UConn 360: The UConn Podcast

Don't Send in the Clowns

This week, Political Science Prof. David Yalof gives us some valuable context on the history of impeachment and presidential scandals; Astronomy Prof. Jonathan Trump talks about the awe-inspiring nature of black holes; and we recall the night when campus was convulsed with clown panic. 

How Not to Break the Law

This week, Mike Chase '11 (LAW) tells us about his runaway success in giving people pointers on avoiding federal crimes; Matt DeBarco talks about teaching a one-of-a-kind class on the horticulture of cannabis; and Tom tells us about a place near campus that is definitely not haunted. 

Chuck and Augie and Royal and Otis

This week, we welcome UConn 360 student worker Maxine Philavong; we learn about the UConn Gaming Club from Ryan Marsh '20 (ENG); PhD candidate Rebecca Rowe discusses her research on the effect that animated characters can have on girls' ideas about body image; and we try, unsuccessfully, to determine which Storrs brother deserves the most credit for UConn. 

The Land of Steady-ish Habits

This week, Tom has gone walkabout, so Julie and Ken step up with a history-heavy episode: Prof. Altina Waller tells us about the famous Hatfield-McCoy feud, and Prof. Walter Woodward, Connecticut's state historian, provides some perspective on how Connecticut's past lines up with our present. 

Our Manners, Our Selves

This week, Prof. Andrea Voyer explains what the collected advice of Emily Post can tell us about society; Prof. Beth Taylor tells us why getting even five minutes a day of exercise can be a significant benefit in our lives; and we journey back to 1919 to find out why students were lining up in Hawley Armory to have someone look at their noses. 

Dial 'D' For 'Dramaturg'

This week, Prof. Lindsay Cummings tells us what it's like to be the dramaturg for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre; we meet the journalists of tomorrow at a summertime camp in Storrs; and we learn all about the fall and rise of the UConn Tech Park. 

Talking Trash, But In a Scholarly Way

This week, Karen McDermott tells us whether trash talk can actually make a difference in the outcome of an athletic competition; Emeritus Prof. Nicholas Bellantoni talks about what it's like to be Connecticut's Indiana Jones; and we hear about a proposed campus event from 1972 that is probably better off never having happened.

Special Celebrity Guest: The Good Boy of UConn

This week, Prof. Arnold Dashefsky tells us what goes into the making of the American Jewish Year Book; no less a UConn personage than Jonathan XIV himself drops by the studio to give us the lowdown on being the university's favorite pooch; and we journey back to 1979 for a sense of basketball deja vu. 

Puppet Pandemonium

This week, UConn engineering students get Hartford's iconic Keney Memorial Clock Tower chiming once again; Prof. Bart Roccoberton Jr. reflects on his work with UConn's world-famous puppetry program; and the gang tries, and fails, to solve a mystery about the first women to attend the university. 

UConn's Most Mysterious President (Or Was He?)

It's almost Father's Day, and Prof. Kari Adamsons, an expert on fatherhood, gives us some perspective on how family roles are changing; visiting scholar Katherine Jewell talks to us about the growth and development of college radio; and we learn why there's an asterisk on the list of UConn presidents.