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Lana Del Ray dropped her latest album Chemtrails Over The Country Cloud. State News reporters Griffin Wiles and Wendy Guzman give their honest first-hand review of the singer’s new piece. Listen to them ooh and awe over the new songs!

Produced by Chandra Fleming

Hosts: Wendy Guzman and Griffin Wiles

Houselights review: The new Lana Del Ray album " Chemtrails Over the Country Cloud"

Two college students. Two different locations. One pandemic. For our last episode of the semester, the State News talks with a University of Arizona student about the challenges and differences both states have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Produced by Chandra Fleming

Houselights: Midwest Vs Westcoast

The State News’ football reporters Jared Ramsey and Sam Sklar are joined by The State News’ sports editor Eli McKown to break down MSU’s win over Miami, where this team stands three games in, the Spartans’ matchup with Nebraska and some quick picks for the weekend.

Producer: Chandra Fleming

Host: Eli McKown
Guests: Sam Sklar, Jared Ramsey

State News Sports Roundtable: MSU Football evaluation

State News reporters discuss their experience at Harry Styles' Detroit concert after a year of no concerts.

Concerts are back. First Stop: Harry Styles

The State News’ Eli McKown, Jared Ramsey and Sam Sklar sit down to give out mid-season awards and evaluate the Spartans after completing the first half of their season.

State News Sports Roundtable: MSU Football mid-season review

Houselight’s host Madeline Warren and guests discuss their thoughts on ‘The Bachelorette' latest season and cast.

The Bachlorette Season 18, Episode 1 Review

2021 women’s basketball beat reporters Elijah McKown and Jordan Nelson sit down to discuss the upcoming season after covering the team a year ago.

State News Sports Roundtable: Women’s basketball predictions

Sports editor Eli McKown is joined by football reporters Jared Ramsey and Sam Sklar to break down MSU’s victory over Michigan as well as take a look at what this means for the postseason for the Spartans.

State News Sports Roundtable: U-M breakdown

Three State News reporters who were on the scene of the post-game chaos discuss the events following the MSU versus U-M football game Oct. 30.

The 1909:  What happened in Cedar Village?

Chaos heard from police scanners on Feb. 13, 2023

911 phone calls from Berkey Hall Room 114

Welcome to SNEWSCAST, the podcast where The State News reporters take an in-depth look into the biggest stories, while bringing new perspectives from the reporters who wrote them.

This episode summarizes the happenings during the last week of January: Snow days, downtown developments, and Clery Act violations.  ________________________________________________________________Executive Producers: 
Campus Editor Mila Murray 
Copy Editor McKenna Ross

Hosts:
Copy Editor McKenna Ross
Administration Reporter Riley Murdock

Intro/Outro Writers:  
Copy Editor McKenna Ross
City Features Reporter Edwin Jaramillo

Segment 1 (Claire) Producer: 
Campus Editor Mila Murray

Segment 2 (Evan) Producer: 
Cops and Courts Reporter Anna Liz Nichols

Segment 3 (Anna) Producer: 
Administration Reporter Riley Murdock

A Look Ahead Producer: 
 Copy Editor McKenna Ross

Recorded and Mixed by Multimedia Advisor Abby Heckel ________________________________________________________________ Music:
Awakening by Silent Partner (www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGRYJANEQqY)
Chubs by Quincas Moreira (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRA8WaoHiII)

SNEWSCAST 2019

SNEWSCAST - Week of February 4th

Listen as Casey Harrison and Chase Michaelson break down the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight, and preview the last weekend of March Madness.

Hosts: 
Casey Harrison
Chase Michaelson

Recorded and Mixed by McKenna Ross

SNEWS HOOPS - Week of April 3rd

This week we're talking about a lawsuit recently filed against Michigan State University relating to the title IX office, the outcome of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week, and a discussion of the shifts in city council after the recent local election.

The 1909 - Week of Nov. 11

State News staff members Tessa Osborne, Griffin Wiles and Anna Nichols discuss their thoughts on "Little Women."

Houselights: 'Little Women' review

On this episode of The 1909, Karly Graham talks to some reporters who wrote centerpiece and themed stories for the past two State News print issues. One story is about a survivor and MSU alumna who trains service dogs to assist other survivors. Another is a column about experiences being a minority student at MSU for The State News MLK edition.

