issue that USC faculty and staff aim to address with a specific initiative, project, or vision, as well as excerpts from interviews with students about their educational journey and experiences.
Brain Waves is hosted and produced by Zaiah Nance, associate director for educational programming for WUSC-FM. The podcast is edited by Phillip Schlies, podcast coordinator for Garnet Media Group. The music was created by Zaiah Nance.
The Brain Waves podcast is part of the Garnet Media Group podcast network. Find more student-produced podcasts and other student work on garnetmedia.org and @garnetmediagroup on Instagram.
Season 1
Everything Entrepreneurial w/ Geoffrey Graybeal
Geoffrey, Moore School Professor, shares his teaching pedagogy and how he created/taught a Hamilton (the musical) Entrepreneurship course. Also, a brief overview of his Star Citizen video game case study that he utilizes in class. Prototype!
Data, Data, & More Data w/ Brian Habing
Brian Habing, Director of Data Science and Analytics at USC, talks about the new programs that launched last fall.
St. Pat’s in Five Points w/ Dave Britt
Where Am I? w/ Michael Mewborne
Director of the South Carolina Geographic Alliance, Michael Mewborne, discusses the importance of geography education in K-12 schools and the opportunities that the organization provides teachers. Also, a quick view into his graduate research on food trucks!
RA’s and RHA w/ Dan Colascione
Dan (Director of Residence Life) reflects on his unexpected career path, the opportunities that USC Next could bring to improve USC student life, and the growth of the Residence Hall Association on campus
Student Highlights: Quiz Bowl, Capital Tours, and International Cuisine
Robert Freeman talks up the Academic Team at USC and his thoughts on Tim Walz streaming Madden. Meanwhile, Anna Bishop reflects on her previous spring internship at the U.S. Capitol. Then, it all ends with an international food discourse between Zaiah, Aidan Reilly, Vikram Kneece, and Joshua Lazenby.
Talking TurboVote with Emma Ormond and Jamie Howelle
Emma Ormond (Assistant Director for Student Governance) and Jamie Howelle (Assistant Director of the Leadership & Service Center) join Zaiah to talk about how early voting at USC came to be, along with more about what the LSC does.
All Things USC Parking & Transportation with Brian Favela
Brian Favela, director of Parking & Transportation at USC, and his two associate directors (Doug & Amy) join Zaiah to discuss the all-new Park USC app and their plans for parking this academic year.