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Soundcheck S5 E4: Glam!
This week on Soundcheck, Ben takes Andrew, Michael and the listener through the glittery androgynous world of glam rock!
Bang your gong and get it on!
Setlist:
- Yummy, Yummy, Yummy // The Ohio Express
- Hold Tight! // Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
- Bang a Gong (Get It On) // T. Rex
- Baby Strange // T. Rex
- Cum on Feel the Noize // Slade
- Ballroom Blitz // Sweet
- Virginia Plain // Roxy Music
- Starman // David Bowie
- Take Me I'm Yours // Jobriath
- All the Young Dudes // Mott The Hoople
- I'm So Free // Lou Reed
- Shake Appeal (Bowie Mix) // The Stooges
- Elected // Alice Cooper
- Personality Crisis // New York Dolls
- Five Years // David Bowie
- Sweet Transvestite // Tim Curry
- I'm Going Home // Tim Curry
- Leather Together // The Lemon Twigs
- Mighty Little Man // Steve Burns
- You Got a Problem Without Knowing It // The Baboon Show
- Born to Lose (Lost '77 Mix) // Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
- Baby Strange (Live at Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ) // The Replacements
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Past Deadline: Changing Title IX (Breakdown)
On this episode of Past Deadline, host Ben Ackley breaks down this week's cover story, "Changing Title IX."
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Maroon & Bold S9 E4: Maroon & Bold Hall of Fame (Part 2: The Coaches)
On this episode of Maroon & Bold, hosts Austin and Christian wrap up their "Maroon & Bold Hall of Fame" series with their selections of the top five coaches in Central Michigan history.
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Past Deadline: Behind the scenes of "Player One"
This time on Past Deadline, guest host Austin Chastain goes behind the scenes with Staff Reporter Katherine Schultz, Waterford junior Zack Saffron and esports head coach and program adviser Katherine Hanchon on this week's cover story. They discuss Zack's history with League of Legends as well as the esports team in general.
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Soundcheck S5 E3: Political Anthems
This time on Soundcheck, Andrew, Michael and Ben talk about some of the most important political anthems from the '60s to now.
A word of warning: This is a heavy episode with heavy political and social topics.
Setlist:
- Mississippi Goddam // Nina Simone
- Any Other Way // Jackie Shane
- The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (Live) // Bob Dylan
- Redemption Song // Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Short Memory // Midnight Oil
- (Nothing But) Flowers // Talking Heads
- Kool Thing // Sonic Youth
- 911 Is A Joke // Public Enemy
- Black Hoodie // Body Count
- FIGHT! // Wyatt Waddell
- Carey // Joni Mitchell
- Unknown Soldier // The Casualties
- Already Great // Neil Young + The Promise of the Real
- Political World // Bob Dylan
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Maroon & Bold S9 E3: Maroon & Bold Hall of Fame (Part 1: The Players)
This time on Maroon & bold, hosts Austin and Christian discuss their personal top five athletes in CMU history. The guys will complete their Hall of Fame next week when they discuss their top five coaches in Chippewa history.
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Past Deadline: The bike thief
This time on Past Deadline, host Ben Ackley goes in-depth with staff reporter Teresa Homsi on a serial bike thief she heard about while writing this week's crime log.
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Soundcheck S5 E2: Silversun Pickups
On this episode of Soundcheck, Andrew and Michael go in depth on the discography of dreamy indie band Silversun Pickups.
The comeback kids are back again.
Setlist:
- Comeback Kid // Silversun Pickups
- All the Go Inbetweens // Silversun Pickups
- Dream at Tempo 119 // Silversun Pickups
- Lazy Eye // Silversun Pickups
- Rusted Wheel (Live) // Silversun Pickups
- Substitution // Silversun Pickups
- Panic Switch // Silversun Pickups
- Mean Spirits // Silversun Pickups
- Busy Bees // Silversun Pickups
- Tapedeck // Silversun Pickups
- Latchkey Kids // Silversun Pickups
- It Doesn't Matter Why // Silversun Pickups
- We Are Chameleons // Silversun Pickups
- Cyclone // New Today
- Tarhatazed // Mdou Moctar
- Sun Medallion // King Tuff
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Past Deadline: Capturing the feeling on campus during COVID-19
This week on Past Deadline, host Ben Ackley brings on Associate Editor Andrew Mullin and Staff Reporter Tess DeGayner to discuss their experiences gathering student opinion on campus reopening.
Watch the video version of this podcast here.
