Episodes

  • Elections and American History with Prof. David Toye
    Nov 4 2024

    What if Twitter had existed when Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr vied for the presidency? Well, let's not think about it.

    As a national election approaches, Northeast State History Professor David Toye joins us to talk American history and a few examples of contentious elections from the past. Subscribe to the Sound Bearier on your favorite streaming service! We are on them all.

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    36 mins
  • The Spooky Season Episode 2024
    Oct 29 2024

    Halloween is a whole season. The Sound Bearier team tells a few stories of hauntings. Whether you're a believer in the paranormal or just love a good ghost story, this episode will transport you into the heart of the unknown. So dim the lights, grab your favorite blanket, and get ready for a journey into a few haunting Halloween legends you may have heard of or experienced yourself. Let's begin... if you dare!

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    24 mins
  • Learning the volunteer spirit with Andrea Amos
    Sep 16 2024

    The Sound Bearier podcast is back! We open the new fall season with Northeast State alumna and assistant professor Andrea Amos.

    Andrea discusses how service learning develops students into the learning process and her role as instructor for the Mental Health First Aid course delivered through our Office of Workforce Solutions. She also talks about why more companies and organizations expect service learning and volunteering experience from their prospective workforce candidates.

    Give us a listen and subscribe on your favorite service for streaming media. Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, Apple Podcasts, you will find The Sound Bearier on them all!

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    42 mins
  • We're back for fall semester 2024!
    Aug 21 2024

    The Sound Bearier is back! Northeast State welcomes you to the upcoming fall semester. Host Matthew Poole, Mackenzie Moore-Gent, and Tom Wilson talk fall events news you can use and what to expect from the podcast this year.

    Thank you to the Department of Communications and Marketing for their support. Let's get ready for a great semester.

    Get all the Northeast State news at Northeast State Community College.

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    24 mins
  • Fearful times and finding courage with Professor Lisa Poole
    Dec 12 2023

    What are you afraid of? The news of the day creates anxiety for many. What is the nature of fear and how does it manifest in human thinking and actions?

    The Sound Bearier podcast proudly welcomes Professor Lisa Poole, alias The Psychology Goddess of Northeast State, to discuss the role fear plays in our lives and decisions. Managing fear helps people push their boundaries and achieve goals they never thought possible.

    In this episode, we talk why people fear public speaking more than death, the fear industry, the exhilaration of skydiving, breaking out of comfort zones, and how the likelihood of a killer whale riding a bus to your house is slim but not impossible.

    *This episode is a discussion about the nature of fear. The opinions and views expressed by guests and hosts are not intended as psychological advice or mental health recommendations for any listeners.

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    58 mins
  • The Halloween Scary Stories Episode
    Oct 31 2023

    Halloween season is here. As long shadows fall across the lands, The Sound Bearier presents our annual scary stories episode with haunted houses, ghostly travelers, and high-in-the-sky phenomena.

    What are your favorite stories? Are entities reaching out to us from parallel dimensions or beyond the grave? Give us a listen and subscribe on your favorite streaming services. Happy Halloween!

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    42 mins
  • Slang that Slays and Words We Use
    Oct 23 2023

    Slaying with 'ris requires one to rock a certain drip. And that drip must go hard.

    All the real ones out there know what we are saying. We hope. In this episode, the Sound Bearier podcast team discusses a few choice slang words used to communicate today and from years past. Northeast State English professors are encouraged to leave comments and emojis. You can grade us in the transcript!

    Enjoy a new episode that both smacks and is on fleek. Thank you to the fantastic Entertainment Technology team and our Marketing and Community Relations Department for their support of The Sound Bearier podcast.

    Give us a listen, like, and review at your favorite streaming service.

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    35 mins
  • Amps, amphibians, and renaissance man life with John McMeen
    Sep 19 2023

    John McMeen could be something of an accidental renaissance man.

    As an assistant professor of computer science at Northeast State, John's day job involves teaching students technological systems and computer science. His interests and life experiences involve much, much more. An accomplished musician and performer, McMeen talks performing punk/hardcore music, using technology to track frogs in Steele Creek Park, and how artificial intelligence helps students.

    The Sound Bearier welcomes one of the most interesting faculty members in the Northeast State world. Give this episode a listen. Give us a like and comment on your favorite streaming platform.

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    1 hr and 15 mins