A Civil Rights activist and world-renowned poet, Nikki Giovanni's journey led her from Knoxville, TN to the forefront of the late 1960s Black Arts Movement. On the path she fell in love with hospitals and space, befriended gangsters and nuns, and determined that writing is not about keeping score - but it is about making a point.

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032 SoundAffect: Nikki Giovanni on holding on and letting go/ Appalachian Magazine

Richard Blanco earned his engineering license and MFA in poetry in the same year. Within a short time, he found himself among a group of only five poets who have read their works at a United States presidential inauguration. Through the fame, the newfound career success as a poet, and the book tours and speaking engagements, he keeps it real.

031 SoundAffect: Poet Engineer Richard Blanco on documenting a bridge generation and achieving artistic success without teenage angst or selling out/ Appalachian Magazine

What happens when the FEMA Administrator and a water quality expert and biology professor start talking about resiliency and the effects of climate change? The discussion moves from what it's like being on the front lines of America's worst disasters, to the interplay of environmental, social and economic resiliency, to how Appalachian is cultivating resilient students.

030 SoundAffect: FEMA Administrator Brock Long and App State professor Dr. Shea Tuberty on resiliency/ Appalachian Magazine

Constitutional law scholar and radio show host Stewart Harris considers the First Amendment protection of speech and expression, and how they play out on college campuses.

029 SoundAffect: Stewart Harris on free speech, hate speech and protected speech/ Appalachian Magazine

The Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr., shares lessons from his experiences as an activist a politician and an advocate, and stories of his days working alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Civil Rights movement, his two runs for president and his current work to encourage young people to vote.

028 SoundAffect: Jesse Jackson on polarization, politics and the power of the everyday citizen/ Appalachian Magazine

Dr. Damon Williams, chief catalyst and founder of the Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership & Social Innovation, joins Megan Hayes to talk about leadership, possibility and the imperatives of diversity, equity, inclusion, change and the centennial generation.

027 SoundAffect: Damon Williams on how to move the needle on campus diversity and inclusion/ Appalachian Magazine

Author and Co-Founder of Biomimicry 3.8 Janine Benyus sits down with host Megan Hayes to explain the art and science of biomimicry and how nature may hold the key to the biggest scientific and social challenges of our time.

026 SoundAffect: Janine Benyus on 3.8 billion-year-old solutions to today's design challenges/ Appalachian Magazine

Prize-winning poet Jehanne Dubrow reads from her books “Dots and Dashes" and "Stateside," and talks with host Megan Hayes about society's view of the military spouse, the power of the arts, grief, mint chocolate bayonets and the importance of a good haircut.

025 SoundAffect: Jehanne Dubrow on claiming a space for the military spouse in literature/ Appalachian Magazine

University Communication's Dave Blanks interviews Chitra Divakaruni about her book "One Amazing Thing." The book was chosen for Appalachian's 2017-2018 Common Reading Program.

024 SoundAffect: Chitra Divakaruni on bridging cultural and ethnic diversity through storytelling/ Appalachian Magazine

Megan Hayes, Troy Tuttle, Garrett Ford and Dave Blanks chat in studio and share their favorite moments in UComm podcast history.

023 100th Podcast Spectacular/ Appalachian Magazine

Dr. Nikolas Jordan, Associate Dean of the Reich College of Education and licensed marriage and family therapist, gets real about getting real, taking risks, screwing up and - very importantly - staying in relationship.

022 Dr. Nikolas Jordan on getting uncomfortable, taking risks, screwing up... / Appalachian Magazine

Robert Haswell and Dr. Darrell Kruger, geography scholars from South Africa who now hold leadership positions in local government and academia, respectively, discuss the unifying power of rugby, monuments to a nation's troubled history and lessons learned from Nelson Mandela.

021 What two South African geographers learned from Nelson Mandela about rugby, restitution and removing monuments / Appalachian Magazine

Dr. Nancy Love, political scientist who teaches critical, democratic and feminist theory at Appalachian, explores how music motivates, and our responsibility to recognize its power.

020 Dr. Nancy Love on lyrics and the First Amendment / Appalachian Magazine

First Amendment advocate Dr. Lee Bird urges students at Appalachian State University and on campuses everywhere to engage in dialog, especially when they don’t agree.

019 Dr. Lee Bird on protecting the First Amendment / Appalachian Magazine

Hear FIRE founder Robert Shibley on why freedom of speech must be protected and how Appalachian students and administrators can be sure it is.

018 FIRE Director Robert L. Shibley talks about freedom of speech at Appalachian State / Appalachian Magazine

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