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Soundcheck S5 E1: Lockdown Discoveries
On the season premiere of Soundcheck, hosts Andrew, Michael and Ben discuss the music they discovered over lockdown!
Setlist:
- Come In // Weatherday
- The Falconer // Nico
- Who Got My Natural Comb? // Ted Hawkins
- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 // The Flaming Lips
- Haiti Meta // Batshitcrazies
- Storyline Fever // Purple Mountains
- Far Away // Junip
- God Bless America For What // Swamp Dogg
- Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone // John Prine
- Please Let Me Go Round Again // Swamp Dogg & John Prine
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Maroon & Bold S9 E2: Top Five CMU Sports Moments
On this episode of Maroon & Bold, hosts Austin and Christian discuss their top five moments in CMU sports history. Take a listen to their lists and let them know what other top fives you’d like to hear!
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Past Deadline: Meet Editor-in-Chief Isaac Ritchey
This time on Past Deadline, host Ben Ackley brings on Editor-in-Chief Isaac Ritchey to discuss his position at CM Life, as well as CM Life as an organization.
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Maroon & Bold S9 E1: Welcome Back!
In the season premiere, Austin and Christian discuss the latest on the athletic director search at CMU, two new women's hoops assistant coach signings, and eSports, the university's newest varsity sport.
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Past Deadline: Writing the back-to-school safety guide
On this episode of Past Deadline, host Ben Ackley brings on Associate Editor Courtney Pedersen to talk about how she wrote this week's cover story and to discuss how life on CMU's campus will look different this year.
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Maroon & Bold Emergency Episode: MAC cancels football, all other fall sports
In an emergency episode, Austin and Christian react to the MAC’s decision to cancel all of its fall sports seasons, including football.
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Feminist Futura S1 E2: Nudes & Company
COVID-19 has forced happy hours and concerts online; sex was no exception. Did you know you could get nudes trademarked? More importantly, how do we prioritize consent under the reign of virtual intimacy?
This time on Feminist Futura, host Sam Shriber is joined by photographer Quinn Kirby to attempt to answer these questions and deconstruct the relationship between sex and multimedia.
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Past Deadline: Reporting on protests in support of Black Lives Matter
This time on Past Deadline, Features Editor Courtney Pedersen and News Editor Katie Hixson discuss their experiences covering protests in support of Black Lives Matter in Mount Pleasant and Grand Rapids respectively. They also interview Lansing State Journal Education Reporter Mark Johnson concerning his experience covering the protest in Lansing.
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Soundcheck S4 E11: Overrated & Underrated
On the season finale of Soundcheck, Andrew, Michael and Ben discuss the most overrated and underrated bands of each decade from the '60s to now.
Good times never seemed so good!
Setlist:
- Lucille // Little Richard
- Sweet Caroline // Neil Diamond
- Care Of Cell 44 // The Zombies
- Cold Gin // Kiss
- Marquee Moon // Television
- Don’t Stop Believin’ // Journey
- Add It Up // Violent Femmes
- Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) // The Offspring
- Range Life // Pavement
- One Step Closer // Linkin Park
- The Rover // Interpol
- Howlin’ For You // The Black Keys
- Pool Boyz // Diet Cig
- Creepin’ // Moon Duo
- Sunshine In Chicago // Sun Kil Moon
- Overrated // Helmet
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Soundcheck S4 E10: Living Colour
On this episode of Soundcheck, former Central Michigan Life Staff Member Ben Solis returns to talk to Andrew and Michael about cult rock band Living Colour.
Look in my eyes, what do you see?
Setlist:
- Cult of Personality // Living Colour
- Funny Vibe // Living Colour
- Which Way to America // Living Colour
- Pride // Living Colour
- Elvis Is Dead // Living Colour
- New Jack Theme // Living Colour
- Go Away // Living Colour
- Auslander // Living Colour
- Flying // Living Colour
- Back In Black // Living Colour
- Burned Bridges // Living Colour
- Who Shot Ya? // Living Colour
- Pattern In Time // Living Colour
- Colder Than the Edge of Space // Heifervescent
- We'll Talk Inside a Dream // tētēma
- Gravity // Turnstile
- Color Me Impressed // The Replacements
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Maroon & Bold S8 E9: Post-Draft Talks
On this remotely-recorded episode of Maroon & Bold, host Austin brings on sports reporters Evan Petzold and Christian Booher to recap the Detroit Lions’ draft class and Central Michigan University's Jonathan Ward signing a free-agent deal with the Arizona Cardinals. The guys also break down other moves Chippewas in the NFL made over the weekend.
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