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Brain Waves

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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

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.

Today's Lineup

12-8am On Air
8-9am Totally Cool Tracks
9-10am On Air
10am-12pm Origami
12-2pm The Psychedelic Ripple Effect
2-3pm Truth Is
3-4pm Gon Bishin'
4-6pm Foreign and Domestic
6-7pm Nothing of Value
7-8pm Into the Saucepan
8-10pm The Mud, the Blood, and the Beer
10pm-12am Box Office Radio Hour
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