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Making It

“Making It” is a podcast series that finds people who are starting to “make it” in their specific industry. Whether that be entrepreneurship, film, or musical theater, the series follows different stories of young people who have some sort of accomplishment in their industry, but are just starting to. Each episode focuses on a particular industry, and it will be a narrative series that focuses on accomplishments, challenges, advice, and inspiration. In essence, the series aims to inspire people of that particular industry and also to “discover” and give a platform to the interviewees’ amazing stories.

In this episode, Pierce Wheeler decided to almost leave university completely after getting the life changing opportunity of being the understudy in the Dear Evan Hansen National Broadway Tour. He talks about his story and how he got the role, the tour, challenges, and inside information about the musical theater industry. We also hear from journalist Jeff Lunden about the challenges around building a career in the theatre world.

Produced by Camila Ceballos

FORGET-ME-NOTS: Grandma, What Were Your Dreams?

Upon receiving a birthday card from her grandmother, Avery Garig is stunned at the closing statement, “Follow your dreams and face everyone, I did it.” In this episode, Forget-Me-Nots gets personal. Avery, alongside her brother Nicholas Garig face the simple task for some, but difficult task for Avery, of calling her grandmother. After years of not calling, she finally faces the silence to unveil the stories that live within the lines. You may even begin to question, when was the last time you called your grandmother?

Stacy Doesn’t Give a F*ck

Through the lenses of three other artists, we see the philosophy and a glimpse of the life of the iconic character Stacy, along with their active pursuit of giving less fucks in life.

Produced by Roy Bao Xu

Music from royalty free classical music collection downloaded from Youtube

Sound Effects from freesound.com

Interviewee: Tian Pei, Monimar Mancillas, Eric Chen

Chronically Online: Fan Fiction

From producer Ciara Gilmartin:

This is a podcast episode about my friend Valerie “Ri” Palladino. She’s a junior at Fordham, and her main hobby outside of school is writing fanfiction. Although the video game, show, or whatever other piece of media she’s writing about changes frequently, Val always has several drafts of fanfiction actively being written at any given moment. What’s more is that this hobby has given her access to a huge, supportive, creative online community with whom to share her work. Her reality of this vast network of creatives is starkly different to the anti-social, chronically online stereotypes that people often have of those who write fanfiction. Ri can provide a unique view into that world.

About Chronically Online:

Since the dawn of the internet, it’s been used as a way to meet new people and talk about niche interests. As internet reach has expanded over the years, so have these small communities.

Nowadays, the internet is home to sprawling networks of easily accessed, like-minded people, no matter what you’re into.

Chronically Online is a show where we learn about these niche groups from the people within them. Part informational,
part personal, Chronically Online aims to highlight why these communities are so special to the those involved.

Think of the Children: Bursting the Bubble

Producer Tommy Joia on this episode:

Last year, I went to my town’s board of education meeting with some friends and saw parents advocating for twelve books to be taken off of shelves. We were all taken aback by this, as we never really expected it to happen in our own hometown.

Since then, book banning has only become a more prevalent issue. Through this podcast I’d hope to bring awareness to it so it doesn’t slip from the public consciousness. I would also hope to break down some of the beliefs parents have so that listeners could gain an understanding of why they want books to be banned, and why their arguments can be disingenuous or ill-informed.

When books are banned, topics surrounding various minority communities are kept from students in schools. With that, there is not only a lack of representation, but also a lost opportunity for students to understand their peers and themselves.

You can listen to more work from the producers in the podcast workshop on Spotify.

A New Cope – Picture This: OCD with Sam Marquis

What can we learn about how art helps us cope? On A New Cope, people in different fields discuss how work and hobbies help them cope with life’s endless struggles. This week, producer Ben Kadish interviews Sam Marquis, an amateur photographer at NYU’s Tisch School of the arts. How can Sam’s story about her art and her OCD inform us? Listen to find out.

Testostrogen: The Big Bang or Coming Out If You’re Boring

Producer Raya Hudson writes:

Coming out is one of the most difficult parts of transitioning and coming to terms with the pressure of being socially appropriate puts trans people in a tight box. We talk about the process and the trauma of coming out – and getting out of the box society puts us in.
You can find me on IG @raya.mp4 and Twitter @angergay. My co-host Jax, @ransidd on IG, and our guest Toni @antoniaamaris on IG and @mylittleponytoni on TikTok.

Single and Hating It!: The Truth About College Dating

Producer Max Acrish talks with Nomar Rodriguez: Is it love or just a stomach bug?

The biggest struggle for any one college student is not classes, it’s relationships. It’s hard to know what you should be looking for. Relationships are tricky when you’re 20, and single life can be the same.

Our goal on the show is to share experiences and opinions to help you figure out what you should be looking for in a relationship.

For more, follow Max Acrish @maxacrish

Finding Your Way: Uncertainty to Doctorate Degree

On this episode of Finding Your Way, the podcast for anyone who is uncertain about what to do with their life, Dr. Susie Lunardi talks about graduating from college in a major unrelated to what she ended up doing. After moving back home post-graduation, she struggled to find a job. She turned her hobby of working out into a career, going back to school and graduating from NYU in 2021 as a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Listen to how she accomplished it and her advice for current undergraduates in similar situations.

This podcast was produced by Katie Lunardi at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Find our host, Katie Lunardi on Instagram at @sockselaine. This week’s guest, Susie Lunardi can be found on instagram at @dr.susielunardi. Send any email inquiries for Katie to lunardi@nyu.edu.

Fandump: Infinity Train

The show Infinity Train is a science fiction/fantasy show that aired first on Cartoon Network in 2019 before finding a new home at HBO Max. Producer Fiona Haggerty writes:

In this episode, my best friend J asks me to go watch it and report back my findings and opinions. As we go over the major plot points of the first three episodes (since they’re part of a larger introduction), J and I banter about our likes, dislikes, and what to expect in the show going forward.
If you have any suggestions or want to be on the podcast, email me at fnh215@nyu.edu!