The Mane Idea: The (un)official Department of Entertainment Industry Podcast

Episode 4: Season Finale (Solo)

*NOT AFFILIATED WITH UNA* This episode will be a solo episode, with host Jared Steele giving his story, why he decided to do this podcast, and his experience so far. The Mane Idea will return in the fall of 2025.

Episode 3: Alex Wittscheck

This episode, we have UNA Professor, and manager of Noiseblock Studios, Alex Wittscheck, as we talk about life on the road, the beauty of the Shoals, and being called a poser by a guy in Moulton. *NOT AFFILIATED WITH UNA*

Episode 2: John Paul White

For this episode, we have 4-time Grammy award winning songwriter, Co-founder of Single Lock Records, and current Visiting Endowed Artist of Practice, John Paul White. We talk about his growing up in the shoals, just how much the industry has changed in his time as a musician, and everything inbetween. *THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED WITHIN ARE NOT THE OPINIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA OR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY*

Episode 1: Dr. Charles Brooks

Welcome to episode 1 of the Mane Idea, where we're interviewing Dr. Charles Brooks, Professor at UNA and veteran of the music industry, from Nashville to New Orleans! *THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED WITHIN ARE NOT THE OPINIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA OR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY*