All-Star Falloff is an audio documentary about the decline in interest and quality of the NBA’s All-Star game. From fans to players, and the media too, everyone has noticed that the NBA’s cherished exhibition match during the beloved and historic All-Star weekend every year has fallen off. Through a combination of research and interviews with an NBA writer and a fan, the cause and effect relationship between why nobody really cares as much about the All-Star game is discovered. This comedic, research-based documentary represents the forefront of NBA dialogue.

This piece was produced by Tobias Havard. Special thanks to:

• Yaron Weitzman: Author and award-winning NBA writer for the Bleacher Report, ESPN, the New Yorker, and more.
• Jaren Dean - A lifetime NBA fan who had noticed the tread and offered a fan’s perspective on the matter.
• JJ Redick’s Podcast, The Old Man and the Three
• CJ McCollum, the president of the National Basketball Players Association
• Mike Malone, the Head Coach of the Denver Nuggets
• User ‘Infraction - No Copyright Music’ on YouTube for music purposes.

Twitter: @HAVARDIHOOPS

This is a short story about the life of the first black man to hold the heavyweight title in boxing, Jack Johnson. A brief summery will be told on fight that he won to capture the heavyweight title, and also how laws were created to try to strip him of this high honor. This podcast contains a interview with a former boxer named Robert Garris, who shares his personal experiences in the world of boxing, and his views on Jack Johnson as a fighter in the Jim Crow era.

This piece was produced by Ray Goodlett.

Just like the comic book itself, the musical follows the rise and fall of what was supposed to redefine the industry as we know it. We follow four people who feel like they out to change the world. Make a show about a character, Spider-Man, that is unlike any other. This is not simply a movie you can watch on screen. Rather, this is a play you can watch in real time. A show where Spider-Man is right in front of your face, flying around and swinging. The idea being unlike anything you’ve ever seen. But it comes with a cost, a heavy and expensive cost. The show costs over $40 million. The show becomes plagued with obstacles, a dead producer, money, and poor reviews. In many ways, Spider-Man is a comedic tragedy. A tale of a once great idea gone sour. A fable about the dangers of unchecked ego and what happens when too much imagination gets out of hand.

This piece was produced by Nolan Cleary.

“Inside Inland Empire” is an informative documentary on the making of the film Inland Empire and its incredibly abstract contents. While learning about who David Lynch and his final cinematic masterpiece, listeners will take a ride, finding out who the first American surrealist was and how he did it, with Inland Empire being the final culmination of all of his work. Listen to find out if Lynch has truly retired from filmmaking forever while also hearing about some of the movies he has influenced with his work as arguably the best surrealism director of all time.

This piece was produced by Noah Siega. Special thanks to Daniel Roeder, Oliver Pezzano, Robert Cornell, Jack Boyle, and Alyssa Torres.

In this story I will highlight the memories and hardships that go along with being a college athlete at Purchase College. The different points I will try and highlight are the never-ending practices and juggling that with classes as well as some time for mental health. I will focus on the importance of a strong support group and how having strong friends and family play a pivotal role in being a successful student athlete. I will interview teammates some formally, some informally, asking them their two sense on certain topics that take place on and off the baseball field.

This piece was produced by Justin Doskoez. Special thanks to Cameron Cruz, Jemal Betances, Jonathan Uzzo, Matthew Castrogiovanni, Trevor Zanderzuk, Luke Dilorenzo, Tristian Abreu, Jackson Lowery, and Ryan Castrataro.

With Covid and post-Covid life shining more light onto zoos, activists begin to critique zoos even more with their complaints of unstable living conditions of animals. I decided to dive deeper into this subject and show my audience the subject.

This story was produced by Joseph Santacruz.

This podcast is a 30-minute deep dive into the world of scams. We talk about the history and evolution of scams in the modern day. We sit down with finance experts to get their opinions on the matter. We also interview the victims of these scams to try and give them a voice in all of this.

This piece was produced by Jaden Doret. Special thanks to Sanford Ikeda, Aladen Gulmohamad, and Samir Rodriguez for talking with me for this podcast. And thank you to Alex Baglio for providing the voice for the cold calls.

IG: @j.doret

The documentary, “Bud makes Buddies'' involves Purchase college students telling their experience on how weed affects themselves. I noticed many of my guests were pot users. I don’t know if that speaks more on the school or the people I associate myself with. I was very critical and intended to acknowledge more of the detriments of marijuana in the documentary. For instance, the negative cognitive effects. However, I do mention some of the benefits of weed because many guests mention how weed improves their social life and creativity. Finally, I give my take on a healthy way students can approach the issue of marijuana in the conclusion

This piece was produced by Ethan Bautista.

