The people, projects, and ideas that make the Queens College Community 

 

Recent Episodes

Anna Coraggio: Love, War, and Sceneggiata in Italian America

Anna Coraggio: Love, War, and Sceneggiata in Italian America

Anna Coraggio’s life story resurfaces seventy years after she ended her recording and stage career and returned to private life, surrounded by her siblings, her nephews and nieces, her spouse and their numerous friends whom they loved hosting at their Brooklyn brownstone. Hers is a multilayered tale of familiar comfort sacrificed by generations for love, for duty, for art, for family values, for what makes us humans in short. Giulio Breviario, her brother-in-law found himself a soldier fighting in North-Africa* during WWII while distrusting the Mussolini regime. He aspired to the American dream and found the way to make it come true. Anna and her family inspire the narration, not because of what remains of her musical contributions, but because they embodied the principles that we share as humans. Our shared humanity explains not only that very different individuals and generations collaborated to realize the podcast but that so many also passionately study and share the knowledge that helps understand Anna Coraggio’s music. We relied on their contributions to make this episode, and we particularly thank Patrick O’Boyle and John Viola of The Italian American Podcast and Jeff Matthews of Naples: Life Death and Miracles for their discussion and definition of the sceneggiata napoletana. The podcast also benefited from Joseph Sciorra’s generosity. He made time to discuss and share in person, at the Calandra Italian American Institute, his knowledge of the Italian and Italian-American music traditions of Naples, of Campania and their evolution in the New York environment of Little Italy. Paul Fadoul *Giulio Breviario served in North-Africa where U.S soldiers captured him and transferred him to Fort Hamilton as a prisoner of war (Correction to podcast content requested by Alex Breviario).

Listen →
From Queens to France: Teaching Abroad with TAPIF

From Queens to France: Teaching Abroad with TAPIF

Join Sammy Ali and Professor Paul Fadoul as they engage in a conversation with Marina Ramirez, a Queens College graduate, about her extraordinary experience teaching English in France. Episode correction: One does not need a BA to be eligible for TAPIF. See the TAPIF eligibility requirements here: https://www.tapif.org/faq.php

Listen →
The Way Back

The Way Back

In this episode, three childhood friends (Paula, Zaira and Grazelle) shared an unforgettable immigrant story. A story of how fate brought them together later in life. From learning how to speak English to figuring out how to live in a busy city at a young age. Every immigrant has a story of their own that shaped them who they are today, this is one of ours. – Music: Zapsplat (sound effects), Royalty-Free(music/sound effects)

Listen →
The Swiftcast

The Swiftcast

On this episode of the Swiftcast, Alessia Pisicchio sits down with Marisa Kratzke to discuss what happened the day(s) of the Era’s Tour Presale(s). One friend succeed ing at getting tickets and another deceived by the promise of the CapitalOne sale left there to be confusion when thinking of how precise you had to be to secure tickets to the show.With the corruption of the presale, Ticketmaster had left thousands of fan s without tickets with little to no explanation. Comparing strategies and talking about what each’s experiences were like in the presale, this conversation is guided through the love of Swift’s music that both will remember all too well. Both informational and truthful, exploring the events that took place during the presale helps those who did not get tickets get a glimpse of what was on “The Other Side of the Door”.

Listen →
Cured By a Spell

Cured By a Spell

Who needs a doctor’s appointment when you have a witch doctor for a neighbor? This episode is based on a true story that took place in the Philippines during my childhood. This interview with my mother led me to dive deep into the history of Witch Doctors and Siquijor Island, the infamous island that leaves locals, travelers and tourists to wonder, is it a form of sorcery or treatment?

Listen →
Economic Unity and Opportunity in the New World

Economic Unity and Opportunity in the New World

Listen →
La Lingua e La Vita

La Lingua e La Vita

Did you know the Sicilian dialect is more common in the US than in Italy?

Listen →
One Step Ahead of the Nazis: Joseph Sungolowsky 

One Step Ahead of the Nazis: Joseph Sungolowsky 

Sammy Ali talks to Joseph Sungolowsky about his extraordinary life. Sungolowsky is a Holocaust survivor turned esteemed Professor of French Literature and Jewish Studies at Queens College. Join us as we follow his harrowing journey of survival, resilience, and hope as he outwitted the Nazis, assumed false identities, and even found refuge in a Catholic boarding school.

Listen →
Unlacing our Shows, Episode 2

Unlacing our Shows, Episode 2

Holden Velasco sits down with Dennis Velasco, the Memphis City Director for Pro Skills Basketball, to discuss the culture of coaching youth basketball.

Listen →
Unlacing our Shoes

Unlacing our Shoes

This week on QC POD, we feature an episode of Holden Velasco’s “Unlacing Our Shoes”—a podcast that humanizes athletes. Velasco, Editor-in-Chief for The Knight News, interviews QC basketball player Jayden Seraphin. Velasco and Seraphin both lost their mothers at an early age. They discuss the impact of this loss on their lives and athletics.

Listen →
The Freshman Year Experience Program

The Freshman Year Experience Program

In this episode of the QC Pod English professor Jason Tougaw sits down with Jorge Velez, Assistant Director of the Freshman Year Experience program, and peer mentor Riyahauna Headley—to talk about what every student new to Queens College should know.

Listen →
The Rise of AI: How a Board Game Changed the World

The Rise of AI: How a Board Game Changed the World

Today, we log into the rapidly growing world of artificial intelligence and discuss Chatbot CPT, its impact on just about everything–including you. Take a listen.

Listen →
Sounds of the 20th Century: The History of Audio Recording

Sounds of the 20th Century: The History of Audio Recording

Today, we rewind to the big bang of audio throughout the latter portion of the 19th and 20th centuries and discussing how that brought you here, today, listening to me probably through your headphones or some other auditory device. Take a listen.

Listen →
Campus Reopening

Campus Reopening

Nev Yakubov takes the end of the semester as on occasion to look back on campus reopening. During the first two weeks of class, many students waited in long lines. […]

Listen →
United States Foreign Language Deficit (Sammy Ali)

United States Foreign Language Deficit (Sammy Ali)

We join Sammy Ali to learn about language in America. Sammy speaks with William McClure, Dean of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Japanese at Queens College about diversity on campus, why speaking multiple languages isn’t more prominent, and how language barriers affect the country.

Listen →
Write Or Die Part 2 (Nev Yakubov)

Write Or Die Part 2 (Nev Yakubov)

Nev Yakubov is back with the second part of her podcast debut, Write or Die, continuing her discussion on Asian American writers.

Listen →
Write Or Die (Nev Yakubov)

Write Or Die (Nev Yakubov)

Nev Yakubov introduces the first episode of her new series, Write Or Die, giving us a look at a debate between two great Asian American writers.

Listen →
Writing in Queens with Catherine LaSota

Writing in Queens with Catherine LaSota

Catherine LaSota—founder of The Resort LIC Writers’ Community—joins Jason Tougaw in the QC POD to discuss community building, pro-tips for running events that tap into your happy place, her history […]

Listen →
Omme Bangush Presents: Truth Unveiled

Omme Bangush Presents: Truth Unveiled

Omme Bangush is a senior at Queens College, introducing her new podcast, Truth Unveiled.

Listen →
Swarthmore v. Queens

Swarthmore v. Queens

Latine students compare their university experiences at a fancy private college versus public school.

Listen →
Dr. Mick Interview

Dr. Mick Interview

Dr. Mick joins the QC Pod to discuss mental health through the lens of video games.

Listen →
Riot Woman (Eleanor Whitney)

Riot Woman (Eleanor Whitney)

Eleanor Whitney talks about her new book Riot Woman and the culture.

Listen →
In the Cut with Jonathan Leon

In the Cut with Jonathan Leon

Today on the QC POD, we’re shining a spotlight on one of our students’ new projects. Part of our mission is to give CUNY students a platform to express themselves creatively,  and today we want to present Jonathan Leon’s new podcast,

Listen →
Bob Dylan & the Electrification of Folk Music

Bob Dylan & the Electrification of Folk Music

On this episode of the QC Pod, Editor-in-Chief of the Knight News, Johnny Sullivan, defends Bob Dylan of the accusation that he and he alone was responsible for the electrification of folk music.

Listen →
How Has the Pandemic Affected Education?

How Has the Pandemic Affected Education?

On this episode of the QC Podcast, Sammy Ali is joined by Dr. Bobbie Kabuto, department chair of the elementary and early childhood education department at Queens College, to discuss how the pandemic has affected education in the country.

Listen →
TV Theme Songs (Salia Hovanec)

TV Theme Songs (Salia Hovanec)

On this episode of the QC Podcast, Salia Hovanec sits down with her friend Brendan to discuss an often overlooked genre of music: TV theme songs.

Listen →
Steven Universe (Nathalie Avalo)

Steven Universe (Nathalie Avalo)

On this episode of the QC pod, Natalie Avals talks about how the animated television show Steven Universe teaches lessons on mental wellness.

