Press Play Podcast
1) Unknown Songwriters
Hosts Rafael Cruvinel and Lauren Canavan are joined by Associate Editor Sammie Aguirre to talk about the songwriters behind some of your favorite hits.
2) A Conversation with a Music Therapist
Hosts Rafael Cruvinel and Lauren Canavan talk to Alenxandra Bie, a board-certified music therapist at Stony Brook Hospital. They talk about her daily pursuit to bring music to those of all backgrounds...Show More
3) Artists Who Died Too Soon
Hosts Rafael Cruvinel and Lauren Canavan are joined by Jane Montalto and Dmitry Khrabrov to talk about artists who died too soon and the impact that their careers and deaths had on the music industry....Show More
4) Our Favorite Study Music
Hosts Rafael Cruvinel and Lauren Canavan join editors Sammie Aguirre, Josh Joseph, Dylan Gallo and Jane Montalto to discuss our study listening habits — lo-fi compilations, Nintendo soundtracks, film ...Show More
5) Our Best of 2021
Listen along with us as Press and WUSB staff share some of their favorite releases from last year, hosted by music editors Rafael Cruvinel and Lauren Canavan. Guests include Ben Zimmer, Nick Lyons, As...Show More
6) Promo Copy: Joey Skidmore, Liquid Lobster, et al.
On this special edition of Press Play, hosts Josh Joseph and Keating Zelenke explore the CDs in our archive, playing songs from Joey Skidmore, Liquid Lobster, The Locust, Moth Music and more.
7) Concert Memories and Moral Panics!
We're still alive! Editors Sarah Beckford, Josh Joseph, Emily Scott and Julio Taku sit down over Zoom to chat about pre-pandemic concert memories, virtual events, secret conservatives, and more. Enjoy...Show More
8) Talking Euphoria and More with Jen Malone
Press Play is back! A couple months ago, executive editor Deanna Albohn and music editor Sarah Beckford sat down (virtually) with Jen Malone, the music supervisor for shows like Euphoria, Atlanta and ...Show More
9) Episode 25 - The best of Pop Punk, the worst of Pop Punk
In this episode, the ladies of Press Play got together (socially distanced, of course) to talk about the golden era of pop punk.
10) Press Play - Quarantining with Jes Skolnik
Did you wash your hands enough today? No? That's what we thought. First, wash them. Second, listen to us speak with activist and senior editor at Bandcamp Jes Skolnik about how the music industry is d...Show More