The 1909 Team:
Podcast coordinator and executive producer: Katie O'Brien Kelley
Host: Karly Graham
Guests: C.J. Moore, SaMya Overall
Recorded and edited by: Katie O'Brien Kelley

The 1909: Centerpiece Stories

On this week's episode of The 1909, multimedia editor and co-host of the Dinner Table Podcast sits down to unpack a centerpiece story about the women's basketball team, a story about an MSU student who was recently deported and a story about President Donald Trump giving a speech in Warren, Michigan.

The 1909 team:
Podcast Coordinator and executive producer: Katie O'Brien Kelley.
Host: Tessa Osborne.
Segment 1:
Guest: Mila Murray.
Producer: Griffin Wiles.
Segment 2:
Guest: Devin Anderson-Torrez.
Producer: Eli McKown.
Segment 3:
Guest: Wendy Guzman.
Producer: Haley Sinclair.

The 1909: Women's Basketball, student deportation, Trump speech in Michigan

On this week of The 1909, multimedia editor and co-host of the Dinner Table Podcast Tessa Osborne sits down with reporters to unpack Mark Dantonio's recent retirement announcement, divestments at Michigan State and one group that is changing the community.

The 1909 team:
Podcast coordinator and executive producer: Katie O'Brien Kelley
Host: Tessa Osborne

Segment 1—Dantonio's retirement:
Guest: Chase Michaelson
Producer: Eli McKown

Segment 2—Black Girl Fitness:
Guest: Jada Penn
Producer: Katie O'Brien Kelley

Segment 3—MSU divestments
Guest: Wendy Guzman
Producer: Alan Hettinger

The 1909: Dantonio's retirement, MSU divestments and community change makers

On this episode of Houselights, four State News staff members — who are also passionate Taylor Swift fans — discuss the cultural influence the artist has had throughout her career in light of her recent documentary on Netflix, "Miss Americana." They also unpack their favorite albums and Swift's impact on their lives.

Houselights team:

Podcast coordinator: Katie O'Brien Kelley
Guests: Karly Graham, Sara Gilson, Anna Liz Nichols, Katie O'Brien Kelley

Houselights: State News staffers discuss Taylor Swift's cultural impact, best albums

Tessa Osborne and Griffin Wiles dig into the commonly taboo discussion on masturbation, the ethics behind it and the culture surrounding it. This week they sit down to share their views and stories about masturbation. Tessa and Griffin's views do not reflect those of The State News. 
Produced by: Tessa Osborne and Griffin Wiles

The Dinner Table Podcast: Masturbation

On this episode of The 1909, Griffin Wiles sits down with several State News reporters to go more in depth about some of the stories that were in our "Love & Sex" print edition and to catch up on what might have been missed at two Board of Trustees meetings this past week — one of which approved Mel Tucker as MSU's next football coach.

The 1909 team:
Podcast coordinator, executive producer: Katie O'Brien Kelley
Host: Griffin Wiles
Guests on segment 1-Board of Trustees meetings: Paolo Giannandrea, Maddie Monroe
Guest on segment 2-Fighting the stigma surrounding erotic dancing: Sean Reider
Guest on segment 3-Alumni couples: Jack Falinski

The 1909: Unpacking stories from our 'Love & Sex' edition, catching up with recent board meetings

This week on The 1909, Editor-in-chief Madison O'Connor sits down with reporters to discuss a Q&A that resulted in racist comments toward black students in attendance, how MSU's merit aid has been rapidly increasing and a feature about three MSU athletes that attended the same high school.

The 1909 Team:

Podcast coordinator: Katie O'Brien Kelley
Host: Madison O'Connor

Segment 1-
Guest: Brendan Gumbel
Producer: Eli McKown

Segment 2-
Guest: Wendy Guzman
Producer: Karly Graham

Segment 3-
Guest: SaMya Overall
Producer: Evan Jones

The 1909: Racist incidents on campus, increased merit aid and a feature about three athletes at MSU

On this episode of Houselights, State News reporters Karly Graham and Wendy Guzman discuss one of their favorite bands, Beach Bunny. They unpack the band's debut album by revealing their favorite songs and their various meanings. 

Houselights team:
Podcast coordinator, recorded and edited by: Katie O'Brien Kelley.
Hosts: Karly Graham, Wendy Guzman.

