UConn 360: The UConn Podcast

The Future of Our Brains

This week, UConn philosopher Susan Schneider tells us about some of the possible benefits of artificial intelligence, as well as some potentially terrifying downsides; Associate Dean of Engineering Daniel Burkey explains how the school became a nationally-lauded exemplar of diverse student recruitment; and Tom tells us about two incidents from 1960 involving flags you probably shouldn't hang out your window. 

Benedict Arnold: Before He Was Lousy

This week, we talk about UConn's participation in the first-ever Connecticut ice hockey festival; we learn about ways for UConn students to stay healthy; and we discover the significance of some skeletal remains found near a Revolutionary War battle site.

We've Reached the Boiling Point

This week, Tom is MIA; Julie catches up with the ever-popular Regina Barreca, renowned humorist and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of English Literature; and Ken takes us inside the Boiling Point competition, part of UConn’s annual Culinary Olympics, scheduled this year for Tuesday, January 14.

Wrapping Up 2019 With a Bright Blue Bow

This week, the gang takes stock of the year just about to pass, plays back some of our favorite stories, and discovers the antediluvian ancestor of UConn 360 itself. 

Getting Litty With Dan Hurley

This week, we talk with men's basketball coach Dan Hurley about UConn hoops, Madison Square Garden, and growing up in a basketball family; Jane O'Donnell takes us on a tour of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology's Insect Collection; and travel back in time to a period when UConn was a ski destination (sort of). 

Raised on Promises

This week, we meet the UConn-trained historians behind the popular "American Girls" podcast; learn about research into the causes of child neglect; and discover the identity of the University's first-ever international student. 

UConn's Other Basketball Powerhouse

This week, Julie meets members of the successful Chinese Students and Scholars Association UConn basketball squad; Ken sets the stage for the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine's visit to the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts; and Tom talks about the time UConn bought 13,000 ice cream bars to help stop an epidemic. 

Our Milkshake Brings All the Ghosts to the Yard

This week, Student Podcast Assistant Extraordinaire Maxine Philavong takes the reigns for a spooktacular Halloween episode, interviewing UConn students about their costume choices, and providing a feature on the UConn Horror Club. We wrap things up with a rundown of historic Halloweens at UConn, and learn about the mystery of the "milkshake dance." 

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.