WMUA News: Up to the Minute Podcast
1) Battle of the Bands at The Drake: Origins
From the vault: Listen to this mini-interview with former Events Director Isabel Durning about the first WMUA Battle of the Bands held at The Drake in Downtown Amherst in the Fall of 2022.
2) WMUA's Fall 2024 Battle Of The Bands - Part Two
On November 1st 2024, WMUA held one of their biggest events of the year: Battle Of the Bands. WMUA news reporter Anh Bui sat down with the bands The Pipits and Skruple to discuss their music, how they...Show More
3) WMUA's Fall 2024 Battle Of The Bands - Part One
On November 1st 2024 at the Drake in Downtown Amherst, WMUA held one of their biggest events of the year: Battle Of the Bands. WMUA news reporter Zahara Vanderpuye interviewed the bands Twolips, Helen...Show More
4) Loneliness as a Social Issue
In the Spring 2024 semester, WMUA News reporter Dan Distefano reported on the prevalence of loneliness – a concern that has garnered the attention of the US Surgeon General. He met with senior Public ...Show More
5) Interview With Native Sun, Dead Tooth and The Baxbys
On February 23rd of 2024, the bands Native Sun, Dead Tooth, and The Baxbys performed at the Drake for a New York themed show. WMUA News Editor Ariana Gonzalez sat down with all of the bands to discuss...Show More
6) WMUA Battle of the Bands Part 2
On October 21st 2023, WMUA held their annual battle of the bands. WMUA news reporter Gwen Van Allen interviewed the bands Fishtube, Catshack, and Sapien Joyride to discuss their music and the shifting...Show More
7) Interview with Professor André Brock Jr. on Black Digital Spaces
Last year, WMUA News Editor Ariana Gonzalez and News Correspondent Xavier Neil interviewed Georgia Institute of Technology professor and author of Distributed Blackness, Andre Brock Jr. on the Black d...Show More
8) Interview with Bill and Connie of Sunset Farm: “A Farm for the Neighbors”
In November of 2023, WMUA News Editor Ariana Gonzalez sat down with Bill and Connie of Sunset Farm to discuss various topics such as how they came to grow Sunset farm, adapting to climate change as fa...Show More
9) WMUA Battle of the Bands Part 1
On October 21st, WMUA hosted the Battle of the Bands concert at the Drake in Downtown Amherst. 6 bands from the five colleges gathered to compete for a chance to open for the WMUA Fall Concert. Befo...Show More
10) Religious Studies at UMass, Part II
In December of 2022 WMUA News reporter Kelly McMahan spoke with UMass Religious History Professor Susan Ware to discuss the study of religion at a public university and its importance in today’s world...Show More