Rumors & Tumors is a podcast based on the brain tumor survivor experience. This episode we talk about Children’s brain tumor foundation, Camp Mak-a Dream, and employment.

This piece was produced by Dora Taylor. You can follow her on social media @eyedorabletaylor. Thank you to Stacia Wagner, Beth Jones, Alex, Kimmy, Cameron, and Bernard for letting me interview you. Theme song is Rumor has it by Adele mix. https://braintumor.org/brain-tumors/about-brain-tumors/brain-tumor-facts/

The story I will be telling in this documentary will be all about the 2022-23 New York Islanders season. I will take the audience through the beginning months of the season, the middle of the season, the trade deadline, and the present day where the Islanders are currently in a playoff spot. The Islanders are in a razor-thin fight for a playoff spot with multiple teams such as the Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabers, Washington Capitals, and Ottawa Senators. I will also take the audience through my experience attending an Islanders home game at UBS Arena. This podcast consists of natural sound from Islanders games that will appear throughout this episode. I sat down with fellow Islanders fan Anthony Smith where we watched a game live and gave our thoughts and insight on it. I will include sit-down interviews with Anthony Smith and Matt Dragotto, as well as interviews taking place live from the UBS Arena!

This piece was produced by Domenick Esposito. Thank you to Anthony Smith, Matt Dragotto, Thomas Finn, Leo Ricci, and Leah Cardoza. All of you helped make this podcast possible by sharing your insightful thoughts and information.

On March 25,1990 the illegal Happy Land Social Club was burned to the ground, killing 87 people. One of the victims was 18 year old Juan Carlos Colon. Over 30 years later, Juan’s niece Desirae is looking for information on who he was. She grew up knowing nothing about the man who was loved by many, and taken so soon. With this piece she hopes to change that.

This piece was produced by Desirae Smith. A special thanks to those that participated in this documentary: Ligia Smith, Miriam Colon, Ana, and all of the family members that supported me in this process.

Music credits: Filaments-Scott Buckley, Spongy Hammer- Muted, Transparent Moment- Roie Shpigler, Once Upon A Time- Maya Belsitzman & Matan Ephrat

Media Preservation has meant a lot to certain people for all of human history, but only in recent years have we garnered access to an endless supply of culture and media through computers and the internet. How does it all work and what are some of the contemporary issues we're facing when it comes to preserving our digital culture? Join Charlie Wicks as he explores the ins and outs of digital archiving by talking to both hobbyists and genuine archivists like Jason Scott and Brendan Allen to find what the problems modern media preservationists are facing. Copyright, lawsuits, and drama (not really) galore! Thank you to Jane (SharkBloodFuck on Discord), Ryan Carberry, Jason Scott and Brendan Allen for lending me your time for this project.

Music Used:

 Daytona USA Championship Circuit Edition OST - Funk Fair

F1 Challenge (Sega Saturn) OST - Track 03

Sega Rally - Forest Replay

Ryo Arai - Sonic Drive

Hidenori Shoji - Inductee

Sega Rally - Desert Replay

Sega Rally - Around a Letter

AfterBurner 3 - Track 05

On this episode of Purchase Nightlife, I recorded an abundance of sound bites from the biggest events towards the end of the 2023 Spring semester. The Stood is a student run center at SUNY Purchase and is host to a majority of the nightlife events on campus. The three events that were covered in this podcast are Aphrodisiac’s Homecoming, Cover Show and Culture Shock. The interviews I completed were with current students at Purchase. 

This piece was produced by Anthony Vassallo. Special thanks to Nora Baier, Raymond Ugalde, Angelina Trongone, Hayley Brennan, Bernardo Manzolillo.

Music Used - Live Performance of : Slaughter Beach Dog, Control Top, Teezo Touchdown, BKTHERULA, Jungle Pussy, Untitled Noise Night, Bobby Shmurda. Covers of Fiona Apple (Nora and Angelina), Moldy Peaches (Francie and Juno), Bjork, Big Thief.

For more info, please check out:

The Stood Instagram

https://www.purchasenews.org/post/afrodesiac-safety-concerns-cause-worry-for-culture-shock-weekend

https://www.purchase.edu/live/news/4428-5-shocking-culture-shock-performers 

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/author/ari-herstand/

https://www.brooklynvegan.com/suny-purchase-culture-shock-2019-lineup-pup-denzel-curry-jpegmafia-deerhoof-more/