In this episode of Fresh Voices, Voices Editor Sienna Brancato talks with Assistant Voices Editor Lizz Pankova about her column, “On the Brain.” In her latest article, Lizz writes about the Eric Andre Show and Absurdism, so the two tackle these topics, touching on Albert Camus and the psychology of humor. http://media.blubrry.com/voicepodcastnetwork/p/georgetownvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Fresh-Voices-Lizz-4618-12.04-PM.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |…
Absurdism on the Brain
By: Elizabeth Pankova04/01/2018
If you haven’t watched “The Eric Andre Show,” I don’t recommend starting now. Unless, of course, your definition of a quality talk show includes poop, random violence, uncomfortable guests, non-sequiturs, and lots of desk smashing and set destroying. It is truly amazing that a show in which both celebrity guests and audiences are consistently forced…
Fresh Voices: Behind the Scenes with Campus Poets
By: Sienna Brancato, Julia Pinney and Elizabeth Pankova03/23/2018
In this episode of Fresh Voices, the Voices team talks with spoken word poets Egan Barnitt, Timmy Sutton, and Summer Durant. The three guests discuss the inspiration behind their work and their experiences with slams on campus. Watch and read their poems below. Click here for: “How to explain yourself after you’ve used up all of the ways to say…
Politics and LSD On the Brain
By: Elizabeth Pankova03/04/2018
As another mass murder of school children strikes the country, the fire of a familiar debate is reignited. Both sides accuse each other of apathy and disrespect for the victims as they push their own stances. Conservatives shame liberals for prematurely politicizing a tragedy and scorn establishment media sources for using it to feed their…
Fresh Voices: Ava Rosato on Humor and Self-Depreciation
By: Elizabeth Pankova and Ava Rosato02/16/2018
In this episode of Fresh Voices, Assistant Voices Editor Lizz Pankova and Ava Rosato discuss her piece in the Feb. 16, 2018 issue, What’s in a Diss?. In it, they discuss Ava’s thoughts on humor and self-depreciation, and coming to terms with one’s flaws. Her full print piece can be found here. http://media.blubrry.com/voicepodcastnetwork/p/georgetownvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Fresh-voices-whats-in-a-diss-21618-4.45-PM.mp3Podcast: Play in new window…
Roses and Chocolate on the Brain
By: Elizabeth Pankova02/11/2018
Valentine’s Day festivities remind me of the (fairly accurate) cliché of the typical Georgetown club—desirable and enticing but exclusive, cliquey, and restricted to a select few lucky individuals. The look on the face of the sad freshman who stares longingly at Hoya Snaxa, lamenting his rejection from the glamorous life of swiping GoCards for $12.50…
Memes on the Brain
By: Elizabeth Pankova01/21/2018
In a place where your 2300 SAT score and your 3.99 GPA do very little to distinguish you from your fellow Hoyas, no skill is more valuable than creativity. And although both academic and professional endeavors allow students to exhibit their creative brain power, there is no platform where youthful innovation shines as brightly as…
“No, I Don’t Know Putin”
By: Elizabeth Pankova01/17/2018
When I was in the fifth grade, Jake, the boy who sat in front of me in math class, turned around randomly and asked me, “Do you know Putin?” Without awaiting my response, he answered: “He started the Cold War,” (accompanied by exaggerated shivering). At age 10, I had little awareness of the Cold War,…
Fresh Voices Episode 1: “No, I Don’t Know Putin”
By: Elizabeth Pankova, Sienna Brancato and Julia Pinney01/17/2018
In the first episode of the Voice’s opinion podcast series, Lizz Pankova discusses her Russian identity in America with Sienna Brancato and Julia Pinney. Lizz builds from her piece in the 17 January 2018 print magazine, which can be found online here. Some personal anecdotes and helpful context make this a must-listen complement to the article!…
Suited for the Arts: Finding space for Georgetown’s creative communities
By: Elizabeth Pankova10/27/2017
When Ariel Chu (COL ’18), one of the 12 studio art majors in this year’s graduating class, was deciding where to go to college, she had narrowed it down to two schools: Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), the 17th best college for art in America according to Niche, or Georgetown University, an elite, international…