Listen →
The Stock Market (Ivy Huang)

The Stock Market (Ivy Huang)

Listen →
David & Xavier Talk NBA

David & Xavier Talk NBA

Listen →
Undergraduate Research (Zakari & Evans)

Undergraduate Research (Zakari & Evans)

In this episode of the QC Pod, Sidd Malviya interviews Zahra Zakari (Biology) and Cherice Evans (Chemistry) about the craft of research, and opportunities for undergraduates who are interested in doing research.

Listen →
Why Do We Love True Crime? 

Why Do We Love True Crime? 

The QC Pod’s Eden Ayala explores our obsession with the true crime genre. What is it that captivates people? She engages these questions in an interview with True Crime author and Queens College Professor Harold Schechter.

Listen →
Queens College's Counseling Services

Queens College’s Counseling Services

In today’s episode of the QC Pod, Samatha Galvez-Montiel sits down with Counseling Center Director Barbara Moore.

Listen →
QC Analytics Wins at UN Hackathon

QC Analytics Wins at UN Hackathon

Queens College Data Analytics just won at a Global Hackathon sponsored by the United Nations! In this episode, the Queens Podcast Lab’s Eden Ayala sits down with the winning team: Esther Jenaro Rabadan, Rachel Ramphal, and Habiba Aziz.

Listen →
Ann Powers

Ann Powers

Music journalist Ann Powers was a guest in The Knight News Visiting Journalists Series. Afterwards, she sat down with Jason Tougaw to talk music towns, the role of pleasure and love in music criticism, the racial politics of American music, her close encounters with Prince, Tori Amos, and Bono—and a whole lot more.

Listen →
Political Rage and the Media

Political Rage and the Media

In this episode, QC student and Knight News journalist Samantha Galvez-Montiel interviews Media Studies faculty member Benjamin Strassfield about the Capitol Hill Invasion and America’s increasingly fraught political culture.

Listen →
CUNY, CUTBACKS and its THREAT on Social Mobility

CUNY, CUTBACKS and its THREAT on Social Mobility

In this episode of the QC Podcast Lab we talk with Urban Studies professor Natalie Vena and pre-dentistry student Tiara Miller about CUNY’s social justice mission, what it has made possible in their own lives, chronic underfunding, and the future of this powerful institution of social mobility.

Listen →
Learning about COVID19 with John Dennehy

Learning about COVID19 with John Dennehy

COVID19 has turned Queens College campus upside down. Fortunately, Queens College has expert virologist John Dennehy, QC biologist and head of the Dennehy Lab, to explain the virus to us. Our host, Hanme Cho, asks Prof. Dennehy about the virus, its epidemic, the vaccine, and more.

Listen →
Being a Journalist in New York

Being a Journalist in New York

In this episode of the QC Podcast Lab we speak with Amir Khafagy a New York freelance journalist and QC alum about his experiences as a journalist in New York.

Listen →
CAMPUS LABOR RELATIONS

CAMPUS LABOR RELATIONS

In this episode of the QC Pod, we meet two campus labor leaders to discuss the current state of labor relations between campus faculty and executives.

Listen →
Microbiologist by Day

Microbiologist by Day

In this episode of the QC Podcast Lab we speak with alum Kathy Fauntleroy Supervising Microbiologist on the front lines of the fight against COVID19 at Cornell-Weill. By night, she writes fiction as part of QC’s MFA program in writing.

Listen →
Urban Survivalists

Urban Survivalists

We meet and speak with Prof. Anna Bounds (Sociology) to discuss her research on doomsday survival preppers in New York City.

Listen →
Applying to Grad School

Applying to Grad School

Sociology’s Robin Rogers, former director of Queens College’s Honors Program speaks about applying to grad school.

Listen →
QC Life as an EMT during the COVID crisis

QC Life as an EMT during the COVID crisis

We speak with EMT and QC alumnus Timothy So about what it was like to be an EMT during NYC’s COVID crisis

Listen →
Poet Ariel Francisco on Florida, Climate Change, and Bilingual Art

Poet Ariel Francisco on Florida, Climate Change, and Bilingual Art

We talk to poet and Queens College graduate student Ariel Francisco, and his published poetry about Florida.

Listen →
Surviving online learning in COVID

Surviving online learning in COVID

We speak with tech and teaching gurus Eva Fernandez and Michelle Fraboni to ask how students can succeed while campus is closed

Listen →
Women of Generation X

Women of Generation X

We interview Prof. Robin Rogers from the Queens College Sociology Department about her research on the women of Generation X

Listen →
Teaching During Covid

Teaching During Covid

We talk to Eva Fernandez and Michelle Fraboni to discuss how Queens College news faculty can best serve their students while class is onlin

Listen →
Data Analytics in the 1990s

Data Analytics in the 1990s

Mindy Rhindress describes Data Analytics in the 1990s

Listen →

QC POD

Queens College Podcast Lab