The end of an era, tune in for the thrilling conclusion to two great radio shows. Thanks to special guests Zach and Collin for doing the weather, and to Dr. Wood, Mat, and Ari for stopping by and helping out with the show. We couldn’t have done

So Long, and Thanks, part 1

May 26th, 2009 56m 41s

Aural Fixation and The Humpday Meltdown say goodbye to their loyal listeners and fans for all these years in this two part episode. Thank you all for your support, and please, continue to support KGSM.

Story Slam

May 16th, 2009 1m 1s

Aural Fixation recently hosted a story slam as part of the Firethorne Literary Magazine's Spring Release.

Farewell Zhuhai

Jan 5th, 2009 10m 18s

Welcome to Aural Fixation the podcast for this final episode from Zhuhai. The story is a bit shorter this week than you are used to, but it summarizes what has been one of the semester’s slowest and most relaxing weeks. The new year is here, an

Christmas in China

Dec 28th, 2008 17m 53s

“It’s safe to say that Charlie Brown would probably find Christmas in China the most vulgar and offensive exploitation of the holiday imaginable,” was my first thought after watching the timeless Christmas feature in which he stars on a brisk—b

Fear and Loathing in Zhuhai

Dec 13th, 2008 15m 13s

Welcome back to Aural Fixation the Podcast from China loyal listeners, after a two week hiatus while I was in Beijing we are back with a new episode that I wrote while sitting in one of the Hong Kong Airport’s fine dining establishments and the

Notes on the Environment

Nov 19th, 2008 12m 51s

Here is the audio from last week’s podcast. I apologize for the delay, I was a bit ill and did not have quite the vocal stamina to maintain the podcast. As a result watch for another one later today, as I’ll be recording an episode about Thanks

Goals

Nov 18th, 2008 41m 14s

“Mr. Boone, you are asked to join Professor Kwok, along with Professor Holbrook, Professor Joyce Pfaff and her Husband, and Pat and Bill this evening at 6:30 PM. Please meet them here at 6:20 to take a bus to the restaurant.” I looked up upon

A Constructive Summer

Nov 6th, 2008 17m 34s

Room 409 in Block 4 of the new dormitory complex at United International College is a cozy room sleeping two; the building is so new that it is not even finished yet. It is substantially finished, meaning it will not fall over, and the fundame

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Oct 31st, 2008 17m 6s

I’ve intentinoally been spending as much time alone as possible this week. Initially it was because I was homesick for the first time since my arrival and I thought I needed some space from the noise and commotion of my normal affairs here.

Crowds and Cliques

Oct 30th, 2008 1m 1s

This week’s podcast will focus on the remakable differences in social behavior I have noticed in my now three weeks here in Zhuhai.I was standing in a supermarket, the one near the bank I use here, a couple weeks ago. I was looking for a few t

Positive Jams

Oct 15th, 2008 1m 1s

Earlier this week Bill from International Development told you two things: first, that there will be some kind of gathering among the students who went to Gustavus this summer, and second, that his office is going to set up a homestay for you s

Ni Hao Zhuhai

Oct 15th, 2008 10m 33s

Upon arriving in HKG and making you way through the labyrinth of moving walkways and lighted signs the first shop you notice is the familiar green mermaid marking none other than Starbucks. In your passport you find your arrival card and you qu

Remembering David Foster Wallace

Oct 5th, 2008 7m 26s

In Studio with Ari Herstand

Oct 1st, 2008 27m 51s

Ari Herstand played in the Courtyard Cafe Wednesday, 1 October 2008, to a packed crowd. Just before the show, your podcaster sat down in Studio B for the first ever in studio performance and interview with the Minneapolis artist. Note to the

Moot Court: Kennedy v. Louisiana

May 6th, 2008 1h 30m

Each spring, Alisa Rosenthal’s Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties class tries an actual supreme court case before a simulated court in what is called a Moot Court exercise, this is the oral argument audio from that case.From th

Virgil Jones (Extended Interview)

Apr 27th, 2008 36m 10s

Full, unedited interview between Aural Fixation’s Greg Boone and the advisor for this year’s Building Bridges Conference: Virgil Jones, Director of Multi-Cultural Programming at Gustavus .

Jing Han Soh (Extended Interview)

Apr 27th, 2008 34m 48s

Full, unedited interview between Aural Fixation’s Greg Boone and one of the student leaders for this year’s Building Bridges Conference: Jing Han Soh.

Asitha Jayawardena (Extended Interview)

Apr 27th, 2008 45m 23s

Full, unedited interview between Aural Fixation’s Greg Boone and one of the student leaders for this year’s Building Bridges Conference: Asitha Jayawardena.

From WNYC it’s Radio Lab: Musical Language

Apr 16th, 2008

From WNYC New York Public Radio, and NPR, KGSM presents RadioLab. A series on science and culture.Tonight on Radio Lab: what is music? How does it work? Why does it move us? Why are some people better at it than others? We examine the line bet

Building Bridges: How Will History Judge Us?

Apr 6th, 2008 46m 47s

A short documentary about the 2008 Building Bridges Conference at Gustavus. Building Bridges is an annual diversity conference centered around the topics of activism and awareness. The 2008 “Genocide Awareness: How Will History Judge Us” featur

Matt Returns

Mar 5th, 2008 1m 1s

Co-Host Matt Schueffner returns from his polar bear hunting trip to Zanzibar and his journey back to the studio. We also discuss upcoming campus events and the Choir of Christ Chapel’s upcoming tour.

Southern Slices

Feb 27th, 2008 57m 57s

A documentary produced by Gustavus Alum John Biewen at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Summer Slices is a documentary about southern culture as told by the people living in and around the Durham area. All of these stories

Student Senate Candidate Forums

Feb 21st, 2008 58m 5s

Kim Braun and Lucas Neher, and Justin Martin and Chad Allen make the case for why you should vote for them this week on Blacklisted. Hopefully you’ll want to vote for at least one of them after listening to our show.

Aural Fixation: A Conversation with Provost Mary E. Morton

Jan 9th, 2008 15m 20s

Aural Fixation’s Greg Boone sat down with Provost Dr. Mary E. Morton this fall for an exciting conversation about her new job at Gustavus, and her hopes for the future.