Radio Free Cascade

Dr. General Johnson joins Radio Free Cascade on this episode to discuss a grim corollary to the COVID-19 pandemic -- the fact that the virus is killing African Americans at a dramatically disproportionate rate. ... and of course, your submissions. If you'd like to record a submission for the podcast, pick up your smartphone, make a voice recording, and e-mail it to me at abeproctor@yahoo.com. And as always, thanks to Cory Kilpatrick for the intro music. Check out more of Cory's tracks here: soundcloud.com/donyori

How does a college teach a skilled trade in an online space? It's a thorny question. Carrie Weikel-Delaplane joins the podcast this week to talk about how the COVID-19 outbreak has affected the Swan Island Trades Center, and how her team is evolving to meet the times. ... and of course, your shout-outs. Thanks to everyone who contributed this time around, and as for the rest of you -- pick up your phone and record a message! Or have your spouse linger nearby while you sing in the shower! Just keep those submissions coming to abeproctor@yahoo.com And finally, as always, thanks to Cory Kilpatrick for the intro music. You can hear more of Cory's compositions here: https://soundcloud.com/donyori

It's Radio Free Cascade! Today's episode features two interviews with people in the highest echelons of student leadership on campus -- ASPCC Cascade President Em Jones; and immediate past ASPCC Cascade President Teri Fane. Em discusses the rapid transition to online/remote learning and how she and her fellow students are coping with the change, while Teri fills us in on life in her new home of Greensboro, N.C., where students are facing similar challenges. We also hear briefly from a long-lost student who is now pursuing a Ph.D. in the Midwest. Thanks to everybody who contributed to this episode, including Cory Kilpatrick for the super smooth intro music.

It's Radio Free Cascade! Our second episode features an interview with Lisa George of the Cascade TLC, in which we discuss creating culturally responsive online learning spaces; and dig in to the sociology of human beings in time of crisis. Also new this week -- Intro music! Cory Kilpatrick of the Cascade Student Learning Center wrote and produced our intro track, and generously made it available for us to hear on the podcast. Thanks Cory! You can check out more of Cory's music on Soundcloud, where he goes by the username Donyori: https://soundcloud.com/donyori Thanks to everybody who sent in an audio clip this week. Keep 'em comin'! Just use the voice recorder app on your phone, and e-mail the clip to me at abeproctor@yahoo.com

Welcome to Radio Free Cascade! Our debut episode features a shout-out from Dr. Edwards, a pitch for submissions, and an interview about the economics of the coronavirus outbreak with Dr. Justin Elardo, chair of the Economics Dept. at Cascade. Many thanks to Justin and everybody who contributed this week, and special thanks to Greg Walters for designing our sweet logo! Stay well everybody.