Houselights: Beach Bunny's debut album 'Honeymoon'

This week on the State News Sports Roundtable, Host Eli McKown is joined by women's basketball beat reporter Devin Anderson-Torrez and sports general assignment reporter Sean Reider to discuss the Michigan State women's basketball team's injury-plagued season, what the future could look like and if the team can still salvage their season. 

The Roundtable also makes their picks of the day, and Devin announces his retirement from the gambling world after a disappointing start.

State News Sports Roundtable team:
Podcast coordinator: Katie O'Brien Kelley
Host, producer: Eli McKown
Guests: Devin Anderson-Torrez, Sean Reider

State News Sports Roundatble: Discussing the Michigan State women's basketball season

On this week of The 1909, Podcast Coordinator Katie Kelley talks to Academics Reporter Karly Graham about how students made their way to the bars after the announcement of in-person class cancelations and sports editor Chase Michaelson about the cancellations of spring sports and March Madness.﻿

Note: President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. announced Saturday, March 14 that classes will remain online until the end of the semester. Initially, classes were to remain online until April 20.
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The 1909 team:
Podcast coordinator, executive producer: Katie O'Brien Kelley.
Guests: Karly Graham, Chase Michaelson.
Host: Katie O'Brien Kelley.
Recorded and edited by: Katie O'Brien Kelley.

The 1909: Students head to bars after class cancellations, March Madness and spring sports canceled

On this episode of Houselights, The State News' arts and entertainment podcast, we sit down with the two biggest concert enthusiasts from the newsroom to get their thoughts on the postponements and cancellations of concerts and live performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ﻿
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Houselights team: ﻿
Podcast coordinator, executive producer: Katie O'Brien Kelley

Houselights: Losing concerts and live performances during the COVID-19 pandemic

The State News Sports Roundtable is back after a two week hiatus. 

On this episode, the Roundtable is practicing social distancing by recording over Zoom as Sara Tidwell, Brendan Gumbel and Sean Reider all join to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on sports, what we have been doing to get our sports fix, the "what could have been" story of Michigan State hoops and the moments each of us have been reminiscing about in our stories about the greatest MSU sports moments in history.

The State News Sports Roundtable team:
Podcast coordinator: Katie O'Brien Kelley.
Host, producer: Eli McKown.
Guests: Sara Tidwell, Brendan Gumbel and Sean Reider.

State News Sports Roundtable: What March Madness could have been, best moments in MSU sports history

On this episode of Houselights, State News staff members discuss their "Tiger King" hot takes via Zoom.

Podcast coordinator Katie O'Brien Kelley, copy chief Alan Hettinger, academics reporter Karly Graham and campus editor Evan Jones — who is from Oklahoma himself — unpack the documentary's twists and turns and conspiracy theories.

Houselights team:
Podcast Coordinator, producer: Katie O'Brien Kelley.
Guests: Alan Hettinger, Karly Graham and Evan Jones.

Houselights: 'Tiger King'

This week on The State News Sports Roundtable, Eli McKown is joined by Devin Anderson-Torrez and public health and mental health beat reporter Sara Tidwell to discuss whether or not college sports will happen this year. The Roundtable also conducts a four round MSU housing draft, where you may be surprised on who goes number one.
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Produced by Tessa Osborne
Hosted by Eli Mckown with guest appearances by Devin Anderson- Torrez and Sara Tidwell
Design by Daena Faustino

State News Sports Roundtable: The future of college sports, draft picks for MSU Housing

This week on Houselights Karly Graham, Sara Tidwell and Wendy Guzman sit down to discuss their top picks for shows that have had the most influence on them.

Edited and Produced by: Tessa Osborne
Design by: Tessa Osborne
Hosted by: Karly Graham, Sara Tidwell and Wendy Guzman

Houselights: Most influential TV shows

This week on Houselights, Tessa Osborne sits down with Wendy Guzman to discuss Naya Rivera's role in Latinx and LGBT representation on Glee. They also unpack how social media has been handling her passing with gossip about conspiracy theories. 

