Theatre (with guest: Virginia Keister)

Pulling the Cancer Card, TikTok Wig, Cancer Journey (with guest: Ava Kobulnicky)

In this episode, host Tyler Neffield brings on special guest Ava Kobulnicky to discuss her journey with cancer. She discusses her original diagnosis and where she is at now with her journey. Ava talks thorough how she was able to cope with this life-altering event, but also explains the changes in her life she has experienced. She breaks down the stigmas of cancer, as well as going through some of the perks she found that came with as she worked to find herself again through this process. As always, thank you for listening, let us know what you thought, and keep up with us on all socials: @listenpondering

Therapy (with guest: Ben Stolarz)

In this episode, host Tyler Neffield brings on special guest Ben Stolarz to discuss his journey with therapy. They discuss types of therapy as well as common misconceptions about it. Ben gives his originals of therapy and what his journey has been like up to this point. They speak about therapy in college as well as how theater is responsible for a therapeutic outlet in their lives. Lastly, Ben gives advice on what someone who’s hesitant about therapy should think about and overall how therapy has improved his life. As always, thank you for listening, let us know what you thought, and keep up with us on all socials: @listenpondering

High School to College; Vegetable Club, Courting a Mate, Identity, New Pope (with guest: Sarah Dugan)

In this episode, host Tyler Neffield brings on special guest Sarah Dugan. Being both from different backgrounds of high school and current juniors in college at Pitt, they talk about the transition from high school into college. They talk about various aspects regarding change of life and how structure and freedom changes. They also talk about making new friends in college and how that can progress. Throughout the episode, they give their own experiences on everything as they new reflect back on status, identity, and the “social ladder.” As always, thank you for listening, let us know what you thought, and keep up with us on all socials: @listenpondering

Catching Up; Endless Broth, Tokyo, Ethan Slater

In this episode, Ben Duong and Tyler Neffield are reunited on the podcast and they sure do have some catching up to do. They talk through what’s been going on in their lives through these past 3 months of being away from each other in school. Ben discusses his various adventures as well as a few fun stories along the way. As always, thank you for listening, let us know what you thought, and keep up with us on all socials: @listenpondering

Theatre (with guest: Virginia Keister)

In this episode, host Tyler Neffield brings on special guest Virginia Keister, to talk about theatre. Virginia, a theatre arts major, talks about her experience with theatre and her inspirations for wanting to pursue theatre education. Together, we talk through our experiences in high school theatre eventually phasing into college theatre. Lastly, we discuss why this art is such a special thing yet so bittersweet. As always, thank you for listening, let us know what you thought, and keep up with us on all socials: @listenpondering