PODCAST: Cold Facts, Hot Takes (S1E2) — JonBenet Ramsey

In episode two of Cold Facts, Hot Takes, Kayla Mayer and Mae Macfarlane talk about the unsolved murder of JonBenet Ramsey and the conspiracies surrounding the case.

Sources:
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/jonbenet-ramsey/
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/jonbenet-ramsey/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/11/jonbenet-ramsey-the-brutal-child-that-still-haunts-america/
https://www.thoughtco.com/jonbenet-ramsey-investigation-973290/

New confession:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/jonbenet-ramsey-murder-gary-oliva-confession-letters-778025/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/who-killed-jonbenet-ramsey-8-possible-suspects-129125/

PODCAST: The Medium – Fandom Wars

In the third episode of The Medium, Maddie Peters and Irene Shin discuss the world of fandoms and the tensions that build within them and catch up on the latest arts and entertainment news.

Maddie Peters can be reached at pete9542@stthomas.edu.
Irene Shin can be reached at shin2935@stthomas.edu.
Josie Morss can be reached at mors7544@stthomas.edu.

PODCAST: The Medium – New frontiers of VR

In the second episode of The Medium, Song Johansen and Logan Sriharatsa discuss VR technology and development, VR usage for visual mediums and the latest news in the arts and entertainment world.

Song Johansen can be reached at joha8733@stthomas.edu.
Logan Sriharatsa can be reached at srih1201@stthomas.edu.

PODCAST: The Medium – Should we kill the author?

In the season five premiere, hosts Maddie Peters and Song Johansen discuss creator intention when making art, talk about death of the author and catch up on the latest in the art and entertainment world.

PODCAST: The Medium – Exposing misogynistic media

In the season four finale and first ever TommieMedia video podcast, hosts Maddie Peters and Song Johansen dive into misogyny in pop culture and go in-depth on some examples.

Maddie Peters can be reached at pete9542@stthomas.edu.
Song Johansen can be reached at joha8733@stthomas.edu.
Kayla Mayer can be reached at maye8518@stthomas.edu.

PODCAST: The Medium – The art of the finale

In this episode of The Medium, hosts Maddie Peters and Song Johansen discuss what makes a good series or season finale, dive into examples of good and bad finales and catch up on the latest in the art and entertainment world.

Maddie Peters can be reached at pete9542@stthomas.edu.
Song Johansen can be reached at joha8733@stthomas.edu.
Kayla Mayer can be reached at maye8518@stthomas.edu.

PODCAST: The Medium – Horror movies and villains

In the Halloween edition of The Medium, hosts Maddie Peters and Song Johansen talk about their favorite horror films and villains and catch up on the latest news in the art and entertainment world.

Kayla Mayer can be reached at maye8518@stthomas.edu.
Song Johansen can be reached at joha8733@stthomas.edu.
Maddie Peters can be reached at pete9542@stthomas.edu.

PODCAST: The Medium – Summer rewind

In the season four premiere, host Maddie Peters interviews debut host Song Johansen about his work, and the two catch up on their favorite summer music and movies.

PODCAST: The Medium – Art and celebrities during pandemic

In episode five of The Medium, Maddie and Reid discuss the pressure on artists to create while social distancing, and producer Kayla Mayer joins to talk about the irrelevance of celebrities during the pandemic.

Recommendations:
Maddie-
1917
Little Women
Parasite
HBO’s Chernobyl

Kayla-
Tiger King
Community
Pride and Prejudice

Reid-
True Detective
The Invisible Man
The Gentleman

PODCAST: The Medium with Guest Host Zaid Khan

In episode four of The Medium, TommieMedia Columnist Zaid Khan joins Maddie and Reid to discuss how movie theaters and streaming services will be affected by COVID-19 and offer their film, TV and music recommendations during social distancing.

Social Distancing Recommendations:
Reid-
The Outsider (book and show)
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
John Wick
Property Brothers
God of War (2018)

Maddie-
Percy Jackson and the Olympians book series by Rick Riordan
Death Note animated series
Survivor
Harry Styles and Hozier albums
V.E. Schwab’s books
Peaky Blinders

Zaid-
Lost
Game of Thrones
The Barbershop
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness
Disney + for nostalgia
Man in the High Castle
West World
World War Z book and movie
The Strokes, new album April 10th
New albums from Childish Gambino and Lil Uzi Vert