Produced and Edited by Tessa Osborne
Design by Tessa Osborne
Hosted by Tessa Osborne
Guest Wendy Guzman

Houselights: What Naya Rivera did for representation on Glee

This week on Houselights, Sara Tidwell, Wendy Guzman and Eli McKown sit down to unpack how our social movements have been impacted by voices on Tik Tok as well as the mental health impact of the app. 
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Edited and Produced by Tessa Osborne
Design by: Tessa Osborne
Hosted by Sara Tidwell
Guests: Eli McKown and Wendy Guzman

Houselights: How Tik Tok has impacted our social movements and mental health

This week on the State News Sports Roundtable, host Eli McKown is joined by Karly Graham to discuss the return of baseball and the Detroit Tigers. Then Eli is joined by Devin Anderson-Torrez to discuss the NBA's return, and who the contenders are to be crowned champions.
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Produced and Edited by: Tessa Osborne
Host: Eli McKown
Guests: Karly Graham and Devin Anderson-Torrez
Design by: Daena Faustino

State News Sports Roundtable: MLB and NBA restart

This week on Houselights, Sa'Mya Overall sits down with Kaishi Chhabra to reflect on the past 10 years of One Direction. The boy band has had a huge impact on not only them, but many others as well. 

Produced and Edited by: Tessa Osborne
Design by: Tessa Osborne
Host: Sa'Mya Overall
Guest: Kaishi Chhabra

Houselights: Reflecting on One Direction

This week on the State News Sports Roundtable, host Eli McKown is joined by administration reporter Wendy Guzman and enterprise reporter Jayna Bardahl to discuss the Big Ten postponing fall sports to the spring, what this means for MSU athletics, and an MSU edition of "would you rather".

This week on the State News Sports Roundtable, host Eli McKown is joined by administration reporter Wendy Guzman and enterprise reporter Jayna Bardahl to discuss the Big Ten postponing fall sports to the spring, what this means for MSU athletics, and an MSU edition of "would you rather".

Produced and Edited by: Tessa Osborne
Host: Eli McKown
Guests: Wendy Guzman and Jayna Bardahl
Design by: Daena Faustino

State News Sports Roundtable: Big Ten postpones fall sports and MSU would you rather

This week on Houselights, Sara Tidwell sits down with Wendy Guzman to discuss the "Kissing Booth 2," which was recently released on Netflix. The film has received criticism from all social media platforms. We sit down to discuss our views on the film.  

Edited and Produced by: Tessa Osborne
Design by: Tessa Osborne
Host: Sara Tidwell
Guest: Wendy Guzman

Houselights: We review the 'Kissing Booth 2'

This week Eli McKown, Sara Tidwell and Wendy Guzman sit down to discuss their experiences with dorm life at Michigan State University. Although there are a lot of fun memories that come out of living in the dorms, a lot of horror stories come out too. 

Produced and Edited by: Tessa Osborne
Design by: Tessa Osborne
Host: Eli McKown
Guests: Wendy Guzman and Sara Tidwell

Our dorm room horror stories

Underground Undergraduate is a new podcast from The State News Podcasting Network, revealing the academic lives of students on campus from a variety of majors and concentrations. Interviews will be with members of the next generation of workers, thinkers and creators. We will be publishing Underground Undergraduate weekly. 
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Have a unique degree and want to be on the podcast? Email case.dekoning@statenews.com for more information.
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Produced by: Case Dekoning

Underground Undergrad

Case Dekoning sits down with State News reporter Griffin Wiles to discuss his story: “The Poll Workers Project is seeking younger
generation to work at the polling precincts.” Want to volunteer to work the polls this November or learn more about the process? Follow this link: https://www.eac.gov/help-america-vote#top

Produced and Edited by: Case DeKoning

Guest: Griffin Wiles

The 1909: Polling places desperate for younger/healthier volunteers

In our first episode, Case sits down with Camille Adams, a senior Dietetics major at MSU to discuss the importance of food on general health.

Follow Camille on Twitter and Instagram: @camilleadams_ and look out for her upcoming food page @camille_eats

Produced by: Case Dekoning
Guest: Camille Adams

Underground Undergrad: Dietetics

This week, Case sits down with Ashley Prince, a senior Construction Management major at MSU. Ashley is the leader of the MSU Professional Women Builders organization on campus, teaches self-defense classes with RSFS, and is a strong advocate for her Construction Management program at MSU. Are you a current MSU undergrad with a peculiar degree? Contact @casedk on Instagram or email case.dekoning@statenews.com to potentially be featured on this podcast.

Underground Undergrad: Construction Management

This week on The Dinner Table Podcast, Case got to pick the topic! Sit back and relax as Case deKoning and Tessa Osborne discuss originalism, the belief that the constitution should be interpreted based on the founding father's original meaning. The views expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of The State News.

The Dinner Table Podcast: Originalism

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