Wolverine Buzz 2021-2022
Wolverine Buzz is a podcast made by students, for students. Our focus is on bringing you interesting interviews with people and professionals that matter. Listen in weekly to hear from UVU students and faculty who are doing great things, from professionals sharing stories from their industry, and just to have fun with us as we learn about fascinating people!
Episodes
37 episodes
Special Interview with Gary Herbert and Justin Jones
This week, Matthew Drachman meets with special guests Gary Herbert, former governor, and Justin Jones, head of the Herbert Institute on campus. The Herbert Institute is UVU's very own institute of public policy, something unique to ...
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Interview with Burgess Owens
Welcome back to another Wolverine Buzz Special! In this episode, our Editor in Chief, Matthew Drachman, sits down with representative Burgess Owens to discuss the upcoming election, plans for the west's problems with water, and student loan rel...
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Season 3: Episode 4 - Interview with Darlene McDonald
In this episode, host Sam and editor in chief Matthew Drachman sit down with Darlene McDonald, a candidate in the upcoming election. They talk about voter suppression, data protection, and lots more. Be sure to tune in! If you haven't y...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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39:52
Season 3: Episode 3 - Interview January Walker
This week, Sam Louder and Matthew Drachman sit down with January Walker, a candidate running in the Utah Congress Elections. Walker discusses her experience with the debate on campus last week and talks about different stances on legislation an...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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24:48
BONUS EPISODE-- Interview with President Tuminez
Join us for a special bonus episode for Wolverine Buzz! Meg sits down with our very own niversity President, Astrid Tuminez, to talk about her time serving the university, impostor syndrome, and leadership.Find the podcast on
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Season 3
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Season 3: Episode 2 - Interview with Lexi Soto
This week, Meg sits down with UVU's student body president, Lexi Soto. Lexi shares her experience at UVU so far, her opportunities to work with the student council, and plans for the future! Find the podcast on
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Season 3: Episode 1 - Interview with Gavin McLaren
Welcome back to the Wolverine Buzz! This week, Sam sits down with Gavin McLaren to learn about what it's like to work in IT and software engineering. Gavin is a student in the college of Engineering and Technology in the computer science progra...
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Season 2: Episode 15
Our final episode for the Spring Semester! This week, Meg sits down with Sara Runyan, a senior about to graduate from UVU in the Digital Audio program and on her way into a graduate program. Listen in to hear her story, how she deci...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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26:34
Season 2: Episode 14
This week, our producer, Crystal, is filling in for our host, Dalton. We interviewed Roger Chamberlain, who is currently working on a degree in Web Design here at UVU. He is active with the IxD Collaborative on campus and has a lot ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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32:17
Season 2: Episode 13
This week, our producer, Crystal, is filling in for our host, Dalton. We interviewed Elizabeth McEwen, who is a UVU graduate currently pursuing her Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Regis University. We're talk...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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16:24
Season 2: Episode 12
This week we interviewed Kate McPherson, the Director of the Honors Program here at UVU. She has been in this position for nearly 10 years and she's passionate about the work. We talked about what the Honors Program is, what the ben...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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27:37
Season 2: Episode 11
This week we interviewed Bryan Sansom in the Digital Media Department here at UVU. He has a master's degree in Music Technology Engineering, and he teaches Digital Audio in our Digital Media Department. We talked about senior capsto...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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30:00
Season 2: Episode 10
This week, our producer, Crystal, is filling in for our host, Dalton. We sat down with Michael Pugina, who graduated from the Computer Science program here at UVU back in 2019. We're discussing computer science, software engineering...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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18:41
Season 2: Episode 9
Welcome back Wolverines, we hope you had a wonderful spring break! We are now focusing on bringing you interviews with professionals, both from our UVU community and from out in the world. This week we sat down with Michael Frame, a...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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29:01
Season 2: Episode 8
This week's interview is with Jacob Baldwin. He is an outdoor enthusiast who graduated from BYU, before beginning his career he spent a few months road-tripping and exploring the country. This interview is about his love for outdoor...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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39:34
Season 2: Episode 7
This week our interview is with Gillian Jackson, a UVU student working on her thesis. She is a history major, and her required senior thesis is focusing on tourism in Hawaii through the 20th century, how they were portrayed, and how it im...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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27:38
Season 2: Episode 6
This week we're bringing you an interview with an Outdoor Adventure Expert, Dawson Furner. He is a trip leader with the OAC (Outdoor Adventure Center) and he recently sat down with our health and wellness guru, Chloe. They talked ab...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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18:13
Season 2: Episode 5
This week, our reporter sat down with a fellow UVU student, Tyler Hacking. He's a science student finishing up his degree and getting ready to pursue a Ph.D. at Utah State. Tyler has big goals and is working hard to achieve them.&nb...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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26:54
Season 2: Episode 4
This week our interview features Alex Hunt. He graduated from BYU, worked for Comcast, and is now the Production Finance Lead for Dreamworks Studios! Listen in to hear more about his career, how he ended up at this major company, hi...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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47:50
Season 2: Episode 3
This week our reporter sat down with Robin Ebmeyer, Director of UVU Emergency and Safety Management, to talk about COVID 19. Listen in to hear an update about how the Omicron variant is impacting our UVU campus. As always, we will a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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22:37
Season 2: Episode 2
This week's interview features Addison Black, former Ms. UVU who graduated in Spring 2021 with a degree in PR and a minor in Marketing. She's now started her career in New York and is working for an agency helping one of her main clients,...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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26:53
Season 2: Episode 1
Welcome back, Wolverines! The new semester has begun, and we're back with a new season of content. Listen in this week for announcements including information on a part-time job fair and parking updates. Additionally, we are b...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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33:33
Inspiring Motivation (Episode 15)
Although this is our final episode for Fall Semester 2021, we are going out with a bang! This week we have an exclusive interview with the esteemed Ryan Stream. He's a motivational speaker, a two-time veteran, and a musician. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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34:38
Planning and Adapting (Episode 14)
Our interview this week is with Robin Ebmeyer, the Director of Emergency Management and Safety for UVU. She talks with us about the COVID pandemic, how that has impacted the university and our reactions to it, the Delta Variant, and the c...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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41:47
Giving Help, Giving Thanks (Episode 13)
This week we interview Madeline Brenchley, Executive Club President for "A Hand Up Club" and UVU student. They let us know more about A Hand Up Club; a service club with some main goals to destigmatize basic needs for security and h...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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22:34